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Dairsie records
Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year.
Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
School records – Index to School Leaving Certificate Examination results
Anatomy Registers – Index to the records of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland
Birth records with no father’s name – Hit a brick wall with no father named in a birth record? Help is at hand: see our list for this parish below.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
Male Heads of Families – Free transcripts of rolls of male heads of families from the 1830s
Kirk Sessions Index – Free extracts from Kirk Session records
Lookups
The records of the Kirk Session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout Scotland from the 16th century onwards. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in the table below, and provide you with transcripts of any matching entries for just £1 per name per year.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/427/2 | Minutes | 1704-1764 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/3 | Minutes (Mostly of a financial nature) | 1764-1804 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/4 | Minutes | 1837-1924 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/5 | Collections and Disbursements Includes poor payments | 1704-1769 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/6 | Collections and Disbursements Includes mortcloth payments | 1772-1823 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/7 | Heritors' records (With gaps) | 1779-1810 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/8 | Parochial School Board minutes | 1860-1885 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/10 | Scroll Session minutes and accounts | 1748-1763 | Request lookup |
| CH2/427/13 | Scroll Session minutes and accounts | 1795-1813 | Request lookup |
Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
- £3 for a single minute
- £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
- £9 for any single case with more than 3 minutes (some cases have as many as 8 minutes)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes DOIG | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James SIME | 1852 (2) | Order images | Insane daughter to be sent to lunatic asylum |
Sheriff Court paternity decrees
Single mothers often took the fathers of their children to court for child support. Such cases were known as filiation and aliment cases. The court could order the father to provide maintenance payments to the mother. If the mother won her case, the court would issue a decree, which would allow the mother to enforce payment of aliment. We have indexed all the records of such cases held by the National Records of Scotland from at least 1855 to 1880, and can provide digital images of the records. To order your copy, simply click on the Order now link in the table below.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret BECKET Dairsie Muir | William TURNBULL | 17 Apr 1875 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
| Euphemia BISSET Lydox Mill, Dairsie | George MACDONALD | 28 Mar 1893 Leuchars | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/32 |
| Margaret DAVIDSON Dairsie Mains, by Dairsie | George MAXWELL | 15 Mar 1880 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
| Flora MCDONALD Foodieash, Dairsie | James TAYLOR | 15 Aug 1864 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/44 |
| Jane TAYLOR Dairsie Mains, Dairsie, Fife | Archibald DUFF | 18 May 1885 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/54 |
| Margaret TURPIE Dairsie | William DONALDSON | 27 Feb 1892 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/32 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
Anatomy register
This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
Your research hit a brick wall when you discovered a birth record missing this vital name? Choose Find the Father by any birth below to start breaking down that barrier today with our FREE search service. Where we've already identified the father, click on the Father Found link to order a copy of the record naming the father. For births outwith this period, click here.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| David BLACK | 28 January 1871 | Janet BLACK | Find the father |
| David BONELLA | 7 November 1871 | Elizabeth BONELLA | Find the father |
| Eliza BONELLA | 7 November 1871 | Elizabeth BONELLA | Find the father |
| Isabella Cairns BOWMAN | 29 April 1860 | Elizabeth BOWMAN | Father found |
| Peter BRAID | 9 August 1859 | Jane BRAID | Find the father |
| Mary Jane CASSELS | 15 August 1865 | Catharine CASSELS | Find the father |
| Andrew CLARK | 2 July 1866 | Mary CLARK | Find the father |
| James CLARK | 23 April 1874 | Janet CLARK | Find the father |
| David DAVIDSON | 5 November 1862 | Helen DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Charles Berry DICK | 11 July 1873 | Janet Inglis DICK | Find the father |
| William DOWNIE | 28 October 1872 | Helen DOWNIE | Find the father |
| George HARLEY | 17 June 1867 | Margaret HARLEY | Find the father |
| Catherine IMRIE | 16 September 1862 | Catherine IMRIE | Father found |
| David IMRIE | 17 April 1865 | Cathrine IMRIE | Father found |
| Helen Kinnisson IMRIE | 16 April 1867 | Janet IMRIE | Find the father |
| Jean IMRIE | 20 November 1856 | Janet IMRIE | Father found |
| John IMRIE | 2 May 1866 | Mary IMRIE | Find the father |
| William IMRIE | 26 January 1869 | Mary IMRIE | Find the father |
| Mary INGLIS | 13 July 1862 | Catherine INGLIS | Find the father |
| John KAEY | 7 February 1865 | Margaret KAEY | Find the father |
| Annie KIDD | 30 May 1872 | Annie KIDD | Father found |
| John LAING | 17 January 1866 | Jane LAING | Father found |
| Graham LINDSAY | 12 March 1870 | Margaret LINDSAY | Father found |
| James LOUDEN | 28 July 1870 | Helen LOUDEN | Find the father |
| John LOUDEN | 29 January 1870 | Barbara LOUDEN | Find the father |
| Euphemia Joan Braid REEKIE | 22 June 1873 | Elspet REEKIE | Father found |
| Isabella REEKIE | 4 August 1863 | Catherine REEKIE | Find the father |
| Jane Duncan SMITH | 6 May 1874 | Robina SMITH | Find the father |
| Lilias Suttie SPEED | 18 February 1874 | Jessie SPEED | Father found |
| William SPEED | 26 February 1874 | Catherine SPEED | Find the father |
| Margaret VEITCH | 16 January 1861 | Mary VEITCH | Find the father |
| Mary Ann WATSON | 25 August 1855 | Jean WATSON | Find the father |
| Robert WILSON | 31 January 1856 | Euphemia WILSON | Father found |
| Robert WILSON | 29 May 1874 | Agnes WILSON | Find the father |
| William WILSON | 8 February 1870 | Agnes WILSON | Father found |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
| Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRRELL or TAYLOR, Christina blacksmith's widow Born about 1810 Widowed Previous residence: Leuchars Balmullo Chargeable parish: Leuchars | 30 Nov 1887 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1884 |
| BRAID or MACKIE, Jessie Or Helen housewife Born about 1842 Widowed Previous residence: Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 12 Oct 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1897 |
| DICK or PYPER, Mary Ann weaver Born about 1815 Widowed Previous residence: Vantage, Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 25 Feb 1896 | Order image (1) | Fife District | 1895 |
| HERD, Mary housekeeper Born about 1827 Single Previous residence: Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 6 Oct 1893 | Order images (2) | Fife | 1884-1886 |
| MACKIE or BRAID, Jessie Or Helen housewife Born about 1842 Widowed Previous residence: Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 12 Oct 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1897 |
| MACRAE or WOOD, Catherine outworker Born about 1845 Widowed Previous residence: Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie Also known as Catherine Mcrae or Wood | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1897-1899 | |
| MCGAIN or ROBERTSON, Christina outworker Born about 1838 Married Previous residence: Vantage, Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 30 Jan 1915 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1908 |
| MCRAE or WOOD, Catherine outworker Born about 1845 Widowed Previous residence: Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie Also known as Catherine Macrae or Wood | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1897-1899 | |
| PYPER or DICK, Mary Ann weaver Born about 1815 Widowed Previous residence: Vantage, Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 25 Feb 1896 | Order image (1) | Fife District | 1895 |
| ROBERTSON or MCGAIN, Christina outworker Born about 1838 Married Previous residence: Vantage, Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 30 Jan 1915 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1908 |
| SYME, Janet no occupation Born about 1836 Single Previous residence: Millholm House Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 6 Oct 1883 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross Millholme House | 1864-1866 |
| TAYLOR or BIRRELL, Christina blacksmith's widow Born about 1810 Widowed Previous residence: Leuchars Balmullo Chargeable parish: Leuchars | 30 Nov 1887 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1884 |
| THOMSON, John ploughman Born about 1848 Single Previous residence: Pittornie Chargeable parish: Dairsie | 31 Jan 1919 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1887 |
| WILSON, Robert wright Born about 1818 Married Previous residence: Newmill Chargeable parish: Dairsie | Order images (2) | Fife Fife And Kinross | 1872-1874 | |
| WOOD, Betsy factory worker, prostitute Born about 1834 Single Previous residence: Dundee Chargeable parish: Cupar Also known as Elizabeth Wood | Order images (5) | Dundee Fife Fife District Asylum | 1874-1891 | |
| WOOD or MACRAE, Catherine outworker Born about 1845 Widowed Previous residence: Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie Also known as Catherine Macrae or Wood Catherine Mcrae or Wood | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1897-1899 | |
| WOOD or MCRAE, Catherine outworker Born about 1845 Widowed Previous residence: Dairsie Chargeable parish: Dairsie Also known as Catherine Macrae or Wood Catherine Mcrae or Wood | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1897-1899 | |
| WOOD, Elizabeth factory worker, prostitute Born about 1834 Single Previous residence: Dundee Chargeable parish: Cupar Also known as Betsy Wood | Order images (5) | Dundee Fife Fife District Asylum | 1874-1891 |
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Walker | |||
| Thomas | Blythe | |||
| David | Ednie | |||
| James | Pride | |||
| David | Swan | |||
| Michael | Smith | |||
| William | Robertson | |||
| James | Dickson | |||
| William | Hodge | |||
| John | Brown | |||
| Robert | Walker | |||
| David | Dott | |||
| David | Green | |||
| John | Lees | |||
| James | Pebbles | |||
| David | Litster | |||
| David | Christie | |||
| George | Duncan | |||
| George | Doig | |||
| William | Ritchie | |||
| John | Green | |||
| James | Melville | |||
| Alexr | Louden | |||
| James | Melville | |||
| David | Rymer | |||
| William | Walker | |||
| Alexr | Green | |||
| John | Robertson | |||
| John | Ramsay | |||
| Alexr | Clerk | |||
| John | Aiken | |||
| David | Meldrum | |||
| William | Duncan | |||
| William | Whyte | |||
| George | Watson | |||
| George | Michie | |||
| John | Meldrum | |||
| John | Douglas | |||
| John | Thomson | |||
| Peter | Mitchel | |||
| Andw | Walker | |||
| James | Henderson | |||
| David | Henderson | |||
| David | Ritchie | |||
| David | Meldrum | |||
| Andrew | Syme | |||
| Alexr | Syme | |||
| William | Paton | |||
| William | Black | |||
| David | Scott | |||
| William | Sinclair | |||
| David | Louden | |||
| David | Taylor | |||
| John | Inglis | |||
| George | Simpson | |||
| James | Henderson | |||
| James | Methven | |||
| John | Herd | |||
| Robert | Brown | |||
| James | Syme | |||
| Thomas | Stewart | |||
| William | Inglis | |||
| William | Grieve | |||
| Robert | Angus | |||
| John | Hay | |||
| William | Johnstone | |||
| William | Brodie | elder | ||
| H | Bruce | session clerk | ||
| James | Brodie | moderator |
Kirk Session Records Index
Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
