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Dornock 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.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Isabella BELL or BYRES | 1876 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Andrew CARRUTHERS | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Janet RAE or WILKINSON | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Jane WILKINSON | 1863 (2) | Order images | Dismissed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth ARMSTRONG Dornock, Dumfriesshire | Edward CLARK | 12 Sep 1885 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Thomasina ARMSTRONG Dornock | William HADDON | 5 Sep 1909 Dornock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Agnes BRYSON Lowthertown, Dornock | William CARRUTHERS | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 | |
| Janet FERGUSON Lowthertown, Dornock | John Andrew DAVIDSON | 28 Dec 1881 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Agnes IRELAND Todholes Cottages, Dornock | William WARD | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 | |
| Agnes IRELAND Old Lock, Dornock | Robert LITTLE | 24 Dec 1883 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Agnes JARDINE Dornock | Walter ARMSTRONG | 9 Nov 1879 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Isabella MCDOUGALL Dornock, Dumfriesshire | William ELLIOT | 21 Nov 1882 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Isabella MCDOUGALL Foulsyke Cottage, Dornock | Andrew STEWART | 31 Mar 1885 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Janet MUIRHEAD or BELL Lowthertown, Dornock | George BELL | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/34 | |
| Mary MUIRHEAD Lowthertown, Dornock | Duncan BROWN | 4 May 1887 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Abigail POOL Eastriggs, Dornock | John JOHNSTON | 28 Jul 1893 Fairy Row, Kirkpatrick Fleming | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Jane PURDIE Lowthertown, Dornock | Wallace Andrew ALLISON | 27 Mar 1884 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Margaret Jane SHIMMINGS Lowthertown, Dornock | James THOMSON | 23 Oct 1880 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Margaret Jane SKIMMINGS Lowthertown, Dornock | Duncan SHANKLAND | 21 Jul 1883 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Margaret SMITH Dornock | Joseph GRAHAM | 12 Mar 1906 Dornock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Mary STEEL Lowthertown, Dornock | John ROME | 11 Dec 1881 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Mary TELFORD Dornock Mains Cottage, Dornock | William THOMSON | 2 Feb 1910 Dornock Mains Cottage, Dornock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Maggie Jane THOMSON Front Row, Dornock | Sydney MACKIE | 3 Jan 1916 Butterdale Cottage, Dornock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John AITCHISON | 28 June 1858 | Isabella AITCHISON | Find the father |
| George ARMSTRONG | 12 October 1869 | Jane ARMSTRONG | Find the father |
| Isabella BELL | 24 February 1869 | Janet BELL | Find the father |
| James BOYES | 17 September 1864 | Margaret BOYES | Find the father |
| Beattie Annie BROWN | 5 February 1857 | Janet BROWN | Find the father |
| Joseph BROWN | 30 November 1865 | Janet BROWN | Find the father |
| David John BURNET | 27 October 1862 | Janet BURNET | Find the father |
| Christopher CARRUTHERS | 11 January 1857 | Margaret CARRUTHERS | Find the father |
| James CARRUTHERS | 6 July 1870 | Jane CARRUTHERS | Find the father |
| James CHALMERS | 29 April 1869 | Violet CHALMERS | Find the father |
| Margaret Johnstone COLVILLE | 27 April 1871 | Jane COLVILLE | Find the father |
| Jane Bell COLVIN | 10 August 1869 | Janet Bell COLVIN | Find the father |
| David COUPLAND | 27 September 1862 | Elizabeth COUPLAND | Find the father |
| Helen COWAN | 16 April 1868 | Isabella COWAN | Find the father |
| James COWAN | 10 February 1864 | Isabella COWAN | Find the father |
| Jane Purdie COWAN | 10 May 1872 | Janet COWAN | Find the father |
| John Gray COWAN | 12 February 1869 | Mary COWAN | Find the father |
| Margaret DAVIDSON | 24 May 1856 | Elizabeth DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Dinah Jane FERGUSON | 29 December 1865 | Catharine FERGUSON | Father found |
| James FERGUSON | 30 November 1870 | Helen FERGUSON | Find the father |
| James FREEL | 20 February 1873 | Jane FREEL | Find the father |
| James GRAHAM | 18 May 1866 | Mary GRAHAM | Father found |
| Barbara Carruthers GRINDELL | 20 February 1856 | Margaret GRINDELL | Find the father |
| William James HARKNESS | 8 May 1855 | Mary HARKNESS | Find the father |
| Janet HILL | 3 June 1864 | Esther HILL | Find the father |
| James IRELAND | 2 October 1873 | Isabella IRELAND | Find the father |
| Margaret IRELAND | 14 July 1873 | Rosannah IRELAND | Find the father |
| George IRVING | 30 April 1871 | Agnes IRVING | Find the father |
| James IRVING | 27 January 1858 | Isabella IRVING | Find the father |
| Thomas IRVING | 31 March 1873 | Isabella IRVING | Find the father |
| William IRVING | 21 September 1873 | Janet IRVING | Find the father |
| Williamina IRVING | 28 September 1861 | Jane IRVING | Find the father |
| Mary Agnes JARDINE | 12 March 1869 | Elizabeth JARDINE | Find the father |
| Catherine JOHNSTON | 20 March 1858 | Jannet JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Frances JOHNSTON | 7 January 1874 | Jannet JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Georgina JOHNSTON | 15 December 1868 | Janet JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| John JOHNSTON | 23 December 1856 | Elizabeth JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Agnes JOHNSTONE | 8 March 1872 | Janet JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Jane JOHNSTONE | 26 May 1867 | Janet JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| John JOHNSTONE | 3 September 1870 | Jane JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Mary JOHNSTONE | 12 November 1865 | Janet JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Mary Anne JOHNSTONE | 18 December 1867 | Jane JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| William KERR | 14 April 1871 | Jane KERR | Find the father |
| David Halliday LATIMER | 2 February 1862 | Mary Ann LATIMER | Find the father |
| William LAWSON | 20 April 1872 | Agnes LAWSON | Find the father |
| James John LISTER | 29 July 1868 | Isabella LISTER | Find the father |
| Mary Jane LISTER | 29 July 1868 | Isabella LISTER | Find the father |
| Helen LITTLE | 22 October 1856 | Helen LITTLE | Find the father |
| John MCCANN | 22 January 1858 | Mary MCCANN | Find the father |
| Jane MCCRACKEN | 2 February 1857 | Jessey MCCRACKEN | Find the father |
| John MCKEND | 24 November 1865 | Helen MCKEND | Find the father |
| Anna Jane MCNEIL | 4 September 1866 | Ann MCNEIL | Find the father |
| Georgina MCVITTIE | 19 November 1866 | Margaret MCVITTIE | Find the father |
| James MILLIGAN | 28 August 1871 | Margaret MILLIGAN | Find the father |
| Agnes NOTMAN | 21 August 1866 | Mary NOTMAN | Find the father |
| Janet Forsyth NOTMAN | 28 December 1860 | Mary NOTMAN | Find the father |
| William NOTMAN | 24 November 1871 | Mary NOTMAN | Find the father |
| David PATERSON | 12 December 1863 | Jane PATERSON | Find the father |
| Isabella PATERSON | 4 January 1865 | Helen PATERSON | Find the father |
| Jane PATERSON | 10 November 1869 | Jane PATERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret PATERSON | 16 November 1869 | Joan PATERSON | Find the father |
| William PATERSON | 24 May 1871 | Jane PATERSON | Find the father |
| William Little PATERSON | 18 February 1861 | Jane PATERSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth PATTERSON | 14 August 1865 | Jane PATTERSON | Find the father |
| John PATTERSON | 9 September 1868 | Joan PATTERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret PATTERSON | 2 January 1874 | Jane PATTERSON | Find the father |
| Thomas PATTERSON | 28 June 1872 | Jane PATTERSON | Find the father |
| Mary RITCHIE | 27 March 1869 | Mary RITCHIE | Find the father |
| Thomas ROME | 6 September 1858 | Margaret ROME | Find the father |
| Annie SCOTT | 4 August 1863 | Agnes SCOTT | Find the father |
| Marius Tinning SCOTT | 17 November 1871 | Jemima SCOTT | Find the father |
| Margaret SHANNON | 1 August 1859 | Helen SHANNON | Find the father |
| Sarah Jane SHANNON | 3 September 1873 | Josephine SHANNON | Find the father |
| Andrew STEEL | 7 January 1868 | Mary STEEL | Find the father |
| Sarah Jane STEEL | 22 October 1871 | Margaret STEEL | Find the father |
| John TELFER | 2 February 1861 | Elizabeth TELFER | Find the father |
| James YOUNG | 23 July 1857 | Catherine YOUNG | Find the father |
| William YOUNG | 11 February 1863 | Catherine YOUNG | Find the father |
| William Thomson YOUNG | 13 August 1867 | Margaret YOUNG | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. We have not yet identified any patients from this parish.
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.
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
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.
