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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

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Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/125/1Duddingston kirk session: Minutes
1710-1716
1742-1797
1806
1820-1877		1710-1877Request lookup
CH2/125/3Duddingston kirk session: Accounts
1682-1706, and to 1719 (with gaps)		1682-1719Request lookup
CH2/125/4Duddingston kirk session: Heritors' and KS minutes1810-1833Request lookup
CH2/125/5Duddingston kirk session: Proclamations1855-1884Request lookup
CH2/125/6Duddingston kirk session: Communion Roll
Post 1892		1892-1902Request lookup
CH2/125/9Duddingston kirk session: List of houses, families and their occupations, and the number of persons within the parish of Duddingston, 28 May 1821 and subsequent days Taken in order to make the return required by 1 Geo.IV cap 9
Headings include:
Joppa salt pans, Fisherwives Causeway, Portobello including potteries. With a second list giving approximate ages of inhabitants.		28 May 1821Request 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.

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Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes		Order imagesDeliverance
Widow Catherine CAVENEY or MCDONALD 1882 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Jane FLOCKHART 1854 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Catherine FRASER 1853 (1)Order imagesRefused
Isabella FRASER 1878 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow HUME 1852 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Sarah LEES 1854 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Ann MACFARLANE 1873 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
George RITCHIE 1872 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
George RUTHERFORD 1852 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Agnes SHAW 1850 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Catherine SMEATON or FRASER 1852 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
George STEVENSON 1868 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
George STEVENSON 1869 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)

List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Thomas ADAMSON3 January 1862Rachel ADAMSONFind the father
John Henderson AIKMAN27 October 1861Elizabeth AIKMANFind the father
John ALCORN8 August 1858Sarah ALCORNFind the father
James ALLNUTT22 April 1871Emily ALLNUTTFind the father
Richard Anderson ALLNUTT11 May 1873Emily ALLNUTTFind the father
Alexander Cairns ANDERSON28 September 1867Ellen ANDERSONFind the father
James ANDERSON11 January 1865Ann ANDERSONFind the father
John ANDERSON2 October 1871Margaret ANDERSONFind the father
William Adamson ANDERSON2 May 1859Margaret ANDERSONFind the father
Robert Dickson ARCHIBALD11 September 1874Janet ARCHIBALDFind the father
Ann ARMSTRONG6 April 1861Alice ARMSTRONGFind the father
Andrewina Helen BALGARNIE30 July 1870Maggie Or Margaret Disher BALGARNIEFind the father
Alexander Wilson BARCLAY12 April 1873Helen BARCLAYFind the father
Mike Leyden BEIRNE2 February 1861Bridget BEIRNEFind the father
William BENNET20 March 1862Betsy BENNETFind the father
Catherine Russell BISSET7 December 1866Margaret Bisset Or FERGUSONFind the father
John William Holligan BISSET1 February 1863Catherine BISSETFind the father
Alexander BORTHWICK15 October 1874Mary Ann BORTHWICKFind the father
Williamina BRAND8 March 1859Helen BRANDFind the father
Robert BRICE2 March 1866Harriet Brice Or FAIRLEYFind the father
Janet Younger BRODIE5 September 1867Elizabeth BRODIEFind the father
Helen BRONIGAN19 September 1872Mary BRONIGANFind the father
Francis BROWN21 February 1872Margaret BROWNFind the father
James BROWN26 September 1864Elizabeth BROWNFind the father
James Walker BROWN26 October 1867Agnes Gibson BROWNFind the father
Joseph Albert BROWN21 September 1866Emma BROWNFind the father
Margaret BROWN17 March 1863Agnes BROWNFind the father
Peter BROWN9 September 1873Margaret BROWNFind the father
Isabella BRUCE7 January 1873Isabella BRUCEFind the father
Margaret Anderson BUCHANAN13 October 1865Jessie BUCHANANFind the father
John Carmichael BURNS19 November 1866Margaret BURNSFind the father
Margaret Jenkins BURNS14 August 1861Margaret BURNSFind the father
Peter BURNS8 February 1872Margaret BURNSFind the father
Thomas BURNS28 February 1871Mary BURNSFind the father
John CALDWELL15 May 1871Grace CALDWELLFind the father
James CARTER15 April 1865Margaret CARTERFind the father
John CARTLEDGE26 March 1859Margaret CARTLEDGEFind the father
John CARTLEDGE25 February 1870Mary CARTLEDGEFind the father
Robert Mackay CARTLEDGE25 October 1855Margaret CARTLEDGEFind the father
Mary Mc Cree CLARK25 November 1865Jane CLARKFind the father
John COCHRANE2 December 1858Ann COCHRANEFind the father
Richard COCHRANE2 December 1858Ann COCHRANEFind the father
Sophia COCHRANE20 January 1860Ann COCHRANEFind the father
Elizabeth CRUICKSHANKS18 November 1871Elizabeth CRUICKSHANKSFind the father
Minnie Jane DAVIS12 March 1858Marion DAVISFind the father
Jane Louisa DE'SOUZA19 September 1871Agnes DE'SOUZAFind the father
Maud DISHER29 March 1873Margaret DISHERFind the father
Peter DUNCAN18 August 1857Marion DUNCANFind the father
Georgina Ada DUNLOP15 November 1873Helen Mary DUNLOPFind the father
John Gordon Borthwick EMLAY17 January 1869Jane Emlay Or PRIMROSEFind the father
William Elliot EMLAY20 September 1866Jane Emlay Or PRIMROSEFind the father
Hellen EWING6 February 1870Hellen EWINGFind the father
Margaret Hillhouse FARQUHARSON18 December 1864Isabella FARQUHARSONFind the father
Isabella FIFE12 April 1864Marion FIFEFind the father
Mary Ann FIFE2 January 1862Agnes FIFEFind the father
James Thomas FINLAY9 February 1869Helen FINLAYFind the father
David Buchanan FINLAYSON10 January 1869Janet FINLAYSONFind the father
George Noble FINLAYSON2 February 1872Janet FINLAYSONFind the father
James FINLAYSON5 December 1869Mary FINLAYSONFind the father
Andrew FORREST10 July 1872Margaret FORRESTFind the father
Agnes FYFE17 January 1866May FYFEFind the father
Alexander FYFE30 March 1867Marion FYFEFind the father
Andrew Marshall FYFE15 March 1872Sophia FYFEFind the father
James FYFE6 July 1866Eliza FYFEFind the father
James Cairns FYFE20 July 1865Agnes FYFEFind the father
Richard FYFE6 April 1870Agnes FYFEFind the father
Thomas FYFE1 March 1867Agnes FYFEFind the father
William GARROW31 May 1858Margaret GARROWFind the father
Margaret GARRY18 October 1860Margaret GARRYFind the father
Helen GAY13 April 1867Margaret GAYFind the father
John GAY12 November 1865Ann GAYFind the father
Henry Charles GILCHRIST5 June 1873Sarah GILCHRISTFind the father
William Bennet GILCHRIST27 July 1868Sarah GILCHRISTFind the father
Emily Aken GOLDEN20 May 1860Sarah Aken GOLDENFind the father
John GOOD19 March 1862Jemima GOODFind the father
Selina GORDON6 January 1858Eliza Jane GORDONFind the father
Donald Sutherland GRAHAM30 April 1863Ann GRAHAMFind the father
John Stewart GRAINGER22 June 1866Agnes GRAINGERFind the father
David Taylor Flockhart GRAY2 January 1857Charlotte Augusta GRAYFind the father
Mary GREEN13 July 1868Mary GREENFind the father
James Fenton GREIG17 December 1871Isabella GREIGFind the father
Helen GRIEVE14 May 1865Helen Grieve Or GRAYFind the father
Christian GUNN4 January 1856Janet Gunn Or MCMILLANFind the father
Jane Ann GUTHRIE25 January 1866Janet GUTHRIEFind the father
William GUY11 April 1862Margaret GUYFind the father
William Mc Hendry GUY20 March 1865Margaret GUYFind the father
James Greig HALDANE27 February 1866Jane HALDANEFather found
George HALL5 May 1869Eliza HALLFind the father
James HALL24 October 1866Eliza HALLFind the father
John Gray HALL23 March 1864Eliza HALLFind the father
Henry Robert HARRISON22 April 1859Janet HARRISONFind the father
David HAY27 January 1859Marion HAYFind the father
Annie Sophia HEGGENS23 December 1857Elizabeth HEGGENSFind the father
Thomas HEGGIE5 July 1867Margaret Heggie Or LAIRDFind the father
Mary HESLIN13 February 1857Mary HESLINFind the father
Helen HOGGAN14 September 1862Susan HOGGANFind the father
Susan Davidson HOGGAN8 August 1864Susan HOGGANFind the father
Jane HOWISON31 May 1858Isabella HOWISONFind the father
Flora HUDSON15 November 1866Elizabeth Hudson Or SUTHERLANDFind the father
Catherine Nelson HUNTER25 June 1865Catherine HUNTERFind the father
Maggie Anderson HUNTER15 February 1867Maggie HUNTERFind the father
Alexander INNES18 December 1871Elizabeth INNESFind the father
George INNES11 April 1870Elizabeth INNESFind the father
Henry Alexander INNES8 April 1864Isabella INNESFind the father
Georgina IRVINE1 October 1868Georgina IRVINEFind the father
Agnes JOHNSTON6 June 1867Agnes JOHNSTONFind the father
Fanny JOHNSTON5 September 1874Isabella JOHNSTONFind the father
Jane KENNEDY1 December 1857Jane KENNEDYFather found
Helen Murphy KERR28 October 1860Margaret Kerr Or SHAWFind the father
William Playfair KINNEAR19 October 1859Isabella KINNEARFind the father
James Smith LAIRD25 May 1858Christina LAIRDFather found
Jane Smith LAIRD25 May 1858Christina LAIRDFather found
John LAMB6 October 1869Margaret Lamb Or KIRKWOODFind the father
William LAMB18 September 1872Margaret Lamb Or KIRKWOODFind the father
Isabella Mary Smith LAUDER15 September 1867Isabella LAUDERFind the father
Wilhelmina Jane LAWERENCESON8 October 1861Wilhelmina Jane LAWERENCESONFind the father
Margaret LEYDEN27 April 1865Margaret LEYDENFind the father
David LINDSAY10 November 1866Margaret LINDSAYFind the father
Elizabeth Sophia Fraser LYALL18 August 1871Jane LYALLFind the father
James LYALL27 October 1868Jane LYALLFind the father
John Boyle LYALL23 October 1866Euphemia LYALLFind the father
Andrew Milligan LYON20 December 1868Louisa LYONFind the father
James Barclay LYON29 May 1868Jane LYONFather found
Margaret LYON25 June 1859Louisa LYONFind the father
Thomas Ritchie MACDONALD20 December 1865Elizabeth MACDONALDFind the father
Charles MACKINTOSH20 June 1871Jessie MACKINTOSHFind the father
Isabella MACLAREN26 January 1871Mary MACLARENFind the father
Edouard Louis Christian Greliche MACQUEEN6 November 1866Louisa MACQUEENFind the father
Ann MALCOLM18 April 1868Harriet MALCOLMFind the father
Margaret MALCOLM1 August 1874Harriet MALCOLMFind the father
Mary MARTIN9 May 1871Mary MARTINFind the father
Alexander Clapperton MATHEWSON29 January 1866Matilda MATHEWSONFind the father
John MATHEWSON2 November 1863Matilda MATHEWSONFind the father
Mary MATHEWSON22 January 1861Matilda MATHEWSONFind the father
Isabella MAYNARD28 April 1862Hannah Maynard Or ANGUSFind the father
Catherine MCCABE15 February 1871Catherine MCCABEFind the father
John MCCAIRNS10 January 1865Mary MCCAIRNSFind the father
William MCCAIRNS27 November 1862Mary MCCAIRNSFind the father
John MCCALLUM1 May 1865Jane MCCALLUMFind the father
Margaret MCCONDIE13 April 1873Margaret MCCONDIEFind the father
James MCCORMACK18 December 1868Bridget MCCORMACKFather found
Jessie Jane MCDONALD25 October 1863Mary MCDONALDFind the father
Adam MCINNES29 September 1867Helen MCINNESFind the father
John MCINNES14 October 1864Margaret MCINNESFather found
James MCINNIS2 May 1866Margaret MCINNISFind the father
Charles MCMILLAN27 September 1867Mary Ann MCMILLANFather found
Laurence MCPHEE23 October 1873Catherine Mc Phee Or MONROFind the father
Rebecca Eleanor Wilson MCQUEEN7 April 1873Elizabeth MCQUEENFind the father
Bridget MEANAN21 January 1870Mary MEANANFind the father
Thomas William Lawrence MELVILLE5 December 1862Eliza Melville Or THOMSONFind the father
John MOFFAT28 August 1859Joan Moffat Or ALISONFind the father
James MOODIE17 January 1870Catherine MOODIEFind the father
James Mann MOWAT21 May 1873Lillie MOWATFind the father
Andrew MUIRHEAD23 April 1859Jane MUIRHEADFind the father
Marion Eunson MUNRO11 June 1868Marion MUNROFind the father
Alice Johnstone NAISMITH12 October 1866Agnes NAISMITHFind the father
William NEILLANDS29 August 1870Ann NEILLANDSFind the father
Margaret NEILSON18 May 1870Christina NEILSONFind the father
John NUMMY30 June 1859Helen NUMMYFind the father
Elizabeth PARKER7 March 1869Ann PARKERFind the father
Jane PARKER1 August 1865Anne PARKERFind the father
Agnes PATERSON26 July 1867Agnes PATERSONFind the father
Stevenson PATON6 July 1867Janet PATONFind the father
John Gordon Robertson PAXTON8 February 1866Jessie PAXTONFind the father
Samuel PENMAN17 January 1872Margaret PENMANFind the father
Jemima Gilbert PLANK19 November 1864Ann PLANKFind the father
James PORTEOUS9 January 1860Helen PORTEOUSFind the father
Jessie POTTER5 January 1870Jessie POTTERFind the father
Jane REID31 May 1863Helen REIDFind the father
Lily Douglas Cairns REID8 October 1872Margaret Douglas REIDFind the father
William George RITCHIE17 June 1871Margaret RITCHIEFind the father
Sarah ROBERTS8 January 1859Lecky ROBERTSFind the father
William ROBERTS15 November 1856Lecky ROBERTSFind the father
George Tainsh ROBERTSON1 September 1860Margaret Robertson Or CONDIEFind the father
John Tainsh ROBERTSON1 September 1860Margaret Robertson Or CONDIEFind the father
Mary Jane ROSS2 December 1859Helen ROSSFind the father
Richard ROSS16 November 1859Ann ROSSFind the father
Maria Barclay ROUGH18 July 1863Jessie ROUGHFind the father
James SCOTT28 May 1867Elizabeth SCOTTFind the father
James Davidson SCOTT18 June 1859Mary SCOTTFind the father
John Taylor SCOTT18 October 1870Isabella SCOTTFind the father
Mary Mc David Primrose SCOTT25 October 1873Alice SCOTTFind the father
Jessie SHAW22 January 1855Ann SHAWFind the father
Elizabeth Heatherton SIMPSON27 May 1869Mary SIMPSONFind the father
Margaret SIMPSON14 March 1872Mary SIMPSONFind the father
Catherine SINCLAIR6 January 1858Catherine SINCLAIRFind the father
James Hay SMELLIE5 October 1874Mary SMELLIEFind the father
Agnes SMITH2 November 1868Ann SMITHFind the father
Catherine Stevenson SMITH11 December 1862Elizabeth SMITHFind the father
Elizabeth SMITH27 November 1865Elizabeth SMITHFind the father
Jane SMITH3 March 1866Ellen SMITHFind the father
John Henry Marvin SMITH29 October 1870Isabella SMITHFind the father
Euphemia SNOWDON5 October 1870Euphemia SNOWDONFind the father
James STENHOUSE25 September 1870Jane STENHOUSEFind the father
Agnes Henderson STIRLING22 April 1872Jane STIRLINGFind the father
Henry STOBIE27 May 1859Mary STOBIEFind the father
Mary STRUTHERS11 October 1870Jessie STRUTHERSFind the father
Martin Julius Ellingsen TAIT9 May 1872Isabella Ann Tait Or HARRISONFind the father
Isabella Gorrie TAYLOR20 January 1858Margaret TAYLORFind the father
Christina Mary Ann Wood THOMSON7 October 1874Williamina THOMSONFind the father
William Wood THOMSON8 May 1873Williamina THOMSONFind the father
Williamina THOMSON7 April 1859Agnes Leslie THOMSONFind the father
Georgina THOW5 August 1857Mary THOWFind the father
John THOW3 January 1859Mary THOWFind the father
Robert THOW20 September 1860Mary THOWFind the father
William THOW10 April 1856Mary THOWFind the father
Mary WALDIE6 August 1870Mary WALDIEFind the father
John WALLACE26 September 1861Catherine WALLACEFind the father
Jemima WATSON5 September 1863Janet WATSONFind the father
Catherine WATT30 June 1866Helen WATTFind the father
Margaret WATT5 May 1863Euphemia WATTFind the father
Robert WHITELAW11 October 1867Mary Whitelaw Or REIDFind the father
William WHITELAW14 February 1871Mary WHITELAWFind the father
Catherine WIGHT5 August 1861Catherine WIGHTFind the father
Margaret WILKINSON20 January 1874Marjory WILKINSONFind the father
Christina WILSON28 March 1871Joan Wilson Or COCKBURNFind the father
Elizabeth Gibson WILSON17 January 1866Elizabeth WILSONFind the father
Isabella Moffat WILSON23 January 1874Mary WILSONFind the father
Martha Petrina WILSON11 September 1869Martha WILSONFind the father
Patrick William Thomson WILSON14 March 1861Sarah Somley WILSONFind the father
Robert WILSON21 January 1857Janet WILSONFind the father
Robert WINTON15 August 1856Violet Winton Or BELLFind the father
Isabella WOOD5 September 1874Isabella Jane WOODFind the father
Patrick Mulhair WOOD11 December 1857Ann WOODFind the father
Jessie Munro WRIGHT9 December 1860Janet Wright Or DICKSONFind the father
Peter Munro WRIGHT9 December 1860Janet Wright Or DICKSONFind the father
Georgina Kate YORKSTON28 April 1871Mary YORKSTONFind the father
James Hepburn YOUNG30 May 1859Elizabeth YOUNGFind the father
Margaret Porteous YOUNG3 July 1860Margaret YOUNGFind the father

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.

Archd Banks

Archibald Banks

George Brown

John Brown

Martha Fairgrieve

Henry Ferrier

Mr Robert Mcdonald

Mr Robert Mckerlie

Mr David Scott

Janet Sinclair

Rev John Thomson

Name: Archd Banks

Date: 17/06/1832

Case type: illegitimate child

Occupation: carter

Address: Joppa

Role: accused as father appeared

Details: [see Janet Sinclair's entry this day]

Other names: Janet Sinclair; Archd Banks

Name: Archibald Banks

Date: 24/06/1832

Case type: illegitimate child; pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: accused as father appeared

Details: [see Janet Sinclair's entry this day]

Other names: Janet Sinclair; Archibald Banks

Name: George Brown

Date: 29/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: session clerk

Address:

Role: signed

Name: George Brown

Date: 24/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: session clerk

Address:

Role: signed

Name: George Brown

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: session clerk

Address:

Role: signed

Name: John Brown

Date: 17/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address: Session Clerk Pro Tempore

Role: signed

Name: Martha Fairgrieve

Date: 29/01/1832

Case type: illegitimate child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Details: 'Henry Ferrier voluntarily appeared this day before the Session to acknowledge himself the father of the child, which & Martha Fairgrieve had given birth to, and after suitable admonition, and showing signs of penitence was admitted to the privileges of the church.'

Other names: Henry Ferrier; Martha Fairgrieve

Name: Henry Ferrier

Date: 29/01/1832

Case type: illegitimate child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: compeared as father

Details: 'Henry Ferrier voluntarily appeared this day before the Session to acknowledge himself the father of the child, which & Martha Fairgrieve had given birth to, and after suitable admonition, and showing signs of penitence was admitted to the privileges of the church.'

Other names: Henry Ferrier; Martha Fairgrieve

Name: Mr Robert Mcdonald

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Robert Mckerlie

Date: 29/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Robert Mckerlie

Date: 17/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Robert Mckerlie

Date: 24/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr David Scott

Date: 29/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr David Scott

Date: 17/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr David Scott

Date: 24/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr David Scott

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: presbytery and synod elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt, elected Presbytery and Synod elder

Other parish: Presbytery of Edinburgh and Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale

Details: 'The Session proceeded to elect one of their number to represent them as elder in the Presbytery of Edinburgh and Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale and unanimously elected Mr David Scott for the current half year.'

Name: Janet Sinclair

Date: 17/06/1832

Case type: illegitimate child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: appeared as mother

Details: Janet Sinclair appeared this day before the Session, and declared that she given birth to a child nearly two years ago of which Archd Banks Carter Joppa had confessed himself the father, that he had frequently promised, to marry her, but had ultimately refused, and had even, now withdrawn all support from the child:
In this situation she had applied to the Session for pecuniary aid when the Session directed the Clerk to write the father of the child, summoning him to appear before the Session, upon Sunday next the 24th Current at the instance of the said Janet Sinclair.'

Other names: Janet Sinclair; Archd Banks

Name: Janet Sinclair

Date: 24/06/1832

Case type: illegitimate child; pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: appeared as mother

Details: This day appeared Janet Sinclair, and Archibald Banks agreeably to citation - he confessed that he was the father of the child, which Janet Sinclair had given birth to, nearly two years ago and said he was willing to take the child home, or send it out to be maintained by any woman, whom she herself might select: in agreeing however to this he would make no promise regarding security, so as to satisfy the Session; moreover the said Janet Sinclair charged him with having had carnal conversation with her a second time within these few weeks, and seemed to believe herself again pregnant. To this charge Archibald Banks made no denial, but voluntarily made such declarations as involved him beyond all doubt in the guilt of this second charge. The Session also considered him guilty of a breach in promise of marriage, and at the instance of the woman, were resolved to take such legal steps, as might be deemed necessary on the matter'

Other names: Janet Sinclair; Archibald Banks

Name: Rev John Thomson

Date: 29/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev John Thomson

Date: 17/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev John Thomson

Date: 24/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev John Thomson

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator