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Durisdeer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert BROWN | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Robert BROWN | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret BURNEY | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Helen GLEN or ANDERSON | 1852 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Helen GLEN or ANDERSON | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine HUNTER or MCCALL | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow MILLER | 1851-1852 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Agnes MOFFAT | 1882 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary ADAMSON Eastside, Durisdeer | Robert BROWN | 19 Jul 1892 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Catherine BALMER or MENZIES Markley, Durrisdeer | James PARK | 31 Dec 1876 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Margaret BLACK Cairn Park, Durrisdeer | John LAING | 14 Dec 1875 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Ellen BROWN Cottages, Muiryhill, Durisdeer | Lachlan MCINTOSH | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 | |
| Mary Ann BROWN Gateslack of Durisdeer, by Thornhill | Roderick MCMILLAN | 12 Jul 1888 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Janet Ferguson BRYDEN Coshogle Cottage, Durisdeer | James STITT | 21 Aug 1889 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Maggie COOK Carronbridge, Durisdeer | Joseph ADAMSON | 30 Dec 1898 Carronbridge, Durisdeer | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Mary COWAN Sweetbit, Durrisdeer | John HEWITT | 11 Dec 1877 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Mary COWAN Moss-side, Durrisdeer | Samuel IRVING | 15 Feb 1882 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Jessie FINGLAND Holestane, Durrisdeer | William SYME | 21 Jan 1878 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Jane KIRK Durrisdeer | George THOMSON | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 | |
| Johnann KIRKPATRICK Moss-side, Durrisdeer | John NISH | 21 May 1878 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Maggie Jane MCALLISTER Gateslack, Durisdeer | George MAXWELL | 29 Dec 1898 Moss-side, near Thornhill | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Nellie MCCALL Low Farthingbank, Durisdeer, Thornhill | David MCGINLAY | 23 Nov 1916 Low Farthingbank, Durisdeer, Thornhill | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Catherine MCCLELLAN Durrisdeer | William SHANNON | 5 Mar 1882 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Isabella MCKINLAY Farthingbank, Durrisdeer | Robert DOUGLAS | 8 Jan 1877 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Alice Or Alison MCLELLAN Durisdeer Village, Thornhill | Thomas KERR | 7 Apr 1907 Durisdeer | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Hannah ROSS Dalveen, Durisdeer | John TELFER | 22 Apr 1894 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Isabella SHARPE Farthingbank, Durrisdeer | Robert HASTINGS | 31 Dec 1860 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephus Alexander Grieve ANDERSON | 16 October 1862 | Margaret ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Lancelot ARMSTRONG | 26 May 1855 | Elisabeth ARMSTRONG | Find the father |
| Jessie BELL | 25 September 1873 | Agnes BELL | Find the father |
| Mary BLACK | 3 May 1855 | Margaret BLACK | Find the father |
| Thomas Smith BLACK | 20 May 1871 | Christina BLACK | Find the father |
| Ann BROWN | 14 July 1864 | Hellen BROWN | Find the father |
| Helen BROWN | 31 May 1867 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| James BROWN | 3 November 1855 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| James BROWN | 16 June 1873 | Mary BROWN | Find the father |
| Janet BROWN | 16 April 1861 | Catherine BROWN | Find the father |
| James John CARMICHAEL | 18 October 1857 | Helen CARMICHAEL | Find the father |
| Mary COPELAND | 21 January 1864 | Lilias COPELAND | Find the father |
| Euphemia COWAN | 16 November 1874 | Elisabeth COWAN | Find the father |
| Isabella DEMPSTER | 9 April 1860 | Janet DEMPSTER | Find the father |
| John Robert DEMPSTER | 8 April 1868 | Catherine DEMPSTER | Find the father |
| Thomas DEMPSTER | 30 July 1863 | Elisabeth DEMPSTER | Find the father |
| William Muir EDGAR | 7 November 1864 | Janet EDGAR | Find the father |
| Christina Mccall EDGER | 19 September 1861 | Jannet EDGER | Find the father |
| Esther FINGLAND | 31 August 1869 | Jessie FINGLAND | Find the father |
| Mary FINGLAND | 28 April 1870 | Jane FINGLAND | Find the father |
| Robert FINGLAND | 16 December 1859 | Martha FINGLAND | Find the father |
| Margaret Louisa Muskett FULTON | 23 October 1869 | Mary FULTON | Find the father |
| George GORDON | 29 June 1864 | Mary GORDON | Find the father |
| James GORDON | 6 January 1857 | Janet GORDON | Find the father |
| Walter GRIEVE | 4 April 1873 | Jane GRIEVE | Find the father |
| Helen HARPER | 11 March 1866 | Janet HARPER | Find the father |
| Hellen HASTIE | 24 June 1871 | Mary Ann HASTIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Jane HASTINGS | 28 November 1858 | Jane HASTINGS | Find the father |
| Rubina HASTINGS | 16 July 1861 | Agnes HASTINGS | Father found |
| Margaret Findlay HOWAT | 21 May 1873 | Elizabeth Penelope HOWAT | Find the father |
| James HUNTER | 6 July 1859 | Mary HUNTER | Find the father |
| Jane HYSLOP | 13 May 1858 | Mary HYSLOP | Find the father |
| William HYSLOP | 7 August 1863 | Mary HYSLOP | Find the father |
| Agnes Wallace KIRK | 15 December 1863 | Ann KIRK | Find the father |
| John Murdoch KIRK | 1 March 1861 | Mary KIRK | Find the father |
| Adam LOCHART | 15 October 1855 | Marion LOCHART | Find the father |
| Grace LOCKHART | 4 April 1868 | Janet LOCKHART | Find the father |
| James LOCKHART | 25 July 1871 | Janet LOCKHART | Find the father |
| Alexander MAXWELL | 11 July 1859 | Mary MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Alexander MAXWELL | 7 February 1869 | Jane MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Janet MAXWELL | 21 March 1864 | Agnes MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Margaret MAXWELL | 5 June 1870 | Isabella MAXWELL | Find the father |
| William MAXWELL | 23 December 1860 | Agnes MAXWELL | Find the father |
| James MCCALL | 14 February 1863 | Jane MCCALL | Find the father |
| Mary MCCALL | 3 November 1870 | Mary MCCALL | Find the father |
| Jessie MCCARTNEY | 25 August 1873 | Janet MCCARTNEY | Find the father |
| John MCDONALD | 16 May 1861 | Jane MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Frazer MCDOUGALL | 8 July 1871 | Margaret MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| James MCDOUGALL | 23 November 1867 | Mary MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| James MCDOUGALL | 4 November 1873 | Margaret MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| John MCDOUGALL | 3 July 1862 | Mary MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| William MCDOUGALL | 23 September 1864 | Mary MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| Catherine Templeton MCMILLAN | 6 October 1864 | Agnes MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Samuel Kerr MEGGAT | 26 January 1856 | Agnes MEGGAT | Find the father |
| William Dalziel NICOL | 13 February 1874 | Agnes NICOL | Find the father |
| Thomas Broadfoot PEARSON | 11 October 1872 | Mary PEARSON | Find the father |
| Ann PENMAN | 16 July 1868 | Margaret PENMAN | Find the father |
| Jessie PENMAN | 26 October 1869 | Janet PENMAN | Find the father |
| Jessie Wilson PENMAN | 6 May 1872 | Charlotte PENMAN | Find the father |
| John PENMAN | 27 February 1866 | Janet PENMAN | Find the father |
| John ROBSON | 4 August 1873 | Sarah ROBSON | Find the father |
| William James ROBSON | 26 November 1873 | Janet ROBSON | Find the father |
| Isabella SHARP | 24 December 1860 | Isabella SHARP | Find the father |
| Agnes SHARPE | 19 July 1868 | Isabella SHARPE | Father found |
| Henrietta TELFER | 9 June 1863 | Elisabeth TELFER | Find the father |
| Jane TELFER | 2 October 1870 | Mary TELFER | Find the father |
| Agnes THOMSON | 17 October 1869 | Agnes THOMSON | Find the father |
| John TWYNHOLM | 21 December 1874 | Catherine TWYNHOLM | Find the father |
| Agnes WHITE | 3 July 1863 | Janet WHITE | Find the father |
| Francis WHITE | 25 May 1868 | Janet WHITE | Find the father |
| Isabella WRIGHT | 27 May 1869 | Janet WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Alexander WYLIE | 23 March 1871 | Barbara WYLIE | Find the father |
| Agnes YOUNG | 7 September 1859 | Jane YOUNG | Find the father |
| Grace YOUNG | 31 August 1856 | Christina 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.
