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Records -> Renfrewshire

Eaglesham 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:
  • £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)
We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
Widow ARNEIL 1867 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Sarah CALLIGHAN or ARNEIL 1862 (1)Order imagesRefused
Catherine CAMPBELL 1867 (2)Order imagesRefused
John CASSIDY 1864 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow COLVIN 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
James COLVINE Castle Hill Dailly1847 (4)Order imagesRefused, in respect of offer to remove him to Eaglesham
Elizabeth CURRANS 1854 (2)Order imagesRefused
Ellen DONOHUE or HUGHES 1864 (1)Order imagesRefused - informal
Widow Anne FENEY or MURRAY 1852 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse) - see 511 1851
Widow Ann FENNIE 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Isabella HODGE or LAWSON 1855 (1)Order imagesRefused
Thomas HOGG 1853 (1)Order imagesGround of complaint removed - applicant may enter poorhouse
Thomas HOGG 1853 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Catherine KEGO or FULTON 1855 (1)Order imagesRefused
Alexander KNOX 1852 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Mary MACDONALD 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused
Mary MCDONALD 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused
John MCGEECHAN 1868 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow MCQUADE 1865 (2)Order imagesRefused
Daniel O'CONNOR 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused, on the understanding that he may be provided with house, food and clothing in the parish of Eaglesham, if he chooses to go there
Jean YOUNG 1858 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Margaret YOUNG 1853 (1)Order imagesRefused


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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Jane Craig ALLAN
Inches, Eaglesham
Arthur WATSON12 Jun 1886Order nowPaisley
SC58/7/23
Margaret BARR
Castlehill, Eaglesham
John MORTON15 Sep 1878Order nowKilmarnock
SC7/5/11
Ann BROWN
Montgomery Street, Eaglesham
Archibald KENNEDY7 Jan 1880
Montgomery Street, Eaglesham
Order nowHamilton
SC37/7/25
Agnes CUTHBERTSON
Eaglesham
Donald GRAHAM4 Jul 1851Order nowPaisley
SC58/7/12
Ann Or Agnes KERBY or KERBIN
Eaglesham
Patrick KELLY13 Nov 1859Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/32
Margaret MCKAY
High Craig, Eaglesham
Malcolm DOUGALL OR MCDOUGALL13 May 1862Order nowPaisley
SC58/7/15
Janet YOUNG
Eaglesham
William LANG12 Aug 1879Order nowPaisley
SC58/7/20


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.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Jeanie ANDREW6 December 1866Janet ANDREWFind the father
Isabella ARNEIL25 July 1856Isabella ARNEILFather found
James ARNEIL19 September 1869Isabella ARNEILFind the father
Jane ARNEIL14 July 1866Jane ARNEILFind the father
Letitia ARNEIL9 March 1864Letitia ARNEILFind the father
Mary ARNEIL4 December 1858Isabella ARNEILFind the father
John BAIRD23 November 1855Janet Montgomerie BAIRDFind the father
Peter BEATON17 February 1858Margaret BEATONFind the father
James BENNET21 May 1868Margaret BENNETFind the father
Catherine BOYLIN25 April 1873Rosan BOYLINFind the father
Hugh BROWN30 June 1867Margaret BROWNFind the father
Marion BROWN31 August 1865Margaret BROWNFind the father
Mary BROWN3 September 1871Margaret BROWNFind the father
William BROWNING3 January 1857Rebecca BROWNINGFind the father
William BROWNING20 March 1861Janet BROWNINGFather found
Elizabeth BURNS29 March 1870Elizabeth BURNSFind the father
Robert CAMERON27 September 1870Isabella CAMERONFind the father
Agnes CARSON1 February 1856Mary CARSONFind the father
Mary CASSELS3 March 1870Mary CASSELSFind the father
Lilias CLEMENT8 December 1861Margaret CLEMENTFind the father
John COCHRAN2 June 1860Janet COCHRANFather found
John COLVIN13 July 1862Mary COLVINFind the father
Agnes CUNNINGHAM31 March 1865Agnes CUNNINGHAMFind the father
Archibald CURRIE22 April 1870Mary CURRIEFind the father
Janet Clark CURRIE16 December 1856Janet CURRIEFind the father
Walter CURRIE28 April 1863Janet Reid CURRIEFind the father
Maryann CURTIS5 June 1856Ann CURTISFind the father
Robert James Duncan DEMPSTER20 December 1871Margaret Jane DEMPSTERFind the father
Hugh DICK23 February 1858Susann DICKFind the father
Joseph DICK26 August 1857Jane DICKFind the father
Margaret DICK19 June 1861Jane DICKFind the father
James DORRAN11 September 1857Mary DORRANFind the father
James DOUDS27 August 1872Elizabeth DOUDSFind the father
Margaret DOUDS30 March 1870Elizabeth DOUDSFind the father
Ann FAULDS23 May 1873Elizabeth FAULDSFind the father
John FAULDS20 July 1857Elizabeth FAULDSFind the father
John FAULDS9 October 1873Christina FAULDSFather found
William FLEMING17 June 1855Betsy FLEMINGFind the father
George GARDINER23 July 1872Agnes GARDINERFind the father
Christina GORDON7 January 1861Christina GORDONFind the father
Isabella GORDON18 December 1860Mary GORDONFind the father
Mary GORDON6 July 1863Christina GORDONFather found
James HAMILTON24 May 1864Janet HAMILTONFind the father
Ann HAY23 April 1862Jane HAYFind the father
Susanna HAY25 May 1866Jane HAYFind the father
Thomas HAY2 July 1864Jane HAYFind the father
Janet HENSHELWOOD9 September 1859Jane HENSHELWOODFind the father
Elizabeth HINSHELWOOD25 May 1866Jane HINSHELWOODFind the father
William HINSHELWOOD27 October 1863Jane HINSHELWOODFind the father
Janet HOSEY1 August 1858Elizabeth HOSEYFind the father
Edward JOHNSTONE1 March 1872Susan JOHNSTONEFind the father
Jessie JONES15 October 1866Ann JONESFind the father
Andrew KENNEDY19 July 1860Mary KENNEDYFind the father
Janet KENNEDY4 July 1873Martha KENNEDYFind the father
John KENNEDY15 October 1866Mary KENNEDYFind the father
Martha KENNEDY14 February 1855Mary KENNEDYFind the father
Mary KENNEDY4 July 1869Mary KENNEDYFind the father
Agnes KERLIN13 November 1859Agnes KERLINFind the father
Jane KERR18 July 1855Jane KERRFind the father
Robert KIRKLAND27 February 1858Margaret KIRKLANDFind the father
Janet KNOX13 July 1866Janet KNOXFind the father
John LEITCH26 January 1855Jane LEITCHFind the father
John LEITCH16 November 1858Christina LEITCHFind the father
Agnes MCDONALD26 August 1872Elizabeth MCDONALDFind the father
Susan MCDONALD5 July 1872Mary MCDONALDFind the father
Allan MCDOUGALL18 September 1862Mary MCDOUGALLFind the father
William MCGILL4 January 1862Isabella MCGILLFind the father
Donald MCGILVRAY20 June 1866Margaret MCGILVRAYFind the father
Ann MCGINN21 February 1861Sarah MCGINNFind the father
William MCINDOE8 March 1860Jean MCINDOEFind the father
William MCKECHNIE8 October 1868Catherine MCKECHNIEFind the father
Peter MCLEAN25 December 1864Mary MCLEANFind the father
Robert Currie MCLELLAN3 August 1869Elizabeth MCLELLANFind the father
Agnes MCVEY25 February 1862Jane MCVEYFind the father
James MILLAR27 April 1873Bethia MILLARFind the father
Janet MILLER10 March 1874Janet MILLERFind the father
Agnes MONTGOMERIE12 January 1857Agnes MONTGOMERIEFind the father
James Ferguson MONTGOMERY26 May 1864Margaret MONTGOMERYFind the father
Margaret MONTGOMERY30 May 1870Margaret MONTGOMERYFind the father
Jane MUIR12 April 1857Agnes MUIRFind the father
Jane MUIR28 November 1864Ann MUIRFind the father
Ann ORR11 December 1868Agnes ORRFind the father
John ORR20 January 1859Ann Howie ORRFind the father
William POLLOCK22 May 1856Susan POLLOCKFind the father
Bridget RONNIE24 October 1857Annie RONNIEFind the father
Thomas ROONIE2 December 1855Alice ROONIEFind the father
Mary STRANG10 May 1873Annie STRANGFind the father
Andrew SYM4 April 1858Catharine SYMFind the father
Janet THOMSON26 December 1859Ann THOMSONFind the father
Margaret WALLACE1 September 1862Isabella WALLACEFind the father
Margaret WALLACE4 August 1865Margaret WALLACEFind the father
Elizabeth WATERSTON28 November 1857Bety WATERSTONFind the father
Thomas WATERSTON5 May 1873Janet WATERSTONFind the father
William Henderson WHITECROSS24 July 1856Alice Henderson WHITECROSSFind the father
James Mckenzie WYLIE22 June 1863Mary WYLIEFind the father
Janet YOUNG27 October 1859Ann YOUNGFind the father
John YOUNG21 April 1869Barbara YOUNGFind the father


General Register of Lunatics

This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
General Register of Lunatics index MC7
NameDate of deathOrderAsylumsYears
ARNEIL or NIXON, Margaret
hawker, housewife, cadger's wife
Born about 1845
Married
Previous residence: Higgans Lodgings, 50 High Street, Dunfermline
Chargeable parish: Dunfermline
29 Dec 1888Order images (2)Abbey
Fife
1885
NIXON or ARNEIL, Margaret
hawker, housewife, cadger's wife
Born about 1845
Married
Previous residence: Higgans Lodgings, 50 High Street, Dunfermline
Chargeable parish: Dunfermline
29 Dec 1888Order images (2)Abbey
Fife
1885


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.


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