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Eccles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George REED | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella SMITH | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elspeth MIDDLEMISS Ann's Grove, Eccles | Andrew MIDDLEMISS | 31 May 1844 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/41 |
| Elizabeth RENTON Springwells, Eccles | Alexander DODS | 23 Aug 1876 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/42 |
| Margaret ROBERTSON Printonan, Eccles | William COCHRANE | 15 Jun 1883 Printonan, Eccles | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Mary STEWART or LYAL Crosshall, Eccles | Andrew COOPER | Order now | Selkirk SC63/6/13 | |
| Agnes WHEELANS Belleville, Eccles | John DAVIDSON | 23 Feb 1898 Belleville, Eccles | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Elizabeth WRIGHT Eccles Tofts, Eccles | Alexander WATSON | 14 Nov 1882 Eccles Tofts, Eccles | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet ANDERSON | 17 February 1873 | Margaret ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Mary BALMER | 20 September 1859 | Mary BALMER | Find the father |
| Thomas BARRON | 13 July 1865 | Margaret BARRON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BEARHOPE | 21 June 1861 | Isabella BEARHOPE | Father found |
| Mary BLACKIE | 22 September 1860 | Janet BLACKIE | Find the father |
| Helen BROWN | 13 April 1870 | Jane BROWN | Find the father |
| James BROWN | 26 February 1869 | Isabella BROWN | Find the father |
| John BROWN | 10 October 1861 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Robert BROWN | 6 October 1867 | Elizabeth BROWN | Find the father |
| Thomas BROWN | 19 April 1868 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Thomas BROWN | 14 June 1870 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Jessie CAVERS | 8 February 1869 | Elisabeth CAVERS | Find the father |
| William COULTER | 14 April 1862 | Margaret COULTER | Find the father |
| Augustavie COURTIN | 5 November 1870 | Armandine COURTIN | Find the father |
| Agnes COWE | 21 June 1874 | Margaret COWE | Find the father |
| George COWE | 21 July 1866 | Elisabeth COWE | Find the father |
| David DARLING | 21 September 1872 | Janet DARLING | Find the father |
| Isabella DARRIE | 21 October 1872 | Margaret DARRIE | Find the father |
| Thomas DARRIE | 5 April 1869 | Margaret DARRIE | Find the father |
| Jane DODDS | 8 October 1863 | Elspeth DODDS | Find the father |
| Janet DODDS | 12 January 1863 | Janet DODDS | Find the father |
| Ralph DODDS | 29 January 1858 | Janet DODDS | Father found |
| William DODDS | 25 June 1855 | Elizabeth DODDS | Find the father |
| Helen DUMMA | 31 January 1857 | Helen DUMMA | Find the father |
| Jane DUMMA | 30 December 1858 | Isabella DUMMA | Find the father |
| Ann ELLIOT | 17 March 1863 | Ann ELLIOT | Find the father |
| Helen FAIRBAIRN | 4 August 1867 | Isabella FAIRBAIRN | Find the father |
| William FAIRBAIRN | 24 February 1865 | Isabella FAIRBAIRN | Find the father |
| James FORD | 1 February 1864 | Janet FORD | Find the father |
| Agnes GARDINER | 10 May 1858 | Isabella DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Helen GIBSON | 5 December 1866 | Janet GIBSON | Find the father |
| James GIBSON | 20 May 1861 | Isabella GIBSON | Find the father |
| Agnes GLENDINNING | 6 December 1861 | Ann GLENDINNING | Find the father |
| John HARDIE | 1 April 1872 | Isabella HARDIE | Father found |
| Caroline HATELY | 20 February 1870 | Margaret HATELY | Find the father |
| Mary HATELY | 23 November 1873 | Margaret HATELY | Find the father |
| David HENDERSON | 7 June 1866 | Isabella HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Lees HENDERSON | 15 February 1862 | Helen HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Isabella HENDERSON | 23 July 1870 | Isabella HENDERSON | Find the father |
| John HENDERSON | 21 February 1864 | Euphemia HENDERSON | Find the father |
| John Wylie HENDERSON | 9 February 1862 | Agnes HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Mary Ann HENDERSON | 15 September 1867 | Isabella HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Sophia HENDERSON | 22 April 1869 | Isabella HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Thomas HENDERSON | 15 April 1864 | Elisabeth HENDERSON | Find the father |
| William HENDERSON | 12 February 1865 | Isabella HENDERSON | Find the father |
| George HENRY | 2 August 1855 | Margaret HENRY | Find the father |
| Robert HOLLIDAY | 27 August 1869 | Margaret HOLLIDAY | Father found |
| Agnes HUNTER | 29 June 1868 | Susanna HUNTER | Find the father |
| Robert HUNTER | 13 November 1860 | Janet HUNTER | Find the father |
| Isabella JENKINSON | 22 November 1866 | Jane JENKINSON | Find the father |
| Isabella JENKINSON | 30 November 1873 | Agnes JENKINSON | Find the father |
| Margaret JENKINSON | 2 October 1874 | Sarah JENKINSON | Find the father |
| Thomas JENKINSON | 1 August 1871 | Sarah JENKINSON | Find the father |
| Janet JOHNSTON | 20 May 1871 | Mary JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| John KIRKWOOD | 16 January 1867 | Mary REID | Find the father |
| Thomas KIRKWOOD | 16 January 1867 | Mary REID | Find the father |
| Agnes LAMB | 27 June 1874 | Agnes LAMB | Find the father |
| Jane LAMB | 1 March 1860 | Jane LAMB | Find the father |
| Margaret Alice LAURIE | 6 May 1863 | Ann LAURIE | Find the father |
| William LAURIE | 24 August 1865 | Ann LAURIE | Find the father |
| Alexander LINDSAY | 11 August 1855 | Janet LINDSAY | Find the father |
| William Lighterness LUNHAM | 25 January 1865 | Margaret LUNHAM | Find the father |
| Agnes MATHISON | 18 May 1861 | Louisa MATHISON | Find the father |
| William MCLEOD | 12 September 1859 | Margaret MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MIDDLEMISS | 9 December 1870 | Alison MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| Robert MIDDLEMISS | 9 December 1870 | Alison MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| Sarah Ann Gairn MILLER | 27 February 1874 | Agnes MILLER | Find the father |
| Thomas MILLER | 4 June 1863 | Eliza MILLER | Find the father |
| John MILLS | 22 February 1858 | Jane MILLS | Find the father |
| John MURRAY | 17 December 1866 | Mary MURRAY | Find the father |
| Catherine NICHOL | 26 October 1865 | Isabella NICHOL | Find the father |
| Alexander Purves NICHOLL | 8 August 1868 | Isabella NICHOLL | Find the father |
| Euphemia OLIVER | 17 October 1869 | Violet OLIVER | Find the father |
| James OLIVER | 13 September 1867 | Violet OLIVER | Find the father |
| Thomas OLIVER | 27 June 1863 | Isabella OLIVER | Find the father |
| Robert ORD | 8 February 1855 | Agnes ORD | Find the father |
| James ORMSTON | 13 September 1858 | Isabella ORMSTON | Find the father |
| Mary PATTERSON | 16 November 1872 | Margaret PATTERSON | Find the father |
| Agnes PAXTON | 1 May 1857 | Margaret PAXTON | Find the father |
| David PITT | 28 October 1862 | Janet PITT | Find the father |
| William PITT | 14 April 1865 | Janet PITT | Find the father |
| Robert PRENTICE | 4 December 1866 | Agnes PRENTICE | Find the father |
| Alexander PRESTON | 8 December 1871 | Margaret PRESTON | Find the father |
| Euphemia PURVES | 12 June 1866 | Ellen PURVES | Find the father |
| James PURVES | 17 November 1864 | Janet PURVES | Find the father |
| Ralph ROBERTSON | 26 July 1861 | Margaret ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Agnes RUSSELL | 21 November 1866 | Agnes DONALDSON | Find the father |
| Robert SIMPSON | 26 July 1863 | Margaret SIMPSON | Find the father |
| William SMART | 8 July 1865 | Christina Oliver SMART | Find the father |
| Isabella SMITH | 14 November 1864 | Mary SMITH | Find the father |
| Robert STARK | 4 January 1866 | Alison STARK | Find the father |
| Catherine STENHOUSE | 6 April 1872 | Agnes STENHOUSE | Find the father |
| Jasper STEWART | 3 December 1861 | Helen STEWART | Find the father |
| William STUART | 6 August 1865 | Agnes STUART | Find the father |
| Marion THOMPSON | 26 May 1872 | Jane THOMPSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth TURNBULL | 24 August 1856 | Jane TURNBULL | Father found |
| Mary UNTHANK | 13 December 1865 | Isabella UNTHANK | Find the father |
| Janet WALKER | 6 April 1859 | Janet WALKER | Find the father |
| George WILSON | 16 July 1869 | Isabella WILSON | Find the father |
| Margaret WILSON | 5 November 1862 | Jane WILSON | Find the father |
| William WILSON | 6 February 1860 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
| Andrew Bell WOOD | 17 March 1872 | Isabella Bell WOOD | Find the father |
| Christina WOOD | 18 January 1869 | Christian WOOD | Find the father |
| Margaret WOOD | 1 September 1856 | Christian WOOD | Find the father |
| George YOUNG | 22 May 1866 | Helen 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.
