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Fala and Soutra 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/148/1 | Fala Kirk Session - Minutes and accounts. Minutes 1715-1776 Accounts 1715-1765 | 1715-1776 | Request lookup |
| CH2/148/2 | Fala Kirk Session - Minutes | 1777-1839 | Request lookup |
| CH2/148/3 | Fala Kirk Session - Minutes | 1839-1874 | Request lookup |
| CH2/148/4 | Fala Kirk Session - Minutes | 1874-1913 | Request 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James BROUNLEE | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret REID or BROWNLEE | 1853 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann HUNTER Fala, Midlothian | Walter STODDART | 28 Apr 1870 | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/37 |
| Ann Good MCCORMACK Fala, Midlothian | Robert ROBINSON | 11 Apr 1863 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Devina AMOS | 13 October 1871 | Elizabeth AMOS | Find the father |
| James AMOS | 16 January 1873 | Elizabeth AMOS | Find the father |
| John BAILLIE | 31 October 1866 | Elizth. BAILLIE | Find the father |
| Patrick BOYLE | 19 November 1856 | Margaret BOYLE | Find the father |
| Jane BRUCE | 30 September 1869 | Margaret BRUCE | Find the father |
| John CRAIG | 7 August 1869 | Janet CRAIG | Find the father |
| David CROOKSTON | 9 July 1864 | Catherine CROOKSTON | Find the father |
| Peter DODDS | 10 July 1869 | Ann DODDS | Find the father |
| Mary Jane FARRELL | 10 October 1867 | Maria FARRELL | Find the father |
| Marion HAY | 4 September 1858 | Jane HAY | Father found |
| Mary INGLIS | 13 November 1865 | Margt. INGLIS | Find the father |
| Isabella KNOX | 30 May 1874 | Jean KNOX | Find the father |
| Jane LINDSAY | 5 July 1858 | Janet LINDSAY | Find the father |
| William LINDSAY | 4 December 1862 | Janet LINDSAY | Find the father |
| Robert MCKINLAY | 23 November 1856 | Jessie MCKINLAY | Find the father |
| James NAPIER | 25 November 1864 | Flora NAPIER | Find the father |
| David NORMAN | 22 August 1867 | Ann NORMAN | Find the father |
| Euphemia NOTMAN | 25 December 1863 | Euphemia NOTMAN | Find the father |
| Helen NOTMAN | 17 July 1861 | Mary NOTMAN | Find the father |
| John O'NEILE | 25 August 1874 | Bridget O'NEILE | Find the father |
| Euphemia PREACHER | 14 December 1861 | Helen PREACHER | Find the father |
| Helen SCOTT | 12 February 1868 | Helen SCOTT | Find the father |
| Janet SCOTT | 16 August 1859 | Helen SCOTT | Find the father |
| Margaret STODDART | 19 January 1863 | Mary STODDART | Find the father |
| Charles WATT | 11 December 1867 | Barbara WATT | 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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Anderson | |||
| John | Baxter | |||
| William | Binnie | |||
| David | Broomfield | |||
| Robert | Broomfield | |||
| John | Brown | |||
| Joseph | Brown | |||
| Peter | Burton | |||
| Andrew | Catto | |||
| William | Cree | |||
| Andrew | Dickson | |||
| Matthew | Dobson | |||
| David | Dowie | |||
| John | Duff | |||
| Peter | Elder | |||
| Robert | Forsyth | |||
| Andrew | Gibson | |||
| Ralph | Hill | |||
| James | Hutchinson | |||
| Peter | Instant | |||
| John | King | |||
| William | Lauder | |||
| William | Linton | |||
| John | Low | |||
| Thomas | Lunn | |||
| Murdoch | Mcleod | |||
| George | Mitchell | |||
| Alexander | Murray | |||
| James | Murray | |||
| Charles | Notman | |||
| James | Paterson | |||
| William | Paterson | |||
| James | Purves | |||
| Neil | Robertson | |||
| Thomas | Robertson | |||
| Robert | Roughead | |||
| George | Ruthven | |||
| William | Scarlet | |||
| Thomas | Scott | |||
| John | Smart | |||
| Robert | Storrie | |||
| George | Taylor | |||
| William | Thomson | |||
| Robert | Trotter | |||
| James | Welsh | |||
| James | Wight | |||
| Andrew | Wilson | |||
| Andrew | Wood | |||
| John | Wylie | |||
| Andrew | Young |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Anderson | |||
| John | Baxter | |||
| William | Binnie | |||
| David | Broomfield | |||
| Robert | Broomfield | |||
| John | Brown | |||
| Joseph | Brown | |||
| William | Burns | |||
| Peter | Burton | |||
| Andrew | Catto | |||
| William | Cree | |||
| Andrew | Dickson | |||
| Matthew | Dobson | |||
| David | Dowie | |||
| John | Duff | |||
| Robert | Forsyth | |||
| Andrew | Gibson | |||
| William | Henderson | |||
| Ralph | Hill | |||
| James | Hutchinson | |||
| Peter | Insh | |||
| John | King | |||
| William | Lauder | |||
| William | Linton | |||
| John | Low | |||
| Thomas | Lunn | |||
| Murdoch | Mcleod | |||
| George | Mitchell | |||
| Alex | Murray | |||
| Charles | Notman | |||
| James | Paterson | |||
| William | Paterson | |||
| James | Purves | |||
| Neil | Robertson | |||
| Thomas | Robertson | |||
| Robert | Roughead | |||
| George | Ruthven | |||
| William | Scarlet | |||
| Thomas | Scott | |||
| John | Smart | |||
| Robert | Storrie | |||
| George | Taylor | |||
| William | Thomson | |||
| Robert | Trotter | |||
| James | Welsh | |||
| James | Wight | |||
| Andrew | Wilson | |||
| James | Winter | |||
| Andrew | Wood | |||
| John | Wylie | |||
| Andrew | Young |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Anderson | Falahall | ||
| William | Binnie | Fala | ||
| Peter | Burton | Fala South Mains | ||
| Andrew | Cattanach | Woodcot | ||
| Andrew | Cockburn | Fala Toll | ||
| Matthew | Dobson | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Gibson | Soutra Mains | ||
| William | Henderson | Fala Toll | ||
| Ralph | Hill | Soutra Hill | ||
| James | Hutchinson | Kellybank | ||
| Peter | Instant | Fala Dam | ||
| John | King | Fala | ||
| William | Lauder | Falahall | ||
| William | Linton | Soutra Mains | ||
| Thomas | Lunn | Fala | ||
| James | Mcfarlane | Honeywalls | ||
| Murdoch | Mcleod | Fala | ||
| Alexander | Murray | Fala | ||
| James | Murray | Honeywalls | ||
| James | Paterson | Fala | ||
| William | Paterson | Fala | ||
| Thomas | Robertson | Fala | ||
| James | Scott | Fala | NB has been a communicant for a twelvemonth, but came into the Parish only at Whitsunday last | |
| Charles | Simpson | Makerich | NB has come into the Parish at Whitsunday last | |
| John | Smart | Fala | ||
| Robert | Storrie | Soutra Mill | ||
| George | Taylor | Falahall | ||
| William | Vallence | Fala | ||
| James | Welsh | Soutra Hill | ||
| James | Wight | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Wilson | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Wood | Salvendo | ||
| Andrew | Young | Fala Mill |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Anderson | Falahall | ||
| William | Binnie | Fala | ||
| Alexander | Booth | Soutra | ||
| Alexander | Brotherston | Soutra Hill | ||
| Peter | Burton | Fala South Mains | ||
| Andrew | Catto | Woodcot | ||
| Andrew | Cockburn | Fala Toll | ||
| Matthew | Dobson | Fala | ||
| David | Dowie | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Gibson | Soutra Mains | ||
| William | Henderson | Fala Toll | ||
| Ralph | Hill | Soutra Hill | ||
| James | Hutchison | Kellybank | ||
| Peter | Instant | Fala Dam | ||
| John | King | Fala | ||
| William | Lauder | Falahall | ||
| William | Linton | Soutra Mains | ||
| Thomas | Lunn | Fala | ||
| James | Mcfarlane | Honeywalls | ||
| Murdoch | Mcleod | Fala | ||
| Alexander | Murray | Fala | ||
| James | Murray | Honeywalls | ||
| James | Paterson | Fala | ||
| William | Paterson | Fala | ||
| Thomas | Robertson | Fala | ||
| James | Scott | Fala | ||
| Charles | Simpson | Makerich | ||
| John | Smart | Fala | ||
| Ro | Storrie | Soutra Mill | ||
| George | Taylor | Falahall | ||
| William | Vallance | Fala | ||
| James | Welsh | Soutra Hill | ||
| James | Wight | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Wilson | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Wood | Salvendo | ||
| Andrew | Young | Fala Mill |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Anderson | Falahall | ||
| Alexander | Booth | Soutra | ||
| Alexander | Brotherston | Soutra | ||
| Peter | Burton | Fala South Mains | ||
| John | Chisholm | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Cockburn | Fala Toll | ||
| Thomas | Darling | Gilston Mains | ||
| Matthew | Dobson | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Gibson | Soutra Mains | ||
| James | Hutchison | Kellybank | ||
| John | King | Fala | ||
| William | Lauder | Falahall | ||
| James | Leitch | Falahall | ||
| William | Linton | Soutra Mains | ||
| Thomas | Lunn | Fala | ||
| Murdoch | Mcleod | Fala | ||
| Alexander | Murray | Fala | ||
| James | Murray | Honeywells | ||
| James | Paterson | Fala | ||
| William | Paterson | Fala | ||
| Thomas | Robertson | Fala | ||
| James | Scott | Fala | ||
| John | Smart | Fala | ||
| Robert | Storrie | Soutra Mill | ||
| James | Tait | Old Brotherstones | ||
| James | Thomson | Soutra | ||
| James | Tudhope | Soutra Hill | ||
| William | Vallance | Fala South Mains | ||
| James | Welsh | Soutra Hill | ||
| James | Wight | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Wood | Salvendo |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Anderson | Falahall | ||
| John | Baxter | Soutra Hill Toll | ||
| Alexander | Booth | Soutra | ||
| Robert | Broomfield | Fala Dam | ||
| Alexander | Brotherston | Soutra | ||
| Peter | Burton | Fala South Mains | ||
| Thomas | Darling | Gilston Mains | ||
| Matthew | Dobson | Fala | ||
| William | Easton | Soutra Hill | ||
| Andrew | Gibson | Soutra Mains | ||
| George | Henderson | Fala | ||
| James | Hutchison | Kellybank | ||
| John | King | Fala | ||
| James | Leitch | Falahall | ||
| William | Linton | Soutra Mains | ||
| Thomas | Lunn | Fala | ||
| Murdoch | Mcleod | Fala | ||
| Alexander | Murray | Fala | ||
| James | Murray | Honeywells | ||
| James | Paterson | Fala | ||
| William | Paterson | Fala | ||
| Thomas | Robertson | Fala | ||
| Peter | Roughead | Soutra | ||
| Robert | Roughead | Fala Mill | ||
| James | Scott | Fala | ||
| John | Smart | Fala | ||
| Robert | Storrie | Soutra Mill | ||
| James | Thomson | Soutra | ||
| James | Tudhope | Soutra Hill | ||
| Thomas | Turner | Fala South Mains | ||
| James | Welsh | Soutra Hill | ||
| James | Wight | Fala | ||
| Alexander | Wood | Fala | ||
| Andrew | Wood | Salvendo |
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.
