Records -> Ross and Cromarty
Fearn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy CAMPBELL | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Ann GRAHAM | 1846 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Alexander MACKENZIE | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCCANDIE | 1847 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Janet MCFARGHEN | Estate Of Pitkeny | 1846 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| David MCKENZIE | 1847 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret MITCHELL | 1847-1848 (5) | Order images | Minute made | |
| Christy MUNRO | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Hector MUNRO | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Hugh MUNRO | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James MUNRO | 1849 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Janet MUNRO | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Isabella MURRAY | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Ann ROBB or MCCANDIE | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine ROSS | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Elspet ROSS | 1847-1848 (2) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ina FRASER Easter Balintore, Fearn, Ross | John JOHNSTONE | 8 Sep 1902 Balintore, Fearn, Ross | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Jessie FRASER Inver, Fearn | Andrew ROSS | 15 Jul 1884 3 Washington Street, Glasgow | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/66 |
| Ann ROSS Knocknahar, Fearn, Ross-shire | Donald CAMPBELL | 7 Mar 1869 | Order now | Tain SC34/3/5 |
| Catherine ROSS Mounteagle, Fearn, Ross | David SHARP | 3 Sep 1897 | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Mary SHARP Mounteagle, Fearn, Ross | Christie MAIR | 18 Jun 1896 Mounteagle, Fearn, Ross | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Janet SMART Balindrum, Fearn, Ross formerly Lower Pitkerrie, Fearn | Roderick BONNY | 24 Jan 1895 Lower Pitkerrie, Fearn | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Davidina SUTHERLAND Hilton, Fearn, Ross | William ROSS | 6 Jul 1893 Hilton, Fearn, Ross | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Jessie URQUHART Balnagore, Fearn, Ross | James ROSS | 25 Nov 1891 | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Agnes WHITE Farmerton, Fearn | David SAMPSON | 19 Feb 1878 | Order now | Forfar SC47/7/17 |
| Catherine Sutherland WOOD Fife Cottage, Hilton, Fearn, Ross | Donald MACANGUS | 2 Jan 1911 | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Ross BAIN | 10 February 1863 | Betsey BAIN | Find the father |
| Donald CAMERON | 18 August 1868 | Mary CAMERON | Father found |
| Margaret CAMPBELL | 24 May 1869 | Catherine CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| David FRASER | 12 February 1874 | Catherine FRASER | Find the father |
| Duncan FRASER | 30 March 1868 | Isabella FRASER | Find the father |
| Christina GUNN | 14 April 1871 | Christina GUNN | Find the father |
| Joan Mcdonald MCCULLOCH | 19 December 1868 | Betsy MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| Murdo MCDONALD | 14 October 1867 | Margaret MCDONALD | Find the father |
| William MCKAY | 14 January 1868 | Ann MCKAY | Find the father |
| Georgina MCKENZIE | 16 March 1866 | Margaret MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Margaret MCKENZIE | 9 October 1861 | Margaret MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Roderick MCKENZIE | 30 June 1869 | Margaret MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| James Campbell MCLEOD | 20 February 1871 | Jessie Campbell MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Margaret PATERSON | 3 September 1857 | Catherine PATERSON | Find the father |
| Alexander ROSS | 8 November 1858 | Catherine ROSS | Find the father |
| Alexander ROSS | 5 June 1869 | Jessie ROSS | Find the father |
| Davidina ROSS | 1 December 1873 | Mary ROSS | Find the father |
| Duncan ROSS | 12 May 1867 | Jane ROSS | Father found |
| George ROSS | 3 June 1870 | Jessie ROSS | Find the father |
| John ROSS | 18 July 1858 | Mary ROSS | Find the father |
| Kenneth ROSS | 13 May 1866 | Catherine ROSS | Find the father |
| Johanna SKINNER | 12 March 1869 | Janet SKINNER | Find the father |
| Annabella SMITH | 18 December 1868 | Johanna SMITH | 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.
