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Fordoun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen BOTHWELL or DUNCAN | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Helen BOTHWELL or DUNCAN | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Helen BOTHWELL or DUNCAN | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William CARNEGIE | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| George DICKIE | 1854 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret DURIE or TAYLOR | 1868 (4) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Ann GOVE | Laurencekirk | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Helen JOLLY | 1855 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Sarah LAWSON or HENDERSON | 1873 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Helen LINDSAY | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary Ann LINDSAY | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MAIN | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth MOIR or GREIG | 1859 (2) | Order images | Refused - informal | |
| Widow Harriet TAVENDALE or SCOTT | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary THOMSON | 1847 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann ANGUS or SCORGIE West Cairnbeg, Fordoun, Kincardineshire | James CUTHBERT | 17 Dec 1868 Drumforber, near Laurencekirk | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Catherine BEATTIE Balfeich, Fordoun, Kincardineshire | Archibald SIMPSON | 3 Mar 1881 Balfeich, Fordoun, Kincardineshire | Order now | Forfar SC47/7/18 |
| Jane BLACK Pitarrow, Fordoun, Kincardineshire | John GLEN | 4 Dec 1882 Montrose | Order now | Forfar SC47/7/18 |
| Elizabeth DUNBAR Fordoun Station, Fordoun, Kincardineshire | James RAMSAY | 16 Sep 1853 | Order now | Forfar SC47/7/12 |
| Ann PAUL Auchinblae, Fordoun | John COWIE | 12 Apr 1851 | Order now | Stonehaven SC5/7/4 |
| Margaret STRACHAN Castleton Of Mondynes, Fordoun | William MILNE | 5 Feb 1867 | Order now | Stonehaven SC5/7/5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie ANDERSON | 15 December 1867 | Mary ANDERSON | Find the father |
| William ANDERSON | 23 June 1871 | Mary ANDERSON | Find the father |
| John BIRSE | 13 July 1874 | Isabella BIRSE | Find the father |
| Christina BLACKIE | 1 February 1864 | Rebecca BLACKIE | Find the father |
| Ann Bertie BROWN | 27 January 1863 | Betsy BROWN | Find the father |
| Anne COBBAN | 4 July 1873 | Elisabeth COBBAN | Find the father |
| Ann Kydd COCKIE | 22 April 1861 | Christina COCKIE | Find the father |
| Betsy COLLIE | 6 January 1868 | Elsie COLLIE | Find the father |
| James CRABB | 9 July 1868 | Jane CRABB | Father found |
| Jane Ann CRABB | 26 July 1866 | Mary Ann CRABB | Find the father |
| Jane Ann CRABB | 16 March 1874 | Jane CRABB | Find the father |
| Allan Scott CRAMOND | 21 November 1862 | Ann CRAMOND | Find the father |
| Margaret DALLAS | 16 December 1857 | Margaret DALLAS | Find the father |
| Jane DUNCAN | 8 February 1865 | Catherine DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Robert DUNCAN | 19 April 1870 | Helen DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Ritchie Or DURWARD | 20 May 1859 | Elizabeth Ritchie Or DURWARD | Find the father |
| James DURWARD | 28 August 1856 | Jane DURWARD | Find the father |
| William Esson DUTHIE | 15 March 1866 | Helen DUTHIE | Find the father |
| Georgina Crabb GORDON | 21 December 1874 | Margaret GORDON | Find the father |
| Helen Reid GORDON | 13 June 1868 | Margaret GORDON | Find the father |
| John GORDON | 29 May 1874 | Isabella GORDON | Find the father |
| William Alexander GRAY | 6 January 1874 | Annie GRAY | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Smith GREIG | 2 September 1856 | Mary Ann GREIG | Find the father |
| Helen GREIG | 1 March 1857 | Ann GREIG | Find the father |
| James Ross GREIG | 27 November 1860 | Ann GREIG | Find the father |
| Margaret Davidson GREIG | 20 February 1865 | Mary Ann GREIG | Find the father |
| Mary GREIG | 1 March 1857 | Ann GREIG | Find the father |
| Mary Ann Howie GREIG | 8 December 1860 | Jean GREIG | Find the father |
| Jane Ann Fraser HOBBS | 26 September 1863 | Isabella HOBBS | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Greig Reid HUNTER | 23 October 1860 | Margaret HUNTER | Find the father |
| John JAFFRAY | 30 June 1867 | Helen Jaffray Or ANNANDALE | Find the father |
| Helen JOLLY | 2 December 1872 | Ann JOLLY | Find the father |
| James JOLLY | 25 April 1867 | Mary JOLLY | Father found |
| William Boa JOLLY | 16 December 1873 | Mary JOLLY | Find the father |
| Jane LAING | 16 January 1868 | Jane LAING | Find the father |
| Louisa Ann LAURIE | 26 November 1872 | Margaret LAURIE | Find the father |
| Grace Kinn LONGMUIR | 26 June 1865 | Maria LONGMUIR | Find the father |
| David Sheriffs LOW | 4 May 1867 | Isabella LOW | Find the father |
| Jane LOWNIE | 26 February 1862 | Margaret LOWNIE | Find the father |
| Ann Carnegie MANSON | 13 December 1863 | Isabella MANSON | Find the father |
| Emma Jane MASON | 3 May 1859 | Margaret MASON | Find the father |
| Ann Ross MASSON | 15 November 1861 | Elizabeth MASSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Wight MCANDREW | 23 June 1869 | Margaret MCANDREW | Find the father |
| William Alexander MCANDREW | 23 August 1872 | Margaret MCANDREW | Find the father |
| John MCGREGOR | 22 November 1868 | Isabella MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Ann MILLAR | 3 December 1871 | Elisabeth MILLAR | Find the father |
| David Scorgie MILLAR | 4 June 1870 | Jane MILLAR | Father found |
| Mary Wallace MILLER | 9 August 1864 | Elisabeth MILLER | Find the father |
| Alexander Bruce MOIR | 4 February 1870 | Jane MOIR | Find the father |
| David Balfour Stephen MOIR | 14 November 1860 | Elizabeth MOIR | Find the father |
| William Laing MOIR | 17 May 1857 | Jane MOIR | Find the father |
| George MORRISON | 22 October 1871 | Mary MORRISON | Find the father |
| Mary Thom MURRAY | 4 January 1858 | Mary MURRAY | Find the father |
| Ann NICOL | 13 March 1859 | Isabella NICOL | Find the father |
| Isabella NICOL | 2 March 1862 | Isabella NICOL | Father found |
| Ann PETRIE | 19 December 1868 | Isabella PETRIE | Father found |
| Alexander REITH | 21 January 1871 | Helen REITH | Find the father |
| David REITH | 26 January 1870 | Jean REITH | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Fyfe Longmuir REITH | 5 June 1866 | Jean REITH | Find the father |
| Helen Smith REITH | 29 July 1862 | Helen REITH | Father found |
| William Simpson ROBERTS | 15 April 1872 | Elisabeth ROBERTS | Find the father |
| John SHERET | 29 December 1868 | Elisabeth SHERET | Find the father |
| Alice SMART | 1 March 1870 | Ann SMART | Find the father |
| John SMITH | 9 July 1874 | Emily Silver SMITH | Find the father |
| John SOUTER | 20 September 1873 | Jane SOUTER | Find the father |
| Annabella Mcdonald STEPHEN | 23 June 1872 | Ann STEPHEN | Find the father |
| James Barclay STEVENSON | 29 March 1868 | Jessie STEVENSON | Find the father |
| David STEWART | 25 July 1860 | Elizabeth STEWART | Find the father |
| David Scott STEWART | 17 June 1861 | Elizabeth STEWART | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann STEWART | 15 June 1860 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Margaret Annie Elder STEWART | 2 March 1873 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Mary Ann Taylor STEWART | 5 January 1863 | Ann STEWART | Find the father |
| Christina Scroggie STRACHAN | 5 April 1869 | Margaret STRACHAN | Father found |
| Ann Middleton TAYLOR | 20 October 1870 | Helen TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Elisabeth King THOMSON | 11 January 1865 | Ann THOMSON | Find the father |
| Ann Spalding VALENTINE | 19 April 1857 | Jean VALENTINE | 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.
