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Records -> Fife

Forgan 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.

Lookups available
Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/160/1Forgan Kirk Session - Minutes
1695-1700
1717-1723
Includes poor payments
1695-1723Request lookup
CH2/160/2Forgan Kirk Session - Minutes
Includes poor payments
1703-1741Request lookup
CH2/160/3Forgan Kirk Session - Minutes
Includes poor payments and mortcloth dues
1767-1852Request lookup
CH2/160/5Forgan Kirk Session - Minutes1852-1891Request lookup
CH2/160/6Forgan Kirk Session - Minutes1891-1913Request 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:
  • £3 for a single minute
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  • £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
Thomas DAVIDSON 1862 (3)Order imagesRefused
John GRANT 1862 (3)Order imagesRefused
Thomas WEBSTER 1874 (2)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
Janet SCOTT or PEEBLES
Flass, Forgan
David BLYTHE12 Dec 1854Order nowCupar
SC20/4/29


School Leaving Certificate Exams

This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order now link.
School leaving certificate examinations
NameDate of birthSchoolYearOrder record
John H ANDERSON5 Apr 1897Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Norman G ANDERSON3 Dec 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Norman G ANDERSON3 Dec 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Christian BOYD8 Sep 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Ellen BROWN30 Nov 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
William R BROWN25 Nov 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
William BRUCE5 Oct 1897Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
James A CAMERON13 Mar 1897Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Mary S CARMICHAEL19 Jun 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Janet CARSWELL24 Oct 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Margaret CARSWELL31 May 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Margaret B CARSWELL30 May 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Mora M CHRISTIE16 Jan 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Leanus John DARGIE12 Sep 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Lilian I DARGIE12 Sep 1891Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Dorothy L DOIG16 Mar 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Dorothy L DOIG16 Mar 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Elizabeth DOIG17 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Elizabeth DOIG17 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
William DOIG4 Oct 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Elizabeth M M DOW20 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Catherine M DOWNIE15 Aug 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Alexander DUNCAN28 Dec 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Ernest W FAIRWEATHER11 Jul 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Florence FAIRWEATHER12 Feb 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Claude F FALCONER15 Aug 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Jame H FALCONER2 May 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
James H FALCONER2 May 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Simon FORREST23 Mar 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Mary E FORRET16 Aug 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Mary E FORRET16 Aug 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
John A FOULIS12 May 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
William A FRASER8 Jun 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Helen M FYFE30 Sep 1897Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Robert John GOULD15 Feb 1897Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Gwendoline B JONES21 Sep 1891Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Alexander KAY5 Jan 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Florence KAY2 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Florence W KAY12 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Alfred LAW20 Jul 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Edgar A LINDSAY30 Aug 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Robert LINDSAY5 Dec 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Mary A MACASKILL13 Nov 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Jessie R MACDONALD30 Jan 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Evelyn M MACKAY4 Mar 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Evelyn M MACKAY3 Apr 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Isabella McD R G MCDONALD28 Dec 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
John MCLAUCHLAN16 May 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Mary MCLAUCHLAN20 Apr 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
James MINTY23 Nov 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
James MINTY27 Nov 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
William C MINTY4 Mar 1897Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
William C MINTY18 Mar 1897Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Edith MURRAY20 Dec 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Ella NIVEN8 Nov 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Ella W NIVEN8 Nov 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Eric J M NIVEN23 Nov 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Isabella NIVEN8 Nov 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Elizabeth B PEACOCK17 Feb 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Agnes R PEEBLES18 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Agnes R PEEBLES18 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
William Ramsay PROPHET28 Dec 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Buchan W RITCHIE1 Dec 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Marg M RITCHIE27 Oct 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
William T ROSS3 Aug 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Alfred SCOTT11 Jan 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Alice M SCRIMGEOUR17 Nov 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Alice M SCRIMGEOUR17 Nov 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Ernest M SCRIMGEOUR7 Nov 1891Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Evangeline SCRIMGEOUR23 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Evangeline SCRIMGEOUR23 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Evangeline SCRIMGEOUR29 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Thomas W SCROGGIE30 Sep 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Flora SCRYMGEOUR6 May 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
James T SCRYMGEOUR23 Mar 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Douglas SHEPHERD1 Jan 1898Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Harold H SMITH9 Feb 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Olive H SMITH24 Nov 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
George W STEWART13 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Hannah T STEWART2 Jun 1898Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Georgina STORRIER28 Apr 1898Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Jeannie K STORRIER5 Aug 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Jeannie K STORRIER5 Aug 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Isabella G SUTHERLAND1 Jan 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Robert G SUTHERLAND23 Apr 1898Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Evelyne V THOMAS28 Jun 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Evelyne V THOMAS28 Jun 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Vera THOMSON28 Jun 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
William L TULLIS20 Mar 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Elizabeth W WALLACE21 Feb 1895Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Robert WALLACE21 Dec 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Robert WALLACE21 Dec 1896Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
James WANNAN7 Nov 1893Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Mary A WANNAN23 Jul 1894Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Stanley L WATSON5 Nov 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Stanley L WATSON5 Nov 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Margaret M WHITTET21 Aug 1892Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
William A YOUNG27 Jan 1898Forgan Newport Higher Grade Public School1912Order now


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
Margaret Nelson BERNARD27 April 1872Cecilia BERNARDFather found
Margaret BERRY13 December 1864Margaret BERRYFind the father
William BERRY17 April 1867Elspeth BERRYFather found
Janet BROWN20 October 1860Ann BROWNFind the father
Joseph BROWN6 July 1865Ann BROWNFind the father
Mary Ann BROWN31 July 1873Ann BROWNFind the father
Thomas BROWN27 June 1856Ann BROWNFind the father
Helen CLARK4 June 1872Elizabeth CLARKFind the father
Jemima COPLEY11 February 1858Mary COPLEYFind the father
Jemima DUNCAN27 January 1866Isabella DUNCANFind the father
James FINLAYSON12 March 1862Jane FINLAYSONFind the father
James FRASER20 February 1866Catherine FRASERFind the father
Jane Ann GOW21 August 1870Jane Ann GOWFind the father
Thomas GRIGG27 December 1873Emily GRIGGFather found
Mary GULLEN5 December 1856Helen GULLENFind the father
Mary Ann HARLEY28 February 1863Catherine HARLEYFind the father
Catherine Cooper HIGGINS11 August 1870Margaret HIGGINSFind the father
Betsy Isabella JACK18 September 1860Christina JACKFind the father
Isabella KINNEAR23 March 1874Margaret KINNEARFind the father
Catherine LITSTER1 March 1866Jessie LITSTERFind the father
Mary Ann MALCOLM15 June 1864Catherine MALCOLMFind the father
Ann OGILVIE25 February 1869Margaret OGILVIEFind the father
Helen Tulloch Allan RODGER1 August 1865Ann Aitken RODGERFind the father
Ida Bell RODGER29 December 1867Ann Attkin RODGERFind the father
Maggie Ann RODGER1 October 1870Lilias Ann RODGERFather found
David ROGER24 July 1870Margaret ROGERFind the father
John STEWART13 January 1873Christina STEWARTFather found
Margaret STEWART31 March 1868Jane STEWARTFind the father
William TAYLOR26 August 1872Mary Ann TAYLORFather found
Alexander Gardiner THOMSON30 October 1861Helen THOMSONFind the father
John WATT1 May 1872Mary WATTFind the father
Frederick WILLOCKS27 May 1865Ann WILLOCKSFind 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
BLACKWOOD, David
Sergeant, Royal Highlanders
Born about 1863
Single
Previous residence: Lunatic Hospital, Netley
Chargeable parish: Forgan
20 Feb 1894Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1893
BROWN or FOGGIE, Charlotte
housewife
Born about 1837
Widowed
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife1881
CADDEN or MCDOUGALL, Ann
fireman's wife
Born about 1851
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Anne Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Kaden or Mcdougall
Order images (3)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1896-1901
CADDEN or MCDOUGALL, Anne
fireman's wife
Born about 1851
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Ann Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Kaden or Mcdougall
Order images (3)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1896-1901
CAMPBELL, Mary Ann
domestic servant
Born about 1872
Single
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1889
DUNCAN, Thomas
joiner
Born about 1844
Single
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Thomas Gray Duncan
Order images (3)Fife
Fife District Asylum
1880-1911
DUNCAN, Thomas Gray
joiner
Born about 1844
Single
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Thomas Duncan
Order images (3)Fife
Fife District Asylum
1880-1911
EDDINGTON, Agnes
dressmaker
Born about 1859
Single
Previous residence: West Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
8 Apr 1921Order images (3)Fife District
Fife District Asylum
1895-1907
FOGGIE or BROWN, Charlotte
housewife
Born about 1837
Widowed
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife1881
GALLOWAY, Mary
domestic servant
Born about 1891
Single
Previous residence: Auchtermuchty
Chargeable parish: Kettle
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1909
HENDERSON, James
none
Born about 1871
Single
Previous residence: Dundee Parochial Hospital
Chargeable parish: Forgan
31 Mar 1925Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1906
HONEYMAN or TAYLOR, Mary
Born about 1819
Married
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife1872
KADEN or MCDOUGALL, Anne
fireman's wife
Born about 1851
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Ann Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Cadden or Mcdougall
Order images (3)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1896-1901
KEAY or MACKIE, Mary
housekeeper
Born about 1815
Widowed
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
5 May 1885Order image (1)Fife1884
LAING or SCOTT, Helen
weaver's widow
Born about 1801
Widowed
Previous residence: Newton of Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
20 Dec 1879Order image (1)Fife1875
LAMONT, Ann Fraser
house servant
Born about 1856
Single
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
8 Apr 1888Order images (2)Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife
1887
LAWSON, Robina Cheap
nurse
Born about 1886
Single
Previous residence: Woodhaven, Forgan
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order images (3)Fife District Asylum1902-1912
LAWSON, Stephen Gold
groom
Born about 1863
Single
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
18 Aug 1920Order images (7)Dundee
Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
Montrose
1879-1915
LOW, David
ploughman
Born about 1872
Married
Previous residence: Movendry, Forgan
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1905
MACKIE or KEAY, Mary
housekeeper
Born about 1815
Widowed
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
5 May 1885Order image (1)Fife1884
MANN or TAIT, Ann
housewife
Born about 1839
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
1 Apr 1921Order images (2)Dundee
Fife
1876-1882
MATTHEW, James
baker
Born about 1829
Single
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
14 Sep 1873Order images (2)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
1868-1870
MCDOUGALL or CADDEN, Ann
fireman's wife
Born about 1851
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Ann Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Kaden or Mcdougall
Order images (3)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1896-1901
MCDOUGALL or CADDEN, Anne
fireman's wife
Born about 1851
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Ann Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Kaden or Mcdougall
Order images (3)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1896-1901
MCDOUGALL or KADEN, Anne
fireman's wife
Born about 1851
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Ann Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Cadden or Mcdougall
Anne Kaden or Mcdougall
Order images (3)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1896-1901
MCNAUGHTON, Margaret
housekeeper
Born about 1826
Single
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Margt Hendry Mcnaughton
Mgt Hendry Mcnaughton
Mgt Henry Mcnaughton
Order images (4)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife
1863-1881
MCNAUGHTON, Margt Hendry
housekeeper
Born about 1826
Single
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Margaret Mcnaughton
Mgt Hendry Mcnaughton
Mgt Henry Mcnaughton
Order images (4)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife
1863-1881
MCNAUGHTON, Mgt Hendry
housekeeper
Born about 1826
Single
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Margaret Mcnaughton
Margt Hendry Mcnaughton
Mgt Henry Mcnaughton
Order images (4)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife
1863-1881
MCNAUGHTON, Mgt Henry
housekeeper
Born about 1826
Single
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Also known as
Margaret Mcnaughton
Margt Hendry Mcnaughton
Mgt Hendry Mcnaughton
Order images (4)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife
1863-1881
MOFFAT or WILSON, Margaret
housewife
Born about 1855
Married
Previous residence: Wormit
Chargeable parish: Wormit
Order images (2)Fife District Asylum1907
NAME UNKNOWN, Man
Previous residence: found wandering in Forgan parish
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife1883
NICHOL, James
labourer
Born about 1843
Married
Previous residence: Tayport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife1874
PRYDE, James
labourer
Born about 1816
Married
Previous residence: Higham
Chargeable parish: Cameron
Order image (1)Fife1881
RAMSAY, John
farm labourer
Born about 1835
Single
Previous residence: Perth District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
28 May 1899Order images (4)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
Perth District Asylum
Perth Royal Asylum
1859-1869
RITCHIE, John
labourer
Born about 1822
Married
Previous residence: Tayfield, Forgan
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order images (2)Fife And Kinross1869-1873
ROBB, Charles
mason's labourer
Born about 1853
Married
Previous residence: The Granary, Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
29 Dec 1905Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1903
ROYAN, Jemima
domestic servant
Born about 1878
Single
Previous residence: Dundee District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order images (2)Dundee District Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1906-1907
SCOTT or LAING, Helen
weaver's widow
Born about 1801
Widowed
Previous residence: Newton of Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
20 Dec 1879Order image (1)Fife1875
STRACHAN, John
baker
Born about 1876
Single
Previous residence: Westgreen, Dundee
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order images (4)Dundee District Asylum
Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
1903-1906
TAIT or MANN, Ann
housewife
Born about 1839
Married
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Forgan
1 Apr 1921Order images (2)Dundee
Fife
1876-1882
TAYLOR or HONEYMAN, Mary
Born about 1819
Married
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
Order image (1)Fife1872
THOMS, Elspeth
domestic servant
Born about 1805
Single
Previous residence: Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
12 Oct 1891Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1890
WILKIE, John
sail maker
Born about 1848
Married
Previous residence: The Terrace, West Newport
Chargeable parish: Forgan
12 Jul 1915Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1915
WILLIAMSON, Margaret
domestic servant
Born about 1859
Single
Previous residence: Glenduckie Cottages, Flisk
Chargeable parish: Flisk
5 Feb 1946Order image (1)Fife1883
WILSON or MOFFAT, Margaret
housewife
Born about 1855
Married
Previous residence: Wormit
Chargeable parish: Wormit
Order images (2)Fife District Asylum1907


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

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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.


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