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Records -> Berwickshire

Foulden 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
CH2/1138/1Foulden kirk session: Accounts 1814-96
Minutes 1821
Minutes 1835
Minutes 1841
Minutes 1848
List of members 1868-72
Minutes 1870-7
Includes poor rolls and mortcloth dues
1814-1896Request lookup
CH2/1138/2Foulden kirk session: Communion roll1875-1890Request lookup
CH2/1138/3Foulden kirk session: Proclamation register1868-1978Request lookup
CH2/1138/4Foulden kirk session: Birth and baptismal register1881-1926Request lookup
CH2/1138/5Foulden kirk session: Communion roll1890-1904Request lookup
CH2/1138/6Foulden kirk session: Communion roll1905-1927Request 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
John PURVIS 1865 (2)Order imagesRefused
James REAY 1847 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed


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 currently found any decrees for this parish.


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.

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Henry Rutherford CHIRNSIDE25 June 1869Christina CHIRNSIDEFind the father
Alexander CUNNINGHAM4 April 1871Janet CUNNINGHAMFind the father
David FISH10 July 1874Elisabeth FISHFind the father
Alexander GRAY13 January 1869Jessie GRAYFind the father
Mary Anne GRAY9 March 1873Jessie GRAYFind the father
Andrew HERMISTON6 July 1871Catherine HERMISTONFind the father
John HOOD24 November 1871Allison HOODFind the father
William LOGAN20 September 1872Helen LOGANFind the father
David NELSON5 July 1865Agnes NELSONFind the father
William NELSON7 February 1863Agnes NELSONFind the father
William NISBET8 January 1858Isabella NISBETFind the father
Robert PATERSON22 May 1874Mary PATERSONFind the father
Mary PATTERSON21 October 1857Jane PATTERSONFind the father
John PORTER25 May 1858Elisabeth PORTERFind the father
David PURVES19 March 1871Isabella PURVESFather found
Isabella PURVES8 June 1862Isabella PURVESFind the father
Elisabeth REDPATH22 August 1867Mary REDPATHFather found
Robert REDPATH11 April 1863Mary REDPATHFind the father
George Laing RUTHERFORD10 February 1867Margaret RUTHERFORDFind the father
Margaret RUTHERFORD18 February 1871Margaret RUTHERFORDFind the father
Adam VEITCH27 June 1872Isabella VEITCHFind the father
John WAITE25 March 1871Agnes WAITEFind the father
John WALKINSHAW4 January 1858Margaret WALKINSHAWFind the father
Robert WIGHTMAN28 January 1873Jane WIGHTMANFind the father
Janet YOUNGER4 October 1862Janet YOUNGERFind 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.

Male Heads of families [Undated, ca1836] (NRS Reference: CH2/1138/1 pp. 274-275)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
GeorgeJeffreyFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
AlexanderDicksonFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
RobertScottFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
PeterMasonFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
WilliamSmithFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
ThomasBogueFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
GeorgeHillsFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JamesonDicksonFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnWilkieFoulden HouseUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JamesDarlingFouldenUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
DavidSpiersGreenlawUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JamesBlackhallNunlandsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnPurvesNunlandsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
WilliamTelfordNunlandsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
WilliamTelfordNunlandsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
RobertCleghornSt John'sUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
WilliamHallFoulden HillUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnPurvesMoorparkUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
ThomasMillarHaggUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
GeorgeWaddleHaggUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
RobertPurvesNewfarmUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnLillieNewfarmUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnHenryLoulUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
GeorgeGuthrieLoulUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnLambertonNew MainsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
GeorgeRuncimanNew MainsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
PhilipHastieNew MainsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
NinianDavidsonNew MainsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
WilliamCleghornWest MainsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
GeorgeCockburnWest MainsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnBlackbyWest MainsUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
WilliamDicksonBastleUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
AlexanderPorterBastleUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
AlexanderSmithBastleUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnMcdougallMillUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
RalphKerrNewtonUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JamesHughesNewtonUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841
JohnDeansNewtonUndated, previous minute dated 30 Aug 1835, next minute dated 13 Sep 1841

Male Heads of families 1834 (NRS Reference: CH2/1138/1 pp. 269-270)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
JohnWilkie
GeorgeCockburn
WilliamLearmont
NinianDavidson
PeterLaidlaw
JohnLamberton
JamesFrater
GeorgeRunciman
WilliamTelford
JohnPurves
JamesBlackhall
JohnShearlaw
JamesCarr
JohnPurves
GeorgeGuthrie
JohnMcdougall
AlexanderSmith
RobertJohnston
JamesHughes
WilliamThompson
WilliamWood
JohnHenry
WilliamPreston
WilliamSharp
GeorgeJeffray
AlexanderDickson
AlexanderPorter
PeterMason
GeorgeHills
WilliamSmith
ThomasBogue
JamesonDickson
JamesDarling
AlexanderAitkin
JamesBlakie
RobertCleghorn
WilliamHall
JamesBald
RobertPurves
RobertScott

Male Heads of families 1835 (NRS Reference: CH2/1138/1 pp. 271-273)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
RobertCleghornSt John's
JamesBaldFoulden Hill
WilliamHallFoulden Hill
JamesBlackhallNunlands
WilliamTelfordNunlands
WilliamTelfordNunlands
JohnPurvesNunlands
RobertPurvesNewfarm
JohnPurvesMoorpark
GeorgeGuthrieLoul
JohnLillieDeans
DavidSpiersGreenlaw
GeorgeJeffreyFoulden
AlexanderDicksonFoulden
RobertScottFoulden
AlexanderPorterFoulden
PeterMasonFoulden
GeorgeHillsFoulden
WilliamSmithFoulden
ThomasBogueFoulden
JamesonDicksonFoulden
JamesDarlingFoulden
JohnHenryNewton
WilliamPrestonNewton
JohnMcdougallFoulden Mill
RobertJohnstonBastle
GeorgeWaddleBastle
AlexanderSmithBastle
WilliamLearmontWest Mains
WilliamCleghornWest Mains
JohnBlakbyWest Mains
GeorgeCockburnWest Mains
NinianDavidsonNew Mains
GeorgeRuncimanNew Mains
ThomasMillarHagg
RalphKerrNewton
HughLeitchBurnmouth"The Session are doubtful whether ... Should be admitted upon this roll as ... Not resident in the parish and merely communicate without attending worship here"
AndrewBrownEdington
JamesSpenceWhiteridge"The Session are doubtful whether ... Should be admitted upon this roll as ... Not resident in the parish and merely communicate without attending worship here"
PeterLaidlawLamberton"The Session are doubtful whether ... Should be admitted upon this roll as ... Not resident in the parish and merely communicate without attending worship here"

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.


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