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Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/1526/1Girthon Parish Church - Session minutes1694-1702Request lookup
CH2/1526/2Girthon Parish Church - Transcription of session minutes 1694-1702 and Baptisms 1843-1872
Made by Rev John Stewart		1910Request lookup
CH2/1526/5Girthon Parish Church - Session minutes1821-1863Request lookup
CH2/1526/6Girthon Parish Church - Session minutes1863-1921Request 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.

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Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes		Order imagesDeliverance
Widow Ellen CAMPBELL 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused
James DONALLY 1868 (1)Order imagesRefused
Sarah DOYLE 1854 (1)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of relief
Mary HORNSBY 1861 (2)Order imagesRefused
William MACADAM 1868 (1)Order imagesRefused
William MACADAM 1870 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
William MACADAM 1871 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
William MACADAM 1871 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Helen MCBRYDE 1865 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Edward MCCONVIL 1866 (1)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of parochial relief
Widow Margaret MCGHIE or COLE 1865 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Rosanna MCQUARRIE 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused
Jane Whan MILLIGAN 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused
Hugh POLLOCK 1849 (2)Order imagesRefused
Amelia STEWART or HYSLOP 1875-1876 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)

List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Harriet Jane ARMSTRONG4 March 1860Janet ARMSTRONGFind the father
James BAILIEFF1 March 1863Margaret BAILIEFFFind the father
Elizabeth Maxwell BEACH31 March 1863Elizabeth BEACHFather found
George BEACH25 December 1865Elizabeth BEACHFind the father
Mary BEACH7 May 1869Elizabeth BEACHFind the father
Thomas BEACH3 August 1871Elizabeth BEACHFind the father
James BEATTIE12 July 1864Margaret BEATTIEFind the father
James BEATTIE22 June 1872Mary BEATTIEFind the father
Janet BEATTIE20 November 1868Helen BEATTIEFind the father
Margaret BEATTIE18 September 1866Mary BEATTIEFind the father
Mary Helen BEATTIE8 July 1874Jane BEATTIEFind the father
Norah BEATTIE17 July 1873Utha BEATTIEFind the father
John Hoyle BELFORD7 June 1869Barbara BELFORDFind the father
David BENNETT2 December 1867Jessie BENNETTFind the father
John BIGGAM13 October 1866Georgina D. BIGGAMFather found
Mary Isabella BIRD26 May 1860Isabella BIRDFind the father
James Beattie BLACKLOCK25 December 1867Mary BLACKLOCKFind the father
John Glover Fergusson BLACKLOCK15 May 1870Mary BLACKLOCKFind the father
Thomas BRIAN27 February 1872Mary Jane BRIANFind the father
William BRIAN18 April 1868Agnes BRIANFind the father
Helen Jane Henderson CAMPBELL4 April 1865Catherine CAMPBELLFind the father
William CAMPBELL5 July 1859Elizabeth CAMPBELLFind the father
James CARSON26 November 1855Agnes CARSONFind the father
James CHESNIE28 October 1867Margaret CHESNIEFind the father
John CLARKE7 January 1861Agnes CLARKEFind the father
Janet COATES3 January 1863Elizabeth COATESFind the father
Robert COATS20 November 1869Elizabeth COATSFind the father
Moriah COLE17 August 1860Mary COLEFind the father
Mary Jane CONCHIE10 December 1859Elizabeth CONCHIEFather found
Thomas Peters CUNNINGHAME5 February 1866Eliza CUNNINGHAMEFind the father
Helen DALRYMPLE23 September 1870Mary DALRYMPLEFind the father
Elizabeth Jane DALZIEL3 September 1873Margaret DALZIELFind the father
Helen DALZIEL26 December 1870Helen DALZIELFind the father
Annie Sommerville DICKSON19 November 1874Margaret DICKSONFind the father
Jane DICKSON4 April 1857Wilhelmina DICKSONFind the father
William DICKSON19 October 1862Wilhelmina DICKSONFind the father
Agnes Jane EDGAR12 October 1870Jane EDGARFind the father
James EDGAR20 September 1874Jane EDGARFind the father
Mary EDGAR17 July 1872Jane EDGARFind the father
Anna FERGUSON2 December 1870Agnes Wilson FERGUSONFind the father
Dennis FITZPATRICK10 October 1870Elizabeth FITZPATRICKFind the father
William GORDON4 October 1865Mary GORDONFind the father
Andrew James Sproat HALLIDAY16 September 1867Jane HALLIDAYFind the father
Samuel HALLIDAY19 September 1855Margaret HALLIDAYFind the father
Isabella HAMEL9 February 1866Elizabeth HAMELFind the father
Mary Ann HANLIN11 September 1874Jane HANLINFind the father
Helen HANNAH18 February 1873Annie HANNAHFind the father
William HARPER17 August 1873Elizabeth HARPERFind the father
John HAWTHORN28 June 1860Catharine HAWTHORNFather found
Sophia Jane HAWTHORN22 February 1858Cathrine HAWTHORNFind the father
James Russell HAY3 October 1867Elizabeth HAYFind the father
Janet HAY13 January 1869Elizabeth HAYFind the father
Robert HAY18 May 1873Mary Ann HAYFind the father
William HAY16 October 1865Elizabeth HAYFind the father
John HENLEY14 November 1869Sarah HENLEYFather found
Andrew HEPBURN4 January 1862Janet HEPBURNFind the father
Eliza Carson HERON24 May 1869Elizabeth HERONFind the father
Frederick HERON3 August 1874Elizabeth HERONFind the father
Jane HOPE17 December 1867Elizabeth HOPEFind the father
Harry HUGHAN15 January 1873Janet HUGHANFind the father
Jessie JOHNSTONE4 February 1871Agness Hannah JOHNSTONEFind the father
Peter JOHNSTONE15 July 1861Margaret JOHNSTONEFind the father
Robert Henderson JOHNSTONE9 February 1863Margaret JOHNSTONEFind the father
James KEENAN19 July 1872Christina KEENANFind the father
Elizabeth KELVIE10 January 1856Jane KELVIEFind the father
Mary Anne KENNAN24 February 1860Elizabeth KENNANFind the father
Elizabeth KENNON18 April 1858Jane KENNONFind the father
Alexander KENNYON13 February 1873Mary Ann KENNYONFind the father
Elizabeth Milligan KENYON14 October 1866Christina KENYONFind the father
Samuel KIRK2 April 1862Jessie KIRKFind the father
Isabella Thomson LOCKHART2 February 1867Margaret LOCKHARTFind the father
Jane LOCKHART23 December 1860Margaret LOCKHARTFind the father
Robert LOCKHART9 July 1864Jane LOCKHARTFind the father
Mary MACMILLAN27 September 1863Mary MACMILLANFind the father
Jane MARTIN20 June 1858Margaret MARTINFind the father
Thomas MCCLELLAN8 July 1861Anney MCCLELLANFind the father
William MCGILL31 December 1864Jane MCGILLFind the father
James MCGOWAN22 June 1860Agnes MCGOWANFind the father
John MCGOWAN30 November 1862Margaret MCGOWANFind the father
William Thomas MCGOWAN7 September 1866Agnes MCGOWANFind the father
Elizabeth Anne MCKEACHERTY7 November 1863Jane MCKEACHERTYFind the father
Elizabeth MCMILLAN16 December 1872Mary MCMILLANFather found
Margaret MCMILLAN31 July 1869Mary MCMILLANFather found
Stewart MCMINN13 June 1855Isabella MCMINNFind the father
Thomas MCNALLY26 January 1862Ann MCNALLYFind the father
John MCQUARRIE23 August 1864Laughlina MCQUARRIEFind the father
Mary MCQUARRIE28 May 1858Lauchlina MCQUARRIEFind the father
William MCROBERT24 December 1869Agnes MCROBERTFind the father
Agnes MCROBERTS31 December 1872Elizabeth MCROBERTSFind the father
Henry James MILLIGAN15 November 1864Margaret MILLIGANFather found
Hector MUNRO23 October 1870Elizabeth MUNROFind the father
James MURRAY27 June 1861Elizabeth MURRAYFind the father
Margaret MURRAY8 October 1857Elizabeth MURRAYFind the father
Andrew NEILSON7 May 1862Jane NEILSONFind the father
William NISH21 August 1872Jane NISHFind the father
Janet Mcclumpha OUGHTERSON25 February 1866Ellen OUGHTERSONFind the father
David PETERS13 August 1873Eliza PETERSFind the father
Mary PETERS6 February 1856Mary PETERSFind the father
Ruth QUEEN28 April 1859Jane QUEENFind the father
Charles Anderson QUIG12 April 1863Jane QUIGFind the father
John RARY22 February 1874Mary RARYFather found
Sarah Jane REID1 September 1873Agnes REIDFind the father
Elizabeth Nish RIDDICK20 September 1874Eliza RIDDICKFind the father
George RIDDICK1 October 1864Elizabeth RIDDICKFather found
Jane RIDDICK5 August 1867Elizabeth RIDDICKFind the father
John RIDDICK2 August 1871Elizabeth RIDDICKFind the father
John RONEY26 August 1856Elizabeth RONEYFind the father
Margaret ROY7 March 1867Annie ROYFind the father
John SAYERS16 December 1859Marion SAYERSFind the father
Gordon SHAW24 April 1860Sarah SHAWFind the father
Janet Mcquie SHAW21 May 1873Margaret SHAWFind the father
Joan SHAW29 May 1860Janet SHAWFind the father
William SHAW28 October 1874Mary SHAWFind the father
Helen SIMMIE12 May 1860Helen SIMMIEFind the father
William SIMMIE16 January 1863Ellen SIMMIEFind the father
William SMYTH24 July 1856Jane SMYTHFind the father
Thomas Joseph SPROAT1 September 1871Sarah SPROATFind the father
Elizabeth TAIT8 September 1860Mary TAITFind the father
Robina TAIT16 January 1864Mary TAITFind the father
Agnes TOUL12 December 1874Agnes TOULFind the father
James TOUL10 June 1871Isabella TOULFind the father
James TURNER4 May 1865Margaret TURNERFind the father
John Dickson WHAN4 January 1867Margaret Campbell WHANFather found
Mina WHAN26 January 1874Grace WHANFind the father
Francis James WHITE11 October 1864Margaret WHITEFind the father
Mary YOUNG4 November 1871Mary YOUNGFind the father

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 1834 (NRS Reference: CH2/1526/5 pp. 97-99)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
RobertJeffreyMinister
AnthonyHeronelderDrumwall
JamesRainelderTownhead
JamesWatsonsurgeon and elder
JamesKirkpatrickmerchant and elder
JohnDinniestongrocer and elder
JohnArmstrongsession clerk
JohnArnotinnkeeper
JamesBailiffhedger
JamesBainironmonger
RobertBellFlerrock
PeterBighamshoemaker
AndrewBroadfootCreoch
AlexanderBrownClauchan
GeorgeBrownmole catcher
WilliamBrownEnrick
JamesBurbieRainton
JamesCampbellmerchant
ThomasCampbellgrocer
HughCampbellsmith
WilliamCampbellRoseville
WilliamCairnsEnrick
PeterCarnochanBarlay
JamesCarterDisdow
JohnCarterGatehouse
JohnChristiecartwright
JohnClintontaylor
MatthewClukishGirthon
JohnColtartweaver
RobertColtartgrocer
AdamCommelinhostler
AlexrCowanjoiner
DavidCredienurseryman
JohnCuddieCally Mains
JamesDalzellgrocer
JamesDavidsoncotton spinner
GeorgeDunteacher
JohnDuncanlabourer
JamesFeadmiller
JamesFergussonCally
WilliamFergusonGrobdale
JohnFindlayMason Arms
ThomasFowlergrocer
JohnGardinerMurrayton
WmGerrondRainton
DicksonGibsonCally
JosephGibsongroomCally
AlexanderGordonTownhead
SamuelGordonGirthon
SamuelGordonGatehouse
WilliamGordonsurveyor
GeorgeGrahamtollman
JamesGriersonjoiner
JohnHaffieMeikle Barlay
AdamHanningshoemakeroccupation changed from woodman
AlexrHanninggrocer
HughHanningbaker
JohnHanningCally
JohnHanningsmith
WilliamHanningwoodman
JamesHallidaysawyer
JamesHarperlabourer
RobertHarperdyker
WilliamHarpercarter
JohnHawthorncarter
SamuelHenryfarmerLag
JohnHornsbybricklayer
RobertHumemason
WilliamHumemason
JohnHyslopcotton spinner
JohnJohnstoneweaver
JamesKellyLaghead
JohnKellydyker
DavidKelviegrocer
JohnKennedytaylor
AndrewKirkjoiner
RobertLockhartlabourer
HenryLongagent
AlexrMacadamteacher
JohnMcarthurCally
JohnMcalisterGirthon
WmMccartneyBorland
AlexrMcclellanGreystone
SamuelMcclellanprovost
PeterMcclellanstipend
AlexanderMcclureGatehouse
AlexanderMcreadyspaver
AlexanderMcConchieweaver
HughMcConchieBarehill
AlexanderMcdonaldsmith
WilliamMcdowallcart wright
JamesMcewenjoiner
PeterMcgawmason
JamesMcgeochGirthon Kirk
JamesMcgowanLockup
WmMcgowanCulreoch
WmMcharglabourer
WmMcKinnelmason
WmMclachlanwright
FergusMcmasterCally
JohnMcmikenCreoch
WmMcmikenHilltop
JohnMcmillangrocer
AlexrMcminnturner
JohnMcminnjoiner
GeorgeMcNishjoiner
JamesMcNishwriter
WmMcnieljoiner
JamesMctaggartshoemaker
JohnMctaggartweaver
SamuelTaggartspirit dealer
JohnMcwhaebaker
JohnMcwilliam
JamesMaizlandinnkeeper
ThosMartinBorland
WmMansonRainton
HughMilligandraper
JamesMilliganQuarterland
JamesMilliganBarlay
AnthonyMelroseDisdow
JamesMontgomeryDrumwall
JohnMurdochshoemaker
WilliamNealweaver
RodneyNeilcart wright
JamesNishDisdow
JohnOrrshoemaker
AndrewPaynepainter
HughRainMeikle Barlay
WilliamRennieCally Mains
JamesRobertsoncarter
MaitlandRobertsonshepherd
EdwardRogerslabourer
WilliamRobbgardener
JamesRoyspirit dealer
JohnSayersweaver
RobertSayersshoemaker
DavidShawClauchan
DavidShawcarrier
WmSkenelabourer
JohnSpiersjoiner
ThomasSproatRainton
ThomasSpencelabourer
RobertStewartSyllodeoch
JohnTaitcart wright
JosephTaitpainter
SamuelTelfarprecentor
JamesThomsonmason
GeorgeTurnbullForrester
JamesWalkerCairn
JohnWalkershoemaker
RobertWalkerfiddler
JamesWelshjoiner
DavidWhanlabourer
DavidWilsonspirit dealer
PeterWilsonflesher and spirit dealer
SamuelSollieDisdow

Kirk Session Records Index

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