Glenshiel parish 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.
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.
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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/1203/1 | Minutes, with accounts and communion rolls Includes proclamations 1871-1946 and baptisms 1895-1916 | 1831-1948 | Request 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:
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
- £10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finlay CHISHOLM | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Finlay CHISHOLM | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Christopher MACAULAY | 1877 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Christopher MACAULAY | 1877 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MACAULAY | 1858 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary MACDONALD | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused - informal | |
| Mary MACDONALD | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused - informal | |
| John MACKENZIE | 1848 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John MACKENZIE | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 97 1848 | |
| Widow Ann MACRAE | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Christian MACRAE | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Christy MACRAE | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan MACRAE | 1867 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Flora MACRAE | 1879 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Hannah MACRAE | 1855 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCAULAY | 1854 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Archibald MCLEOD | 1877 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Archibald MCLEOD | 1877 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Ann MCRAE | Luckaehan Wester Glenshiel | 1846 (4) | Order images | Remit again if allowance not increased minute will be issued |
| Ann MCRAE | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Ann MCRAE | 1851 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Christopher MCRAE | 1847 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan MCRAE | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan MCRAE | 1872 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella MCRAE | 1847-1848 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Isabella MCRAE | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Donald MCREA | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James MICHIN | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Helen ROSE or MATHESON | 1871 (5) | Order images | Refused |
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. For births outwith this period, click here.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| William BOA | 6 April 1872 | Catherine BOA | Find the father |
| Donald CHISHOLM | 16 February 1864 | Isabella CHISHOLM | Find the father |
| Christina MACAULAY | 17 July 1872 | Mary MACAULAY | Find the father |
| Farquhar John MACRAE | 12 February 1870 | Christina MACRAE | Find the father |
| Helen MACRAE | 7 January 1864 | Christina MACRAE | Find the father |
| Margaret MACRAE | 11 January 1861 | Anne MACRAE | Find the father |
| Mary MACRAE | 17 February 1862 | Anne MACRAE | Find the father |
| William MACRAE | 23 June 1872 | Christina MACRAE | Find 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.
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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Linton | Achnagait | ||
| Robert | Linton | Lubaneorna | ||
| Murdoch | Macrae | Uchdantoul | ||
| William | Johnstone | Uchdantoul | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Sheilhouse | ||
| Alexander | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Roderick | Maclennan | Morvich | ||
| Christopher | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| John | Mackenzie | Leakachan | ||
| William | Morison | Leakachan | ||
| Donald | Grant | Achnateard Easter | ||
| John | Macrae | Achnateard Easter | ||
| John Down | Macrae | Achnateard Easter | ||
| Duncan | Macdonald | Achnateard Easter | ||
| John Oag | Macrae | Saraig | ||
| Farquhar | Macrae | Achnateard Wester | ||
| Donald | Macdonald | Achnateard Wester | ||
| Malcolm | Chisholm | Achnateard Wester | ||
| Ronald | Macrae | Druidag | ||
| Kenneth | Mackenzie | Druidag | ||
| John Roy | Macrae | Altachruin | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Altachruin | ||
| Duncan | Macrae | Altachruin | ||
| Farquhar | Macdonald | Druidag | ||
| John Bain | Macrae | Uchdantoul |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Linton | Achnagait | ||
| Robert | Linton | Lubaneorn | ||
| Murdoch | Macrae | Sheilhouse | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Sheilhouse | ||
| William | Johnstone | Sheilhouse | ||
| Alexander | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Roderick | Maclennan | Morvich | ||
| Christopher | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Duncan | Macrae | Altachruin | ||
| John Bain | Macrae | Uchdantoul | ||
| John Roy | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| John Oag | Macrae | Saraig | ||
| John | Mackenzie | Leakachan | ||
| William | Morison | Leakachan | ||
| John Down | Macrae | Achnatiard | ||
| John Beg | Macrae | Achnatiard | ||
| Donald | Grant | Achnatiard | ||
| Duncan | Macdonald | Achnatiard | ||
| Donald | Macdonald | Achnatiard Wester | ||
| Farquhar | Macrae | Achnatiard Wester | ||
| Ronald | Macrae | Druidag | ||
| Farquhar | Macdonald | Druidag | ||
| Malcolm | Chisholm | Druidag |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | Macrae | Ardintoul | ||
| Ranald | Macrae | Druidag | ||
| Duncan | Mackenzie | Druidag | ||
| Malcolm | Chisholm | Achnateard Wester | ||
| Christopher | Maclennan | Achnateard Wester | ||
| Donald | Macdonald | Achnateard Wester | ||
| Farquhar | Macrae | Achnateard Wester | ||
| Farquhar | Macrae | Achnateard Wester | ||
| John | Macrae | Achnateard Easter | ||
| John Bui | Macrae | Achnateard Easter | ||
| Duncan | Macdonald | Achnateard Easter | ||
| Donald | Grant | Achnateard Easter | ||
| William | Greig | Leakachan | ||
| John | Mackenzie | Leakachan | ||
| William | Morison | Leakachan | ||
| John Oag | Macrae | Leakachan | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Sheilhouse | ||
| Murdoch | Macrae | Uchdantouil | ||
| John Bain | Macrae | Uchdantouil | ||
| William | Johnstone | Uchdantouil | ||
| Duncan | Macrae | Altachrouie | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Altachrouie | ||
| Alexander | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Christopher | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Roderick | Maclennan | Morvich | ||
| Andrew | Linton | Achnagait | ||
| Robt | Linton | Achnagait |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Linton | Achnagait | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Sheilhouse | ||
| Donald | Grant | Achnateard | ||
| John | Macrae | Achnateard | ||
| Robert | Linton | Achnagait | ||
| Murdo | Macrae | Uchdantouil | ||
| Alexander | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Duncan | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Christopher | Macrae | Inversheil | ||
| John Bain | Macrae | Uchdantoul | ||
| Thomas | Harvey | Torbrisech | ||
| George | Hart | Ratagan | ||
| John Oag | Macrae | Saraig | ||
| William | Greig | Leakachan | ||
| John | Mackenzie | Leakachan | ||
| William | Morison | Leakachan | ||
| Duncan | Macdonald | Achnatiard | ||
| John Down | Macrae | Achnatiard | ||
| Donald Oag | Macdonald | Achnatiard | ||
| Farquhar Oag | Macrae | Achnatiard | ||
| Christopher | Maclennan | Achnatiard | ||
| Ranald | Macrae | Druidag | ||
| Duncan | Macrae | Ardintoul |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Linton | Achnagait | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Sheilhouse | ||
| Donald | Grant | Achnatiard | ||
| John | Macrae | Achnatiard | ||
| Robert | Linton | Cluanie | ||
| Murdo | Macrae | Uchdantouil | ||
| John Bain | Macrae | Uchdantouil | ||
| Alexander | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Roderick | Maclennan | Morvich | ||
| Christopher | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Donald | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| Duncan | Macrae | Morvich | ||
| George | Hart | Ratagan | ||
| John Oag | Macrae | Saraig | ||
| William | Greig | Leakachan | ||
| John | Mackenzie | Leakachan | ||
| William | Morison | Leakachan | ||
| John Down | Macrae | Achnateird | ||
| Duncan | Macdonald | Achnateird | ||
| Donald | Macdonald | Achnateird | ||
| Malcolm | Chisholm | Achnateird | ||
| Christopher | Maclennan | Achnateird | ||
| Ranald | Macrae | Druidag | ||
| Duncan | Macrae | corporal | Ardintoul | |
| Duncan | Mackenzie | Druidag | ||
| George | Hood | Achnagait | removed from roll 24 Nov 1839 "it being ascertained that he is not the head of a family in terms of the veto act" | |
| John Roy | Macrae | Morvich | added 24 Nov 1839 | |
| Alexander | Macrae | Invershiel | "The following male heads of families have been admitted this year for the first time viz on 21st July last" | |
| Duncan | Macrae | Leakachan | "The following male heads of families have been admitted this year for the first time viz on 21st July last" | |
| Roderick | Maclennan | Achnatiard | "The following male heads of families have been admitted this year for the first time viz on 21st July last" |
Kirk Session Records Index
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish
