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Records -> Inverness-shire

Harris 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:
  • £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)
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
Widow Janet CAMPBELL 1876 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Janet CAMPBELL 1877 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Allan GILLIS 1856 (2)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of relief
Widow GRANT or CAMPBELL 1882 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Esther GUNN or CAMPBELL 1871-1872 (7)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Mary MCDONALD Kyle Scalpa1846 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Sarah MCINNES 1864 (2)Order imagesRefused
Angus MCKILLOP 1854 (1)Order imagesNot in receipt of parochial relief
Norman MCLEAN 1866 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Neil MCLENNAN 1856 (4)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Christina SHAW 1877 (2)Order imagesRefused
Christina SHAW or MUNRO 1882 (1)Order imagesContinued
Widow Margaret SMITH or MCINNES 1876 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Margaret Macdonald SWAN 1872-1873 (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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Mary MACINNIS
Scarp, Harris
John MACLENNAN13 Mar 1854Order nowStornoway
SC33/5/4


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
Mary B CAMPBELL3 Feb 1880Harris Scalpay Public School1908Order now
Rachel DUNCAN15 Sep 1890Harris Scarp Public School1908Order now
Rachel DUNCAN15 Sep 1890Harris Scarp Public School1909Order now
Agnes FRASER15 Feb 1896Harris Kyles Stocknish Public School1911Order now
Angus FRASER15 Feb 1892Harris Kyles Stocknish Public School1909Order now
Angus FRASER15 Feb 1892Harris Kyles Stocknish Public School1910Order now
Margaret GILLANDERS17 Jul 1874Harris Manish Public School1908Order now
Euphemia MACDONALD5 Mar 1888Harris Scarp Public School1908Order now
Kate MACKAY12 Aug 1891Harris Kyles Scalpay Public School1910Order now
Barbara MORRISON24 Sep 1891Harris Kyles Stocknish Public School1909Order now
Christianna MORRISON26 Sep 1890Harris Tarbert Sir Edward Scott Public School1909Order now
Margaret MORRISON2 Feb 1889Harris Manish Public School1908Order 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
Neil BETHUNE31 March 1868Rachael BETHUNEFind the father
Catharine CAMPBELL16 August 1859Mary CAMPBELLFind the father
Donald CAMPBELL26 May 1862Euphemia CAMPBELLFind the father
Donald CAMPBELL22 June 1866Margaret CAMPBELLFind the father
John CAMPBELL16 October 1862Mary CAMPBELLFind the father
Marion CAMPBELL14 September 1873Anne CAMPBELLFind the father
John FERGUSON11 October 1872Marion FERGUSONFind the father
Neil KERR20 September 1872Effy KERRFind the father
Anne MACASKILL14 October 1871Catharina MACASKILLFind the father
Christina MACASKILL25 September 1864Mary MACASKILLFind the father
Catharine MACDONALD24 December 1858Rachel MACDONALDFind the father
Angus MACKILLOP21 August 1866Margaret MACKILLOPFind the father
Catharine MACKILLOP8 August 1865Catharine MACKILLOPFind the father
Donald MACKILLOP22 January 1857Margery MACKILLOPFind the father
Donald MACKILLOP29 October 1860Catharine MACKILLOPFind the father
Donald MACLEAN27 August 1866Ann MACLEANFind the father
Mary MACLENNAN5 April 1858Cathrine MACLENNANFind the father
Catharine MACLEOD22 August 1865Mary MACLEODFind the father
Mary MACLEOD24 May 1861Marrion MACLEODFind the father
Duncan MACRAE15 August 1857Ann MACRAEFind the father
John MACRAE3 August 1869Alexandrina MACRAEFind the father
William MACRAE13 September 1869Anne MACRAEFind the father
Donald MACUISH27 July 1861Mary MACUISHFind the father
Sedina MARTIN10 April 1859Marion MARTINFind the father
Alexander MCDERMID24 June 1862Mary MCDERMIDFind the father
Donald MCDERMID30 November 1858Rachael MCDERMIDFind the father
Archibald MCDONALD24 October 1874Cathrine MCDONALDFind the father
Donald MCDONALD28 August 1871Cathrine MCDONALDFind the father
Effy MCDONALD4 June 1858Mary MCDONALDFind the father
John MCDONALD4 January 1859Anne MCDONALDFind the father
John MCDONALD9 August 1863Marion MCDONALDFind the father
John MCDONALD2 April 1864Rachael MCDONALDFind the father
John MCDONALD19 July 1869Mary MCDONALDFind the father
Norman MCDONALD13 October 1866Anne MCDONALDFind the father
Donald MCDOUGALL16 August 1870Anne MCDOUGALLFind the father
John MCDOUGALL18 July 1857Anne MCDOUGALLFind the father
Mary MCINNES29 October 1874Mary MCINNESFind the father
Mary MCKAY1 November 1868Marion MCKAYFind the father
Christina MCKENZIE12 September 1865Effy MCKENZIEFind the father
Donald MCKENZIE9 March 1873Mary MCKENZIEFind the father
Mary MCKILLOP11 October 1860Margery MCKILLOPFind the father
Angus MCKINNON23 March 1862Anne MCKINNONFind the father
Christina MCKINNON28 November 1869Mary MCKINNONFind the father
Donald John MCKINNON10 September 1858Marion MCKINNONFind the father
Flora MCKINNON23 October 1867Mary MCKINNONFind the father
John MCKINNON8 June 1863Euphemia MCKINNONFind the father
John MCKINNON11 August 1866Bess MCKINNONFind the father
John MCKINNON30 December 1871Mary MCKINNONFind the father
John MCKINNON14 January 1873Mary Anne MCKINNONFind the father
Murdoch MCKINNON8 June 1863Euphemia MCKINNONFind the father
Norman MCKINNON1 February 1873Mary MCKINNONFind the father
Peter MCKINNON30 July 1858Marion MCKINNONFind the father
Alexander MCLENNAN6 November 1861Marion MCLENNANFind the father
Anne MCLENNAN20 August 1871Anne MCLENNANFind the father
Marion MCLENNAN31 March 1865Mary MCLENNANFind the father
Murdo MCLENNAN3 March 1873Anne MCLENNANFind the father
Angus MCLEOD6 February 1873Johannah MCLEODFind the father
Cathrine MCLEOD20 January 1867Jessie MCLEODFind the father
Cathrine MCLEOD27 August 1874Effy MCLEODFind the father
Christina MCLEOD26 August 1857Anne MCLEODFind the father
Christina MCLEOD14 September 1874Anne MCLEODFind the father
Johannah MCLEOD12 December 1874Christy MCLEODFind the father
Kenneth MCLEOD29 April 1867Christina MCLEODFind the father
Margaret MCLEOD21 December 1874Christy MCLEODFind the father
Murdo Angus MCLEOD14 March 1873Anne MCLEODFind the father
William MCLEOD6 February 1873Johannah MCLEODFind the father
Christopher MCRAE27 December 1874Cathrine MCRAEFind the father
John MCRAE26 June 1872Cathrine MCRAEFind the father
Kennith MORISON1 April 1861Sibla MORISONFind the father
William MORISON24 December 1856Margaret MORISONFind the father
Anne MORRISON16 April 1859Anne MORRISONFind the father
Anne MORRISON22 May 1860Mary MORRISONFind the father
Anne MORRISON26 January 1874Jessie MORRISONFind the father
Cathrine MORRISON1 August 1874Rachael MORRISONFind the father
Christina MORRISON20 December 1873Christina MORRISONFind the father
Dolina MORRISON8 April 1859Cathrine MORRISONFind the father
Donald William MORRISON28 May 1858Effy MORRISONFind the father
George MORRISON16 February 1873Mary MORRISONFind the father
John MORRISON20 June 1873Margaret MORRISONFind the father
John MORRISON8 February 1874Siblan MORRISONFind the father
Malcolm MORRISON28 June 1871Margaret MORRISONFind the father
Margaret MORRISON17 April 1859Christina MORRISONFind the father
Marion MORRISON30 July 1856Anne MORRISONFind the father
Marion MORRISON1 February 1858Margaret MORRISONFind the father
Marion MORRISON4 August 1864Marion MORRISONFind the father
Marion MORRISON3 November 1869Christina MORRISONFind the father
Marion MORRISON11 September 1874Marion MORRISONFind the father
Mary MORRISON26 February 1871Cathrine MORRISONFind the father
Mary MORRISON21 February 1874Mary MORRISONFind the father
Neil NICHOLSON15 June 1864Mary NICHOLSONFind the father
Donald ROSS1 July 1856Cathrine ROSSFind the father
Peter ROSS20 April 1861Cathrine ROSSFind the father
Malcolm SHAW5 April 1865Christina SHAWFind the father
Rachael SHAW4 September 1868Rachael SHAWFind 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.


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