Records -> Argyll
Jura 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:
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)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald KERR | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander LIVINGSTONE | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Donald MACDOUGALL | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Janet MACDOUGALL | 1855 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Bell MCCALMAN | 1866 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Janet MCDOUGAL | 1848 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| David MCDOUGALL | 1854 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of relief | |
| Donald MCDOUGALL | 1851-1852 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Donald MCDOUGALL | 1852 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald MCDOUGALL | 1853 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan MCDOUGALL | 1850 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan MCDOUGALL | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan MCDOUGALL | 1874 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Duncan MCDOUGALL | 1878 (3) | Order images | Refused on understanding that applicant can enter the poorhouse | |
| Janet MCDOUGALL | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan MCDUGALD | 1849 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Archibald MCINNES | Island Of Belnahuay | 1847 (3) | Order images | No order in meantime, and desire Inspector to report in amonth what assistance the sons have given |
| Archibald MCINNES | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 173 1847 | |
| Mary MCINNES | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Agnes MCNEIL | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed by the undertaking of the parochial board to supply her with meal at her own house - see No 740 1847 | |
| Nancy MCNEIL | 1846-1847 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Anne MCNEILL | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Christian MCNEILL | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1847-1848 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1852 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1853 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1853 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCPHAIL | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Hugh RANKEN | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow SHAW | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) |
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 yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann KEITH Keills, Jura | Donald MACBRANE | 3 Jul 1879 | Order now | Dunoon Records SC51/7/9 |
| Christy Or Christian MCCONNEL Dunans, Jura | Neil MCDONALD | 31 Jul 1853 | Order now | Campbeltown SC50/12/3 |
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.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine BLACK | 18 January 1868 | Isabella BLACK | Find the father |
| Angus BLUE | 2 October 1871 | Margaret BLUE | Find the father |
| Duncan BLUE | 18 August 1869 | Catherine BLUE | Find the father |
| John BLUE | 19 July 1859 | Grace BLUE | Find the father |
| Archibald CAMPBELL | 13 October 1857 | Ann CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Archibald CAMPBELL | 11 April 1860 | Margaret CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Janet CAMPBELL | 30 April 1864 | Mirren CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Flora CLARKE | 22 October 1862 | Flora CLARKE | Find the father |
| John CLARKE | 24 August 1867 | Flora CLARKE | Find the father |
| Mary CLARKE | 4 September 1859 | Mary CLARKE | Find the father |
| Duncan DARRACH | 19 August 1858 | Catherine DARRACH | Find the father |
| Isabella DARRACH | 3 November 1861 | Euphemia DARRACH | Find the father |
| Margaret Darrach DARRACH | 6 May 1874 | Mary DARRACH | Find the father |
| Alexander DARROCH | 11 July 1865 | Catharine DARROCH | Find the father |
| Dugald DARROCH | 25 December 1857 | Catharine DARROCH | Find the father |
| Duncan DARROCH | 8 July 1874 | Marion DARROCH | Find the father |
| James DARROCH | 22 April 1864 | Mary DARROCH | Find the father |
| Janet DARROCH | 12 September 1872 | Marion DARROCH | Find the father |
| John DARROCH | 25 May 1855 | Catherine DARROCH | Find the father |
| Mary DARROCH | 21 October 1860 | Catharine DARROCH | Find the father |
| Mary Anne DARROCH | 24 February 1868 | Sarah DARROCH | Find the father |
| Walter DARROCH | 13 February 1865 | Marion DARROCH | Find the father |
| Flora GALBRAITH | 15 October 1859 | Margaret GALBRAITH | Find the father |
| Peter GRAY | 8 March 1856 | Margaret GRAY | Find the father |
| Henry HEPBURN | 13 June 1867 | Mary HEPBURN | Find the father |
| Duncan MACCRAINE | 7 September 1855 | Anne MACCRAINE | Find the father |
| Jean MACLACHLAN | 15 April 1855 | Anne MACLACHLAN | Find the father |
| Alexander MARTIN | 11 July 1858 | Mary MARTIN | Find the father |
| Angus MARTIN | 9 November 1862 | Mary MARTIN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCARTHUR | 5 October 1867 | Catharine MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Lizy MCCOLL | 2 June 1859 | Flora MCCOLL | Find the father |
| James MCCRAINE | 27 December 1856 | Catharine MCCRAINE | Find the father |
| Angus Mckay MCDOUGALL | 15 January 1867 | Isabella MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| Donald MCDOUGALL | 12 May 1865 | Isabella MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| John MCDOUGALL | 1 September 1856 | Janet MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| John MCEACHERN | 19 November 1867 | Isabella MCEACHERN | Find the father |
| Catherine MCFADYEN | 1 November 1859 | Catherine MCFADYEN | Find the father |
| Flora MCGILVRAY | 14 April 1864 | Catherine MCGILVRAY | Find the father |
| Margaret MCGILVRAY | 26 April 1874 | Catherine MCGILVRAY | Find the father |
| James MCINNES | 23 June 1865 | Mary MCINNES | Find the father |
| Janet MCINNES | 23 February 1859 | Janet MCINNES | Find the father |
| Catharine Mary MCKECHNIE | 9 June 1870 | Jessie MCKECHNIE | Find the father |
| Isabella MCLEAN | 5 October 1863 | Catharine MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Neil MCLEAN | 8 April 1868 | Ann MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Janet MCMILLAN | 28 February 1861 | Isabella MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Malcolm MCMILLAN | 17 December 1868 | Isabella MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Mary MCMILLAN | 11 September 1864 | Catherine MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Neil MCMILLAN | 6 October 1865 | Barbara MCMILLAN | Father found |
| Alexander MCNEILL | 14 January 1856 | Ann MCNEILL | Find the father |
| Flora MCNEILL | 14 January 1872 | Catherine MCNEILL | Find the father |
| Mary MCNEILL | 21 February 1874 | Mary MCNEILL | Find the father |
| Elizabeth REID | 4 July 1857 | Christiana REID | Find 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.
