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Keig 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
CH2/199/1Keig Kirk Session - Minutes
(With accounts)		1740-1774Request lookup
CH2/199/2Keig Kirk Session - Minutes
(With accounts)		1774-1844Request lookup
CH2/199/3Keig Kirk Session - Minutes1903-1908Request lookup
CH2/199/4Keig Kirk Session - Accounts1844-1853Request lookup
CH2/199/5Keig Kirk Session - Communion roll
Post 1864		1864-1872Request lookup
CH2/199/6Keig Kirk Session - Communion roll
Post 1864		1872-1887Request lookup
CH2/199/7Keig Kirk Session - Communion roll
Post 1864		1888-1899Request lookup
CH2/199/10Keig Kirk Session - Baptisms1873-1937Request lookup
CH2/199/11Keig Kirk Session - Proclamations1873-1908Request lookup
CH2/199/12Keig Kirk Session - Minutes
1834-49
1858-1922		1834-1922Request 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
  • £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
Margaret ANDERSON 1855 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Jean BEVERIDGE 1863 (2)Order imagesRefused
Jane COBBAN 1863 (1)Order imagesRefused
Jean COBBAN 1863 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Margaret DONALD 1868 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Jane DUNN 1863 (2)Order imagesRefused
John KNOWLES 1872 (1)Order imagesRefused
Eliz SHEPHERD or MITCHELL 1860 (2)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.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Catherine ADAM31 December 1857Ann ADAMFind the father
William ALNACH8 March 1866Dorothy ALNACHFind the father
Agnes CHALMERS9 December 1856Agnes CHALMERSFind the father
John CLARK5 January 1862Margaret CLARKFind the father
George COUTTS3 October 1873Jane COUTTSFind the father
Elsie Ann Johnston COWIE20 August 1866Ann COWIEFind the father
Williamina CUMMING15 October 1873Jessie CUMMINGFind the father
James DAVIDSON13 March 1874Mary DAVIDSONFind the father
Jane DAVIDSON15 January 1869Jessie DAVIDSONFind the father
Mary DAVIDSON20 August 1868Ann DAVIDSONFind the father
William DAVIDSON3 December 1870Betsy DAVIDSONFind the father
Anna DICKIE5 August 1862Mary DICKIEFind the father
Alexander Harper DONALD24 June 1874Susan Clark DONALDFind the father
George Robert DONALD23 April 1868Susan Clark DONALDFind the father
Jane DONALD28 November 1868Isobel Donald Or SOMERSFind the father
Jane DOW22 September 1865Mary DOWFind the father
Agnes Ann FORBES23 May 1868Mary FORBESFind the father
George GARRIOCH4 June 1858Martha GARRIOCHFind the father
Helen GRAY29 May 1872Helen GRAYFind the father
Mary Ann GRAY27 September 1863Mary GRAYFind the father
James KEMP22 December 1861Mitchell KEMPFather found
Isabella Jane KNOWLES6 March 1871Isabella KNOWLESFind the father
Annie LYON31 October 1873Mary LYONFind the father
Christina Garrow MCCOMBIE24 August 1871Agnes MCCOMBIEFind the father
Elizabeth MCDONALD27 July 1860Elizabeth MCDONALDFind the father
Jane MCLEOD29 April 1867Jessie MCLEODFind the father
Elizabeth Chapells MITCHELL17 June 1871Mary MITCHELLFind the father
Elspet MITCHELL29 January 1859Mary MITCHELLFind the father
John MITCHELL11 July 1868Mary MITCHELLFind the father
Mary Ann MITCHELL20 November 1864Margaret MITCHELLFind the father
Mary Margaret Mc Leod MITCHELL24 June 1866Mary MITCHELLFind the father
William MITCHELL27 November 1863Mary MITCHELLFind the father
James MORGAN9 January 1864Jane MORGANFind the father
William Mitchell ROSS2 June 1869Jessie ROSSFind the father
Annabella SHAND23 November 1860Christian SHANDFind the father
William SHERRIFFS5 June 1865Catherine SHERRIFFSFind the father
John SINCLAIR24 May 1874Catherine SINCLAIRFind the father
Elizabeth STUART30 December 1874Jane STUARTFind the father
Mary Margaret STUART9 February 1872Jane STUARTFind the father
Jane Ann Bruce SUTHERLAND17 March 1865Margaret SUTHERLANDFind the father
Archibald TAYLOR5 February 1868Christina TAYLORFind the father
Christina Watt WIGHT28 December 1869Elizabeth WIGHTFind the father
Margaret WIGHT5 October 1872Elizabeth WIGHTFind 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.

Anderson

Elspet Anderson

Elspet Begg

David Bruce

Agnes Cobben

Davidson

Widow Forbes

Lord Forbes

Mary Forbes

Hampton

Immry

Agnes Ingram

Margaret Ingram

Margt Ingram

Elspet Kellas

McGreigor

Mckenzie

Mckonnachie

Mortimer

Isobel Reid

Robert Reid

Robt Reid

Dor Ronald

Dorothea Ronald

Sutherland

Mary Sutherland

Wilson

Name: Anderson

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'McGreigor and Andersons Penalty'

Other names: McGreigor; Anderson

Name: Elspet Anderson

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Anderson

Name: Elspet Anderson

Date: 20/04/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Anderson

Name: Elspet Anderson

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Anderson

Name: Elspet Anderson

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Anderson

Name: Elspet Begg

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Begg

Name: Elspet Begg

Date: 20/04/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: £1

Other names: Elspet Begg

Name: Elspet Begg

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 12s

Other names: Elspet Begg

Name: Elspet Begg

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 12s

Other names: Elspet Begg

Name: David Bruce

Date: 11/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: account Paid by Session; Lunatic Asylum

Cash amount: £6 2s 6d

Details: 'Paid to the Lunatic Asylum for David Bruce'

Other names: David Bruce

Name: Agnes Cobben

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 5s

Other names: Agnes Cobben

Name: Davidson

Date: 07/10/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'McKonnachie and Davidson's Penalty'

Other names: Mckonnachie; Davidson

Name: Widow Forbes

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Widow Forbes

Name: Lord Forbes

Date: 16/12/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Donation

Cash amount: £1

Details: 'Donation from Lord Forbes'

Other names: Lord Forbes

Name: Lord Forbes

Date: 16/12/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: interest

Cash amount: £4 9s 2d

Details: 'Interest from Lord Forbes'

Other names: Lord Forbes

Name: Mary Forbes

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 12s

Other names: Mary Forbes

Name: Hampton

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'Hampton & Mortimers penalty'

Other names: Hampton; Mortimer

Name: Immry

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'McKenzie and Immry's Penalty'

Other names: Mckenzie; Immry

Name: Agnes Ingram

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 6s

Other names: Agnes Ingram

Name: Agnes Ingram

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 6s

Other names: Agnes Ingram

Name: Agnes Ingram

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 8s

Other names: Agnes Ingram

Name: Margaret Ingram

Date: 20/04/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Margaret Ingram

Name: Margaret Ingram

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Margaret Ingram

Name: Margaret Ingram

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Margaret Ingram

Name: Margt Ingram

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Margt Ingram

Name: Elspet Kellas

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Kellas

Name: Elspet Kellas

Date: 20/04/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Kellas

Name: Elspet Kellas

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Kellas

Name: Elspet Kellas

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Elspet Kellas

Name: McGreigor

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'McGreigor and Andersons Penalty'

Other names: McGreigor; Anderson

Name: Mckenzie

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'McKenzie and Immry's Penalty'

Other names: Mckenzie; Immry

Name: Mckonnachie

Date: 07/10/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'McKonnachie and Davidson's Penalty'

Other names: Mckonnachie; Davidson

Name: Mortimer

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'Hampton & Mortimers penalty'

Other names: Hampton; Mortimer

Name: Isobel Reid

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Isobel Reid

Name: Isobel Reid

Date: 20/04/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Isobel Reid

Name: Isobel Reid

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Isobel Reid

Name: Isobel Reid

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Isobel Reid

Name: Robert Reid

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 15s

Other names: Robert Reid

Name: Robert Reid

Date: 20/04/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 15s

Other names: Robert Reid

Name: Robert Reid

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 15s

Other names: Robert Reid

Name: Robt Reid

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 15s

Other names: Robt Reid

Name: Dor Ronald

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 18s

Other names: Dor Ronald

Name: Dorothea Ronald

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Dorothea Ronald

Name: Dorothea Ronald

Date: 20/04/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Dorothea Ronald

Name: Dorothea Ronald

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Poor Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Dorothea Ronald

Name: Sutherland

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'Sutherland & Wilson's Penalty'

Other names: Sutherland; Wilson

Name: Mary Sutherland

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: recipient

Cash amount: 5s

Other names: Mary Sutherland

Name: Mary Sutherland

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Distribution

Occupation:

Address:

Role: funeral; pre-1855 Death

Cash amount: £1 5s

Details: 'Mary Sutherland's Funeral'

Other names: Mary Sutherland

Name: Wilson

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: penalty

Cash amount: £1 jointly

Details: 'Sutherland & Wilson's Penalty'

Other names: Sutherland; Wilson

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