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Kilbride 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas CLARK | 1882 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret COOK | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine CUMMING | 1848 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine CUMMING | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine CUMMING | 1858 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine CUMMING | 1864 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Catherine CUMMING | 1868 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine CUMMING | 1868 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary CUMMING | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary CUMMING | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 387 1850 | |
| William CUMMING | Knockankelly | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| William CUMMING | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary DAVIDSON | 1849-1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary HAMILTON | 1881 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James KENNEDY | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow MACDONALD | 1862 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Eliz MACDONALD | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MACMILLAN | 1876 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Catherine MCCALLISTER or KEIR | 1851 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Flora MCCALLUM | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Jane MCMILLAN or DICKSON | 1863 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow MILLAR | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed, on the understanding that she is to receive such addition to her allowance from time to time as she may stand in need of | |
| Margaret Macallister MORRISON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet NICHOL | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet NICHOL | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow ROBERTSON | 1847 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow ROBERTSON | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused - see nos 181 and 398 1847 | |
| Widow Margaret ROBERTSON | 1847 (2) | Order images | Refused - see no 181 1847 | |
| John STEWART | 1867 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John STEWART | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret HAMILTON Kingscross, Arran | John Sheddan DALE | 12 Nov 1851 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/9 |
| Helen KENNEDY Kingscross, Arran | John MCKELVIE | 18 Nov 1875 | Order now | Rothesay SC8/5/4 |
| Barbara KERR Kingscross, Kilbride, Arran | John COOK | 25 Sep 1851 | Order now | Rothesay SC8/5/2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John ALLAN | 2 November 1856 | Christina ALLAN | Find the father |
| John ALLAN | 13 January 1873 | Margaret ALLAN | Find the father |
| Janet ANDERSON | 15 January 1874 | Janet ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Janet Annie CALDWELL | 13 June 1868 | Janet CALDWELL | Find the father |
| Neil CURRIE | 12 May 1861 | Catherine CURRIE | Find the father |
| Donald DOUGLASS | 24 November 1856 | Barbara DOUGLASS | Father found |
| Alexander FULLARTON | 18 September 1863 | Elizabeth FULLARTON | Find the father |
| Catherine FULLARTON | 14 December 1868 | Jane FULLARTON | Find the father |
| Edward GOW | 10 July 1872 | Jessie GOW | Find the father |
| Stewart Thomson GRAHAM | 14 August 1871 | Elizabeth GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Archibald HAMILTON | 25 December 1863 | Elizabeth G. HAMILTON | Find the father |
| James HAMILTON | 5 August 1871 | Mary HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Janet HAMILTON | 6 November 1856 | Margaret HAMILTON | Find the father |
| John HAMILTON | 10 November 1859 | Grace HAMILTON | Father found |
| John HAMILTON | 15 October 1864 | Mary HAMILTON | Father found |
| John Graham HAMILTON | 5 October 1872 | Elizabeth Graham HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Margaret HAMILTON | 20 June 1863 | Mary HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Marjory Isabella HAMILTON | 25 April 1862 | Mary HAMILTON | Father found |
| Janet HUNTER | 14 May 1872 | Janet HUNTER | Find the father |
| Janet INGRAM | 2 February 1856 | Sarah INGRAM | Find the father |
| Archibald KENNEDY | 21 February 1872 | Elizabeth MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Charles Finlay KERR | 8 September 1860 | Janet KERR | Find the father |
| Neil KERR | 12 June 1861 | Mary KERR | Father found |
| Alexander James LAMONT | 23 August 1865 | Jane LAMONT | Find the father |
| Catherine MATHIE | 17 September 1860 | Margaret MATHIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCBRIDE | 20 December 1862 | Susan MCBRIDE | Father found |
| Agnes MCDONALD | 4 July 1867 | Mary MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Margaret MCKELVIE | 14 June 1861 | Jane MCKELVIE | Find the father |
| Mary Jane MCKELVIE | 25 February 1873 | Mary MCKELVIE | Father found |
| Jane MCKILLOP | 13 April 1864 | Flora MCKILLOP | Find the father |
| John MCKILLOP | 3 August 1861 | Flora MCKILLOP | Father found |
| Peter MCKINNON | 11 June 1864 | Mary MCKINNON | Find the father |
| William MCKINNON | 2 August 1866 | Catherine MCKINNON | Find the father |
| Thomas MCKIRDY | 19 January 1870 | Janet MCKIRDY | Father found |
| John MCMILLAN | 13 November 1873 | Elizabeth MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Robert MCMILLAN | 7 March 1869 | Elizabeth MCMILLAN | Father found |
| Catherine MCNICOL | 18 March 1855 | Margaret MCNICOL | Father found |
| Janet MCWATTIE | 28 February 1872 | Janet MCWATTIE | Find the father |
| James Galloway MILLAR | 5 November 1866 | Mary MILLAR | Find the father |
| Jane MONTGOMERY | 12 August 1860 | Margaret MONTGOMERY | Find the father |
| Mary MONTGOMERY | 8 November 1863 | Janet MONTGOMERY | Find the father |
| George John SHAW | 24 February 1873 | Elizabeth SHAW | Find the father |
| Mary STIRLING | 5 August 1865 | Helen STIRLING | Find the father |
| Robert THOMSON | 14 August 1874 | Mary THOMSON | 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.
