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Kinglassie 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:
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- £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Jean GIBSON or KEDDIE | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabel HAY or LOW | 1856-1857 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabel HAY or LOW | 1857 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Stuart ALEXANDER or BRAND Fosterton, Kinglassie | Robert FARMER | 12 Jul 1869 Newburgh | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 |
| Agnes BROWN Kinglassie | Peter MOYS | 25 Dec 1852 | Order now | Kinross SC22/46/4 |
| Mary DICK Kinglassie | William LEITCH | 2 Apr 1886 Kinglassie | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 |
| Jane FARMER Finmonth, Kinglassie | James FLEMING | 3 Dec 1895 Finmonth, Kinglassie | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 |
| Janet MOYES The Cottages, Strathruddie, Kinglassie | Archibald BROWN | 30 Dec 1895 The Cottages, Strathruddie, Kinglassie | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 |
| Mary RAMSAY Kinglassie | Matthew SMITH | 10 Jan 1883 Navity, Ballingry | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 |
| Margaret WILSON Kinglassie | John FALCONER | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 |
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 Brodie ARMIT | 19 May 1869 | Cecilia ARMIT | Find the father |
| Cecilia BAILLIE | 4 June 1859 | Cecilia BAILLIE | Find the father |
| Mary Ann BAXTER | 18 January 1873 | Isabella BAXTER | Find the father |
| Ann BENNET | 27 August 1873 | Ann BENNET | Find the father |
| David BLACK | 27 February 1866 | Isabella BLACK | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BLACK | 5 August 1859 | Isabella BLACK | Find the father |
| Flora BLACK | 1 February 1856 | Isabella BLACK | Find the father |
| Matthew BLACK | 12 June 1858 | Janet BLACK | Father found |
| William BLACK | 10 February 1862 | Isabella BLACK | Find the father |
| William BLACK | 1 January 1864 | Isabella BLACK | Find the father |
| Euphemia BLACKWOOD | 8 July 1871 | Isabella BLACKWOOD | Find the father |
| Agnes BROWN | 5 April 1858 | Agnes BROWN | Find the father |
| Catharine BROWN | 5 April 1874 | Agnes BROWN | Find the father |
| James BROWN | 7 February 1866 | Agnes BROWN | Father found |
| Amelia CROMBIE | 21 April 1861 | Euphemia CROMBIE | Find the father |
| John DALRYMPLE | 31 May 1858 | Helen DALRYMPLE | Find the father |
| Mary DICK | 18 July 1862 | Susan DICK | Find the father |
| Robert DRUMMOND | 12 May 1865 | Christian DRUMMOND | Find the father |
| Elizabeth FAIR | 19 November 1857 | Isabella FAIR | Find the father |
| Isabella FAIR | 26 December 1860 | Isabella FAIR | Find the father |
| George Arthur GILLIES | 28 February 1873 | Janet GILLIES | Find the father |
| Alison GREIG | 8 November 1866 | Elizabeth GREIG | Find the father |
| Mary Isabella HAY | 29 March 1868 | Mary HAY | Find the father |
| Agnes HERD | 7 October 1857 | Agnes HERD | Find the father |
| Robina HUTCHESON | 30 September 1861 | Ann HUTCHESON | Father found |
| Euphemia IRONS | 19 January 1864 | Euphemia IRONS | Find the father |
| Heriot LAW | 28 March 1864 | Heriot LAW | Father found |
| William LISTER | 4 November 1866 | Isabella LISTER | Find the father |
| Henry LIVINGSTON | 23 March 1856 | Rachel LIVINGSTON | Find the father |
| Helen MCKENZIE | 8 March 1867 | Janet MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| David Reekie MILLAR | 8 November 1874 | Euphemia MILLAR | Find the father |
| Janet MORRISON | 27 August 1858 | Rebecca MORRISON | Find the father |
| Wilhelmina Haig MURRAY | 14 November 1870 | Elizabeth MURRAY | Find the father |
| Isabella PADGE | 26 December 1855 | Christian PADGE | Find the father |
| Andrew PATERSON | 9 August 1869 | Elizabeth PATERSON | Find the father |
| Robert PATERSON | 3 July 1864 | Janet Paterson Or MOYES | Find the father |
| Isabella Robertson PATON | 3 February 1872 | Elizabeth Robertson PATON | Find the father |
| Margaret PENMAN | 7 April 1856 | Margaret PENMAN | Father found |
| George ROSS | 11 July 1863 | Dinah ROSS | Find the father |
| William Barry STEEDMAN | 14 February 1868 | Ann STEEDMAN | Find the father |
| Ann STEVENSON | 4 June 1856 | Ann STEVENSON | Father found |
| Mary Janet STEWART | 18 August 1865 | Euphemia STEWART | Find the father |
| Richard STEWART | 24 January 1861 | Margaret STEWART | Find the father |
| Jane WALLACE | 15 March 1858 | Janet WALLACE | Find the father |
| William WALLACE | 6 February 1858 | Agnes WALLACE | Find the father |
| Christian WRIGHT | 27 May 1859 | Agnes WRIGHT | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
| Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT or HENDERSON, Elizabeth domestic Born about 1843 Married Previous residence: Fosterton Farm, Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1907 | |
| BECK or FERNIE, Jean not stated Born about 1826 Married Previous residence: Strathore Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1867 | |
| BEVERIDGE or MACKIE, Eliz house servant Born about 1837 Married Previous residence: Campie Lane Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Kinglassie Also known as Eliz Mackie or Beveridge Elizabeth Mckie or Beveridge | 29 Jan 1870 | Order images (3) | Campie Lane Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife And Kinross | 1864-1866 |
| BEVERIDGE or MCKIE, Elizabeth house servant Born about 1837 Married Previous residence: Campie Lane Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Kinglassie Also known as Eliz Mackie or Beveridge Elizabeth Mckie or Beveridge | 29 Jan 1870 | Order images (3) | Campie Lane Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife And Kinross | 1864-1866 |
| BLACK, Margaret weaver Born about 1802 Single Previous residence: Kirkcaldy Poorhouse Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 25 Mar 1883 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1881 |
| FERNIE or BECK, Jean not stated Born about 1826 Married Previous residence: Strathore Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1867 | |
| GOODALL, Alexander carrier Born about 1826 Previous residence: Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 9 Jul 1867 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross Morningside | 1865-1867 |
| HARRISON or MCFARLANE, Agnes domestic Born about 1871 Married Previous residence: Craigend, Leslie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 6 Feb 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 |
| HENDERSON or BARNETT, Elizabeth domestic Born about 1843 Married Previous residence: Fosterton Farm, Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1907 | |
| JOHNSTONE, Peter ploughman Born about 1846 Single Previous residence: Bankhead farm Abbotshall Chargeable parish: Abbotshall | Order images (3) | Fife Fife And Kinross | 1867-1875 | |
| KEDDIE, Thomas none Born about 1883 Single Previous residence: Easter Lathrisk Chargeable parish: Kettle | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 | |
| LISTER or SMITH, Barbara housewife Born about 1880 Married Previous residence: East Pitteuchar Cottage, Thornton Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1914 | |
| LOW, John joiner Born about 1807 Married Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 11 Feb 1885 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross Montrose Royal Asylum | 1860-1866 |
| MACKIE or BEVERIDGE, Eliz house servant Born about 1837 Married Previous residence: Campie Lane Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Kinglassie Also known as Elizabeth Mckie or Beveridge | 29 Jan 1870 | Order images (3) | Campie Lane Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife And Kinross | 1864-1866 |
| MAUL or MORRISON, Janet wife of a carter Born about 1798 Married Previous residence: Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 20 Jun 1872 | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1866 |
| MCFARLANE or HARRISON, Agnes domestic Born about 1871 Married Previous residence: Craigend, Leslie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 6 Feb 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 |
| MCKIE or BEVERIDGE, Elizabeth house servant Born about 1837 Married Previous residence: Campie Lane Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Kinglassie Also known as Eliz Mackie or Beveridge | 29 Jan 1870 | Order images (3) | Campie Lane Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife And Kinross | 1864-1866 |
| MCQUEEN, John shepherd Born about 1841 Married Previous residence: Cluny Mains, by Kirkcaldy Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 8 Mar 1900 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1898 |
| MILL, Agnes no occupation Born about 1816 Single Previous residence: Kinghorn Combination Poorhouse Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 4 May 1883 | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1869 |
| MORRISON or MAUL, Janet wife of a carter Born about 1798 Married Previous residence: Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 20 Jun 1872 | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1866 |
| MOTION, James no occupation Born about 1861 Single Previous residence: Pitteuchar Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife | 1879 | |
| PAGE, David Born about 1876 Single Previous residence: Baldovan Institution Dundee Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 7 Feb 1894 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 |
| POLLOCK, Alexander no occupation Born about 1859 Single Previous residence: Old Colliery Office, Cluny Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1909 | |
| POLLOCK, George no occupation Born about 1877 Single Previous residence: Cluny Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 12 Jan 1939 | Order image (1) | Fife District | 1896 |
| POLLOCK, Maggie no occupation Born about 1882 Single Previous residence: Old Colliery Office, Cluny Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1909 | |
| POLLOCK, Thomas no occupation Born about 1867 Single Previous residence: Auchmuir, Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Auchterderran | 24 Nov 1918 | Order images (2) | Fife Fife District Asylum | 1883-1909 |
| RADCLIFFE, David cloth beetler Born about 1831 Married Previous residence: South Walkerton Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 15 Sep 1882 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1881 |
| SHAW or WYSE, Bethiah do Born about 1844 Married Previous residence: 26 Walkerton, Leslie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1902 | |
| SIBBALD, Isabella no occupation Born about 1868 Single Previous residence: Pitteuchar Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 2 Feb 1883 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1881 |
| SMITH or LISTER, Barbara housewife Born about 1880 Married Previous residence: East Pitteuchar Cottage, Thornton Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1914 | |
| SPITTAL, Christina field worker Born about 1823 Widowed Previous residence: Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife | 1873 | |
| TULLIS, John ploughman Born about 1866 Single Previous residence: North Quarter Chargeable parish: Kingsbarns | 8 Jul 1890 | Order images (3) | Fife Fife District Asylum | 1887-1889 |
| WALKER, David ploughman Born about 1841 Married Previous residence: 8 1/2 Provost Wynd, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 | |
| WILLIAMSON, John mason and bus driver Born about 1876 Single Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | 30 Dec 1918 | Order images (2) | Dundee Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum | 1900 |
| WILSON or YOUNG, Margaret domestic Born about 1828 Widowed Previous residence: Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 | |
| WYSE or SHAW, Bethiah do Born about 1844 Married Previous residence: 26 Walkerton, Leslie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1902 | |
| YOUNG or WILSON, Margaret domestic Born about 1828 Widowed Previous residence: Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 |
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
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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
