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Records -> Wigtonshire

Kirkcolm 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
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  • £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 Agnes BLACKSTOCK or ADAMS 1856 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
James BRYDEN 1877 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
John CAMPBELL 1863 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Eliz COLLINS or WILLIAMSON 1859 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Alexander FRASER 1847 (4)Order imagesGround of complaint removed on understanding that he is to receive 1s 6d a week
Alexander FRASER 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused
Alexander FRASER 1848 (2)Order imagesRefused
Alexander FRASER 1851-1852 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Alexander FRASER 1857 (1)Order imagesRefused
Alexander FRASER 1857 (1)Order imagesRefused
Mary FRASER 1849 (2)Order imagesRefused - see 462 1849
Mary FRASER 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused - see 277 1849
Mary FRASER 1853 (4)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Mary FRASER 1857 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mary HARVEY 1882 (1)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of parochial relief
Ann HUTTON or FAGAN 1849 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Janet KERR 1860 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Mary NELSON 1853 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Alexander SMALL Mayhall1846 (2)Order imagesRefused
Alexander SMALL 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused
Alexander SMALL 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
Jane TREWSDALE 1861 (1)Order imagesRefused (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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Jane BIGGAM
Cairnbrock, Kirkcolm
William KEENAN15 Oct 1884Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Mary CAIRNS
Valleyfield, Kirkcolm
Thomas MCFADYEAN20 Nov 1890
Valleyfield, Kirkcolm
Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Maggie COSTLY
Douloch Mains, Kirkcolm
Samuel HAMILTON8 Sep 1888
Dalrymple Street, Stranraer
Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Helen DOWNIE
North Cairn, Kirkcolm
Alexander JOHNSTONE18 Feb 1887Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Mary ESPIE
Balgown, Kirkcolm
James MCINTYRE5 Oct 1887
Balgown, Kirkcolm
Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Agnes GRAHAM
Portencallie, Kirkcolm
William MURRAYOrder nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Christina HAMILTON
Lossat, Kirkcolm
James MURPHY26 Apr 1883Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Margaret HERON or PATERSON
Airies, Kirkcolm
Alexander CAMPBELL1 Jan 1883Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Mary KENNEDY
Machaar, Kirkcolm
James MCCREDIE12 Jan 1903
Machaar, Kirkcolm
Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Matilda KERR
Kirronrae, Kirkcolm
James LOVE24 Dec 1888Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Sarah Ann MCCONVILLE
Salchrie, Kirkcolm
John TEMPLETONOrder nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Elizabeth SMITH or GRAY
Clachan, Kirkcolm
William BAILLIE4 Jun 1881Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Grace SPENCE
Low Portencallie, Kirkcolm
John KERR24 Nov 1880Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Sarah WATT
Salchrie, Kirkcolm
William WILSON22 Nov 1849Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/6


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
Elizabeth ADAIR11 May 1872Jane ADAIRFind the father
Margaret ADAIR10 December 1856Janet ADAIRFind the father
Jessie Kerr AGNEW7 June 1863Maryann AGNEWFind the father
James Bonar ALLISON22 August 1865Marion ALLISONFind the father
Janet Gibson ALLISON23 December 1869Marion ALLISONFind the father
Mary ALLISON21 September 1874Marion ALLISONFind the father
George Andrews BAXTER20 December 1867Marianne BAXTERFind the father
John Bone BAXTER17 February 1871Mary Ann BAXTERFind the father
Grace BEGGAM10 April 1874Margaret BEGGAMFind the father
James BIGGAM17 October 1871Margaret BIGGAMFind the father
Margaret BOYDE13 February 1872Elizabeth BOYDEFind the father
James Alexander BROWN26 August 1868Helen BROWNFind the father
Jane Isabella CAMPBELL5 August 1859Mary CAMPBELLFind the father
Margaret Ann Drysdale CAMPBELL20 January 1861Mary CAMPBELLFind the father
John Campbell CARNOCHAN28 July 1861Agnes CARNOCHANFind the father
John CARSON5 April 1873Mary CARSONFind the father
William John Campbell DALRYMPLE13 January 1865Janet DALRYMPLEFind the father
Jessie DIAMOND29 April 1873Susan DIAMONDFind the father
Jane DONALDSON18 December 1870Mary DONALDSONFind the father
Thomas DONALDSON11 February 1869Mary DONALDSONFind the father
Elizabeth Logan DORMAN21 June 1873Jessie DORMANFind the father
James DORMAN1 September 1869Ann DORMANFind the father
Maggie Ann DORMAN28 October 1871Annie DORMANFind the father
Margaret Howetson DOWNEY26 September 1869Martha DOWNEYFind the father
Charles DRYSDALE28 December 1870Jane DRYSDALEFind the father
David Smith DRYSDALE27 May 1873Jane DRYSDALEFind the father
Elizabeth DRYSDALE23 January 1872Jeanie DRYSDALEFind the father
James DRYSDALE15 August 1868Jane DRYSDALEFather found
Jane DRYSDALE27 April 1862Mary DRYSDALEFind the father
Jemima DRYSDALE20 February 1866Mary DRYSDALEFind the father
Margaret DRYSDALE19 April 1867Ann DRYSDALEFind the father
Matilda DRYSDALE3 March 1863Ann DRYSDALEFind the father
Robert DRYSDALE16 March 1870Mary DRYSDALEFind the father
William DRYSDALE31 March 1865Jane DRYSDALEFind the father
Andrew ESPIE26 April 1865Susan ESPIEFind the father
Margaret ESPIE6 February 1873Agnes ESPIEFind the father
Margaret Kidsdale Fairy EVANS18 February 1866Agnes EVANSFind the father
William EVANS23 November 1868Agnes EVANSFind the father
Patrick FAIREY11 September 1858Agnes FAIREYFind the father
Marianne FAIRY14 June 1861Agnes FAIRYFind the father
Thomas Dorman FAIRY30 January 1869Bridget FAIRYFind the father
Jemima Clerk FINDLATER16 January 1866Elizabeth FINDLATERFind the father
Helen FINLAY23 May 1857Jean FINLAYFind the father
James FINLAY25 July 1858Helen FINLAYFind the father
Hugh FRAZER6 December 1871Jane FRAZERFind the father
Elizabeth GARRITT24 October 1864Helen GARRITTFind the father
Alexina GIBBENY9 March 1860Susan GIBBENYFind the father
Margaret GIBSON5 February 1871Marion GIBSONFind the father
Peter GRACIE28 June 1869Rachel GRACIEFind the father
Jane GRAY12 May 1872Mary GRAYFind the father
Mary GRAY10 April 1865Elizabeth GRAYFind the father
Mary Cunningham HALE3 March 1874Jane HALEFind the father
Jessie HAMILTON6 June 1861Mary HAMILTONFind the father
Robecca HAMILTON17 August 1857Marianne HAMILTONFind the father
Robert Wither HAMILTON16 July 1864Jemima HAMILTONFind the father
William HAMILTON12 September 1861Mary Ann HAMILTONFind the father
Andrew HILL25 July 1859Susannah HILLFind the father
Henry Drysdale JAMIESON15 June 1873Mary JAMIESONFather found
Elizabeth JOHNSTON5 March 1872Martha JOHNSTONFind the father
Helen KELLY22 December 1874Jane KELLYFind the father
Jane Bonar KELLY1 February 1863Margaret KELLYFind the father
John Morrison KELLY12 December 1873Margaret KELLYFind the father
Margaret Mckie KELLY14 February 1873Jane KELLYFind the father
Thomas Henderson KELLY19 May 1869Margaret KELLYFind the father
Annie KERR20 February 1861Margaret KERRFind the father
William James Henry KILLOUGH12 September 1867Eliza Jane KILLOUGHFind the father
Catherine LAURIE16 June 1869Agnes LAURIEFather found
James William Laurie LAURIE8 February 1869Mary Ann LAURIEFind the father
Samuel LOWRIE21 August 1866Agnes LOWRIEFind the father
Ann Douglas MCADAM22 February 1859Jane MCADAMFind the father
Williamina MCADAM23 September 1860Jane MCADAMFind the father
James MCCAMON6 October 1864Grace MCCAMONFind the father
Janet Osborne MCCAMON2 October 1874Grace MCCAMONFind the father
John MCCAMON23 April 1860Grace MCCAMONFather found
John MCCARTNEY11 August 1871Agnes MCCARTNEYFind the father
Peter Henry MCCLYMONT11 December 1861Jane MCCLYMONTFather found
James Watt MCCOY6 February 1864Jane MCCOYFind the father
Mary Jane MCCRAE9 April 1865Mary Jane MCCRAEFind the father
Minnianne Forbes MCCREA30 January 1868Helen MCCREAFind the father
John MCCREADIE11 August 1874Isabella MCCREADIEFind the father
John Carnochan Mccreadie MCCREADIE13 October 1874Grace MCCREADIEFind the father
Mary Eaglesham Mitchel MCCREDIE24 February 1869Grace MCCREDIEFind the father
Agnes MCCULLOCH30 September 1864Jessie MCCULLOCHFind the father
Elisabeth MCCULLOCH7 February 1870Jessie MCCULLOCHFind the father
Thomas MCCULLOCH12 December 1862Jessie MCCULLOCHFind the father
Joseph MCCUNE24 February 1865Sarah MCCUNEFind the father
Anne MCEWEN13 April 1862Mary MCEWENFind the father
Jane MCEWEN27 September 1856Mary MCEWENFind the father
Jemima Robertson MCEWEN7 November 1860Mary MCEWENFind the father
Martha Palmer MCEWEN19 July 1867Mary MCEWENFind the father
Mary MCEWING10 June 1866Jane MCEWINGFind the father
Margaret MCGARY21 June 1859Margaret MCGARYFind the father
James MCGHEE6 February 1862Agnes MCGHEEFind the father
Mary MCGHEE10 August 1867Mary MCGHEEFind the father
Robert Gilmour MCGHEE29 September 1862Mary MCGHEEFind the father
Thomas MCGHEE22 June 1869Mary MCGHEEFind the father
William John MCGHEE21 February 1865Mary MCGHEEFind the father
Mary MCHARG23 September 1867Mary MCHARGFind the father
Susan MCHARG16 May 1874Janet MCHARGFind the father
John MCKENDRIE16 February 1869Margaret MCKENDRIEFind the father
Jemima MCKENDRY28 May 1869Mary MCKENDRYFind the father
Susannah MCKENDRY26 December 1865Mary MCKENDRYFind the father
William MCKENDRY28 May 1869Mary MCKENDRYFind the father
Susan MCKILLIPS19 March 1867Margaret MCKILLIPSFind the father
Jane MCKILLOP23 January 1864Agnes MCKILLOPFind the father
Alexander Mckillops MCKILLOPS15 February 1867Agnes MCKILLOPSFind the father
Alexander MCLELLAND30 October 1874Agnes MCLELLANDFind the father
Ann Osborne MCLELLAND25 August 1862Jane MCLELLANDFind the father
James Drysdale MCLELLAND14 March 1874Mary MCLELLANDFind the father
William MCMURRAY17 November 1864Mary MCMURRAYFind the father
Elizabeth Hamilton MCMURTRIE23 April 1871Maggy MCMURTRIEFather found
Jane MCMURTRIE15 December 1874Margaret MCMURTRIEFind the father
Susan Grace MCROBERT21 July 1874Grace MCROBERTFather found
Andrew MCWHIRTER7 July 1872Mary MCWHIRTERFather found
Jamima MONTGOMERY6 August 1855Mary MONTGOMERYFather found
James Hamilton MURPHY12 March 1871Isabella MURPHYFind the father
Janet Martin MURPHY23 January 1870Jane MURPHYFind the father
Barbara MURRAY9 September 1865Helen MURRAYFind the father
Isabella MURRAY22 January 1871Margaret MURRAYFind the father
John NEILSON26 December 1872Janet NEILSONFind the father
William QUARREL21 January 1873Elizabeth QUARRELFind the father
William Henderson QUARREL8 July 1867Jane QUARRELFind the father
Elizabeth Caghie REID23 January 1869Mary REIDFind the father
Jane RENNIE11 December 1863Agnes Jane RENNIEFind the father
Mary Jane ROGERS10 January 1861Hannah ROGERSFind the father
Jane Euphemia ROSS15 March 1866Mary Anne ROSSFind the father
James Mccredie SERVICE9 July 1868Mary Ann SERVICEFind the father
Jemima SKIMMING8 April 1866Mary SKIMMINGFind the father
William SMALL15 November 1863Margaret SMALLFind the father
Isabella STEWART31 October 1857Isabella STEWARTFind the father
Maggie Jane STEWART13 May 1872Agnes STEWARTFind the father
James SWEETEN27 July 1865Catherine SWEETENFind the father
William TEMPLETON13 June 1857Margaret TEMPLETONFind the father
Elizabeth Hamilton WALLACE3 November 1871Mary WALLACEFind the father
James WALLACE12 August 1873Jane WALLACEFind the father
David WATSON18 August 1863Margaret WATSONFind the father
John WATSON19 March 1856Grace WATSONFind the father
Thomas WATSON16 February 1862Mary WATSONFind the father
James WITHER21 November 1869Margaret WITHERFind the father
John WITHER15 November 1861Agnes WITHERFind the father
John WITHER17 March 1862Margaret WITHERFind the father
William WITHER27 February 1864Agnes WITHERFind the father
William WITHER21 November 1869Margaret WITHERFind the father
Margaret Osborne WRIGHT25 June 1863Jane WRIGHTFind the father
Mary Forsyth WRIGHT13 February 1865Agnes WRIGHTFind 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

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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.


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