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Kirkmichael 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel ADAMSON | Kirkmichael | 1846 (2) | Order images | Refused, on understanding that allowance be 1s 6d a week |
| Agnes BOYD | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Mary Ann BOYLE | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Rosy BURNS | 1861-1862 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James COWAN | 1849 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Samuel GOWDIE | 1848 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Samuel GOWDIE | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) - see 296 1848 | |
| Janet HUNTER | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Agnes JOHNSTON | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| William KERR | 1862 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret LYONS | 1865 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Jane MCCULLOCH or MACFARLANE | 1864 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Mary MCDOUGALL or THOMPSON | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary MCDOUGALL | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 272 1847 | |
| Widow Jane MCKISSOCK | 1863-1864 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Jane MCKISSOCK or MCEWAN | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Mary MCLURE | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Sarah SCOTT | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary TAIT or FEDRIES | 1852 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth CLOWES Hillhead, Kirkmichael | William ARTHUR | 28 Jan 1875 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/15 |
| Elizabeth DUNLOP Barbrethan, Kirkmichael | William DAVIDSON | 17 Apr 1886 Bonnyton Square, Kilmarnock | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/18 |
| Isabella DYKES Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | James HUTCHISON | 1 Nov 1884 Monkton | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/17 |
| Grace EDGAR Auchenairney, Kirkmichael formerly Kirk Port, Ayr | Archibald STURROCK | 27 Jul 1852 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/9 |
| Mary HENDRIE Glenside, Kirkmichael | Robert LANDSBOROUGH | 3 Nov 1880 Maybole | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/16 |
| Janet MCCALDON Lochhill, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | William MCCUTCHEON | 2 Feb 1883 Lochhill, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/17 |
| Agnes MCCLURE Braefoot, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | Matthew CAMPBELL | 5 Feb 1854 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/9 |
| Jane MCCULLOCH Dalhowan Street, Crosshill, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | John MONIE | 14 Apr 1887 Crosshill, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/18 |
| Jane MCDOWALL Dalhowan Street, Crosshill, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | James DARROCH | 8 Mar 1888 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/18 |
| Jane RAMSAY Trochain, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | Edward GRAHAM | 17 Feb 1882 Kirkmichael, Ayrshire | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/17 |
| Mary WHITE Crosshill, Kirkmichael | Thomas MCQUISTIN | 29 Jan 1861 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander ADAIR | 18 August 1859 | Mary Jane ADAIR | Find the father |
| Andrew ANDERSON | 30 March 1871 | Mary ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Janet ANDERSON | 21 September 1856 | Jane ANDERSON | Find the father |
| John ANDERSON | 4 November 1869 | Mary ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Robert ANDERSON | 20 April 1872 | Hannah ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Sarah ARMSTRONG | 6 September 1856 | Sarah ARMSTRONG | Find the father |
| Janet BAIRD | 14 September 1858 | Jane BAIRD | Father found |
| Elizabeth BARTON | 12 August 1860 | Elizabeth BARTON | Father found |
| Sarah Allison BARTON | 28 January 1872 | Elizabeth BARTON | Father found |
| William BEATTIE | 21 May 1871 | Euphemia BEATTIE | Find the father |
| James BOLE | 13 May 1862 | Mary Anne BOLE | Find the father |
| Jane Campbell BRACKENRIDGE | 2 November 1855 | Jane BRACKENRIDGE | Find the father |
| Agnes BROWN | 26 April 1862 | Agnes BROWN | Find the father |
| Douglas BROWN | 5 December 1860 | Mary Anne BROWN | Find the father |
| William BROWN | 20 December 1862 | Agnes BROWN | Father found |
| William BRUCE | 24 May 1859 | Janet BRUCE | Find the father |
| Grace BRYDEN | 25 December 1858 | Margaret BRYDEN | Father found |
| James BURGES | 7 May 1855 | Elizabeth BURGES | Find the father |
| William CALDWELL | 16 June 1872 | Agnes CALDWELL | Find the father |
| William CLARK | 2 December 1856 | Agnes CLARK | Find the father |
| Elizabeth CLOWES | 6 October 1867 | Alice CLOWES | Find the father |
| William CLOWES | 11 February 1871 | Helen CLOWES | Find the father |
| David Henry CROSSGROVE | 23 March 1873 | Margaret CROSSGROVE | Father found |
| David DICK | 4 November 1864 | Agnes DICK | Find the father |
| Duncan DOCHERTY | 9 November 1872 | Catherine DOCHERTY | Find the father |
| Agnes DUGEN | 17 December 1872 | Mary DUGEN | Find the father |
| Robert EAGLESHAM | 14 February 1874 | Mary EAGLESHAM | Find the father |
| Jane EAGLESOM | 26 December 1863 | Mary EAGLESOM | Father found |
| Jane EDGAR | 23 August 1861 | Jane EDGAR | Find the father |
| William EDGAR | 16 November 1855 | Jane EDGAR | Find the father |
| John FAIRLEY | 15 December 1868 | Mary FAIRLEY | Find the father |
| William FAIRLEY | 15 February 1871 | Mary FAIRLEY | Find the father |
| Sarah FEE | 28 December 1872 | Rosina FEE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth FERGUSSON | 28 May 1866 | Anne FERGUSSON | Find the father |
| Margaret FERGUSSON | 29 March 1864 | Anne FERGUSSON | Father found |
| Mary FERGUSSON | 19 April 1869 | Anne FERGUSSON | Find the father |
| Jane FLANNIGAN | 18 May 1859 | Mary FLANNIGAN | Find the father |
| Agnes GARRAND | 9 April 1869 | Margaret GARRAND | Find the father |
| Elizabeth GARRY | 15 January 1865 | Janet GARRY | Find the father |
| Jane GARY | 4 January 1859 | Janet GARY | Find the father |
| Mary GARY | 4 January 1859 | Janet GARY | Find the father |
| Sarah Graham GORMAN | 2 May 1855 | Mary Anne GORMAN | Find the father |
| Agnes GOUDIE | 20 December 1858 | Wilhelmina GOUDIE | Father found |
| Mary GOUDIE | 2 June 1856 | Wilhelma GOUDIE | Father found |
| James GRAHAM | 9 May 1862 | Agnes GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Walter GREENSHIELDS | 14 October 1860 | Anne GREENSHIELDS | Find the father |
| Alexander HAPPELL | 18 July 1870 | Margaret HAPPELL | Father found |
| George HARDIE | 17 January 1858 | Margaret HARDIE | Find the father |
| George HAYBURN | 24 October 1855 | Elizabeth HAYBURN | Find the father |
| Margaret HILL | 15 February 1864 | Isabella HILL | Find the father |
| James HOSE | 13 December 1872 | Isabella HOSE | Find the father |
| Georgina HUNTER | 2 October 1858 | Jane HUNTER | Find the father |
| Janet HUTCHISON | 24 November 1855 | Willielma HUTCHISON | Find the father |
| Agnes JOHNSTON | 24 January 1862 | Agnes JOHNSTON | Father found |
| Catherine JOHNSTON | 5 April 1859 | Janet JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Janet JOHNSTONE | 14 April 1855 | Janet JOHNSTONE | Father found |
| Anne KENNEDY | 1 November 1859 | Anne KENNEDY | Find the father |
| Jane KENNEDY | 16 August 1874 | Agnes KENNEDY | Father found |
| Elizabeth LACKIE | 3 July 1867 | Isabella LACKIE | Father found |
| Hugh LAFFERTY | 12 March 1870 | Mary LAFFERTY | Find the father |
| John LAUDERDALE | 13 May 1869 | Margaret LAUDERDALE | Find the father |
| Margaret LAW | 14 January 1859 | Margaret LAW | Find the father |
| John LECHIE | 19 March 1871 | Isabella LECHIE | Father found |
| Andrew LECKIE | 30 March 1864 | Isabella LECKIE | Father found |
| Anne LECKIE | 24 February 1862 | Anne LECKIE | Find the father |
| Jane LECKIE | 6 February 1858 | Janet LECKIE | Find the father |
| Mary LECKIE | 15 July 1858 | Anne LECKIE | Father found |
| John LEES | 24 February 1866 | Margaret LEES | Father found |
| David LOGAN | 10 February 1856 | Jane LOGAN | Find the father |
| James Mccutchon LOGAN | 11 December 1868 | Elizabeth LOGAN | Find the father |
| Margaret LOGAN | 25 June 1861 | Sarah LOGAN | Father found |
| Mary Eleanor LOGAN | 11 April 1866 | Jane LOGAN | Find the father |
| Matilda MANARIE | 30 March 1874 | Susan MANARIE | Find the father |
| Janet MCBRATNEY | 30 June 1856 | Mary MCBRATNEY | Father found |
| John MCBRIDE | 14 May 1861 | Sarah MCBRIDE | Find the father |
| James MCBURNIE | 19 November 1872 | Susan MCBURNIE | Father found |
| Richard MCCARTNEY | 15 July 1868 | Elizabeth MCCARTNEY | Find the father |
| James MCCLOUNAN | 17 February 1861 | Margaret MCCLOUNAN | Father found |
| Alexander MCCLURE | 20 June 1856 | Janet MCCLURE | Find the father |
| David MCCLURE | 13 March 1863 | Agnes MCCLURE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCCLURE | 19 April 1866 | Jane MCCLURE | Find the father |
| Janet MCCLURE | 11 May 1868 | Janet MCCLURE | Find the father |
| John MCCLURE | 13 October 1862 | Jane MCCLURE | Find the father |
| William MCCLURE | 1 February 1863 | Elizabeth MCCLURE | Find the father |
| Anne MCCLYMONT | 4 January 1856 | Catherine MCCLYMONT | Father found |
| Elizabeth MCCREADIE | 17 February 1869 | Elizabeth MCCREADIE | Find the father |
| Helen MCCREADY | 5 December 1872 | Agnes MCCREADY | Find the father |
| Jane MCCREADY | 11 March 1859 | Elizabeth MCCREADY | Find the father |
| Mary Anne MCCREADY | 27 September 1863 | Agnes MCCREADY | Find the father |
| Agnes MCCULLOCH | 11 May 1863 | Jane MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| Archibald MCCULLOCH | 11 April 1872 | Agnes MCCULLOCH | Father found |
| David MCCULLOCH | 23 February 1855 | Margaret MCCULLOCH | Father found |
| James MCCULLOCH | 23 July 1859 | Margaret MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| William MCCULLOCH | 26 May 1869 | Jane MCCULLOCH | Father found |
| William MCCULLOCH | 24 July 1874 | Agnes MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| James MCDONALD | 3 March 1859 | Elizabeth MCDONALD | Father found |
| John MCDONALD | 7 August 1863 | Elizabeth MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Margaret MCDONALD | 4 August 1858 | Anne MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Agnes MCDOWALL | 21 May 1864 | Isabella MCDOWALL | Find the father |
| Catherine MCDOWALL | 16 August 1866 | Isabella MCDOWALL | Find the father |
| William Lennox MCEWEN | 12 May 1864 | Janet MCEWEN | Find the father |
| Fergus MCFARLANE | 20 August 1870 | Anne MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| Anne MCGARRACH | 4 July 1867 | Janet MCGARRACH | Father found |
| Mary MCGARRACH | 10 June 1867 | Mary MCGARRACH | Father found |
| Thomas MCGARRACH | 28 October 1871 | Anne MCGARRACH | Find the father |
| John MCGARRAGH | 8 June 1862 | Anne MCGARRAGH | Find the father |
| Margaret MCGARRAH | 17 October 1855 | Anne MCGARRAH | Father found |
| Agnes MCGIFFEN | 1 August 1863 | Agnes MCGIFFEN | Father found |
| John MCHARG | 23 December 1872 | Elizabeth MCHARG | Find the father |
| Mary MCILMAIL | 6 January 1856 | Barbara MCILMAIL | Find the father |
| Malcolm Allan MCKISSOCK | 21 April 1865 | Agnes MCKISSOCK | Find the father |
| Thomas MCKISSOCK | 22 May 1858 | Elizabeth MCKISSOCK | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Mitchell MCLATCHIE | 16 April 1866 | Mary MCLATCHIE | Find the father |
| Anne Mcburnie MCLELLAND | 5 September 1874 | Mary MCLELLAND | Find the father |
| Mary MCMURTRIE | 31 January 1858 | Jane MCMURTRIE | Find the father |
| Marion MCNIDER | 24 June 1855 | Agnes MCNIDER | Father found |
| James MENZIES | 11 May 1858 | Agnes MENZIES | Find the father |
| Margaret MILLIN | 18 June 1866 | Elizabeth MILLIN | Find the father |
| John MILROY | 20 June 1869 | Giles MILROY | Father found |
| Agnes MITCHELL | 13 May 1869 | Agnes MITCHELL | Father found |
| John MITCHELL | 5 April 1867 | Anne MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Olia MUIR | 1 July 1871 | Fleming MUIR | Find the father |
| Mary MUIRHEAD | 12 January 1874 | Agnes MUIRHEAD | Find the father |
| Janet MUNRO | 13 December 1862 | Marion MUNRO | Find the father |
| Janet MURCHIE | 31 August 1871 | Elizabeth MURCHIE | Find the father |
| Robert Mccreath MURDOCH | 15 March 1873 | Maggie MURDOCH | Father found |
| James NEIL | 11 July 1873 | Jessie NEIL | Find the father |
| Jessie NEIL | 11 July 1873 | Jessie NEIL | Find the father |
| Quintin NEILL | 23 June 1856 | Janet NEILL | Find the father |
| Thomas ORR | 11 September 1860 | Mary ORR | Find the father |
| Agnes PATERSON | 31 October 1870 | Margaret PATERSON | Father found |
| Mary PATERSON | 31 October 1870 | Margaret PATERSON | Father found |
| Mary POTTER | 7 May 1862 | Sarah POTTER | Father found |
| Elizabeth RAMSAY | 26 March 1859 | Janet RAMSAY | Find the father |
| Robert RAMSAY | 6 December 1866 | Isabella RAMSAY | Father found |
| Thomas RAMSAY | 5 October 1861 | Sarah RAMSAY | Find the father |
| Margaret REID | 12 June 1872 | Isabella REID | Father found |
| Mary RENNIE | 29 September 1859 | Agnes RENNIE | Find the father |
| Hendry RIDDOX | 20 December 1856 | Elizabeth RIDDOX | Find the father |
| Margaret RITCHIE | 1 July 1863 | Jane RITCHIE | Find the father |
| Andrew ROBERTSON | 20 September 1869 | Margaret ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Jane SCOTT | 10 June 1859 | Isabella SCOTT | Find the father |
| Robert SCOTT | 12 May 1872 | Sarah SCOTT | Find the father |
| David SHANKLAND | 23 November 1859 | Agnes SHANKLAND | Find the father |
| Mary Brown SHANKLAND | 29 January 1868 | Agnes SHANKLAND | Find the father |
| Quintin SHANKLAND | 26 October 1861 | Agnes SHANKLAND | Find the father |
| Andrew SHAW | 8 December 1869 | Agnes SHAW | Find the father |
| Gilbert SHAW | 6 February 1874 | Agnes SHAW | Find the father |
| James SHAW | 27 June 1873 | Mary SHAW | Find the father |
| John SHAW | 8 March 1860 | Margaret N. SHAW | Find the father |
| Logan SHAW | 6 April 1866 | Agnes SHAW | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Sarah Mccormick SMITH | 4 January 1873 | Agnes Mcgiffen SMITH | Father found |
| John Campbell SMITH | 22 July 1862 | Janet SMITH | Find the father |
| Anne TAIT | 1 November 1856 | Mary TAIT | Find the father |
| Samuel TAIT | 30 March 1865 | Margeret TAIT | Father found |
| Richard TAYLOR | 15 September 1871 | Margaret TAYLOR | Father found |
| John THOMPSON | 5 November 1874 | Sarah THOMPSON | Find the father |
| Jane Hunter WARDEN | 17 January 1867 | Margaret WARDEN | Find the father |
| John Goudie WARDEN | 27 November 1856 | Margaret WARDEN | Father found |
| James Robb WATSON | 1 August 1857 | Agnes WATSON | Find the father |
| John WATSON | 28 October 1866 | Catherine WATSON | Find the father |
| Marion Campbell WATT | 12 January 1874 | Mary WATT | Find the father |
| Alexander WEITHERS | 12 December 1865 | Mary WEITHERS | Find the father |
| Jane WEITHERS | 6 November 1863 | Mary WEITHERS | Father found |
| Mary WHITE | 4 July 1861 | Isabella WHITE | Find the father |
| Sarah WHITE | 31 July 1857 | Sarah WHITE | Find the father |
| Mary WILLIAMSON | 1 June 1869 | Allice WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Jane WILSON | 28 July 1868 | Janet WILSON | Father found |
| Margaret WILSON | 25 April 1872 | Helen WILSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Linn WILSON | 14 June 1865 | Elizabeth WILSON | Father found |
| Mary Linn WILSON | 14 June 1865 | Elizabeth WILSON | Father found |
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.
