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Largs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Thomson CONNELLY | 1879 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Ann JOHNSTON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Brian LANNARD | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine LENNOX | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella MCKIRDY | Wilson Street | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow MCMENEMY | 1879 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Grace MCQUEEN | 1851-1852 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret PORTER | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret RHYND or WALLACE | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Archibald SMITH | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Archibald SMITH | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 147 1851 | |
| Widow STORM | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary WALLACE or BALFOUR | 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 CRAWFORD Nelson Street, Largs | Angus MCLELLAND | 1 Feb 1885 Nelson Street, Largs | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/13 |
| Janet CRAWFORD or HAMILTON Largs | James EASTON | 23 Feb 1875 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/11 |
| Jessie HENNEY 20 Nelson St, Largs | Henry FORBES | 22 Nov 1878 | Order now | Wick SC14/10/10 |
| Jessie HENNEY 96 Nelson Street, Largs | Robert MCMILLAN | 26 Oct 1885 Smithston, Gourock | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/13 |
| Mary KERR Nelson St, Largs formerly Noddesdale Mill, Largs | John RAMSAY | 30 Sep 1851 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/9 |
| Elizabeth LAMONT 17 Nelson Street, Largs | Robert MCLAREN | Order now | Greenock SC53/7/1 | |
| Margaret LESLIE Largs, Ayrshire | George BEGG | 9 Jul 1884 Wesley Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle on Tune | Order now | Dumbarton SC65/5/2 |
| Elizabeth MALCOM Main Largs | James CARSWELL | 13 Apr 1858 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/4 |
| Catherine MANINCH or MCNEISH Main Street, Largs | James BOYD | 9 Sep 1880 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/11 |
| Margaret MCKELLAR Largs | Daniel MCGILL | 16 Apr 1853 | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/23 |
| Margaret MCLAUGHLAND Knockside, Largs | Robert SLOAN | 7 Oct 1873 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/10 |
| Janet WILLIAMSON Hawkhill House, Largs | John RAMAGE | 1 Dec 1849 | Order now | Alloa SC64/7/3 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order now link.
| Name | Date of birth | School | Year | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther M BARBOUR | 20 Aug 1894 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Janet B H BEGG | 29 Jun 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Minnie A T BOYD | 22 May 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Robert C R BOYD | 21 Nov 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| James CARMICHAEL | 20 May 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Margret J CRAWFORD | 28 Sep 1892 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Alexandra R S DONALD | 30 May 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Jessie L FRASER | 18 May 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| John A FRAZER | 31 Jul 1894 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Sarah GALBRAITH | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now | |
| Andrew GALLOWAY | 23 Jun 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| William HARPER | 8 Mar 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| John HARRIS | 4 Sep 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Jean HENDRY | 15 Dec 1892 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Mary HUNTER | 25 Mar 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Andrew B HUTCHISON | 24 Jul 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Isabella B JACK | 6 May 1892 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Frederick G LANE | 10 Jul 1891 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Jane G LAWSON | 31 Aug 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Margaret A B MACHRAY | 6 Mar 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| John MACKAY | 18 Jun 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine MACMILLAN | 2 Sep 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Mary MCKENZIE | 22 Sep 1892 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Grace MCLACHLAN | 12 Dec 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Katie McK MCLACHLAN | 7 Feb 1894 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Jane MCNAB | 29 Oct 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Thomas M MILLER | 24 Jan 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Agnes C MOFFAT | 8 Sep 1894 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Agnes G MORRIS | 7 Apr 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine M MORRIS | 22 Oct 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Elizabeth I MORRIS | 2 Jul 1891 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Elizabeth I MORRIS | 16 Jan 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Isabella L RODGER | 2 Aug 1892 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Marguerite S ROSS | 26 Aug 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Mary S ROSS | 5 Feb 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Marjorie A W RUDDOCK | 30 Jul 1890 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Daniel SMITH | 18 Feb 1894 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Frederic J THOMSON | 12 Aug 1894 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Marion F P TYRE | 5 Aug 1889 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Anna J WILSON | 24 Nov 1891 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Margaret C WILSON | 23 Oct 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Mary WILSON | 9 Dec 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Ann H WOOD | 18 Apr 1893 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| John WOOD | 26 Mar 1895 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| George M M YOUNG | 28 Jul 1896 | Largs Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert ALLAN | 15 October 1868 | Margaret ALLAN | Find the father |
| David ANDERSON | 6 January 1873 | Jessie ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth ANDERSON | 30 May 1874 | Mary ANDERSON | Father found |
| Jessie ANDERSON | 19 May 1871 | Mary ANDERSON | Find the father |
| George ARMOUR | 4 January 1861 | Margaret ARMOUR | Find the father |
| James BARBOUR | 23 May 1873 | Jane BARBOUR | Find the father |
| Rebecca Cassady BARBOUR | 25 April 1868 | Janet Aitken BARBOUR | Find the father |
| James BARCLAY | 17 March 1870 | Susan BARCLAY | Find the father |
| Mary BLAIR | 17 April 1863 | Mary BLAIR | Find the father |
| William Pettigrew BLAIR | 1 February 1872 | Jane BLAIR | Father found |
| James BROWN | 26 September 1863 | Elisabeth BROWN | Find the father |
| John BROWN | 9 November 1868 | Agnes BROWN | Find the father |
| Margaret BROWN | 10 March 1861 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Jessie CLARK | 22 September 1868 | Agnes CLARK | Find the father |
| Mary CLARK | 15 June 1863 | Winifred CLARK | Find the father |
| Joseph CONALY | 31 July 1864 | Margaret CONALY | Find the father |
| Joanna COOK | 13 May 1867 | Agnes COOK | Find the father |
| Christina Dawson CRAWFORD | 31 March 1869 | Janet CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| Isabella CRAWFORD | 30 November 1861 | Mary CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| James CRAWFORD | 16 September 1872 | Janet CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| Jane CRAWFORD | 16 February 1873 | Mary Armour CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| John CRAWFORD | 20 May 1869 | Jane CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| Margaret CRAWFORD | 9 June 1858 | Agness CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| Jessie DAVIE | 27 September 1862 | Jessie DAVIE | Find the father |
| William DOHERTY | 27 January 1855 | Isabella DOHERTY | Find the father |
| James DUNAN | 10 October 1870 | Christina DUNAN | Find the father |
| John EWING | 17 December 1872 | Christina EWING | Find the father |
| Alexander Roy FERGUSON | 5 March 1873 | Catherine FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Annie FERGUSON | 30 January 1872 | Annie FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Mary FLANNIGAN | 19 July 1859 | Margaret FLANNIGAN | Find the father |
| John FOREST | 5 October 1865 | Margaret FOREST | Find the father |
| John James GALBREATH | 13 April 1868 | Jane GALBREATH | Find the father |
| Mary GALLAGHER | 14 March 1862 | Grace GALLAGHER | Find the father |
| Archibald GALLOHER | 22 May 1860 | Catherine GALLOHER | Find the father |
| Alexander GILLIES | 10 July 1863 | Jane GILLIES | Find the father |
| George GRAY | 17 December 1855 | Janet GRAY | Find the father |
| John HALLIDAY | 29 May 1858 | Mary HALLIDAY | Find the father |
| Daniel HUNTER | 7 April 1872 | Flora HUNTER | Find the father |
| Jane JAMIESON | 2 May 1855 | Jean JAMIESON | Find the father |
| John KERR | 23 April 1865 | Agnes KERR | Find the father |
| John KING | 26 October 1872 | Jane KING | Find the father |
| Charles KIRK | 6 June 1858 | Margaret KIRK | Find the father |
| Hugh KIRKWOOD | 20 October 1866 | Janet KIRKWOOD | Find the father |
| Margaret Lang KIRKWOOD | 1 March 1869 | Janet KIRKWOOD | Find the father |
| Agnes LAMONT | 19 November 1865 | Helen LAMONT | Father found |
| Thomas LAMONT | 13 October 1867 | Helen LAMONT | Find the father |
| Agnes LANG | 28 August 1865 | Agnes LANG | Father found |
| Neil LEITCH | 5 May 1857 | Jean LEITCH | Find the father |
| Matilda Campbell LINDSAY | 29 May 1858 | Margaret LINDSAY | Find the father |
| Allan LOGAN | 26 January 1871 | Agnes LOGAN | Find the father |
| Mary MACGOWAN | 29 April 1861 | Isabella MACGOWAN | Find the father |
| James MACMILLAN | 27 January 1865 | Marjory MACMILLAN | Find the father |
| Alexander MALCOLM | 30 April 1858 | Elisabeth MALCOLM | Find the father |
| Susan MAXTON | 19 December 1868 | Susan MAXTON | Find the father |
| Mary MCCULLOCH | 15 April 1865 | Janet MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| Maggie MCDONALD | 28 May 1873 | Catherine MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Mary MCDOUGALL | 30 March 1874 | Mary MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| Murdoch MCDOUGALL | 15 August 1869 | Agnes MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| Robert MCDOUGALL | 17 May 1869 | Margaret MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| Margaret MCFADYEAN | 16 April 1856 | Helen MCFADYEAN | Father found |
| Mary MCGEACHIE | 4 May 1866 | Janet MCGEACHIE | Find the father |
| Maryann MCGILVRAY | 14 February 1866 | Euphemia MCGILVRAY | Find the father |
| Daniel MCKINNIS | 10 December 1861 | Agnes MCKINNIS | Find the father |
| Margaret MCKIRDY | 2 August 1867 | Mary Wilson MCKIRDY | Find the father |
| Margaret MCKIRDY | 20 February 1874 | Mary MCKIRDY | Find the father |
| Mary MCKIRDY | 27 September 1862 | Mary MCKIRDY | Find the father |
| John MCLEAN | 6 April 1860 | Ann MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Mary MCLEAN | 10 December 1870 | Mary MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Isabella MCMILLAN | 21 April 1863 | Marjory MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| James MCMILLAN | 18 May 1863 | Catherine MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Mary MCMILLAN | 3 January 1859 | Mary MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Daniel MCMINAMI | 30 August 1862 | Agnes MCMINAMI | Find the father |
| Janet MCNAUGHT | 20 December 1856 | Catherine MCNAUGHT | Find the father |
| Agnes MORRIS | 24 July 1862 | Margaret MORRIS | Find the father |
| Charles MORRIS | 21 March 1871 | Jean MORRIS | Find the father |
| Margaret MORRIS | 17 June 1858 | Margaret MORRIS | Find the father |
| Margaret MORRIS | 24 July 1862 | Margaret MORRIS | Find the father |
| Marion MORRIS | 7 June 1862 | Jane MORRIS | Find the father |
| Thomas MORRIS | 24 June 1858 | Ann MORRIS | Find the father |
| Mary MUIR | 30 August 1870 | Janet MUIR | Find the father |
| Janet MUNRO | 9 April 1862 | Margaret MUNRO | Find the father |
| John MUNRO | 13 September 1857 | Alexandrina MUNRO | Find the father |
| Margaret MURDOCH | 24 August 1855 | Janet MURDOCH | Find the father |
| Patrick O'BOYLE | 18 April 1864 | Helen O'BOYLE | Find the father |
| William Cunningham PATRICK | 28 February 1867 | Robina PATRICK | Find the father |
| Fanny QUIN | 10 April 1857 | Susan QUIN | Find the father |
| Jessie REID | 29 November 1867 | Joanna Crockett REID | Find the father |
| John REILLY | 24 January 1858 | Margaret REILLY | Find the father |
| Robert SHARKIE | 17 February 1868 | Ann SHARKIE | Father found |
| Marion SHEDDEN | 4 August 1855 | Janet SHEDDEN | Find the father |
| Mary SMITH | 19 September 1869 | Mary SMITH | Find the father |
| Robert STEUART | 6 August 1866 | Jean STEUART | Find the father |
| Mary STEWART | 6 March 1856 | Jane STEWART | Find the father |
| John TAYLOR | 26 September 1856 | Janet TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Annie THOMPSON | 26 April 1874 | Elizabeth THOMPSON | Find the father |
| Helen Mary King THOMSON | 5 June 1866 | Isabella THOMSON | Find the father |
| Robert WILSON | 6 February 1872 | Jane WILSON | Father found |
| Robert WILSON | 8 July 1874 | Margaret WILSON | Father found |
| William Alexander WRIGHT | 27 September 1858 | Jane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WADDELL, Robert labourer Born about 1859 Married Previous residence: Kelty, then County Police Office, Dunfermline Chargeable parish: Dunfermline | Order images (4) | Ayr District Fife District Asylum Paisley District | 1908-1912 |
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.
