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Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.

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.

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 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
  • £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
  • £10 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 Jane BLAKELY or MCHAFFIE 1864 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Helen BRYAN 1883 (3)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mary CLARK or WRIGHT 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Elizabeth COUSINS 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
John DAILLY Clayhole Stranraer1846 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Elizabeth DAMON or RAMSAY 1850 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Samuel DAVIDSON 1847 (2)Order imagesRefused
Catherine DONELLY 1855 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow EDGAR 1867 (1)Order imagesRefused
Mary GUNION or PARKER 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Christina HAMILTON 1851 (2)Order imagesRefused
John HILL 1860 (2)Order imagesRefused
Edward HILLAN 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Mary HYSLOP or THOMSON 1860 (3)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Maria JORDAN 1863 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mary KELLY or HOLMES 1868 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Mary KELLY or HOLMES 1872 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Esther KENNEDY 1851 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Eliz KIRKWOOD or MCHARRIE 1851 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Charles LINELI 1847-1848 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
James LOGAN Sheuchan Parks1846 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow MACALPINE 1857 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
James MCALPINE 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
James MCKEWN 1848 (4)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Rachel MCMILLAN 1857 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
James MCNABNEY 1861 (2)Order imagesRefused
John MCWHINNIE 1852 (4)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Alexander MCWILLIAM 1848 (2)Order imagesRefused
Alexander MCWILLIAM 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Grace NEILL or YOUNG 1852 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Christina REID or MCCORMACK 1883 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Sarah RILEY 1864 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Robert RODGER 1846 (1)Order imagesRefused
Robert RODGER 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused
Helen ROGERS 1858 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Robert ROGERS 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Margaret ROSS 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Sarah SIMPSON or RYCE 1865 (1)Order imagesRefused
Patrick SMITH 1876 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Mary Ann THOMSON or REID 1881 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mary WARREN 1861 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mary WRIGHT 1846 (1)Order imagesRefused; case for Sheriff

List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Elizabeth ALEXANDER10 July 1862Elizabeth ALEXANDERFind the father
James Sayers ARCHER14 December 1873Sarah ARCHERFind the father
Agnes Jemmima Stewart AULD19 November 1868Agnes AULDFind the father
Jessie BAIRD11 July 1865Mary BAIRDFind the father
Thomas BEATTIE9 October 1859Annie BEATTIEFind the father
Helen BEST9 January 1859Margaret BESTFind the father
Jane BIGGAM29 December 1860Margaret BIGGAMFind the father
William BIGGAM29 October 1858Margaret BIGGAMFind the father
Mary Martin BOYDE5 July 1865Elizabeth BOYDEFind the father
Robert Alexander BOYDE12 April 1874Elizabeth BOYDEFind the father
Jane CALDWELL29 October 1858Ann CALDWELLFind the father
John CALDWELL28 February 1864Mary CALDWELLFind the father
Robert CALDWELL3 August 1863Margaret CALDWELLFind the father
James CLUCKIE19 July 1872Mary Ann CLUCKIEFind the father
Elizabeth CONOLY22 January 1864Annie CONOLYFind the father
Janet CRAWFORD17 July 1861Margaret CRAWFORDFind the father
David Mcdowall Mckie DEVON25 November 1867Grace DEVONFind the father
John Wither DIAMOND2 March 1871Susan DIAMONDFind the father
Mary Mcilwraith DOUGLAS25 June 1860Mary Mcilwriath DOUGLASFind the father
James DRENNAN30 April 1870Jessie DRENNANFind the father
Agnes EDGAR10 January 1873Margaret EDGARFind the father
Duncan EVANS12 August 1872Margaret EVANSFind the father
James FOSTER1 November 1856Jess FOSTERFind the father
Alexander GIBSON24 May 1866Mirain GIBSONFind the father
Margaret GIBSON5 February 1871Marion GIBSONFind the father
James GRACEY17 February 1871Elizabeth GRACEYFind the father
Mary Ann GRACEY9 December 1866Rachel GRACEYFind the father
Jane HAMILTON14 February 1857Elizabeth HAMILTONFind the father
Robert HAMILTON6 July 1870Mary HAMILTONFind the father
Agnes HARVEY25 February 1866Margaret HARVEYFind the father
Catharine HARVEY27 April 1869Annie HARVEYFind the father
Andrew HASWELL31 January 1873Janet HASWELLFind the father
James HENDERSON15 January 1869Agnes HENDERSONFind the father
John HENDERSON15 January 1869Agnes HENDERSONFind the father
Robert HERDMAN2 December 1874Agnes HERDMANFind the father
John HERON27 September 1872Martha HERONFind the father
Robert HERON4 December 1872Margaret HERONFind the father
Sarah HERON15 July 1869Mary HERONFind the father
James HILL15 September 1857Elizabeth HILLFind the father
James Brown HILL20 January 1855Elizabeth HILLFind the father
James JOHNSTONE12 May 1864Elizabeth JOHNSTONEFind the father
Davida JORDAN29 July 1861Maria JORDANFind the father
James JORDAN11 July 1858Maria JORDANFind the father
John KERR16 October 1859Jane KERRFind the father
Jessie Annie KILTY4 July 1874Jane KILTYFind the father
Mary Ann Mccand KITTENS2 March 1874Jane KITTENSFind the father
Rachel Mctear KITTENS25 August 1869Mary KITTENSFind the father
William LOVE7 March 1872Agnes LOVEFind the father
Agnes Ross LOWRIE7 February 1872Mary Ann LOWRIEFind the father
Rachel MACDONALD18 December 1864Jane MACDONALDFind the father
John MARTIN13 July 1858Elizabeth MARTINFind the father
Sabina Caroline MARTIN5 November 1857Sarah MARTINFind the father
Maggie MASSEY24 February 1874Elisa MASSEYFind the father
Helen MATTHEWS17 January 1863Elspie MATTHEWSFind the father
Martha MCCALLUM24 February 1865Elizabeth MCCALLUMFind the father
Alexander MCCUBBIN31 October 1866Elizabeth MCCUBBINFind the father
Jane MCCUBBIN25 December 1871Elizabeth MCCUBBINFind the father
Thomas Alexander MCCUBBIN19 July 1858Elizabeth MCCUBBINFind the father
William MCCUBBIN24 December 1865Mary Ann MCCUBBINFind the father
David Aitken MCHARG29 November 1869Mary MCHARGFind the father
Elizabeth MCLAUCHLIN8 May 1873Janet MCLAUCHLINFind the father
Andrew MCMASTER24 February 1859Agnes MCMASTERFind the father
Helen MCMILLAN12 April 1868Elizabeth MCMILLANFind the father
Janet MITCHELL10 August 1858Janet MITCHELLFind the father
John MODERATE28 April 1870Jane MODERATEFind the father
John Agnew MORRISON31 January 1871Alice MORRISONFind the father
William George Matthews MUIR5 August 1872Margaret MUIRFind the father
Isabella MURDOCH30 October 1870Isabella MURDOCHFind the father
Sarah MURRAY8 May 1864Margaret Jane MURRAYFind the father
Peter PATERSON7 September 1867Mary Ann PATERSONFind the father
Thomas PATERSON11 September 1855Elizabeth PATERSONFind the father
William PATERSON4 September 1868Jane PATERSONFind the father
Henry PORTER28 May 1864Mary PORTERFind the father
Jessie PORTER29 August 1873Sarah PORTERFind the father
Mary PORTER28 May 1864Mary PORTERFind the father
Robert RAINEY3 February 1869Agnes Jane RAINEYFind the father
Margaret RICHARDSON11 August 1874Sarah RICHARDSONFind the father
Robert Stewart RODGERS20 May 1874Jessie RODGERSFind the father
William Diamond RODGERS24 May 1867Jessie RODGERSFind the father
Elizabeth Mcculloch SMITH20 April 1873Mary SMITHFind the father
James SNODGRASS3 June 1869Janet SNODGRASSFind the father
Agnes SWEETIN2 January 1862Catharine SWEETINFind the father
Sarah WATERSON9 January 1870Elizabeth WATERSONFind the father
Andrew WATSON27 January 1874Elizabeth WATSONFind the father
Mary Andrew WATSON6 January 1864Margaret WATSONFind the father
James WITHER9 May 1855Agnes WITHERFind the father
Thomas WITHER12 November 1858Agnes WITHERFind the father
William WITHER29 May 1866Margaret WITHERFind the father
William WITHER17 July 1871Annie WITHERFind the father

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

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