Manor parish 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.
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 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/257/2 | Manor Kirk Session - Minutes | 1743-1889 | Request lookup |
| CH2/257/4 | Manor Kirk Session - Communion Roll | 1862-1889 | Request lookup |
| CH2/257/5 | Manor Kirk Session - Communion Roll | 1889-1912 | Request lookup |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euphemia Turnbull Brown COCHRANE | 18 May 1868 | Isabella COCHRANE | Find the father |
| Elisabeth FOWLER | 21 July 1871 | Agnes FOWLER | Find the father |
| Nicholas Marion FRAME | 13 June 1862 | Ann FRAME | Find the father |
| Robert HASTIE | 17 July 1869 | Marion HASTIE | Find the father |
| Robert PRINGLE | 12 February 1868 | Isabella PRINGLE | Find the father |
| Michael TEMPLETON | 23 May 1872 | Mary TEMPLETON | Find the father |
| Mary Alexander THOM | 9 October 1862 | Janet THOM | Find the father |
| David WHITE | 7 January 1862 | Mary WHITE | Find the father |
| Jane WHITE | 2 December 1857 | Helen WHITE | Find the father |
| Janet WILSON | 4 April 1858 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
| John WILSON | 7 December 1863 | Margaret WILSON | Find 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.
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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence | Anderson | tenant | Castlehill | |
| John | Anderson | labourer | Ballanridge | |
| William | Affleck | ploughman | Haswellsykes | |
| Robert | Beattie | shepherd | Glack | |
| Adam | Dalgliesh | shepherd | Hundleshope | |
| Bernard | Docherty | hedger | Mill Brae Head | |
| James | Fleming | tenant | Longhaugh | |
| John | Fleming | shepherd | Dollarburn | |
| John | Gibson | steward | Hundleshope | |
| Thomas | Gilbert | ploughman | Haswellsykes | |
| David | Inglis | shepherd | Caverhill | |
| William | Irving | shepherd | Kirkhope | |
| James N | Lightbody | schoolmaster of Manner | ||
| George | Mason | tailor | Milton | |
| James | Mitchell | tenant | Hallmanner | |
| Alexander | Moffat | ploughman | Castlehill | |
| William | Murray | shepherd | New Holm Hope | |
| Thomas | Pagan | steward | Haswellsykes | |
| Adam | Penman | Peebles | "This individual left the Parish at Whitsunday being an elder of said Parish - though now residing in Peebles - has continued to attend the Church of Manner - where he also communicated when the Sacrament was last dispensed there. This case is left for the consideration of the Church Courts." | |
| William | Pretsill | hedger | Milton | |
| James | Ritchie | ploughman | Haswellsykes | |
| John | Tinto | ploughman | Haswellsykes | |
| John | Tod | ploughman | Barns | |
| David | Tweedie | tenant | Glenrath | |
| Thomas | Walker | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| Thomas | White | blacksmith | Kirktown |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence | Anderson | tenant | Castlehill | |
| John | Anderson | labourer | Ballenridge | |
| Robert | Beattie | shepherd | Glack | |
| Adam | Dalgliesh | shepherd | Hundleshope | |
| Bernard | Docherty | hedger | Mill Brae Head | |
| James | Fleming | tenant | Langhaugh | |
| John | Fleming | shepherd | Dollarburn | |
| John | Gibson | steward | Hundleshope | |
| Thomas | Gilbert | ploughman | Haswellsykes | |
| David | Inglis | shepherd | Caverhill | |
| William | Irving | shepherd | Kirkhope | |
| James | Jenkinson | ploughman | Mill Brae Head | |
| James N | Lightbody | schoolmaster of Manner | ||
| James | Mackay | ploughman | Crosshouses | |
| George | Mason | tailor | Milton | |
| James | Mitchell | tenant | Hallmanner | |
| Alexander | Moffat | ploughman | Town Of Manner | |
| John | Moffat | shepherd | Town Of Manner | |
| William | Murray | shepherd | New Holm Hope | |
| Thomas | Pagan | steward | Haswellsykes | |
| William | Pretsill | farm servant | Milton | |
| John | Tinto | ploughman | Haswellsykes | |
| John | Tod | ploughman | Barns | |
| David | Tweedie | tenant | Glenrath | |
| Thomas | Walker | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| Peter | Wilson | blacksmith | Kirktown | |
| Robert | Wilson | ploughman | Mill Brae Head |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence | Anderson | tenant | Castlehill | |
| John | Anderson | labourer | Ballenridge | |
| Robert | Beattie | shepherd | Glack | |
| Bernard | Docherty | hedger | Millbrae Head | |
| James | Fleming | tenant | Langhaugh | |
| John | Fleming | shepherd | Dollarburn | |
| John | Gibson | Caverhill | ||
| Thomas | Gilbert | ploughman | Haswellsykes | |
| David | Inglis | shepherd | Caverhill | |
| William | Irving | shepherd | Kirkhope | |
| James | Junkison | ploughman | Mill Brae Head | |
| James N | Lightbody | schoolmaster of Manner | ||
| George | Mason | tailor | Milton | |
| James | Mitchell | tenant | Hall Manner | |
| James | Mackay | ploughman | Crosshouses | |
| Alexander | Moffat | ploughman | Town Of Manner | |
| John | Moffat | shepherd | Town Of Manner | |
| Thomas | Pagan | steward | Haswellsikes | |
| William | Pritsell | farm servant | Milton | |
| John | Tinto | ploughman | Haswellsikes | |
| John | Tod | ploughman | Barns | |
| David | Tweedie | tenant | Glenrath | |
| Thomas | Walker | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| Robert | Wilson | ploughman | Millbrae Head |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence | Anderson | tenant | Castlehill | |
| John | Anderson | labourer | Ballenridge | |
| Robert | Beattie | shepherd | Glack | |
| Bernard | Docherty | hedger | Mill Brae Head | |
| James | Fleming | farmer | Langhaugh | |
| John | Fleming | shepherd | Dollarburn | |
| Thomas | Gilbert | ploughman | Haswellsikes | x next to name |
| William | Henderson | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| David | Inglis | shepherd | Caverhill | |
| William | Irving | shepherd | Kirkhope | |
| James | Jenkinson | ploughman | Mill Brae Head | x next to name |
| James N | Lightbody | schoolmaster of Manner | ||
| George | Mason | tailor | Milton | |
| James | Mitchell | tenant | Hallmanner | |
| Alexander | Moffat | ploughman | Town Of Manner | |
| John | Moffat | shepherd | Town Of Manner | |
| Thomas | Pagan | steward | Haswellsikes | |
| William | Pretsell | farm servant | Glack | |
| John | Tinto | ploughman | Haswellsikes | |
| John | Todd | ploughman | Barns | |
| David | Tweedie | tenant | Glenrath | |
| Thomas | Walker | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| Robert | Wilson | ploughman | Haswellsikes | |
| Charles | Smail | shepherd | Hundleshope |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence | Anderson | tenant | Castlehill | |
| John | Anderson | labourer | Bellanridge | |
| Robert | Beattie | shepherd | Glack | |
| Bernard | Docherty | hedger | Mill Brae Head | |
| James | Fleming | farmer | Langhaugh | |
| John | Fleming | shepherd | Dollarburn | |
| James | Graham | ploughman | Haswellsikes | |
| William | Henderson | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| William | Horsburgh | smith | Kirktown | |
| David | Inglis | shepherd | Caverhill | |
| William | Irvine | shepherd | Kirkhope | |
| James N | Lightbody | schoolmaster of Manner | ||
| George | Mason | tailor | Milton | |
| James | Mitchell | tenant | Hall Manner | |
| Alexander | Moffat | ploughman | Town Of Manner | |
| John | Moffat | shepherd | Town Of Manner | |
| William | Murray | labourer | Hundleshope | |
| Thomas | Pagan | steward | Haswellsikes | |
| William | Pretsell | farm servant | Glack | |
| William | Smail | shepherd | Hundleshope | |
| Thomas | Todd | shepherd | Mannerhead | |
| John | Tinto | ploughman | Haswellsikes | |
| Hope | Todd | ploughman | Barns | |
| David | Tweedie | tenant | Glenrath | |
| Thomas | Walker | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| Robert | Wilson | ploughman | Haswellsikes | |
| William | Young | farmer | Kirktown |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence | Anderson | tenant | Castlehill | |
| John | Anderson | labourer | Glack | |
| Robert | Beattie | shepherd | Glack | |
| Bernard | Docherty | hedger | Mill Brae Head | |
| James | Fleming | farmer | Langhaugh | |
| James | Forree | ploughman | Mill Brae Head | |
| William | Henderson | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| William | Horsburgh | smith | Kirktown | |
| David | Inglis | shepherd | Milton | |
| William | Irvine | shepherd | Kirkhope | |
| John | Inch | farmer | Haswellsikes | |
| James N | Lightbody | schoolmaster of Manner | ||
| George | Mason | tailor | Milton | |
| Robert | Mason | miller | Kirktown | |
| Alexr | Mark | farmer | Caverhill | |
| James | Mitchell | farmer | Hall Manner | |
| Alexander | Moffat | ploughman | Town Of Manner | |
| John | Moffat | shepherd | Town Of Manner | |
| Thomas | Pagan | servant | Barns | |
| William | Pretsell | labourer | Crosshouses | |
| William | Smail | shepherd | Hundleshope | |
| Thomas | Todd | shepherd | Mannerhead | |
| David | Tweedie | tenant | Glenrath | |
| Thomas | Walker | ploughman | Hundleshope | |
| Robert | Wilson | ploughman | Crosshouses |
Kirk Session Records Index
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish
