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Mearns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine CONIGHAN or DEVINE | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine DEVIRS | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Agnes STEVENSON or YOUNG | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused (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.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth ALLISON Malletsheugh, Mearns | William CARSE | 8 Apr 1854 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/12 |
| Mary ANDERSON Busby, Mearns | William MCGUIRE | 25 Apr 1851 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/12 |
| Jeanie CALDERWOOD or DUNCAN Bantin's Land, Busby | Robert BROWN | 12 Jan 1885 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/23 |
| Mary CAMPBELL Tofts, Newton Mearns | Daniel MCFARLANE | 28 Oct 1876 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/18 |
| Hannah CARSON Sheddens, near Busby | John HENDRY | 18 Jan 1881 Busby | Order now | Hamilton SC37/7/25 |
| Catherine CORRIGAN or DIVERS Dr Pollock's Land, Newton Mearns | Patrick HOUSTON | 13 Aug 1870 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Catherine CORRIGAN or DIVERS Dr Pollock's Land, Newton Mearns | Patrick HOUSTON | 24 Mar 1873 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Janet CUNNINGHAME Crofthead Farm, Mearns | Robert WHYTE | 16 Sep 1886 Crofthead Farm, Mearns | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/23 |
| Mary Campbell CURRIE Newton Mearns | Alexander MCGILL | 13 Sep 1882 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/21 |
| Jane FLEMING New Ford, Busby, Mearns | James PEDDIE | 18 Feb 1877 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/18 |
| Margaret JOHNSTONE Shawhill, Mearns | Robert PARK | 22 Nov 1855 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/14 |
| Marion MCINTYRE Langrig, Mearns | Robert MURCHLAND | 10 Aug 1865 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/15 |
| Margaret MCKELVIE Newton Mearns | Andrew VALLANCE | 10 Mar 1879 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Martha MCKELVIE or SCULLION Cottage Row, Busby | Hugh DUFF | 16 Jan 1887 Cottage Row, Busby | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/75 |
| Mary MCLACHLAN Newton Mearns | Andrew MUNN | 23 Dec 1880 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/20 |
| Catherine MCNELLY or MCNALLY Woodbine Cottage, Eaglesham Road, near Busby, Mearns | James HUGHES | 19 Aug 1883 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/21 |
| Mary MORRIS 2 Durham Terrace, Busby | Alexander YOUNG | 29 Jan 1888 Durham Terrace, Busby | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/75 |
| Elizabeth MORRISON Nether Place, Newton Mearns | Robert YOUNG | 29 Jan 1882 Forrest Street, Stonefield, Blantyre | Order now | Hamilton SC37/7/25 |
| Isabella NELSON Newton Mearns | William CONNAL | 24 Feb 1876 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/19 |
| Mary RUSSELL Newton Mearns | Donald MCGILVRAY | 22 Jan 1855 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/13 |
| Elizabeth STIRLING Housecraigs, Mearns, Renfrewshire | Arthur WATSON | 4 Feb 1886 Housecraigs, Mearns, Renfrewshire | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/22 |
| Jean STIRLING House Craigs, Mearns | Andrew COLQUHOUN | 25 Jul 1848 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/13 |
| Christina WATSON Gateside, Mearns | David ANDERSON | 10 Mar 1875 Sheddens, Busby, Cathcart | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John ADAMSON | 5 February 1870 | Agnes ADAMSON | Find the father |
| Agnes Strang ALISON | 7 January 1859 | Agnes ALISON | Find the father |
| Agnes ARBUCKLE | 17 April 1865 | Ann ARBUCKLE | Find the father |
| John ARBUCKLE | 30 March 1865 | Mary ARBUCKLE | Find the father |
| Andrew BAIRD | 8 February 1860 | Mary BAIRD | Find the father |
| Flora BAIRD | 1 January 1869 | Flora BAIRD | Find the father |
| John BAIRD | 30 June 1867 | Flora BAIRD | Find the father |
| Mary BATTERSBY | 11 May 1868 | Letitia BATTERSBY | Find the father |
| Jane BEATTIE | 11 May 1862 | Mary BEATTIE | Find the father |
| Joseph BEATTIE | 17 August 1865 | Mary BEATTIE | Find the father |
| Charles BIRNIE | 4 June 1868 | Mary BIRNIE | Find the father |
| Euphemia BLACK | 8 July 1859 | Margaret BLACK | Find the father |
| William BLUE | 2 April 1856 | Janet BLUE | Find the father |
| Mary Ann BOYLE | 24 March 1862 | Mary Ann BOYLE | Find the father |
| Mary BRANNAN | 15 March 1859 | Ann BRANNAN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BUCHANAN | 13 October 1865 | Elizabeth BUCHANAN | Father found |
| James BURNS | 13 April 1868 | Jane BURNS | Find the father |
| Jane Russell BURNS | 7 November 1865 | Ann BURNS | Father found |
| Mary Ann BURNS | 31 March 1868 | Mary BURNS | Find the father |
| Margaret CAIRNEY | 13 April 1857 | Mary CAIRNEY | Find the father |
| Anne CAMERON | 3 May 1862 | Mary CAMERON | Find the father |
| Hugh CAMERON | 3 July 1860 | Mary CAMERON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth CARSLAW | 8 January 1867 | Elizabeth CARSLAW | Find the father |
| Margaret CARSLAW | 9 October 1872 | Margaret CARSLAW | Find the father |
| Jane CARSON | 8 December 1869 | Jane CARSON | Find the father |
| John CARSON | 17 November 1865 | Isabella CARSON | Find the father |
| Mary CASSIDY | 27 July 1868 | Margaret CASSIDY | Find the father |
| Ann CAVANAGH | 13 August 1872 | Mary CAVANAGH | Find the father |
| Ann Russell CLARK | 12 September 1865 | Agnes CLARK | Find the father |
| Gavin Russell CLARKE | 19 July 1855 | Sarah CLARKE | Find the father |
| Annie COLLINGWOOD | 21 December 1868 | Mary COLLINGWOOD | Find the father |
| James CONOLLY | 14 September 1861 | Jane CONOLLY | Find the father |
| James CORRIGAN | 19 July 1865 | Catherine CORRIGAN | Find the father |
| Maxwell CORRIGAN | 9 October 1863 | Margaret CORRIGAN | Find the father |
| Janet COWAN | 28 November 1866 | Letitia COWAN | Father found |
| David CURRIE | 17 March 1871 | Agnes CURRIE | Find the father |
| Jane CURRIE | 25 March 1861 | Barbara CURRIE | Find the father |
| Mary CURRIE | 10 July 1868 | Agnes CURRIE | Find the father |
| Mary Campbell Hay CURRIE | 11 April 1862 | Catherine CURRIE | Find the father |
| William CURRIE | 16 April 1866 | Agnes CURRIE | Find the father |
| Jane CUTHBERTSON | 9 October 1874 | Jane CUTHBERTSON | Find the father |
| John Colquhoun DALZIEL | 16 November 1871 | Isabella DALZIEL | Find the father |
| John DARLING | 29 December 1869 | Annie DARLING | Father found |
| Mary DARLING | 14 June 1873 | Annie DARLING | Find the father |
| Mary DAWSON | 29 January 1870 | Jane DAWSON | Find the father |
| William John DAWSON | 27 October 1859 | Sarah DAWSON | Find the father |
| James DEVARS | 28 June 1870 | Catherine DEVARS | Find the father |
| Johis DEVARS | 23 March 1873 | Catherine DEVARS | Find the father |
| Margaret DEVARS | 6 June 1867 | Catherine DEVARS | Find the father |
| Helen Mcalpine DICK | 5 December 1856 | Margaret DICK | Find the father |
| Annie DICKIE | 4 December 1872 | Mary Ann DICKIE | Find the father |
| Neil DONACHIE | 21 June 1866 | Catherine DONACHIE | Find the father |
| Sarah Ann DORANS | 9 November 1871 | Agnes DORANS | Find the father |
| Elizebeth Ash DORN | 28 November 1855 | Elizabeth DORN | Find the father |
| John DORNS | 14 July 1862 | Agnes DORNS | Find the father |
| Isabella DORRAN | 16 March 1860 | Mary DORRAN | Find the father |
| Mark DORRAN | 6 August 1858 | Elizabeth DORRAN | Find the father |
| Edward DOYLE | 23 July 1863 | Margaret DOYLE | Find the father |
| John DUNLOP | 9 November 1870 | Ann DUNLOP | Find the father |
| Elizabeth DUNN | 17 March 1864 | Mary DUNN | Find the father |
| Alexander ELLIOT | 25 July 1863 | Elizabeth ELLIOT | Find the father |
| Catherine FERGUSON | 15 August 1865 | Ann FERGUSON | Find the father |
| John Baker FERGUSON | 5 August 1861 | Mary FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Mary FERN | 21 December 1862 | Ann FERN | Find the father |
| Jane FREW | 28 December 1873 | Margaret FREW | Find the father |
| Jessie FULTON | 2 February 1874 | Janet FULTON | Find the father |
| Anne GALLACHER | 1 July 1874 | Helen GALLACHER | Find the father |
| Daniel GALLACHER | 24 December 1867 | Marjory GALLACHER | Find the father |
| James GIBSON | 19 October 1863 | Margaret GIBSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Galt GIBSON | 25 September 1867 | Nicolas GIBSON | Find the father |
| William GILLAN | 2 March 1862 | Robina GILLAN | Find the father |
| Margaret GOODWIN | 30 May 1872 | Mary GOODWIN | Find the father |
| Charles Campbell GRAHAM | 5 July 1861 | Jane GRAHAM | Find the father |
| John GRAHAM | 4 May 1870 | Isabella GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Louis GRANT | 26 September 1871 | Mary GRANT | Find the father |
| James GRAY | 4 February 1869 | Mary GRAY | Find the father |
| Helen Buchanan HAMILTON | 10 November 1873 | Maggie HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Matthew HUDSON | 12 January 1872 | Elizabeth HUDSON | Find the father |
| Mary HUNTER | 28 May 1859 | Margaret HUNTER | Find the father |
| Margaret JOHNSON | 18 September 1873 | Margaret JOHNSON | Find the father |
| Mary JUSTICE | 5 October 1867 | Mary JUSTICE | Father found |
| Thomas JUSTICE | 17 October 1860 | Ann JUSTICE | Find the father |
| Michael KERR | 30 December 1863 | Catherine KERR | Find the father |
| Margaret KILDAE | 17 May 1861 | Mary KILDAE | Find the father |
| James Simpson KILPATRICK | 25 September 1862 | Mary Simpson KILPATRICK | Find the father |
| Margaret Telford KILPATRICK | 17 August 1867 | Jemima KILPATRICK | Find the father |
| Ashton KING | 30 June 1859 | Margaret KING | Find the father |
| Elizabeth LECKIE | 8 June 1867 | Mary LECKIE | Find the father |
| Alexander LINDSAY | 4 April 1857 | Helen LINDSAY | Find the father |
| Finlay LINDSAY | 8 April 1861 | Helen LINDSAY | Find the father |
| Thomas MACFARLANE | 9 August 1873 | Margaret MACFARLANE | Find the father |
| Isabella MAITLAND | 18 July 1868 | Isabella MAITLAND | Find the father |
| Joseph MARSHALL | 9 April 1874 | Mary Ann MARSHALL | Find the father |
| William MCADAM | 27 April 1856 | Agnes MCADAM | Find the father |
| Sarah MCARTHUR | 9 February 1862 | Isabella MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Sarah MCBRYDE | 12 November 1869 | Henrietta MCBRYDE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCCAFFRAY | 18 August 1859 | Mary Ann MCCAFFRAY | Find the father |
| John MCDONALD | 28 July 1865 | Marion MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Mary Kelly MCDONALD | 16 October 1859 | Christina MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Margaret MCFARLANE | 20 March 1871 | Elizabeth Paterson MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| Margaret MCFARLANE | 23 March 1871 | Margaret MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| Agnes Fergusn MCGEE | 25 July 1856 | Helen MCGEE | Find the father |
| John Sanderson MCINNIE | 20 June 1861 | Charlotte MCINNIE | Find the father |
| David MCKERRACHTER | 1 January 1857 | Catherine MCKERRACHTER | Find the father |
| James Duncan MCKINNON | 2 July 1865 | Grace MCKINNON | Find the father |
| Simon MCLACHLAN | 3 July 1865 | Elizabeth MCLACHLAN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCLEAN | 25 October 1863 | Flora MCLEAN | Find the father |
| James MCLEARIE | 9 August 1866 | Helen MCLEARIE | Father found |
| John MCLEARY | 7 June 1867 | Agnes MCLEARY | Find the father |
| Malcolm Mccallum MCLEERY | 24 March 1861 | Margaret MCLEERY | Find the father |
| Annie MCNIVEN | 19 November 1873 | Flora MCNIVEN | Find the father |
| Catherine MCQUILLAN | 30 June 1867 | Ann MCQUILLAN | Find the father |
| Helen MEEK | 18 January 1871 | Helen MEEK | Find the father |
| William Troullan MELVEL | 28 November 1855 | Agnes MELVEL | Father found |
| William Peacock MELVILLE | 24 October 1863 | Helen MELVILLE | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MIDDLETON | 22 April 1874 | Mary MIDDLETON | Find the father |
| Margaret Shephard MOODIE | 30 August 1871 | Isabella MOODIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MORGAN | 27 July 1857 | Elizabeth MORGAN | Find the father |
| Donald MUIRHEAD | 16 November 1868 | Ann MUIRHEAD | Find the father |
| Mary MUNRO | 17 June 1873 | Margaret MUNRO | Find the father |
| James Grierson NEILSON | 1 September 1862 | Jane NEILSON | Find the father |
| George NELSON | 29 May 1874 | Elizabeth NELSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Thomson NUGENT | 24 March 1860 | Charlotte NUGENT | Find the father |
| Thomas O'HARE | 9 July 1867 | Mary O'HARE | Find the father |
| Helen ONEIL | 24 January 1860 | Margaret ONEIL | Father found |
| Hugh O'NEIL | 14 April 1862 | Margaret O'NEIL | Find the father |
| Mary PATERSON | 20 November 1857 | Janet PATERSON | Father found |
| Roger PATERSON | 30 July 1864 | Mary PATERSON | Find the father |
| William PATERSON | 25 August 1861 | Mary PATERSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth POLLOCK | 26 May 1865 | Jane POLLOCK | Father found |
| Janet POLLOCK | 23 February 1871 | Christina POLLOCK | Find the father |
| Margaret POLLOCK | 23 January 1857 | Agnes POLLOCK | Find the father |
| Mary Smith POLLOCK | 25 February 1865 | Mary POLLOCK | Find the father |
| Agnes Hay POLLOK | 31 October 1866 | Agnes POLLOK | Find the father |
| George POLLOK | 31 October 1866 | Agnes POLLOK | Find the father |
| Janet Carson ROWANTREE | 26 February 1865 | Janet ROWANTREE | Find the father |
| William ROWAT | 2 September 1868 | Grace ROWAT | Father found |
| Hugh RUSSELL | 5 February 1860 | Mary RUSSELL | Find the father |
| John RUSSELL | 10 July 1869 | Agnes RUSSELL | Find the father |
| William RUSSELL | 13 June 1858 | Margaret RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Arthur SANDERSON | 13 September 1862 | Sarah SANDERSON | Find the father |
| Jemima SANDERSON | 18 July 1859 | Sarah SANDERSON | Find the father |
| Jessie SANDERSON | 31 March 1856 | Sarah SANDERSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth SKILLING | 12 February 1858 | Janet SKILLING | Find the father |
| William Barclay SKILLING | 10 April 1859 | Elizabeth SKILLING | Find the father |
| David SMITH | 2 February 1873 | Jane SMITH | Find the father |
| Isabella SMITH | 5 March 1868 | Jane SMITH | Father found |
| Janet Marsden STEWART | 28 May 1859 | Agnes STEWART | Find the father |
| John STEWART | 28 April 1855 | Susan STEWART | Find the father |
| Jane Wilson STRACHAN | 30 November 1863 | Anabella STRACHAN | Find the father |
| Jane THOMSON | 15 August 1869 | Annie THOMSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth TIPPING | 1 June 1862 | Sarah TIPPING | Find the father |
| John WARD | 25 January 1863 | Bridget WARD | Find the father |
| Charles Holms WARNOCK | 26 April 1855 | Helen WARNOCK | Find the father |
| Elizabeth WARWICK | 3 October 1864 | Elizabeth WARWICK | Find the father |
| James WARWICK | 1 September 1868 | Elizabeth WARWICK | Find the father |
| William WARWICK | 4 September 1870 | Elizabeth WARWICK | Find the father |
| James WILSON | 18 June 1865 | Mary WILSON | Find the father |
| Matilda WILSON | 10 March 1870 | Eliza WILSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth WRIGHT | 28 January 1864 | Deborah WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Susan WRIGHT | 1 June 1861 | Deborah WRIGHT | Find 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
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.
