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Meigle 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/1241/1 | Baptismal register | 1855-1948 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1241/2 | Minutes and accounts 1766-95 Accounts 1795-1809 | 1766-1809 | Request lookup |
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina HENDERSON Hole of Ruthven, by Meigle | John MACKAY | 11 Sep 1883 Bank Street, Alyth | Order now | Dundee SC45/6/22 |
| Isabella MCLACHLAN Bridgend, Ruthven, Meigle | Charles SUTTIE | 24 Nov 1882 | Order now | Forfar SC47/7/18 |
| Betsy MCLAREN Longlees, Meigle | Robert MILLAR | 25 Aug 1862 Coupar Angus | Order now | Forfar SC47/7/14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James ADAM | 22 February 1857 | Ann ADAM | Find the father |
| Betsy AITKEN | 25 June 1860 | Isabella AITKEN | Find the father |
| John ANDERSON | 7 June 1872 | Ann ANDERSON | Find the father |
| William ANDERSON | 4 July 1865 | Ann ANDERSON | Father found |
| Euphemia Taylor BISSET | 8 March 1871 | Euphemia BISSET | Find the father |
| Betsy Wise BROWN | 29 May 1860 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| James BROWN | 6 July 1866 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| Joan BROWN | 24 April 1863 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| David Leighton CATHRO | 13 December 1872 | Mary Ann CATHRO | Find the father |
| Elizabeth CLARK | 3 March 1863 | Catharine CLARK | Father found |
| Elizabeth COUTTS | 7 January 1858 | Mary COUTTS | Find the father |
| Ann DALE | 17 June 1861 | Ann DALE | Find the father |
| John DARGIE | 3 February 1860 | Agnes DARGIE | Find the father |
| James DOWLING | 7 June 1861 | Mary DOWLING | Find the father |
| Elizabeth DUNCAN | 22 April 1857 | Elizabeth DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Emily DUNCAN | 25 January 1868 | Elizabeth DUNCAN | Father found |
| William EDWARDS | 19 April 1873 | Jane EDWARDS | Find the father |
| James GRAHAM | 1 February 1872 | Georgina GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Margaret GRAY | 16 March 1856 | Isabella GRAY | Find the father |
| Isabella Robertson GUILD | 3 March 1859 | Margaret GUILD | Find the father |
| James Thomson HOOD | 20 December 1867 | Jemima HOOD | Find the father |
| Catharine HORN | 6 September 1858 | Margaret HORN | Find the father |
| Robert LEONARD | 25 April 1870 | Margaret LEONARD | Find the father |
| Andrew MARTIN | 2 August 1870 | Mary Ann MARTIN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MARTIN | 7 November 1872 | Mary Ann MARTIN | Find the father |
| John Crow MCDOUGAL | 16 August 1869 | Isabella MCDOUGAL | Find the father |
| Alexander MCLAREN | 3 October 1856 | Charlotte MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Charles MCLAREN | 10 July 1861 | Charlotte MCLAREN | Find the father |
| David MCLAREN | 18 October 1861 | Janet MCLAREN | Find the father |
| David MCLAREN | 2 September 1862 | Betsy MCLAREN | Find the father |
| James MCLAREN | 21 April 1858 | Ann MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCLAREN | 24 April 1866 | Betsy MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Jane MILIN | 10 June 1866 | Margaret MILIN | Find the father |
| David Mitchell MILNE | 15 December 1867 | Betsy MILNE | Find the father |
| James MILNE | 7 June 1873 | Mary Ann MILNE | Find the father |
| Henry MITCHELL | 28 July 1866 | Elizabeth MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Georgina MORRISON | 3 March 1868 | Jessie MORRISON | Find the father |
| Joan Jane PATON | 25 September 1866 | Mary PATON | Find the father |
| Jane REID | 1 September 1870 | Janet REID | Find the father |
| Stewart REID | 2 March 1864 | Janet REID | Find the father |
| Isabella SMALL | 15 February 1861 | Helen SMALL | Find the father |
| John SMALL | 30 September 1858 | Margaret SMALL | Find the father |
| John Stewart SMITH | 26 March 1869 | Jessie SMITH | Find the father |
| David TURNBULL | 8 June 1874 | Margaret TURNBULL | Find the father |
| George WALKER | 3 February 1870 | Isabella WALKER | Father found |
| Magdaline Taylor Grimmond WHILLIS | 17 January 1866 | Catherine Elizabeth WHILLIS | Find the father |
| Maria Emily WHILLIS | 14 July 1855 | Margaret WHILLIS | Find the father |
| William Alexander WHILLIS | 1 January 1864 | Emily Murray WHILLIS | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETRIE, Janet domestic servant Born about 1828 Single Previous residence: Kirkcaldy Chargeable parish: Collessie | 3 Jun 1882 | Order images (2) | Fife Perth District Asylum | 1882 |
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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George | Doig | Drumkilbo | ||
| John | Stormonth | Drumkilbo | ||
| Alexr | Watson | Drumkilbo | ||
| John | Inches | Drumkilbo | ||
| David | Walker | Drumkilbo | ||
| David | Chalmers | Drumkilbo | ||
| Robt | Kennedy | Drumkilbo | ||
| Wm | Keay | Drumkilbo | Bachelor | |
| David | Whyte | Drumkilbo | ||
| Wm | Crighton | Drumkilbo | ||
| Alexr | Thomson | Drumkilbo | ||
| Andw | Keay | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Baxter | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Andw | Edward | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Donald | Ferguson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Alexr | Mclaren | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Alexr | Anderson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Robt | Duncan | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| David | Duncan | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Shepherd | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Robt | Anderson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Geo | Saunders | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Peter | Crockat | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Porter | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Alexr | Gellatly | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| John | Coupar | elder | Fullerton And Potento | |
| Thos | Keay | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Lindsay | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Aitken | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Geo | Willis | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Hill | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Stirton | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Alexr | Clark | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Robert | Robertson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| David | Gib | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Charles | Taylor | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| David | Wishart | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Charles | Couts | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Samuel | Murray | Fullerton and Potento | Bachelor | |
| Alexr | Murray | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Stirton | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Thos | Isles | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Joseph | Small | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Martin | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Small | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Winter | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Patrick | Murray | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jas | Fleming | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Archibald | Butler | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Dd | Fleming | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Brow | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Dd | Richardson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Alexr | Crichton | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Mann | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Leslie | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Donald | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| G | Stephen | schoolmaster | Fullerton And Potento | |
| Alexr | McRobie | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Adam | Story | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| James | Donaldson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Douglas | Fullerton and Potento | Bachelor | |
| Jno | Martin | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| George | Taite | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Clark | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Alexr | Brown | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Alexr | Mustard | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Taylor | elder | Fullerton And Potento | |
| Wm | Edward | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Dd | Murray | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Gellatly | elder | Fullerton And Potento | |
| James | Shepherd | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Wm | Paterson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Geo | Guild | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Richardson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Taylor | Fullerton and Potento | Bachelor | |
| Jno | Taylor | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Isles | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Isles | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| John | Couts | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Hood | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Robt | Walker | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Jno | Cameron | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Thos | Fenton | Fullerton and Potento | "B" | |
| James | Anderson | Fullerton and Potento | ||
| Stuart | Miller | Belmont | ||
| Wm | Shaw | Belmont | ||
| And | Mcintosh | Belmont | ||
| Jno | Ramsay | Belmont | ||
| Jno | Ramsay | elder | Belmont | |
| Robt | Wedderburn | Belmont | ||
| John | Mclachlan | Belmont | ||
| Jas | Henderson | elder | Belmont | |
| Daniel | Henderson | Belmont | ||
| Jas | Don | Belmont | ||
| James | Mitchell | Belmont | ||
| Wm | Torbet | Belmont | Bachelor | |
| Wm | Mcgregor | Kinloch | ||
| Alexr | Robertson | Kinloch | ||
| Wm | Dargie | Kinloch | ||
| James | Low | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Carver | Kinloch | ||
| David | Ireland | Kinloch | ||
| Jas | Cameron | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Kennedy | Kinloch | ||
| Dd | Clark | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Irons | Kinloch | ||
| Jas | Millam | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Steel | Kinloch | ||
| Thos | Duncan | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Crerar | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Robertson | Kinloch | ||
| Jas | Davidson | Kinloch | ||
| Jas | Stewart | Kinloch | ||
| Dd | Mclaren | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Cathles | Kinloch | ||
| David | Fenton | Kinloch | ||
| Jno | Robertson | Kinloch | ||
| Jas | Mclaren | Kinloch | ||
| Alexr | Fraser | Camno |
Kirk Session Records Index
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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
