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Methven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/501/1 | Minutes and accounts Includes poor rolls | 1701-1709 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/2 | Minutes and accounts | 1726-1736 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/3 | Minutes and accounts and Baptisms Minutes and accounts 1732-1734 Baptisms 1732-1733 | 1732-1734 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/4 | Minutes and accounts, Marriages and Baptisms Minutes and accounts 1734-1736 Marriages 1734 Baptisms 1734-1736 | 1734-1736 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/5 | Minutes and accounts, Baptisms, and Marriages Minutes and accounts 1736-1737 Baptisms 1736-1737 Marriages 1736-1737 | 1736-1737 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/7 | Minutes and accounts, Baptisms, and Marriages Minutes and accounts 1741-1742 Baptisms 1742-1743 Marriages 1742 | 1741-1743 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/8 | Minutes and accounts, and Baptisms Minutes and accounts 1748-1749 (inc. proclamations) Minutes and accounts 1751-1756 Baptisms 1748 | 1748-1756 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/9 | Minutes | 1827-1861 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/10 | Minutes Includes young communicants and some poor payments | 1862-1894 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/11 | Minutes Includes young communicants and some poor payments | 1894-1936 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/12 | Accounts Includes poor rolls | 1694-1702 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/13 | Accounts | 1720 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/14 | Accounts Includes some disciplinary minutes and poor rolls | 1768-1770 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/15 | Accounts (few minutes) | 1765-1767 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/18 | Accounts | 1779-1809 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/19 | Accounts | 1796-1809 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/26 | Accounts Includes poor payments | 1844-1861 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/27 | Accounts | 1845-1853 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/28 | Young communicants Gives names, addresses and ages | 1824-1843 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/29 | Communion roll | 1861-1871 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/30 | Communion roll | 1874-1894 | Request lookup |
| CH2/501/35 | Communion roll | 1895-1904 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W S L CRAWFORD | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| William CRAWFORD | 1875 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet MACDONALD | 1870 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow MCLAREN | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William ROY | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Jessie SCOTT or COX | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Adam SCRIMGEOUR | 1867 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Ann SCRIMGEOUR | 1882 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Helen SHARP | 1859 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Matthew THOMSON | 1855 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William WALLACE | 1861 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann CAIRNS Methven | James MORRIS | 11 Sep 1874 Methven | Order now | Perth SC49/4/49 |
| Grace DONALDSON Myreside, near Methven | Robert WRIGHT | 18 May 1874 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/48 |
| Margaret DRUMMOND Back Port, Methven | Andrew STEWART | 24 Mar 1880 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/47 |
| Mary EASSON Newbigging, Methven | Alexander MCLEAN | 21 Sep 1876 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/46 |
| Esther FORD Green of Keillour, Methven | Robert SCOBBIE | 13 Nov 1882 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/49 |
| Mary MCKENZIE Methven | Austin COLLINS | 29 Jul 1863 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/43 |
| Helen MCLEOD Church Road, Methven | Gregor MCGREGOR | 18 Oct 1885 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/50 |
| Hannah PRATLEY Methven | George PROUDFOOT | 13 Oct 1877 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/47 |
| Janet REID Bragruim, by Methven | William MCLELLAN | 26 Sep 1853 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/41 |
| Margaret STEWART or KERR The Square, Methven | John MACPHERSON | 18 Oct 1877 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/48 |
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). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order record link.
| Name | Age | Last residence and place of death | Date of death | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine CORRIGAN | 77 | Lived: C/o McCafferty, Westend, Main Street, Methven Died: Strathearn House, Western Road, Auchterarder | 3 Mar 1928 | Order record |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine BAXTER | 26 November 1863 | Isabella BAXTER | Find the father |
| George BAYNE | 2 June 1857 | Mary BAYNE | Father found |
| Eliza Jane BELL | 3 January 1873 | Elizabeth BELL | Find the father |
| James BELL | 19 June 1869 | Lillias BELL | Find the father |
| William BELL | 19 June 1869 | Lillias BELL | Find the father |
| John Kippen BLACK | 22 September 1872 | Margaret BLACK | Find the father |
| James BROUGH | 30 June 1862 | Mary BROUGH | Find the father |
| James BROUGH | 24 March 1871 | Mary BROUGH | Find the father |
| James Robertson BROUGH | 24 November 1863 | Mary BROUGH | Find the father |
| Robert BROUGH | 26 February 1866 | Mary BROUGH | Find the father |
| Alexander Mckellop BROWN | 31 March 1870 | Mary Ann BROWN | Father found |
| Georgina Wilson BROWN | 5 June 1866 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| John Lawson BROWN | 24 June 1867 | Ann BROWN | Find the father |
| Peter Neish BROWN | 30 October 1863 | Jane BROWN | Father found |
| Ann CAIRNS | 12 September 1874 | Ann CAIRNS | Father found |
| Jessie CAIRNS | 3 December 1865 | Ann CAIRNS | Find the father |
| Mungo Gow CAIRNS | 17 September 1860 | Mary CAIRNS | Find the father |
| Robert Bruce CAIRNS | 25 January 1868 | Ann CAIRNS | Find the father |
| Alexander Bell CAMERON | 22 November 1857 | Margaret CAMERON | Find the father |
| Allan Mitchell CAMERON | 27 March 1864 | Mary CAMERON | Find the father |
| David CAMERON | 31 March 1860 | Sophia CAMERON | Find the father |
| James Robertson CAMERON | 12 January 1863 | Janet CAMERON | Find the father |
| Jessie CAMERON | 29 November 1859 | Janet CAMERON | Find the father |
| John Walker CAMERON | 23 November 1863 | Sophia CAMERON | Find the father |
| John Sword CAMPBELL | 29 September 1873 | Ann CAMPBELL | Father found |
| Susan CASEY | 9 June 1872 | Betsy CASEY | Father found |
| Helen Cameron CLARK | 26 July 1867 | Elizabeth CLARK | Find the father |
| Margaret Cuthbert CLARK | 20 November 1864 | Jessie CLARK | Find the father |
| Wilhemina Janet CLARK | 31 May 1861 | Margaret CLARK | Find the father |
| Ann Davidson CROSS | 9 February 1860 | Lillias CROSS | Find the father |
| Ann DONALDSON | 3 October 1874 | Catherine DONALDSON | Find the father |
| Grace Wright DONALDSON | 18 May 1874 | Grace DONALDSON | Father found |
| Charles Methven DOW | 6 October 1871 | Jessie DOW | Find the father |
| James DOW | 29 June 1865 | Jessie DOW | Father found |
| Christina DRUMMOND | 1 June 1873 | Margaret DRUMMOND | Find the father |
| Mary Valentine DRUMMOND | 31 July 1869 | Margaret DRUMMOND | Find the father |
| Andrew DUNCAN | 11 July 1868 | Ann DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Janet FORBES | 23 December 1863 | Christian FORBES | Find the father |
| Mary GRAHAM | 22 August 1871 | Margaret GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Jessie Anderson HARRIS | 2 July 1864 | Janet HARRIS | Find the father |
| Mary Ann Simpson HUNTER | 13 December 1861 | Isabella HUNTER | Find the father |
| Alexander Lamont KAY | 16 August 1858 | Isabella KAY | Find the father |
| Margaret Bain KINLOCH | 30 December 1860 | Ann KINLOCH | Father found |
| Alexander LAWSON | 2 March 1871 | Mary LAWSON | Find the father |
| Catherine MALLOY | 26 February 1872 | Mary Ann MALLOY | Father found |
| James MCDONALD | 22 March 1874 | Elizabeth MCDONALD | Father found |
| Mary Ann MCDOUGAL | 14 July 1860 | Jean MCDOUGAL | Find the father |
| Janet Mcpherson MCGREGOR | 29 November 1868 | Elizabeth MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| John MCGREGOR | 8 July 1873 | Mary MCGREGOR | Father found |
| Peter MCGREGOR | 30 October 1865 | Jessie MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Margaret Mailer MILLER | 20 October 1856 | Maria MILLER | Find the father |
| John Mc Donald NICHOLSON | 25 June 1863 | Agnes NICHOLSON | Find the father |
| William Scott NICHOLSON | 28 June 1868 | Agnes NICHOLSON | Father found |
| David Marshall NICOL | 17 January 1856 | Mary NICOL | Find the father |
| Matthew NICOL | 22 February 1861 | Margaret NICOL | Find the father |
| James PATRACK | 20 October 1873 | Elizabeth PATRACK | Find the father |
| Christina PATTON | 12 December 1866 | Ann PATTON | Find the father |
| George PRATLEY | 1 December 1864 | Mary Ann PRATLEY | Father found |
| Robert Turner PRATLEY | 13 August 1867 | Hannah PRATLEY | Find the father |
| Ann Turner PRATTLEY | 30 June 1871 | Hannah PRATTLEY | Father found |
| Esther Turner PRATTLEY | 16 November 1862 | Mary Ann PRATTLEY | Find the father |
| David Young PROUDFOOT | 12 February 1864 | Margaret Young PROUDFOOT | Find the father |
| Elisabeth REID | 15 May 1871 | Isabella REID | Find the father |
| William REID | 30 April 1864 | Isabella REID | Find the father |
| Ann ROBERTSON | 19 November 1859 | Christina ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Euphemia ROBERTSON | 22 July 1865 | Euphemia ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| James ROBERTSON | 17 October 1860 | Jane ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Ann Rodger SCOTT | 8 July 1855 | Jean SCOTT | Find the father |
| Isabella Bell SCOTT | 24 July 1859 | Christian SCOTT | Find the father |
| Jean Rodger SCOTT | 28 June 1856 | Jean SCOTT | Find the father |
| Mary Ann Henderson SCOTT | 23 July 1872 | Jane Henderson SCOTT | Find the father |
| Ann Drake SCRIMGEOUR | 13 June 1861 | Mary SCRIMGEOUR | Find the father |
| Jane Miller SHARP | 12 March 1870 | Jane SHARP | Find the father |
| Mary Ann SIMMIE | 17 January 1868 | Mary SIMMIE | Father found |
| Alexander Page SINCLAIR | 1 January 1870 | Janet SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| Joan SINCLAIR | 8 May 1864 | Jane SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| John SINCLAIR | 24 October 1871 | Jane SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| Mary Ann SINCLAIR | 21 December 1858 | Jane SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| Isabella Halley SMITH | 6 June 1870 | Robina SMITH | Father found |
| John SMITH | 6 October 1874 | Margaret SMITH | Father found |
| William Fotheringham SMITH | 12 October 1860 | Robina SMITH | Find the father |
| William Halley SMITH | 3 August 1873 | Robina SMITH | Find the father |
| Andrew STEWART | 20 September 1863 | Catherine STEWART | Find the father |
| Henry STEWART | 3 January 1857 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| John Henry STEWART | 27 September 1863 | Elisabeth STEWART | Find the father |
| Isabella SUTHERLAND | 4 December 1857 | Christian SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Cecilia SWORD | 6 November 1868 | Catherine SWORD | Find the father |
| John James TAINSH | 1 April 1865 | Margaret TAINSH | Find the father |
| Margaret Gallacher TAYLOR | 24 October 1855 | Ann TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Margaret WELLS | 13 March 1858 | Mary WELLS | Find the father |
| William WILSON | 3 November 1867 | Ann WILSON | Find the father |
| David WRIGHT | 13 May 1868 | Mary WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Jessie WRIGHT | 5 February 1872 | Mary WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Robert WRIGHT | 9 March 1866 | Ann Stalker WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Jessie Jamieson WYLIE | 3 August 1869 | Christina WYLIE | Find the father |
| James YOUNG | 28 June 1867 | Catherine YOUNG | Find the father |
| John YOUNG | 11 August 1861 | Margaret YOUNG | 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.
