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Monimail 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Jane BLACK | 1876 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| David BRAID | 1849 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow DENHAM | Perth | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| John MITCHELL | 1876 (2) | Order images | Not in receipt of parochial relief |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane BROWN Letham, Monimail | John BLACK | 22 Jul 1875 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
| Janet HENDERSON Rankeilour, Makgill Lodge, Monimail | Robert MACKAY | 10 Aug 1876 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George ALLISON | 24 May 1866 | Jane ALLISON | Find the father |
| David BELL | 12 March 1868 | Janet BELL | Find the father |
| Jessie BELL | 11 July 1865 | Janet BELL | Find the father |
| Mary BELL | 14 November 1870 | Janet Balfour BELL | Find the father |
| David BRAND | 8 July 1861 | Helen BRAND | Find the father |
| Helen Kidd BRAND | 13 June 1864 | Jane BRAND | Find the father |
| Janet GRIEVE | 6 August 1861 | Ann GRIEVE | Find the father |
| Margaret Blyth GRIEVE | 18 April 1862 | Elizabeth GRIEVE | Find the father |
| Margaret HARRIS | 2 June 1865 | Margaret HARRIS | Find the father |
| Isabella HARROW | 3 March 1869 | Elisabeth HARROW | Find the father |
| Euphemia Mitchell HEGGIE | 6 November 1869 | Isabella HEGGIE | Find the father |
| Isabella Jane HEGGIE | 6 November 1869 | Jane HEGGIE | Find the father |
| James KIDD | 5 July 1864 | Jane KIDD | Find the father |
| Christina KIRK | 12 June 1874 | Mary KIRK | Find the father |
| Peter LOW | 28 January 1855 | Janet LOW | Father found |
| Jane MCKAY | 17 July 1868 | Jane MCKAY | Father found |
| George MCRABBIE | 17 February 1857 | Margaret MCRABBIE | Find the father |
| Agnes NESS | 29 July 1864 | Barbara NESS | Find the father |
| Andrew PEATTIE | 14 January 1866 | Janet PEATTIE | Find the father |
| John SEATH | 15 December 1871 | Margaret SEATH | Father found |
| John SETH | 28 March 1873 | Jane SETH | Find the father |
| William SIMPSON | 24 January 1865 | Anne SIMPSON | Find the father |
| David URQUHART | 27 September 1861 | Margaret URQUHART | Find the father |
| Robina WALKER | 22 October 1859 | Susan WALKER | Father found |
| Christina WILLIAMSON | 3 July 1868 | Christina WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| George WILLIAMSON | 1 April 1867 | Jane WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| James WILLIAMSON | 26 April 1865 | Catherine WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Janet WILLIAMSON | 23 February 1862 | Mary Ann WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Margaret YOUNG | 1 June 1867 | Margaret YOUNG | Father found |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Janet outworker on faarm Born about 1860 Single Previous residence: Bow of Fife Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1908 | |
| BAIN or BAYNE, Margaret farm servant and milker Born about 1844 Single Previous residence: Wester Balgarvie, Monimail Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1907 | |
| BAYNE or BAIN, Margaret farm servant and milker Born about 1844 Single Previous residence: Wester Balgarvie, Monimail Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1907 | |
| BONTHRONE or MALCOLM, Janet tailor's wife Born about 1832 Married Previous residence: Letham, Monimail Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife | 1885 | |
| BRAND, William quarryman and labourer Born about 1877 Single Previous residence: Baldastard, Largo Chargeable parish: Largo | 10 Jan 1947 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1910 |
| BROWN or CLARK, Jean domestic servant Born about 1819 Married Previous residence: Springfield Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1866 | |
| CHALMERS, Jane weaver Born about 1834 Previous residence: Letham Chargeable parish: Monimail | 10 Jun 1882 | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1873 |
| CHAPMAN or WALKER, Betsy housewife Born about 1844 Married Previous residence: Back Lebanon, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar | 30 Oct 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1876 |
| CHAPMAN, Thomas agricultural labourer Born about 1810 Married Previous residence: Letham Chargeable parish: Monimail | 24 Sep 1883 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1883 |
| CLARK or BROWN, Jean domestic servant Born about 1819 Married Previous residence: Springfield Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1866 | |
| CLARKSON or HEGGIE, Isabella charwoman Born about 1844 Widowed Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum | 1897-1898 | |
| CROY, David gardener Born about 1805 Widowed Previous residence: Dysart Poorhouse Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife | 1880 | |
| CROY, Margaret outworker Born about 1835 Single Previous residence: Monimail village Chargeable parish: Monimail | 1 Jul 1913 | Order images (3) | Fife Fife District Asylum | 1886-1911 |
| DAWSON, Simpson mechanical draughtsman Born about 1840 Single Previous residence: Wester Balgarvie Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife | 1883 | |
| GRAY, Mary Ann Hay sewing teacher Born about 1850 Single Previous residence: Verdala, Letham, Collessie Chargeable parish: Monimail | 15 Feb 1916 | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum | 1908 |
| HEGGIE or CLARKSON, Isabella charwoman Born about 1844 Widowed Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum | 1897-1898 | |
| HEGGIE, Samuel carter Born about 1861 Single Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Monimail | 17 Jul 1942 | Order images (4) | Dumfries Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife | 1885-1888 |
| KIDD, James ploughman Born about 1882 Single Previous residence: 36 South Union Street, Cupar Chargeable parish: Dairsie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 | |
| LUMSDEN, Jessie sick nurse Born about 1841 Single Previous residence: Barony Asylum, Lenzie, Glasgow Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order images (2) | Barony Fife | 1883 | |
| MACLAREN or RANKIN, Margaret housewife Born about 1833 Married Previous residence: Letham Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1908 | |
| MALCOLM or BONTHRONE, Janet tailor's wife Born about 1832 Married Previous residence: Letham, Monimail Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife | 1885 | |
| MELVILLE, Barbara outworker Born about 1849 Single Previous residence: Easthall Chargeable parish: Monimail | 30 Nov 1885 | Order images (2) | Fife | 1872-1885 |
| MILLER or RODGER, Agnes ploughman's wife Born about 1830 Married Previous residence: Bullions, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1875 | |
| MITCHELL, Catherine domestic servant Born about 1841 Single Previous residence: Broughty Ferry Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife | 1879 | |
| RANKIN or MACLAREN, Margaret housewife Born about 1833 Married Previous residence: Letham Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1908 | |
| RODGER or MILLER, Agnes ploughman's wife Born about 1830 Married Previous residence: Bullions, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Monimail | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1875 | |
| RYAN, Michael labourer Married Previous residence: Dundee Chargeable parish: Monimail | 5 Jun 1911 | Order images (4) | Dundee Dundee East Poorhouse Dundee Royal Asylum Fife | 1878-1887 |
| SANDERSON, Jane shopkeeper Born about 1824 Single Previous residence: Letham Chargeable parish: Monimail Also known as Johan Sanderson | 24 Oct 1883 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross Roxburgh | 1869-1871 |
| SANDERSON, Johan shopkeeper Born about 1824 Single Previous residence: Letham Chargeable parish: Monimail Also known as Jane Sanderson | 24 Oct 1883 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross Roxburgh | 1869-1871 |
| TODD, David ploughman Born about 1872 Single Previous residence: Carslogie Cottage, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1905 | |
| WALKER or CHAPMAN, Betsy housewife Born about 1844 Married Previous residence: Back Lebanon, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar | 30 Oct 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1876 |
| WILLIAMSON, Ann housework Born about 1838 Married Previous residence: Bankhead of Pitteuchar, Kinglassie Chargeable parish: Kinglassie | Order image (1) | Fife | 1873 |
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.
