Records -> Dumfriesshire
Mouswald 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David HALL | 1855 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Mary HANLIN | 1853-1854 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella HOPE | St Michael Street Dumfries | 1845 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Isabella HOPE | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed by additional temporary relief and child's convalescence | |
| Widow Margt JOHNSTON or WILLIAMSON | 1851 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margt JOHNSTON or WILLIAMSON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Isabella KERR | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary KIRK or IRVING | 1849 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Catherine LAING | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Janet MACKAY or SMITH | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Janet MCKAY or SMITH | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 189 1850 | |
| Widow Janet MCKAY or SMITH | 1852 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John MCMILLAN | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Nicholas MITCHELL or RIDDICH | 1856-1857 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Nicholas RIDDOCK | 1854 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary BROWN Mousewald | William MCMICHAN | 18 Mar 1854 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/31 |
| Jane COWAN Westmains, Mouswald | James GRIBBON | 3 Jan 1882 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Catherine DOBIE Mouswald formerly Kirkbride, Keir | John MCCUBBIN | 14 Oct 1883 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Margaret GOLDIE Mouswald | James SMART | 16 Feb 1876 Mouswald | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Janet HALLIDAY Manse, Mouswald | Joseph MUNDELL | 3 Jun 1878 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Amelia IRVING Eban Cottage, Mouswald | Robert IRVING | 17 Mar 1878 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Barbara JARDINE Rockhallmains, Mousewald | John RICHARDSON | 11 Jan 1858 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/31 |
| Marion JOHNSTONE Townhead, Mousewald | John WELSH | 15 Oct 1862 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/33 |
| Mary JOHNSTONE Brocklehirst, Mousewald | Andrew MCLEAN | 23 Jan 1861 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/32 |
| Janet KERR Cleughbrae, Mouswald | James AUSTIN | 22 Oct 1912 Cleughbrae, Mouswald | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Emma MCNISH Beyond the Burn, Mouswald | William John RAE | 14 Jun 1910 Breckonridge, Lochmaben | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Margaret MILLAR Horseholm, Mouswald | William TEAKS | 6 Feb 1896 Hightae, Lochmaben | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Agnes WALLACE Boghead Dairy, Mouswald | John HART | 28 Jul 1918 Boghead Cottage, Mouswald | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Jessie WELLS Rockhall Mains, Mouswald | James KELLOCK | 25 Jan 1890 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
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 BROWN | 13 June 1862 | Mary BROWN | Find the father |
| Isabella BRYDONE | 5 July 1873 | Georgina BRYDONE | Find the father |
| Peter BRYSON | 11 February 1857 | Margaret BRYSON | Find the father |
| James CORRIE | 16 November 1871 | Jean CORRIE | Find the father |
| Jane COUPLAND | 18 June 1864 | Catherine COUPLAND | Father found |
| Joseph COWAN | 7 September 1857 | Ann COWAN | Find the father |
| Robert COWAN | 20 December 1868 | Margaret COWAN | Find the father |
| William CREIGHTON | 19 September 1855 | Mary CREIGHTON | Find the father |
| Margaret CUMMING | 8 November 1857 | Elspeth CUMMING | Find the father |
| Agnes DICKSON | 7 March 1860 | Elizabeth DICKSON | Father found |
| Jacob DICKSON | 12 November 1868 | Elisabeth DICKSON | Find the father |
| Jane Nichol DICKSON | 19 August 1863 | Catherine DICKSON | Find the father |
| Mary Agnes FERGUSSON | 2 February 1872 | Jane FERGUSSON | Find the father |
| Annie Scott FRASER | 22 March 1864 | Elizabeth FRASER | Find the father |
| Mary FRASER | 27 August 1860 | Elizabeth FRASER | Find the father |
| Peter FRASER | 5 September 1857 | Elisabeth FRASER | Find the father |
| Robert FRASER | 30 July 1866 | Elizabeth FRASER | Find the father |
| James GIBSON | 20 February 1867 | Margaret GIBSON | Find the father |
| Mary GLENDINNING | 31 August 1867 | Agnes GLENDINNING | Find the father |
| Agnes GOLDIE | 12 July 1872 | Margaret GOLDIE | Find the father |
| Helen Hutton GOLDIE | 27 July 1863 | Margaret GOLDIE | Find the father |
| Janet GOLDIE | 29 January 1867 | Margaret GOLDIE | Find the father |
| John GOLDIE | 24 June 1873 | Elisabeth GOLDIE | Find the father |
| Janet HALL | 18 April 1861 | Ann HALL | Find the father |
| Mary Johnstone HALL | 21 June 1873 | Elisabeth HALL | Find the father |
| John HALLIDAY | 3 April 1874 | Margaret HALLIDAY | Father found |
| Martha HALLIDAY | 17 May 1868 | Catherine HALLIDAY | Find the father |
| Isabella HILL | 22 August 1871 | Jane HILL | Find the father |
| Jessie Jane Palmer HUTTON | 9 June 1862 | Mary HUTTON | Find the father |
| Margaret HUTTON | 23 March 1859 | Mary HUTTON | Find the father |
| Marion Reid HUTTON | 21 December 1855 | Mary HUTTON | Find the father |
| Mary HUTTON | 27 December 1870 | Mary HUTTON | Find the father |
| James IRVING | 16 December 1865 | Sarah IRVING | Find the father |
| John IRVING | 24 November 1871 | Amelia IRVING | Find the father |
| Joseph IRVING | 9 January 1866 | Helen IRVING | Find the father |
| Robina IRVING | 15 October 1869 | Sarah IRVING | Find the father |
| Margaret Scott JARDINE | 10 September 1855 | Jane JARDINE | Find the father |
| William JOHNSTON | 23 January 1867 | Mary JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Isabella KERR | 16 July 1871 | Agnes KERR | Father found |
| Mary Ann KIRK | 2 December 1866 | Elizabeth KIRK | Find the father |
| William MCCALL | 30 July 1869 | Jane MCCALL | Find the father |
| John Carruthers MITCHELL | 10 April 1870 | Margaret MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Robert Crosbie MUNDELL | 26 December 1873 | Elisabeth MUNDELL | Father found |
| Margaret Mckee OSBORNE | 22 October 1864 | Jessie OSBORNE | Find the father |
| Isabella RAFFERTY | 31 August 1866 | Mary RAFFERTY | Find the father |
| James RAFFERTY | 18 August 1860 | Isabella RAFFERTY | Father found |
| Robert RAFFERTY | 11 January 1866 | Catherine RAFFERTY | Find the father |
| Robert ROBESON | 8 July 1857 | Mary ROBESON | Find the father |
| William THOMSON | 31 July 1860 | Agnes THOMSON | Find the father |
| James TWEEDIE | 20 January 1871 | Margaret TWEEDIE | Find the father |
| Jane TWEEDIE | 29 March 1866 | Elizabeth TWEEDIE | Find the father |
| Margaret TWEEDIE | 13 July 1872 | Janet TWEEDIE | Find the father |
| Walter TWEEDIE | 16 December 1867 | Elisabeth TWEEDIE | Find the father |
| William WILSON | 23 May 1874 | Agnes WILSON | 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.
