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New Luce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes BAIRD | 1853 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Elizabeth CAMPBELL or SMALL | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow DEWAR or LAWRIE | 1881 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Agnes MCKIE or ALEXANDER | Glenivon | 1846 (2) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow MCMEEKING | 1845-1846 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John QUEEN | 1846-1847 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Thomas WILSON | 1850 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret BAIRD New Luce | David ROSS | 14 Dec 1851 | Order now | Wigtown SC19/7/6 |
| Mary Ann BRATTON Mains of Larg, New Luce | Robert MAIN | 9 Jun 1887 Glebe Street, Stranraer | Order now | Stranraer SC18/7/1 |
| Maggie FENION The Manse, New Luce formerly Barnshangan, near New Luce | James MCCREDIE | 21 Feb 1896 New Luce | Order now | Stranraer SC18/7/1 |
| Elizabeth GRAHAM Quarter, New Luce | Hugh MCEWEN | 15 Jun 1893 High Kirkland, Leswalt | Order now | Stranraer SC18/7/1 |
| Maggie MCGUIRE New Luce | Blain MCCULLOCH | 17 Aug 1891 | Order now | Stranraer SC18/7/1 |
| Maggie MCGUIRE New Luce | David MCHAFFIE | 14 Dec 1899 New Luce | Order now | Stranraer SC18/7/1 |
| Grace WRIGHT New Luce | Alexander MCLAUCHLAN | 13 Sep 1881 | Order now | Wigtown SC19/7/9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Marion AGNEW | 11 July 1862 | Elisabeth AGNEW | Find the father |
| Grace Drynan BLACK | 1 June 1867 | Margaret BLACK | Find the father |
| John BLACK | 8 April 1871 | Mary Ann BLACK | Find the father |
| Williamina BLACK | 30 December 1870 | Maggie BLACK | Find the father |
| David BLAIR | 10 February 1868 | Janet BLAIR | Find the father |
| Alexander BOYD | 30 March 1860 | Christina BOYD | Find the father |
| Alexander BOYD | 29 November 1869 | Jane BOYD | Find the father |
| Annabella BOYD | 22 August 1869 | Jane BOYD | Find the father |
| Annie BOYD | 16 April 1868 | Jane BOYD | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BOYD | 19 September 1862 | Jane BOYD | Find the father |
| Jane BOYD | 24 March 1874 | Jane BOYD | Find the father |
| Margaret BOYD | 22 September 1874 | Ann BOYD | Find the father |
| Robert BOYD | 29 April 1871 | Jane BOYD | Find the father |
| Thomas BOYD | 24 June 1871 | Marion BOYD | Find the father |
| William BOYD | 18 April 1873 | Jane BOYD | Find the father |
| Robert CRAIG | 30 August 1873 | Mary CRAIG | Find the father |
| Thomas Nelson CRAIG | 22 November 1871 | Mary CRAIG | Find the father |
| John DOUGAN | 20 March 1856 | Jess DOUGAN | Find the father |
| John DOWNIE | 8 November 1863 | Elisabeth DOWNIE | Find the father |
| Agnes FENION | 7 January 1868 | Annie FENION | Find the father |
| Mary Ann GORDON | 25 January 1870 | Janet GORDON | Find the father |
| Alexander GOWN | 20 February 1862 | Janet GOWN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth GOWN | 28 October 1870 | Margaret GOWN | Find the father |
| Jane HANNAH | 4 December 1859 | Hellen HANNAH | Find the father |
| Charles HARDIE | 16 January 1866 | Hellen HARDIE | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Jane HARDIE | 24 November 1868 | Hellen HARDIE | Find the father |
| Ellen HARDIE | 21 April 1873 | Ellen HARDIE | Find the father |
| James HARDIE | 2 November 1870 | Hellen HARDIE | Find the father |
| Margaret HARDIE | 16 October 1860 | Hellen HARDIE | Find the father |
| John HARRISON | 22 August 1856 | Agnes HARRISON | Find the father |
| Samuel JAMIESON | 8 December 1864 | Mary JAMIESON | Find the father |
| Agnes Jane KELLY | 5 September 1870 | Elisabeth KELLY | Find the father |
| Margaret KENNEDY | 21 February 1862 | Sarah KENNEDY | Find the father |
| Susan KIRK | 17 February 1855 | Agnes KIRK | Find the father |
| William KIRK | 9 May 1858 | Agnes KIRK | Find the father |
| Jessie LAIDLAW | 22 July 1864 | Margaret LAIDLAW | Find the father |
| George MCCAIG | 13 October 1866 | Margaret MCCAIG | Find the father |
| Grace Crichton MCCAIG | 26 June 1864 | Margaret MCCAIG | Find the father |
| Annie MCCALLUM | 16 March 1874 | Jane MCCALLUM | Find the father |
| Jane Agnew MCCUBBIN | 26 January 1857 | Grace MCCUBBIN | Find the father |
| Joann MCCUBBIN | 23 June 1868 | Isabella MCCUBBIN | Find the father |
| Mary MCCULLOCH | 27 August 1871 | Jane MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MCEWEN | 7 April 1863 | Mary MCEWEN | Find the father |
| James MCEWEN | 15 November 1870 | Mary MCEWEN | Find the father |
| John MCEWEN | 31 January 1868 | Mary MCEWEN | Find the father |
| Thomas MCGINN | 17 February 1863 | Mary MCGINN | Father found |
| William MCLAUCHLAN | 20 June 1865 | Jane MCLAUCHLAN | Find the father |
| Sarah MCLELLAND | 27 December 1863 | Maria MCLELLAND | Find the father |
| Jane MCMILLAN | 9 January 1870 | Jessie MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MCNEILLIE | 25 April 1874 | Jane MCNEILLIE | Find the father |
| Margaret MCNILLIE | 7 December 1863 | Isabella MCNILLIE | Find the father |
| Alexander MCWILLIAM | 24 January 1868 | Mary MCWILLIAM | Find the father |
| Thomas MILROY | 16 October 1873 | Fanny MILROY | Find the father |
| Archibald Alexander Campbell MITCHELL | 14 June 1874 | May Jane MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Margaret MONTGOMERY | 21 March 1869 | Jane MONTGOMERY | Find the father |
| Robert MORRISON | 18 January 1866 | Alice MORRISON | Find the father |
| Agnes NELSON | 30 June 1868 | Jess NELSON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth NELSON | 14 September 1874 | Jess NELSON | Find the father |
| Jane NELSON | 8 November 1871 | Jess NELSON | Find the father |
| William NELSON | 20 June 1855 | Isabella NELSON | Find the father |
| William NELSON | 11 August 1857 | Catherine NELSON | Find the father |
| Catherine SWEETEIN | 11 February 1874 | Catherine SWEETEIN | Find the father |
| Janet TURLEY | 13 March 1872 | Elisabeth TURLEY | Find the father |
| Elisabeth WATSON | 12 January 1872 | Mary WATSON | Find the father |
| Thomas WELSH | 19 April 1859 | Maryann WELSH | Find the father |
| Alexander WRIGHT | 28 October 1873 | Alexina WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Eliza Jane WRIGHT | 20 June 1869 | Catherine WRIGHT | Find the father |
| James WRIGHT | 2 October 1867 | Margaret WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Jane WRIGHT | 4 January 1871 | Margaret WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Janet WRIGHT | 9 May 1859 | Mary WRIGHT | Find the father |
| Mary Ann WRIGHT | 7 August 1867 | Annie 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.
