Newton on Ayr parish 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.
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.
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 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
- £10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary AITKEN | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet ANDERSON | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet ANDERSON | 1854 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Jessie ANDERSON | Road Of Prestwick | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Sarah ANDERSON | 1854 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William ANDREWS | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John BARCLAY or SPEIRS | 1863 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Joseph BAXTER | 1848 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow Martha BAXTER | 1856 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Rosanna BLANE or BELL | 1883 (1) | Order images | Refused - if dissatisfied poorhouse | |
| William BUCHANAN | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Dennis DEARRIE | 1859 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Catherine DINNON | 1855 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Robert ELLIOT | Garden St Quivox | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Robert ELLIOT | 1847 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Robert ELLIOT | 1849 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Jean FITZSIMMONS | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Donald GRANT | 1864 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Barbara GRIBBEN | 1877 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Helen HANNAH | 1858 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John KERR | 1859 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Margaret LAWSON | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Lawrence LOVE | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Ann MCFEE or MCMILLAN | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Agnes MCGILL | 1854 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow John MCGILL | 1856 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary MCGILL | Dundonald | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow Catherine MCLEAN | 1870 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James MCNEISH | 1870 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Agnes MITCHELL or STEELE | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John PATERSON | Main Street Newton | 1846 (3) | Order images | Refused |
| Thomas QUIGLY | 1849 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William RAE | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary SANDS | 1858 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow SCOBIE or GEMMELL | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Mrs Agnes SCOTT | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John SCOTT | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John SCOTT | 1856 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet SHAW | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Agnes SHIELDS or JAMIESON | 1881 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Anthony STEWART | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Annie Eliza TAIT or GRANT | 1881 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Grace TAYLOR | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Jean TEMPLETON | Green Street Lane Newton | 1847 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Widow Catherine WELSH | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) |
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.
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
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish
