Records -> Ross and Cromarty
Nigg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/1438/1 | Minutes 1705-1709, 1729-1736, 1778-1791 | 1705-1791 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/2 | Minutes | 1788-1841 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/3 | Poors' fund minutes and accounts 1788-1844; Minutes 1844-1978 | 1788-1978 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/4 | Minutes | 1877-1903 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/5 | Certificates anent lairs in burying ground | 1810-1849 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/8 | Board of Health committee minutes Actions to respond to a cholera outbreak Includes a list of paupers granted bedclothes | 1832-1833 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/10 | Baptismal register | 1865-1900 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/11 | Baptismal register | 1901-1967 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/12 | Proclamation register | 1884-1900 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1438/14 | Communion roll | 1901-1942 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow DUFF | 1849 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John DUFF | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Margaret FRASER | 1847 (2) | Order images | No order - having heard from inspector that complain withdrawn | |
| Margaret FRASER | 1847 (2) | Order images | No order - having heard from inspector that complain withdrawn | |
| Margaret FRASER | 1849 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William FRASER | 1849 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Mary MCCULLOCH | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 10 1849 | |
| Widow MCKAY | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed, on the understanding that applicant is satisfied for the present | |
| Duncan MCKENZIE | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Donald MCKILLOP | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Christian MCLEAN | 1847 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Christian MCLEAN | 1848 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed - see No 533 1847 | |
| Elizabeth MORRISON | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed, in respect that she is satisfied with increase made | |
| Elizabeth MORRISON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Isabella MUNRO | 1848 (2) | Order images | Refused - no longer in receipt of relief | |
| Isabella MUNRO | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused as informal - application should be in the name and on behalf of the mother | |
| Isabella MUNRO | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused, on understanding that she is to receive 1s per week | |
| Widow J MUNRO | 1849 (4) | Order images | Withdrawn | |
| Janet MUNRO | 1847 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary MUNRO | 1849 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary MUNRO | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Donald ROSS | 1850 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James ROSS | 1851 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James ROSS | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Janet ROSS | 1849 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Mary ROSS or ROY | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Peter ROSS | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Margaret SKENER | Shandwick Village | 1846 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Margaret SKINNER | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused - no change of circumstances - see No 554 1846 | |
| Janet SMART | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Andrew VASS | 1848 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John VASS | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
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 DUFF Cullisse, Nigg, Ross | James CLUNAS | 13 Aug 1896 Cullisse, Nigg, Ross | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Margaret LAVERTON Easter Rarichie, Nigg, Ross | Kenneth MICHAEL | 25 Mar 1889 | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Catherine ROSS Pitcalnie, Nigg | Peter CORBET | Order now | Tain SC34/3/4 | |
| Jessie URQUHART Culnaha, Nigg, Ross | Andrew MORRISON | 23 Jan 1887 | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary CAMERON | 16 March 1866 | Mary CAMERON | Find the father |
| Alexander CORBAT | 1 March 1862 | Jessie CORBAT | Find the father |
| Alexander CORBAT | 27 May 1862 | Ann CORBAT | Find the father |
| Isabella FRASER | 27 April 1859 | Jane FRASER | Find the father |
| Issabella GALLIE | 28 November 1857 | Flora GALLIE | Find the father |
| Margaret Asher MACKENZIE | 29 March 1865 | Helen MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Mary MACKENZIE | 22 March 1866 | Ann MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Jessie MCDONALD | 15 October 1861 | Jessie MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Murdo MCKENZIE | 18 January 1872 | Isabella MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Catherine MCLEOD | 10 November 1857 | Christina MCLEOD | Find the father |
| James Campbell MCLEOD | 20 February 1871 | Jessie Campbell MCLEOD | Find the father |
| John MCLEOD | 4 July 1862 | Margaret MCLEOD | Father found |
| Johan MEIKLE | 31 December 1869 | Robina MEIKLE | Find the father |
| Hughina MORRISON | 2 December 1867 | Margaret MORRISON | Father found |
| Walter MORRISON | 11 May 1874 | Ann MORRISON | Find the father |
| Alexander MUNRO | 3 June 1871 | Jane MUNRO | Find the father |
| William MUNRO | 21 May 1868 | Christina MUNRO | Find the father |
| Alexander ROSS | 10 June 1863 | Anne ROSS | Find the father |
| Christina ROSS | 16 December 1863 | Christina ROSS | Find the father |
| George ROSS | 5 May 1860 | Alexanderina ROSS | Find the father |
| George ROSS | 3 June 1870 | Jessie ROSS | Find the father |
| Henry ROSS | 4 October 1866 | Dolina ROSS | Find the father |
| Margaret ROSS | 6 February 1865 | Margaret ROSS | Find the father |
| William ROSS | 11 May 1858 | Isabella ROSS | Find the father |
| William ROSS | 14 July 1868 | Margaret ROSS | Find the father |
| Charles SKINNER | 30 June 1864 | Bell SKINNER | Find the father |
| Christina Macleod SKINNER | 20 January 1874 | Christina Macleod SKINNER | Find the father |
| Alexander Stewart SMITH | 30 May 1869 | Jane S. SMITH | Find the father |
| Williamina SUTHERLAND | 28 July 1865 | Ann SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Jessie VASS | 6 April 1874 | Mary VASS | Father found |
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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm | Ross | elder | Pitcalnie | |
| Andw | Ross | elder | Pitcalnie | |
| David | Noble | elder | Pitcalnie |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Bain | elder | Cabriaiach | |
| John | Swanson | schoolmaster | ||
| Robert | Allan | blacksmith | Pitcalnie | |
| John | Stewart | Nigg | ||
| John | Matheson | blacksmith | Rarichie | |
| Hector | Fraser | wright | Pitculzean | |
| John | Mcleman | Whins Of Nigg | ||
| John | Henry | Altdavan | ||
| John | Mcleod | Whins Of Nigg | ||
| Dond | Macillip | tailor | Rarichie | |
| Alexr | Munro | Nigg | ||
| David | Mckenzie | Loans Of Rarichie | ||
| John | Stewart | Canrigh | ||
| Geo | Maculloch | Culnauld |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Noble | elder | ||
| David | Bain | elder | ||
| Wm | Ross | elder | ||
| Andw | Ross | elder | ||
| John | Stewart | Nigg | ||
| Dond | Fraser | Culnauld | ||
| Hector | Fraser | Pitculzean | ||
| Robt | Allan | Pitcalnie | ||
| John | Morrison | Culiss | ||
| David | Mckenzie | Loans Of Rarichie | ||
| Donald | Mckillop | Easter Rarichie | ||
| Wm | Murray | Pitculzean | ||
| John | Matheson | Wester Rarichie | ||
| John | Mcleaman | Whins Of Nigg | ||
| John | Mcleod | Whins Of Nigg | ||
| Alexr | Munro | Whins Of Nigg | ||
| John | Stewart | Caanrigh | ||
| Geo | Mculloch | Culnauld |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Ross | elder | ||
| Andrew | Ross | elder | ||
| John | Mckenzie | Culnauld | ||
| George | Ross | Westfield | ||
| George | Mcculloch | Culnauld | ||
| John | Mcleman | Nigg | ||
| John | Mcleod | Nigg | ||
| Alexr | Munro | Nigg | ||
| David | Mckenzie | Loans Of Rarichie | ||
| Donald | Fraser | Culnauld | ||
| Alexr | Fraser | Westfield | ||
| Hector | Fraser | Westfield | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie | ||
| Donald | Mcdonald | Rarichie | ||
| John | Mathieson | Rarichie | ||
| John | Stewart |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willm | Ross | elder | ||
| Andrew | Ross | elder | ||
| John | Mackenzie | Culnauld | ||
| George | Ross | Westfield | ||
| George | Mcculloch | Culnauld | ||
| John | Mclemon | Nigg | ||
| John | Mcleod | Nigg | ||
| Alexr | Munro | Nigg | ||
| David | Mckenzie | Loans | ||
| Donald | Fraser | Culnauld | ||
| Alexr | Fraser | Westfield | ||
| Hector | Fraser | Westfield | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie | ||
| Donald | Mcdonald | Rarichie | ||
| John | Matheson | Rarichie | ||
| John | Stewart | Culnauld |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willm | Ross | elder | ||
| Andrew | Ross | elder | ||
| John | Mckenzie | elder | ||
| George | Ross | elder | ||
| John | Mathieson | Wester Rarichie | ||
| John | Stewart | Culnauld | ||
| David | Mackenzie | Loans Of Rarichie | ||
| John | Mclemon | Nigg | ||
| John | Mcleod | Nigg | ||
| Alexander | Munro | Nigg | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie | ||
| Donald | Fraser | Culnauld | ||
| George | Mcculloch | Culnauld | ||
| Hector | Fraser | Westfield | ||
| Alexander | Fletcher | Rarichie | ||
| Donald | Mckillop | Easter Rarichie | ||
| Alexander | Fraser | Westfield | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Ross | elder | Pitcalnie | |
| Andrew | Ross | elder | Nigg | |
| John | Mckenzie | elder | Culnald | |
| George | Ross | elder | Westfield | |
| John | Matheson | Wester Rarichie | ||
| John | Stewart | Culnald | ||
| David | Mckenzie | Loans Of Rarichie | ||
| John | Mclemman | Nigg | ||
| John | Mcleod | Nigg | ||
| Alexr | Munro | Nigg | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie | ||
| Donald | Fraser | Culnald | ||
| George | Mculloch | Culnald | ||
| Alexr | Fletcher | Wester Rarichie | ||
| Donald | Mckillop | Easter Rarichie | ||
| Alexr | Fraser | Culnald | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Ross | elder | Pitcalnie | |
| Andw | Ross | elder | Nigg | |
| John | Mckenzie | elder | Culnald | |
| George | Ross | elder | Westfield | |
| John | Matheson | Wester Rarichie | ||
| John | Stewart | Culnald | ||
| David | Mckenzie | Loans Of Rarichie | ||
| John | Mclemman | Nigg | ||
| John | Mcleod | Nigg | ||
| Alexr | Munro | Nigg | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie | ||
| Donald | Fraser | Culnald | ||
| Alexr | Fletcher | Wester Rarichie | ||
| Donald | Mckillop | Easter Rarichie | ||
| Robert | Allan | Pitcalnie | ||
| David | Morrison | Wester Rarichie | ||
| Donald | Ross | Easter Rarichie | ||
| John | Gair | Loans Of Rarichie |
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.
