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Records -> Caithness

Olrig 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:
  • £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)
We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
Helen BAKER 1855 (2)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of relief
Widow Isabella CAMPBELL or COGHILL 1871 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
John FINLAYSON 1882 (2)Order imagesRefused - if dissatisfied poorhouse
Widow Christian KEY 1849 (2)Order imagesRefused
Alexander SINCLAIR 1882 (2)Order imagesRefused - if dissatisfied poorhouse
Widow David SWANSON 1863 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Mary WARES 1852 (1)Order imagesRefused
George WATERS 1865 (1)Order imagesNot in receipt of parochial relief
George WATERS 1865-1866 (6)Order imagesGround 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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Jessie CAMPBELL
Castletown, Olrig, Caithness
John Alexander ANGUS8 Jul 1887
Castletown, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Isabella DUNNET
Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
John CAMPBELL30 Oct 1867
Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Mary ELDER
Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
Donald SWANSON24 Jun 1886Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Annie GUNN
Durran Mill Farm, Durran, Olrig, Caithness
George SHEARER2 Jan 1888Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Henrietta MANSON
Tain, Olrig, Caithness
William HENDERSON20 Mar 1879Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Janet MANSON
Tain, Olrig, Caithness
Benjamin SINCLAIR30 Oct 1881
Tain, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Mary MILLER
Hilliclay, Olrig, Caithness
David ALLAN6 Jan 1889
Hilliclay, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Mary Ann POLSON
Castletown, Olrig, Caithness
Donald GRANT31 Jul 1884
Castletown, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Elizabeth SWANSON
Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
Donald HENRY29 Dec 1887
Sibmister, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Janet SWANSON
Broynach, Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
Alexander GUNN18 Apr 1888
Broynach, Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Ann WATT
Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
Robert TAYLOR8 Nov 1883
Murkle, Olrig, Caithness
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11
Isabella WILLIAMSON
Crockster, Olrig
David ALLAN28 Aug 1880
Crockster, Olrig
Order nowWick
SC14/10/11


School Leaving Certificate Exams

This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order now link.
School leaving certificate examinations
NameDate of birthSchoolYearOrder record
Christina M ALLAN11 Dec 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Christina M ALLAN11 Dec 1890Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Christina M ALLAN11 Dec 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Isabella ANGUS11 Dec 1889Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
James S ANGUS9 Dec 1894Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Elizabeth B AULD21 Aug 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Elizabeth B AULD21 Aug 1890Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Elizabeth M BAILLIE24 Dec 1896Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
William C S BAILLIE30 Mar 1893Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
William C S BAILLIE30 Mar 1893Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Christina BANKS8 Dec 1896Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
George CALDER8 May 1894Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
George CALDER8 May 1894Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
George CALDER22 Feb 1897Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Margaret M S CALDER8 May 1898Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Christina S CAMPBELL10 May 1897Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Daniel CAMPBELL14 Jul 1896Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Robert CAMPBELL5 May 1894Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Euphemia CHEYNE20 Sep 1894Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Euphemia CHEYNE20 Sep 1894Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Helen COOK13 Jul 1895Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
James COWAN29 May 1897Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
David CRERAR30 Apr 1897Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
George CUSTER2 Mar 1897Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Catherine FINLAYSON23 Jun 1892Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Catherine FINLAYSON23 Jun 1892Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Catherine FINLAYSON23 Jun 1892Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Elizabeth FINLAYSON2 Dec 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Elizabeth FINLAYSON2 Dec 1890Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Elizabeth FINLAYSON2 Dec 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Catherine A C GILLIESON15 May 1888Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Isabel D GILLIESON4 May 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Bessie M S LOBBAN23 Mar 1895Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Elizabeth M S LOBBAN23 Mar 1895Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Margaret LOBBAN11 Sep 1896Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Margaret LOBBAN11 Sep 1896Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Christina A MACKAY19 Apr 1893Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Janet MACKAY24 Aug 1895Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Janet MACKAY24 Aug 1895Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Diana MACKENZIE22 Jul 1893Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Elizabeth MANSON7 Sep 1896Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Margaret J MATHIESON13 Aug 1897Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Daisy W MCLEAN23 Feb 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Janet MILLER14 Apr 1895Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Janet S MILLER14 Apr 1895Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Peter W MILLER10 May 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Catherine M MOWAT16 Nov 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Margot B MURRAY25 Sep 1896Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Jessie M NICHOLSON8 Aug 1892Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Jessie M NICHOLSON8 Aug 1892Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Maggie NICHOLSON27 Nov 1890Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
James W OLSEN19 Oct 1895Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
James W OLSON19 Oct 1895Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
James W OLSON19 Oct 1895Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Hugh C ROBERTSON26 Jul 1892Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Kenneth SINCLAIR24 Oct 1893Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Catherine SMITH6 Oct 1894Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Catherine SMITH6 Oct 1894Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Catherine SMITH6 Oct 1894Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Catherine SMITH6 Oct 1894Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Jane G SMITH19 Nov 1895Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Margaret SWANSON19 Jul 1893Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Margaret S SWANSON19 Jul 1893Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Margaret S SWANSON19 Jul 1893Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Margaret S SWANSON19 Jul 1893Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Eleanor WEBB14 Oct 1892Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Eleanor WEBB14 Oct 1892Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
William G WEBB29 Oct 1894Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Isoline M WEIR20 Feb 1898Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School1912Order now


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.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Jemima BAIKIE17 December 1873Ann BAIKIEFind the father
Donaldina Swanson BAIN28 May 1859Elizabeth BAINFind the father
James BAIN12 September 1868Margaret BAINFind the father
Donald BANNERMAN6 June 1870Margaret BANNERMANFind the father
George BANNERMAN22 April 1867Margaret BANNERMANFind the father
James BANNERMAN4 April 1863Margaret BANNERMANFind the father
Catharine CAMPBELL21 March 1874Catharine CAMPBELLFind the father
Mary Ann CARMICHAEL14 April 1874Mary Ann CARMICHAELFind the father
Jemima Sinclair COGHILL23 September 1871Mary Ann COGHILLFind the father
John COOPER22 May 1863Margaret COOPERFind the father
David CORMACK17 November 1865Margaret CORMACKFind the father
William DONN15 September 1865Margaret DONNFind the father
Robert DUNNET30 October 1867Isabella DUNNETFather found
William ELDER24 May 1871Jane ELDERFind the father
Donald GEORGESON22 December 1872Jane GEORGESONFind the father
Margaret GUNN3 November 1873Margaret GUNNFind the father
Donaldina HAY3 June 1873Jessie HAYFather found
Williamina HAY15 December 1867Catharine HAYFind the father
John HENDERSON12 April 1865Christina HENDERSONFather found
Donald HOUSTON29 July 1859Margaret HOUSTONFind the father
Donald Mackay LESK7 September 1870Isabella LESKFind the father
William MACADIE22 November 1868Margaret MACADIEFind the father
James Ross MACKENZIE29 December 1856Ann MACKENZIEFather found
Helen MILLER18 December 1873Catharine MILLERFind the father
Agnes MILNE8 January 1856Margaret MILNEFind the father
James MILNE28 March 1874Helen MILNEFind the father
John MOWAT6 June 1858Janet MOWATFind the father
Mary MOWAT9 September 1864Mary MOWATFind the father
Robert MOWAT5 January 1863Barbara MOWATFind the father
Andrew MURRAY19 March 1874Catharine MURRAYFather found
Isabella NICOLSON15 August 1870Ann NICOLSONFind the father
George Sinclair REID9 October 1858Jane REIDFind the father
Robert ROSE23 July 1866Johan ROSEFather found
Donald ROSS10 June 1871Catharine ROSSFind the father
Georgina ROSS1 April 1873Catharine ROSSFind the father
Williamina Mackintosh ROSS6 May 1866Catharine ROSSFather found
William RUGG14 April 1864Catharine RUGGFind the father
Mary SIMPSON2 June 1872Mary SIMPSONFind the father
Mary Ann SINCLAIR28 September 1867Mary Ann SINCLAIRFind the father
Robertina STEPHEN6 May 1868Margaret STEPHENFind the father
Elizabeth SUTHERLAND29 November 1873Christina SUTHERLANDFind the father
Jamesina WATERS3 May 1863Marjory WATERSFind the father
Margaret WATERS29 June 1860Janet WATERSFind the father
Margaret WATERS19 January 1868Isabella WATERSFind 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.


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