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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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen BAKER | 1855 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of relief | |
| Widow Isabella CAMPBELL or COGHILL | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John FINLAYSON | 1882 (2) | Order images | Refused - if dissatisfied poorhouse | |
| Widow Christian KEY | 1849 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander SINCLAIR | 1882 (2) | Order images | Refused - if dissatisfied poorhouse | |
| Widow David SWANSON | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Mary WARES | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| George WATERS | 1865 (1) | Order images | Not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| George WATERS | 1865-1866 (6) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie CAMPBELL Castletown, Olrig, Caithness | John Alexander ANGUS | 8 Jul 1887 Castletown, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Isabella DUNNET Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | John CAMPBELL | 30 Oct 1867 Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Mary ELDER Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | Donald SWANSON | 24 Jun 1886 | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Annie GUNN Durran Mill Farm, Durran, Olrig, Caithness | George SHEARER | 2 Jan 1888 | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Henrietta MANSON Tain, Olrig, Caithness | William HENDERSON | 20 Mar 1879 | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Janet MANSON Tain, Olrig, Caithness | Benjamin SINCLAIR | 30 Oct 1881 Tain, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Mary MILLER Hilliclay, Olrig, Caithness | David ALLAN | 6 Jan 1889 Hilliclay, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Mary Ann POLSON Castletown, Olrig, Caithness | Donald GRANT | 31 Jul 1884 Castletown, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Elizabeth SWANSON Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | Donald HENRY | 29 Dec 1887 Sibmister, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Janet SWANSON Broynach, Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | Alexander GUNN | 18 Apr 1888 Broynach, Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Ann WATT Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | Robert TAYLOR | 8 Nov 1883 Murkle, Olrig, Caithness | Order now | Wick SC14/10/11 |
| Isabella WILLIAMSON Crockster, Olrig | David ALLAN | 28 Aug 1880 Crockster, Olrig | Order now | Wick 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.
| Name | Date of birth | School | Year | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina M ALLAN | 11 Dec 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Christina M ALLAN | 11 Dec 1890 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Christina M ALLAN | 11 Dec 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Isabella ANGUS | 11 Dec 1889 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| James S ANGUS | 9 Dec 1894 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Elizabeth B AULD | 21 Aug 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Elizabeth B AULD | 21 Aug 1890 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Elizabeth M BAILLIE | 24 Dec 1896 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| William C S BAILLIE | 30 Mar 1893 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| William C S BAILLIE | 30 Mar 1893 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Christina BANKS | 8 Dec 1896 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| George CALDER | 8 May 1894 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| George CALDER | 8 May 1894 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| George CALDER | 22 Feb 1897 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Margaret M S CALDER | 8 May 1898 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Christina S CAMPBELL | 10 May 1897 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Daniel CAMPBELL | 14 Jul 1896 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Robert CAMPBELL | 5 May 1894 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Euphemia CHEYNE | 20 Sep 1894 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Euphemia CHEYNE | 20 Sep 1894 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Helen COOK | 13 Jul 1895 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| James COWAN | 29 May 1897 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| David CRERAR | 30 Apr 1897 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| George CUSTER | 2 Mar 1897 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Catherine FINLAYSON | 23 Jun 1892 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine FINLAYSON | 23 Jun 1892 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Catherine FINLAYSON | 23 Jun 1892 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Elizabeth FINLAYSON | 2 Dec 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Elizabeth FINLAYSON | 2 Dec 1890 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Elizabeth FINLAYSON | 2 Dec 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Catherine A C GILLIESON | 15 May 1888 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Isabel D GILLIESON | 4 May 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Bessie M S LOBBAN | 23 Mar 1895 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Elizabeth M S LOBBAN | 23 Mar 1895 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Margaret LOBBAN | 11 Sep 1896 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Margaret LOBBAN | 11 Sep 1896 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Christina A MACKAY | 19 Apr 1893 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Janet MACKAY | 24 Aug 1895 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Janet MACKAY | 24 Aug 1895 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Diana MACKENZIE | 22 Jul 1893 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Elizabeth MANSON | 7 Sep 1896 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Margaret J MATHIESON | 13 Aug 1897 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Daisy W MCLEAN | 23 Feb 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Janet MILLER | 14 Apr 1895 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Janet S MILLER | 14 Apr 1895 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Peter W MILLER | 10 May 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine M MOWAT | 16 Nov 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Margot B MURRAY | 25 Sep 1896 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Jessie M NICHOLSON | 8 Aug 1892 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Jessie M NICHOLSON | 8 Aug 1892 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Maggie NICHOLSON | 27 Nov 1890 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| James W OLSEN | 19 Oct 1895 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| James W OLSON | 19 Oct 1895 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| James W OLSON | 19 Oct 1895 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Hugh C ROBERTSON | 26 Jul 1892 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Kenneth SINCLAIR | 24 Oct 1893 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Catherine SMITH | 6 Oct 1894 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine SMITH | 6 Oct 1894 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Catherine SMITH | 6 Oct 1894 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Catherine SMITH | 6 Oct 1894 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Jane G SMITH | 19 Nov 1895 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Margaret SWANSON | 19 Jul 1893 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Margaret S SWANSON | 19 Jul 1893 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Margaret S SWANSON | 19 Jul 1893 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Margaret S SWANSON | 19 Jul 1893 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Eleanor WEBB | 14 Oct 1892 | Olrig Castleton Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Eleanor WEBB | 14 Oct 1892 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| William G WEBB | 29 Oct 1894 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Isoline M WEIR | 20 Feb 1898 | Olrig Castletown Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order 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.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jemima BAIKIE | 17 December 1873 | Ann BAIKIE | Find the father |
| Donaldina Swanson BAIN | 28 May 1859 | Elizabeth BAIN | Find the father |
| James BAIN | 12 September 1868 | Margaret BAIN | Find the father |
| Donald BANNERMAN | 6 June 1870 | Margaret BANNERMAN | Find the father |
| George BANNERMAN | 22 April 1867 | Margaret BANNERMAN | Find the father |
| James BANNERMAN | 4 April 1863 | Margaret BANNERMAN | Find the father |
| Catharine CAMPBELL | 21 March 1874 | Catharine CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Mary Ann CARMICHAEL | 14 April 1874 | Mary Ann CARMICHAEL | Find the father |
| Jemima Sinclair COGHILL | 23 September 1871 | Mary Ann COGHILL | Find the father |
| John COOPER | 22 May 1863 | Margaret COOPER | Find the father |
| David CORMACK | 17 November 1865 | Margaret CORMACK | Find the father |
| William DONN | 15 September 1865 | Margaret DONN | Find the father |
| Robert DUNNET | 30 October 1867 | Isabella DUNNET | Father found |
| William ELDER | 24 May 1871 | Jane ELDER | Find the father |
| Donald GEORGESON | 22 December 1872 | Jane GEORGESON | Find the father |
| Margaret GUNN | 3 November 1873 | Margaret GUNN | Find the father |
| Donaldina HAY | 3 June 1873 | Jessie HAY | Father found |
| Williamina HAY | 15 December 1867 | Catharine HAY | Find the father |
| John HENDERSON | 12 April 1865 | Christina HENDERSON | Father found |
| Donald HOUSTON | 29 July 1859 | Margaret HOUSTON | Find the father |
| Donald Mackay LESK | 7 September 1870 | Isabella LESK | Find the father |
| William MACADIE | 22 November 1868 | Margaret MACADIE | Find the father |
| James Ross MACKENZIE | 29 December 1856 | Ann MACKENZIE | Father found |
| Helen MILLER | 18 December 1873 | Catharine MILLER | Find the father |
| Agnes MILNE | 8 January 1856 | Margaret MILNE | Find the father |
| James MILNE | 28 March 1874 | Helen MILNE | Find the father |
| John MOWAT | 6 June 1858 | Janet MOWAT | Find the father |
| Mary MOWAT | 9 September 1864 | Mary MOWAT | Find the father |
| Robert MOWAT | 5 January 1863 | Barbara MOWAT | Find the father |
| Andrew MURRAY | 19 March 1874 | Catharine MURRAY | Father found |
| Isabella NICOLSON | 15 August 1870 | Ann NICOLSON | Find the father |
| George Sinclair REID | 9 October 1858 | Jane REID | Find the father |
| Robert ROSE | 23 July 1866 | Johan ROSE | Father found |
| Donald ROSS | 10 June 1871 | Catharine ROSS | Find the father |
| Georgina ROSS | 1 April 1873 | Catharine ROSS | Find the father |
| Williamina Mackintosh ROSS | 6 May 1866 | Catharine ROSS | Father found |
| William RUGG | 14 April 1864 | Catharine RUGG | Find the father |
| Mary SIMPSON | 2 June 1872 | Mary SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Mary Ann SINCLAIR | 28 September 1867 | Mary Ann SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| Robertina STEPHEN | 6 May 1868 | Margaret STEPHEN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth SUTHERLAND | 29 November 1873 | Christina SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Jamesina WATERS | 3 May 1863 | Marjory WATERS | Find the father |
| Margaret WATERS | 29 June 1860 | Janet WATERS | Find the father |
| Margaret WATERS | 19 January 1868 | Isabella WATERS | 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.
