Prestonpans records
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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
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/307/3 | Scroll minutes | 1722-1723 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/4 | Scroll minutes | 1772-1785 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/8 | Accounts | 1703-1712 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/10 | Accounts | 1744-1768 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/11 | Seat rents | 1781-1811 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/15 | Poor accounts | 1759-1769 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/19 | Testimonials 1727-1803 Testimonials 1847-1848 Testimonials give parish of origin and date of arrival in Prestonpans | 1727-1848 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/20 | Mortcloth book | 1788-1848 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/21 | Marriages 1855-1880 Baptisms 1851-1881 | 1851-1881 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/25 | Minutes | 1741-1895 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/26 | Minutes | 1895-1947 | Request lookup |
| CH2/307/28 | Prestonpans Kirk Session - Excerpts and extracts from various registers and minutes Prestonpans baptisms 1597-1620, 1658-1737; Tranent baptisms 1611-1645; Edinburgh baptisms 1610-1627; East Kilbride baptisms 1688-1740 Prestonpans marriages 1595-1620, 1676-1852; Tranent marriages 1615-1644; Edinburgh marriages 1597-1641 Prestonpans minuttes 1601-1637 | 1597-1854 | Request lookup |
Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
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| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary ARCHIBALD | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| David BROWN | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine CAMPBELL or ALLAN | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow CONNOR | 1882 (2) | Order images | Refused - if dissatisfied poorhouse | |
| Widow Margaret KEDSLIE | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Ann LAUDER | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Ann MACKAY or ANDERSON | 1865 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John MACKIE | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Samuel MCKINLAY | Musselburgh | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| John MCLEOD | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Elizabeth PETRIE or CROMBIE | 1851-1852 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Susan RITCHIE or CONNOR | 1882-1883 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Marion SMITH or BAXTER | 1861 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
Sheriff Court paternity decrees
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes ANDERSON or PEDEN Kennie's Land, Prestonpans | James CUNNINGHAM | 15 Dec 1886 Prestonpans | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/38 |
| Charlotte EDMOND Prestonpans | Ramsay BANKS | 7 May 1855 | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/36 |
| Jessie JOHNSTON Cuthill, Prestonpans | James EDINGTON | 5 May 1879 Prestonpans | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/38 |
| Margaret KEDZLIE Prestonpans | William MORTON | 27 Jul 1859 | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/36 |
| Catherine MILLER 6 Middle Street, Cuthill, Prestonpans | George DUDGEON | 6 Jan 1890 | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/38 |
| Agnes STEVENSON Davie's Land, Prestonpans | George THOMSON | 24 Mar 1900 Prestonpans | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/38 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
| Name | Date of birth | School | Year | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary A COCKBURN | 25 Jul 1891 | Prestonpans Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Adam PRENTICE | 30 Aug 1893 | Prestonpans Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Agnes M THOMSON | 17 Jun 1891 | Prestonpans Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Agnes M THOMSON | 17 Jun 1891 | Prestonpans Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Harold S WALLACE | 29 Nov 1892 | Prestonpans Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Helen WRIGHT | 22 Jul 1891 | Prestonpans Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Helen WRIGHT | 22 Jul 1891 | Prestonpans Public School | 1910 | Order now |
Anatomy register
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter ALLAN | 6 March 1862 | Isabella ALLAN | Find the father |
| Margaret ARCHIBALD | 18 November 1866 | Cathrine ARCHIBALD | Find the father |
| Adam BAILLIE | 18 August 1864 | Agnes BAILLIE | Find the father |
| Alexander Simson BAILLIE | 14 March 1859 | Elizabeth BAILLIE | Find the father |
| George Simson BAILLIE | 14 March 1859 | Elizabeth BAILLIE | Find the father |
| Jane BAXTER | 2 March 1863 | Isabella Finlay BAXTER | Find the father |
| John BAXTER | 18 November 1873 | Elizabeth BAXTER | Find the father |
| William BROADFOOT | 2 January 1870 | Isabella BROADFOOT | Find the father |
| Mary Jane BROWN | 6 October 1858 | Agnes BROWN | Find the father |
| John BRYSON | 25 May 1867 | Margaret BRYSON | Find the father |
| Daniel Thomson BUCHANAN | 10 September 1871 | Margaret Paterson BUCHANAN | Find the father |
| Peter COOL | 20 January 1873 | Roy COOL | Find the father |
| Alison CUNNINGHAM | 15 March 1858 | Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM | Find the father |
| James DEWAR | 20 April 1856 | Esther BLAIR | Find the father |
| Janet Brown DICKSON | 26 November 1871 | Jessie DICKSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Flint EDINGTON | 8 December 1870 | Janet EDINGTON | Find the father |
| Ann EDMOND | 8 January 1868 | Ann EDMOND | Find the father |
| John EDMOND | 2 June 1870 | Ann EDMOND | Find the father |
| Janet Murray FORSTER | 17 October 1857 | Frances FORSTER | Father found |
| Alexander FOSTER | 27 May 1860 | Fanny FOSTER | Father found |
| Thomas James GALBRAITH | 8 October 1865 | Jessie GALBRAITH | Find the father |
| Charlot GOURLEY | 16 July 1866 | Isabella GOURLEY | Find the father |
| James GOURLEY | 15 December 1868 | Isabell GOURLEY | Find the father |
| Helen Brooms GRANDISON | 15 December 1857 | Margaret GRANDISON | Find the father |
| Mary Anne GRAY | 12 January 1873 | Agnes GRAY | Find the father |
| Jessie Mcleod Leslie GREEN | 21 September 1869 | Agnes Harriet GREEN | Find the father |
| Walter GREIG | 17 November 1866 | Christina GREIG | Find the father |
| Elizabeth HUNTER | 10 February 1868 | Helen HUNTER | Find the father |
| Lillias HUNTER | 30 August 1861 | Margaret HUNTER | Find the father |
| Mathew HUNTER | 20 October 1865 | Mary HUNTER | Find the father |
| Euphemia INGILS | 28 May 1861 | Euphemia INGILS | Find the father |
| John INGLIS | 5 January 1874 | Cathrine INGLIS | Find the father |
| Peter JOHNSTON | 24 February 1862 | Helen JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| John KEDZLIE | 17 August 1859 | Margaret KEDZLIE | Find the father |
| Mary KEDZLIE | 2 December 1856 | Margaret KEDZLIE | Find the father |
| Helen Goodal Grant KNOWLES | 6 August 1873 | Margaret KNOWLES | Find the father |
| Charlote Mackay MACKAY | 20 May 1871 | Margaret MACKAY | Find the father |
| Isabella Copland MACKENZIE | 29 August 1874 | Ann MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Alexander MARR | 15 September 1866 | Margaret MARR | Find the father |
| George Ritchie MARR | 1 January 1866 | Margaret MARR | Find the father |
| Helen Dickson MARR | 10 May 1870 | Helen MARR | Find the father |
| James MAY | 25 July 1869 | Elizabeth MAY | Find the father |
| Isabella MCCLEOD | 6 April 1861 | Susan MCCLEOD | Find the father |
| George Shaw MCKENZIE | 15 March 1874 | Isabella MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Margaret Craig MCKINLAY | 5 October 1871 | Jane MCKINLAY | Find the father |
| Ann MCLEOD | 14 January 1860 | Margaret MCLEOD | Find the father |
| James MCLEOD | 27 November 1856 | Margaret MCLEOD | Find the father |
| John MCLEOD | 27 December 1856 | Susan MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Robert MILLAR | 24 July 1865 | Elizabeth MILLAR | Find the father |
| Mary Mack MOODIE | 1 August 1858 | Catherine MOODIE | Find the father |
| Jessie Marion Margaret Eliza ORMISTON | 7 December 1866 | Margaret ORMISTON | Find the father |
| Christian Galloway PATERSON | 28 June 1857 | Agnes PATERSON | Find the father |
| David Shaw PHILIP | 31 July 1873 | Jane PHILIP | Find the father |
| Jane PHILIP | 6 December 1868 | Jane PHILIP | Find the father |
| John PHILIP | 25 November 1865 | Jane PHILIP | Find the father |
| Ann Cunningham POTTER | 22 August 1856 | Elizabeth POTTER | Find the father |
| Elizabeth POTTER | 15 June 1861 | Elizabeth POTTER | Find the father |
| William POTTOR | 9 July 1859 | Elizabeth POTTOR | Find the father |
| Ann PRICE | 3 April 1873 | Isabella PRICE | Find the father |
| Janet PRICE | 31 December 1871 | Margaret PRICE | Find the father |
| John PRICE | 4 October 1866 | Margaret PRICE | Find the father |
| Mary Ann PRICE | 17 May 1873 | Cathrine PRICE | Find the father |
| Jane Robertson RAMSAY | 27 May 1869 | Susan RAMSAY | Find the father |
| Francis Robert RICHARDSON | 17 December 1856 | Eliza RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth RITCHIE | 9 November 1864 | Elizabeth RITCHIE | Find the father |
| Janet RITCHIE | 17 June 1865 | Janet RITCHIE | Find the father |
| Margaret RITCHIE | 11 June 1873 | Roy RITCHIE | Find the father |
| Margaret RITCHIE | 22 March 1874 | Margaret RITCHIE | Find the father |
| James ROBERTSON | 22 June 1860 | Christian ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Burns ROBERTSON | 8 September 1868 | Sarah ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Smith SHAW | 18 February 1867 | Maria SHAW | Find the father |
| John SMITH | 22 March 1874 | Elizabeth SMITH | Find the father |
| Robert SMITH | 17 October 1861 | Rosan SMITH | Father found |
| Robina STEEL | 14 March 1862 | Robina STEEL | Find the father |
| William STEEL | 25 September 1868 | Robina STEEL | Find the father |
| Agnes STEELE | 2 March 1858 | Robina STEELE | Find the father |
| Andrew STEWART | 7 February 1863 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Marion STORRIE | 22 June 1863 | Helen STORRIE | Father found |
| Dick TEMPLE | 24 September 1866 | Margaret TEMPLE | Find the father |
| Janet TEMPLE | 5 March 1859 | Margaret TEMPLE | Find the father |
| Angus THOMSON | 4 October 1871 | Jane THOMSON | Find the father |
| James THOMSON | 29 December 1873 | Margaret THOMSON | Find the father |
| John THOMSON | 23 December 1872 | Jane THOMSON | Find the father |
| Mary THOMSON | 16 October 1863 | Isabella THOMSON | Find the father |
| Mary THOMSON | 6 February 1869 | Isabella THOMSON | Find the father |
| Mary THOMSON | 12 April 1869 | Helen THOMSON | Find the father |
| Mary Alexander Rennie THOMSON | 30 May 1873 | Janet THOMSON | Find the father |
| Robert THOMSON | 5 March 1867 | Elizabeth THOMSON | Find the father |
| Isabella WHITECROSS | 22 January 1869 | Margaret WHITECROSS | Find the father |
| James Smith YOUNG | 31 December 1855 | Catherine YOUNG | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
| Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON or MCGOVERN, Robina housewife Born about 1876 Married Previous residence: Wemyss Terrace, East Wemyss Chargeable parish: Wemyss | Order images (4) | Fife District Asylum Haddington District Asylum | 1904-1910 | |
| MCGOVERN or ANDERSON, Robina housewife Born about 1876 Married Previous residence: Wemyss Terrace, East Wemyss Chargeable parish: Wemyss | Order images (4) | Fife District Asylum Haddington District Asylum | 1904-1910 |
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Storrie | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| George | Broadfoot | 1st District | ||
| Jonathan | Murray | 1st District | ||
| James | Renton | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| John | Macdougald | 1st District | left by 1844 | |
| John | Wilson | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| George | Clerk | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Thos | Goodfellow | 1st District | left by 1844 | |
| Robert | Marr | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| William | Slight | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Wm Hay | Inglis | 1st District | dead or left by 1844 | |
| John | Crombie | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Lauchlan | Macdougald | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Hugh | Ralston | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Richard | White | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| William | Gentle | surgeon | 1st District | dead by 1844 |
| George | Hay | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Robert | Crombie | 1st District | ||
| Robert | Cunningham | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| William | Ross | 1st District | ||
| Thomas | Forbes | 1st District | ||
| James | Cunningham | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| John | Henderson | 1st District | ||
| David | Cunningham | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| John | Macalpine | 1st District | ||
| Charles | Cunningham | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Alex | Forbes | 1st District | ||
| William | Wright | 1st District | ||
| William | Goodfellow | 1st District | away | |
| John | Grieve | 1st District | ||
| Peter | Whitecross | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Mathew | Smith | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| David | Thomson | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Thomas | Storrie | 1st District | ||
| Alexr | Cairns | 1st District | ||
| William | Inglis | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| Hugh | Forbes | 1st District | away by 1844 | |
| Walter | Blackie | 1st District | away by 1844 | |
| James | Hood | 1st District | ||
| John | Johnston | 1st District | ||
| Peter | Johnston | 1st District | ||
| James | Peacock | 1st District | ||
| Jas | Allan | 1st District | dead by 1844 | |
| James | Cunning | 1st District | ||
| John | Mitchel | 1st District | ||
| Robert | Cumming | 1st District | ||
| George | Fortune | 1st District | ||
| Alexr | Nauty | 1st District | away by 1844 | |
| Joseph | Drysdale | 1st District | ||
| John | Dounie | 1st District | ||
| John | Fowler | elder | 1st District | dead by 1844 |
| Robert | Hislop | elder | 1st District | |
| Peter | Brown | distiller | 2nd District | left by 1844 |
| Andrew | Hay | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| Robert | Whitecross | 2nd District | away by 1844 | |
| Andw | Potter | 2nd District | ||
| James | Richardson | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| Alex | Arnott | elder | 2nd District | left by 1844 |
| James | Greig | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| William | Barr | 2nd District | left by 1844 | |
| William | Law | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| Jas | Howieson | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| James | Bird | 2nd District | ||
| Robert | Craig | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| Peter | Roger | 2nd District | annotation next to name unclear, possibly "away" | |
| James | Anderson | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| Thomas | Greig | 2nd District | ||
| Thomas | Macleod | 2nd District | ||
| John | Nelson | 2nd District | ||
| William | Broadfoot | 2nd District | ||
| William | Daughtie | 2nd District | dead by 1844 | |
| Alex | Spence | elder | 2nd District | dead by 1844 |
| John | Montgomery | shoemaker | 3rd District | dead by 1844 |
| James | Craik | innkeeper | 3rd District | left by 1844 |
| Jonathan | Forster | potter | 3rd District | left by 1844 |
| William | Hume | grocer | 3rd District | dead by 1844 |
| William | Liberton | carter | 3rd District | dead by 1844 |
| Willm | Fergusson | labourer | 3rd District | |
| Robert | Forrest | potter | 3rd District | |
| James | Nicol | potter | 3rd District | left by 1844 |
| Willm | Thomson | potter | 3rd District | |
| James | Livingstone | potter | 3rd District | |
| James | Mair | sawyer | 3rd District | |
| William | Hunter | pauper | 3rd District | |
| J A | Forster | shop keeper | 3rd District | left by 1844 |
| Adam | Burns | baker | 3rd District | dead by 1844 |
| Alex | Young | carter | 3rd District | |
| Andw | Ovans | carter | 3rd District | dead by 1844 |
| Alex | Robertson | coalier | 3rd District | |
| Andw | Hardie | blacksmith | 3rd District | |
| John | Potter | labourer | 4th District | dead by 1844 |
| James | Brown | vintner | 4th District | |
| Alex | Glen | barber | 4th District | dead by 1844 |
| John | Morrison | blacksmith | 4th District | |
| Peter | Roger | carter | 4th District | |
| Robert | Turnbull | merchant | 4th District | |
| Wm | Alexander | flesher | 4th District | |
| Wm | Roger | carter | 4th District | |
| John | Ferguson | gardener | 4th District | |
| David | Steedman | flesher | 4th District | |
| John | Slight | labourer | 4th District | |
| James | Fleeming | potter | 4th District | left by 1844 |
| Alex | Brown | carter | 4th District | |
| Robert | Turnbull | potter | 4th District | left by 1844 |
| Geo | Brander | Excise Officer | 4th District | left by 1844 |
| John | Kerr | teacher | 5th District | |
| Thomas | Ireland | 5th District | left by 1844 | |
| John | Goodall | 5th District | ||
| John | Doughtie | 5th District | ||
| James | Ritchie | 5th District | ||
| Alex | Mackenzie | 5th District | ||
| Hamilton | Watson | 5th District | dead by 1844 | |
| John | Howieson | 5th District | ||
| Walter | Merrilees | 5th District | ||
| Thomas | Porteous | 5th District | dead by 1844 | |
| George | Deans | 5th District | left by 1844 | |
| Charles | Brydone | 5th District | left by 1844 | |
| Crombie | Excise Officer | 5th District | left by 1844 | |
| Wm | Rennie | 6th District | ||
| Thomas | Renton | 6th District | dead by 1844 | |
| Peter | Craig | 6th District | ||
| George | Baxter | 6th District | ||
| Thos | Frazer | 6th District | left by 1844 | |
| James | Bathgate | 6th District | left by 1844 | |
| Archibald | Greig | 6th District | ||
| George | Craig | 6th District | ||
| Thomas | Dobson | 6th District | ||
| David | Livingstone | 6th District | ||
| Archd | Grindy | 6th District | ||
| Rennie | Archibald | 6th District | ||
| George | Haigs | 6th District | ||
| James | Law | 6th District | ||
| Alex | Knox | 6th District | ||
| Alexander | Miller | 6th District | left by 1844 | |
| Wm | Kedzlie | 6th District | ||
| James | Cunningham | 6th District | ||
| John | Deans | 6th District | dead by 1844 | |
| Richard | Clerk | 6th District | ||
| Robert | Clerk | 6th District | ||
| James | Kent | 6th District | left by 1844 | |
| Robert | Laidlaw | elder | 7th District | dead by 1844 |
| John | Pettecrew | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| John | Allan | shoemaker | 7th District | dead by 1844 |
| Charles | Belfield | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| William | Steel | 7th District | ||
| Alex | Chapman | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| George | Banks | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| Thomas | Dobson | 7th District | ||
| Robert | Young | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| Thomas | Merrilees | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| Peter | Thomson | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| William | Baird | 7th District | dead by 1844 | |
| James | Anderson | 7th District | ||
| William | Wright | 7th District | ||
| Cathcart | Brown | 7th District | ||
| John | Taylor | gardener | Preston | left by 1844 |
| Daniel | Macbride | S Hospital | Preston | left by 1844; occupation presumably Shaw's Hospital |
| William | Wright | gardener | Preston | |
| Willm | Paterson | soap manufacturer | Preston | left by 1844 |
| George | Aitken | gardener | Preston | dead by 1844 |
| David | Cunningham | labourer | Preston | dead by 1844 |
| George | Greenfield | farmer | Preston | dead by 1844 |
| Walter | Nicol | labourer | Preston | left by 1844 |
| David | Ovans | gardener | Preston | |
| Alex | Cumming | elder | Preston | |
| Thos | Gordon | labourer | Preston | dead by 1844 |
| George | Syme | of Northfield | Preston | |
| John | Allan | labourer | Preston | |
| John | Henderson | labourer | Preston | |
| Wm | Renton | ploughman | Dolphingstone | |
| Charles | White | ploughman | Dolphingstone | |
| William | Gib | ploughman | Dolphingstone | |
| Walter | Baillie | ploughman | Dolphingstone | |
| John | Ross | shepherd | Dolphingstone | |
| Thos | Gray | Dolphingstone | ||
| John | Gray | gardener | Dolphingstone | dead by 1844 |
| William | Aitcheson | of Drummore | Drummore | |
| John | Scott | ploughman | Drummore | |
| James | Liddel | ploughman | Drummore |
Kirk Session Records Index
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.