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Ratho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James ALLAN | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James ALLAN | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused - see 206 1850 | |
| Rachel ALLAN | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James CLARKSON | 1866 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| James DAVIDSON | 1881 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Margt DOBIE | 1865 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Wm DOBIE | 1865 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Christina FORREST | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander JOHNSTON | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander JOHNSTON | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Alexander KELLY | 1852 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander KELLY | 1854 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret KELLY | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused - informal | |
| James KIRK | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William LAURIE | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Rosanna LEECH | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary Jane MCKENNA | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Allan MCPHEE | 1875 (1) | Order images | Not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Christian MCPHERSON | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine MCVICAR | Wilkies Basin | 1846 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Elizabeth MCVICAR | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Michael MURPHY | 1863 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Jessie PARTIE | 1865 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine WHIGGHAM | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of relief |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth AITKEN Ratho Byres, Ratho | Alexander MCINTYRE | 6 Feb 1880 Linlithgow | Order now | Linlithgow SC41/15/4 |
| Elizabeth Wilson BELL Bonnington, Wilkieston, Ratho | James DOUGLAS | 5 Jun 1886 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/55 |
| Jessie CRAIG Ratho, near Edinburgh | Robert DILLERT | 23 Jul 1851 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/35 |
| Jane JOHNSTON Ratho | William YOUNG | 21 Jun 1878 Burnwood, Ratho, Midlothian | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/48 |
| Catharine MURRAY Ashley House, Ratho formerly West Wemyss | Robert F GRANT | 10 Mar 1859 | Order now | Forfar SC47/7/13 |
| Jessie Or Janet WEIR Clillands, Ratho | Thomas DICKSON | 9 Apr 1875 Craigs, Mid Calder | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes BRASH | 30 November 1862 | Jane BRASH | Find the father |
| Jane Blyth BRASH | 5 October 1867 | Jane BRASH | Find the father |
| Janet BRUCE | 18 November 1860 | Catherine BRUCE | Find the father |
| Mary COCKBURN | 9 April 1860 | Mary COCKBURN | Find the father |
| John Peat COLLINS | 14 August 1872 | Isabella COLLINS | Find the father |
| John DAVIDSON | 17 August 1868 | Fanny DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Marion Mc Laren DAVIDSON | 14 October 1871 | Fanny DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| James EVERS | 8 February 1862 | Jane EVERS | Find the father |
| Thomas FELL | 26 February 1861 | Jane FELL | Find the father |
| John Haddo FINLAY | 18 November 1862 | Joan FINLAY | Find the father |
| Christina FORREST | 25 August 1859 | Christina FORREST | Find the father |
| Elisabeth FORREST | 25 March 1868 | Christina FORREST | Find the father |
| Elisabeth FORREST | 2 May 1874 | Margaret FORREST | Find the father |
| James FORREST | 13 June 1863 | Christina FORREST | Father found |
| Jane FORREST | 10 October 1870 | Margaret FORREST | Find the father |
| Margaret FORREST | 26 January 1872 | Margaret FORREST | Find the father |
| James Henderson Knox GARLICK | 4 April 1864 | Margaret GARLICK | Find the father |
| Margaret GIBSON | 2 April 1860 | Margaret GIBSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Thornton HENDERSON | 26 June 1870 | Euphemia Arnot HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Georgina Rebecca Baven HUNTER | 12 October 1865 | Margaret HUNTER | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Lindsay JOHNSTON | 12 December 1867 | Elisabeth JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Mary Anderson JOHNSTON | 12 May 1861 | Catherine JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Mary Swan JOHNSTON | 4 June 1864 | Catherine JOHNSTON | Father found |
| Henrietta Nixon KELLY | 19 February 1857 | Isabella KELLY | Find the father |
| Mary KELLY | 15 October 1860 | Isabella KELLY | Father found |
| Agnes KNOX | 10 June 1868 | Mary KNOX | Find the father |
| Catherine LAWRIE | 11 June 1864 | Catherine LAWRIE | Find the father |
| George Tulloch LAWRIE | 7 July 1866 | Janet LAWRIE | Find the father |
| James LAWRIE | 20 June 1868 | Catherine LAWRIE | Find the father |
| Jane LAWRIE | 18 December 1870 | Janet LAWRIE | Find the father |
| Jane LAWRIE | 14 June 1871 | Catherine LAWRIE | Find the father |
| William LAWRIE | 31 May 1862 | Catherine LAWRIE | Find the father |
| William Alexander LIDDELL | 7 July 1859 | Margaret LIDDELL | Find the father |
| James MARSHALL | 31 July 1865 | Ann MARSHALL | Find the father |
| James Peden MCDONALD | 30 January 1869 | Mary MCDONALD | Find the father |
| John MCGEACHIN | 9 January 1865 | Janet Murdoch MCGEACHIN | Find the father |
| Mary Gaffeny MCGURK | 31 August 1873 | Margaret MCGURK | Find the father |
| Francis Mc Diarmid MCKENNA | 20 May 1866 | Mary Ann MCKENNA | Find the father |
| Julia MCKENNA | 8 April 1868 | Mary Ann MCKENNA | Find the father |
| Ann Noble MCNEIL | 31 December 1871 | Janet MCNEIL | Find the father |
| Margaret MCRINER | 4 February 1872 | Isabella MCRINER | Find the father |
| James Davidson MILLAR | 28 March 1865 | Margaret MILLAR | Find the father |
| David MILLS | 18 April 1857 | Janet MILLS | Find the father |
| James MITCHELL | 16 March 1871 | Catherine MITCHELL | Find the father |
| John MITCHELL | 30 April 1858 | Catharine MITCHELL | Find the father |
| William MITCHELL | 23 February 1857 | Mary MITCHELL | Find the father |
| John O'NEILL | 23 May 1860 | Elizabeth O'NEILL | Find the father |
| William Cameron PATE | 3 July 1867 | Jane PATE | Find the father |
| John RAMAGE | 23 November 1861 | Ann RAMAGE | Find the father |
| William RAMAGE | 23 November 1861 | Ann RAMAGE | Find the father |
| Mary RITCHIE | 11 March 1870 | Marion RITCHIE | Find the father |
| George Sanderson SCOTT | 8 December 1859 | Marion SCOTT | Find the father |
| William SHIMAN | 27 May 1864 | Mary SHIMAN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth SORLEY | 21 February 1859 | Margaret SORLEY | Find the father |
| Margaret SORLEY | 15 June 1857 | Isabella SORLEY | Find the father |
| Peter SORLEY | 16 December 1861 | Elizabeth SORLEY | Find the father |
| William Davidson STODDART | 26 September 1871 | Ann STODDART | Find the father |
| Helen SWANSON | 9 October 1872 | Sophia SWANSON | Father found |
| William SYME | 20 June 1864 | Mary SYME | Find the father |
| Jeannittie TAIT | 19 December 1866 | Janet TAIT | Find the father |
| William TAYLOR | 9 September 1868 | Janet TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Agnes THOMPSON | 2 June 1872 | Jane THOMPSON | Find the father |
| Hannah THOMSON | 12 June 1869 | Margaret THOMSON | Find the father |
| Jane THOMSON | 15 September 1874 | Jane THOMSON | Find the father |
| John THOMSON | 28 January 1869 | Jane THOMSON | Find the father |
| William THOMSON | 14 June 1865 | Jane THOMSON | Find the father |
| Charlotte WALLACE | 24 May 1858 | Janet WALLACE | Find the father |
| Janet WALLACE | 5 June 1867 | Janet WALLACE | Find the father |
| John WALLACE | 7 February 1861 | Janet WALLACE | Find the father |
| Robert WALLACE | 17 April 1866 | Margaret WALLACE | Find the father |
| William WALLACE | 3 November 1859 | Agnes WALLACE | Find the father |
| William WEDDELL | 17 February 1857 | Agnes WEDDELL | Find the father |
| Catherine Marion WHITE | 27 May 1863 | Isabella WHITE | Find the father |
| George WINGAM | 25 September 1856 | Catharine WINGAM | Find the father |
| Robert Stewart YOUNG | 17 November 1857 | Stewart YOUNG | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
| Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, John light porter Born about 1879 Single Previous residence: London Chargeable parish: Dunfermline | Order images (3) | Fife District Asylum Midlothian District Asylum | 1904-1907 |
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.
