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Renfrew records
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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.
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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 Margaret BELL or QUEEN | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Agnes CAMP or MCMAHON | 1870 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Agnes CAMPBELL or MCNAUGHTON | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary Meikleham CRAUFURD | 1866-1867 (4) | Order images | Minute issued | |
| Mary INTERKIN | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| George MCNAUGHT | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| George MCNAUGHT | 1858 (3) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| George MCNAUGHT | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow MCNAUGHTON | 1846 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| George MCNAUGHTON | 1866-1867 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary Mitchell YOUNG | 1866 (2) | Order images | Refused |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie ALEXANDER | 24 January 1874 | Annie ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| Samuel ALEXANDER | 26 January 1872 | Helen ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| Mary ALLAN | 11 April 1864 | Jane ALLAN | Find the father |
| Mary ALLAN | 1 October 1869 | Jeanie ALLAN | Find the father |
| John ALLISON | 14 June 1859 | Ann ALLISON | Find the father |
| Susan ALLISON | 29 July 1873 | Ellen ALLISON | Find the father |
| Janet ANDERSON | 14 September 1856 | Janet ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Agnes Brown BALLANTYNE | 26 September 1870 | Elizabeth BALLANTYNE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BARR | 9 March 1864 | Rebecca BARR | Find the father |
| Martha BARR | 14 June 1867 | Rebecca BARR | Find the father |
| Robert BARR | 5 February 1861 | Helen BARR | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BELL | 10 August 1861 | Elizabeth BELL | Find the father |
| Robina Lang BRASH | 28 April 1866 | Jean BRASH | Find the father |
| John BURNS | 19 July 1862 | Mary BURNS | Find the father |
| John CAMERON | 8 January 1874 | Christina CAMERON | Find the father |
| Sarah Jane COLLINS | 8 October 1873 | Sarah COLLINS | Find the father |
| John COPELAND | 8 May 1859 | Isabella COPELAND | Find the father |
| John COPELAND | 16 April 1861 | Isabella COPELAND | Find the father |
| John CROOT | 17 September 1860 | Jessie CROOT | Find the father |
| Christina CUNNINGHAM | 30 May 1873 | Adelaide CUNNINGHAM | Find the father |
| Margaret DOCHARTY | 20 August 1856 | Jane DOCHARTY | Find the father |
| Dennis DOCHERTY | 27 November 1861 | Jane DOCHERTY | Find the father |
| John DOCHERTY | 17 June 1865 | Elizabeth DOCHERTY | Find the father |
| Jessie DODDS | 9 October 1874 | Elizabeth DODDS | Find the father |
| Peter DOUGHERTY | 10 May 1860 | Mary DOUGHERTY | Find the father |
| Richard DOUGHERTY | 21 May 1860 | Elizabeth DOUGHERTY | Find the father |
| William DOUTY | 29 August 1857 | Sarah DOUTY | Find the father |
| Jane DREW | 14 December 1861 | Mary DREW | Find the father |
| Jane DREW | 8 April 1874 | Jessie DREW | Find the father |
| John DUNCAN | 9 June 1862 | Catherine DUNCAN | Father found |
| Elizabeth DUNN | 20 October 1870 | Elizabeth DUNN | Find the father |
| George Docherty DUNSMORE | 6 April 1864 | Jane DUNSMORE | Find the father |
| Henry FAIRLEY | 1 April 1867 | Isabella FAIRLEY | Find the father |
| Mary Ann FOWLER | 28 July 1874 | Ann FOWLER | Find the father |
| Isabella GALLACHER | 26 September 1874 | Mary GALLACHER | Find the father |
| William GALLOWAY | 1 September 1866 | Margaret GALLOWAY | Find the father |
| Mary GARDNER | 10 July 1863 | Mary GARDNER | Find the father |
| Agnes GIBSON | 21 July 1865 | Agnes GIBSON | Find the father |
| John GIBSON | 21 July 1865 | Agnes GIBSON | Find the father |
| Sarah GILLAN | 7 February 1865 | Beena GILLAN | Find the father |
| Jane GILLON | 24 March 1856 | Margaret GILLON | Find the father |
| John GLEN | 10 April 1857 | Mary GLEN | Find the father |
| George GRAY | 17 December 1855 | Janet GRAY | Find the father |
| Janet GRAY | 1 February 1861 | Elizabeth GRAY | Find the father |
| Mary HAMILTON | 28 May 1874 | Helen HAMILTON | Find the father |
| James HAMMEL | 10 April 1865 | Mary HAMMEL | Find the father |
| John HANNAH | 2 June 1868 | Jane HANNAH | Find the father |
| Mary HENDERSON | 7 December 1862 | Rebecca HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth HENDRY | 13 September 1857 | Janet HENDRY | Find the father |
| William HOEY | 14 December 1874 | Ann HOEY | Find the father |
| Mary Balfour HOGG | 23 August 1855 | Barbara HOGG | Find the father |
| Jane Knox HUTCHISON | 3 April 1866 | Marion HUTCHISON | Find the father |
| Mary JACK | 29 October 1859 | Mary JACK | Find the father |
| James KETER | 26 January 1866 | Janet KETER | Find the father |
| John KETER | 10 January 1869 | Marion KETER | Find the father |
| Agnes KING | 11 May 1866 | Agnes KING | Find the father |
| Robert KING | 6 August 1873 | Agnes KING | Find the father |
| Margaret KNOX | 10 October 1857 | Janet KNOX | Find the father |
| Mary Ann LEE | 17 March 1873 | Mary Ann LEE | Find the father |
| Margaret MACCOLL | 3 February 1856 | Isabella MACCOLL | Find the father |
| John Love MARSHALL | 23 June 1870 | Mary MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Robina MCAFFERTY | 1 June 1872 | Mary MCAFFERTY | Find the father |
| Jess MCALISTER | 6 March 1873 | Jess MCALISTER | Find the father |
| Alexander MCDONALD | 9 April 1870 | Catherine MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Archibald Adam MCDOUGALL | 18 June 1864 | Agnes MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| William Mitchell MCFARLANE | 27 January 1874 | Agnes MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| Francis MCGHEE | 23 August 1872 | Mary MCGHEE | Find the father |
| Christina MCGILVRAY | 10 November 1862 | Catherine MCGILVRAY | Find the father |
| Eliza Jane MCILROY | 28 October 1873 | Margaret MCILROY | Find the father |
| Margaret MCILROY | 28 October 1873 | Margaret MCILROY | Find the father |
| Ann Harrison MCKEAN | 10 January 1867 | Janet MCKEAN | Find the father |
| Jane MCKELLAR | 4 November 1862 | Janet MCKELLAR | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann MCKINNON | 12 November 1860 | Elizabeth MCKINNON | Find the father |
| Peter MCKINNON | 13 March 1869 | Mary MCKINNON | Find the father |
| John MCLAREN | 14 June 1873 | Jane MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Grace Lamont MCLEAN | 29 June 1874 | Ann MCLEAN | Find the father |
| John MCLEAN | 31 May 1873 | Flora MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Margaret Mctaggart MCLEAN | 6 June 1871 | Flora MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Andrew Johnstone MCNAIR | 3 August 1872 | Christina MCNAIR | Find the father |
| Christina Caldwell MCNEIL | 11 May 1873 | Sarah MCNEIL | Find the father |
| James MCVAE | 24 January 1870 | Agnes MCVAE | Find the father |
| Jane MCVAE | 30 September 1866 | Agnes MCVAE | Find the father |
| Jemima Lambie MCWHIRTER | 19 December 1865 | Elisabeth MCWHIRTER | Find the father |
| Marion MITCHELL | 14 April 1855 | Marion MITCHELL | Find the father |
| John Walker MOOR | 16 September 1868 | Elizabeth MOOR | Find the father |
| James MORTON | 24 October 1873 | Helen MORTON | Find the father |
| Helen MUIR | 17 May 1870 | Helen MUIR | Find the father |
| Agnes Fulton MUIRHEAD | 19 August 1872 | Catherine MUIRHEAD | Find the father |
| Barbara NICHOLSON | 25 October 1869 | Mary NICHOLSON | Find the father |
| Agnes PARK | 12 March 1868 | Agnes PARK | Find the father |
| Margaret PARKER | 23 August 1866 | Margaret PARKER | Find the father |
| William PATERSON | 29 January 1869 | Ann PATERSON | Find the father |
| Susan PATON | 22 November 1869 | Ann PATON | Find the father |
| Susan PETTIGREW | 24 October 1858 | Susan PETTIGREW | Find the father |
| Jane REID | 24 March 1873 | Jane REID | Find the father |
| Robert ROBB | 28 September 1873 | Janet ROBB | Find the father |
| Isabella ROBERTSON | 26 February 1858 | Margaret ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| John ROBERTSON | 7 May 1855 | Margaret ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Samuel ROBERTSON | 27 March 1873 | Anne ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Jane Wallace ROWAN | 8 July 1873 | Margaret Robertson ROWAN | Find the father |
| James SCOTT | 29 July 1867 | Mary SCOTT | Find the father |
| Margaret Addam Mcgill SCOTT | 7 June 1865 | Mary SCOTT | Find the father |
| Archibald SLOAN | 26 July 1870 | Mary SLOAN | Find the father |
| Jane SMELLIE | 18 December 1858 | Jane SMELLIE | Find the father |
| Catherine Morrison SMILLIE | 11 May 1864 | Margaret SMILLIE | Find the father |
| Isabella STEVENSON | 27 March 1868 | Isabella STEVENSON | Find the father |
| Agnes SWEENEY | 3 February 1862 | Mary SWEENEY | Find the father |
| William SWEENY | 11 August 1858 | Mary SWEENY | Find the father |
| Mary Ann THOMPSON | 12 September 1864 | Mary Jane THOMPSON | Find the father |
| William THOMPSON | 20 October 1868 | Mary Jane THOMPSON | Find the father |
| James THOMSON | 5 December 1855 | Elizabeth THOMSON | Father found |
| James THOMSON | 10 January 1863 | Rosann THOMSON | Find the father |
| John THOMSON | 26 April 1865 | Louis THOMSON | Find the father |
| Robert THOMSON | 30 January 1869 | Margaret THOMSON | Find the father |
| John TWIGG | 30 October 1869 | Helen TWIGG | Find the father |
| Mary TWIGG | 20 October 1871 | Helen TWIGG | Find the father |
| Malcolm WADDEL | 17 March 1874 | Janet WADDEL | Find the father |
| Andrew WADDLE | 13 April 1865 | Margaret WADDLE | Find the father |
| Agnes WALKER | 4 February 1873 | Jane WALKER | Find the father |
| Jessie WATSON | 12 July 1867 | Jessy WATSON | Find the father |
| Thomas WATT | 17 April 1873 | Elizabeth WATT | Find the father |
| John WEIR | 12 September 1856 | Mary WEIR | Find the father |
| Hugh WHITE | 13 October 1861 | Mary WHITE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Harriet WILSON | 19 April 1874 | Jessie WILSON | Find the father |
| Lilias WOOD | 21 December 1871 | Jessie WOOD | Find the father |
| Isabella YOUNG | 25 May 1855 | Janet YOUNG | Find the father |
| William Mcgregor YOUNG | 28 March 1868 | Margaret YOUNG | Find the father |
| William Muir YOUNG | 3 April 1856 | Agnes YOUNG | Find the father |
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.
