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Resolis 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
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| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/1191/1 | Resolis Kirk Session (Resolis and Urquhart from 1977): Proclamation register Proclamations of banns, 1855-1871 and 1897-1977; Memorandum on situation of gravestones in the churchyards of Cullecudden and Kirkmichael, 1771-1834, with the names of their respective proprietors and showing their situation in either churchyard. | 1771-1977 | Request lookup |
| CH2/1191/2 | Resolis Kirk Session: Kirk Session minutes | 1822-1914 | Request lookup |
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.
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| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John FORBES | 1880 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Alexander FRASER | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| William FRASER | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused, on the understanding that he has it in his power to go into the Northern Infirmary, and his wife to be attended to during his stay there | |
| Widow MCKAY or MACKENZIE | 1878 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James MURRAY | 1853-1854 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James URQUHART | 1869 (1) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann MACKENZIE Braehead, Cromarty formerly Newhall Point, Resolis | James YOUNG | 20 Jul 1869 | Order now | Dingwall SC25/7/9 |
| Isabella MATHESON Wester Newmills, Resolis, Ross | Frank H MCIVER | 7 Feb 1890 | Order now | Tain SC34/3/6 |
| Janet ROSS Craggan Point, Resolis | Joseph MANN | Order now | Dingwall SC25/7/7 |
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
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald CAMERON | 10 December 1869 | Isabella CAMERON | Find the father |
| Alexander Bain FINLAYSON | 20 November 1864 | Catherine FINLAYSON | Find the father |
| Williamina FRASER | 12 September 1873 | Jessie FRASER | Find the father |
| Christina GIBB | 24 August 1868 | Christina GIBB | Find the father |
| Ann HOLM | 9 August 1869 | Jane HOLM | Find the father |
| Margaret HOLM | 21 May 1867 | Jane HOLM | Find the father |
| Catherine JUNER | 30 April 1861 | Catherine JUNER | Find the father |
| Mary MACDONALD | 27 August 1856 | Catherine MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Janet Isabella MACKENZIE | 28 December 1862 | Catherine MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Jessie Betsy MACKENZIE | 13 August 1867 | Catherine MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Isabella MCDONALD | 30 July 1861 | Grace MCDONALD | Father found |
| Margaret MCKAY | 28 July 1872 | Margaret MCKAY | Find the father |
| Catherine MCKENZIE | 8 April 1872 | Jessie MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| George Alexander MCKENZIE | 24 August 1866 | Ann MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Isabella MCKENZIE | 6 February 1865 | Mary MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| James MCKENZIE | 18 May 1859 | Christina MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| John MCLOVE | 20 December 1858 | Margaret MCLOVE | Find the father |
| David MCRAE | 28 March 1868 | Mary Ann MCRAE | Find the father |
| Duncan MCRAE | 21 September 1868 | Johanna MCRAE | Father found |
| Jane Ann Martha MCRAE | 7 May 1860 | Ann MCRAE | Find the father |
| Georgina MURRAY | 5 August 1871 | Catherine MURRAY | Find the father |
| John MURRAY | 12 July 1874 | Catharine MURRAY | Find the father |
| Robert NOBLE | 15 June 1859 | Mary NOBLE | Find the father |
| Alexander RENNIE | 11 February 1865 | Ann RENNIE | Find the father |
| Jessie ROSS | 10 July 1864 | Jessie ROSS | Find the father |
| George SUTHERLAND | 27 December 1873 | Sophia SUTHERLAND | 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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Cameron | tenant | Ferryhouse | unmarried; "Mackiddy" |
| Barrington | Ferguson | tenant and elder | Brae | widower |
| James | Forbes | tenant and elder | Tobarchourn | widower |
| Thomas | Fraser | Ferryhouse | widower; "Mcintyre beg" | |
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmilns | married |
| Donald | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | married |
| William | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | married |
| William | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | unmarried |
| James | Holm | mason | Resolis | married |
| John | Mackintosh | tenant | Resolis | widower |
| Donald | Maclean | tenant and elder | Kirktown | married |
| William | Maclennan | Jemima Ville | married | |
| Geo Gunn | Munro | of Poyntzfield | married | |
| Thomas | Munro | tenant and elder | Dunicudden | widower |
| Robert | Munro | cottar and elder | Newmillns | widower |
| Andrew | Mackenzie | schoolmaster and elder | Dunicudden | married |
| Alexr | Macombie | blacksmith | Newhall | married |
| David | Murray | tenant and elder | Cullicudden | married; x next to name |
| Hugh | Murray | tenant | Cullicudden | married |
| Robert | Murray | miller | Newmilns | married |
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | Culbo | married |
| John | Simpson | tenant and elder | Burnside | married |
| Isaac | Simpson | tenant | Auchmartin | married; x next to name |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | married |
| William | Stewart | ferryman | Ferry Of Alness | married |
| James | Thomson | tenant and elder | Drumdaire | married |
| Donald | Urquhart | Jemima Ville | married |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Cameron | tenant | Ferryhouse | unmarried; "Mackiddy" |
| Barrington | Ferguson | elder | Brae | widower |
| James | Forbes | elder | Tobarchurn | widower |
| Thomas | Fraser | Ferryhouse | widower; "Mcintyre beg" | |
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmilns | married |
| Donald | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | married |
| William | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | married |
| William | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | unmarried |
| James | Holm | mason | Resolis | married |
| John | Mackintosh | tenant | Resolis | widower |
| Andrew | Mackenzie | schoolmaster and elder | Dunicudden | married |
| Donald | Maclean | tenant and elder | Kirktown | married |
| William | Maclennan | Jemima Ville | married | |
| Alexander | Maccombie | blacksmith | Newhall | married |
| Geo Gunn | Munro | Poyntzfield House | married | |
| Thomas | Munro | tenant and elder | Dunicudden | widower |
| Robert | Munro | cottar and elder | Newmilns | widower |
| Hugh | Murray | tenant | Cullicudden | married |
| Robert | Murray | miller | Newmilns | married |
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | Culbo | |
| John | Simpson | tenant and elder | Burnside | married |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | married |
| William | Stewart | tenant and ferryman | Ferry Of Alness | married |
| James | Thomson | tenant and elder | Drumdaire | married |
| Donald | Urquhart | Jemima Ville | married |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Cameron | tenant | Ferrytown | unmarried; alias Mackiddy |
| Barrington | Ferguson | elder | Newmilns | widower |
| James | Forbes | elder | Bog Of Cullicudden | widower |
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmilns | married |
| Donald | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | married |
| William | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | married |
| William | Fraser | cottar | Ferrytown | unmarried |
| James | Holm | tenant | Resolis | married |
| Hector | Holm | tenant | Nether Kirktown | married |
| John | Mackintosh | tenant | Resolis | widower |
| Andrew | Mackenzie | schoolmaster and elder | Dunicudden | married |
| Donald | Maclean | tacksman | Upper Kirktown | married |
| William | Maclennan | Jemima Ville | married | |
| Alexander | Mccombie | blacksmith | Newhall | married |
| Geo Gunn | Munro | Poyntzfield House | married | |
| Thomas | Munro | tenant and elder | Dunicudden | widower |
| Robert | Munro | cottar and elder | Burnside | widower |
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | East Culbo | married |
| John | Simpson | tacksman | Burnside | married |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | married |
| William | Stewart | tenant | Ferry Of Alness | married |
| James | Thomson | tenant and elder | Drumdaire | married |
| Donald | Urquhart | Jemima Ville | married |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | Munro | elder | Dunicudden | |
| James | Forbes | elder | Tobarchourn | x next to name |
| James | Thomson | elder | Drumdaire | |
| Andrew | Mckenzie | elder | Dunicudden | |
| Barrington | Ferguson | elder | Newmilns | |
| John | Simpson | elder | Burnside | x next to name |
| Robert | Munro | elder | Burnside | |
| William | Cameron | tenant | Ferriehouse | |
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmilns | |
| Donald | Fraser | shoemaker | Ferriehouse | |
| William | Fraser | weaver | Ferriehouse | |
| William | Fraser | weaver | Ferriehouse | |
| James | Holm | mason | Resolis | |
| Hector | Holm | tenant | Nether Kirktown | |
| John | Mcintosh | tenant | Resolis | |
| Alexander | Mccombie | blacksmith | Newhall | |
| George G | Munro | Of Poyntzfield | ||
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | Culbo | |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | |
| William | Stewart | tenant and ferryman | Ferry Of Alness | |
| Donald | Urquhart | cottar | Jemima Ville | dead |
| Robert | Murray | newmills | Mill Street | |
| Hugh | Murray | tenant | Cullicudden | left the parish |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barington | Ferguson | elder | Newmills | |
| Andrew | Mckenzie | elder | Dunicudden | |
| Thomas | Munro | elder | Dunicudden | |
| Robert | Munro | elder | Burnside | |
| John | Simpson | elder | Gordons Mills | |
| James | Thomson | elder | Dunidyre | |
| William | Cameron | tenant | Ferryhouse | |
| Robert | Ferguson | tenant | Burnside | |
| John | Fraser | tenant | Newmills | |
| William | Fraser | labourer | Ferryhouse | |
| Donald | Fraser | shoemaker | Ferryhouse | |
| David | Grant | officer of excise | Bralang Well | |
| James | Holm | tenant | Resolis | |
| Hector | Holm | tenant | Nether Kirktown | |
| Alexander | McConchie | blacksmith | Newhall | |
| Gilbert | Mcculloch | schoolmaster | Jemima Ville | |
| John | Mckintosh | tenant | Resolis | |
| Duncan | Mclennan | tenant | Maolbuy | |
| George Gunn | Munro | of | Payntzfield | |
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | East Culbo | |
| Robert | Murray | miller | Newmills | |
| Hugh | Murray | cotterman | Callicudden | |
| Walter | Ross | innkeeper | Jemima Ville | |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | |
| William | Stuart | tenant | Ferry Of Alness |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barington | Ferguson | elder | Newmills | |
| Andrew | Mackenzie | elder | Dunicudden | |
| Robert | Munro | elder | Burnside | |
| Thomas | Munro | elder | Dunicudden | |
| James | Thomson | elder | Dunidyre | |
| John | Corbet | cottar | Culbo | |
| William | Cameron | tenant | Ferryhouse | |
| Robert | Ferguson | tenant | Burnside | |
| Hugh | Fraser | of | Braelang Well | |
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmill | |
| Donald | Fraser | shoemaker | Ferryhouse | |
| William | Fraser | labourer | Ferryhouse | |
| James | Holm | mason | Wester Resolis | |
| Hector | Holm | tenant | Nether Kirktown | x next to name |
| Alexander | Maccombie | blacksmith | Wester Newhall | |
| John | Mackintosh | tenant | Easter Resolis | |
| Duncan | Maclennan | feuar | Maolbuy | |
| Gilbert | Macculloch | schoolmaster | Jemima Ville | |
| George Gun | Munro | of | Poyntzfield | |
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | East Culbo | |
| Robert | Murray | miller | Newmills | |
| Walter | Ross | innkeeper | Jemima Ville | |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | |
| William | Stewart | tenant | Ferry Of Alness | |
| Alexander | Hossack | cottar | Maolbuy |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | Ferguson | elder | Newmills | |
| Andrew | Mackenzie | elder | Dunicudden | |
| Robert | Munro | elder | Burnside | |
| Thomas | Munro | elder | Dunicudden | |
| James | Thomson | elder | Dunidyre | |
| William | Cameron | tenant | Ferryhouse | |
| John | Corbet | cottar | West Culbo | |
| Robert | Ferguson | tenant | Burnside | |
| Hugh | Fraser | proprietor | Bralang Well | |
| Donald | Fraser | shoemaker | Ferryhouse | |
| William | Fraser | fisherman | Ferryhouse | |
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmills | |
| James | Holm | mason | Resolis | |
| Hector | Holm | tenant | Kirktown | x next to name |
| Alexander | Maccombie | blacksmith | Newhall | |
| John | Mackintosh | tenant | Resolis | x next to name |
| Duncan | Mclennan | feuar | Maolbuy | |
| Gilbert | Macculloch | schoolmaster | Jemima Ville | |
| Alexander | Hossack | feuar | Maolbuy | |
| George Gunn | Munro | of | Payntzfield | |
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | Culbo | |
| Robert | Murray | tenant | Newmilns | |
| Walter | Ross | innkeeper | Jemima Ville | |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | |
| William | Stewart | tenant | Ferry Of Alness |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Thomson | elder | Dunidyre | |
| Barington | Ferguson | elder | Newmilns | |
| Robert | Munro | elder | Burnside | |
| Robert | Murray | elder | Newmillns | |
| William | Cameron | elder | Ferryhouse | |
| James | Holm | elder | Wester Resolis | |
| John | Fraser | elder | Balblair | |
| Alexander | Mccombie | elder | Newhall | |
| Thomas | Munro | elder | Dunicudden | |
| Andrew | Mckinzie | elder | Dunicudden | |
| John | Corbet | cottar | Culbo | |
| Robert | Ferguson | tenant | Burnside | |
| Hugh | Fraser | Braelang Well | ||
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmilns | |
| Donald | Fraser | shoemaker | Ferryhouse | |
| William | Fraser | labourer | Ferryhouse | |
| Alexander | Hossack | feuar | Maolbuy | |
| John | Jack | tenant | Tobarchourn | |
| Alexander | Mackintosh | tenant | Resolis | |
| Duncan | Mclennan | feuar | Maolbuy | |
| Gilbert | Mcculloch | schoolmaster | Jemima Ville | |
| George Gunn | Munro | proprietor | Poyntzfield | |
| Alexander | Murray | tenant | Culbo | |
| Walter | Ross | innkeeper | Jemima Ville | |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | |
| William | Stewart | tenant | Ferry Of Alness | |
| William | Stewart | tenant | Brae |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Cameron | elder | Ferryhouse | |
| Barrington | Ferguson | elder | Newmills | |
| John | Fraser | elder | Balblair | |
| James | Holm | elder | Wester Resolis | |
| Alexander | Mccombie | elder | Wester Newhall | |
| Andrew | Mckenzie | elder | Drumcudden | |
| Robert | Munro | elder | Burnside | |
| Thomas | Munro | elder | Drumcudden | |
| Robert | Murray | elder | Newmills | |
| James | Thomson | elder | Drumdyre | |
| John | Corbet | cottar | Culbo | |
| Kenneth | Cameron | labourer | Kirkton | |
| Robert | Ferguson | tenant | Burnside | |
| Hugh | Fraser | proprietor | Braelang Well | |
| John | Fraser | cottar | Newmills | |
| Donald | Fraser | shoemaker | Ferryhouse | |
| William | Fraser | labourer | Ferryhouse | |
| Alexander | Hossack | feuar | Maolbuy | |
| John | Jack | tenant | Tobarchourn | |
| Duncan | Mclennan | feuar | Maolbuy | |
| Alexander | Mcintosh | tenant | Wester Resolis | |
| George G | Munro | proprietor | Poyntzfield | |
| Alexr | Murray | tenant | Culbo | |
| Walter | Ross | merchant | Jemima Ville | |
| David | Smith | tenant | Ardoch | |
| William | Stewart | tenant | Brae | |
| David | Ross | gardener | Braelang Well | |
| William | Stewart | gardener | Ferry Of Alness |
Kirk Session Records Index
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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
