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Rosemarkie 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/811/2 | Minutes and benefice register Minutes 1815-1917, 1932-1935. | 1815-1935 | Request lookup |
| CH2/811/3 | Money book (Last 11pp. almost completely missing). Poor rolls. | 1810-1916 | Request lookup |
| CH2/811/4 | Communion roll Register of male heads of families 1837-1841 Communion rolls 1867-1897 | 1837-1897 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George AIRD | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Donald BREMNER | 1857 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet CORMACK or FORTUNE | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Christina GRANT or PARISH | 1876 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret HOOD or THOMSON | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret MCIVER | 1880 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret MCIVER | 1880 (1) | Order images | Refused - no change in circumstances | |
| Widow MUNRO or TAYLOR | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Helen SABISTON or MCLEOD | 1882 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Catherine SIMPSON or MCRAE | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow D TAYLOR | 1865 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) |
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 CUMMING Rosemarkie | James SHEPHERD | Order now | Elgin SC26/7/4 | |
| Janet MACLENNAN High Street, Rosemarkie | John WATSON | 29 Dec 1870 | Order now | Dingwall SC25/7/10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William CAMERON | 13 Feb 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Elsie CHEYNE | 16 Oct 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Elsie W CHEYNE | 16 Oct 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Anna B CLARKE | 4 Dec 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Anna B CLARKE | 4 Dec 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Marjorie A DUNCAN | 19 Apr 1891 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Marjorie H DUNCAN | 19 Apr 1891 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Marjorie H DUNCAN | 19 Apr 1891 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Marjorie H DUNCAN | 19 Apr 1891 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Constance E FLEMING | 12 Mar 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Constance E FLEMING | 12 Mar 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Phyllis A FLEMING | 7 Apr 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Hugh FORBES | 3 Nov 1897 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| John A FORBES | 30 Aug 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Janet M FRASER | 3 Mar 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Dorothy S GEDDES | 6 Dec 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Dorothy A GEDDIE | 6 Dec 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Dorothy S GEDDIE | 6 Dec 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Dorothy S GEDDIE | 6 Dec 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| E Violet HENDERSON | 22 Jun 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| E Violet HENDERSON | 22 Jun 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| John HOSSACK | 12 Jun 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| John HOSSACK | 12 Jun 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Alexander JACK | 10 Jul 1892 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Alexander JACK | 10 Jul 1892 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Alexander JACK | 10 Jul 1892 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Betsy JACK | 30 Sep 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Alice E P MACDONALD | 20 Nov 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Donald MACDONALD | 22 Sep 1891 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Donald MACDONALD | 12 Nov 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Edith M P MACDONALD | 1 Aug 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| John MACDONALD | 25 Aug 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| John F MACDONALD | 6 Apr 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| James H MACFARLANE | 9 Jul 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Alastair MACKAY | 16 Sep 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Alistair MACKAY | 16 Sep 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Alistair MACKAY | 16 Sep 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Isabella J MACKAY | 7 Jul 1892 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Isabella J MACKAY | 7 Jul 1892 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| William MACKAY | 25 Mar 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| William G MACKAY | 25 Dec 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Janet J MACKENZIE | 23 Sep 1888 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Alexander G MACLEAY | 13 Aug 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Margaret J MACRAE | 8 Mar 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Margaret J MACRAE | 8 Mar 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Margaret J MACRAE | 8 Mar 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| George MANN | 13 Mar 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| George MANN | 20 Mar 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| George MANN | 30 Mar 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Margaret J MANN | 6 Jan 1897 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Alice E P MCDONALD | 2 Nov 1896 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Donald MCDONALD | 22 Sep 1891 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Edith M P MCDONALD | 1 Aug 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| John MCDONALD | 25 Aug 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| John F MCDONALD | 6 Apr 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Thomas G MCDONALD | 22 Jun 1891 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Alexander G MCLEAY | 13 Aug 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Celia F MCLEMAN | 23 Nov 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Celia F MCLEMAN | 23 Nov 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Celia F MCLEMAN | 23 Nov 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Charlotte MILLER | 17 Mar 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| George MURRAY | 25 Nov 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Isobel A NOBLE | 25 Sep 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Isobel A NOBLE | 25 Sep 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Isobel A NOBLE | 25 Sep 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Mary C NOBLE | 13 Nov 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Mary C NOBLE | 10 Dec 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Constance M S ROSS | 21 Jul 1888 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Helen ROSS | 14 Dec 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Williamina SCOTT | 20 Dec 1895 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Elizabeth S STEVENSON | 28 Sep 1892 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Alexander C STUART | 13 Nov 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Alexander C STUART | 13 Nov 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Alexander C STUART | 13 Nov 1893 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| James M STUART | 19 May 1892 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Mary C URQUHART | 21 Oct 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Mary Christine URQUHART | 21 Oct 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| John WILLIAMSON | 30 Apr 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| John WILLIAMSON | 30 Apr 1894 | Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James CUMMING | 20 May 1855 | Ann CUMMING | Find the father |
| William DOCHERTY | 26 February 1866 | Catherine DOCHERTY | Find the father |
| Angus HOSSACK | 26 December 1866 | Grace HOSSACK | Find the father |
| Janet HOSSACK | 2 June 1864 | Elizabeth HOSSACK | Find the father |
| Ledia HOSSACK | 3 March 1860 | Grace HOSSACK | Find the father |
| Isabella MCANDREW | 10 June 1856 | Margaret MCANDREW | Find the father |
| Catherine MCKENZIE | 10 August 1866 | Christina MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Archibald MCLEAN | 19 July 1865 | Grace MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Catherine MCLEAN | 1 March 1867 | Ann MCLEAN | Find the father |
| William PEACE | 27 June 1860 | Mary PEACE | Find the father |
| Catherine ROSS | 23 October 1859 | Catherine ROSS | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Grigor | shoemaker and elder | Fortrose | |
| John | Macleman | boatman and elder | Fortrose | |
| John | Munro | farmer and elder | Raddery | |
| Alexander | Davidson | cotter | Hill Of Fortrose | |
| Alexander | Matheson | flesher | Fortrose | |
| Alexander | Mustard | farmer | Lairney | |
| Donald | Junor | farmer | Crosslate | |
| George | Tulloch | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Hugh | Macallan | shoemaker | Rosemarkie | |
| Hugh | Mustard | farmer | Lairney | |
| James | Luckie | exciseman | Fortrose | |
| James | Macdonald | tailor | Fortrose | |
| John | Bain | post master | Fortrose | |
| John | Clarke | weaver | Rosemarkie | |
| John | Hood | farmer | Belmungie | |
| John | Macbean | farmer | Flowerburn | |
| John | Macqueen | teacher | Fortrose | |
| John | Reid | plasterer | Fortrose | |
| John | Reid | farmer | Millbuy | |
| John | Patience | shoemaker | Fortrose | |
| John | Robertson | gardener | Raddery | |
| Roderick | Dempster | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Roderick | Mann | farmer | Ness Of Fortrose | |
| William | Smith | grieve | Raddery |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Grigor | shoemaker | Fortrose | |
| John | Macleman | boatman | Fortrose | |
| John | Munro | tenant | Raddery | |
| Alexander | Davidson | cotterman | Hill Of Fortrose | |
| Alexander | Matheson | flesher | Fortrose | |
| Alexander | Mustard | tenant | Lerny | |
| Donald | Junor | tenant | Crosslet | |
| George | Tulloch | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Hugh | Macallan | shoemaker | Rosemarkie | |
| Hugh | Mustard | tenant | Lerny | |
| James | Macdonald | tailor | Fortrose | |
| John | Bain | post master | Fortrose | |
| John | Clark | weaver | Rosemarkie | |
| John | Hood | tenant | Balmongie | |
| John | Macbean | tenant | Flowerburn | |
| John | Macqueen | teacher | Fortrose | |
| John | Reid | plasterer | Fortrose | |
| John | Reid | tenant | Millbuy | |
| John | Patience | shoemaker | Fortrose | |
| John | Robertson | gardener | Wester Craigland | |
| Peter | Garvie | wood merchant | Fortrose | |
| Roderick | Dempster | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Roderick | Mann | tenant | Ness Of Fortrose | |
| William | Smith | grieve | Raddery |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Grigor | shoemaker | Fortrose | |
| John | Macleman | boatman | Fortrose | |
| John | Munro | tenant | Raddery | |
| Alexander | Davidson | cotter | Hill Of Fortrose | |
| Alexander | Matheson | flesher | Fortrose | |
| Alexander | Mustard | tenant | Lerny | |
| Donald | Junor | tenant | Crosslet | |
| George | Tulloch | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Gilbert | Gordon | tacksman | Rosemarkie | |
| Hugh | Macallan | shoemaker | Rosemarkie | |
| Hugh | Mustard | tenant | Lerny | |
| James | Macdonald | tailor | Fortrose | |
| John | Clarke | weaver | Rosemarkie | |
| John | Clarke | schoolmaster | Fortrose | |
| John | Hood | tenant | Belmungie | |
| John | Macbean | tenant | Flowerburn | |
| John | Macqueen | teacher | Fortrose | |
| John | Reid | plasterer | Fortrose | |
| John | Reid | tenant | Millbuy | |
| John | Patience | shoemaker | Fortrose | |
| John | Robertson | gardener | Wester Craigland | |
| Peter | Garvie | timber merchant | Fortrose | |
| Roderick | Dempster | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Roderick | Mann | tenant | Ness Of Fortrose | |
| Thomas | Mackenzie | residenter | Fortrose |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Grigor | shoemaker | Fortrose | |
| John | Macleman | boatman | Fortrose | |
| John | Munro | tenant | Raddery | |
| John | Reid | plasterer | Fortrose | |
| Alexander | Mustard | tenant | Lerny | |
| Donald | Junor | tenant | Crosslet | |
| George | Tulloch | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Gilbert | Gordon | provost | Rosemarkie | |
| Hugh | Macallan | shoemaker | Rosemarkie | |
| Hugh | Mustard | tenant | Lerny | |
| James | Macdonald | tailor | Fortrose | |
| John | Clark | weaver | Rosemarkie | |
| John | Macbean | tenant | Flowerburn | |
| John | Macqueen | teacher | Fortrose | |
| John | Reid | labourer | Fortrose | |
| John | Patience | shoemaker | Fortrose | |
| Peter | Garvie | timber merchant | Fortrose | |
| Roderick | Dempster | surgeon | Fortrose | |
| Roderick | Mann | tenant | Ness Of Fortrose |
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.
