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Records -> Ross and Cromarty

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.

Lookups available
Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/811/2Minutes and benefice register
Minutes 1815-1917, 1932-1935.
1815-1935Request lookup
CH2/811/3Money book
(Last 11pp. almost completely missing). Poor rolls.
1810-1916Request lookup
CH2/811/4Communion roll
Register of male heads of families 1837-1841
Communion rolls 1867-1897
1837-1897Request 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:
  • £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)
We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
George AIRD 1875 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Donald BREMNER 1857 (3)Order imagesRefused
Janet CORMACK or FORTUNE 1866 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Christina GRANT or PARISH 1876 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Margaret HOOD or THOMSON 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
Margaret MCIVER 1880 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Margaret MCIVER 1880 (1)Order imagesRefused - no change in circumstances
Widow MUNRO or TAYLOR 1869 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Helen SABISTON or MCLEOD 1882 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Catherine SIMPSON or MCRAE 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow D TAYLOR 1865 (2)Order imagesRefused (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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Ann CUMMING
Rosemarkie
James SHEPHERDOrder nowElgin
SC26/7/4
Janet MACLENNAN
High Street, Rosemarkie
John WATSON29 Dec 1870Order nowDingwall
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.
School leaving certificate examinations
NameDate of birthSchoolYearOrder record
William CAMERON13 Feb 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Elsie CHEYNE16 Oct 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Elsie W CHEYNE16 Oct 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Anna B CLARKE4 Dec 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Anna B CLARKE4 Dec 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Marjorie A DUNCAN19 Apr 1891Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Marjorie H DUNCAN19 Apr 1891Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Marjorie H DUNCAN19 Apr 1891Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Marjorie H DUNCAN19 Apr 1891Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Constance E FLEMING12 Mar 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Constance E FLEMING12 Mar 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Phyllis A FLEMING7 Apr 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Hugh FORBES3 Nov 1897Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
John A FORBES30 Aug 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Janet M FRASER3 Mar 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Dorothy S GEDDES6 Dec 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Dorothy A GEDDIE6 Dec 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Dorothy S GEDDIE6 Dec 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Dorothy S GEDDIE6 Dec 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
E Violet HENDERSON22 Jun 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
E Violet HENDERSON22 Jun 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
John HOSSACK12 Jun 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
John HOSSACK12 Jun 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Alexander JACK10 Jul 1892Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Alexander JACK10 Jul 1892Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Alexander JACK10 Jul 1892Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Betsy JACK30 Sep 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Alice E P MACDONALD20 Nov 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Donald MACDONALD22 Sep 1891Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Donald MACDONALD12 Nov 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Edith M P MACDONALD1 Aug 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
John MACDONALD25 Aug 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
John F MACDONALD6 Apr 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
James H MACFARLANE9 Jul 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Alastair MACKAY16 Sep 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Alistair MACKAY16 Sep 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Alistair MACKAY16 Sep 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Isabella J MACKAY7 Jul 1892Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Isabella J MACKAY7 Jul 1892Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
William MACKAY25 Mar 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
William G MACKAY25 Dec 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Janet J MACKENZIE23 Sep 1888Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Alexander G MACLEAY13 Aug 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Margaret J MACRAE8 Mar 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Margaret J MACRAE8 Mar 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Margaret J MACRAE8 Mar 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
George MANN13 Mar 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
George MANN20 Mar 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
George MANN30 Mar 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Margaret J MANN6 Jan 1897Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Alice E P MCDONALD2 Nov 1896Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Donald MCDONALD22 Sep 1891Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Edith M P MCDONALD1 Aug 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
John MCDONALD25 Aug 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
John F MCDONALD6 Apr 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Thomas G MCDONALD22 Jun 1891Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Alexander G MCLEAY13 Aug 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Celia F MCLEMAN23 Nov 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Celia F MCLEMAN23 Nov 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Celia F MCLEMAN23 Nov 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Charlotte MILLER17 Mar 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
George MURRAY25 Nov 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Isobel A NOBLE25 Sep 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Isobel A NOBLE25 Sep 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Isobel A NOBLE25 Sep 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Mary C NOBLE13 Nov 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Mary C NOBLE10 Dec 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Constance M S ROSS21 Jul 1888Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1908Order now
Helen ROSS14 Dec 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Williamina SCOTT20 Dec 1895Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Elizabeth S STEVENSON28 Sep 1892Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Alexander C STUART13 Nov 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
Alexander C STUART13 Nov 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
Alexander C STUART13 Nov 1893Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
James M STUART19 May 1892Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1909Order now
Mary C URQUHART21 Oct 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1912Order now
Mary Christine URQUHART21 Oct 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order now
John WILLIAMSON30 Apr 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1910Order now
John WILLIAMSON30 Apr 1894Rosemarkie Fortrose Academy Higher Grade Public School1911Order 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.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
James CUMMING20 May 1855Ann CUMMINGFind the father
William DOCHERTY26 February 1866Catherine DOCHERTYFind the father
Angus HOSSACK26 December 1866Grace HOSSACKFind the father
Janet HOSSACK2 June 1864Elizabeth HOSSACKFind the father
Ledia HOSSACK3 March 1860Grace HOSSACKFind the father
Isabella MCANDREW10 June 1856Margaret MCANDREWFind the father
Catherine MCKENZIE10 August 1866Christina MCKENZIEFind the father
Archibald MCLEAN19 July 1865Grace MCLEANFind the father
Catherine MCLEAN1 March 1867Ann MCLEANFind the father
William PEACE27 June 1860Mary PEACEFind the father
Catherine ROSS23 October 1859Catherine ROSSFind 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.

Male Heads of families 1837 (NRS Reference: CH2/811/4 pp. 1-2)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
JamesGrigorshoemaker and elderFortrose
JohnMaclemanboatman and elderFortrose
JohnMunrofarmer and elderRaddery
AlexanderDavidsoncotterHill Of Fortrose
AlexanderMathesonflesherFortrose
AlexanderMustardfarmerLairney
DonaldJunorfarmerCrosslate
GeorgeTullochsurgeonFortrose
HughMacallanshoemakerRosemarkie
HughMustardfarmerLairney
JamesLuckieexcisemanFortrose
JamesMacdonaldtailorFortrose
JohnBainpost masterFortrose
JohnClarkeweaverRosemarkie
JohnHoodfarmerBelmungie
JohnMacbeanfarmerFlowerburn
JohnMacqueenteacherFortrose
JohnReidplastererFortrose
JohnReidfarmerMillbuy
JohnPatienceshoemakerFortrose
JohnRobertsongardenerRaddery
RoderickDempstersurgeonFortrose
RoderickMannfarmerNess Of Fortrose
WilliamSmithgrieveRaddery

Male Heads of families 1838 (NRS Reference: CH2/811/4 pp. 4-5)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
JamesGrigorshoemakerFortrose
JohnMaclemanboatmanFortrose
JohnMunrotenantRaddery
AlexanderDavidsoncottermanHill Of Fortrose
AlexanderMathesonflesherFortrose
AlexanderMustardtenantLerny
DonaldJunortenantCrosslet
GeorgeTullochsurgeonFortrose
HughMacallanshoemakerRosemarkie
HughMustardtenantLerny
JamesMacdonaldtailorFortrose
JohnBainpost masterFortrose
JohnClarkweaverRosemarkie
JohnHoodtenantBalmongie
JohnMacbeantenantFlowerburn
JohnMacqueenteacherFortrose
JohnReidplastererFortrose
JohnReidtenantMillbuy
JohnPatienceshoemakerFortrose
JohnRobertsongardenerWester Craigland
PeterGarviewood merchantFortrose
RoderickDempstersurgeonFortrose
RoderickManntenantNess Of Fortrose
WilliamSmithgrieveRaddery

Male Heads of families 1839 (NRS Reference: CH2/811/4 pp. 7-8)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
JamesGrigorshoemakerFortrose
JohnMaclemanboatmanFortrose
JohnMunrotenantRaddery
AlexanderDavidsoncotterHill Of Fortrose
AlexanderMathesonflesherFortrose
AlexanderMustardtenantLerny
DonaldJunortenantCrosslet
GeorgeTullochsurgeonFortrose
GilbertGordontacksmanRosemarkie
HughMacallanshoemakerRosemarkie
HughMustardtenantLerny
JamesMacdonaldtailorFortrose
JohnClarkeweaverRosemarkie
JohnClarkeschoolmasterFortrose
JohnHoodtenantBelmungie
JohnMacbeantenantFlowerburn
JohnMacqueenteacherFortrose
JohnReidplastererFortrose
JohnReidtenantMillbuy
JohnPatienceshoemakerFortrose
JohnRobertsongardenerWester Craigland
PeterGarvietimber merchantFortrose
RoderickDempstersurgeonFortrose
RoderickManntenantNess Of Fortrose
ThomasMackenzieresidenterFortrose

Male Heads of families 1841 (NRS Reference: CH2/811/4 pp. 10-11)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
JamesGrigorshoemakerFortrose
JohnMaclemanboatmanFortrose
JohnMunrotenantRaddery
JohnReidplastererFortrose
AlexanderMustardtenantLerny
DonaldJunortenantCrosslet
GeorgeTullochsurgeonFortrose
GilbertGordonprovostRosemarkie
HughMacallanshoemakerRosemarkie
HughMustardtenantLerny
JamesMacdonaldtailorFortrose
JohnClarkweaverRosemarkie
JohnMacbeantenantFlowerburn
JohnMacqueenteacherFortrose
JohnReidlabourerFortrose
JohnPatienceshoemakerFortrose
PeterGarvietimber merchantFortrose
RoderickDempstersurgeonFortrose
RoderickManntenantNess 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.


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