Rosneath parish records
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Male Heads of Families – Free transcripts of rolls of male heads of families from the 1830s
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List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary ALSTON | 5 September 1857 | Elizabeth ALSTON | Find the father |
| James BAGGAN | 29 May 1868 | Violet BAGGAN | Find the father |
| Eliza BRODIE | 27 June 1856 | Mary Brodie Or GRAY | Find the father |
| Robert Rennie Johnson BUCHANAN | 27 September 1869 | Jessie BUCHANAN | Find the father |
| Helen COLQUHOUN | 4 March 1873 | Helen COLQUHOUN | Find the father |
| Mary CONNELY | 9 June 1867 | Anne CONNELY | Find the father |
| William DIVINE | 5 December 1866 | Rosanna DIVINE | Find the father |
| Francis FLETCHER | 1 April 1856 | Mary FLETCHER | Find the father |
| Archibald GILL | 10 December 1866 | Mary Ann GILL | Find the father |
| Caroline Annie JOHNSTON | 11 October 1873 | Annie JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Anne MASON | 30 January 1864 | Janet MASON | Find the father |
| Donald MCFARLANE | 31 October 1868 | Christina MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| James MCFARLANE | 28 November 1861 | Christian MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| John MCFARLANE | 29 December 1856 | Margaret MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| Mary Elizabeth MCFARLANE | 8 April 1865 | Margaret MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| James MCMILLAN | 26 October 1855 | Elisabeth MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Alexander MCNAUGHTON | 27 March 1865 | Sarah MCNAUGHTON | Find the father |
| Mary Louise MOORE | 1 December 1874 | Elizabeth MOORE | Find the father |
| Christina Smith PETRIE | 8 May 1864 | Helen PETRIE | Find the father |
| John Thomas RICHARDSON | 18 December 1873 | Christina RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Jane SCOTLAND | 13 February 1864 | Jane SCOTLAND | Find the father |
| David STEWART | 20 December 1869 | Grace STEWART | 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.
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 | Chalmers | elder | Little Rahean | |
| John | Mckenzie | elder | Cursnoch | |
| John | Campbell | elder | Mamore | |
| George | Mcaslan | elder | South Ailey | |
| John | Dodds | Clachan | ||
| Alexander | Mcwatty | Clachan | ||
| John | Brody | Clachan | ||
| Dugald | McDougald | Clachan | x next to name | |
| William | Turner | Clachan | ||
| John | Mcneilage | Clachan | ||
| John | Turner | Ferry House | ||
| Neil | Fletcher | Shore Cottage | x next to name | |
| Robert | Campbell | Clachan House | ||
| James | Bain | Clachan | ||
| Duncan | McVean | Clachan | ||
| Archibald | Campbell | Stroul | ||
| William | Robertson | Stroul Lodge | x next to name | |
| Alexander | Mclellan | Stroul Offices | ||
| Neil | Turnbull | Clinder | ||
| John | Campbell | Crossowen | x next to name | |
| Donald | Mckay | Hatton Cottage | ||
| Dugald | Cumming | Barreman | ||
| Malcolm | Carr | Barreman | ||
| Robert | Chalmers | Little Rahean | ||
| James | Chalmers | Little Rahean | ||
| Robert | Mckinlay | Meikle Rahean | ||
| John | Mckinlay | Meikle Rahean | ||
| Donald | Campbell | Mamore | ||
| Alexander | Mcnichol | Mill Rahean | ||
| Donald | Mcfarlane | Mill Rahean | ||
| Humphry | Mcfarlane | Mill Rahean | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Mill Rahean | ||
| Malcolm | Gillespie | Mill Rahean | ||
| John | Mcarthur | Shore House | ||
| Colin | Campbell | Mambeg | ||
| Malcolm | Mccallum | Draughthouse | ||
| Donald | Mcaulay | Fimacarry | ||
| Archibald | Mcarthur | Peatown | ||
| Robert | Mccunn | Barbour | ||
| Peter | Mccunn | Barbour | ||
| Gilbert | Mcnichol | Barbour | ||
| Donald | Mcarthur | Blairnachtra | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Blairnachtra | ||
| Walter | Mcfarlane | Blairnachtra | ||
| Duncan | Mckenzie | Cursnoch | ||
| Angus | Campbell | Cursnoch | ||
| William | Tassie | North Ailey | ||
| Coll James | Turner | Craigrownie | ||
| Peter | Mcfarlane | South Ailey | ||
| John | Mclean | Cove | ||
| William | Orr | Meikle Aiden | ||
| Alexander | Campbell | Little Aiden | ||
| Lachlan | Campbell | Little Aiden | ||
| James | Mcfarlane | Kilcraigan Ferry | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Kilcraigan | ||
| John | Hunter | Kilcraigan | ||
| William | Hunter | Kilcraigan | ||
| Archibald | Gibbs | Kilcraigan | ||
| Lorne | Campbell | Portkiln | ||
| Duncan | Revy | Portkiln | ||
| James | Campbell | Mill Brae | ||
| Donald | Campbell | Mill Brae | ||
| Alexander | Mcneilage | Mill | ||
| Archibald | Mcneilage | Mill | x next to name | |
| John | Mckellar | Buildings | ||
| Peter | Wilson | Buildings | ||
| John | Mcgich | Barracks | ||
| John | Parrot | Barracks | ||
| James | Mcphail | Barracks | ||
| James | Bell | Barracks | x next to name | |
| Dugald | Campbell | Parkhead | x next to name | |
| Duncan | Mcnichol | Parkhead | ||
| John | Mcarthur | Parkhead | ||
| Malcolm | McColl | Parkhead | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Parkhead | x next to name | |
| Giles | Selkirk | Parkhead | ||
| James | Annandale | Parkhead | x next to name | |
| Alexander | Mcphail | Bathwell | ||
| John | King | Boathouse | ||
| William | Bisset | Low Barracks | ||
| Mathew | Bell | Burntmill | x next to name | |
| James | Dewar | Hill Of Campsail | x next to name | |
| Archibald | Niven | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| Donald | Gibbs | Hill Of Campsail | x next to name | |
| John | Mclean | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| John | Sinclair | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| John | Thompson | Hill Of Campsail |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Chalmers | elder | Little Rahean | |
| John | Mckenzie | elder | Cursnoch | |
| John | Campbell | elder | Mamore | |
| George | Mcauslan | elder | South Ailey | |
| John | Campbell | elder | Clachan House | name erased |
| Robert | elder | Stroul Lodge; surname erased and illegible | name erased; surname illegible | |
| John | Dodds | Clachan | ||
| John | Brody | Clachan | ||
| Dugald | McDougald | Clachan | ||
| John | Mcneilage | Clachan | ||
| John | Turner | Ferry House | ||
| Neil | Fletcher | Shore Cottage | ||
| Robert | Campbell | Clachan House | ||
| Duncan | McVean | Upper Clachan | ||
| Alexander | Campbell | Clachan | ||
| Archd | Campbell | Stroul | ||
| William | Robertson | Stroul Lodge | ||
| Alexr | Mclellan | Stroul Offices | ||
| Neil | Turner | Clynder | ||
| John | Campbell | Crossowen | ||
| Donald | Mckay | Hatton Burn | ||
| Dugald | Cumming | Barreman | ||
| Malcolm | Carr | Barreman | ||
| Robert | Chalmers | Little Rahean | ||
| James | Chalmers | Little Rahean | ||
| Robert | Mckinlay | Meikle Rahean | ||
| John | Mckinlay | Meikle Rahean | ||
| Donald | Campbell | Mamore | ||
| Alexander | Mcnichol | Mill Rahean | ||
| Donald | Mcfarlane | Mill Rahean | ||
| Humphry | Mcfarlane | Mill Rahean | ||
| Malcolm | Gillis | Mill Rahean | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Mill Rahean | ||
| John | Mcarthur | Shore House | ||
| Colin | Campbell | Mambeg | ||
| Malcolm | Mccallum | Draughthouse | ||
| Donald | Mcaulay | Fernacairy | ||
| Archibald | Mcarthur | Peatown | ||
| Robert | Mccunn | Barbour | ||
| Peter | Mccunn | Barbour | ||
| Gilbert | Mcnichol | Barbour | ||
| Robert | Orr | Barbour | ||
| Donald | Mcarthur | Blairnaichtra | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Blairnaichtra | ||
| Walter | Mcfarlane | Blairnaichtra | ||
| Angus | Campbell | Cursnoch | ||
| Duncan | Mckenzie | Cursnoch | ||
| John | Mclean | Cove | ||
| Coll James | Turner | Craigrownie | ||
| John | Tassie | North Ailey | ||
| John | Wilson | North Ailey | ||
| Peter | Mcfarlane | South Ailey | ||
| William | Orr | Meikle Aiden | ||
| Alexander | Campbell | Little Aiden | ||
| Lachlan | Campbell | Little Aiden | ||
| James | Mcfarlane | Kilcragan | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Kilcragan | ||
| William | Hunter | Kilcragan | ||
| John | Hunter | Kilcragan | ||
| Archibald | Gilles | Kilcragan | ||
| Lorne | Campbell | Portkiln | ||
| John | Smith | Kilcragan | ||
| Duncan | Reevie | Portkiln | ||
| John | Reevie | Portkiln | ||
| Lachlan | Campbell | Kilcragan | ||
| James | Campbell | Millbrae | ||
| Donald | Campbell | Millbrae | ||
| Archibald | Mcneilage | Mill | ||
| Alexander | Mcneilage | Mill | ||
| Matthew | Bell | Burnt Mill | ||
| John | Mcgich | Barracks | ||
| Colin | Mcphail | Barracks | ||
| James | Mcphail | Barracks | ||
| John | Parrott | Barracks | ||
| James | Bell | Barracks | ||
| John | Mckellar | Buildings | ||
| Peter | Wilson | Buildings | ||
| Gilbert | Selkirk | Parkhead | ||
| James | Annandale | Parkhead | ||
| John | Mcfarlane | Parkhead | ||
| John | Mcarthur | Parkhead | ||
| Duncan | Mcnichol | Parkhead | ||
| Malcolm | McColl | Parkhead | ||
| Dugald | Campbell | Parkhead | ||
| Alexander | Mcphail | Bathwell | ||
| William | Bisset | Lower Barracks | ||
| John | King | Boathouse | ||
| James | Dewar | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| Archd | Niven | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| John | Thomson | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| Donald | Gilles | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| John | Sinclair | Hill Of Campsail | ||
| John | Mclean | Hill Of Campsail |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Annandale | sawyer | Parkhead | |
| Matthew | Bell | wright | Burnt Mill | |
| James | Bell | labourer | Barracks | |
| William | Bisset | gardener | Barracks | |
| John | Brody | shepherd | Clachan | |
| Robert | Campbell | farmer | Clachan | |
| Archd | Campbell | shoemaker | Stroul | |
| Alexr | Campbell | pilot | Clachan | |
| John | Campbell | farmer | Crossowen | |
| John | Campbell | farmer | Mamore | |
| Dond | Campbell | farmer | Mamore | |
| Colin | Campbell | farmer | Mambeg | |
| Angus | Campbell | labourer | Cursnoch | |
| Lachlan | Campbell | farmer | Little Aiden | |
| Lachlan | Campbell | labourer | Kilcragan | |
| Lorne | Campbell | chamberlain | Portkiln | |
| Dond | Campbell | gamekeeper | Millbrae | |
| Dugd | Campbell | labourer | Parkhead | |
| Jas | Campbell | infirm | Millbrae | |
| Dugd | Cumming | infirm | Barreman | |
| James | Chalmers | farmer | Little Rahan | |
| Robt | Chalmers | farmer | Little Rahan | |
| John | Dodds | session clerk | Clachan | |
| James | Dewar | hedger | Camsail | |
| Neil | Fletcher | fisher | Cottage | |
| Archd | Gilles | shoemaker | Kilcragan | |
| Malcolm | Gilles | labourer | Mill Rahan | |
| Donald | Gilles | labourer | Camsail | |
| William | Hunter | labourer | Kilcragan | |
| John | Hunter | ploughman | Kilcragan | |
| John | Keith | shepherd | Barracks | |
| Malcolm | Kerr | farmer | Barreman | |
| John | King | mason | Boathouse | |
| John | Mckenzie | farmer | Cursnoch | |
| George | Mcaslan | farmer | South Ailey | |
| Dugd | McDougald | hedger | Clachan | |
| John | Mcnirren | labourer | Clachan | |
| John | Mcneilage | wright | Clachan | |
| Alexr | Mclellan | labourer | Stroul | |
| Dond | Mckay | farmer | Hatton Burn | |
| Robert | Mckinlay | farmer | Rahan | |
| John | Mckinlay | farmer | Rahan | |
| Alexr | Mcnichol | labourer | Mill Rahan | |
| John | Mcarthur | labourer | Shore House | |
| Malc | Mccallum | fisher | Draughthouse | |
| Dond | Mcaulay | farmer | Fernacarry | |
| Archd | Mcarthur | labourer | Peatown | |
| Robt | Mccunn | farmer | Barbour | |
| Peter | Mccunn | very infirm | Barbour | |
| Gilbert | McNichol | tailor | Barbour | |
| Dond | Mcarthur | farmer | Blairnachtra | |
| John | Mcfarlane | farmer | Blairnachtra | |
| Walter | Mcfarlane | farmer | Blairnachtra | |
| Duncan | Mckenzie | farmer | Cursnoch | |
| John | Mclean | labourer | Cove | |
| Peter | Mcfarlane | farmer | South Ailey | |
| James | Mcfarlane | ferryman | Kilcragan | |
| John | Mcfarlane | fisher | Kilcragan | |
| Alexr | Mcneilage | miller | Mill | |
| Archd | Mcneilage | wright | Mill | |
| Colin | Mcphail | sawyer | Barracks | |
| James | Mcphail | forester | Barracks | |
| John | Mckellar | overseer | Buildings | |
| Malcm | McColl | shoemaker | Parkhead | |
| Dunc | Mcnichol | labourer | Parkhead | |
| John | Mcarthur | ploughman | Parkhead | |
| John | Mcfarlane | carter | Parkhead | |
| John | Mcfarlane | ploughman | Parkhead | |
| Dond | Mcfarlane | ploughman | Barracks | Record deleted |
| Alexr | Mcphail | labourer | Bathwell | |
| John | Mclean | Camsail | ||
| Dond | Mcfarlane | fisher | Mill Rahean | |
| Humphry | Mcfarlane | fisher | Mill Rahean | |
| Archd | Niven | labourer | Hill Camsail | |
| Robert | Orr | farmer | Barbour | |
| Robert | Orr | farmer | Barbour | record deleted; possibly added in error as it's otherwise identical to previous record |
| William | Orr | farmer | Meikle Aiden | |
| John | Parrott | labourer | Barracks | |
| Duncan | Revy | ploughman | Portkiln | |
| John | Revy | ploughman | Portkiln | |
| Willm | Robertson | Stroul Lodge | ||
| John | Sinclair | labourer | Hill | |
| John | Smith | labourer | Kilcragan | |
| Gilbert | Selkirk | gardener | Parkhead | |
| John | Turner | ferry | Ferryhouse | |
| Neil | Turner | shoemaker | Clynder | |
| Coll | Turner | Craigrownie | ||
| John | Thomson | labourer | Hill | |
| Peter | Wilson | very aged and infirm | Buildings | |
| John | Wilson | ploughman | North Ailey |
Kirk Session Records Index
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