Row or Rhu parish 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.
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.
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 do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
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
- £10 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 Mary BOYLE | 1872 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Bridget BREADY or HEALY | 1864 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John Lockhart CAMPBELL | 1880 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Margaret CARBERY | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Elizabeth CRAIG | 1867 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Elizabeth FERGUSON | 1849 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed, in respect that she receives 3s weekly, and L2 10s yearly for house rent | |
| James HAILLY | 1871 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James HALLEY | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James HALLY | 1863 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Elizabeth HART | 1864 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| James HEALY | 1866 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James HEALY | 1867 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| James HEALY | 1867 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| James HEALY | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James HEALY | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James HEALY | 1870 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James HEALY | 1877 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Robert JARDINE | 1849 (2) | Order images | Dead | |
| Widow KELLY or HAILEY | 1878 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Jean LINDSAY | 1855 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Ann LIVINGSTON | 1864 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary MACKENZIE | 1872 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Margaret MCCALLUM | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Ellen MCCOMBS | 1872 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Rebecca MCCONNELL | 1860 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Jane MCCORMICK or FERGUSSON | 1879 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow George MCFARLANE | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mrs MCNAIR | 1878 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Michael MCNEIL | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused, in respect that the applicant can be remooved to the infirmary at Greenock, and on the understanding that the allowance is to be continued to his family | |
| Agnes MCPHAIL | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Andrew MORTON | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Ann MOY | 1874 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Bernard MUNDY | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary O'HARA or BOYLE | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary REID or CLARK | 1880 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William ROSS | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Oscella RUSSELL | 1864 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| William SCOTT | 1864 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Hugh STEELE | 1867 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Jane WEBSTER or MCGREGOR | 1876 (5) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Jane WEBSTER or MCGREGOR | 1879 (5) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine WILKIE | 1851 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrew ADAMS | 11 December 1873 | Grace Rose ADAMS | Find the father |
| Helen Johnson AGNEW | 17 April 1867 | Margaret AGNEW | Find the father |
| William ALEXANDER | 26 March 1870 | Margaret ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| Mary Ann ALLAN | 18 April 1870 | Emily ALLAN | Find the father |
| William ANDERSON | 15 April 1862 | Margaret ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Robert ARMOUR | 11 September 1867 | Catherine ARMOUR | Find the father |
| John BONE | 9 October 1865 | Agnes BONE | Find the father |
| Archibald BOYD | 4 July 1855 | Mary BOYD | Find the father |
| James BRAMENDAR | 8 July 1869 | Jessie BRAMENDAR | Find the father |
| Agnes BROWN | 4 September 1864 | Rosane BROWN | Find the father |
| Alexander BROWN | 1 July 1868 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| James BUCHAN | 10 August 1864 | Mary BUCHAN | Find the father |
| James BURNS | 31 January 1870 | Unaty BURNS | Find the father |
| Alexander CAMPBELL | 17 May 1869 | Agnes CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Alexander CAMPBELL | 6 January 1874 | Catherine CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| James CAMPBELL | 7 July 1870 | Catherine CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Jane Dawson CAMPBELL | 6 April 1872 | Catherine CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| John CAMPBELL | 12 March 1858 | Mary CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Margaret CARLIN | 3 January 1865 | Eliza CARLIN | Find the father |
| George CLARK | 27 August 1863 | Margt. CLARK | Find the father |
| Jane Mary CLARK | 22 November 1868 | Margaret CLARK | Find the father |
| Mary CLARK | 18 November 1874 | Jessie CLARK | Find the father |
| Mary Helen CLARK | 29 May 1873 | Jane CLARK | Find the father |
| David COFTY | 15 April 1866 | Harriet Dupin COFTY | Find the father |
| Andrew COLQUHOUN | 21 January 1871 | Catherine COLQUHOUN | Find the father |
| Donald COUNELL | 25 December 1869 | Ann COUNELL | Find the father |
| Andrew CRAIG | 26 July 1862 | Ann CRAIG | Find the father |
| Archibald CUNNINGHAM | 18 May 1867 | Christina CUNNINGHAM | Find the father |
| Alexander Dixon CUTHIL | 3 January 1855 | Eliza Dixon CUTHIL | Find the father |
| Eliza DALLEY | 30 July 1874 | Eliza DALLEY | Find the father |
| Helen DICKIE | 24 August 1863 | Euphemia DICKIE | Find the father |
| Flora DOCHERTY | 18 May 1856 | Jessie DOCHERTY | Find the father |
| Mary DOLAN | 17 March 1873 | Jane DOLAN | Find the father |
| Margaret DONALDSON | 8 October 1856 | Margaret DONALDSON | Find the father |
| James DOOLAN | 26 August 1862 | Winnafer DOOLAN | Find the father |
| James DOUGLAS | 28 December 1861 | Mary Ann DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Isabella DOUGLASS | 3 January 1863 | Charlotte DOUGLASS | Find the father |
| Margaret DOW | 20 April 1871 | Margaret DOW | Find the father |
| Elizabeth DUGAN | 9 November 1860 | Elizabeth DUGAN | Find the father |
| Mary Jane DUNCAN | 3 February 1862 | Elizabeth DUNCAN | Find the father |
| John DUNLOP | 30 January 1867 | Mary DUNLOP | Find the father |
| Mary DUNLOP | 21 August 1863 | Mary DUNLOP | Find the father |
| William DUNLOP | 12 December 1859 | Margaret DUNLOP | Find the father |
| James DUNN | 18 November 1867 | Catherine DUNN | Find the father |
| Patrick EAGAN | 10 May 1870 | Mary EAGAN | Find the father |
| Isabella EWING | 17 October 1859 | Mary EWING | Find the father |
| Christina Mc Diarmid FARQUHARSON | 9 February 1859 | Mary FARQUHARSON | Find the father |
| Christina Bowman FEE | 14 June 1863 | Sarah FEE | Find the father |
| David FERGUSON | 10 July 1871 | Isabella FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth FERGUSON | 3 February 1867 | Mary FERGUSON | Find the father |
| John FERGUSON | 2 May 1870 | Isabella FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Mary FERGUSON | 5 November 1861 | Margaret FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Thomas FERGUSON | 7 December 1863 | Margaret FERGUSON | Find the father |
| William FERGUSON | 1 May 1867 | Roseanna FERGUSON | Find the father |
| James FINDLAY | 26 June 1874 | Jane FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Mary Lamont FINDLAY | 12 March 1860 | Jane FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Alfred Ewing FLEMING | 1 December 1868 | Margaret FLEMING | Find the father |
| Francis FORSYTH | 7 January 1870 | Mary FORSYTH | Find the father |
| Andrew GALLACHER | 5 January 1874 | Susan GALLACHER | Find the father |
| James GILLON | 30 December 1871 | Margaret GILLON | Find the father |
| Janet GLEN | 7 September 1856 | Janet GLEN | Find the father |
| Marion GLEN | 5 May 1865 | Margaret GLEN | Find the father |
| Martha Cowan GLEN | 28 November 1855 | Martha GLEN | Find the father |
| Margaret GRAHAM | 8 June 1873 | Catherine GRAHAM | Find the father |
| William GRANT | 8 November 1860 | Margaret GRANT | Find the father |
| Jeanie GRAY | 30 January 1870 | Ann GRAY | Find the father |
| John Colin GRAY | 21 January 1873 | Ann GRAY | Find the father |
| Lillias HAMILTON | 12 July 1868 | Isabella HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Christina HANNAN | 2 January 1874 | Mary HANNAN | Find the father |
| Charles Robert HEGGIE | 25 November 1865 | Agnes HEGGIE | Find the father |
| Andrew HENDERSON | 12 June 1864 | Ann HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret HENDRY | 12 February 1871 | Mary HENDRY | Find the father |
| Robert HIRD | 24 December 1874 | Elizabeth HIRD | Find the father |
| Jane HOW | 30 November 1874 | Jane HOW | Find the father |
| Andrew HUTCHESON | 20 August 1859 | Martha HUTCHESON | Find the father |
| Henry HUTCHESON | 18 June 1862 | Martha HUTCHESON | Find the father |
| Hugh HUTCHESON | 11 July 1863 | Martha HUTCHESON | Find the father |
| Henry HUTCHISON | 10 November 1865 | Martha HUTCHISON | Find the father |
| Isabella JOHNSTON | 23 July 1869 | Jane JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Thomas JOHNSTON | 10 May 1866 | Jane JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| James JOHNSTONE | 5 January 1862 | Jane JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Mary KENNEDY | 16 October 1863 | Mary KENNEDY | Find the father |
| James KENNEY | 3 October 1862 | Catherine KENNEY | Find the father |
| Ann Jane LACHLAND | 7 March 1864 | Mary LACHLAND | Find the father |
| David LAMBERT | 8 March 1861 | Mary LAMBERT | Find the father |
| Catherine LAW | 31 December 1866 | Janet LAW | Find the father |
| Robert LAW | 26 October 1857 | Jean LAW | Find the father |
| Alexander LEITCH | 17 February 1856 | Isabella LEITCH | Find the father |
| Isabella LEITCH | 17 February 1856 | Isabella LEITCH | Find the father |
| Alexander LENNOX | 12 August 1861 | Jane LENNOX | Find the father |
| Sarah LIVINGSTON | 8 June 1873 | Sarah LIVINGSTON | Find the father |
| John Mcnab LYLE | 3 May 1871 | Margaret LYLE | Find the father |
| Mary Armstrong MACEWEN | 11 November 1866 | Jessie MACEWEN | Find the father |
| Charlotte MACKENZIE | 15 April 1866 | Mary MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| James MACKINTOSH | 17 September 1867 | Georgina MACKINTOSH | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MALCOM | 11 January 1866 | Catherine MALCOM | Find the father |
| Catherine Jean MCALLISTER | 1 December 1858 | Elizabeth MCALLISTER | Find the father |
| James MCALLISTER | 6 September 1865 | Catherine MCALLISTER | Find the father |
| Margaret Armstrong MCALLISTER | 1 December 1858 | Elizabeth MCALLISTER | Find the father |
| Jessie MCALLUM | 14 January 1859 | Agnes MCALLUM | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCALPIN | 16 May 1857 | Elizabeth MCALPIN | Find the father |
| Malcom MCARTHUR | 9 January 1867 | Christina MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MCAULAY | 3 May 1860 | Anne MCAULAY | Find the father |
| James MCAUSLAN | 19 July 1857 | Elizabeth MCAUSLAN | Find the father |
| William MCBRIARTY | 24 July 1865 | Bridget MCBRIARTY | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MCBRIDE | 2 July 1869 | Mary MCBRIDE | Find the father |
| James Donald MCCOLL | 16 February 1869 | Sarah MCCOLL | Find the father |
| Francis MCCORMICK | 17 November 1857 | Mary MCCORMICK | Find the father |
| George MCCORQUDALE | 24 January 1864 | Helen MCCORQUDALE | Find the father |
| Alexander MCDOUGALL | 2 September 1868 | Helen MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| John MCDOUGALL | 16 October 1864 | Euphemia MCDOUGALL | Find the father |
| James MCEWEN | 25 June 1864 | Mary MCEWEN | Find the father |
| Rachel MCFADYEN | 21 October 1869 | Janet MCFADYEN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCFARLANE | 13 March 1861 | Margaret MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| William MCFARLANE | 23 September 1873 | Jane MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| Mary MCGHIE | 3 May 1874 | Mary MCGHIE | Find the father |
| Mary MCGILP | 16 January 1866 | Elizabeth MCGILP | Find the father |
| Alexander MCGILVRAY | 27 May 1869 | Mary MCGILVRAY | Find the father |
| Georgina MCGREGOR | 24 March 1855 | Elizabeth MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| James MCGREGOR | 5 October 1860 | Elizabeth MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| John MCGREGOR | 17 June 1859 | Elizabeth MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Mary MCGREGOR | 21 September 1857 | Elizabeth MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Amelia MCINTYRE | 24 June 1859 | Flora MCINTYRE | Find the father |
| Isabella MCINTYRE | 4 September 1870 | Christina MCINTYRE | Find the father |
| James MCINTYRE | 8 April 1868 | Catherine MCINTYRE | Find the father |
| James MCKAY | 18 May 1860 | Catherine MCKAY | Find the father |
| John MCKEAND | 9 April 1858 | Christina Mc Keand Or BOWMAN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCKECHNIE | 12 May 1870 | Jane MCKECHNIE | Find the father |
| Catherine MCKELLAR | 13 February 1864 | Mary MCKELLAR | Find the father |
| Dugald MCKELLAR | 22 April 1870 | Catherine MCKELLAR | Find the father |
| William MCKELLAR | 8 April 1867 | Ann MCKELLAR | Find the father |
| Bridget MCKENZIE | 1 February 1869 | Mary MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| John MCKENZIE | 18 May 1863 | Agnes MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| John MCKENZIE | 2 June 1864 | Mary MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Netta MCKENZIE | 24 June 1873 | Helen MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Simon MCKENZIE | 7 October 1871 | Mary MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Mary MCKERRACHER | 22 June 1874 | Bridget MCKERRACHER | Find the father |
| David MCKINLAY | 28 March 1864 | Agnes MCKINLAY | Find the father |
| Catherine MCLEAN | 11 June 1859 | Catherine MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Duncan MCLEAN | 23 January 1868 | Catherine MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Flora MCLEAN | 30 January 1873 | Catherine MCLEAN | Find the father |
| James MCLEAN | 30 September 1869 | Catherine MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Agnes MCLEOD | 11 January 1866 | Margaret MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Charles MCLEOD | 17 August 1873 | Christina MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Donald MCLEOD | 20 February 1874 | Helen MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Mary Jane MCLEOD | 17 December 1868 | Agnes MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Peter MCLEOD | 29 December 1861 | Joan MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Peter Clark MCLEOD | 9 December 1862 | Margaret MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Catherine MCMASTER | 12 March 1872 | Euphemia MCMASTER | Find the father |
| William MCMILLAN | 15 November 1861 | Christina MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| William Benjamin MCMILLAN | 28 October 1866 | Susanna Henry MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| James MCNAB | 30 July 1859 | Isabella MCNAB | Find the father |
| Alexander MCNAUGHT | 18 December 1874 | Catherine MCNAUGHT | Find the father |
| Robina MCNEIL | 25 February 1858 | Margaret MCNEIL | Find the father |
| John Mc Pherson MCNEILAGE | 16 December 1860 | Mary Ann MCNEILAGE | Find the father |
| Mary MCRAE | 2 July 1857 | Bell MCRAE | Find the father |
| Ann MCTAGGART | 13 December 1861 | Ann MCTAGGART | Find the father |
| John Alexander MCTAGGART | 18 August 1874 | Jane MCTAGGART | Find the father |
| Mary MCTAGGART | 4 September 1865 | Mary MCTAGGART | Find the father |
| Peter MELDRUM | 14 February 1868 | Janet MELDRUM | Find the father |
| Archibald MORRISON | 5 December 1859 | Mary MORRISON | Find the father |
| Flora MORRISON | 24 June 1862 | Mary MORRISON | Find the father |
| John MUIR | 10 July 1869 | Mary MUIR | Find the father |
| William MUIRHEAD | 14 April 1874 | Marion MUIRHEAD | Find the father |
| Hugh MULLALY | 26 August 1872 | Mary MULLALY | Find the father |
| Mary MULLALY | 23 September 1873 | Mary MULLALY | Find the father |
| William MULLALY | 23 September 1873 | Mary MULLALY | Find the father |
| Richard NISBET | 19 May 1862 | Jean NISBET | Find the father |
| James NISH | 31 March 1864 | Mary Ann NISH | Find the father |
| Burnet O'HARA | 20 February 1870 | Sarah O'HARA | Find the father |
| Agnes OSWALD | 24 May 1861 | Amelia OSWALD | Find the father |
| Harriet Robina PARROCK | 18 September 1859 | Harriet Robina PARROCK | Find the father |
| William PAUL | 22 March 1866 | Helen PAUL | Find the father |
| William PEDDIE | 9 February 1865 | Mary Atkinson PEDDIE | Find the father |
| John POLLOCK | 16 July 1865 | Jeanie POLLOCK | Find the father |
| Agnes PORTEOUS | 2 April 1872 | Helen PORTEOUS | Find the father |
| Cornelius PROVAN | 19 May 1861 | Jane PROVAN | Find the father |
| Nigel Bernard RAE | 16 June 1856 | Nelly RAE | Find the father |
| Jessie Adam RANKIN | 19 February 1866 | Mary RANKIN | Find the father |
| Henry William REID | 26 May 1866 | Helen REID | Find the father |
| John RENNIE | 8 June 1870 | Elizabeth RENNIE | Find the father |
| Robert RENNIE | 8 May 1867 | Elizabeth RENNIE | Find the father |
| Alexander RITCHIE | 14 July 1874 | Barbara RITCHIE | Find the father |
| John RITCHIE | 23 March 1865 | Isabella RITCHIE | Find the father |
| John ROBB | 29 February 1864 | Janet ROBB | Find the father |
| William ROBB | 20 January 1869 | Janet ROBB | Find the father |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 16 July 1868 | Ann ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Alexandrina RODGER | 3 June 1869 | Isabella RODGER | Find the father |
| Christina RODGER | 6 July 1872 | Isabella RODGER | Find the father |
| Dugald RODGER | 6 May 1865 | Martha RODGER | Find the father |
| Isabella RODGER | 3 July 1864 | Isabella RODGER | Find the father |
| Helen SCOTT | 13 May 1856 | Margaret SCOTT | Find the father |
| Thomas Alfred SIMPSON | 25 March 1869 | Janet SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Jessie Willison SMITH | 2 December 1874 | Janet SMITH | Find the father |
| John SMITH | 26 June 1865 | Ann SMITH | Find the father |
| Mary Davidson SMITH | 14 July 1871 | Jane SMITH | Find the father |
| Mary Jane SMITH | 19 January 1871 | Mary Frances SMITH | Find the father |
| Mary Robertson STEVENSON | 5 September 1868 | Isabella STEVENSON | Find the father |
| Norval STEWART | 25 September 1860 | Sarah STEWART | Find the father |
| Edward SWAN | 17 May 1874 | Margaret SWAN | Find the father |
| Jane SWAN | 2 July 1869 | Jane SWAN | Find the father |
| Andrew Clelland TAYLOR | 28 June 1870 | Jessie TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Mary Walker TAYLOR | 24 June 1874 | Mary Walker TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Agnes Mcfarlane THOMSON | 12 August 1871 | Mary THOMSON | Find the father |
| Alfred THOMSON | 10 July 1871 | Mary THOMSON | Find the father |
| David URQUHART | 10 January 1863 | Jessie URQUHART | Find the father |
| Isabella Strachan WADDELL | 23 August 1872 | Isabella WADDELL | Find the father |
| Mary WALKER | 13 February 1866 | Mary WALKER | Find the father |
| John WALLACE | 6 August 1863 | Margaret WALLACE | Find the father |
| Janet Bain Lawson WARDROP | 10 January 1863 | Janet Lawson WARDROP | Find the father |
| Jessie WATSON | 11 January 1861 | Jessie WATSON | Find the father |
| Archibald WEIR | 20 February 1865 | Elizabeth WEIR | Find the father |
| Duncan WEIR | 10 November 1873 | Elizabeth WEIR | Find the father |
| Margaret WILSON | 16 April 1863 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
| Margaret WILSON | 24 May 1870 | Ann WILSON | Find the father |
| Robert WILSON | 16 April 1863 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
| Esther YOUNGER | 19 April 1862 | Isabella YOUNGER | 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.
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish
