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Ruthwell 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.
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
- £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet BEATTIE | 1861 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Ann FERGUSON | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Robert HERON | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow KEIR or DOUGLAS | 1878-1879 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Nancy MCDADE or CARR | 1851-1852 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Nancy MCDAID or KERR | 1853 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed - see 642 1851 | |
| William MCDONALD | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Edward MUNDELL | 1860 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret MURDOCH | Kirkgate Dumfries | 1846 (2) | Order images | Refused; struck off roll; case for Sheriff |
| Janet REDDICK or ARMSTRONG | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Samuel RICHARDSON | 1849 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| William STEWART | Priestside | 1845-1846 (1) | Order images | Refused; no application to Parochial Board |
| Widow Janet WRIGHT | 1850 (2) | Order images | Remitted for observations |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine BEGGS Ruthwell | James JOHNSTONE | 25 Dec 1881 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Janet BOYD Ruthwell | Robert JOHNSTONE | 29 May 1865 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/33 |
| Mary BROWN or THOMSON Longbridgemuir, Ruthwell | Robert GRIBBON | 21 Nov 1892 Collin, Dumfries | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Margaret BRYDEN Braehill Cottage, Ruthwell | William MCKIE | 26 Jul 1884 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Janet CLOW Beckhall, Ruthwell | Thomas THOIMSON | 30 Jun 1904 King Street, Dumfries | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Janet CURRIE Thwaith, Ruthwell | James MURRAY | 6 May 1885 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Maggie GALSTON Longbridgemuir, Ruthwell | Thomas MCDONALD | 29 Apr 1915 Braefield, Wamphray | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Mary Soudan GIBSON Knockhardy, Ruthwell | William STEWART | 13 May 1913 Knockhardy, Ruthwell | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Janet Anne GRAHAM Hayberry Mill, Ruthwell | Thomas SMELLIE | 11 Apr 1903 Woodlands, Lochmaben | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Mary HUTTON Plans, Ruthwell | James MCKNIGHT | 24 Dec 1879 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Elizabeth KIRK Upper Locharwoods, Ruthwell | Robert CARLYLE | 4 Aug 1872 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/34 |
| Mary Jane MCLEAN Glebe Cottage, Ruthwell | David JOHNSTONE | 5 Jul 1888 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Margaret MCMINN Nether Locharwoods, Ruthwell | John BRYDEN | 12 Dec 1884 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Sophia MUNDELL Ruthwell | William CARRUTHERS | 2 Dec 1840 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/31 |
| Janet MURRAY Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire | John LINDSAY | 23 Aug 1896 Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Agnes NOTMAN Comlongan Cottage, Ruthwell | Francis Herbert Elphinstone DALRYMPLE | 7 Nov 1883 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Mary PALMER Clarencefield, Ruthwell | William ARMSTRONG | 8 Mar 1875 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Hannah SHANNON Summerfield Cottages, Ruthwell | James TONNER | 21 Oct 1904 Summerfield Cottages, Ruthwell | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Elizabeth STEEL or THORBURN Stanhope Cottage, Ruthwell | James GRAHAM | 5 Jun 1892 Skipmyre, Tinwald | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Elizabeth STEEL or THORBURN Stanhope Cottage, Ruthwell | James GRAHAM | 7 Nov 1897 North Middleton, Borthwick, Midlothian | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Annie TEASDALE Aiket Cottage, Ruthwell | James KERR | 19 Sep 1911 Aiket Cottage, Ruthwell | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Calvert BEATTIE | 28 August 1864 | Jane BEATTIE | Father found |
| Charles BELL | 14 November 1873 | Agnes BELL | Find the father |
| John BELL | 24 April 1867 | Mary Ann BELL | Father found |
| Margaret Helen BELL | 16 February 1871 | Elizabeth BELL | Find the father |
| David BOYD | 9 July 1859 | Janet BOYD | Find the father |
| Peter Little BOYD | 5 February 1872 | Janet BOYD | Find the father |
| Rachel BOYD | 29 May 1864 | Janet BOYD | Find the father |
| John BROATCH | 30 May 1873 | Mary Swan BROATCH | Find the father |
| David BRYSON | 24 May 1864 | Johanna BRYSON | Find the father |
| Mary BRYSON | 20 August 1863 | Mary BRYSON | Find the father |
| Sarah Carnichan BRYSON | 16 November 1861 | Annie BRYSON | Find the father |
| Ann Wilson BURNIE | 21 July 1867 | Grace BURNIE | Find the father |
| David Johnston BURNIE | 9 May 1870 | Grace BURNIE | Find the father |
| Jane BURNIE | 5 March 1868 | Isabella BURNIE | Find the father |
| Maggie BURNIE | 16 January 1871 | Isabella BURNIE | Find the father |
| James COWAN | 14 February 1867 | Barbara COWAN | Find the father |
| Mary Jane COWAN | 1 September 1867 | Sarah COWAN | Find the father |
| George DEMPSTER | 24 December 1862 | Ellen DEMPSTER | Find the father |
| John James Carruthers DICKIE | 29 December 1871 | Helen DICKIE | Find the father |
| Andrew DICKSON | 25 August 1863 | Janet DICKSON | Find the father |
| Isabella DICKSON | 10 October 1859 | Mary DICKSON | Find the father |
| Davidina DUNBAR | 27 December 1869 | Margaret DUNBAR | Find the father |
| Arthur William DUNCAN | 1 July 1865 | Christina DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Janet Feaks DUNCAN | 8 January 1869 | Christina DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Barbara FERGUSON | 30 October 1872 | Margaret FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth FERGUSON | 11 September 1861 | Mary FERGUSON | Find the father |
| David GARDINER | 16 July 1864 | Jane GARDINER | Find the father |
| James Geddies GARDINER | 27 January 1868 | Jane GARDINER | Find the father |
| Janet Ann Kennedy GRAHAM | 15 February 1869 | Jane GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Janet GRIERSON | 11 April 1856 | Elizabeth GRIERSON | Find the father |
| Janet Little GRIERSON | 12 May 1858 | Isabella GRIERSON | Find the father |
| Jane HALL | 3 June 1864 | Ann HALL | Find the father |
| Jessie HALL | 28 July 1865 | Jane Agnes HALL | Find the father |
| John HALL | 11 February 1866 | Ann HALL | Find the father |
| Margaret Jane HALL | 24 January 1866 | Mary Agnes HALL | Father found |
| Janet Steel Beattie HARKNESS | 28 March 1867 | Helen HARKNESS | Find the father |
| Margaret Jane HUNTER | 11 June 1871 | Elisabeth HUNTER | Find the father |
| Jane Craig HUTTON | 13 December 1870 | Janet HUTTON | Find the father |
| William HUTTON | 16 February 1874 | Mary HUTTON | Father found |
| William Macglasson HUTTON | 6 August 1868 | Janet HUTTON | Find the father |
| Andrewina Muir IRVING | 5 February 1870 | Elisabeth IRVING | Find the father |
| John Wallace IRVING | 14 July 1872 | Mary IRVING | Find the father |
| Samuel IRVING | 27 September 1857 | Jessie IRVING | Find the father |
| Andrewina JACKSON | 10 May 1864 | Jane JACKSON | Find the father |
| Jemmima Carruthers JACKSON | 21 March 1861 | Janet JACKSON | Find the father |
| Mary Jane JACKSON | 21 June 1861 | Jane JACKSON | Father found |
| James JOHNSTON | 13 November 1873 | Grace JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| William JOHNSTON | 30 September 1867 | Janet JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| David JOHNSTONE | 2 June 1871 | Margaret JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Douglas KIRK | 3 October 1864 | Elisabeth KIRK | Find the father |
| James LITTLE | 22 January 1866 | Jane LITTLE | Find the father |
| Margaret LITTLE | 16 January 1858 | Jane LITTLE | Find the father |
| Mary LITTLE | 29 April 1871 | Jane LITTLE | Find the father |
| Mary Agnes MACINTOSH | 21 December 1868 | Helen MACINTOSH | Find the father |
| David MACLEAN | 2 December 1857 | Margaret MACLEAN | Find the father |
| David MACLEAN | 17 May 1862 | Jane MACLEAN | Find the father |
| David Kennedy MACLEAN | 18 January 1872 | Janet MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Stewart MACLEAN | 28 April 1866 | Janet MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Mary MACLEAN | 26 May 1861 | Janet MACLEAN | Find the father |
| William MACLEAN | 27 December 1871 | Thomasina MACLEAN | Find the father |
| David MACMINN | 28 December 1861 | Jessie MACMINN | Find the father |
| William MACORMICK | 16 August 1865 | Jane MACORMICK | Find the father |
| John MOLLINS | 15 August 1869 | Elisabeth MOLLINS | Find the father |
| Edward Dunbar MUNDLE | 29 November 1866 | Elisabeth MUNDLE | Find the father |
| Agnes MURRAY | 21 October 1873 | Mary MURRAY | Find the father |
| Jane Marion PAGAN | 1 April 1866 | Jane PAGAN | Find the father |
| Catherine RICHARDSON | 26 September 1858 | Eliza RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Samuel RICHARDSON | 25 June 1874 | Elisabeth RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| William RICHARDSON | 20 July 1865 | Mary RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Henry Grieve RIDDOCK | 20 March 1869 | Mary RIDDOCK | Find the father |
| Jane RITCHIE | 14 November 1868 | Grace RITCHIE | Find the father |
| David Mackay SLOANE | 5 April 1874 | Elisabeth SLOANE | Find the father |
| John Ross SMITH | 14 January 1872 | Elisabeth SMITH | Find the father |
| Mary Carruthers STEWART | 26 April 1866 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Elisabeth WILKIN | 29 June 1858 | Elisabeth WILKIN | Find the father |
| James Brown WILKIN | 16 October 1869 | Elisabeth WILKIN | Find the father |
| William WILKIN | 30 March 1866 | Isabella WILKIN | Find the father |
| Andrew Black WILSON | 12 May 1862 | Ann WILSON | Find the father |
| Charles WILSON | 18 October 1857 | Margaret WILSON | 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.
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
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.
