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Salton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/322/7 | Minutes and Accounts, etc | 1760-1795 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/8 | Minutes and Accounts, etc Includes index for volumes 1-9 | 1795-1843 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/9 | Minutes and Accounts, etc | 1843-1886 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/10 | Scroll minutes | 1852-1874 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/11 | Accounts | 1795-1847 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/12 | Births 1856-1875 Proclamations 1857-1910 Interments 1855-1902 | 1855-1910 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/13 | Proclamations 1886-1928 Baptisms 1885-1928 | 1885-1928 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/14 | Parish Bible Society: Minute book | 1830-1876 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/15 | Bishop Burnet's Fund: Receipt book Includes signatures of recipients | 1795-1822 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/20 | Communion roll | 1850-1865 | Request lookup |
| CH2/322/21 | Communion roll | 1865-1904 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John AIKEN | West Salton | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow Margaret BAILLIE | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Ann BRODIE or QUIN | 1872 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander DICKSON | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed by rent being paid | |
| Walter DOBIE | 1867 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Cath DUFFY | 1866 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret JOHNSTON or BELL | 1866 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Catherine JUDGE or REILLY | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Bridget LEES or O'HARA | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Janet ROBERTSON | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused; not in receipt of relief | |
| Widow Barbara THOMSON or KEIR | 1865-1866 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Catherine WEBSTER or THOMSON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary BLAIR West Salton | Alexander NISBET | 17 May 1885 West Salton | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/38 |
| Janet DAVIDSON Woodhall, Pencaitland formerly West Saltoun | Peter MONTGOMERY | 7 Apr 1854 | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/36 |
| Eliza HAMILTON Blance, Salton | William BEGBIE | 8 Feb 1876 Blance, Salton | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/38 |
| Elizabeth HAMILTON Blance, Salton | William BEGBIE | 8 Feb 1876 | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/37 |
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). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order record link.
| Name | Age | Last residence and place of death | Date of death | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William AUSTIN | 50 | Salton East Mains, Haddingtonshire | 18 Feb 1910 | Order record |
| Daniel BROWN | 50 | Herdmanston Mains, Haddingtonshire | 28 Jan 1911 | Order record |
| Jessie MCRAE | 60 | Salton East Mains, Haddingtonshire | 28 Sep 1925 | Order record |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert AMOS | 9 February 1856 | Margaret AMOS | Find the father |
| Andrew William BROTHERSTON | 12 January 1862 | Agnes BROTHERSTON | Find the father |
| Helen BURNS | 2 September 1861 | Jane BURNS | Find the father |
| Mary Ann BURNSIDE | 8 August 1858 | Mary BURNSIDE | Find the father |
| Alison DOUGLAS | 3 August 1859 | Christina DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Robert DUDGEON | 27 May 1870 | Marion DUDGEON | Find the father |
| James FAIRGRIEVE | 18 February 1861 | Janet FAIRGRIEVE | Find the father |
| Francis FARRELL | 6 October 1874 | Maria FARRELL | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Ross HAY | 18 June 1870 | Janet Wilhelmina HAY | Find the father |
| Robert Andrew HENDERSON | 23 April 1858 | Marion HENDERSON | Find the father |
| John HUME | 5 January 1865 | Jane HUME | Father found |
| John JAFFERY | 12 July 1873 | Isobella JAFFERY | Find the father |
| James JEFFREY | 31 August 1870 | Isabella JEFFREY | Find the father |
| Isabella LAIRD | 29 November 1869 | Jane LAIRD | Find the father |
| Catherine LYONS | 12 September 1856 | Honora LYONS | Find the father |
| Mary MALTEIS | 22 April 1858 | Mary MALTEIS | Find the father |
| Marion MCALPINE | 14 May 1864 | Catherine MCALPINE | Find the father |
| James MCGHIE | 12 January 1865 | Elizabeth MCGHIE | Find the father |
| Alexander Sloan MCKAY | 7 June 1861 | Jane MCKAY | Find the father |
| Catherine MCKENZIE | 6 August 1863 | Marion MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Mary Porteous MIDDLEMAS | 22 May 1869 | Margaret MIDDLEMAS | Find the father |
| Walter MIDDLEMAS | 19 October 1864 | Margaret MIDDLEMAS | Find the father |
| John MIDDLEMASS | 5 September 1874 | Margaret MIDDLEMASS | Find the father |
| Margaret MIDDLEMASS | 8 July 1866 | Christina MIDDLEMASS | Find the father |
| Christina MIDDLEMISS | 2 December 1871 | Margaret MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| Margaret Russell MITCHELL | 27 September 1874 | Margaret MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Francis PURVIS | 24 February 1855 | Margaret PURVIS | Find the father |
| Isabella REDPATH | 24 June 1862 | Mary REDPATH | Find the father |
| Agnes ROBERTSON | 25 October 1861 | Alison Fairbairn ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Robert ROBERTSON | 26 July 1859 | Janet ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Margaret RONALDSON | 5 May 1856 | Agnes RONALDSON | Find the father |
| Robert SHIELDS | 14 February 1869 | Helen SHIELDS | Find the father |
| Mary TAIT | 22 June 1861 | Mary TAIT | Father found |
| George VEITCH | 21 September 1861 | Isabella VEITCH | Father found |
| John WATSON | 6 December 1866 | Elizabeth WATSON | Find the father |
| Agnes WILLIAMSON | 28 June 1861 | Mary WILLIAMSON | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willm | Brotherston | East Salton | ||
| George | Gibson | East Salton | ||
| James | Richardson | East Salton | ||
| John | Halliday | East Salton | ||
| Thomas | Sounes | East Salton | ||
| William | Muirhead | East Salton | ||
| George | Blair | East Salton | ||
| Adam | Morrison | East Salton | ||
| Alexr | Muirhead | East Salton | ||
| John | Morrison | East Salton | ||
| George | Brown | East Salton | ||
| James | Bell | East Salton | ||
| George | Knox | East Salton | ||
| Andw | Henderson | East Salton | ||
| George | Henderson | East Salton | ||
| James | Pryde | East Salton | ||
| Robert | Carstairs | East Salton | ||
| Peter | Morrison | East Salton | ||
| George | Bayley | East Salton | ||
| George | Henderson | East Salton | ||
| William | Walker | East Salton | ||
| William | Hunter | East Salton | ||
| John | Tait | East Salton | ||
| Alexr | Henderson | East Salton | ||
| Andrew | Morrison | East Salton | ||
| James | Lothian | East Salton | ||
| William | Dickson | hind | East Salton | |
| William | Richardson | East Salton | ||
| William | Richardson | East Salton | ||
| William | Lowrie | East Salton | ||
| John | Mckenzie | East Salton | ||
| James | Hope | East Salton | ||
| James | Watt | East Salton | ||
| Andw | Brotherston | East Salton | ||
| Robert | Richardson | East Salton | ||
| Archibald | Walker | East Salton | ||
| Andrew | Dishington | East Salton | ||
| Peter | Robertson | East Salton | ||
| John | Brown | East Salton | added later | |
| William | Stavert | Greenhead | ||
| Andrew | Elder | Greenhead | ||
| Archibald | Mackellar | West Salton | ||
| Charles | Wilson | West Salton | ||
| James | Mcewen | West Salton | ||
| James | Sounes | West Salton | ||
| Andrew | Thomson | West Salton | ||
| Adam | Borthwick | West Salton | ||
| John | Aitken | West Salton | ||
| John | Armstrong | West Salton | ||
| Archibald | Ferguson | West Salton | ||
| William | Mitchelson | West Salton | ||
| Thomas | Howden | West Salton | ||
| John | Purves | West Salton | ||
| John | Watherstone | West Salton | ||
| William | Adamson | West Salton | ||
| William | Wight | West Salton | ||
| James | Stewart | West Salton | ||
| James | Tofts | West Salton | ||
| Robert | Mcadam | West Salton | ||
| Thomas | Glen | West Salton | ||
| Andw | Sharpe | West Salton | ||
| William | Laidlaw | West Salton | ||
| Andrew | Law | West Salton | ||
| George | Ramsay | West Salton | ||
| Milne | Lothian | West Salton | ||
| James | Baldwin | West Salton | ||
| Alexander | Fiddes | West Salton | ||
| Warrander | Anderson | West Salton | ||
| Alexander | Fairgrieve | West Salton | ||
| John | Henderson | West Salton | ||
| John | Dewar | Salton Mill | ||
| John | Gilbert | Salton Stables | ||
| James | Murray | Salton Garden | ||
| William | Low | Salton Mains | ||
| James | Wilson | Middlemains | ||
| James | Hay | Middlemains | ||
| Alexander | Thomson | Burnfoot | ||
| James | Simpson | Burnfoot | ||
| James | Simpson | Burnfoot | ||
| Alexander | Caldwell | Burnfoot | ||
| William | Balfour | Under Limeworks | ||
| John | Sounes | Under Limeworks | ||
| James | Begbie | Herdmanston | ||
| Thomas | Thomson | Herdmanston | ||
| Thomas | Gillies | Herdmanston | ||
| Andrew | Muirhead | Herdmanston | ||
| James | Thomson | Herdmanston | ||
| John | Finlayson | East Mains | ||
| William | Edmond | East Mains | ||
| Alexander | Ferguson | East Mains | ||
| James | Henderson | Samuelston Mains | ||
| James | Hogg | Samuelston Mains | ||
| William | Purves | Samuelston Mains | ||
| Alexander | Fortune | Samuelston Mains | ||
| John | Howden | Samuelston Mains | ||
| George | Hay | West Blance | ||
| John | Gowans | East Blance | ||
| William | Hunter | East Blance | ||
| Thomas | Milne | Blanceburn | ||
| John | Speirs | Blanceburn | ||
| John | Clerk | Upper Limeworks | ||
| John | Muirhead | Upper Limeworks | ||
| Alexr | Drysdale | Greenlaw | ||
| George | Hamilton | Blindwells | ||
| William | Herkis | Gilchriston | ||
| Peter | Herkis | Gilchriston | ||
| William | Sounes | Gilchriston | ||
| William | Calder | Gilchriston | ||
| Charles | Horsburgh | Gilchriston | ||
| Archibald | Middlemas | Woodhead | ||
| James | Middlemas | Barley Mill | ||
| James | Herkis | Barley Mill | ||
| John | Stewart | Barley Mill |
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.
