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Records -> Dumfriesshire

Sanquhar 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:
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  • £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
Widow Ellen CORRIE 1872 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Euphemia CORRIE 1870 (2)Order imagesRefused
Mary HANNAH or BEVERIDGE 1853 (1)Order imagesRefused
Jean HOGG Sanquhar1845 (1)Order imagesRefused
Janet HUDDLESTON Brewery Street Dumfries1846-1847 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Janet HUDDLESTON 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused, with recomenndation that provision be made for education of children - see nos 20 1845 and 742 1846
Janet HUDDLESTONE Brewery Street Dumfries1845 (1)Order imagesRefused
James KENNEDY 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Christina MCCRONE 1856 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mrs MITCHELL or CRAINIE 1882 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Eliz MUIR 1866 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
John MURRAY 1875 (1)Order imagesRefused
John REID Sanquhar1845 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Elizabeth SPENCE 1883 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
John STEWART 1866 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
John WARREN 1871 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Elizabeth WILSON 1845 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Walter WILSON 1854 (2)Order imagesRefused


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
Isabella CARRUTHERS
Auchentaggart, Sanquhar
James MCNAUGHT16 Apr 1892
Brownfield, Sanquhar
Order nowKirkcudbright
SC16/7/16
Jane CHISHOLM
Mennock Bridge, Sanquhar
Samuel SCOTT24 Sep 1890Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Margaret COWAN
Crawwick Mill, Sanquhar
William TINNING30 Jan 1852Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/31
Margaret FINDLATER
Euchanfoot, Sanquhar
formerly Carronbridge, Durisdeer
Edward BLACKSTOCK8 Sep 1907
Euchanfoot, Sanquhar
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Annie GILCHRIST or LAIDLAW
Mormockhead, Sanquhar
John CRICHTON3 Apr 1880Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Anne GILSON
Townhead, Sanquhar
William NEVISON19 Jun 1877Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Jane HENDERSON
Muiredge, Sanquhar
Robert HEWETSON6 Jul 1902
Kilncroft, Holywood
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Grace KERR or LORIMER
High Street, Sanquhar
David FISHER1 Jul 1913
Holm, Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Agnes LINDSAY
Carco, Sanquhar
Robert MCLACHLAN5 Aug 1903
Greenlea, Torthorwald
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Maggie MAXWELL
Newtown, Sanquhar
Angus LOVE26 Apr 1888Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Agnes MCCALL
Wanlockhead, Sanquhar
John MCCALL12 Sep 1891
Wanlockhead, Sanquhar
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Elizabeth MCMILLAN
Crawick Bridge, Sanquhar
William RIGG10 Sep 1864Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/33
Annie SCOTT
Muiredge, Sanquhar
Robert BROADFOOT28 Nov 1886Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Mary THOMSON
Sanquhar
James THOMSONOrder nowDumfries
SC15/7/34
Elizabeth WATSON
Wanlockhead, Sanquhar
Alexander Wallace SHARPE13 Sep 1884Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Jessie WATSON
South United Free Church Manse, Sanquhar
Robert STITT5 Nov 1910
Auchentaggart, Sanquhar
Order nowDumfries
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.

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Jane ALLISON18 December 1866Margaret ALLISONFind the father
Robert ALLISON4 December 1868Margaret ALLISONFind the father
Sarah ALLISON2 August 1863Margaret ALLISONFind the father
Elizabeth BEATTIE9 April 1866Mary BEATTIEFind the father
Robert BEATTIE10 October 1861Mary BEATTIEFind the father
Agnes BLACK23 November 1872Ann BLACKFind the father
Isabel BLACKWOOD25 January 1855Marion BLACKWOODFind the father
William BLACKWOOD19 May 1871Margaret BLACKWOODFind the father
Agnes BLYTH9 May 1866Agnes BLYTHFind the father
Agnes BLYTH3 October 1868Helen BLYTHFind the father
Helen BLYTHE4 July 1869Agnes BLYTHEFind the father
David BORTHWICK18 August 1864Helen BORTHWICKFind the father
George BROWN21 April 1865Jane BROWNFind the father
Jane BROWN21 March 1866Jane BROWNFind the father
Janet BROWN8 October 1871Agnes BROWNFind the father
John BROWN20 August 1856Mary BROWNFind the father
Margaret BROWN8 April 1864Jane BROWNFind the father
Robert BROWN4 December 1870Margaret BROWNFind the father
Robina BROWN17 September 1865Grace BROWNFind the father
William BROWN30 December 1865Margaret BROWNFind the father
William Love BROWN6 March 1861Agnes BROWNFind the father
Marion CAMPBELL26 April 1860Jane CAMPBELLFind the father
George CHARTERS9 June 1858Elizabeth CHARTERSFind the father
Helen CLARK25 February 1872Agnes CLARKFind the father
John COPLAND14 May 1871Annie COPLANDFind the father
Janet COWAN28 February 1855Helen COWANFind the father
Catherine Milligan CRAWFORD21 January 1867Mary CRAWFORDFind the father
John Milligan CRAWFORD16 September 1868Agnes CRAWFORDFind the father
Bridget CRINGAN23 May 1859Janet CRINGANFind the father
James CRINGAN1 October 1866Janet CRINGANFind the father
Robert DALGLIESH14 October 1864Marion DALGLIESHFind the father
James Kennedy DAVIDSON2 March 1860Mary Paterson DAVIDSONFind the father
Christina Kerr DRYDEN7 March 1874Isabella DRYDENFind the father
James Reid FITZGERALD8 December 1869Isabella FITZGERALDFind the father
John Reid FITZGERALD6 December 1871Isabella FITZGERALDFind the father
Agnes GEMMEL14 February 1866Elizabeth GEMMELFind the father
David GEMMEL18 November 1870Mary GEMMELFind the father
John GEMMEL25 April 1874Mary GEMMELFind the father
Peter GEMMEL30 January 1870Elizabeth GEMMELFind the father
John GIBSON6 December 1856Barbara GIBSONFind the father
Thomas GLENCROSS18 December 1858Mary GLENCROSSFind the father
Thomas GORDON30 April 1872Mary GORDONFind the father
Janet Semple GRAHAM24 June 1855Ann GRAHAMFind the father
Minnie GRAY12 August 1874Helen GRAYFind the father
James HADDON13 August 1863Jane HADDONFind the father
Isabel HADDOW27 May 1857Jane HADDOWFind the father
William HADDOW5 December 1870Helen HADDOWFind the father
Margaret HAINING3 January 1860Isabella HAININGFind the father
Mary Sowerby HAINING7 December 1860Janet HAININGFather found
James HALLIDAY31 March 1863Jannet HALLIDAYFind the father
Mary HALLIDAY16 August 1865Janet HALLIDAYFind the father
Mary HANNING21 August 1866Isabella HANNINGFind the father
Jane HENDERSON27 November 1856Catherine HENDERSONFind the father
William HENDERSON7 June 1868Catherine HENDERSONFind the father
Robert HOWAT19 June 1874Jane HOWATFind the father
Thomas HOWATT15 June 1863Marion HOWATTFind the father
James HUNTER5 December 1864Sarah HUNTERFind the father
Alexander INGLIS22 February 1866Marion INGLISFind the father
Betsy Ann INGRAM18 July 1869Jemima INGRAMFind the father
Hamilton JOHNSTON18 November 1873Ann JOHNSTONFind the father
Isabella Grace JOHNSTON21 July 1858Agnes JOHNSTONFind the father
John Lindsay JOHNSTONE12 March 1864Agnes JOHNSTONEFind the father
Margaret KAY30 January 1859Margaret KAYFind the father
Agnes KERR19 July 1858Grace KERRFind the father
Elizabeth KERR11 April 1856Helen KERRFind the father
Hugh KERR16 November 1858Isabella KERRFind the father
James KERR4 July 1862Helen KERRFind the father
James KERR2 April 1866Isabella KERRFind the father
Jane White KERR21 August 1859Margaret KERRFind the father
John KERR15 January 1864Margaret KERRFind the father
Mary KERR17 June 1862Agnes KERRFind the father
Robert KERR5 August 1855Janet KERRFind the father
William LAIDLAW15 August 1855Janet LAIDLAWFind the father
James LAING16 July 1864Jane LAINGFind the father
William LAING15 May 1870Jane LAINGFind the father
Alexander LAURIE14 September 1868Mary LAURIEFind the father
Grace LAURIE29 January 1856Agnes LAURIEFind the father
Ballantyne LINDSAY23 February 1856Isabella LINDSAYFind the father
Robert LINDSAY24 April 1863Margaret LINDSAYFind the father
William LINDSAY14 July 1855Helen LINDSAYFind the father
Elizabeth Menzies LORIMER24 September 1872Elizabeth LORIMERFind the father
Robert LORIMER24 December 1873Isabella LORIMERFind the father
William LORIMER1 October 1868Isabella LORIMERFind the father
James LOVE24 June 1860Margaret LOVEFind the father
James Crichton LOVE9 May 1874Annie LOVEFind the father
Robert LOVE28 March 1857Elizabeth LOVEFind the father
Rosina LOVE23 October 1868Margaret LOVEFind the father
David MAXWELL27 July 1874Mary MAXWELLFind the father
Jane MCCALL16 May 1859Isabella MCCALLFind the father
John MCCALL10 January 1864Mary MCCALLFind the father
Margaret MCCANN18 July 1860Mary MCCANNFind the father
Georgina MCCAUGHIE12 January 1870Jessie MCCAUGHIEFind the father
John MCCAUGHIE15 July 1874Johnann MCCAUGHIEFind the father
Thomas Haddow MCCAUGHIE21 February 1864Jessie MCCAUGHIEFind the father
Isabella MCCRIRRICK8 April 1868Elizabeth MCCRIRRICKFind the father
Louisa Brown MCGAUCHIE24 February 1867Jessie MCGAUCHIEFind the father
Helen MCKEN26 July 1865Mary MCKENFind the father
James MCKEN23 September 1862Mary MCKENFind the father
John MCKERR20 November 1867Ann MCKERRFind the father
Robert MCMATH24 May 1856Ann MCMATHFind the father
Jane MCMICHAN12 August 1867Janet MCMICHANFind the father
James MCMILLAN12 March 1860Elizabeth MCMILLANFind the father
Jane MCMILLAN10 October 1864Elizabeth MCMILLANFind the father
Mary Ann MCWHIR1 February 1867Catherine MCWHIRFind the father
Jane MCWHIRR26 November 1856Janet MCWHIRRFind the father
James MEIKLE16 July 1855Janet MEIKLEFind the father
Jemima MENZIES23 December 1866Margaret MENZIESFind the father
Thomas MILLIGAN19 January 1866Mary MILLIGANFind the father
Elizabeth MORRISON28 November 1856Jane MORRISONFind the father
Mary Ann MUIR4 August 1865Margaret MUIRFind the father
Mary Grace MUIR26 October 1863Ann MUIRFind the father
William MUIR28 May 1860Marion MUIRFind the father
Margaret NICOL30 November 1855Agnes NICOLFind the father
Martha NIVISON30 November 1859Agnes NIVISONFind the father
John RIGGS14 April 1858Janet RIGGSFind the father
Thomas ROBERTON20 November 1871Agnes ROBERTONFind the father
Hugh Wilson SCOTT4 July 1871Margaret SCOTTFind the father
John Ferguson SCOTT11 December 1874Helen SCOTTFather found
Wilhelmina SCOTT27 January 1869Margaret SCOTTFind the father
Helen SEATON15 June 1855Margaret SEATONFind the father
Helen SEATON15 January 1864Catherine SEATONFind the father
Helen SEATON13 January 1869Jane SEATONFind the father
Mary SLIMMON3 January 1856Margaret SLIMMONFind the father
John SMITH14 October 1869Catherine SMITHFind the father
Maggie Alexander STEWART17 June 1873Elizabeth Janet STEWARTFind the father
Christina TENNANT7 December 1863Christina TENNANTFind the father
James THOMSON30 January 1868Margaret THOMSONFind the father
Archibald TURNBULL27 June 1858Agnes TURNBULLFind the father
Helen TURNBULL14 June 1861Mary Gillespie TURNBULLFind the father
John TURNBULL12 May 1869Elizabeth TURNBULLFind the father
James TWADDLE8 May 1863Margaret TWADDLEFind the father
George WEIR14 January 1859Janet WEIRFind the father
Agnes WILSON15 September 1864Marion WILSONFind the father
Elizabeth WILSON22 December 1860Isabella WILSONFind the father
Janet WILSON24 March 1858Marion WILSONFind the father
Janet WILSON26 October 1862Christina WILSONFind the father
John WILSON9 June 1862Marion WILSONFather found
Marion WILSON13 February 1867Marion WILSONFind the father
Mary Ann WILSON2 August 1862Mary WILSONFind the father
Susan Crichton WILSON9 July 1872Marion WILSONFind the father
William WILSON14 May 1856Elizabeth WILSONFind the father
William WILSON15 February 1860Barbara WILSONFind 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

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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.


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