Shotts parish records
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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 Helen ALLAN or LOFFERTY | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow ANDERSON | 1849 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Janet ANDERSON | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary BARRET or MCGURK | 1872-1873 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary BARRETT or MCGURK | 1871 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Samuel BLACK | 1864 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Arthur BOLLAN | 1880 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Mrs BOYLAN | 1877 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Susan BRITTON | 1863 (1) | Order images | refused | |
| Widow BROWN | Roadhead | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow Jane BROWN | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Mary CAMPBELL | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow DOLAN or MCGOVERIN | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Elizabeth DONNELLY or BUCHANAN | 1883 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Mary FINIGAN | 1861 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Alexander FYFE | 1852 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Agnes GILLESPIE or FERGUSON | 1864 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Janet GILLESPIE | 1878 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Elizabeth GILLON | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary GOLDIE | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Mary GORMBY or COUDRON | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Thomas GORMLEY | 1881 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow GRAHAM or MCINNES | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Richard GRAHAM | 1863-1864 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Thomas GRIER | 1854 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Hugh HART | 1878 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Jean HILL or THOMSON | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Marion HILL or SOMMERVILLE | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John JACK | Petersburn New Monkland | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow Agnes JEFFREY | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Malcolm JEFFREY | 1860 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Hugh JOHNSTON | 1864-1865 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John KANE | 1861 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mrs LAFFERTY | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James LAFFERTY | 1867 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John LAIDLAW | 1862 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Catherine MCCLELLAN | 1862 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow MCCLELLAND | 1876 (2) | Order images | Not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| MCGURK | 1877 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mrs Thomas MCGURK | 1867 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Walter MCKAY | 1882 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| William MCKEOWN | 1849 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Catherine MCQUEEN | 1875 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine MCQUEEN | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Jean MELRIDE | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Thomas MILLAR | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Andrew MOFFAT | 1862 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John MUIR | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MUIR | 1879 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Hannah MULDOUNEY | 1864 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow MURPHY or HART | 1883 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| William NAIRN | 1861 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William NAIRN | 1861-1862 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William NAIRN | 1865 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| William NAIRN | 1865 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Mary NISBET | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Rose RAMSAY | 1877 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| William REID | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Maria RITCHIE or GORDON | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret RODGER | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Alexander RUSSELL | 1864 (6) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Elizabeth RUSSELL | 1862 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Thomas RUSSELL | 1876 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Walter RUSSELL | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Jean SIMPSON or SMELLIE | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow SMITH | Shotts Iron Works | 1846 (2) | Order images | Refused |
| Mrs SOMERVILLE | 1883 (2) | Order images | Refused as informal - application should be in husband's name | |
| Edward SOMMERVILLE | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Edward SOMMERVILLE | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Agnes WARK | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Janet WATSON or MURRIE | 1851 (1) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion ADAMS | 1 May 1860 | Jean ADAMS | Find the father |
| Janet ANDERSON | 19 April 1868 | Janet ANDERSON | Find the father |
| William ANGUS | 17 August 1856 | Agnes ANGUS | Find the father |
| James ARTHUR | 10 November 1861 | Helen ARTHUR | Find the father |
| Robert ASHINHURST | 19 April 1874 | Elisabeth ASHINHURST | Find the father |
| Ebenezer AULD | 1 February 1871 | Jane AULD | Find the father |
| James Bell BAIRD | 13 June 1867 | Agnes BAIRD | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BALLANTINE | 28 April 1873 | Elisabeth BALLANTINE | Find the father |
| Mary Smeaton BEATTIE | 25 January 1866 | Margaret BEATTIE | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BLACK | 3 July 1863 | Mary BLACK | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BLACK | 9 February 1866 | Mary BLACK | Find the father |
| Isaac BROCK | 31 August 1857 | Agnes BROCK | Find the father |
| Robert Chalmers BROCK | 27 November 1860 | Agnes BROCK | Find the father |
| William BROMELY | 2 February 1860 | Isabella BROMELY | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BROWN | 20 November 1858 | Mary Watson BROWN | Find the father |
| John BROWN | 10 March 1858 | Marion BROWN | Find the father |
| Alexander BRYCE | 20 August 1867 | Janet BRYCE | Find the father |
| Janet BUTTERY | 15 October 1872 | Isabella BUTTERY | Find the father |
| Peter BUTTERY | 30 November 1856 | Marion BUTTERY | Find the father |
| William BUTTERY | 28 November 1859 | Marion BUTTERY | Find the father |
| William CALDERHEAD | 23 September 1859 | Marion CALDERHEAD | Find the father |
| Devina CARRUTHERS | 28 June 1874 | Isabella CARRUTHERS | Find the father |
| Margaret Nisbet CLARK | 12 April 1857 | Lilias CLARK | Find the father |
| Marion Hamilton CLARK | 12 November 1864 | Helen CLARK | Find the father |
| Robert CLARK | 22 September 1866 | Christina CLARK | Find the father |
| Mary CLARKSON | 27 April 1874 | Jane CLARKSON | Find the father |
| Ann COCHRANE | 27 September 1872 | Martha COCHRANE | Find the father |
| John COLLIGAN | 8 November 1858 | Helen COLLIGAN | Find the father |
| Jemima COWAN | 10 October 1872 | Sarah COWAN | Find the father |
| Thomas CROOKS | 4 January 1873 | Catharine CROOKS | Find the father |
| Elisabeth CROSSAN | 3 January 1870 | Elisabeth CROSSAN | Find the father |
| Agnes Weir DAVIDSON | 2 August 1860 | Agnes DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Janet DENHOLM | 31 March 1874 | Janet DENHOLM | Find the father |
| William DOCHERTY | 20 August 1873 | Mary DOCHERTY | Find the father |
| William DOUGLAS | 25 May 1864 | Elisabeth DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| George FERGUSON | 4 December 1862 | Catharine FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Jane FERGUSON | 18 September 1861 | Isabella FERGUSON | Find the father |
| John FERGUSON | 2 July 1867 | Janet FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Robert FERGUSON | 27 January 1864 | Marion FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Cunningham FLECK | 1 April 1868 | Mary Ann FLECK | Find the father |
| John FORSYTH | 5 January 1869 | Christina FORSYTH | Find the father |
| Thomas FORSYTH | 23 September 1855 | Agnes FORSYTH | Find the father |
| Dorothea FRAME | 27 January 1873 | Agnes FRAME | Find the father |
| Mary FRAME | 25 May 1862 | Jean FRAME | Find the father |
| Maria GALBRAITH | 10 May 1859 | Mary GALBRAITH | Find the father |
| Isabella GARDINER | 22 May 1855 | Martha GARDINER | Find the father |
| Marion Frood GARDINER | 15 November 1859 | Mary GARDINER | Find the father |
| Theresa GAVIN | 22 January 1858 | Catharine GAVIN | Find the father |
| Alexander GEDDES | 13 August 1873 | Jane GEDDES | Find the father |
| David Wilkie Smith GIBB | 28 February 1869 | Clementina GIBB | Find the father |
| Georgina GILLESPIE | 20 October 1870 | Isabella GILLESPIE | Find the father |
| Elisabeth GILLIES | 2 October 1863 | Margaret GILLIES | Find the father |
| Margaret GILLIES | 27 April 1862 | Isabella Paterson GILLIES | Find the father |
| George Cameron GLENDENNING | 2 August 1872 | Helen GLENDENNING | Find the father |
| Samuel GOLDIE | 22 September 1855 | Jane GOLDIE | Find the father |
| James GRAHAM | 23 August 1873 | Williamina GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Jane GRAHAM | 2 November 1858 | Elisabeth GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Mary GRAHAM | 18 January 1871 | Williamina GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Christina GRANT | 17 August 1855 | Christina GRANT | Find the father |
| Thomas GRANT | 15 January 1872 | Agnes GRANT | Find the father |
| William GRAY | 23 November 1873 | Jane GRAY | Find the father |
| Jean GUNN | 23 September 1858 | Agnes GUNN | Find the father |
| William Johnston HAILSTONES | 20 June 1864 | Margaret HAILSTONES | Find the father |
| Janet HAMILTON | 13 December 1873 | Agnes HAMILTON | Find the father |
| William HARE | 21 December 1874 | Helen HARE | Find the father |
| Janet HARVIE | 8 September 1864 | Margaret HARVIE | Find the father |
| Martin Alexander HEENAN | 28 July 1871 | Agnes HEENAN | Find the father |
| Mary Jane HEENAN | 18 December 1871 | Margaret Jane HEENAN | Find the father |
| Thomas HENDERSON | 5 March 1871 | Ann HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Jane HOWISON | 20 January 1862 | Ann Glover HOWISON | Find the father |
| James HUGHES | 15 April 1856 | Hellen HUGHES | Find the father |
| Agnes HUNTER | 25 March 1869 | Hannah HUNTER | Find the father |
| Alice HUNTER | 10 September 1855 | Jane HUNTER | Find the father |
| Janet HUNTER | 1 March 1856 | Helen HUNTER | Find the father |
| Mary HUNTER | 22 September 1864 | Mary HUNTER | Find the father |
| William HUNTER | 21 September 1867 | Mary HUNTER | Find the father |
| William HUNTER | 15 January 1872 | Mary HUNTER | Find the father |
| Alexander INGLIS | 27 January 1859 | Jean INGLIS | Find the father |
| John JACOB | 2 March 1872 | Matilda JACOB | Find the father |
| Samuel John JACOB | 8 February 1871 | Matilda JACOB | Find the father |
| Mathew JARDINE | 25 February 1855 | Mary JARDINE | Find the father |
| David JEFFRAY | 27 January 1862 | Agnes JEFFRAY | Find the father |
| Jane JOHNSTON | 12 December 1872 | Jane JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Margaret JOHNSTON | 5 October 1869 | Jane JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Mary KEATINGS | 28 October 1858 | Sarah KEATINGS | Find the father |
| Andrew KECHANS | 23 July 1868 | Mary KECHANS | Find the father |
| David KERR | 1 December 1873 | Janet KERR | Find the father |
| James KERR | 24 August 1860 | Jean KERR | Find the father |
| Margaret KIRK | 12 August 1862 | Elisabeth KIRK | Find the father |
| James LAIRD | 17 March 1861 | Elisabeth LAIRD | Find the father |
| Jane Boston LIDDELL | 10 March 1858 | Agnes LIDDELL | Find the father |
| Mary LIDDELL | 18 January 1865 | Agnes LIDDELL | Find the father |
| Janet Morton LINDSAY | 14 June 1858 | Marion LINDSAY | Find the father |
| John LINNING | 24 January 1864 | Janet LINNING | Find the father |
| Thomas LINNING | 6 October 1866 | Janet LINNING | Find the father |
| Agnes Johnston LITHGOW | 20 January 1863 | Elisabeth LITHGOW | Find the father |
| William LITHGOW | 11 January 1873 | Margaret LITHGOW | Find the father |
| Ann LOCHHEAD | 10 June 1867 | Ann LOCHHEAD | Find the father |
| James LOCHHEAD | 7 January 1860 | Ann LOCHHEAD | Find the father |
| Margaret LYNCH | 29 February 1868 | Ann LYNCH | Find the father |
| Ann MACCAFFRY | 28 November 1855 | Ann MACCAFFRY | Find the father |
| James MALLOY | 16 January 1866 | Hannah MALLOY | Find the father |
| James MARSHALL | 8 May 1863 | Agnes MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Peter MARSHALL | 28 June 1866 | Agnes MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Robert MARSHALL | 16 April 1874 | Catharine MARSHALL | Find the father |
| William MARSHALL | 21 January 1861 | Agnes MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Williamina MARSHALL | 2 March 1871 | Agnes MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Mary Marshall MCCALLAM | 24 August 1861 | Margaret MCCALLAM | Find the father |
| Helen MCCRACKEN | 15 December 1868 | Agnes MCCRACKEN | Find the father |
| George MCCULLOCH | 5 November 1871 | Margaret MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| Mary MCDEARMID | 11 May 1861 | Flora MCDEARMID | Find the father |
| Mary Jane MCGINNIS | 12 August 1863 | Jane MCGINNIS | Find the father |
| Patrick MCGINNIS | 7 February 1861 | Jean MCGINNIS | Find the father |
| Robert MCHARG | 1 May 1870 | Elisabeth MCHARG | Find the father |
| David MCINAIRN | 19 June 1863 | Mary MCINAIRN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MCKINNIS | 4 September 1864 | Mary MCKINNIS | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MCKINNIS | 15 February 1865 | Margaret MCKINNIS | Find the father |
| William MCMARTIN | 6 August 1865 | Ann MCMARTIN | Find the father |
| Alexander MCNAUGHTON | 18 December 1865 | Margaret MCNAUGHTON | Find the father |
| Isabella MCPHERSON | 29 November 1861 | Janet MCPHERSON | Find the father |
| John MCPHERSON | 2 September 1863 | Catharine MCPHERSON | Find the father |
| Mathew MCPHERSON | 9 March 1861 | Catharine MCPHERSON | Find the father |
| Ann MILLER | 18 July 1870 | Janet MILLER | Find the father |
| James MILLER | 16 February 1868 | Margaret MILLER | Find the father |
| Violet Hockhart MILLER | 3 December 1859 | Alison MILLER | Find the father |
| William Fyffe MILLER | 17 December 1864 | Catharine MILLER | Find the father |
| David MOFFAT | 8 November 1874 | Christina MOFFAT | Find the father |
| Isabella Adam MOFFAT | 14 August 1860 | Margaret MOFFAT | Find the father |
| Robert MOFFAT | 9 November 1874 | Christina MOFFAT | Find the father |
| Agnes MORE | 22 July 1858 | Margaret MORE | Find the father |
| Ann MORE | 5 September 1866 | Mary MORE | Find the father |
| Mary MORE | 24 October 1860 | Mary MORE | Find the father |
| Adam MUIR | 31 October 1856 | Helen MUIR | Find the father |
| Jane MUIR | 29 November 1858 | Janet MUIR | Find the father |
| William MUIRHEAD | 7 December 1861 | Elisabeth MUIRHEAD | Find the father |
| Robert MULLEN | 13 March 1855 | Agnes MULLEN | Find the father |
| William MULLER | 11 July 1866 | Mary MULLER | Find the father |
| Jane MUNRO | 8 June 1864 | Mary MUNRO | Find the father |
| Jane MUNRO | 30 July 1866 | Barbara MUNRO | Find the father |
| Sophia MUNRO | 23 July 1872 | Margaret MUNRO | Find the father |
| Alexander NELSON | 30 August 1856 | Margaret NELSON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth NORRIS | 26 March 1874 | Margaret NORRIS | Find the father |
| Eliza O'NEIL | 14 October 1858 | Mary O'NEIL | Find the father |
| Owen OWENS | 27 March 1855 | Catharine OWENS | Find the father |
| Helen PATON | 11 June 1872 | Sarah PATON | Find the father |
| Margaret Callander PEACOCK | 21 September 1874 | Jean PEACOCK | Find the father |
| James PEARSON | 19 April 1863 | Jane PEARSON | Find the father |
| David PETTIGREW | 25 July 1859 | Elisabeth PETTIGREW | Find the father |
| James PROVAN | 12 April 1871 | Mary PROVAN | Find the father |
| Mary PROVAN | 14 January 1869 | Mary PROVAN | Find the father |
| Isabella RATTRAY | 3 February 1862 | Ellen RATTRAY | Find the father |
| James REID | 18 February 1870 | Margaret REID | Find the father |
| Jean REID | 3 December 1870 | Margaret REID | Find the father |
| William Paton RENTON | 20 March 1867 | Elizabeth RENTON | Find the father |
| Alexander RITCHIE | 2 December 1862 | Elisabeth RITCHIE | Find the father |
| Robert ROBERTSON | 1 August 1874 | Agnes ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| William RODGER | 16 September 1872 | Janet RODGER | Find the father |
| Isabella ROSS | 2 December 1856 | Janet ROSS | Find the father |
| John ROSS | 15 September 1869 | Ann ROSS | Find the father |
| Margaret ROSS | 20 April 1865 | Marion ROSS | Find the father |
| Grizzel RUSSELL | 10 March 1862 | Margaret RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Mary RUSSELL | 29 July 1858 | Ann RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Mary RUSSELL | 16 January 1865 | Elisabeth RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Peter RUSSELL | 19 November 1862 | Janet RUSSELL | Find the father |
| William RUSSELL | 29 July 1857 | Margaret RUSSELL | Find the father |
| William RUSSELL | 29 July 1874 | Margaret RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Eliza SAVAGE | 24 July 1859 | Mary Ann SAVAGE | Find the father |
| Peter SCOTT | 17 July 1872 | Fanny SCOTT | Find the father |
| Jessie SHANKS | 11 November 1863 | Jessie SHANKS | Find the father |
| James SIMPSON | 27 January 1858 | Elisabeth SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Francis SKELTON | 16 August 1874 | Mary SKELTON | Find the father |
| Christina SMITH | 18 February 1871 | Helen SMITH | Find the father |
| Jessie SMITH | 2 November 1870 | Agnes SMITH | Find the father |
| John SMITH | 3 January 1872 | Margaret SMITH | Find the father |
| Thomas SMITH | 13 December 1855 | Alison SMITH | Find the father |
| James SOMMERVILLE | 13 May 1870 | Elisabeth SOMMERVILLE | Find the father |
| Mary SOMMERVILLE | 6 January 1873 | Mary SOMMERVILLE | Find the father |
| William SPOWART | 17 December 1871 | Ann SPOWART | Find the father |
| William STARK | 14 January 1858 | Jean STARK | Find the father |
| Janet STEEL | 19 January 1862 | Janet STEEL | Find the father |
| Robert STEEL | 1 May 1874 | Agnes STEEL | Find the father |
| Robert STEELE | 18 February 1863 | Jean STEELE | Find the father |
| Jessie STEVENSON | 13 September 1868 | Margaret STEVENSON | Find the father |
| George STEWART | 21 November 1870 | Grace STEWART | Find the father |
| John STEWART | 3 May 1859 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Bridget TARNAY | 25 October 1855 | Margaret TARNAY | Find the father |
| Catharine Dewar TAYLOR | 21 January 1858 | Mary TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Janet THOMSON | 7 December 1870 | Janet THOMSON | Find the father |
| Peter THOMSON | 1 September 1870 | Janet THOMSON | Find the father |
| Sarah THOMSON | 14 June 1874 | Sarah THOMSON | Find the father |
| Thomas Rankin THOMSON | 2 August 1869 | Isabella THOMSON | Find the father |
| Hugh Stark WADDELL | 30 April 1874 | Margaret WADDELL | Find the father |
| Elisabeth WALKER | 27 October 1874 | Lilias WALKER | Find the father |
| James WALKER | 25 April 1873 | Agnes WALKER | Find the father |
| Jessie WALKER | 20 October 1868 | Helen WALKER | Find the father |
| Mary WALKER | 14 October 1864 | Mary WALKER | Find the father |
| John WARDROPE | 9 January 1874 | Jane WARDROPE | Find the father |
| Alexander WARK | 1 November 1861 | Agnes WARK | Find the father |
| Barbara Mackie WATSON | 12 April 1866 | Agnes WATSON | Find the father |
| James WATSON | 3 February 1858 | Janet WATSON | Find the father |
| Hessebeth Livingston WATT | 30 May 1869 | Janet WATT | Find the father |
| Catharine Aitcheson WEIR | 24 November 1865 | Mary WEIR | Find the father |
| James Robertson WEIR | 16 September 1870 | Agnes WEIR | Find the father |
| Janet WEIR | 18 November 1867 | Margaret WEIR | Find the father |
| Marion WEIR | 2 February 1871 | Mary WEIR | Find the father |
| Peter WEIR | 13 October 1874 | Christina WEIR | Find the father |
| Robert WEIR | 27 December 1868 | Mary WEIR | Find the father |
| James WHITE | 5 January 1870 | Marion WHITE | Find the father |
| John WHITE | 1 November 1855 | Janet WHITE | Find the father |
| John WHITEFIELD | 31 March 1859 | Janet WHITEFIELD | Find the father |
| James WHITEFORD | 20 March 1856 | Mary Ann WHITEFORD | Find the father |
| Daniel WILLIAMS | 13 May 1860 | Drusilla WILLIAMS | Find the father |
| John WILLIAMS | 5 May 1860 | Elisabeth WILLIAMS | Find the father |
| Mary WILLIAMS | 23 October 1862 | Elisabeth WILLIAMS | Find the father |
| Elisabeth WILSON | 1 April 1855 | Elisabeth WILSON | Find the father |
| Jean WILSON | 2 April 1872 | Elisabeth WILSON | Find the father |
| Margaret WILSON | 5 November 1872 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
| Robert WILSON | 27 September 1869 | Elisabeth WILSON | Find the father |
| Jane WINNING | 18 June 1863 | Isabella WINNING | Find the father |
| Georgina YOUNG | 30 December 1868 | Margaret YOUNG | Find the father |
| Martha YOUNG | 31 May 1856 | Christina YOUNG | Find the father |
| Robert YOUNG | 28 July 1872 | Mary YOUNG | 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
