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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 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.

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Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/480/6Minutes
Includes accounts and mortcloth dues		1773-1817Request lookup
CH2/480/7Minutes
Includes accounts and poor payments		1817-1845Request lookup
CH2/480/8Minutes1840-1867Request lookup
CH2/480/10Baptismal register1875-1935Request lookup
CH2/480/11Marriage register1855-1880Request lookup
CH2/480/13Communion roll1866-1868Request lookup
CH2/480/14Communion roll1869-1874Request lookup
CH2/480/15Communion roll1875-1882Request lookup
CH2/480/16Communion roll1883-1888Request lookup
CH2/480/17Communion roll1889-1894Request lookup
CH2/480/18Communion roll1895-1900Request 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:
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  • £10 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
William CRUIKSHANK 1857 (2)Order imagesRefused

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. For births outwith this period, click here.

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Andrew ANDERSON25 April 1860Jane ANDERSONFind the father
George ARTHUR21 June 1857Isabella ARTHURFind the father
James ARTHUR18 March 1861Isabella ARTHURFind the father
John BEVERLY28 December 1859Ann BEVERLYFind the father
Thomas BOWMAN26 February 1863Jessie BOWMANFind the father
Jane BURNETT20 April 1855Jane BURNETTFind the father
Jane King BUTHLAY13 March 1866Margaret BUTHLAYFind the father
John King BUTHLAY15 August 1863Margaret BUTHLAYFind the father
James CROMBIE6 December 1867Mary CROMBIEFind the father
William CROMBIE23 October 1867Helen CROMBIEFind the father
Alexander CRUICKSHANK5 May 1868Mary CRUICKSHANKFind the father
David CRUICKSHANK15 April 1863Mary CRUICKSHANKFind the father
Mary CRUICKSHANK4 July 1864Mary CRUICKSHANKFind the father
Susan CRUICKSHANK12 May 1864Margaret CRUICKSHANKFind the father
William Alexander DAVIDSON20 December 1862Helen Ann DAVIDSONFind the father
William DONALDSON21 May 1866Harriet DONALDSONFind the father
Eliza Ann FORREST3 August 1869Margaret FORRESTFind the father
Elizabeth GORDON4 December 1869Christian GORDONFind the father
John GORDON10 July 1858Jane GORDONFind the father
Mary Ann Watson GRAY29 October 1862Jane GRAYFind the father
Margaret Jane HIRD1 November 1868Margaret HIRDFind the father
James HOGG3 April 1868Christina HOGGFind the father
John Wiseman HOGG19 August 1857Margaret HOGGFind the father
Mary Elizabeth JOHNSTON15 November 1867Margaret JOHNSTONFind the father
Thomas KING14 December 1865Isabella KINGFind the father
Ann LAWRENCE28 March 1859Amelia LAWRENCEFind the father
Bathia Hardie LOGIE4 May 1859Amelia Keith LOGIEFind the father
John MACCRIE8 November 1865Margaret MACCRIEFind the father
John Crawford MACKENZIE22 May 1858Elizabeth MACKENZIEFind the father
James MARR12 September 1855Jane MARRFind the father
Christian MORGAN14 November 1861Elizabeth MORGANFind the father
Jessie MORGAN10 June 1857Elizabeth MORGANFind the father
Mary Jane Mutch MORGAN13 October 1860Jane MORGANFind the father
William MORGAN17 May 1855Elisabeth MORGANFind the father
Jane MUNRO26 May 1861Jane MUNROFind the father
Mary Ann RIOCH4 February 1861Susan RIOCHFind the father
Jessie ROBERTSON6 June 1867Isabella ROBERTSONFind the father
James ROGER10 January 1861Elspet ROGERFind the father
William ROGER10 December 1865Elspet ROGERFind the father
Alexander SIM24 January 1863Isabella SIMFind the father
Jessie SIM11 February 1867Jane SIMFind the father
Jessie Low SLESSOR22 November 1869Mary SLESSORFind the father
Agnes TAYLOR24 July 1866Margaret TAYLORFind the father
Jane TAYLOR5 May 1865Jane TAYLORFind the father
Isabella WALKER23 November 1868Agnes WALKERFind the father
Isabella Adamson WALKER29 November 1863Barbara WALKERFind the father
Isabella Morrison WALKER5 July 1863Agnes WALKERFind the father
William WALKER23 December 1862Jane WALKERFind the father
James WILLIAMSON10 August 1856Barbara WILLIAMSONFind 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.

Male Heads of families 1834 (NRS Reference: CH2/480/7 pp. 109-112)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
GeorgeMuirmember of session
JamesDickiemember of session
JohnBrownmember of session
JohnClarkmember of session
WilliamBrucemember of session
AlexanderBeanLousielaw
AlexanderCromarMill Of Colliston
AlexanderDugaldWaterside
AlexrJamiesonSmiddyhill
AlexrJamiesonSmiddyhill
AlexrKennedyMickle Moss
AlexanderKingColliston
AlexanderKingColliston
AlexanderLesslieCrawley
AlexanderMackieColliston
AlexrMcdonaldColliston
AlexanderPaulBelscamphie
AlexrSangsterKnaperna
AlexrSangsterLittle Colliston
AlexrSimpsonMill Of Brogan
AlexanderThomColliston
AlexanderWalkerColliston
AlexanderWalkerColliston
AlexanderWatsonKirkton
AndrewJohnstonOgston
AndrewWalkerColliston
AndrewKingColliston
AndrewMitchellMudhole
AndrewRobbMains Of Leask
AndrewWalkerColliston
BasilMackieSmiddyhill
CharlesDuncanMountpleasant
CharlesRobertsonCothill
CharlesSangsterLittle Colliston
CharlesShandNether Leask
CharlesSimUpper Brownhill
CharlesSmithWhitefields
DavidWatsonCrawley
DonaldLamontWaterside
GeoAndersonAuchnabo
GeoAndersonAlehousehill
GeoDalgarnoBlackhill
GeorgeDonaldNether Brownhill
GeorgeGordonCrawley Cottage
GeorgeGrayMickle Slains
GeorgeHardieKnaperna
GeorgeHardieKnaperna
GeorgeImlayColliston
GeorgeLeaskHaddo
GeorgeMitchellColliston
GeorgeMitchellCollier Row
GeorgePirieLittle Colliston
GeorgeRobertsonColliston
GeorgeSangsterByreless
GeorgeSimKnapperna
GeorgeToughColliston
GeorgeWalkerColliston
GeorgeWalkerColliston
GeorgeWallaceUpper Brownhilladdress changed from Mill of Brogan (apparently originally an error)
GeorgeWilkinsonMill Of Brogan
GilesAdamsonMilltown Of Leask
HectorMackieMilltown Of Colliston
JamesBarclayMilltown Of Colliston
JamesBurdFeu
JamesButhlayColliston
JamesCormackOld Castle
JamesCruickshankBroadmuir
JamesDavidsonOld Castle
JamesGrayOld Castle
JamesGrayMickle Slains
JamesHayColliston
JamesHendersonKirkton
JamesLeithOld Clochtow
JamesMassieHillhead
JamesMcbeyKingston
JamesMilneMilltown Of Leask
JamesPhilipColliston
JamesRainnieFeu
JamesRainnieNew Clochtow
JamesRitchieColliston
JamesRossLittle Colliston
JamesSangsterKnapperna
JamesTaylorNew Clochtow
JamesWalkerColliston
JamesWatsonNew Clochtow
JohnAllanBroadleyhill
JohnArthurMains Of Leask
JohnBeanMickle Moss
JohnBeanMickle Moss
JohnButhlayColliston
JohnCormackOld Castle
JohnCormackOld Castle
JohnCruickshankBroadleyhill
JohnDuncanOld Clochtow+ beside name
JohnFlannColliston
JohnGrayAuchnabo
JohnKennedyMickle Moss
JohnKingColliston
JohnKingColliston
JohnLeithAlehousehill
JohnLigertwoodHackhill$
JohnMckenziePitlurg
J WPattersonKingston
JohnPaulFurvie
JohnPhilipOld Castle
JohnPirieBlackhill
JohnRitchieColliston
JohnRobertsonBelscamphie
JohnSangsterColliston
JohnSangsterLittle Colliston
JohnSangsterWard
JohnSingerCothill
JohnWalkerColliston
JohnWalkerColliston
JohnWebsterBlackhill
JohnMuirMilltown Of Leask
PeterDalgarnoCothill
PeterHayMilltown Of Colliston
PeterWalkerAuchmade
PhilipKennedyByreless
RobertBowmanWoodend
RobertButhlayColliston
RobertDuncanMountpleasant
RobertRobertsonKingston
RobertWalkerColliston
RobertWalkerColliston
RobertWalkerColliston
SilvesterScrogieColliston
ThomasBowmanBogbrae
ThomasBowmanBogbrae
ThomasKennedyByreless
ThomasKingColliston
ThomasKingColliston+ beside name
ThomasLowNew Clochtow
ThomasRitchieWhiteness
ThomasRobertsonColliston
ThomasSangsterMill Of Brogan
ThomasSangsterOgston
ThomasSimMains Of Leask
ThomasSimpsonMickle Slains
ThomasThoirsFeu
ThomasWalkerColliston
ThomasWalkerColliston
ThomasWalkerColliston
WilliamAndersonBogbrae
WilliamBeanColliston
WilliamBlackCrawley Cottage
WilliamButhlayColliston
WilliamCraikAuchnabo
WilliamCruickshankWardlaw's Close
WilliamDonaldsonCornhill
WilliamDuncanBroadleyhillx next to name
WilliamHayMoss Farm
WilliamMarrMill Of Brogan
WilliamMilneAuchnabo
WilliamMorganLousielaw
WilliamRaeMains Of Leask
WilliamRobertsonColliston
WilliamSangsterLittle Colliston
WilliamSangsterBridgend
WilliamSangsterBrownhill
WilliamSkeenAuchnabo
WilliamSkeenBrogan
WilliamSnellOld Clochtow

Kirk Session Records Index

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