Records -> Inverness-shire
Sleat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm BEATON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Malcolm BEATON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Isabella CAMPBELL | 1874 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Janet FORBES | 1857 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Angus KENNEDY | 1850 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Alexander MACDONALD | 1862 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Allan MACDONALD | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine MACDONALD | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan MACDONALD | 1857 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Neil MACDONALD | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Janet MACINTYRE | 1859-1860 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Alexander MACKENZIE | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Agnes MCDONALD or ROBERTSON | 1871 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Alexander MCDONALD | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan MCDONALD | 1855 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of relief | |
| Widow MCGREGOR or MCPHERSON | 1877 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Donald MCINNES | 1854 (4) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary Ann MCINNES | 1862 (5) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary MCINTYRE | 1862 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John MCLEOD | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| John MCLEOD | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Donald NICOLSON | 1852 (2) | Order images | Withdrawn | |
| Ann RIDDOCH or GILLIES | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 1850 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 296 1850 | |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 1857 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 1859-1860 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 1862 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed (poorhouse) | |
| Widow SHAW | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret SHAW | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused - informal |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina GRANT 5 Aird, Sleat | Alexander ROBERTSON | 22 Mar 1900 Aird, Sleat | Order now | Portree SC32/4/1 |
| Ann Bella Kate MACDONALD Saasaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye | John GRANT | 1 Oct 1888 | Order now | Portree SC32/4/1 |
| Isabella ROBERTSON 8 Teangue$, Sleat, Skye | John MACDONALD | 17 Sep 1900 Teangue$, Sleat, Skye | Order now | Portree SC32/4/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret ANDERSON | 9 December 1862 | Marion ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Kate Anne BUCHANAN | 8 February 1873 | Margaret BUCHANAN | Find the father |
| Christy GILLIES | 17 June 1874 | Marcella GILLIES | Find the father |
| Catharine KENNEDY | 22 February 1857 | Margaret KENNEDY | Find the father |
| John KENNEDY | 8 May 1861 | Janet KENNEDY | Find the father |
| James MACDONALD | 22 October 1859 | Christy MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Mary MACDONALD | 25 May 1869 | Christy MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Ranald MACDONALD | 26 August 1860 | Maggy MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Alexander MACINNES | 24 February 1871 | Mary MACINNES | Find the father |
| Catharine MACINNES | 17 November 1855 | Mary MACINNES | Find the father |
| Mary MACINNES | 11 February 1857 | Janet MACINNES | Find the father |
| Mary MACINTYRE | 4 August 1861 | Kate MACINTYRE | Find the father |
| James MACKENZIE | 6 April 1862 | Marion MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Ann MACKINNON | 21 April 1857 | Ann MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Catharine MACKINNON | 13 July 1871 | Janet MACKINNON | Find the father |
| James MACKINNON | 10 January 1856 | Catharine MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Ann MACLEAN | 23 March 1867 | Mary MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Malcolm MACLURE | 17 May 1863 | Betsy MACLURE | Find the father |
| Alexander MACPHERSON | 19 August 1871 | Peggy MACPHERSON | Find the father |
| Janet MACPHERSON | 3 January 1858 | Isabella MACPHERSON | Find the father |
| Mary MACPHERSON | 28 December 1858 | Cathrine MACPHERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann MACQUEEN | 1 April 1856 | Margaret MACQUEEN | Find the father |
| Kate MARTIN | 29 May 1872 | Janet MARTIN | Find the father |
| Alexander MCARTHUR | 25 October 1869 | Mary MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Margaret MCCLURE | 9 October 1871 | Margaret MCCLURE | Find the father |
| Catharine MCDONALD | 25 February 1870 | Janet MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Donald MCDONALD | 10 July 1870 | Maggie MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Kate Anne MCDONALD | 26 January 1874 | Matilda MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Duncan MCINNES | 10 October 1863 | Mary MCINNES | Find the father |
| Jane MCINNES | 12 August 1874 | Mary MCINNES | Find the father |
| Malcolm MCINNES | 5 April 1874 | Mary MCINNES | Find the father |
| John MCINTOSH | 7 January 1870 | Marion MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Murdoch MCINTOSH | 22 December 1869 | Mary MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Malcolm MCINTYRE | 6 September 1868 | Christy MCINTYRE | Find the father |
| William MCKENZIE | 15 December 1870 | Peggy MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| John MCKINNON | 9 December 1869 | Ann MCKINNON | Find the father |
| John MCKINNON | 13 February 1871 | Jane MCKINNON | Find the father |
| Mary MCLEAN | 10 April 1868 | Mary MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Mary MCLEAN | 15 September 1872 | Mary MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Ranald MCLEAN | 12 April 1873 | Christy MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Donald MCPHERSON | 15 January 1868 | Peggy MCPHERSON | Find the father |
| John MURCHISON | 8 September 1855 | Isabella MURCHISON | Find the father |
| Alexander NICOLSON | 22 March 1861 | Catharine NICOLSON | Find the father |
| Ann NICOLSON | 17 October 1859 | Catharine NICOLSON | Find the father |
| Johanna NICOLSON | 8 July 1874 | Jane NICOLSON | Find the father |
| Alexander ROBERTSON | 20 January 1861 | Catharine ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Christy ROBERTSON | 25 July 1857 | Catharine ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Mary ROBERTSON | 26 October 1857 | Flora ROBERTSON | 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.
