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Records -> Ayrshire

Sorn 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:
  • £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)
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
Jane CRICHTON 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Jane FERGUSON or ANDERSON 1865 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow FINLAY or NEILL 1878 (3)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
James Wallace HOGG 1875 (2)Order imagesRefused
Thomas IRVINE 1862 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Robert KIRKLAND 1856 (1)Order imagesRefused
Janet MCBRIDE 1869 (1)Order imagesRefused
David MCCONNELL 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused
James MCCRON 1866 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Susan MCLACHLAN 1876 (1)Order imagesRefused
Agnes ROY or HANNAH 1858 (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
Martha KEENAN
Catrine, Sorn
Hugh GIBB22 Jan 1875Order nowAyr
SC6/7/15
Martha MCLACHLAN
Catrine, Sorn
Henry MOORE8 Aug 1876
Sorn
Order nowAyr
SC6/7/15
Elizabeth MCNAUGHT
Blairmalloch, Sorn, Ayrshire
Gilbert SHAW8 Oct 1878
Blairmalloch, Sorn, Ayrshire
Order nowHamilton
SC37/7/24
Margaret PARK or NIMMO
Catrine, Sorn
Joseph MCKENZIE28 Jun 1845Order nowAyr
SC6/7/10
Elizabeth RENNIE
Stewart's Place, Catrine, Sorn
George DALZIEL28 Feb 1884
Stewart's Place, Catrine, Sorn
Order nowAyr
SC6/7/17
Elizabeth THOMSON
Glenlogan, Sorn
Richard HALLIDAY21 May 1869Order nowAyr
SC6/7/14
Rachel WILSON or BUCHANAN OR HAMILTON
Stewart Place, Catrine, Sorn
William YOUNG25 Jul 1879
Stewart Place, Catrine, Sorn
Order nowAyr
SC6/7/16


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.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Alexander AITKEN2 July 1861Jane AITKENFather found
Elizabeth AITKEN13 April 1872Jessie AITKENFind the father
Janet AITKEN6 January 1864Jane AITKENFather found
Janet Love AITKEN29 April 1861Mary AITKENFind the father
John ANTON27 June 1863Elizabeth ANTONFind the father
David Johnston ARKIESON20 March 1857Jane ARKIESONFind the father
James ARKISON18 October 1863Jane ARKISONFind the father
Rachel Ballantine BAIRD29 July 1872Robina BAIRDFind the father
Robert BAIRD13 February 1868Robina BAIRDFind the father
William Mcknight BAIRD29 July 1872Robina BAIRDFind the father
Peter Devlin BARBOUR31 August 1865Janet BARBOURFind the father
William BARBOUR22 December 1865Susan BARBOURFind the father
Robert BEGG15 January 1863Christina BEGGFind the father
William BRACKENRIDGE28 February 1860Agnes BRACKENRIDGEFind the father
Alexander BROWN7 February 1860Agnes BROWNFind the father
John BROWN5 February 1858Lilias BROWNFind the father
Mary Ann BROWN3 January 1857Agnes BROWNFind the father
William BRYAN13 April 1861Anne BRYANFind the father
Catherine CAMERON20 March 1874Margaret CAMERONFind the father
Anne CAMPBELL1 May 1870Sarah CAMPBELLFind the father
Elizabeth CAMPBELL25 December 1874Sarah CAMPBELLFind the father
John CAMPBELL14 November 1863Anne CAMPBELLFind the father
Robert CAMPBELL24 May 1868Sarah CAMPBELLFind the father
Andrew CLARK6 October 1870Jessie CLARKFind the father
John CLARK13 February 1857Margaret Gibson CLARKFind the father
Margaret CLARK16 December 1862Elizabeth CLARKFind the father
Agnes Morton COWAN9 January 1870Bethea COWANFind the father
Anne COWAN17 June 1863Susannah COWANFind the father
William COWAN22 June 1861Jane COWANFind the father
Williamina COWAN6 June 1870Agnes COWANFather found
Anne CURRIE3 February 1872Anne CURRIEFind the father
George CURRIE18 March 1872Margaret CURRIEFind the father
James CURRIE22 March 1868Maria CURRIEFind the father
George DALZIEL18 June 1861Isabella DALZIELFind the father
George DAVIDSON24 July 1867Elizabeth DAVIDSONFind the father
Hugh DAVIDSON24 March 1862Elizabeth DAVIDSONFind the father
James DAVIDSON6 July 1864Elizabeth DAVIDSONFind the father
John DAVIDSON1 December 1869Elizabeth Mcdonald DAVIDSONFind the father
John DAVIDSON4 May 1872Elizabeth DAVIDSONFind the father
William Walker DAVIDSON20 April 1872Margaret DAVIDSONFind the father
William DONELLY6 April 1860Elizabeth DONELLYFind the father
Elizabeth DOOLE3 November 1865Esther DOOLEFather found
James DOYLE24 December 1858Margaret DOYLEFind the father
Robert DYKES16 August 1863Marion DYKESFind the father
John Hamilton FERGUSON15 April 1874Margaret FERGUSONFind the father
William FERGUSSON11 April 1860Agnes FERGUSSONFind the father
Euphemia FINLAYSON6 May 1864Mary FINLAYSONFind the father
Jane FLETCHER3 March 1871Mary FLETCHERFind the father
John FORREST17 July 1855Jean FORRESTFind the father
William FREEBAIRN16 July 1865Jane FREEBAIRNFind the father
Christina Cormack FREEMAN8 June 1856Elizabeth FREEMANFind the father
Alexander FRENCH29 November 1858Mary FRENCHFind the father
Annie Mcculloch GARIEY6 August 1871Jane GARIEYFind the father
James GIBSON19 November 1872Susan GIBSONFind the father
John Stevenson GIBSON4 November 1874Susan GIBSONFind the father
John Brown GILCHRIST18 February 1871Mary GILCHRISTFind the father
John GILLESPIE25 November 1864Elizabeth HARPERFather found
William GLEN29 August 1874Isabella GLENFind the father
Thomas GOOD25 December 1860Jane GOODFind the father
Thomas GRAY26 June 1865Hannah GRAYFind the father
Elizabeth Nimmo HAINING9 March 1857Agnes HAININGFind the father
Margaret HALL20 August 1861Margaret HALLFind the father
Joseph HAMILTON3 May 1864Agnes HAMILTONFind the father
William Johnstone HARKISSON2 November 1870Isabella HARKISSONFind the father
Agnes HAXTON15 September 1867Elizabeth HAXTONFind the father
Lorimer HEADLEY14 July 1859Mary HEADLEYFind the father
James HENDERSON5 June 1857Mary HENDERSONFind the father
Mary HENDERSON16 April 1860Mary HENDERSONFind the father
Matthew HENDERSON4 February 1865Mary HENDERSONFind the father
Robina HENDERSON10 October 1870Janet HENDERSONFind the father
Thomas Hodge HENDERSON20 July 1870Mary HENDERSONFind the father
John HODGE20 August 1860Helen HODGEFind the father
William HOGG11 May 1871Elizabeth HOGGFind the father
Peter Barber HOWAT3 April 1869Margaret HOWATFind the father
Andrew HYSLOP7 February 1872Jane HYSLOPFind the father
Elizabeth HYSLOP31 May 1873Elizabeth HYSLOPFind the father
Robert HYSLOP11 November 1873Jane HYSLOPFind the father
Jean JAMIESON14 February 1866Helen JAMIESONFind the father
Alexander JOHNSTON29 April 1866Ellison JOHNSTONFind the father
Alexander Tolemy JOHNSTON10 April 1861Jane JOHNSTONFind the father
Mary JOHNSTON7 February 1856Georgina JOHNSTONFind the father
Margaret LAMBIE7 November 1860Jane LAMBIEFather found
Ann LINDSAY8 July 1868Ann LINDSAYFind the father
Elizabeth LINDSAY24 September 1864Ann LINDSAYFind the father
Janet LINDSAY17 June 1870Anne LINDSAYFind the father
John LINDSAY6 December 1871Grace LINDSAYFind the father
Agnes Thomson LUCAS16 February 1866Janet LUCASFind the father
Helen LUCAS27 February 1855Janet LUCASFind the father
Marion LUCAS3 June 1860Janet LUCASFind the father
Francis MACARTHUR10 April 1859Anne MACARTHURFind the father
William MACKIE3 September 1874Agnes MACKIEFind the father
John Brown MARLEY12 October 1871Janet MARLEYFind the father
Elizabeth MCBRIDE31 May 1871Janet MCBRIDEFind the father
Helen MCBRIDE4 April 1861Janet MCBRIDEFind the father
Janet MCBRIDE24 March 1864Janet MCBRIDEFind the father
Jeanie MCBRIDE22 March 1866Janet MCBRIDEFind the father
Mary MCBRIDE14 October 1857Janet MCBRIDEFind the father
Robert MCBRIDE23 August 1868Janet MCBRIDEFind the father
William MCCAREY27 March 1872Elizabeth MCCAREYFind the father
John MCCARTNEY19 April 1870Agnes MCCARTNEYFind the father
George MCCEARTNEY12 August 1871Margaret MCCEARTNEYFind the father
David Robert Taylor MCCLURE6 June 1862Margaret MCCLUREFather found
Mary Ann MCCONNELL27 September 1860Jane MCCONNELLFind the father
John Lorimer MCCOWAN14 April 1860Elizabeth MCCOWANFind the father
Andrew MCCRONE19 July 1871Jane MCCRONEFind the father
John MCCRONE8 May 1868Jane MCCRONEFind the father
Margaret MCDONALD2 February 1861Margaret MCDONALDFind the father
Jane Wilson MCEWEN23 January 1865Sarah MCEWENFind the father
Mary Jane MCFARLANE28 February 1869Helen MCFARLANEFind the father
George MCGAVIN7 July 1857Agnes MCGAVINFind the father
Alexander MCKINNA18 November 1863Janet Mitchell MCKINNAFind the father
Agnes MCWHIRTER6 February 1870Agnes MCWHIRTERFind the father
Andrew MCWHIRTER10 August 1871Margaret MCWHIRTERFind the father
William MCWHIRTER26 April 1874Marion MCWHIRTERFather found
Archibald MONTGOMERY7 February 1868Grace MONTGOMERYFind the father
Janet MOORE18 May 1865Margaret MOOREFind the father
Adam Mitchell MORRISON25 October 1858Mary MORRISONFind the father
Marion MORTON30 April 1870Jane MORTONFather found
Jemima Jane Morton MUIR25 September 1866Jane MUIRFind the father
John MUIR10 April 1858Janet MUIRFind the father
Margaret Kennedy Nimmo MURDOCH17 May 1859Anne MURDOCHFind the father
Hannah NANS29 November 1865Rosanna NANSFind the father
Helen NANS19 March 1861Rosanna NANSFind the father
James Mcfarlane NANS22 November 1858Rosinna NANSFind the father
Mary NANS26 July 1860Jane NANSFind the father
Mary NANS17 April 1863Rosanna NANSFind the father
Mary NANS5 June 1866Jane NANSFind the father
Rosanna NANS4 March 1871Rosanna NANSFind the father
Elizabeth NIMMO27 December 1857Elizabeth NIMMOFind the father
Jane Mccrae NIMMO27 November 1856Janet NIMMOFind the father
Jane Mccrae NIMMO6 January 1870Mary Ann NIMMOFind the father
Mary Ann NIMMO6 October 1863Elizabeth NIMMOFind the father
Mary Watt NIMMO16 March 1873Mary Ann NIMMOFind the father
Isabella ORR20 February 1861Elizabeth ORRFind the father
James PATRICK6 June 1855Mary PATRICKFind the father
Jean PATRICK28 March 1866Elizabeth PATRICKFind the father
George Bell PATTISON25 December 1858Agnes PATTISONFind the father
William RAFFERTY14 August 1861Helen RAFFERTYFind the father
Hugh Pollock RAMAGE24 December 1866Elizabeth RAMAGEFind the father
Margaret RAMAGE7 April 1862Margaret RAMAGEFind the father
Mary Mitchell RAMAGE10 June 1872Mary RAMAGEFind the father
Thomas RAMAGE28 May 1865Margaret RAMAGEFind the father
William Ballantine RAMAGE2 December 1863Ann RAMAGEFind the father
William REID25 October 1863Margaret Baillie REIDFind the father
Lawrance RENNIE21 July 1874Ellen RENNIEFind the father
David RICHMOND20 December 1873Elizabeth RICHMONDFind the father
Margaret ROBERTSON10 February 1868Elizabeth ROBERTSONFind the father
William ROGERSON16 July 1862Nicholas ROGERSONFind the father
Margaret Baird RUSSELL24 January 1864Janet RUSSELLFind the father
Thomas RUSSELL14 September 1868Janet RUSSELLFind the father
James SHAW13 September 1871Helen SHAWFind the father
William SHAW25 January 1863Helen SHAWFind the father
James SLOAN21 February 1867Jane SLOANFather found
William SMITH13 August 1872Isabella SMITHFind the father
Allan Ramsay SNEDDEN17 November 1857Helen SNEDDENFind the father
William STEVENS3 September 1866Grace STEVENSFind the father
Robert Smith STEWART11 September 1864Anne STEWARTFind the father
William STEWART18 August 1859Elizabeth STEWARTFind the father
John STIRLING8 February 1864Agnes STIRLINGFind the father
Alexander THOMSON14 May 1869Elizabeth THOMSONFind the father
Robina THOMSON12 June 1862Janet THOMSONFind the father
William THOMSON29 October 1858Margaret THOMSONFind the father
William TRAINER7 January 1867Mary TRAINERFind the father
Hugh URQUHART30 April 1869Jane URQUHARTFind the father
James VALLANCE1 August 1857Margaret VALLANCEFind the father
Thomas VALLANCE1 August 1857Margaret VALLANCEFind the father
Robert WIGHTMAN21 May 1871Janet WIGHTMANFind the father
Archibald Leitch WILLIAMSON16 February 1860Agnes WILLIAMSONFind the father
James Alexander YOUNG8 April 1872Janet YOUNGFind 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.


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