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South Queensferry 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/689/4 | Minutes 1736-9 & 1742-63 Includes poor rolls | 1736-1763 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/5 | Minutes (Fragmentary) | 1775-1794 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/6 | Minutes | 1804-1854 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/7 | Minutes | 1854-1884 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/8 | Minutes | 1884-1910 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/9 | Communion roll | 1855-1878 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/10 | Communion roll | 1878-1887 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/11 | Communion roll | 1888-1896 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/12 | Communion roll | 1897-1902 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/13 | Meek Bequest accounts Regular poor payments | 1831-1917 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/16 | Meek Bequest Roll book Regular poor rolls | 1850-1865 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/17 | Meek Bequest Roll book Regular poor rolls for Queensferry and Dalmeny | 1866-1896 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/19 | Baptismal register | 1855-1939 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/21 | Meek's Charity, committee of management minutes Minutes of consideration of applications for poor relief | 1896-1958 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/22 | Meek's Charity, roll of recipients Rolls of recipients of poor relief in Queensferry and Dalmeny from the Meek Trust | 1897-1949 | Request lookup |
| CH2/689/28 | Communion roll | 1902-1906 | Request 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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean BROWN | 1853-1854 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Eliza CORRIGAN | 1870 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Euphemia HENDERSON | 1855 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary HIGGINS | 1873 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow O'NEIL | 1868 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John O'NEIL | 1868 (2) | Order images | Dead |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary BAIN Queensferry, West Lothian | Neil DARROCH | 10 Nov 1878 | Order now | Greenock SC53/7/4 |
| Catherine CONNERTON Bellstone, South Queensferry | Andrew MCKENNA | 18 Feb 1882 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/49 |
| Margaret DANDIE or SNEDDON South Queensferry | James ALEXANDER | 8 Apr 1879 | Order now | Linlithgow SC41/15/5 |
| Janet FOSSET Belstane, South Queensferry | Robert GUNN | 16 Oct 1889 | Order now | Linlithgow SC41/15/5 |
| Elizabeth MURRAY Clark Place, Queensferry | James MARSHALL | 18 Jun 1888 Clark Place, Queensferry | Order now | Linlithgow SC41/15/5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William AGNEW | 8 July 1872 | Bridget AGNEW | Father found |
| Thomas ALLAN | 29 March 1870 | Christina ALLAN | Find the father |
| Phemy ANDERSON | 15 March 1861 | Betsey ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Rachel ANDERSON | 27 February 1856 | Elizabeth ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Agnes BELL | 28 May 1861 | Helen BELL | Find the father |
| George BELL | 12 March 1874 | Helen BELL | Find the father |
| James BELL | 3 October 1862 | Helen BELL | Find the father |
| John Stewart BELL | 25 October 1856 | Jessy BELL | Find the father |
| Margaret BELL | 19 June 1859 | Helen BELL | Find the father |
| Margaret BELL | 8 February 1867 | Ellen BELL | Find the father |
| George BIRRELL | 9 January 1869 | Margaret BIRRELL | Find the father |
| Daniel BLACK | 9 December 1858 | Phemy Shaw BLACK | Find the father |
| Helen BOLT | 9 January 1857 | Helen BOLT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Cowper BOWIE | 14 May 1864 | Catherine BOWIE | Find the father |
| James BOWIE | 19 June 1856 | Marion BOWIE | Find the father |
| Anne BOYLEN | 27 September 1860 | Catherine BOYLEN | Find the father |
| Hugh BOYLEN | 16 June 1871 | Catherine BOYLEN | Find the father |
| William BRUCE | 17 September 1862 | Jane BRUCE | Find the father |
| Agnes COCKBURN | 12 September 1870 | Jane COCKBURN | Find the father |
| William COUPER | 21 May 1873 | Marion COUPER | Find the father |
| Allison DAVIDSON | 19 October 1862 | Elizabeth DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Catherine DAVIDSON | 10 November 1865 | Ellen DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Meikle DAVIDSON | 2 July 1864 | Elizabeth DAVIDSON | Father found |
| George DAVIDSON | 29 August 1855 | Margaret DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Peter DAVIDSON | 17 July 1871 | Elizabeth DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| George DOWIE | 2 June 1857 | Elizabeth DOWIE | Find the father |
| James DOWIE | 2 October 1856 | Christina DOWIE | Find the father |
| George Taylor DOWNIE | 25 January 1874 | Charlotte DOWNIE | Find the father |
| David FINLAY | 21 October 1860 | Charlotte FINLAY | Find the father |
| James FINLAY | 15 March 1863 | Charlotte FINLAY | Find the father |
| George FINNIGAN | 14 May 1873 | Catherine FINNIGAN | Find the father |
| Isabella FORD | 24 March 1862 | Jane FORD | Find the father |
| Anne FOSSET | 8 March 1872 | Margaret FOSSET | Find the father |
| Charles GARVIE | 26 March 1864 | Bridget GARVIE | Find the father |
| John GRAY | 1 May 1855 | Mary GRAY | Find the father |
| Ann HALDANE | 6 July 1870 | Marjory HALDANE | Find the father |
| Charles HALDANE | 26 September 1874 | Margary HALDANE | Find the father |
| Christina HALDANE | 19 April 1863 | Elizabeth HALDANE | Find the father |
| Christina HALDANE | 13 June 1865 | Ann HALDANE | Find the father |
| James HAMILTON | 16 January 1856 | Elizabeth HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Jane HAMILTON | 10 June 1862 | Janet HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Wilhelmina HAMILTON | 3 September 1868 | Alison HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Jemima HENDERSON | 4 May 1866 | Janet HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Alexander INNES | 29 March 1865 | Margaret INNES | Find the father |
| Catherine JAMIESON | 24 December 1868 | Ailison JAMIESON | Find the father |
| William JOHNSTON | 14 March 1862 | Jean JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Margaret Louisa KENNEDY | 12 August 1872 | Margaret WYLIE | Find the father |
| John KERACHER | 27 July 1867 | Rose KERACHER | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Wilson Black KERR | 6 September 1874 | Euphemia KERR | Find the father |
| Henry LEADBETTER | 25 August 1872 | Catherine LEADBETTER | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MACFIE | 18 December 1859 | Mary MACFIE | Find the father |
| Helen Kerson MACFIE | 1 March 1874 | Jane MACFIE | Find the father |
| Janet Kerr MARSHALL | 15 May 1858 | Agnes MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Thomas Peter MARSHALL | 4 October 1855 | Janet MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Thomas MARTIN | 11 May 1856 | Anne MARTIN | Find the father |
| Catherine MCARTHUR | 6 September 1856 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| David MCARTHUR | 15 December 1870 | Margaret MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| James MCARTHUR | 26 May 1859 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| John MCARTHUR | 4 July 1865 | Margaret MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Margaret MCARTHUR | 16 October 1866 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Mary MCARTHUR | 12 May 1857 | Anne MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Mary MCARTHUR | 16 October 1866 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Mary MCARTHUR | 17 September 1869 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Mary MCARTHUR | 18 October 1870 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Michael MCARTHUR | 25 November 1867 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| William MCARTHUR | 22 May 1862 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| William MCARTHUR | 20 February 1863 | Ann MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| William MCARTHUR | 11 January 1865 | Jemima MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Williamina MCBAIN | 20 May 1873 | Hellen MCBAIN | Find the father |
| Patrick MCDONALD | 3 December 1870 | Ann MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Ellen MCDOUGALL | 7 April 1873 | Margaret JOHNSTON | Father found |
| Robert MEIKLE | 28 December 1868 | Elizabeth MEIKLE | Find the father |
| Bridget MILLAN | 14 July 1861 | Eliza MILLAN | Find the father |
| Catherine MILLAN | 6 April 1866 | Elizabeth MILLAN | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MILLAN | 2 March 1863 | Eliza MILLAN | Find the father |
| Margaret MILNE | 15 February 1874 | Elizabeth MILNE | Find the father |
| James John MITCHELL | 19 May 1873 | Elizabeth MITCHELL | Find the father |
| George MORREN | 9 January 1861 | Catharine MORREN | Find the father |
| Maggie ORROCK | 21 October 1868 | Margaret Jane ORROCK | Find the father |
| David PONTON | 6 August 1864 | Isabella PONTON | Find the father |
| John PONTON | 20 August 1862 | Isabella PONTON | Find the father |
| Jemima PRYDE | 20 April 1865 | Elizabeth PRYDE | Find the father |
| Mary Anne PRYDE | 24 March 1861 | Betsey PRYDE | Find the father |
| John ROXBURGH | 7 July 1857 | Mary ROXBURGH | Find the father |
| Alison SCOTT | 21 June 1859 | Margaret SCOTT | Find the father |
| Julia SCOTT | 19 February 1866 | Catherine SCOTT | Find the father |
| Wilhelmina SCOTT | 13 February 1871 | Catherine SCOTT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Sinclair SHADE | 30 July 1866 | Margaret Paterson SHADE | Find the father |
| Cicilia SINCLAIR | 23 July 1873 | Mary SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| Peter SINCLAIR | 25 October 1867 | Mary SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| William SINCLAIR | 26 August 1869 | Mary SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| Robert TEMPLE | 11 October 1865 | Jane TEMPLE | Find the father |
| Ellen TORMEY | 6 June 1866 | Mary TORMEY | Find the father |
| John VIRTUE | 27 April 1873 | Susan VIRTUE | Find the father |
| Peter WALLACE | 23 April 1859 | Margaret WALLACE | Find the father |
| Andrew WEBSTER | 23 November 1868 | Christina WEBSTER | Find the father |
| James WESTON | 27 February 1863 | Elizabeth WESTON | Find the father |
| James WHITE | 20 November 1861 | Cathrine WHITE | 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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | Dimma | Minister | ||
| Robt | Charles | elder | ||
| George | Young | elder | ||
| Elias | Johnston | elder | ||
| Robert | Mason | elder | ||
| John | Gordon | elder | ||
| Robt | Hamilton | elder | ||
| James | Wilson | |||
| Charles | Brown | |||
| Thomas | Fleming | |||
| Robert | Carphin | |||
| James | Johnston | |||
| James | Dalgleish | |||
| J | Kinmont | |||
| William | Meikle | |||
| Robert | Wilson | |||
| James | Broomfield | |||
| David | Mason | |||
| James | Roberts | |||
| Thomas | Ritchie | |||
| Alexr | Mcgibbon | |||
| Robert | Strachan | |||
| Andw | Robertson | |||
| William | Marshall | |||
| Robt | Hamilton | |||
| James | Henderson | |||
| John | Gourlay | |||
| David | Sharp | |||
| John | Gardner | |||
| Campbell | Innes | |||
| John | Young | |||
| Alexander | Bell | |||
| Alexander | Hunter | |||
| Charles | Hamilton | |||
| James | Hamilton | |||
| George | Miles | |||
| Hugh | Cochrane | |||
| Alexander | Johnston | |||
| George | Glen | |||
| William | Halliday | |||
| George | Mason | |||
| Robt | Walker |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | Charles | elder | ||
| George | Young | elder | ||
| Elias | Johnston | elder | ||
| Robert | Mason | elder | ||
| John | Gordon | elder | ||
| Robert | Hamilton | elder | ||
| James | Wilson | |||
| Charles | Brown | |||
| Thomas | Fleming | |||
| Robert | Carphin | |||
| James | Johnston | |||
| James | Dalgleish | |||
| James | Kinmint | |||
| William | Meikle | |||
| Robert | Wilson | |||
| James | Broomfield | |||
| David | Mason | |||
| Thomas | Ritchie | |||
| Alexander | Mcgibbon | |||
| Robert | Strachan | |||
| Andw | Robertson | |||
| William | Marshall | |||
| Robert | Hamilton | |||
| James | Henderson | |||
| John | Gourlay | |||
| David | Sharp | |||
| John | Gairdner | |||
| Campbell | Innes | |||
| John | Young | |||
| Alexander | Bell | |||
| Alexander | Hunter | |||
| Charles | Hamilton | |||
| James | Hamilton | |||
| George | Miles | |||
| Hugh | Cochrane | |||
| Alexander | Johnston | |||
| George | Glen | |||
| William | Halliday | |||
| George | Mason | |||
| Robert | Walker | |||
| William | Campbell |
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.
