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Saint Fergus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/639/1 | Minutes and accounts Includes poor rolls | 1729-1748 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/2 | Minutes and accounts Includes mortcloth dues | 1749-1790 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/3 | Minutes | 1803-1825 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/4 | Minutes and accounts | 1828-1872 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/6 | Accounts 1785-1835 (includes proclamations and mortcloths) Minutes 1790-1835 Includes poor rolls | 1785-1835 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/7 | Accounts Includes proclamations and mortcloths, and poor payments | 1835-1873 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/8 | Accounts Includes school fee payments | 1873-1904 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/16 | Treasurer's book Includes poor payments and mortcloth dues | 1845-1846 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/17 | Treasurer's book Includes poor payments and mortcloth dues | 1846-1851 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/18 | Treasurer's book Includes mortcloth dues and poor payments | 1854-1868 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/19 | Accounts of Alexander Clark's legacy Poor payments | 1863-1885 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/20 | Communion roll | 1846 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/21 | Communion roll Includes rolls of young communicants, and rolls of communicants from other parishes (Longside, Lonmay, Crimond and Peterhead) | 1856-1880 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/22 | Communion roll | 1881-1895 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/25 | Marriage procalamations | 1875-1891 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/26 | Disjunction certificates Certificates give destination parish | 1863-1866 | Request lookup |
| CH2/639/28 | Disjunctions and admissions Admissions give parish of origin, many disjunctions give destination parish | 1844-1854 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina ADAMS | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella BUCHAN | 1850 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret GAVIN | Dunochie | 1845-1846 (2) | Order images | Refused |
| William GAVIN | 1845-1846 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Ann HERD | 1872 (1) | Order images | Refused |
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.
We have not currently found any decrees for this parish.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane ADAM | 4 November 1856 | Jane ADAM | Find the father |
| Alexander ADIE | 29 May 1861 | Ann ADIE | Find the father |
| Robert ANDERSON | 2 November 1872 | Elizabeth ANDERSON | Find the father |
| James BAGRIE | 29 July 1869 | Marjory BAGRIE | Find the father |
| George BANNERMAN | 14 October 1859 | Jane BANNERMAN | Find the father |
| Susan BAXTER | 23 November 1862 | Jane BAXTER | Find the father |
| William BAXTER | 13 July 1871 | Margaret BAXTER | Find the father |
| Robertson BISSET | 30 October 1866 | Barbara BISSET | Find the father |
| James Mitchell BRUCE | 6 May 1874 | Harriet BRUCE | Find the father |
| George BUCHAN | 13 November 1863 | Mary BUCHAN | Find the father |
| Margaret BUCHAN | 13 May 1856 | Jessie BUCHAN | Find the father |
| Sarah CARMICHAEL | 12 June 1869 | Margaret CARMICHAEL | Find the father |
| Catharine Rennie CHARLES | 5 July 1866 | Mary CHARLES | Find the father |
| George CHARLES | 28 April 1868 | Mary CHARLES | Find the father |
| Jane CHARLES | 22 June 1871 | Mary CHARLES | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann CLARK | 24 October 1860 | Ann CLARK | Find the father |
| Sarah CRUDEN | 20 July 1870 | Sarah CRUDEN | Find the father |
| Jessie Mess CRUICKSHANK | 8 August 1861 | Ann CRUICKSHANK | Find the father |
| Alexandrina Jane DAVIDSON | 14 April 1867 | Jane DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| George Sherran DAVIDSON | 11 July 1870 | Jane DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Helen DAVIDSON | 14 September 1868 | Agnes DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| James DOW | 27 March 1855 | Margaret DOW | Find the father |
| Andrew DUFFUS | 11 September 1872 | Annie DUFFUS | Find the father |
| James DUNCAN | 25 December 1874 | Christian ROBB | Find the father |
| James ELRICK | 4 March 1871 | Elisabeth ELRICK | Find the father |
| Joanne FERGUSON | 16 September 1872 | Mary FERGUSON | Find the father |
| George FINDLAY | 11 November 1873 | Jessie FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Mary Ann FINDLAY | 23 September 1873 | Mary FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Robina FINDLAY | 17 December 1874 | Ann FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Margaret FINNIE | 3 February 1862 | Isabella FINNIE | Find the father |
| James GIBSON | 22 May 1863 | Ann GIBSON | Find the father |
| Mary GIBSON | 31 March 1859 | Mary GIBSON | Find the father |
| William Clarke GORDON | 14 November 1868 | Anne Noble GORDON | Father found |
| William Paul GREIG | 27 December 1866 | Harriet GREIG | Find the father |
| Christina HENDERSON | 29 December 1872 | Catherine HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Jean Anderson HIRD | 6 February 1860 | Mary HIRD | Find the father |
| Andrew IRONSIDE | 11 November 1855 | Isabella IRONSIDE | Find the father |
| Peter JACK | 30 October 1872 | Eliza JACK | Find the father |
| Jessie JAFFREY | 26 May 1866 | Mary JAFFREY | Find the father |
| Eliza Ann KERR | 29 September 1860 | Ann KERR | Find the father |
| Mary Ann KYNOCH | 5 March 1858 | Jessie KYNOCH | Find the father |
| John LEITH | 5 July 1868 | Charlotte LEITH | Find the father |
| James MAITLAND | 24 June 1872 | Christian MAITLAND | Find the father |
| Mary Ann Hird MAITLAND | 4 September 1865 | Williamina MAITLAND | Find the father |
| Isabella MASSIE | 9 October 1869 | Mary MASSIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MAY | 8 July 1855 | Margaret MAY | Find the father |
| George Mess MAY | 13 August 1865 | Elizabeth MAY | Find the father |
| James MCKINNON | 16 April 1873 | Jessie MCKINNON | Find the father |
| Sarah MESS | 11 July 1858 | Maria MESS | Find the father |
| Mary MILNE | 22 February 1868 | Ann MILNE | Find the father |
| Margaret MITCHELL | 2 September 1855 | Margaret Park MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Catherine MOIR | 16 April 1873 | Isabella MOIR | Find the father |
| George Hay MOIR | 4 June 1871 | Christian MOIR | Find the father |
| Mary Margaret MOIR | 20 April 1865 | Christian MOIR | Find the father |
| George MUNDIE | 23 November 1857 | Mary MUNDIE | Find the father |
| James MURRAY | 11 December 1874 | Christina MURRAY | Find the father |
| Jessie Ann MURRAY | 9 June 1863 | Mary MURRAY | Find the father |
| Mary OGSTON | 23 January 1860 | Isabella OGSTON | Find the father |
| Alexander PARK | 31 July 1860 | Ann PARK | Find the father |
| Alexander PARK | 21 July 1865 | Mary PARK | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Webster PARK | 29 April 1860 | Elizabeth PARK | Find the father |
| James PARK | 1 April 1863 | Elizabeth PARK | Find the father |
| Alexander PATERSON | 4 June 1869 | Margaret PATERSON | Find the father |
| Ann Donald Gordon PATERSON | 28 August 1863 | Jane PATERSON | Find the father |
| John Gordon PATERSON | 14 January 1863 | Margaret PATERSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth PORTER | 31 May 1860 | Jessie PORTER | Find the father |
| Henry PORTER | 31 May 1860 | Jessie PORTER | Find the father |
| Alexander Milne REID | 22 November 1866 | Margaret REID | Find the father |
| Andrew Philips REID | 22 December 1874 | Jane REID | Find the father |
| Georgina REID | 4 September 1873 | Margaret Mitchell REID | Find the father |
| Margaret REID | 5 March 1866 | Ann REID | Find the father |
| Helen Norrie ROBB | 5 September 1874 | Mary Ann ROBB | Find the father |
| Jessie Ann ROBB | 6 August 1873 | Eliza ROBB | Find the father |
| George ROSS | 23 May 1855 | Sarah ROSS | Find the father |
| John Park ROSS | 4 January 1868 | Sarah ROSS | Find the father |
| John Parley ROSS | 16 August 1874 | Elisa ROSS | Find the father |
| Robertson ROSS | 22 October 1866 | Jane ROSS | Find the father |
| William ROSS | 21 August 1861 | Margaret ROSS | Find the father |
| Mary Ann ROTHNEY | 30 July 1862 | Eliza ROTHNEY | Find the father |
| Mary Collie RUTHERFORD | 6 February 1868 | Jane RUTHERFORD | Find the father |
| Jane Booth Greig SELLER | 15 November 1863 | Isabella SELLER | Find the father |
| Alexander Connon Or SIMPSON | 16 December 1864 | Elizabeth Simpson Or CONNON | Find the father |
| George Forbes SIMPSON | 25 October 1863 | Ann SIMPSON | Find the father |
| James SIMPSON | 28 October 1866 | Elizabeth Simpson Or CONNON | Find the father |
| William SIMPSON | 11 February 1871 | Margaret SIMPSON | Find the father |
| James SMITH | 29 January 1856 | Margaret SMITH | Find the father |
| William SMITH | 30 September 1867 | Isabella SMITH | Find the father |
| Alexander STEPHEN | 28 May 1856 | Mary STEPHEN | Find the father |
| Helen STEPHEN | 21 November 1862 | Isabella STEPHEN | Find the father |
| Isabella STEPHEN | 1 June 1861 | Mary STEPHEN | Find the father |
| James STEPHEN | 4 July 1863 | Mary STEPHEN | Find the father |
| Jane STEPHEN | 1 June 1861 | Mary STEPHEN | Find the father |
| John STEPHEN | 25 May 1855 | Jane STEPHEN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Ann STRACHAN | 14 October 1868 | Margaret STRACHAN | Find the father |
| Isabella STRACHEN | 10 June 1874 | Margaret STRACHEN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth SUTHERLAND | 9 October 1861 | Mary Ann SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| William SUTHERLAND | 26 May 1856 | Mary SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Alexander TAYLOR | 7 December 1861 | Mary TAYLOR | Find the father |
| George TAYLOR | 29 September 1874 | Christian TAYLOR | Find the father |
| William Murray TAYLOR | 9 December 1857 | Mary TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Adam THOM | 2 March 1859 | Christian THOM | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Pennie THOM | 19 January 1856 | Helen THOM | Find the father |
| Jane Robb THOMSON | 22 July 1865 | Elizabeth THOMSON | Find the father |
| William Craig THOMSON | 30 June 1859 | Elizabeth THOMSON | Find the father |
| James WALKER | 17 January 1874 | Dorathy WALKER | Find the father |
| Isabella WATSON | 19 December 1870 | Elizabeth WATSON | Find the father |
| James WATSON | 18 May 1874 | Isabella WATSON | Find the father |
| Jane WEBSTER | 18 November 1866 | Mary WEBSTER | Find the father |
| Jessie WEBSTER | 22 November 1868 | Sarah WEBSTER | Find the father |
| James WILDGOOSE | 9 August 1866 | Helen WILDGOOSE | Find the father |
| Alexander WILL | 9 May 1871 | Mary WILL | Find the father |
| Catharine WILL | 28 January 1870 | Catharine WILL | Find the father |
| Francis WILL | 24 March 1858 | Jessie WILL | Find the father |
| James WILL | 13 December 1871 | Helen WILL | Find the father |
| Janet WILL | 7 July 1859 | Jane WILL | Find the father |
| Margaret WILL | 12 April 1868 | Margaret WILL | Find the father |
| Mary WILL | 6 December 1863 | Margaret WILL | Find the father |
| William WILL | 20 July 1855 | Jessie WILL | Find the father |
| Mary Ann WILLOX | 3 November 1861 | Mary WILLOX | Find the father |
| William Mess WINTER | 16 September 1873 | Jeannie WINTER | Find the father |
| Margaret Fraser YULE | 23 September 1857 | Mary YULE | Father found |
| Mary Ann YULE | 27 June 1870 | Eliza YULE | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
| Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCAN, John miner Born about 1870 Married Previous residence: Woodend, Beath Chargeable parish: Beath | Order images (6) | Aberdeen Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum Midlothian District Asylum | 1889-1902 |
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.
