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Kirk Sessions Index – Free extracts from Kirk Session records

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Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/1198/2Accounts and minutes1729-1827Request lookup
CH2/1198/3Minutes (book of discipline) 1829-1923
Lists of communicants and new communicants 1847-65		1829-1923Request lookup
CH2/1198/4Register of baptisms1875-1939Request lookup
CH2/1198/6Proclamation register1856-1982Request lookup
CH2/1198/7Register of burials arranged by lair1860-1971Request 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.

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List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Christina CLARK22 June 1860Catharine CLARKFather found
Lawrence CLARKE9 June 1863Catharine CLARKEFather found
Catharine MCARA9 August 1867Isabella MCARAFather found
Margaret PHILIP15 August 1860Marjory PHILIPFind the father
Thomas SEMPLE27 December 1873Mary SEMPLEFind the father
William STEWART11 May 1857Jessie STEWARTFather found
John WATSON4 June 1873Margaret WATSONFind the father
Margaret WATSON9 December 1870Elizabeth WATSONFind 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: CH2/1198/3 pp. 37-38)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
JohnSmithelderCottown
JohnRobertsonelderWoodside Cottage
PatrickGrayelderPitcoag
DavidGallowayelderCairnie
DavidBroughfisherHawkstone
JamesHayfisherHawkstone
RobertDonattlabourerHawkstone
DavidClarkfisherHawkstone
DavidStewartweaverHawkstone
AndrewSmallhouseholderCottown
HughWilkieservantCottown
RobertJackwrightCottown
DonaldCampbelllabourerCottown
JamesMilneservantCottown
JamesCampbellfisherCottown
WilliamHayservantCottown
AlexrMasonshoemakerCottown
Robt NRanniefarmerPitfour Mains
WilliamInnesservantEast Porter Lodge Of Pitfour
WilliamGairnsservantWest Porter Lodge Of Pitfour
JamesYounggardenerPitfour
GeorgePattulloservantPitfour
JamesPattullofisherPriestfield Cottage
AndrewAmbroseparochial schoolmaster of St Madoes
WilliamRobertsonservantChurchside
JohnSmithfarmerDurngreen
JohnDewarfarmerOrchard Of Pitfour
AlexrMasonservantNether Mains
AndrewHalleyservantNether Mains
DavidJacksoninnkeeperNewlands of Pitfour
JamesJacksonfisherNewlands of Pitfour
CharlesPattullfarmerHunterhall Or Haughhead
AndrewAndersonservantParkside
JohnJacksonfarmerHayfield Or Haytonn
ThomasJacksonfarmerHayfield Or Haytonn
AdamTaylorfisherHayfield or Haytonn
PeterGallowayfarmerCairnie
DavidHallservantCairnie
DavidGordonfarmerCairnie Mill
DavidDuncanmillerCairnie Mill

Male Heads of families 1835 (NRS Reference: CH2/1198/3 pp. 49-50)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
JohnRichardsonPitfour Castle
JohnSmithelderCottown
JohnRobertsonfarmer and elderWoodside Cottage
PatrickGrayfarmer and elderPitcoag
DavidGallowayfarmer and elderCairnie
DavidBroughfisherHawkstone
JamesHayfisherPitfour
RobtDonattlabourerHawkstone
DavidClarkfisherHawkstone
DavidStewartweaverHawkstone
AndrewSmallhouseholderCottown
HughWilkieservantCottown
RobtJackwrightCottown
DonaldCampbelllabourerCottowndied before 6 Nov 1836
JamesMilneservantCottown
JamesCampbellfisherCottown
WilliamHayservantCottown
AlexrMasonshoemakerHawkstoneLeft parish by 6 Nov 1836
Robt ARanniefarmerPitfour Mains
WilliamInnesservantEast Porter Lodge Of Pitfour
WilliamGairnsservantWest Porter Lodge Of Pitfour
JamesYoungfarmerCairnie Mill
GeorgePattulloservantCottown
JamesPattullofisherPriestfield Cottage
AndrewAmbroseSchoolmaster of St Madoes
WilliamRobertsonservantChurchsideno longer a householder 6 Nov 1836
JohnSmithfarmerDumgreen
JohnDewarfarmerOrchard Of Pitfour
AlexrMasonservantNether MainsLeft parish before
AndrewHalleyservantNether Mainsleft the parish at Martinmas 1835
DavidJacksoninnkeeperCairnie Pier
JamesJacksonfisherNewlands of Pitfour
CharlesPattullofarmerHunterhall
AndrewAndersonservantParkside
JohnJacksonfarmerHayfield
ThomasJacksonfarmerHayfield
AdamTaylorfisherHayfield
PeterGallowayfarmerCairnie
DavidHallservantCairnieleft the parish at Martinmas 1835
DavidDuncanmillerCairnie Mill
JohnSimehouseholderNether Mains
AlexrSimehouseholderHayfield

Male Heads of families 1836 (NRS Reference: CH2/1198/3 pp. 54-55)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
AndrewAndersonservantParkside
AndrewAmbroseSchoolmaster of St Madoes
DavidBroughfisherHawkstone
CharlesBroughlabourerHawkstone
DavidClarkfisherHawkstone
JamesCampbellfisherCottown
RobertDonatlabourerHawkstone
JohnDewarfarmerOrchard Of Pitfour
DavidDuncanmillerCairnie Mill
PatrickGrayfarmer and elderPitcoag
DavidGallowayfarmer and elderCairnie
WilliamGairnsservantWest Porter Lodge Of Pitfour
PeterGallowayfarmerCairnie
JamesHayfisherDogkennel of Pitfour
WilliamHayservantCottown
WilliamInnesservantManse Cottage
RobertJackwrightCottown
DavidJacksoninnkeeperCairnie Pier
JamesJacksonfisherNewlands of Pitfour
JohnJacksonfarmerHayfield
ThomasJacksonfarmerHayfield
JamesMilneservantCottown
AlexrMasonservantNether Mains
GeorgePattulloservantCottown
JamesPattullofisherPriestfield Cottage
CharlesPattullofarmerHunterhall
JohnRichardsonPitfour Castle
JohnRobertsonfarmer and elderWoodside Cottage
Robt HRanniefarmerPitfour Mains
JohnSmithelderCottown
DavidStewartweaverHawkstone
AndrewSmallhouseholderCottown
JohnSmithfarmerDumgreen
JohnSimehouseholderNether Mains
AlexrSimehouseholderHayfield
AdamTaylorfisherHayfield
HeughWilkieservantCottown
JamesYoungfarmerCairnie Mill

Male Heads of families 1838 (NRS Reference: CH2/1198/3 pp. 60-61)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
AndrewAndersonservantParkside
AndrewAmbroseSchoolmaster of St Madoes
DavidBroughfisherHawkstone
CharlesBroughlabourerHawkstone
DavidClarkfisherHawkstone
JamesCampbellfisherCottown
RobtDonatlabourerHawkstone
JohnDewarfarmerOrchard Of Pitfour
PatrickGrayfarmer and elderPitcoag
DavidGallowayfarmer and elderCairnie
WilliamGairnsservantWest Porter Lodge Of Pitfour
PeterGallowayfarmerCairnie
JamesHayfisherDogkennel of Pitfour
WilliamHayservantCottown
WilliamInnesservantManse Lodge
RobertJackwrightCottown
DavidJacksoninnkeeperCairnie Pier
JamesJacksonfisherNewlands of Pitfour
JohnJacksonfarmerHaytown
ThomasJacksonfarmerHaytown
JamesMilneservantCottown
AlexrMasonservantNether Mains
JamesNobleminister of St Madoes
GeorgePattulloservantCottown
JamesPattullofisherPriestfield Cottage
CharlesPattullofarmerHunterhall
WilliamRattrayservantNether Mains
John SRichardsonPitfour Castle
JohnRobertsonfarmer and elderWoodside Cottage
JohnSmithelderCottown
DavidStewartweaverHawkstone
AndrewSmallhouseholderCottown
JohnSmithfarmerDumgreen
JohnSimehouseholderHawkstone
AdamTaylorfisherHaytown
HughWilkieservantCottown
JamesYoungfarmerCairnie Mill

Male Heads of families 1840 (NRS Reference: CH2/1198/3 pp. 82-83)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
AndrewAmbroseSchoolmaster of St Madoes
DavidBroughfisherHawkstone
CharlesBroughfisherHawkstone
DavidClarkweaverHawkstone
JamesCampbellfisherCottown
RobertDonatlabourerHawkstone
JohnDewarOrchard of Pitfour
PatrickGrayfarmerPitcoag
DavidGallowayfarmerCairnie
WilliamGairnsPorter Lodge of Pitfour
PeterGallowayfarmerCairnie
JamesHayfisherPitfour
WilliamHayservantCottown
WilliamInnesservantManse
RobertJackwrightCottown
DavidJacksoninnkeeperCairnie Pier
JamesJacksonfisherNewlands of Pitfour
JohnJacksonPendiclerHaytown
JamesMilneservantNether Mains
AlexrMasonlabourerCottown
JamesNobleminister of St Madoes
GeorgePattulloservantCottown
JamesPattullofisherPriestfield Cottage
CharlesPattullofarmerHunterhall
WilliamRattrayservantNether Mains
John SRichardsonPitfour
JohnRobertsonfarmerWoodside Cottage
JohnSmithPendiclerCottown
DavidStewartweaverHawkstone
AndrewSmallhouseholderCottown
JohnSmithfarmerDumgreen
AdamTaylorfisherHaytown
HughWilkieservantCottown
JamesYoungfarmerCairnie Mill
WilliamSharpgardenerPitfour
PeterMacintoshtenantCottown
JamesPeattieservantCottown
ThomasPagecoachmanPitfour

Kirk Session Records Index

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