St Vigeans parish 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.
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.
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 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
- £10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Mary ADAMSON or WINTON | 1878 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret ANDERSON or JOHNSTON | 1874 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| David BROWN | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Ann BUICK or CRAWFORD | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John CHRISTIE | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Mary CULBERT or BREMNAR | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Isobel DEUCHAR or ROBERTSON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Ralph DICKIE | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Martha FRITH or SMITH | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Flora GRAHAM | 1881 (3) | Order images | Refused - not now in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Helen LEE | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret MACKENZIE | 1854 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James MAIR | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Ann MCLACHLAN | 1881 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Jessie PATTERSON | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret PENN | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Janet PIGOTT | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| William RAMSAY | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Ann ROSS or JOHNSTON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Elizabeth SIM | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander SMITH | 1878 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Jane SMITH | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| David THOMSON | 1879 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Edmund ADAMSON | 19 February 1864 | Elizabeth Margaret ADAMSON | Find the father |
| Jane ADDISON | 1 July 1864 | Jessie ADDISON | Find the father |
| William ALEXANDER | 21 June 1864 | Agnes ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| David Clark ANDERSON | 25 January 1864 | Helen ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann ANDERSON | 12 October 1862 | Helen ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Andrew Binnie BAILLIE | 23 October 1873 | Agnes Strachan BAILLIE | Find the father |
| John BAILLIE | 23 October 1873 | Agnes Strachan BAILLIE | Find the father |
| Andrew BINNIE | 10 July 1869 | Agness BINNIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Murray BOATH | 12 May 1865 | Mary BOATH | Find the father |
| George Lumsden BOWMAN | 2 January 1872 | Sarah BOWMAN | Find the father |
| Blanche Mary BUDGE | 26 June 1862 | Mary BUDGE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth CARGILL | 21 April 1867 | Ann CARGILL | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann CHISHOLM | 7 September 1862 | Christina CHISHOLM | Find the father |
| Mary Ann CLARK | 14 September 1871 | Jessie CLARK | Find the father |
| William CLARK | 25 August 1874 | Barbara CLARK | Find the father |
| David COOPER | 3 September 1865 | Isabella COOPER | Find the father |
| Isabella DAVIDSON | 15 May 1869 | Isabella DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth DOIG | 13 November 1862 | Betsy DOIG | Find the father |
| Christina Crerar DOUGLAS | 21 March 1862 | Elisabeth DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Beatrice DOWNIE | 29 December 1874 | Elisabeth DOWNIE | Find the father |
| Jane Ann FARQUHAR | 5 November 1869 | Jane FARQUHAR | Find the father |
| Lewis Henry FERRIER | 7 October 1863 | Jessie FERRIER | Find the father |
| Mary Alexander FERRIER | 3 May 1856 | Betsy FERRIER | Find the father |
| William Maitland Henry GIBB | 28 February 1865 | Isobella Cruickshanks GIBB | Find the father |
| Mary GLASS | 2 August 1874 | Mary Jane GLASS | Find the father |
| Barbara GRANT | 17 November 1870 | Jane GRANT | Find the father |
| John Smith HAMILTON | 16 May 1867 | Euphemia HAMILTON | Find the father |
| William HUTTON | 13 October 1871 | Mary HUTTON | Find the father |
| Mary JAMIESON | 1 August 1859 | Elisabeth JAMIESON | Find the father |
| Jemima Wood Bradshaw JOLLY | 17 March 1864 | Christina JOLLY | Find the father |
| Jane Helen KIDD | 5 December 1863 | Elisabeth Kidd Or BELL | Find the father |
| Ann KIRKALDY | 23 September 1864 | Mary KIRKALDY | Find the father |
| David Dargie KIRKALDY | 21 August 1862 | Mary KIRKALDY | Find the father |
| David LAW | 16 August 1858 | Margaret LAW | Find the father |
| Amelia Davie LAWSON | 13 January 1874 | Matilda LAWSON | Find the father |
| James LAWSON | 16 February 1870 | Matilda LAWSON | Find the father |
| John LAWSON | 15 November 1869 | Helen LAWSON | Find the father |
| Rachel Cameron Neish LAWSON | 2 July 1865 | Helen LAWSON | Find the father |
| William Alexander Neish LAWSON | 2 July 1865 | Helen LAWSON | Find the father |
| Jane LOCKHEAD | 20 April 1865 | Mary LOCKHEAD | Find the father |
| Elizabeth LONGMUIR | 4 June 1868 | Agness LONGMUIR | Find the father |
| David Burns LUMGAIR | 4 August 1869 | Agnes LUMGAIR | Find the father |
| Jemima Whitton LUMGAIR | 12 February 1870 | Ann LUMGAIR | Find the father |
| Cecilia MANN | 4 August 1863 | Jane MANN | Find the father |
| Isabella MARTIN | 20 September 1858 | Allison MARTIN | Find the father |
| James MATHEWSON | 15 September 1863 | Betsy MATHEWSON | Find the father |
| Frank MATHIESON | 30 May 1874 | Mary MATHIESON | Find the father |
| Margaret MCFARLANE | 12 October 1860 | Catherine MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| John Smith MCINTOSH | 7 July 1867 | Margaret MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Jessie Proctor MCKENZIE | 27 June 1857 | Isabel MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| James MELDRUM | 9 February 1865 | Ann MELDRUM | Find the father |
| Henry Smith MILLAR | 5 October 1868 | Alice Brown MILLAR | Find the father |
| Alexander Williamson MILNE | 22 August 1867 | Isabell MILNE | Find the father |
| David MILNE | 18 December 1862 | Ann MILNE | Find the father |
| Agnes MURRAY | 12 August 1873 | Catherine MURRAY | Find the father |
| Jemima PATON | 7 November 1865 | Margaret PATON | Find the father |
| James Watt PEARSON | 21 September 1857 | Susan PEARSON | Find the father |
| James PETRIE | 20 March 1874 | Margaret PETRIE | Find the father |
| Sarah POTTER | 5 September 1867 | Jane POTTER | Find the father |
| Joseph Davidson Watt RAITT | 13 October 1860 | Mary RAITT | Find the father |
| Diana Gordon REID | 26 September 1864 | Ann REID | Find the father |
| Agnes Fleming ROBERTSON | 9 February 1872 | Jane ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Alexander Hanton ROSS | 26 November 1860 | Ann ROSS | Find the father |
| Andrew Edward ROSS | 7 March 1863 | Jane ROSS | Find the father |
| David SCOTT | 6 July 1859 | Margaret SCOTT | Find the father |
| Harriet SHEPHERD | 23 March 1858 | Agnes SHEPHERD | Find the father |
| Robert William Steel SHEPHERD | 17 June 1866 | Margaret SHEPHERD | Find the father |
| John Pithie SILLARS | 2 May 1868 | Marion Thomson SILLARS | Find the father |
| Elizabeth SPINK | 15 July 1873 | Mary SPINK | Find the father |
| Betsy STEEL | 9 May 1864 | Isabella STEEL | Find the father |
| Maria STEPHEN | 12 December 1874 | Jane Ann STEPHEN | Find the father |
| Daniel SWANKIE | 28 May 1873 | Elizabeth SWANKIE | Find the father |
| Jane TAYLOR | 20 April 1866 | Stuart TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Alexander Ramsay THOM | 26 January 1868 | Mary THOM | Find the father |
| William THORNTON | 17 January 1864 | Agnes THORNTON | Find the father |
| Barbara TOSH | 6 November 1860 | Mary TOSH | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Carrie TOSH | 3 February 1864 | Catherine TOSH | Find the father |
| Francis Greenaway TOSH | 24 June 1868 | Catherine TOSH | Find the father |
| Isobel TOSH | 21 December 1861 | Mary TOSH | Find the father |
| James TOSH | 1 January 1858 | Mary TOSH | Find the father |
| Mary Ann Watson TOSH | 6 August 1858 | Catherine TOSH | Find the father |
| Jessie WALKER | 11 July 1870 | Mary WALKER | Find the father |
| Jane Ann WALLACE | 5 May 1866 | Euphemia WALLACE | Find the father |
| James WATT | 17 January 1873 | Jessie WATT | Find the father |
| Betsy Ann WEBSTER | 22 June 1865 | Janet WEBSTER | Find the father |
| Mary Reid WOOD | 13 July 1868 | Agnes WOOD | Find 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.
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
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish
