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Straiton 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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John BLANE | Patna | 1846 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Stewart BLANE | Crosshill | 1846 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Quintin CLARKE | Patna | 1846 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Widow Janet COCHRAN | 1873 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret DODDS | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William DOUNIE | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William FRASER | 1854 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Lydia KENNEDY or MACDONALD | 1868 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Lydia KENNEDY or MCDONALD | 1873 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| William LOGGIE | 1846 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MACQUARIE | 1861 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| George MCCONKEY | 1869 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| George MCCONKEY | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| George MCCONKEY | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| George MCCONNACHIE | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Agnes MCCONNELL | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William MCCUTCHEN | 1871 (2) | Order images | Withdrawn | |
| Widow Margaret MCCUTCHEON | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow MCHUTCHEON | 1857 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William MCHUTCHEON | 1863 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Agnes MCSKIMMING | 1857 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Agnes MCSKIMMING | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| David MCSKIMMING | 1856 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Andrew ROWAN | 1853 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Barbara ROWAN | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Thomas SANDERS | Craigmalach | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused; suggest that allowance or part be given in provisions |
| Thomas SAUNDERS | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John STEWART | 1865 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret AIRD Straiton | David HUNTER | 23 Nov 1828 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/12 |
| Margaret HENDERSON Balminnoch, Straiton | John THOMSON | 13 Jun 1876 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/15 |
| Jane IRELAND Nether Berbeth, Straiton | James MURDOCH | 8 Feb 1881 Nether Berbeth, Straiton | Order now | Ayr 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.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh ALEXANDER | 9 October 1874 | Agnes ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| Peter ALEXANDER | 19 February 1867 | Charlotte ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| Andrew ARTHUR | 20 June 1855 | Catherine ARTHUR | Father found |
| Robert BEGG | 11 August 1863 | Janet BEGG | Father found |
| Agnes BELL | 29 November 1874 | Sarah BELL | Find the father |
| John BELL | 29 April 1868 | Sarah BELL | Find the father |
| Agnes CAMPBELL | 14 December 1855 | Jean CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Agnes White CAMPBELL | 2 April 1869 | Sarah CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Maggie CAMPBELL | 22 March 1873 | Sarah CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Sarah CLARK | 26 March 1863 | Elizabeth CLARK | Find the father |
| Margaret CLEMENT | 26 October 1870 | Margaret CLEMENT | Find the father |
| Agnes COUGHTRIE | 25 December 1862 | Sarah COUGHTRIE | Find the father |
| Herbert COWAN | 25 March 1864 | Margaret COWAN | Father found |
| Jessie COWAN | 16 January 1860 | Margaret COWAN | Father found |
| Henry CROMBIE | 22 July 1868 | Elizabeth CROMBIE | Father found |
| John CROMBIE | 22 July 1868 | Elizabeth CROMBIE | Father found |
| Mary CROMBIE | 12 June 1863 | Elizabeth CROMBIE | Find the father |
| Mary CROMBIE | 12 January 1874 | Jeannie CROMBIE | Father found |
| Alexander DOUGLAS | 23 April 1859 | Margaret DOUGLAS | Father found |
| Mary DOUGLAS | 5 September 1862 | Margaret DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| James DOWNIE | 13 October 1861 | Catharine DOWNIE | Find the father |
| William Moore DOWNIE | 2 January 1861 | Margaret DOWNIE | Find the father |
| Andrew ESPIE | 24 August 1872 | Margaret ESPIE | Find the father |
| John ESPIE | 29 December 1869 | Margaret ESPIE | Find the father |
| Margaret ESPIE | 15 November 1866 | Agnes ESPIE | Find the father |
| Robert ESPIE | 29 October 1874 | Margaret ESPIE | Find the father |
| Douglas FINDLAY | 17 May 1859 | Elizabeth FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Grace Ross GARRIE | 13 December 1863 | Helen GARRIE | Find the father |
| Janet GRAHAM | 24 February 1858 | Agnes GRAHAM | Find the father |
| James GRANT | 9 February 1865 | Ann GRANT | Find the father |
| Robert GRANT | 3 January 1863 | Elizabeth GRANT | Find the father |
| Janet HARVEY | 13 November 1858 | Elizabeth HARVEY | Father found |
| James HENDERSON | 18 April 1867 | Margaret HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Jessie Blane HOSE | 23 September 1858 | Janet HOSE | Father found |
| Isabella Ann HUTTON | 28 June 1859 | Ann HUTTON | Find the father |
| James JAMIESON | 16 June 1865 | Mary JAMIESON | Find the father |
| Jessie LANDSBOROUGH | 9 May 1871 | Margaret LANDSBOROUGH | Find the father |
| Janet LECKIE | 11 August 1855 | Elizabeth LECKIE | Find the father |
| Andrew LOGAN | 9 November 1857 | Sarah LOGAN | Find the father |
| William LOGAN | 2 February 1859 | Margaret LOGAN | Find the father |
| John MARTIN | 21 June 1860 | Mary MARTIN | Find the father |
| Alice Grace MCCALL | 19 April 1861 | Margaret MCCALL | Find the father |
| Isabella MCCALL | 7 February 1860 | Margaret MCCALL | Find the father |
| William MCCALL | 9 January 1858 | Jean MCCALL | Father found |
| Sarah MCCLELLAND | 14 April 1866 | Mary MCCLELLAND | Find the father |
| Catherine MCCLURE | 14 May 1869 | Julia MCCLURE | Find the father |
| Janet MCCLURE | 6 July 1864 | Agnes MCCLURE | Find the father |
| Agnes MCCLYMONT | 10 May 1866 | Jane MCCLYMONT | Father found |
| George MCCONNACHIE | 3 October 1868 | Jane MCCONNACHIE | Find the father |
| James MCCONNACHIE | 6 June 1861 | Jane MCCONNACHIE | Find the father |
| Samuel MCCONNACHIE | 24 February 1861 | Jane MCCONNACHIE | Father found |
| William MCCONNACHIE | 28 December 1872 | Janet MCCONNACHIE | Find the father |
| Archbald MCCULLOCH | 25 September 1863 | Jane MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| Isabella MCCULLOCH | 15 August 1866 | Jane MCCULLOCH | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON | 15 January 1855 | Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON | Find the father |
| Hugh MCCUTCHEON | 15 February 1874 | Mary MCCUTCHEON | Find the father |
| James MCCUTCHEON | 13 July 1861 | Martha MCCUTCHEON | Find the father |
| John MCCUTCHEON | 3 May 1874 | Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON | Find the father |
| Matthew MCCUTCHEON | 14 July 1872 | Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON | Find the father |
| James MCCUTCHON | 10 November 1870 | Elizabeth MCCUTCHON | Find the father |
| Jane MCKELLAR | 20 March 1869 | Jane MCKELLAR | Find the father |
| Andrew MCLENNAN | 11 October 1867 | Christina MCLENNAN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCMILLAN | 2 December 1872 | Elizabeth MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Jean MCMURRAY | 25 March 1855 | Sarah MCMURRAY | Find the father |
| John MCQUARRIE | 30 August 1855 | Hannah MCQUARRIE | Father found |
| Janet MITCHELL | 4 December 1867 | Agnes MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Thomas Welsh MITCHELL | 4 November 1869 | Elizabeth MITCHELL | Find the father |
| David MUIR | 1 June 1867 | Julia MUIR | Find the father |
| James MUIR | 30 January 1865 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| John MUIR | 5 June 1863 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| Margaret Fergusson MUIR | 9 February 1867 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| Robert MUIR | 11 January 1859 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| Sarah MUIR | 2 February 1871 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| William MUIR | 3 July 1874 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| Thomas MUIRHEAD | 15 January 1870 | Elizabeth MUIRHEAD | Find the father |
| Ann MURDOCH | 17 April 1865 | Ann MURDOCH | Find the father |
| Janet MURDOCH | 13 July 1859 | Helen MURDOCH | Father found |
| Janet MURDOCH | 28 March 1861 | Elizabeth MURDOCH | Father found |
| John NEIL | 14 August 1870 | Agnes NEIL | Find the father |
| James RENNIE | 1 April 1855 | Barbara RENNIE | Father found |
| Fergus Sloan ROY | 19 June 1874 | Jane ROY | Find the father |
| James ROY | 25 October 1866 | Ann ROY | Father found |
| Janet Mccormick ROY | 23 February 1873 | Sarah ROY | Find the father |
| William ROY | 11 July 1862 | Ann ROY | Find the father |
| Helen SIMPSON | 23 November 1855 | Elizabeth SIMPSON | Find the father |
| John SMITH | 21 August 1861 | Ann SMITH | Find the father |
| Janet SNEDDEN | 17 July 1861 | Janet SNEDDEN | Find the father |
| Alexander STEWART | 1 November 1855 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| William WALLET | 26 March 1863 | Margaret WALLET | Find the father |
| David Wootten WHITELAW | 19 February 1860 | Jane WHITELAW | 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.
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.
