Strath 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 Catherine BUCHANAN | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John BUCHANAN | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John BUCHANAN | 1855 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| James CAMERON | 1851 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Martin CAMPBELL | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Christian FINLAYSON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 674 1852 | |
| Christina FINLAYSON | 1855 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Christina FINLAYSON | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Christina FINLAYSON | 1857 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Christina FINLAYSON | 1857 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Peggy FINLAYSON | 1856 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Neil FLETCHER | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine MACINTOSH | 1854 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Murdoch MACINTOSH | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Helen MACKENZIE or BROWN | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| John MACKIE | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Donald MACKINNON | 1851 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Murdo MACKINTOSH | 1858 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret MARTIN | 1875 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret MARTIN | 1875 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Jane MATHESON | 1851 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Jean MATHESON | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Hugh MCBEAN | 1873 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Flora MCDONALD | 1858 (5) | Order images | Minute to be issued and transmitted to applicant | |
| Marion MCINNES | 1850 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Helen MCKENZIE or BROWN | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald MCKINNON | 1850 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Donald MCKINNON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald MCKINNON | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret MCKINNON | 1855 (4) | Order images | Complaint withdrawn | |
| Widow Marian MCKINNON or ANDERSON | 1866 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Donald MCLEAN | 1857 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow MCLEOD | 1853 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Ann MCLEOD | 1852-1853 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Flora MCLEOD | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Roderick MCLEOD | 1855 (4) | Order images | Complaint withdrawn | |
| Roderick MCLEOD | 1855 (2) | Order images | Withdrawn | |
| Archibald MCNAB | 1851 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary MCRAE or FRASER | 1882 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Mary MCRAE or FRASER | 1883 (4) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Roderick MORRISON | 1871 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Roderick MORRISON | 1872 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Sylpha MUNRO or MCKINNON | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow ROBERTSON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander ROBERTSON | 1870 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Alexander ROBERTSON | 1874 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Ann ROBERTSON | 1850 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
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. For births outwith this period, click here.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary CAMERON | 26 April 1863 | Margaret CAMERON | Find the father |
| Alexander FINLAYSON | 1 July 1865 | Mary FINLAYSON | Find the father |
| Mary FLETCHER | 2 December 1855 | Margaret FLETCHER | Find the father |
| Ann FRASER | 21 December 1864 | Ann FRASER | Find the father |
| Lachlan GRANT | 4 August 1866 | Christina GRANT | Find the father |
| Mary GRANT | 9 February 1856 | Chirsty GRANT | Find the father |
| Roderick MACDONALD | 7 September 1866 | Catharine MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Catharine MACGILLIVRAY | 6 June 1864 | Chirsty MACGILLIVRAY | Find the father |
| Catharine MACINNES | 7 January 1856 | Christina MACINNES | Find the father |
| Charles MACINNES | 4 October 1860 | Ann MACINNES | Find the father |
| John MACINNES | 25 March 1858 | Peggy MACINNES | Find the father |
| Mary MACINNES | 14 June 1856 | Catharine MACINNES | Find the father |
| Mary MACINNES | 8 August 1861 | Chirsty MACINNES | Find the father |
| Niel MACINNES | 13 January 1857 | Euphemia MACINNES | Find the father |
| Ann MACINTOSH | 29 May 1872 | Mary MACINTOSH | Find the father |
| Hugh MACINTOSH | 21 April 1870 | Marion MACINTOSH | Find the father |
| Donald MACKENZIE | 12 June 1864 | Catharine MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Isabella MACKENZIE | 10 February 1856 | Christina MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Mary MACKENZIE | 1 January 1873 | Janet MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Angus MACKINNON | 29 October 1866 | Chirsty MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Ann MACKINNON | 18 February 1861 | Marion MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Ann Or Margaret MACKINNON | 3 July 1856 | Chirsty MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Catharine MACKINNON | 29 July 1869 | Mary MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Donald MACKINNON | 13 October 1857 | Mary MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Flora MACKINNON | 10 July 1865 | Ann MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Mary MACKINNON | 20 June 1861 | Peggy MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Mary MACKINNON | 8 December 1862 | Jane MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Niel MACKINNON | 27 October 1868 | Mary MACKINNON | Find the father |
| Alexander MACLEAN | 8 July 1872 | Mary MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Mary MACLEAN | 17 February 1870 | Jean MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Murdo MACLEAN | 22 December 1874 | Catherine MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Margaret MACLENNAN | 27 April 1856 | Marion MACLENNAN | Find the father |
| Ann MACLEOD | 30 June 1866 | Chirsty MACLEOD | Find the father |
| Charlotte MACLEOD | 29 December 1874 | Isabella MACLEOD | Find the father |
| Chirsty MACLEOD | 6 October 1873 | Chirsty MACLEOD | Find the father |
| Duncan MACLEOD | 17 February 1870 | Isabella MACLEOD | Find the father |
| John MACLEOD | 10 January 1872 | Cathrine MACLEOD | Find the father |
| Marion MACLEOD | 8 April 1866 | Isabella MACLEOD | Find the father |
| Malcolm MACMILLAN | 19 May 1871 | Janet MACMILLAN | Find the father |
| Ann MACPHERSON | 24 February 1860 | Mary MACPHERSON | Find the father |
| Marion MACPHERSON | 10 April 1856 | Mary MACPHERSON | Find the father |
| Marion MACRAE | 20 April 1859 | Mary MACRAE | Find the father |
| Dolina MATHESON | 10 June 1873 | Ann MATHESON | Find the father |
| Marion MATHESON | 6 March 1856 | Susan MATHESON | Find the father |
| John MCALISTER | 11 January 1869 | Catharine MCALISTER | Find the father |
| Jane MCDONALD | 3 July 1872 | Cathrine MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Eliza MCLEOD | 4 July 1871 | Margaret MCLEOD | Find the father |
| James MILBURN | 9 April 1874 | Eliza Luisa MILBURN | Find the father |
| Angus NICOLSON | 13 January 1872 | Jane NICOLSON | Find the father |
| Ann NICOLSON | 21 April 1856 | Eliza NICOLSON | Find the father |
| Donald ROBERTSON | 8 December 1859 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Duncan ROBERTSON | 22 October 1865 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| George ROBERTSON | 10 July 1860 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| John ROBERTSON | 29 November 1857 | Betsy ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| John ROBERTSON | 15 June 1858 | Marion ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Marion ROBERTSON | 26 June 1867 | Marion ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Murdoch ROBERTSON | 25 January 1863 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Niel ROBERTSON | 25 September 1859 | Betsy ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Peter ROBERTSON | 25 September 1859 | Betsy ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Donald ROSS | 1 December 1869 | Chirsty ROSS | Find the father |
| John TOLMIE | 24 December 1862 | Jessie TOLMIE | 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
