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Strathy Farr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/476/1 | Minutes, 1834-1839 inc baptisms 1862-1910 communion roll 1878-1879, 1892-1910 marriages 1860-1879 proclamations 1870-1879, proclamations 1890-1910 | 1862-1910 | Request lookup |
| CH2/476/2 | Baptism roll | 1872-1911 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann CAMPBELL | 1853 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Christy MACINTOSH | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Ann MACKAY | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Barbara MACKAY or GUNN | 1861-1862 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Betty MACKAY | 1850 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Hector MACKAY | Newland | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Hector MACKAY | Newland | 1846 (2) | Order images | Refused; see former application no 36 |
| Janet MACKAY | 1874 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Johanna MACKAY | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MACKAY | 1876 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret MACKAY | Leckrieum | 1846 (2) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow Rebecca MACKAY or GUNN | 1864 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Robina MACKAY | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Williamina MACKAY | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Johan MACLEOD | 1861 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Catherine MCKAY | 1868 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Donald MCKAY | 1847 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCKAY | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John MCKAY | 1876 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Robert MCKAY | 1852 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Williamina MCKAY | 1849 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Angus MCLEOD | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine MORRISON | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Andrew MUNRO | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Andrew MUNRO | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Isabella MUNRO | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John ROBERTS | 1863 (2) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catharine CAMPBELL | 15 June 1862 | Isabella CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Hugh CAMPBELL | 26 March 1873 | Robina CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Johan CAMPBELL | 12 November 1874 | Catherine CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| William Gordon CAMPBELL | 31 July 1859 | Catharine CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Williamina CAMPBELL | 29 July 1870 | Margaret CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Catharine GORDON | 3 June 1870 | Christina GORDON | Find the father |
| Christina GORDON | 11 July 1873 | Dorathy GORDON | Find the father |
| John GUNN | 9 October 1868 | Johan GUNN | Find the father |
| John GUNN | 1 November 1873 | Betty GUNN | Find the father |
| Dolly MACKAY | 18 March 1856 | Barbara MACKAY | Find the father |
| Bessy MCDONALD | 18 May 1859 | Janet Mc Donald Or MATHESON | Find the father |
| Janet MCDONALD | 14 September 1855 | Janet Mc Donald Or MATHESON | Find the father |
| Jessie MCDONALD | 11 July 1865 | Jessie MCDONALD | Father found |
| Johan MCDONALD | 28 October 1866 | Agnes MCDONALD | Find the father |
| John MCDONALD | 10 December 1861 | Dolina MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Peter MCDONALD | 8 February 1873 | Jessie MCDONALD | Find the father |
| William MCDONALD | 3 November 1858 | Barbara MCDONALD | Find the father |
| George MCINTOSH | 16 May 1862 | Margaret MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Alexander MCKAY | 6 August 1861 | Margaret MCKAY | Find the father |
| Alexander MCKAY | 16 January 1871 | Jessie MCKAY | Find the father |
| Angusina MCKAY | 23 September 1867 | Angusina MCKAY | Find the father |
| Ann MCKAY | 15 May 1861 | Janet MCKAY | Father found |
| Ann MCKAY | 17 May 1870 | Williamina MCKAY | Find the father |
| Catherine MCKAY | 5 November 1864 | Christina MCKAY | Find the father |
| Charlotte MCKAY | 23 May 1867 | Isabella MCKAY | Find the father |
| Christina MCKAY | 27 May 1869 | Marian MCKAY | Find the father |
| Dolina MCKAY | 14 May 1872 | Mary MCKAY | Find the father |
| George MCKAY | 29 March 1860 | Johan MCKAY | Father found |
| George James MCKAY | 7 August 1872 | Jane MCKAY | Find the father |
| Georgina MCKAY | 25 December 1869 | Helen MCKAY | Find the father |
| Hugh MCKAY | 27 April 1867 | Catherine MCKAY | Find the father |
| Isabella MCKAY | 14 June 1867 | Johan MCKAY | Find the father |
| James MCKAY | 7 April 1865 | Barbara MCKAY | Father found |
| Janet MCKAY | 28 January 1858 | Henrietta MCKAY | Find the father |
| Janet MCKAY | 31 December 1867 | Catharine MCKAY | Find the father |
| Johan MCKAY | 26 May 1870 | Johan MCKAY | Find the father |
| Johanna MCKAY | 7 March 1871 | Margaret MCKAY | Find the father |
| Robert MCKAY | 30 October 1865 | Angusina MCKAY | Find the father |
| Robertina MCKAY | 10 February 1872 | Catherine MCKAY | Find the father |
| William MCKAY | 18 May 1858 | Chirsty MCKAY | Find the father |
| William MCKAY | 28 January 1865 | Helen MCKAY | Find the father |
| William MCKAY | 28 September 1869 | Alexandrina MCKAY | Find the father |
| William Mcleod MCKAY | 5 December 1873 | Johan MCKAY | Find the father |
| Williamina MCKAY | 31 December 1872 | Caroline MCKAY | Find the father |
| John MCLEOD | 5 August 1865 | Lexy MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Donald MUNRO | 29 November 1872 | Margaret MUNRO | Find the father |
| Johanna MUNRO | 24 August 1868 | Christina MUNRO | Find the father |
| Ann O'BRIEN | 25 April 1866 | Betsy O'BRIEN | Find the father |
| Catharine ROSS | 19 May 1866 | Hughina ROSS | Find the father |
| James ROSS | 10 June 1870 | Euphemia ROSS | Find the father |
| Barbara SHIELDS | 4 August 1867 | Mary SHIELDS | Find the father |
| Isabella SUTHERLAND | 16 December 1872 | Isabella SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Alexander TAIT | 27 June 1865 | Margaret TAIT | 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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald | Munro | elder | Lednangullan | |
| Donald | Macdonald | elder | Braal | |
| William | Mackay | elder | Ardmhilghluish | |
| Robert | Mackay | Aultimhullin | ||
| Joseph | Mackay | Lednangullan | ||
| Donald | Ross | Lednangullan | ||
| George | Ross | Aultiphuirt | ||
| Angus | Mackay | Aultimhullin | "Oag" | |
| John | Mcpherson | Totiegan | ||
| Alexander | Mackay | Strathy Point | ||
| Donald | Macleod | Strathy | ||
| William | Sutherland | Strathy | ||
| James | Mackay | Strathy | ||
| John | Mackay | Baligil | ||
| William | Ross | Strathy Point | ||
| Malcolm | Ross | Braal |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald | Munro | elder | Lednangullan | |
| Donald | Macdonald | elder | Braal | |
| William | Mackay | elder | Ardmhilghluish | |
| Robert | Mackay | elder | Aultimhullin | |
| Joseph | Mackay | Lednangullan | ||
| George | Ross | Aultiphuirt | ||
| Angus | Mackay | Aultimhullin | "Oag" | |
| John | Mcpherson | Totiegan | ||
| Alexander | Mackay | Strathy Point | ||
| Donald | Macleod | Strathy | ||
| William | Sutherland | Strathy | ||
| James | Mackay | Strathy | ||
| John | Mackay | Baligill | ||
| William | Ross | Strathy | ||
| Malcolm | Ross | Braal | ||
| William | Telfer | Armidale | ||
| William | Gordon | Armidale |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald | Munro | elder | Lednangullan | |
| Donald | Mcdonald | elder | Braal | |
| William | Mckay | elder | Ardmhilghluish | |
| Robert | Mckay | elder | Aultimhuillin | |
| Joseph | Mckay | Lednangullan | ||
| George | Ross | Aultiphuirt | ||
| Angus | Mckay | Aultimhuillin | "Oag" | |
| John | Mcpherson | Totiegan | ||
| Alexander | Mckay | Strathy Point | ||
| Donald | Mcleod | Strathy | ||
| William | Sutherland | Strathy | ||
| James | Mackay | Strathy | ||
| John | Mckay | Baligill | ||
| William | Ross | Strathy | ||
| William | Telford | Armidale | ||
| William | Gordon | Armidale |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald | Munro | elder | Lednangullan | |
| Donald | Mcdonald | elder | Braal | |
| William | Mackay | elder | Ardmhilghluish | |
| Robert | Mackay | elder | Aultimhuillin | |
| Joseph | Mackay | Lednangullan | ||
| George | Ross | Aultiphuirt | ||
| Angus | Mckay | Aultimhuillin | "Oag" | |
| John | Mcpherson | Totiegan | ||
| Alexander | Mackay | Strathy Point | ||
| Donald | Macleod | Strathy | ||
| William | Sutherland | Strathy | ||
| John | Mackay | Baligill | ||
| William | Ross | Strathy | ||
| William | Telford | Armidale | ||
| William | Gordon | Strathy | ||
| Andrew | Mackay | pensioner | Strathy |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald | Munro | Lednangullan | ||
| William | Mckay | Ardmhilghluish | ||
| Donald | Mcdonald | Braal | ||
| Robert | Mckay | Aultimhuillin | ||
| William | Gordon | Armadale | ||
| Hugh | Mckay | Armadale | "Gow" | |
| William | Telfer | Armadale | ||
| Joseph | Mckay | Lednangullan | ||
| George | Ross | Aultiphuirt | ||
| Angus | Mckay | Aultimhuillin | "Oag" | |
| Alexander | Mckay | Strathy Point | ||
| John | Mcpherson | Totiegan Strathy Point | ||
| William | Ross | Strathy | ||
| William | Sutherland | Strathy | ||
| Donald | Mcleod | Strathy | ||
| John | Mckay | Baligill | "Bain" |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald | Munro | elder | Lednangullan | |
| Wm | Mckay | elder | Ardmhilghluish | |
| Donald | Mcdonald | elder | Braal | |
| Robert | Mckay | elder | Aultivullin | |
| Wm | Gordon | Armadale | ||
| Hugh | Mckay | Armadale | "Gow" | |
| Wm | Telford | Armadale | ||
| Joseph | Mckay | Lednangullan | ||
| George | Ross | Aultiphuirt | ||
| Angus | Mckay | Aultivullin | "Oag" | |
| Alexander | Mckay | Strathy Point | ||
| Wm | Ross | Strathy | ||
| Wm | Sutherland | Strathy | ||
| Donald | Mcleod | Strathy | ||
| John | Mckay | Baligill | "Bain" | |
| George | Mckay | Strathy | ||
| Robert | Mckay | Strathy |
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.
