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Records -> Orkney

Stronsay 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.

Lookups available
Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/1104/1/1Minutes 1753-60
Some pages chipped with loss of text to corners
1753-1760Request lookup
CH2/1104/1/2Minutes 1821-621821-1862Request lookup
CH2/1104/2Minutes1867-1930Request 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:
  • £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)
We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
Margaret GARRIOCH or DEARNESS 1880 (1)Order imagesRefused - if dissatisfied may be removed to own parish, and provided for there
Jane HERCUS 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of relief
Widow Ann LENNIE 1883 (1)Order imagesRefused
Louisa LESLIE 1864 (2)Order imagesRefused, in respect applicant can be removed to her own parish and provided for there
Edward LOUTTIT 1882 (6)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Jane SANDISON 1858 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Isabella SHEARER or CHALMERS 1852 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Janet SHEARER 1881 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
John SHEARER 1881 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
John SHEARER 1881 (2)Order imagesRefused - if dissatisfied can be removed to own parish and provided for there
Isabella SINCLAIR 1864 (2)Order imagesRefused
Isabella SINCLAIR 1865 (2)Order imagesRefused
Peter SINCLAIR Muterhouse1846 (1)Order imagesRefused
Barbara STEVENSON 1851 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Margaret STEVENSON or SCOTT 1873-1874 (2)Order imagesRefused


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 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). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order now link.
School leaving certificate examinations
NameDate of birthSchoolYearOrder record
Jane W SINCLAIR5 Jan 1889Stronsay Central Public school1908Order now


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.

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Ann BROWN23 April 1855Betsy BROWNFind the father
Jemima CHALMERS3 March 1874Janet CHALMERSFind the father
Margaret CHALMERS9 February 1868Janet CHALMERSFind the father
Robert CHALMERS14 September 1866Eliza CHALMERSFind the father
Robert CROY19 April 1872Margaret CROYFind the father
Johanna Drevar GORIE3 September 1863Johanna Drevar GORIEFind the father
James PEACE26 December 1870Ann PEACEFind the father
Johanna ROSS10 May 1864Catherine ROSSFind the father
Jessie SANDISON30 May 1866Robina SANDISONFind the father
Peter SANDISON9 December 1856Georgina SANDISONFind the father
Williamina SCOTT13 May 1865Margaret SCOTTFind the father
Alexander SHEARER21 May 1869Margaret SHEARERFind the father
Peter Thomas SHEARER6 June 1867Helen SHEARERFind the father
Edward SINCLAIR7 April 1857Margaret SINCLAIRFind the father
James SINCLAIR7 February 1870Barbara SINCLAIRFind the father
Jane SINCLAIR15 August 1863Barbara SINCLAIRFind the father
Peter SINCLAIR25 July 1855Margaret SINCLAIRFind the father
Peter SINCLAIR10 April 1867Barbara SINCLAIRFind the father
William SINCLAIR2 July 1874Barbara SINCLAIRFind the father
William STOUT12 September 1857Mary STOUTFind the father
William SWANNY20 September 1869May SWANNYFind the father
James VELZIEN31 August 1856Elizabeth VELZIENFind the father
Margaret Anna WALLACE16 August 1873Barbara WALLACEFind the father
Margaret Jane WALLACE15 November 1863Margaret WALLACEFind the father
David WALLS9 December 1856Ann WALLSFind the father
William Shaw WARDS18 October 1856Janet WARDSFind 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.

Male Heads of families 1834 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 29-29)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamAngus
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
JamesCooper
RichardCaithness
AndrewDrever
JamesDelday
JohnEunson
MagnusFlett
JohnHall
LaurenceIrvine
JohnIrvineCotaquoy
JohnIrvineStation
StewartLogie
JohnLeask
JohnMiller
WilliamMiller
RobertMiller
DanielMeil
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
WilliamReid
RobertSutherland
JamesSinclairHuip
ThomasStevenson
JamesSinclairPark
RobertSandison
ScollaySkethway
ThomasSmith
WilliamStout
PeterSinclair
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1835 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 35-35)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamAngus
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
RichardCaithness
AndrewDrever
JamesDelday
JohnEunson
MagnusFlett
JohnIrvine
StewartLogie
JohnLeask
JohnMiller
WilliamMiller
RobertMiller
DanielMeil
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
WilliamReid
JamesSinclairMidgarth
ThomasStevenson
JamesSinclairHuip
RobertSandison
RobertSinclair
ScollaySkethway
ThomasSmith
GeorgeTowrie
GeorgeTowrie
JohnTowrie
JamesTowrie
DavidTowrie
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1836 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 38-38)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamAngus
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
RichardCaithness
AndrewDrever
JamesDelday
MagnusFlettx next to name
JohnGrant
JohnIrvine
StewartLogie
JohnLeask
JohnMiller
WilliamMiller
RobertMiller
DanielMeil
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
WilliamReid
JamesSinclairMidgarth
ThomasStevenson
JamesSinclairHuip
RobertSandison
RobertSinclair
EdwardSinclair
ScollaySkethway
ThomasSmith
GeorgeTowrie
GeorgeTowrie
JohnTowrie
JamesTowrie
DavidTowrie
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1837 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 41-42)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamAngus
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
AndrewDrever
JamesDelday
MagnusFlett
JohnGrant
JohnIrvine
StewartLogie
JohnLeask
PeterLinay
JohnMiller
WilliamMiller
RobertMiller
DanielMeil
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
WilliamReid
GeorgeReid
GeorgeRobertson
PeterSherar
JamesSinclairMidgarth
JamesSinclairHuip
ThomasStevensonOssan
ThomasStevensonGreenyness
RobertSandison
RobertSinclair
EdwardSinclair
ScollaySkethway
GeorgeTowrie
GeorgeTowrie
JohnTowrie
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1838 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 49-49)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamAngus
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
RichardCaithness
AndrewDrever
MagnusFlet
JohnGrant
RobertGoar
StewartLogie
JohnLeask
PeterLinay
WilliamMiller
RobertMiller
DanielMeil
ThomasMeil
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
GeorgePeace
WilliamReid
GeorgeReid
GeorgeRobertson
PeterSherar
JamesSinclairMidgarth
JamesSinclairHuip
ThomasStevensonOssen
ThomasStevensonGreenyness
RobertSandison
RobertSinclair
EdwardSinclairBlack
EdwardSinclairMingrow
ScollaySkethway
DonaldSutherland
JamesTowrie
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1839 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 52-52)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
RichardCaithness
AndrewDrever
MagnusFlett
CharlesFotheringham
JohnGrant
RobertGoar
StewartLogie
JohnLeask
PeterLinay
WilliamMiller
RobertMiller
DanielMeil
ThomasMeil
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
GeorgePeace
WilliamReid
GeorgeReid
GeorgeRobertson
PeterSherar
JamesSinclairMidgarth
JamesSinclairHuip
ThomasStevensonOssen
ThomasStevensonGreenyness
RobertSandison
RobertSinclair
EdwdSinclairBlackpew
EdwdSinclairMingrow
ScollaySkethway
DonaldSutherland
GeorgeTowrie
JamesTowrie
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1840 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 55-55)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
RichardCaithness
AndrewDrever
GeorgeDrever
MagnusFlett
CharlesFotheringham
WilliamFinlayson
JohnGrant
RobertGoar
RobertKeith
StewartLogie
JohnLeask
PeterLinay
WilliamMiller
DanielMeil
ThomasMeil
RobertMiller
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
GeorgePeace
ThomasPeace
WilliamReid
GeorgeReid
GeorgeRobertson
PeterSherar
JamesSinclairMidgarth
JamesSinclairHuip
ThomasSinclairOssen
ThomasSinclairGreenayness
RobertSandison
RobertSinclairGrind
RobertSinclairLangbigging
EdwdSinclairBlackpew
EdwdSinclairShortbigging
EdwdSinclairMingrow
ScollaySkethway
DonaldSutherland
HarrySinclair
GeorgeTowrie
JamesTowrie
WilliamTurfus
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1841 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 63-63)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
RichardCaithness
AndrewDrever
GeorgeDrever
MagnusFlett
CharlesFotheringham
WilliamFinlayson
JohnGrant
RobertGoar
RobertIrvine
RobertKeith
StewartLogie
PeterLinay
WilliamMiller
DanielMeil
ThomasMeil
RobertMiller
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
GeorgePeace
ThomasPeace
WilliamReid
GeorgeReid
GeorgeRobertson
PeterSherar
JamesSinclairHuip
ThomasStevensonOssen
ThomasStevensonLangbigin
RobertSandison
RobertSinclairGrind
RobertSinclairClestren
EdwardSinclairBlackpew
EdwardSinclairBrekeshall
EdwardSinclairMingrow
ScollaySkethway
DonaldSutherland
HenrySinclair
GeorgeTowrie
JamesTowrie
WilliamTurfus
JamesWallace

Male Heads of families 1842 (NRS Reference: CH2/1104/1/2 pp. 69-69)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
ThomasAlexander
CharlesBrodie
JamesBrodie
MagnusCromarty
JamesChalmers
RichardCaithness
GeorgeDrever
MagnusFlett
CharlesFotheringham
WilliamFinlayson
JohnGrant
RobertGoar
RobertIrvine
JohnIrvine
RobertKeith
StewartLogie
PeterLinay
WilliamLinklater
WilliamMiller
DanielMeil
ThomasMeil
RobertMiller
DonaldPeace
JamesPeace
GeorgePeace
ThomasPeace
GeorgeReid
GeorgeRobertson
PeterSherarHuip
JamesSinclair
ThomasStevensonOssen
ThomasStevensonLangbiging
RobertSinclairGrind
RobertSinclairForrawall
EdwardSinclairBlackpew
EdwardSinclairBreckhall
EdwardSinclairMingrow
ScollaySkethway
DonaldSutherland
HenrySinclair
PeterSherarHillhead
JamesTowrie
WilliamTurface
JamesWallace

Kirk Session Records Index

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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.


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