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Swinton and Simprim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew BRODIE | 1864 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Elizabeth BROWN | 1866 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Isabella CAMPBELL | 1863 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Alison COCKBURN | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth DARLING | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Dorothy FORD | 1866 (1) | Order images | Not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| John HALL | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret HAY | 1860 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James JOHNSTON | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James JOHNSTON | 1863-1864 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| James RENTON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret SCOTT | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Dorothy WAIT | 1870 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James WAIT | 1862-1863 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James WAIT | 1863 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Agnes WIGHTMAN | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William YOUNG | 1870 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| William YOUNG | 1870 (1) | 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.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes CHISHOLM Swinton Quarter, Swinton | James MACKAY | 5 Jan 1896 Swinton Quarter, Swinton | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Elizabeth COCKBURN Harcarse Hill, Swinton | John CRAIG | 1 Nov 1887 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Helen MIDDLEMISS Greenriggs, Swinton | James YOUNG | 16 Feb 1883 Greenriggs, Swinton | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Isabella MIDDLEMISS Swinton Greenriggs, Swinton | William BOOKLESS | 9 Nov 1881 Swinton Greenriggs, Swinton | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Agnes MILLER Swinton | James ROSS | 3 Jun 1884 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Isabel PATERSON Little Swinton | George ALLAN | 18 Jun 1881 Little Swinton | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Margaret WADDELL Mountfair, near Swinton | George REDPATH | 27 Oct 1865 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/42 |
| Isabella YOUNG Swinton Hill, Swinton | John LYALL | 21 Dec 1882 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David AITCHISON | 7 December 1868 | Margaret AITCHISON | Find the father |
| Joann AITCHISON | 27 January 1867 | Margaret AITCHISON | Find the father |
| John William ALLEN | 23 February 1860 | Isabella ALLEN | Find the father |
| John BALLANTYNE | 27 June 1870 | Agnes BALLANTYNE | Find the father |
| Mary Marshall BLACKIE | 18 February 1867 | Mary BLACKIE | Find the father |
| John BOOKLESS | 19 February 1871 | Agnes BOOKLESS | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BROWN | 2 June 1864 | Elisabeth CAMPBELL | Father found |
| Margaret BROWN | 11 April 1874 | Jessie BROWN | Find the father |
| William BRUCE | 13 December 1862 | Margaret BRUCE | Find the father |
| Alison BURNS | 30 April 1868 | Alison BURNS | Find the father |
| Margaret CAMPBELL | 25 September 1869 | Elizabeth CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| James CLEGHORN | 2 February 1874 | Janet ANDERSON | Find the father |
| David COCKBURN | 9 September 1863 | Isabella COCKBURN | Find the father |
| Mary DAVIDSON | 8 August 1872 | Elizabeth DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Agnes DOWNIE | 23 October 1869 | Elizabeth DOWNIE | Find the father |
| Isabella DOWNIE | 3 November 1867 | Elizabeth DOWNIE | Find the father |
| Maggie Jane FAIRBAIRN | 1 July 1873 | Barbara FAIRBAIRN | Find the father |
| Alexander FORD | 15 February 1857 | Helen FORD | Find the father |
| Margaret FORD | 28 June 1855 | Mary FORD | Find the father |
| James FOREMAN | 4 December 1856 | Christian FOREMAN | Find the father |
| Alexander GILLIE | 13 February 1871 | Martha GILLIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth GRANDISON | 20 January 1859 | Elizabeth GRANDISON | Find the father |
| George GRANDISON | 25 August 1866 | Elizabeth GRANDISON | Find the father |
| Georgina GRANDISON | 31 July 1862 | Elizabeth GRANDISON | Find the father |
| John GRANDISON | 1 December 1863 | Elizabeth GRANDISON | Find the father |
| Adam HALL | 14 January 1871 | Isabella HALL | Find the father |
| William HALL | 23 July 1872 | Margaret HALL | Find the father |
| Jemima HARDIE | 8 December 1862 | Margaret HARDIE | Find the father |
| William Gibson HAY | 15 February 1860 | Helen HAY | Find the father |
| Margaret HENDERSON | 25 April 1865 | Jessie HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Marybell HENDERSON | 25 May 1865 | Jane HENDERSON | Find the father |
| William HENDERSON | 20 June 1865 | Isabella HENDERSON | Find the father |
| George HUME | 5 May 1868 | Agnes HUME | Find the father |
| Jane HUME | 28 September 1870 | Agnes HUME | Find the father |
| Elizabeth KERR | 15 October 1867 | Jessie KERR | Find the father |
| Elisabeth KINLEYSIDES | 4 October 1855 | Euphemia KINLEYSIDES | Find the father |
| Mary LAIDLAW | 8 January 1867 | Alice LAIDLAW | Find the father |
| John LINDSAY | 12 October 1855 | Janet LINDSAY | Find the father |
| Daniel MACKAY | 26 July 1860 | Isabella MACKAY | Find the father |
| Isabella MCKAY | 21 May 1869 | Isabella MCKAY | Find the father |
| William Landells MCKAY | 6 August 1866 | Isabella MCKAY | Find the father |
| Mary MCKINNON | 12 November 1870 | Catherine MCKINNON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MILLER | 17 February 1871 | Margaret MILLER | Find the father |
| Alexander MITCHELL | 30 December 1862 | Agnes MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MITCHELL | 3 February 1865 | Janet MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Margaret NAIRN | 20 January 1869 | Mary NAIRN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth NICHOLSON | 12 April 1867 | Jane NICHOLSON | Find the father |
| William NOBLE | 7 February 1865 | Janet NOBLE | Find the father |
| Catherine NORRIS | 13 December 1868 | Mary NORRIS | Find the father |
| George PRINGLE | 22 November 1863 | Agnes PRINGLE | Find the father |
| Janet PRINGLE | 12 March 1859 | Agnes PRINGLE | Find the father |
| John PRINGLE | 20 September 1869 | Agnes PRINGLE | Find the father |
| Margaret PRINGLE | 24 July 1866 | Agnes PRINGLE | Find the father |
| Agnes RAE | 10 February 1857 | Christian RAE | Find the father |
| Jessie RAE | 26 June 1861 | Christian RAE | Find the father |
| Margaret RAE | 24 April 1872 | Christian RAE | Find the father |
| Mary RAE | 25 January 1857 | Christian RAE | Find the father |
| Robert RAE | 24 October 1867 | Christian RAE | Find the father |
| Margaret RENTON | 3 October 1859 | Anne RENTON | Find the father |
| Jane RENWICK | 28 August 1862 | Jane RENWICK | Find the father |
| Alexander ROBERTSON | 11 June 1856 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Agnes SCOTT | 7 February 1864 | Mary SCOTT | Find the father |
| Mary Jane SCOTT | 7 August 1859 | Margaret SCOTT | Find the father |
| William SCOTT | 30 November 1861 | Helen SCOTT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth SERVICE | 24 November 1862 | Jane SERVICE | Find the father |
| William Hamilton SHIPLEY | 23 January 1871 | Ann SHIPLEY | Find the father |
| Janet SIMPSON | 22 April 1858 | May SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Agnes SPEIRS | 31 August 1867 | Elizabeth SPEIRS | Find the father |
| Charlotte SPEIRS | 14 June 1866 | Elisabeth SPEIRS | Find the father |
| Thomas Johnston SPEIRS | 24 July 1871 | Elizabeth SPEIRS | Find the father |
| James STARK | 18 March 1858 | Isabella STARK | Find the father |
| Agnes THOMPSON | 20 July 1868 | Elizabeth THOMPSON | Find the father |
| Georgina VIRTUE | 31 July 1856 | Isabella VIRTUE | Find the father |
| Isabella WADDELL | 27 May 1868 | Margaret WADDELL | Find the father |
| Margaret WALLACE | 28 July 1873 | Catherine WALLACE | Find the father |
| Helen WARDHAUGH | 20 July 1865 | Margaret WARDHAUGH | Find the father |
| Ann WHITECROSS | 27 February 1862 | Helen WHITECROSS | Find the father |
| James WHITECROSS | 26 July 1856 | Helen WHITECROSS | Find the father |
| Jessie WHITECROSS | 5 September 1867 | Maryann WHITECROSS | Find the father |
| Matilda WHITEHEAD | 17 September 1874 | Mary WHITEHEAD | 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.
