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Tongland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon BROWN | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret FERGUSON | 1851 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Betsy FERRIES | 1865 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Mary GORDON | Kirkcudbright | 1846 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie GOURLAY Ringford, Tongland | Isaac THOMSON | 26 Apr 1893 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Mary LINDSAY Barncrosh, Tongland | George BROWN | 21 Jun 1882 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Maggie MCCORMICK Stakebridge Cottage, Ringford, Tongland | Donald BROWN | 2 Jun 1892 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Isabella MCKIE Valleyfield House, Tongland | Thomas RUTHERFORD | 29 Jul 1882 Cuil, Buittle | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Isabella MCLELLAN High Clauchan, Tongland | Archibald DOUGLAS | 1 Mar 1853 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/13 |
| Nicholas MCMINN Falnaw, Tongland | Samuel SMITH | 16 Jan 1855 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/13 |
| Margaret MCWHAN Tarff Station, Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire | John KELLY | 10 Jul 1905 Tarff Station, Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Catherine ROSS Waterside, Tongland | John HOGG | 22 Oct 1884 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Margaret SHAW Valleyfield, Tongland | James O'NEILL | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/14 | |
| Margaret SLOAN Ringford, Tongland | James GORDON | 14 May 1875 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/15 |
| Euphemia STEVENSON Dunjop, Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire | Joseph POTTS | 30 May 1876 | Order now | Wigtown SC19/7/8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Jane Irving Robinson BARCLAY | 8 November 1856 | Jane BARCLAY | Find the father |
| Robert Irving CAMPBELL | 12 October 1857 | Isabella CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Mary CARNOCHAN | 26 May 1866 | Susan CARNOCHAN | Find the father |
| Thomas CARSON | 9 August 1874 | Mary CARSON | Find the father |
| Samuel CARTER | 17 October 1860 | Mary CARTER | Find the father |
| Agnes CLARK | 15 December 1871 | Agnes CLARK | Find the father |
| John CLARK | 17 June 1873 | Agnes CLARK | Find the father |
| Agnes COPELAND | 12 August 1863 | Agnes COPELAND | Find the father |
| Alfred COPLAND | 6 January 1871 | Agnes COPLAND | Find the father |
| Mary Ann COUPLAND | 15 November 1867 | Agnes COUPLAND | Find the father |
| Sarah CULTON | 25 October 1857 | Mary CULTON | Find the father |
| John CUNNINGHAM | 11 April 1867 | Janet CUNNINGHAM | Find the father |
| Margaret DOCHARTY | 26 May 1855 | Margaret DOCHARTY | Find the father |
| Robert DOUCHERTY | 19 December 1870 | Mary DOUCHERTY | Find the father |
| Agnes FARRIES | 1 April 1865 | Elisabeth FARRIES | Find the father |
| Sarah FARRIES | 15 July 1859 | Elisabeth FARRIES | Find the father |
| Thomas FITZSYMONS | 29 April 1858 | Mary FITZSYMONS | Find the father |
| Catherine FORTEATH | 18 September 1866 | Elizabeth FORTEATH | Find the father |
| David GASS | 25 November 1866 | Agnes GASS | Find the father |
| James GASS | 28 June 1856 | Agness GASS | Find the father |
| John GASS | 27 May 1861 | Agnes GASS | Find the father |
| William GASS | 5 July 1863 | Agness GASS | Find the father |
| Thomas John GIRR | 6 October 1862 | Mary GIRR | Find the father |
| Mary GORDON | 8 November 1856 | Amelia GORDON | Find the father |
| Mary Jane GORDON | 23 June 1867 | Elisabeth GORDON | Find the father |
| Mary GUFFOG | 15 July 1855 | Nicholas GUFFOG | Find the father |
| Robert GUFFOG | 3 August 1861 | Nicholas GUFFOG | Find the father |
| Mary Jane HAY | 23 September 1864 | Jane HAY | Find the father |
| Sarah Jane JOHNSTON | 3 January 1866 | Jane JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| John JOHNSTONE | 21 February 1855 | Helen JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| William KENNYON | 23 October 1874 | Mary Ann KENNYON | Find the father |
| John LINDSAY | 14 October 1872 | Mary LINDSAY | Find the father |
| Robert LOCKE | 21 May 1861 | Agnes LOCKE | Find the father |
| Grace MALTMAN | 7 February 1874 | Jane MALTMAN | Find the father |
| John MALTMAN | 11 May 1872 | Wilhelmina MALTMAN | Find the father |
| James Alexander MAXWELL | 9 November 1870 | Mary MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Thomas MCADAM | 11 July 1871 | Mary MCADAM | Find the father |
| John MCCARTNEY | 6 February 1858 | Sarah MCCARTNEY | Find the father |
| Robert MCCORMICK | 22 March 1863 | Jane MCCORMICK | Find the father |
| Mary MCFERLIEN | 26 June 1855 | Ann MCFERLIEN | Find the father |
| Agnes MCGEOCH | 8 April 1856 | Jane MCGEOCH | Find the father |
| James Edward MCGINNES | 23 February 1858 | Elisabeth MCGINNES | Find the father |
| Mary MCGUFFIE | 27 July 1864 | Isabella MCGUFFIE | Find the father |
| William MCGUFFOG | 27 November 1862 | Elizabeth MCGUFFOG | Find the father |
| William MCGUFFOG | 3 December 1862 | Janet MCGUFFOG | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCKIE | 25 July 1862 | Jane MCKIE | Find the father |
| Mary Agnes MCKIE | 3 July 1860 | Margaret MCKIE | Find the father |
| Agnes MCMINN | 1 January 1869 | Agnes MCMINN | Find the father |
| Mary MCMINN | 6 June 1866 | Elizabeth MCMINN | Find the father |
| Samuel MCMINN | 5 May 1869 | Mary MCMINN | Find the father |
| Anne MCSHERRY | 12 January 1868 | Margaret MCSHERRY | Father found |
| Mary MCSHERRY | 31 July 1864 | Rebecca MCSHERRY | Find the father |
| Janet MILLIGAN | 27 November 1865 | Margaret MILLIGAN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Jane MITCHELL | 13 March 1872 | Margaret MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Margaret MITCHELL | 20 December 1864 | Jane MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Mary Jane MITCHELL | 13 June 1870 | Jane MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Robert MITCHELL | 5 November 1855 | Janet MITCHELL | Find the father |
| George MUIR | 29 March 1874 | Elisabeth MUIR | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MURRAY | 15 December 1862 | Mary MURRAY | Find the father |
| Alexander NEILSON | 17 June 1862 | Grace NEILSON | Find the father |
| James NEILSON | 2 September 1864 | Grace NEILSON | Find the father |
| David NISH | 22 September 1867 | Margaret NISH | Find the father |
| James ROBERTSON | 9 January 1856 | Janet ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| John Paterson ROBERTSON | 13 June 1868 | Annie ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Agnes RUSSELL | 2 September 1871 | Jane RUSSELL | Father found |
| James David SHANNON | 8 October 1865 | Marion SHANNON | Father found |
| John SHAW | 28 March 1865 | Margaret SHAW | Find the father |
| Robert SHAW | 26 March 1867 | Mary SHAW | Find the father |
| William STEWART | 8 September 1870 | Agnes STEWART | Find the father |
| James STITT | 18 February 1855 | Anne STITT | Father found |
| John TAIT | 19 January 1856 | Janet TAIT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Jane THOMSON | 14 November 1861 | Williamina THOMSON | Find the father |
| Isabella THOMSON | 6 June 1860 | Agnes THOMSON | Find the father |
| Jane THOMSON | 25 December 1855 | Agnes THOMSON | Find the father |
| Jane THOMSON | 28 March 1870 | Mary THOMSON | Find the father |
| Mary Helen THOMSON | 4 June 1873 | Marion THOMSON | Find the father |
| Robert THOMSON | 8 February 1865 | Mary THOMSON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth WRIGHT | 6 January 1868 | Ellen WRIGHT | 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.
