Torosay 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 Isabella CAMPBELL or MCDOUGALL | 1881 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Ann CARMICHAEL or MCCALLUM | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary FLETCHER | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald LIVINGSTONE | 1871 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan MACARTHUR | 1858 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Catherine MACDONALD | 1875 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Allan MACINTOSH | 1860 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Allan MACINTOSH | 1861 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Allan MACINTOSH | 1863-1864 (4) | Order images | Refused | |
| Allan MACINTOSH | 1868 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Hugh MACINTYRE | 1860 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Hugh MACINTYRE | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander MACPHAIL | 1849 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan MCARTHUR | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Peter MCARTHUR | 1862 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Ann MCCALLUM | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Sarah MCEACHERN | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused in respect that she can be provided for in her own parish, and be removed thither at the cost of that parish | |
| Donald MCGLASHAN | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Agnes MCGREGOR or GILCHRIST | 1872 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Ann MCGREGOR | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Allan MCLACHLAN | 1878 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Ann MCLACHLAN | 1875 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Hugh MCLAINE | 1850 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Donald MCLASKIN | 1853 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Alexander MCLEAN | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed, on the understanding that applicant is to have 5s per month | |
| Duncan MCLEAN | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Duncan MCLEAN | 1857 (1) | Order images | Too old a date - may be renewed | |
| Widow Flora MCNEILL | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary MCPHAIL | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| John CAMPBELL | 3 June 1873 | Mary CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Mary Jane Anderson LYON | 8 November 1870 | Mary LYON | Find the father |
| Ann MACLACHLAN | 27 October 1861 | Mary MACLACHLAN | Find the father |
| Charles MACLAINE | 10 February 1866 | Euphemia MACLAINE | Find the father |
| Duncan MCDONALD | 13 February 1859 | Margaret MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Margaret MCDONALD | 23 March 1869 | Margaret MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Mary MCLAINE | 8 December 1867 | Flora MCLAINE | Find the father |
| Peggie MCNEILL | 8 April 1866 | Marrion MCNEILL | Find the father |
| John Neil Manarie MCPHAIL | 18 May 1870 | Catharine MCPHAIL | Find the father |
| Sarah MCPHAIL | 11 June 1870 | Mary MCPHAIL | 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
