Torryburn records
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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
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Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
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 |
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Agnes BROWN | 1847 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
Ann BROWN | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
Ann BROWN | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
Widow Catherine HALLEY or SINCLAIR | 1877 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
Charlotte HAMILTON or STUART | 1863 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
Charlotte HAMILTON | 1864 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
Charlotte HAMILTON | 1866 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
Helen HEMPSEED or DRUMMOND | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
Helen HEMPSEED | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
Helen HEMPSEED | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
James KEEN | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
Daniel SLAVEN | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
Samuel SPOWART | 1873 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
Charlotte STEWART or HAMILTON | 1865 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
Widow Janet THOMSON or BEVERIDGE | 1847 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
Sheriff Court paternity decrees
Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
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Elizabeth BALFOUR Torryburn | John MCBETH | 5 Jul 1855 | Order now | Dunfermline SC21/4/3 |
Margaret COUSIN or BENNET Torryburn | James WILKISON | 16 Apr 1876 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
Helen HARKENS Torryburn | James TOSHECK | 3 Jan 1843 | Order now | Dunfermline SC21/4/3 |
Mary MACARTER Torryburn, Fife | Charles NISBET | 29 Aug 1841 | Order now | Alloa SC64/7/3 |
Mary RAMSAY Waulkmill, Torryburn | Thomas HENDERSON | 2 Oct 1887 Lochore Farm, Ballingry | Order now | Dumbarton SC65/5/3 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
Anatomy register
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
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Johanna BALDIE | 4 April 1873 | Jane BALDIE | Find the father |
Alexander BALFOUR | 19 December 1865 | Margaret BALFOUR | Find the father |
Alison BALFOUR | 17 June 1859 | Louisa BALFOUR | Find the father |
Christina BALFOUR | 6 July 1871 | Margaret Ritchie BALFOUR | Find the father |
Isabella BEVERIDGE | 18 March 1872 | Jane BEVERIDGE | Find the father |
Alexander CHALMERS | 7 August 1858 | Mary CHALMERS | Find the father |
David CONNERS | 16 December 1869 | Isabella CONNERS | Find the father |
Mary Bell CONNERS | 8 November 1873 | Isabella CONNERS | Find the father |
Mary Divinie CUNNING | 20 June 1863 | Janet CUNNING | Find the father |
Alexander CUNNINGHAM | 26 January 1855 | Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM | Find the father |
William DOCCHRY | 1 October 1865 | Mary DOCCHRY | Find the father |
Elizabeth FERGUSON | 26 November 1870 | Agnes FERGUSON | Find the father |
Ellen FORSYTH | 29 January 1865 | Ellen FORSYTH | Find the father |
William HARDIE | 11 June 1855 | Elizabeth HARDIE | Find the father |
Euphemia HODGE | 3 May 1860 | Margaret HODGE | Find the father |
Ann Hutton HUNTER | 29 January 1871 | Ann Hutton HUNTER | Find the father |
Elizabeth HUNTER | 28 January 1868 | Elizabeth HUNTER | Find the father |
Mary HUNTER | 4 November 1865 | Betsy HUNTER | Find the father |
Minie Jane HUNTER | 23 December 1868 | Marion HUNTER | Father found |
Agnes HUTTON | 5 October 1865 | Jane HUTTON | Find the father |
George LANDALE | 4 February 1862 | Elizabeth LANDALE | Find the father |
Margaret LAUDER | 27 October 1863 | Dinah LAUDER | Find the father |
John LOUDEN | 27 April 1865 | Isabella LOUDEN | Find the father |
Marion MANCLERK | 24 January 1871 | Margaret MANCLERK | Find the father |
David MASTERTON | 14 October 1857 | Marion MASTERTON | Find the father |
Joseph MASTERTON | 20 April 1857 | Janet MASTERTON | Find the father |
Elizabeth MERCER | 28 January 1866 | Elizabeth MERCER | Find the father |
Isabella MERCER | 22 November 1864 | Janet MERCER | Find the father |
Jane MURRAY | 10 October 1855 | Jane MURRAY | Father found |
John MURRAY | 16 February 1855 | Jacobina Thomson MURRAY | Find the father |
William NEISH | 8 March 1857 | Margaret NEISH | Find the father |
Charlotte NISBET | 25 March 1864 | Margaret NISBET | Find the father |
Thomas Sym SCOULLER | 5 April 1861 | Janet SCOULLER | Father found |
John SIMPSON | 24 April 1869 | Janet SIMPSON | Find the father |
Margaret SLAVEN | 16 April 1868 | Ann SLAVEN | Find the father |
Helen Mary TAYLOR | 13 December 1857 | Margaret TAYLOR | Find the father |
Margaret Stewart TAYLOR | 10 February 1866 | Margaret TAYLOR | Find the father |
David TEMPLEMAN | 2 March 1866 | Janet TEMPLEMAN | Find the father |
John WESTWOOD | 12 January 1859 | Elizabeth WESTWOOD | Find the father |
Robert WESTWOOD | 8 September 1856 | Christian WESTWOOD | Find the father |
Jessie WHITE | 22 April 1870 | Mary WHITE | Find the father |
Lawrence WHYTE | 20 April 1867 | Mary WHYTE | Find the father |
John WILSON | 7 November 1871 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
Mary WILSON | 30 January 1864 | Mary WILSON | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
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ADAMSON, Robert farm servant Born about 1848 Single Previous residence: Tinian, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 1 Apr 1909 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1908 |
BALFOUR, Isabella housework Born about 1818 Single Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 2 Nov 1899 | Order images (5) | Fife Fife And Kinross Morningside | 1865-1886 |
BALFOUR, Robert mineral borer Born about 1821 Widowed Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 16 Mar 1892 | Order images (3) | Fife Fife District | 1875-1889 |
BALFOUR, Robert labourer Born about 1826 Married Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1889 | |
BELFRAGE, Christina servant Born about 1842 Single Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order images (2) | Fife Morningside | 1876-1877 | |
BRADY, Margaret domestic servant Born about 1864 Single Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1901 | |
BURT or HAMILTON, Isabella dressmaker previously Born about 1859 Married Previous residence: Fernwoodlea, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 4 Aug 1922 | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1897 |
COUSTON or REID, Agnes housewife Born about 1826 Married Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order images (2) | Fife | 1878-1879 | |
CRAWFORD or CREE, Jessie colliery fireman's wife Born about 1869 Married Previous residence: Red Row, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1905 | |
CREE or CRAWFORD, Jessie colliery fireman's wife Born about 1869 Married Previous residence: Red Row, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1905 | |
EWING, James none Born about 1866 Single Previous residence: New Road, Kennoway Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 3 Dec 1914 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 |
GRAY, James labourer Born about 1821 Widowed Previous residence: Low Torry Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 22 Dec 1891 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 |
GRAY, James miner Born about 1878 Single Previous residence: Low Torry, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order images (2) | Fife District Fife District Asylum | 1896-1904 | |
GRAY, Robert miner Born about 1850 Single Previous residence: Low Torry, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1892 | |
HAMILTON or BURT, Isabella dressmaker previously Born about 1859 Married Previous residence: Fernwoodlea, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 4 Aug 1922 | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1897 |
HARROWER or HASTIE, Catherine house servant formerly Born about 1867 Married Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order image (1) | Fife District | 1895 | |
HASTIE or HARROWER, Catherine house servant formerly Born about 1867 Married Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order image (1) | Fife District | 1895 | |
JOHNSTON, Helen house servant Born about 1838 Single Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Torryburn Also known as Helen Johnstone | 30 Mar 1889 | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife And Kinross | 1863-1866 |
JOHNSTONE, Helen house servant Born about 1838 Single Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Torryburn Also known as Helen Johnston | 30 Mar 1889 | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife And Kinross | 1863-1866 |
LANDALE, George chemist's assistant Born about 1862 Single Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order images (3) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife Fife District Asylum | 1885-1901 | |
RAMSAY, James joiner Born about 1838 Widowed Previous residence: Dunfermline Poorhouse lunatic wards Chargeable parish: Torryburn | 22 Nov 1911 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1909 |
REID or COUSTON, Agnes housewife Born about 1826 Married Previous residence: Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order images (2) | Fife | 1878-1879 | |
SPOWART or WATSON, Jane housewife Born about 1862 Married Previous residence: Newmill, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1913-1914 | |
WATSON or SPOWART, Jane housewife Born about 1862 Married Previous residence: Newmill, Torryburn Chargeable parish: Torryburn | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1913-1914 |
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
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