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West Calder 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/366/1 | Minutes and Cash Minutes 1677-1687 Cash 1741-1767 | 1677-1767 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/3 | Minutes | 1707-1733 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/4 | Minutes | 1733-1782 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/5 | Minutes | 1786-1820 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/6 | Minutes | 1821-1847 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/8 | Scroll minutes | 1781-1784 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/9 | Scroll minutes | 1785-1786 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/10 | Cash books | 1768-1785 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/11 | Cash books | 1784-1794 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/12 | Cash books | 1794-1811 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/13 | Cash books | 1811-1826 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/14 | Proclamations | 1856-1873 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/15 | Baptisms | 1871-1895 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/16 | Communion roll | 1869-1879 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/17 | Communion roll | 1871-1878 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/18 | Communion roll | 1880-1891 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/19/5 | Kirk session minutes | 1780-1781 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/19/8 | Kirk session minutes | 1779-1780 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/19/10 | Kirk session minutes | 1752-1755 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/19/12 | Heritors' payments (1819-1827) marriages (1855-1856) | 1819-1856 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/20 | Minutes Includes communion roll 1863 | 1847-1913 | Request lookup |
| CH2/366/23 | Communion roll | 1891-1898 | Request 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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Catharine ARMSTRONG | 1880 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow BROWN | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John BRYCE | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary BRYCE | 1850 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary BRYCE | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 64 1850 | |
| Mary BRYCE | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret CALDER | 1854 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow CAMPBELL or MACLEISH | 1878 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Margaret COYNE | 1873 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret DAVIDSON or MCKENNA | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Jane FINDLAY | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret GIBB or STEWART | 1866 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow GILBERT | Pakello | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Widow Mary Bryce GRAHAM or SMITH | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Robert HAMILTON | Bankhead | 1846 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Widow Isabella LOGAN | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella LOGAN | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 433 1852 | |
| Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1852-1853 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 666 462 and 433 1852 | |
| Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 78 1853; 466 1852; 462 1852; and 433 1852 | |
| Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused - see 499, 258, 78 1853 | |
| Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Isabella LOGAN or WILSON | 1863 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow Janet MACKAY or HUGHES | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| David MACKIE | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Duncan MCDONALD | 1850 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret Davidson MCKENNA | 1854 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Janet NELSON or MUIR | 1855 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Helen NIVEN | 1857 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary O'HARROW or MCGIVERN | 1855 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow POTTER or BLACK | 1879 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Janet ROSS or BROWN | 1851 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed - see 74 1848 | |
| James RUSSELL | 1856 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth SOMERVILLE or MCLAIN | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Mary Brown SOMERVILLE | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine THOMSON | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine THOMSON | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused, on the understanding that applicant is to have 1s 3d a week | |
| Elizabeth THOMSON | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Jean THOMSON | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Jean THOMSON | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret THOMSON | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret THOMSON | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Isabella WILSON or LOGAN | 1853 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie BAIRD Muiriston Cottage, West Calder | Robert MCKELVIE | 19 Jul 1887 | Order now | Rothesay SC8/5/5 |
| Georgina DINGWALL 2 Stephenson Street, Addiewell, near West Calder | Francis COSGROVE | 24 May 1880 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/47 |
| Ellen DONNELLY 10 Muirhall, West Calder | Charles CAIRNEY | 9 Sep 1885 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/54 |
| Margaret DONNELY Murchison's Building, Muirhall, West Calder | Alexander WATSON | 30 May 1884 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/51 |
| Jessie FORRESTER or GILLON 23 Forth Street, West Calder | John REID | 19 Sep 1884 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/55 |
| Isabella Agnes GIRDWOOD King Street, West Calder | George WATSON | 7 Oct 1879 King Street, West Calder | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/47 |
| Margaret GOWANS Levenseat, West Calder | George MUIR | 23 Nov 1867 Levenseat, West Calder | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/45 |
| Eliza GRAY Burnhouse, near West Calder, Midlothian | Edward C PEEBLES | 6 Aug 1885 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/53 |
| Mary GRAY or ROBB West Calder | Alexander PRENTICE | 19 Oct 1874 2 Burnhouse, West Calder | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/46 |
| Sarah HEPBURN Burn Row, Woodmuir Colliery, near West Calder | Thomas GEBBIE | 13 Sep 1888 | Order now | Linlithgow SC41/15/5 |
| Janet JAMIESON Dee Street, West Calder | Peter MACGREGOR | 30 Mar 1886 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/54 |
| Mary MCGONIGAL Cobbinshaw Reservoir, West Calder | Thomas DOUGLAS | 14 Jan 1873 Cobbinshaw Reservoir, West Calder | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/50 |
| Margaret MCKENNA 21 Mid Street, Mossend, West Calder | John MCPHILLIPS | 2 Oct 1879 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/49 |
| Elizabeth MITCHELL Torphin Crossings, West Calder | William WILLIAMSON | 23 Aug 1886 Torphin Crossings, West Calder | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/55 |
| Fanny MYLES Watt Street, Addiewell, West Calder | Simon DALGLEISH | 6 Nov 1874 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/47 |
| Euphemia STARK West Calder | James SMITH | 21 Jun 1876 | Order now | Edinburgh SC39/8/44 |
| Marion STEVEN Leavenseat, West Calder | James CUMMINGS | 17 Dec 1878 Garibaldi Row, Fauldhouse, Whitburn | Order now | Linlithgow SC41/15/4 |
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.
| Name | Date of birth | School | Year | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie W ANDERSON | 9 May 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Olivia M ANDERSON | 2 Dec 1897 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Edith J ARMSTRONG | 23 Feb 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Robert BARRIE | 15 Jun 1893 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Agnes M BOOKLESS | 21 Nov 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| James BOYD | 14 Nov 1894 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| James BRASH | 6 May 1893 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| James A BROWNLEE | 3 Mar 1897 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Catherine BURKE | 9 Dec 1892 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Thomas CADEN | 10 Nov 1891 | West Calder Continuation Classes | 1909 | Order now |
| John P CAMPBELL | 7 Jul 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Margaret B CHALMERS | 18 Feb 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Alexander P CRAIG | 11 Oct 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| James CROOKS | 18 Nov 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Christina A DALZIEL | 12 Feb 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Christina A DALZIEL | 12 Feb 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine DEACON | 18 Nov 1893 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Janet DRUMMOND | 23 Aug 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| William Y DRUMMOND | 14 Apr 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine M FAIRLEY | 11 Jan 1896 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Henry FAIRLEY | 24 Apr 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Jeanie FAIRLEY | 21 Apr 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Robert R FAIRLEY | 16 Feb 1897 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Archibald FORREST | 21 Sep 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Margaret M GILLON | 18 Dec 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Catherine C GRANT | 6 Apr 1896 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Margaret R GRANT | 27 Jun 1894 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Janet B HADDOW | 30 Apr 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Catherine HALLIDAY | 21 Oct 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Mary A R HALLIDAY | 26 Oct 1894 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Jessie HAMILTON | 26 May 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Henry S HUGHES | 11 Jan 1891 | West Calder Continuation Classes | 1909 | Order now |
| Thomas B HUNTER | 18 Jun 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| John R K JACK | 20 Feb 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Ruth JACK | 17 Jul 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| William L M KAY | 24 Feb 1893 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Margaret KELLY | 7 Jan 1891 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Absalom KENNEDY | 19 Jul 1896 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Elizabeth S LAING | 17 Jun 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Harry LIND | 10 Jun 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Janet MARTIN | 1 Jul 1888 | West Calder Gavieside Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Thomas MARTIN | 28 Jul 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Thomas MARTIN | 28 Jul 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Janet A MASON | 15 Jan 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Jeanie MCCHEYNE | 20 Sep 1894 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Hugh G MCLAGAN | 17 Mar 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Mark MCLAUGHLIN | 29 May 1893 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Margaret G MCMILLAN | 14 Nov 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Peter MEEK | 8 Nov 1893 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Agnes W MEIKLE | 17 Nov 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Daniel MILLAR | 20 Sep 1896 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Marion W MILLER | 1 Jan 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Christina MITCHELL | 28 Sep 1890 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| James T MUNGLE | 23 Jan 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| John MUNGLE | 15 Sep 1891 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Barbara R POTTER | 4 May 1897 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| James POTTER | 14 Apr 1894 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Robert PRATT | 9 Sep 1893 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Jessie RAE | 15 Jun 1887 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| James RITCHIE | 15 Feb 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| James K RUTHERFORD | 19 Apr 1893 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Isabella P SCOTT | 14 Nov 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Jessie SCOTT | 19 Jul 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Helen SMART | 15 Apr 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Barbara M SNEDDON | 17 Dec 1892 | West Calder Continuation Classes | 1909 | Order now |
| Alexander B SOMMERVILLE | 4 Jul 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Alice M STEVENS | 27 Feb 1891 | West Calder Continuation Classes | 1909 | Order now |
| Elizabeth C SUTHERLAND | 10 Oct 1895 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Richard O TAYLOR | 21 Jan 1895 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Duncan G WATSON | 6 Apr 1894 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Elizabeth WHIGAM | 27 Sep 1892 | West Calder Continuation Classes | 1909 | Order now |
| Annie WILLIAMSON | 29 Mar 1888 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Donald S WILSON | 12 Sep 1892 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
| Jane G WILSON | 23 Aug 1897 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Thomas WILSON | 1 Mar 1897 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Janet R WYLLIE | 16 Mar 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Nellie G YOUNG | 12 Sep 1892 | West Calder Higher Grade Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Nellie G YOUNG | 29 May 1893 | West Calder Addiewell Public School | 1910 | Order now |
Anatomy register
This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order record link.
| Name | Age | Last residence and place of death | Date of death | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John CAMPBELL | 55 | 15 Union Street, West Calder | 25 Jun 1921 | Order record |
| James C DEVINE | 55 | 15 Union Street, West Calder | 13 Jan 1921 | Order record |
| Edward MCGUIRE | 38 | 15 Union Street, West Calder | 27 Jun 1916 | Order record |
| Daniel MCKAY | 57 | Lived: 15 Union Street, West Calder Died: ( East Calder Mort.)Kirknewton | 16 Oct 1921 | Order record |
| Susan MILLAR | 70 | 10 Loganlea, West Calder | 13 Jan 1906 | Order record |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Margaret ANDERSON | 20 October 1868 | Margaret ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Andrew Wells ANGUS | 26 August 1873 | Leina ANGUS | Find the father |
| Peter BAIRD | 10 November 1862 | Isabella BAIRD | Find the father |
| Euphemia BEVERIDGE | 10 March 1869 | Barbara BEVERIDGE | Find the father |
| Patrick Mc Quire BIRD | 23 December 1862 | Margaret BIRD | Find the father |
| Alexander Steel BLACK | 25 December 1855 | Agnes BLACK | Find the father |
| Janet Rennie BLACK | 22 July 1862 | Agnes BLACK | Find the father |
| Margaret Walker BLAKE | 10 January 1862 | Catherine BLAKE | Find the father |
| Alexander BROWN | 20 September 1872 | Mary BROWN | Find the father |
| Marion BROWN | 15 October 1859 | Christina BROWN | Find the father |
| James BRUNTON | 12 August 1866 | Janet BRUNTON | Find the father |
| Barbara BRYCE | 30 January 1855 | Mary BRYCE | Find the father |
| Margaret Smith BYERS | 31 August 1863 | Janet BYERS | Find the father |
| Mary Russell CALDER | 2 September 1874 | Agnes CALDER | Find the father |
| John CAMPBELL | 17 June 1868 | Margaret CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Seeton CAMPBELL | 20 November 1872 | Margaret CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Helen CARLYLE | 3 July 1872 | Agnes CARLYLE | Find the father |
| John CLARKSON | 11 January 1872 | Janet CLARKSON | Find the father |
| William Alison CLARKSON | 20 November 1866 | Janet CLARKSON | Find the father |
| Janet Drinnan CLELAND | 18 November 1864 | Marion CLELAND | Father found |
| Margaret Fletcher CLELAND | 25 January 1856 | Janet CLELAND | Find the father |
| Margaret Grainger CLELAND | 30 April 1862 | Elisabeth CLELAND | Find the father |
| Robina Crawford CROMBIE | 13 July 1874 | Jessie CROMBIE | Find the father |
| Agnes DAVIDSON | 12 January 1858 | Margaret Davidson Or MCKINNON | Find the father |
| Walter Wight DAVIDSON | 11 December 1863 | Margaret Davidson Or MCKINNON | Find the father |
| James Higgins DEVON | 7 July 1857 | Sarah DEVON | Find the father |
| Margaret Murry DOUGLAS | 8 October 1855 | Marion DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| William DOWIE | 19 February 1870 | Isabella Dowie Or ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| William Brown DRYSDALE | 26 August 1863 | Agnes Young DRYSDALE | Find the father |
| Jane DUNCAN | 8 May 1856 | Jane Duncan Or MEEK | Find the father |
| John Crossan DUNCAN | 8 July 1858 | Jane Duncan Or MEEK | Find the father |
| Robert Hayden ELLIS | 22 October 1872 | Ann ELLIS | Find the father |
| John FAICKNEY | 16 February 1874 | Margaret FAICKNEY | Find the father |
| Jane FINDLAY | 14 April 1863 | Margaret FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Jemima FINNIE | 10 November 1873 | Helen FINNIE | Find the father |
| Mary Lindsay FLEMING | 14 April 1874 | Mary FLEMING | Find the father |
| Agnes FORREST | 5 April 1861 | Margaret FORREST | Find the father |
| Agnes FORREST | 6 December 1870 | Agnes FORREST | Find the father |
| Margaret FRENCH | 27 December 1872 | Eliza FRENCH | Find the father |
| Margaret GIBSON | 14 September 1856 | Violet GIBSON | Find the father |
| Violet GIBSON | 5 September 1859 | Violet GIBSON | Find the father |
| Annett GOWANS | 28 July 1863 | Margaret GOWANS | Father found |
| James GOWANS | 30 November 1867 | Margaret GOWANS | Find the father |
| Christina Gowans GRAHAM | 20 June 1863 | Janet GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Robert Stewart Fox GRAHAM | 10 March 1872 | Jane GRAHAM | Find the father |
| David Hamilton GROSART | 16 May 1873 | Jane GROSART | Find the father |
| Agnes HAMILTON | 28 October 1869 | Agnes HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Mary Small HAMILTON | 26 September 1864 | Catherine HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Robert HAMILTON | 19 April 1867 | Agnes HAMILTON | Find the father |
| Robert Wilson HENDERSON | 29 November 1862 | Margaret HENDERSON | Find the father |
| John Morrison HENDRY | 5 January 1870 | Isabella Hendry Or MCALISTER | Find the father |
| Grace Wood HEPBURN | 27 September 1872 | Jane HEPBURN | Find the father |
| Agnes HILL | 20 February 1873 | Mary Hill Or ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Helen Munro HOLMES | 25 June 1874 | Margaret HOLMES | Find the father |
| Mary IRVINE | 30 August 1867 | Jessie IRVINE | Find the father |
| Mary Joyce KANE | 8 January 1869 | Norah KANE | Find the father |
| Agnes Easton Smith KELLY | 16 December 1866 | Agnes KELLY | Find the father |
| Alexander Sommerville KELLY | 21 April 1859 | Elisabeth KELLY | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Low KELLY | 24 December 1872 | Agnes KELLY | Find the father |
| William Caldwell KELLY | 21 January 1870 | Agnes Easton KELLY | Find the father |
| Agnes Reid KERR | 28 May 1873 | Marion KERR | Find the father |
| James Findlay KIDD | 20 November 1855 | Janet KIDD | Find the father |
| John Davidson LAMB | 29 May 1863 | Elisabeth LAMB | Find the father |
| David Middleton LEONARD | 27 November 1868 | Elisabeth LEONARD | Find the father |
| Jane MAIN | 11 July 1869 | Margaret MAIN | Find the father |
| Janet Mc Moran MARTIN | 21 January 1873 | Janet MARTIN | Find the father |
| John MARTIN | 24 January 1872 | Jane MARTIN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Halliday MATHERS | 6 March 1874 | Mary MATHERS | Find the father |
| Owen Broadley MAXWELL | 14 October 1872 | Mary MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Susan Broadley MAXWELL | 22 September 1874 | Mary MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Agnes MCCABE | 11 June 1871 | Elisabeth MCCABE | Find the father |
| Joan MCCAIRNS | 12 December 1874 | Ann MCCAIRNS | Find the father |
| Robert MCGEE | 18 February 1869 | Mary MCGEE | Find the father |
| Alexander MCGONIGAL | 2 March 1870 | Mary MCGONIGAL | Find the father |
| Betsy Currie Douglas MCGONIGAL | 14 January 1873 | Mary MCGONIGAL | Father found |
| Mary MCGONIGAL | 2 March 1870 | Mary MCGONIGAL | Find the father |
| Helen Winn MCKEON | 15 September 1872 | Mary MCKEON | Find the father |
| Robert MCKERGIN | 26 April 1868 | Catherine MCKERGIN | Find the father |
| Agnes Wardrop MCKINNON | 1 November 1856 | Margaret Mc Kinnon Or DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Agnes MEEKLE | 15 November 1866 | Margaret MEEKLE | Find the father |
| Jane Lind MEIKLE | 24 August 1865 | Christina Chapman MEIKLE | Find the father |
| William MEIKLE | 2 April 1870 | Margaret MEIKLE | Find the father |
| John MILLAR | 16 March 1873 | Catherine MILLAR | Find the father |
| John MILLER | 22 September 1868 | Margaret MILLER | Find the father |
| Janet MOFFAT | 21 December 1858 | Elisabeth MOFFAT | Find the father |
| Thomas MORRISON | 16 April 1873 | Janet MORRISON | Find the father |
| Andrew Durie MUIR | 6 January 1871 | Agnes MUIR | Find the father |
| David MUIR | 26 December 1856 | Agnes MUIR | Find the father |
| Jane Burton MUIR | 12 March 1864 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| Willie Annie Pinkerton Gray Wallace MUIR | 28 March 1872 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| Thomas O Neill MURPHY | 5 December 1870 | Catherine MURPHY | Find the father |
| Albert Gray NEILSON | 5 November 1869 | Margaret NEILSON | Father found |
| Alexander Wilkison OGILVIE | 24 August 1871 | Margaret OGILVIE | Find the father |
| Jane Johnstone PATON | 11 April 1869 | Sarah PATON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Thomson PEAT | 17 March 1872 | Helen PEAT | Find the father |
| Sophia Day Smith PHAIR | 12 January 1867 | Sarah PHAIR | Find the father |
| Euphemia Swan POTTER | 8 June 1864 | Janet POTTER | Find the father |
| Mary PRENTICE | 5 December 1863 | Margaret PRENTICE | Find the father |
| Margaret Stein RAMSAY | 22 November 1856 | Janet RAMSAY | Find the father |
| Marion Walker RATTLEFF | 1 October 1857 | Elisabeth RATTLEFF | Find the father |
| Andrew Crawford REID | 20 May 1872 | Agnes REID | Find the father |
| Catherine Dickson Wilson ROBERTSON | 3 October 1869 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Thomas ROBERTSON | 31 January 1865 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| William Tod ROBERTSON | 1 June 1870 | Agnes ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Agnes RUSSELL | 30 August 1860 | Janet RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Helen RUSSELL | 6 July 1863 | Janet RUSSELL | Find the father |
| James RUSSELL | 25 April 1870 | Catherine RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Janet RUSSELL | 16 January 1874 | Janet RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Agnes Jane SCOBBIE | 10 June 1873 | Joan Scobbie Or FORSYTH | Find the father |
| Isabella Lees SCOTT | 12 September 1869 | Ann SCOTT | Find the father |
| Robert Hastie SCOTT | 18 August 1865 | Janet SCOTT | Find the father |
| Jessie Ann SHARP | 23 April 1873 | Helen Margaret SHARP | Find the father |
| James SMITH | 15 July 1855 | Margaret SMITH | Find the father |
| Jessie SMITH | 3 August 1873 | Janet SMITH | Find the father |
| Robert SMITH | 2 February 1860 | Betty SMITH | Find the father |
| Robert SMITH | 13 January 1866 | Janet SMITH | Find the father |
| John SNEDDON | 14 January 1868 | Mary SNEDDON | Find the father |
| James Allan SOMMERVILLE | 15 February 1872 | Mary SOMMERVILLE | Find the father |
| Janet SOMMERVILLE | 16 March 1868 | Mary SOMMERVILLE | Father found |
| John SOMMERVILLE | 7 March 1856 | Mary SOMMERVILLE | Find the father |
| Richard Mackenzie SOMMERVILLE | 15 July 1873 | Elisabeth Bonhill SOMMERVILLE | Find the father |
| Wilhemina SOMMERVILLE | 27 January 1867 | Janet SOMMERVILLE | Find the father |
| Alexander Kemp SPENCE | 6 May 1870 | Margaret SPENCE | Find the father |
| Andrew Cairns STEWART | 7 March 1871 | Janet STEWART | Find the father |
| Donald STEWART | 2 April 1872 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Janet Seggie STEWART | 10 August 1870 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Mary Gowans STEWART | 12 December 1863 | Janet STEWART | Find the father |
| Susan STEWART | 17 February 1860 | Janet STEWART | Find the father |
| William Byers STEWART | 18 February 1859 | Agnes STEWART | Find the father |
| Jessie Graham STRUTH | 23 November 1872 | Margaret STRUTH | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann SWEENEY | 9 December 1870 | Margret SWEENEY | Find the father |
| David THOMSON | 22 December 1860 | Margaret THOMSON | Find the father |
| David John Sand TODD | 22 June 1870 | Magdaline TODD | Find the father |
| Joan Ritchie TODD | 8 September 1870 | Rebekeh TODD | Find the father |
| Magdlane TODD | 10 April 1874 | Magdlane TODD | Find the father |
| Helen TRAIN | 16 December 1872 | Jane TRAIN | Find the father |
| Alexander WALKER | 19 July 1867 | Margaret WALKER | Find the father |
| Mary Orr WALKER | 27 October 1865 | Catherine WALKER | Find the father |
| William WALKER | 7 December 1871 | Catherine WALKER | Find the father |
| Williamina Easton WALKER | 22 September 1863 | Mary WALKER | Find the father |
| John WARDROP | 12 December 1866 | Agnes Wardrop Or PADEN | Find the father |
| Ann Brand WATSON | 26 September 1874 | Martha WATSON | Find the father |
| Elisabeth Robertson WATSON | 3 January 1867 | Jane WATSON | Find the father |
| James Clark WATSON | 11 November 1870 | Martha WATSON | Find the father |
| Mary Jane WATSON | 20 August 1867 | Elisabeth WATSON | Find the father |
| Thomas WATT | 11 October 1865 | Elisabeth WATT | Find the father |
| David Fetcham WELSH | 2 September 1860 | Sarah WELSH | Find the father |
| Mary Moffat WELSH | 1 February 1866 | Sarah Welsh Or MEALY | Find the father |
| Campbell WILSON | 24 October 1871 | Isabella WILSON | Find the father |
| William WILSON | 14 August 1867 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
| Sarah WISEMAN | 29 December 1870 | Ann Wiseman Or SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Ann WOOD | 11 January 1864 | Ann Wood Or RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Robert WOOD | 18 June 1858 | Ann Wood Or RUSSELL | Find the father |
| Robert Potter WOOD | 24 December 1870 | Mary WOOD | Find the father |
| Robert WYPER | 23 August 1870 | Isabella WYPER | Find the father |
| Ann YOUNG | 25 July 1869 | Ann Young Or HAMILTON | 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.
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | Elder | elder | ||
| James | Thomson | elder | ||
| Andrew | Purdie | deacon | ||
| Ebenezer | Johnstone | session clerk | ||
| James | Black | West Calder | ||
| John | Caldwell | West Calder | struck off 23 Nov 1834 not a member of this church [p 168] | |
| Archibald | Dunlop | West Calder | ||
| James | Findlay | West Calder | ||
| Thomas | Forrest | West Calder | ||
| James | Gowans | West Calder | ||
| John | Gowans | West Calder | ||
| Peter | Gowans | West Calder | ||
| James | Goold | West Calder | ||
| James | Henderson | West Calder | ||
| Thomas | Jackson | West Calder | ||
| John | Liddle | West Calder | ||
| John | Lowrie | West Calder | ||
| Alexander | Marshall | West Calder | ||
| John | Nimmo | West Calder | ||
| Gideon | Paris | West Calder | ||
| George | Robertson | West Calder | ||
| James | Seggie | West Calder | ||
| James | Sommerville | West Calder | ||
| Robert | Todd | West Calder | ||
| James | Wallace | West Calder | ||
| William | Wallace | West Calder | ||
| John | Wardrop | West Calder | ||
| Walter | Watson | West Calder | ||
| Alexander | Cunningham | Nether Longford | ||
| James | Young | Haudaxwood | ||
| John | Hamilton | Rashiehill | ||
| Robert | Stark | Westburn | ||
| William | Bryce | Brucehill | ||
| James | Black | Kirkhill | ||
| William | Smith | Eddiebrownhill | ||
| James | Rankine | Addiewell | ||
| John | Inglis | Briechmill | ||
| James | Thomson | Briechmill | ||
| James | Bryce | Burnhouse | ||
| Thomas | Currie | Brandybraes | ||
| Peter | Thomson | Hexam | ||
| James | Gowans | Gunsgreen | ||
| Thomas | Dougald | Tenantsmarch | ||
| Archibald | Henderson | Tenantsmarch | ||
| Thomas | Lowrie | Westmuir | ||
| George | Thomson | Hermand | ||
| David | Thomson | Hermand | ||
| John | Mavelin | Hermand | ||
| Edward | Clarkson | Hermand | ||
| William | Meikle | Hermand | ||
| John | Brown | Hermand | ||
| Alexander | Goold | Hermand | ||
| James | Inglis | Harburn | ||
| Peter | Charleston | Harburn | ||
| Robert | Smith | Harburn | ||
| John | Gay | Broadshaw | ||
| Andrew | Gay | Broadshaw | ||
| James | Elder | Bents | ||
| John | Prentice | Bents | ||
| Andrew | Jackson | Easter Torphin | = next to name; struck off 23 Nov 1834 "not being the head of a family" [p 168] | |
| John | Archibald | Easter Torphin | ||
| James | Waterston | Lindhouse | x next to name [belongs to parish of Mid Calder] | |
| Andrew | Gilbert | Dressleridge | x next to name [belongs to parish of Mid Calder] | |
| David | Stoddart | Crosswoodburn | ||
| William | Whyte | Middle Crosswood | ||
| Robert | Muir | Crosswoodhill | ||
| William | Sommerville | Braehead | ||
| James | Walker | Longside | ||
| John | Meikle | Limefield | ||
| John | Muirhead | Limefield Mill | ||
| James | Law | Bridge End | ||
| James | Alison | Parkhead | ||
| William | Gray | Hartwood | ||
| James | Millar | Hartwood | ||
| John | Lind | Turniemoon | ||
| Richard | Meikle | Kiprig | ||
| John | Waterston | Bellsquarry | x next to name [belongs to parish of Mid Calder] | |
| Thomas | Lind | Bellsquarry | x next to name [belongs to parish of Mid Calder] | |
| John | Watson | Bellsquarry | x next to name [belongs to parish of Mid Calder] | |
| Thomas | Gowans | Parkhall | ||
| Thomas | Bryce | Dykehead | ||
| James | Nimmo | Jarg | ||
| John | Thomson | Holstock | ||
| Robert | Thomson | Longford | ||
| David | Thomson | Longfordrow | ||
| Archibald | Meikle | Dovatshill | ||
| Samuel | Robertson | Cowhill | struck off 23 Nov 1834 "not a member" | |
| David | Muir | Woodmoor | ||
| James | Lowrie | Newhouse | ||
| George | Inglis | South Inch Bathgate | + beside name | |
| John | Tennant | Stankhead | ||
| Robert | Gray | Whitesykes | ||
| John | Forbes | Breistonhill | ||
| John | Gay | Craighead | belongs to the parish of Whitburn [Session minute 23 Nov 1834 p 168-169 | |
| Alexander | Donaldson | Haudaxwood | ||
| James | Gray | Brotherton | ||
| John | Watson | Brotherton | ||
| Thomas | Lowrie | Levenseat | ||
| Robert | Brown | Levenseat | ||
| Andrew | King | Levenseat | ||
| James | Findlay | Levenseat | ||
| Robert | Tweedie | Levenseat | ||
| James | Tweedie | Levenseat |
| Forename | Surname | Occupation | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | Elder | elder | ||
| James | Thomson | elder | ||
| Andrew | Purdie | deacon | ||
| Ebenezer | Johnstone | session clerk | Left | |
| James | Black | West Calder | ||
| Archibald | Dunlop | West Calder | ||
| James | Dunlop | West Calder | ||
| James | Finlay | West Calder | Left | |
| Thomas | Forrest | West Calder | ||
| James | Gowans | West Calder | ||
| John | Gowans | West Calder | ||
| Peter | Gowans | West Calder | ||
| James | Goold | West Calder | ||
| James | Henderson | West Calder | ||
| Thomas | Jackson | West Calder | ||
| John | Liddle | West Calder | ||
| John | Lowrie | West Calder | ||
| Alexander | Marshall | West Calder | Left | |
| John | Nimmo | West Calder | ||
| Gideon | Paris | West Calder | ||
| George | Robertson | West Calder | ||
| James | Seggie | West Calder | ||
| James | Sommerville | West Calder | ||
| Robert | Todd | West Calder | ||
| James | Wallace | West Calder | ||
| William | Wallace | West Calder | ||
| John | Wardrop | West Calder | ||
| Walter | Watson | West Calder | ||
| Alexander | Cunningham | Nether Longford | ||
| James | Young | Haudaxwood | ||
| Glaud | Storrey | Blackhill | ||
| John | Hamilton | Rashiehill | ||
| Robert | Stark | Westburn | ||
| William | Bryce | Brucehill | ||
| Alexander | Laing | Brucehill | ||
| James | Black | Kirkhill | address changed to Backburn | |
| William | Smith | Eddiebrownhill | ||
| James | Rankine | Addiewell | ||
| John | Inglis | Breichmill | ||
| James | Thomson | Breichmill | ||
| James | Bryce | Burnhouse | ||
| Thomas | Currie | Brandybraes | ||
| Peter | Thomson | Hexam | Left | |
| James | Gowans | Gunsgreen | ||
| Thomas | Dougald | Tenantsmarch | ||
| Archibald | Henderson | Tenantsmarch | ||
| Thomas | Lowrie | West Muir | ||
| George | Thomson | Hermand | ||
| David | Thomson | Hermand | ||
| John | Mavelin | Hermand | ||
| Edward | Clarkson | Hermand | ||
| William | Meikle | Hermand | ||
| John | Brown | Hermand | ||
| Alexander | Goold | Hermand | ||
| James | Inglis | Harburn | "Mid Calder" | |
| Peter | Charleton | Harburn | ||
| Robert | Smith | Harburn | ||
| John | Gay | Broadshaw | Left | |
| Andrew | Gay | Broadshaw | Left | |
| James | Elder | Bents | ||
| John | Prentice | Bents | ||
| John | Archibald | Easter Torphin | ||
| David | Stoddart | Crosswoodburn | dead | |
| William | Whyte | Middle Crosswood | ||
| Robert | Muir | Crosswoodhill | Left | |
| William | Sommerville | Parkhall | "Mid Calder" | |
| Thomas | Gowans | Parkhall | "Mid Calder" | |
| James | Walker | Longside | Left | |
| John | Meikle | Limefield | ||
| John | Muirhead | Limefield Mill | ||
| James | Law | Bridge End | address changed to Kirkhill | |
| William | Fotheringham | Limefield | ||
| David | Lowrie | Haymains | ||
| Allan | Lowrie | Broomhill | ||
| James | Alison | Parkhead | ||
| William | Gray | Hartwood | ||
| James | Millar | Hartwood | ||
| John | Lind | Turniemoon | ||
| Richard | Meikle | Kiprig | ||
| Thomas | Bryce | Dykehead | ||
| James | Nimmo | Jarg | ||
| John | Thomson | Holstock | ||
| Robert | Thomson | Longford | ||
| William | Gowans | Longford | ||
| David | Thomson | Longfordrow | ||
| Archibald | Meikle | Dovatshill | ||
| David | Muir | Woodmoor | ||
| James | Lowrie | Newhouse | ||
| John | Tennant | Stankhead | ||
| Robert | Gray | Whitesykes | ||
| John | Forbes | Breistonhill | ||
| Alexander | Donaldson | Haudaxwood | ||
| James | Graham | Brotherton | ||
| John | Watson | Brotherton | ||
| Thomas | Lowrie | Levenseat | ||
| Robert | Brown | Levenseat | ||
| Andrew | King | Levenseat | ||
| James | Finlay | Levenseat | ||
| Robert | Tweedie | Levenseat | ||
| James | Tweedie | Levenseat | ||
| John | Hamilton | Levenseat | ||
| James | Waterston | Lindhouse Mid Calder | ||
| Andrew | Gilbert | Dressleridge Mid Calder | ||
| John | Waterston | Bellsquarry Mid Calder | ||
| Thomas | Lind | Bellsquarry | Record deleted | |
| John | Watson | Bellsquarry Mid Calder | ||
| John | Gay | Craighead Whitburn | Left | |
| George | Inglis | South Inch Bathgate | ||
| Archibald | Fergusson | Auchinhard Livingston | ||
| Thos | Lind | Crosswoodhill |
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.
