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West Kilbride 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James HALBERT | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John LYONS | 1847 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Rose MCGREESH | 1849 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean BLACKWOOD West Kilbride, Ayrshire | Joseph JOHNSTONE | 5 Dec 1849 | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/12 |
| Elizabeth COPPLETON West Kilbride | Allan SIMPSON | 5 Dec 1851 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/3 |
| Agnes DICKIE Main Street, West Kilbride | Thomas JACK | 10 Jan 1877 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/10 |
| Janet KEAN West Kilbride | Robert POLLOCK | 4 Oct 1851 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/4 |
| Margaret KEAN West Kilbride | James BAILLIE | 3 Dec 1852 | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/3 |
| Elizabeth KERR West Kilbride, Ayrshire | Thomas DOBBIE | 2 Feb 1852 | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/11 |
| Elizabeth LITTLEJOHN West Kilbride, Ayrshire | George TODD | 22 Mar 1887 Chapel Lane, Galston, Ayrshire | Order now | Paisley SC58/7/23 |
| Agnes MCGOWN West Kilbride | James BAIRD | 11 Aug 1880 West Kilbride | Order now | Ayr SC6/7/16 |
| Sarah TAYLOR Bridgend, West Kilbride | John RODGER | 27 Jul 1883 Bridgend, West Kilbride | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/13 |
| Margaret WELSH Ladybog, West Kilbride formerly South Kilrusken | Robert CALDERWOOD | Order now | Kilmarnock SC7/5/3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes ADAM | 10 December 1873 | Agnes ADAM | Find the father |
| David ANDERSON | 18 October 1866 | Jessie ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Mary Ann ANDERSON | 28 January 1866 | Jane ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Andrew Drinnan ARMSTRONG | 5 February 1873 | Margaret ARMSTRONG | Find the father |
| Archibald BARBOUR | 17 May 1869 | Janet BARBOUR | Find the father |
| Eleanor Hunter BARBOUR | 23 June 1872 | Janet BARBOUR | Find the father |
| Elisabeth BARBOUR | 6 December 1866 | Janet BARBOUR | Find the father |
| Marion BARBOUR | 6 June 1864 | Janet BARBOUR | Find the father |
| Mary BARBOUR | 6 September 1862 | Janet BARBOUR | Find the father |
| Matthew CALDWELL | 20 April 1856 | Ann Small CALDWELL | Father found |
| Archibald CAMERON | 6 May 1857 | Margaret CAMERON | Find the father |
| Duncan CAMERON | 4 May 1869 | Mary CAMERON | Find the father |
| Hughina CAMERON | 15 September 1859 | Christiana CAMERON | Find the father |
| Janet CLELAND | 24 September 1865 | Janet CLELAND | Find the father |
| Margaret CONNELL | 20 August 1874 | Jane CONNELL | Find the father |
| Robert CRAIG | 12 November 1855 | Bridget CRAIG | Find the father |
| Hugh CROSKRAY | 7 September 1867 | Margaret CROSKRAY | Find the father |
| Roseann DEVLIN | 27 June 1865 | Margaret DEVLIN | Find the father |
| Agnes DICKIE | 29 May 1855 | Janet DICKIE | Find the father |
| James DICKIE | 12 August 1855 | Agnes DICKIE | Find the father |
| Mary Jane King DICKIE | 19 August 1864 | Ann King DICKIE | Find the father |
| Robert DICKIE | 21 August 1857 | Elisabeth DICKIE | Find the father |
| Margaret DOCHARTY | 10 August 1859 | Margaret DOCHARTY | Find the father |
| James FRATER | 2 June 1869 | Elizabeth FRATER | Find the father |
| Mary GALLICHAR | 28 September 1865 | Agnes GALLICHAR | Find the father |
| Ann GALLOCHER | 7 November 1859 | Helen GALLOCHER | Find the father |
| Henry GALLOCHER | 20 September 1867 | Helen GALLOCHER | Find the father |
| Michael GALLOCHER | 21 November 1869 | Agnes GALLOCHER | Find the father |
| William GALLOCHER | 28 October 1870 | Helen GALLOCHER | Find the father |
| James GEMMILL | 14 August 1861 | Ann GEMMILL | Find the father |
| Margaret GEMMILL | 18 October 1863 | Ann GEMMILL | Father found |
| Robert GEMMILL | 26 May 1861 | Margaret GEMMILL | Find the father |
| John GENNON | 29 May 1860 | Mary GENNON | Find the father |
| William GILLILAND | 18 July 1872 | Mary GILLILAND | Find the father |
| John Montgomery GLASS | 1 January 1856 | Margaret GLASS | Find the father |
| James GREIG | 20 May 1874 | Helen GREIG | Find the father |
| James GRIER | 25 August 1864 | Jane GRIER | Find the father |
| John GULLOCHER | 12 December 1860 | Helen GULLOCHER | Find the father |
| Marion HALBERT | 25 July 1861 | Jean HALBERT | Find the father |
| Charles HAMILTON | 17 November 1872 | Janet HAMILTON | Find the father |
| David HARPER | 2 April 1861 | Mary HARPER | Find the father |
| Mary HENDERSON | 28 November 1869 | Catharine HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Robert Haliday HENDERSON | 14 July 1871 | Catharine HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Janet HENDRY | 5 June 1857 | Margaret HENDRY | Father found |
| Margaret HENDRY | 24 July 1861 | Margaret HENDRY | Father found |
| Jean HOLLINGSWORTH | 24 November 1866 | Elisabeth HOLLINGSWORTH | Find the father |
| John HUGHES | 16 March 1874 | Jane HUGHES | Find the father |
| Isabella HUMES | 15 May 1864 | Jean HUMES | Find the father |
| Hugh Mcleod IRVINE | 21 July 1870 | Mary IRVINE | Find the father |
| James KEAN | 6 January 1862 | Agnes KEAN | Find the father |
| Jane KEAN | 7 December 1865 | Agnes KEAN | Find the father |
| Jane KEAN | 26 July 1871 | Mary KEAN | Find the father |
| John KEAN | 12 September 1870 | Agnes KEAN | Find the father |
| Margaret KEAN | 4 August 1857 | Janet KEAN | Find the father |
| Margaret KEAN | 16 November 1859 | Rebecca KEAN | Find the father |
| Margaret KEAN | 12 November 1873 | Martha KEAN | Find the father |
| Peter KEAN | 14 July 1856 | Mary KEAN | Find the father |
| Robert KEAN | 7 December 1865 | Agnes KEAN | Find the father |
| William KING | 28 August 1867 | Mary KING | Find the father |
| Hugh KIRKWOOD | 20 October 1866 | Janet KIRKWOOD | Find the father |
| John MALCOLM | 21 October 1866 | Janet MALCOLM | Find the father |
| Agnes Jane Limeburn MALCOME | 16 March 1868 | Agnes MALCOME | Find the father |
| William MALLIN | 31 May 1863 | Mary Ann MALLIN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MARSHALL | 3 October 1872 | Jeanie MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Janet MARSHALL | 6 January 1867 | Margaret MARSHALL | Find the father |
| John MCCLISH | 23 January 1874 | Susan MCCLISH | Find the father |
| Mary MCCLISH | 13 February 1871 | Susan MCCLISH | Find the father |
| Jane MCFARLANE | 9 November 1871 | Margaret MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| John MCFARLANE | 3 April 1866 | Margaret MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| Janet MCGOWN | 25 November 1863 | Agnes MCGOWN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCGOWN | 9 December 1859 | Mary MCGOWN | Find the father |
| Peter MCGOWN | 7 August 1866 | Agnes MCGOWN | Find the father |
| Jean MCGUIRE | 25 April 1860 | Barbara MCGUIRE | Find the father |
| Mary MCGUIRE | 17 April 1857 | Mary MCGUIRE | Find the father |
| John MCINNES | 24 October 1862 | Mary MCINNES | Find the father |
| James MCINNIES | 21 February 1860 | Roseanna MCINNIES | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCKELVIE | 11 June 1859 | Elizabeth MCKELVIE | Find the father |
| Matthew MCKINNIES | 17 May 1856 | Mary MCKINNIES | Find the father |
| Daniel Campbell MCLARTY | 3 April 1871 | Catherine MCLARTY | Find the father |
| Lilias Howie MCMILLAN | 11 February 1874 | Jessie MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| William MCMILLAN | 28 February 1865 | Catharine MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Hugh MCNEINCH | 20 January 1860 | Mary MCNEINCH | Find the father |
| Mary MCSHERRY | 31 December 1873 | Susan MCSHERRY | Find the father |
| Robert MILLAR | 13 October 1865 | Janet MILLAR | Father found |
| John MONTGOMERY | 7 July 1856 | Mary MONTGOMERY | Find the father |
| Margaret MONTGOMERY | 24 November 1858 | Mary MONTGOMERY | Find the father |
| Margaret MOTION | 25 March 1860 | Mary MOTION | Find the father |
| Margaret MUIR | 23 June 1855 | Mary MUIR | Find the father |
| Margaret MURIE | 18 May 1864 | Margaret MURIE | Find the father |
| James POLLOCK | 12 July 1863 | Margaret POLLOCK | Find the father |
| Mary QUEENE | 9 September 1858 | Susan QUEENE | Find the father |
| James RANKIN | 25 February 1866 | Ann RANKIN | Find the father |
| Janet RANKIN | 25 February 1866 | Ann RANKIN | Find the father |
| John RANKIN | 9 October 1863 | Ann RANKIN | Find the father |
| John RICHMOND | 26 May 1855 | Jean RICHMOND | Find the father |
| Eliza Jane SHANNON | 11 October 1857 | Mary SHANNON | Find the father |
| Agnes Workman SHEDDEN | 4 April 1874 | Margaret SHEDDEN | Father found |
| John SHORT | 22 September 1863 | Margaret SHORT | Find the father |
| Agnes SPEIR | 1 February 1864 | Jean SPEIR | Find the father |
| Jean SPEIRS | 24 December 1862 | Jean SPEIRS | Find the father |
| John SPEIRS | 27 October 1857 | Elisabeth SPEIRS | Find the father |
| Robert SPEIRS | 3 February 1869 | Jean SPEIRS | Find the father |
| John STIRLING | 19 May 1867 | Jean STIRLING | Find the father |
| Janet TEMPELTON | 19 June 1863 | Janet TEMPELTON | Find the father |
| John TEMPELTON | 6 October 1860 | Janet TEMPELTON | Find the father |
| Alexander THOMSON | 9 May 1855 | Helen THOMSON | Find the father |
| Daniel WARD | 26 August 1865 | Ann WARD | Find the father |
| George Young WATT | 4 September 1858 | Jean WATT | Find the father |
| Adam WELSH | 20 August 1872 | Jane WELSH | Find the father |
| Robert WELSH | 1 August 1856 | Mary WELSH | Find the father |
| James WHITE | 21 July 1869 | Janet WHITE | Find the father |
| John WHITE | 25 August 1870 | Mary WHITE | Father found |
| Christina WHITEFORD | 5 October 1871 | Margaret WHITEFORD | Find the father |
| John WILSON | 21 February 1868 | Jane WILSON | Find the father |
| James WORKMAN | 27 December 1861 | Margaret WORKMAN | Find the father |
| Margaret WORKMAN | 1 September 1864 | Margaret WORKMAN | 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.
