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Records -> Wigtonshire

Wigtown 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:
  • £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)
We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
James BODAN 1855 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Elizabeth BOYD 1856-1857 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Rebecca BROWN or LOUDOUN 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused; not in receipt of relief
Robert CAMPBELL 1851 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Robert CAMPBELL 1854 (1)Order imagesRefused
Robert CAMPBELL 1856 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Catherine MACARTNEY 1866 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Margaret MACGOWAN 1859 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
James MURPHY 1856-1857 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Alexander RAESIDE 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Barbara WILSON 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused


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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Agnes CHALMERS
Bladnoch, Wigtown
James MCGUFFIE8 Oct 1876Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/8
Thomasan Mclellan CHAMBERS
Bladnock, Wigtown
Thomas Johnstone SMITH8 Jul 1906
Bladnock, Wigtown
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Elizabeth DICKSON
Wigtown
Robert KILPATRICK23 Jan 1853Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/6
Jesse DODDS
Wigtown
Samuel EDWARDS19 Jun 1852Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/6
Annie FINLAY
Wigtown
Alexander GIBSON22 Oct 1911
16 Agnes Terrace, Stranraer
Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Margaret HANLON
Wigtown
John MCKIE4 Dec 1881
Wigtown
Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Mary HERON
Wigtown
John MILLER23 Jul 1880Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/8
Janet HYSLOP
Torhouse Mill, Wigtown
Thomas HARRISON22 Oct 1911
Torhouse Mill, Wigtown
Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Jessie KELLY
Wigtown
James BLACK2 Jan 1876Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/8
Mary MCCLUNE
Auchland, Wigtown
William LOCKHART15 Jan 1884Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Margaret MCCLURE
Wigtown
Thomas TAIT7 Oct 1878Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/8
Jane MCGINN
Wigtown
James SCOTT16 Oct 1884
Wigtown
Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Sarah MCGINN
Wigtown
Henry NEILLOrder nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Margaret MCGUFFIE
Wigtown
formerly Borgue Academy
Robert PAPLE31 Mar 1859Order nowKirkcudbright
SC16/7/12
Elizabeth MCKENZIE
Prison of Wigtown
Albert LLOYD29 Aug 1887
Wigtown
Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Mary MCMACHON
Agnew Crescent, Wigtown
John MCWILLIAM9 Jul 1886
Wigtown
Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Ann MCWILLIAM
Wigtown
John GALBRAITH7 Jan 1874
Stranraer
Order nowGlasgow
SC36/14/45
Margaret O'NAIL
Wigtown
Samuel BROWN20 Mar 1877Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Jane Margaret ROSS
Meadowbank House, Wigtown
James GIBSON4 Mar 1897
16 Agnew Crescent, Wigtown
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Agnes SERVICE
Carslae, Wigtown
Hugh MCPHERSON12 Aug 1896Order nowStranraer
SC18/7/1
Catherine SHENNAN
Harbour Road, Wigtown
William HARDIE28 Feb 1875Order nowKilmarnock
SC7/5/11
Jane SINCLAIR
Wigtown
John TURNBULL18 Dec 1879Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/8
Jane SMITH
Cairnhouse, Wigtown
William PATTERSON19 Nov 1881Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Annie STANHOPE
Torhousemuir, Wigtown
William CRAWFORD16 Jan 1883
Eldrig Loch, Mochrum
Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9
Eliza Jane WALLACE
Wigtown
James MCNEILL24 Feb 1889
Wigtown
Order nowWigtown
SC19/7/9


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.
School leaving certificate examinations
NameDate of birthSchoolYearOrder record
Florence M CAMPBELL17 Jun 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Margaret CAMPBELL29 Sep 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Mary CAMPBELL15 Jun 1894Wigtown (b) & Parish Higher Grade Public school1909Order now
Mary CAMPBELL15 Jun 1894Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1910Order now
Annie P COUPLAND20 Aug 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Annie P COUPLAND20 Aug 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
James EDGAR30 Nov 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Annie E EDWARDS13 Feb 1898Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Jane FERGUSON28 May 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Mary FERGUSON16 Mar 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
James FLEMING4 Mar 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Maria GREEN30 Nov 1892Wigtown (b) & Parish Higher Grade Public school1909Order now
Maria GREEN30 Nov 1892Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1910Order now
Janet GRIFFIN9 Apr 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Janet GRIFFIN9 Apr 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
James A LAMBERT3 Dec 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Mary A LOCHRIE19 Jan 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Helen J MCCREATH19 Apr 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
William MCKERLIE30 Sep 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Helen MCMILLAN8 Jan 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
John R MCMILLAN26 Oct 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Patrick MCQUEEN24 Oct 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Joseph MCROBERT3 Jun 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
John A MILROY31 Jul 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Margaret Mary MILROY19 Mar 1894Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1910Order now
Margretta Mary MILROY19 Mar 1894Wigtown (b) & Parish Higher Grade Public school1909Order now
Margaret MORTON11 Apr 1893Wigtown (b) & Parish Higher Grade Public school1909Order now
Margaret MORTON11 Apr 1893Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1910Order now
Mary A MUIR7 Sep 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Mary A MUIR7 Sep 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Agnes S NICOLSON5 Sep 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Margaret A NIMMO9 Jul 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Maggie PARK9 Oct 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Mary PAXTON2 Aug 1894Wigtown (b) & Parish Higher Grade Public school1909Order now
Mary PAXTON2 Aug 1894Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1910Order now
Hume POLLOCK13 Jun 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Janet F RICHMOND18 Oct 1894Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Wesley W RICHMOND7 Feb 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Robert RONEY5 Apr 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now
Grace H STEVENSON6 Jul 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
James E WALKER7 Jun 1896Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
William McN WALLACE28 Aug 1895Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1911Order now
Ian WILLIAMSON13 Aug 1897Wigtown Burgh & Parish Higher Grade Public school1912Order now


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.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
James ADAIR15 June 1872Isabella ADAIRFind the father
Alexander AIRD6 May 1861Margaret AIRDFind the father
Mary Bella Nimmo AIRDS12 February 1867Maggie AIRDSFind the father
Mary BELL18 December 1858Jane BELLFind the father
Alexander Thomas BENNET19 September 1870Elizabeth BENNETFind the father
Isabella BENNETT23 March 1874Elizabeth BENNETTFind the father
Alexander BIGHAM27 October 1861Isabella BIGHAMFind the father
William Mclaren BROADFOOT11 August 1871Janet BROADFOOTFind the father
Mary BURKE24 July 1862Mary BURKEFather found
Sarah CAMPBELL5 August 1867Hellen CAMPBELLFather found
William CAMPBELL25 February 1865Elizabeth CAMPBELLFind the father
William CHALMERS28 June 1871Agnes CHALMERSFind the father
Anthony COSKRIE11 July 1870Catherine COSKRIEFather found
Jane COXHEAD7 January 1874Annie COXHEADFind the father
James CRAWFORD4 November 1864Elizabeth CRAWFORDFind the father
Sarah DALRYMPLE27 September 1872Jemima DALRYMPLEFind the father
Annie DEMPSTER13 February 1859Elizabeth DEMPSTERFind the father
Elizabeth DEMPSTER7 March 1865Margaret DEMPSTERFind the father
Margaret DEMPSTER20 December 1860Elizabeth DEMPSTERFind the father
William Stewart DEMPSTER21 December 1862Elizabeth DEMPSTERFather found
Elizabeth DINNEL26 October 1872Catherine DINNELFind the father
Robert DORIAN15 October 1872Margaret DORIANFind the father
Catherine DRAINEY23 March 1871Catherine DRAINEYFind the father
John DUNLOP18 December 1873Jemima DUNLOPFind the father
Margaret FINNIGAN12 March 1864Mary Jane FINNIGANFind the father
Margaret FITZSIMONS23 March 1871Joanna FITZSIMONSFind the father
Alexander GIBBONY21 April 1872Sarah GIBBONYFind the father
Annie GIBSON24 April 1871Annie GIBSONFind the father
James GRIFFIN15 June 1864Margaret GRIFFINFind the father
John Simson GRIFFIN14 November 1861Margaret GRIFFINFind the father
Margaret GRIFFIN15 February 1858Margaret GRIFFINFind the father
Andrew Alexander GUFFIN21 June 1867Margaret GUFFINFind the father
William HALLIDAY8 September 1872Maitland HALLIDAYFind the father
Margaret Hutchison HAMILTON25 April 1861Eleonora HAMILTONFind the father
Charles HANNAY25 July 1864Mary HANNAYFind the father
Hugh HANNAY27 January 1860Mary HANNAYFind the father
John HANNAY7 June 1859Jane HANNAYFind the father
Jane Bell Mcgeoch HARPER12 June 1864Janet HARPERFind the father
Elizabeth HARRISON27 May 1870Mary HARRISONFind the father
John HARRISON19 February 1867Mary HARRISONFind the father
Mary HERBERT20 July 1872Cecelia HERBERTFind the father
John Murray HERRALD7 August 1869Margaret HERRALDFather found
Agnes HOUSTON12 January 1862Agnes HOUSTONFind the father
Jane Agnew JAMIESON10 June 1857Janet JAMIESONFind the father
James KENNEDY14 March 1859Jane KENNEDYFind the father
John George Mckie KENNEDY29 May 1862Mary Jane KENNEDYFind the father
James LAFFERTY14 December 1872Agnes LAFFERTYFind the father
John LAFFERTY11 April 1874Catherine LAFFERTYFind the father
Margaret LAFFERTY6 January 1869Catherine LAFFERTYFind the father
Mary LAFFERTY17 July 1871Catherine LAFFERTYFind the father
Thomas LAFFERTY4 January 1865Catherine LAFFERTYFind the father
William LAFFERTY12 October 1874Agnes LAFFERTYFind the father
Alexander LAVERIE18 January 1872Jessie LAVERIEFind the father
William LAVERY21 January 1867Jessie LAVERYFind the father
John LOAN29 August 1860Ann LOANFind the father
Robert LOGAN5 October 1862Mary LOGANFind the father
Alexander LOVE5 September 1866Janet LOVEFind the father
William MABEN21 January 1865Sarah MABENFather found
Helen MARSHALL1 June 1855Margaret MARSHALLFather found
William Cuthbertson MARTIN30 December 1865Rebecca MARTINFather found
Elisabeth MCALLISTER5 February 1866Catherine MCALLISTERFather found
David MCBRYDE30 December 1859Margaret MCBRYDEFind the father
Robert MCBRYDE6 August 1861Jean MCBRYDEFind the father
Helen MCCARTNEY8 December 1863Catherine MCCARTNEYFind the father
Mary MCCARTNEY5 September 1866Catherine MCCARTNEYFind the father
James MCCLELLAND27 January 1864Janet MCCLELLANDFind the father
Jane Mcallister MCCLELLAND19 May 1871Janet MCCLELLANDFind the father
John MCCLELLAND25 February 1859Janet MCCLELLANDFind the father
Andrew MCCLYMONT14 August 1869Hannah MCCLYMONTFind the father
Sarah Hannah MCCLYMONT1 July 1872Hannah MCCLYMONTFind the father
Thomas MCCLYMONT23 March 1858Janet MCCLYMONTFind the father
William MCCLYMONT6 June 1861Hannah MCCLYMONTFind the father
Peter MCCUBBIN7 May 1863Elizabeth MCCUBBINFind the father
John MCDOWALL5 May 1867Jemima MCDOWALLFind the father
James MCGARVA9 April 1858Grace MCGARVAFind the father
Michael MCGHEE15 January 1861Catherine MCGHEEFind the father
Margaret MCGINN16 February 1865Ann MCGINNFind the father
Thomas MCGINN18 January 1873Margaret MCGINNFind the father
Mary MCGOWAN27 August 1862Margaret MCGOWANFind the father
Jane MCGUFFIE13 November 1866Jane MCGUFFIEFind the father
Helen MCKIE13 December 1869Helen MCKIEFind the father
Isabella Potts MCKIE30 July 1870Isabella MCKIEFind the father
James MCKIE18 December 1874Isabella MCKIEFind the father
Mary MCKIE2 June 1872Annie MCKIEFind the father
Mary Isabella MCKIE9 May 1873Isabella MCKIEFind the father
William MCKIE31 October 1856Matilda MCKIEFind the father
Jane MCMEEKAN18 December 1872Elizabeth MCMEEKANFind the father
Margaret MCQUEEN15 June 1859Mary MCQUEENFind the father
Margaret Fraser MCQUEEN5 July 1862Mary MCQUEENFind the father
Charles MCTEAR5 November 1869Jane MCTEARFind the father
Alexander MCTIER7 September 1864Jane MCTIERFind the father
Agnes MCWHIRTER4 June 1869Isabella MCWHIRTERFather found
Elizabeth MCWHIRTER8 September 1870Elizabeth MCWHIRTERFind the father
Jane MCWHIRTER12 June 1865Elizabeth MCWHIRTERFind the father
Margaret MCWHIRTER13 October 1873Isabella MCWHIRTERFind the father
James MCWILLIAM17 August 1861Elizabeth MCWILLIAMFind the father
Janet MCWILLIAM20 July 1859Elizabeth MCWILLIAMFind the father
Mary MCWILLIAM12 May 1863Isabella MCWILLIAMFind the father
Elizabeth Morrison MILLIGAN1 October 1867Jane MILLIGANFind the father
James John MILLIGAN28 February 1872Jane MILLIGANFind the father
Alexander MILROY24 August 1866Margaret MILROYFind the father
Alexander Paterson MORTON30 January 1864Janet MORTONFind the father
James MORTON12 March 1858Janet MORTONFind the father
Mary Edgar MUIRHEAD30 September 1869Margaret MUIRHEADFather found
David MURCHY5 August 1866Helen MURCHYFather found
Arthur MURRAY2 March 1871Mary MURRAYFind the father
Margaret NAY15 November 1869Elizabeth NAYFind the father
William PATTERSON23 April 1871Marion PATTERSONFind the father
Peter PORTER17 January 1873Elizabeth PORTERFind the father
George RAE2 January 1872Jessie RAEFather found
Mary Jane RAE11 December 1859Jesse RAEFind the father
Lawrie RANKINE28 December 1868Ellen RANKINEFind the father
William Mcclune RENNIE10 August 1873Jane RENNIEFind the father
George Hughan RICHARDSON8 October 1865Jesse RICHARDSONFind the father
Jesse RICHARDSON27 October 1862Margaret RICHARDSONFather found
William RONEY31 March 1860Elizabeth RONEYFind the father
James ROONEY2 December 1857Elizabeth ROONEYFind the father
Elizabeth SHEARER17 July 1874Mary SHEARERFind the father
William James SHEARER29 December 1868Mary SHEARERFind the father
Marion Hannah SHENNAN9 October 1859Jane SHENNANFind the father
Robert Mctaggart SHENNAN2 June 1855Jane SHENNANFind the father
Thomas James SHENNAN30 November 1867Janet SHENNANFind the father
John Alexander SIMPSON19 April 1874Agnes SIMPSONFind the father
Margaret Jane SIMPSON19 April 1872Agnes SIMPSONFind the father
Annie SMITH28 September 1873Agnes SMITHFind the father
Edmond Kelly SPROAT12 November 1864Elizabeth SPROATFind the father
Elizabeth Mary SPROAT16 September 1866Elizabeth SPROATFind the father
Minnie STEVENSON9 March 1859Elizabeth STEVENSONFind the father
Margaret STEWART22 December 1862Jane STEWARTFind the father
Grace TAIT4 June 1862Jemima TAITFind the father
James TAIT12 August 1861Mary TAITFind the father
David THOMSON13 October 1858Jane THOMSONFather found
Agnes WALLACE23 April 1865Helen WALLACEFind the father
David WALLACE29 June 1867Helen WALLACEFind the father
Mary WALLACE30 January 1862Helen WALLACEFind the father
George Howie WEIR22 January 1866Jane WEIRFind the father
Grace Mcconnell WILSON4 December 1869Elizabeth WILSONFind the father
James WILSON24 April 1866Elizabeth WILSONFind the father
John WILSON19 April 1855Elizabeth WILSONFind the father
Martha WILSON25 August 1857Elizabeth WILSONFind the father
William WILSON11 October 1861Jane WILSONFind the father
William Mccormick WILSON25 May 1863Elizabeth WILSONFather found
James WOOD22 May 1859Marion WOODFind 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.


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