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Yetholm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Jane DOUGLAS | 1875 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary ORMISTON | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Archibald PRESTON | 1867 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John RAE | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Rachel TAIT | 1865 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| David THOMSON | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary Ann TOLAN or CARTIE | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary TOLLEN | 1871 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth WALLACE | 1880 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James WEDDELL | 1849 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary BLYTH Kirk Yetholm, Yetholm, Roxburghshire | Thomas RICHARDSON | 15 May 1851 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/10 |
| Alice BLYTHE Kirk Yetholm | William YOUNG | 16 Jul 1888 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
| Elizabeth DOUGLAS Halterburnhead, near Yetholm | Robert YOUNG | 30 Dec 1880 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
| Jane FAIRBAIRN Yetholm | James CHALMERS | 25 Jul 1878 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
| Agnes FRATER Yetholm | David JAMIESON | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 | |
| Jane FRATER Kirk Yetholm | William LOFTUS | 10 Feb 1879 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/13 |
| Isabella GOVANLOCK Kirk Yetholm | Adam RUSSELL | Kirk Yetholm | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/12 |
| Christina GRAHAM Burnside Old Toll House, near Yetholm | Andrew PATERSON | 15 Jun 1885 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
| Christina RIDDELL Yetholm Mains, Yetholm | Francis AITCHISON | 31 Jan 1882 Yetholm Mains, Yetholm | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
| Marion TELFER Town Yetholm | John BELL | 30 Dec 1879 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
| Jane WOOD Yetholm | Thomas WALKER | 1 Sep 1877 Town Yetholm | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euphemia AINSLIE | 28 January 1866 | Margaret AINSLIE | Find the father |
| John AINSLIE | 29 October 1861 | Margaret AINSLIE | Find the father |
| Margaret ALLAN | 3 August 1873 | Helen ALLAN | Find the father |
| David BLYTHE | 7 January 1869 | Helen BLYTHE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BLYTHE | 15 May 1859 | Mary BLYTHE | Find the father |
| John BLYTHE | 22 December 1866 | Helen BLYTHE | Find the father |
| James BORTHWICK | 6 September 1858 | Isabella BORTHWICK | Find the father |
| James BROWN | 15 March 1873 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Janet Smith BROWN | 9 December 1874 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Jane BURKE | 27 June 1872 | Catherine BURKE | Find the father |
| Peter CAIRNS | 26 December 1860 | Elizabeth CAIRNS | Find the father |
| Alexander CARTIE | 18 January 1870 | Mary Ann CARTIE | Find the father |
| William CARTIE | 18 January 1870 | Mary Ann CARTIE | Find the father |
| Alice Jane Harrison COCKBURN | 26 January 1873 | Janet COCKBURN | Find the father |
| Robert COCKBURN | 28 July 1855 | Elspeth COCKBURN | Find the father |
| Ralph DICKSON | 6 June 1874 | Mary DICKSON | Find the father |
| Andrew DOUGLAS | 12 September 1874 | Anderson DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Anderson DOUGLAS | 22 December 1869 | Elizabeth DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Francis DOUGLAS | 11 January 1855 | Margaret DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Margaret DOUGLAS | 27 July 1867 | Elizabeth DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Mary DOUGLAS | 25 April 1871 | Elizabeth DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Margaret Stewart Blythe FERGUSON | 11 June 1859 | Ann FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Jane FOX | 7 March 1871 | Christina FOX | Find the father |
| Agnes Georgina FRATER | 10 February 1868 | Jane FRATER | Find the father |
| John FRATER | 27 April 1873 | Alice FRATER | Find the father |
| Isabella GLADSTON | 5 July 1856 | Elisabeth GLADSTON | Find the father |
| Jane Kerr GLADSTONE | 3 February 1869 | Margaret GLADSTONE | Find the father |
| Betsy GRANT | 27 January 1861 | Elisabeth GRANT | Find the father |
| Jane GRANT | 27 January 1861 | Elisabeth GRANT | Find the father |
| William HAY | 15 May 1856 | Elizabeth HAY | Find the father |
| Robert JEFFRAY | 4 September 1864 | Jane JEFFRAY | Find the father |
| Francis JEFFREY | 27 September 1860 | Jane JEFFREY | Find the father |
| Anne KER | 4 July 1855 | Isabella KER | Find the father |
| Isabella KER | 5 April 1869 | Isabella KER | Find the father |
| Helen LINDSAY | 27 August 1872 | Janet LINDSAY | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MELROSE | 9 February 1865 | Margaret MELROSE | Find the father |
| Ann MIDDLEMAS | 4 August 1869 | Agnes MIDDLEMAS | Find the father |
| Agnes MIDDLEMISS | 5 October 1860 | Agnes MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| James MIDDLEMISS | 18 April 1863 | Agnes MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| Janet MIDDLEMISS | 26 November 1855 | Agnes MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| John MIDDLEMISS | 8 June 1858 | Agnes MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| Robert MIDDLEMISS | 1 September 1866 | Agnes MIDDLEMISS | Find the father |
| Euphemia Landels MURDIE | 26 September 1870 | Jane MURDIE | Find the father |
| Mary MURDIE | 28 January 1862 | Euphemia MURDIE | Find the father |
| Margaret OLIVER | 1 June 1868 | Margaret Scott OLIVER | Find the father |
| Walter OLIVER | 15 December 1872 | Margaret OLIVER | Father found |
| George PATERSON | 16 October 1872 | Agnes PATERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret PATTERSON | 20 October 1862 | Margaret PATTERSON | Find the father |
| James PONTON | 21 November 1872 | Elizabeth PONTON | Find the father |
| James Lyon PRINGLE | 25 September 1861 | Ellen PRINGLE | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann PRINGLE | 21 May 1869 | Margaret Ann PRINGLE | Find the father |
| William PRINGLE | 24 December 1868 | Elizabeth PRINGLE | Find the father |
| James RAE | 11 April 1862 | Ellen RAE | Find the father |
| John RAE | 6 March 1859 | Ellen RAE | Find the father |
| Andrew RICHARDSON | 7 November 1872 | Mary RICHARDSON | Father found |
| Frances Luke RICHARDSON | 22 May 1872 | Margaret RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| George RICHARDSON | 21 January 1868 | Margaret RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Henry Luke RICHARDSON | 25 May 1860 | Margaret RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| James Luke RICHARDSON | 15 January 1864 | Margaret RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Jessie Luke RICHARDSON | 3 August 1862 | Margaret RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| John Luke RICHARDSON | 25 February 1866 | Margaret RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Robert Luke RICHARDSON | 10 March 1870 | Margaret RICHARDSON | Find the father |
| Margaret ROBERTSON | 17 August 1859 | Margaret ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Euphemia ROBSON | 18 June 1874 | Jane ROBSON | Father found |
| John ROBSON | 14 November 1865 | Isabella ROBSON | Find the father |
| Robert ROBSON | 23 January 1872 | Jane ROBSON | Find the father |
| John Tait ROMAINES | 4 January 1860 | Margaret ROMAINES | Find the father |
| Mary Jane RUTHVEN | 13 November 1865 | Jane RUTHVEN | Find the father |
| James SERVICE | 18 May 1869 | Matilda SERVICE | Find the father |
| Matilda SERVICE | 18 May 1869 | Matilda SERVICE | Find the father |
| John STAWARD | 20 August 1855 | Elizabeth STAWARD | Find the father |
| John STEEL | 29 July 1860 | Agnes STEEL | Find the father |
| Jane STENHOUSE | 27 December 1855 | Nelly STENHOUSE | Find the father |
| John STENHOUSE | 11 January 1872 | Elizabeth STENHOUSE | Find the father |
| Robert STENHOUSE | 28 June 1872 | Jessie STENHOUSE | Find the father |
| Adam TAIT | 17 October 1861 | Euphemia Tait Or LYDAN | Find the father |
| Agnes TAIT | 19 April 1866 | Mary TAIT | Father found |
| John Scott TAIT | 12 June 1856 | Ann TAIT | Find the father |
| Rachel TAIT | 14 January 1857 | Janet TAIT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth TAYLOR | 27 March 1863 | Alison TAYLOR | Find the father |
| George TAYLOR | 14 April 1865 | Alison TAYLOR | Find the father |
| John TAYLOR | 22 August 1859 | Alison TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Robert TAYLOR | 15 August 1863 | Elizabeth TAYLOR | Find the father |
| William TAYLOR | 27 October 1869 | Alison TAYLOR | Find the father |
| David TOLAN | 19 July 1867 | Mary Ann TOLAN | Find the father |
| Janet WADDELL | 10 December 1869 | Jessie WADDELL | Find the father |
| Helen WILSON | 20 January 1873 | Elspeth WILSON | Find the father |
| Janet WILSON | 23 January 1862 | Margaret WILSON | Find the father |
| Isabella YOUNG | 4 July 1862 | Isabella YOUNG | Find the father |
| Isabella Knox YOUNG | 21 May 1862 | Hellen YOUNG | Find the father |
| Joan YOUNG | 6 December 1867 | Alison YOUNG | Father found |
| John YOUNG | 7 November 1867 | Janet YOUNG | Find the father |
| William YOUNG | 21 November 1871 | Margaret YOUNG | Find the father |
| Mary YOUNGER | 22 January 1865 | Alison YOUNGER | 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.
