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Aberdeenshire / Aberdeen Sheriff Court Paternity Cases Now Online
« on: Tuesday 26 July 16 18:08 BST (UK)  »
Just a quick note to let you all know that our volunteer has finished indexing what remains of the extracted paternity decrees in the Aberdeen Sheriff Court and they are available to search on www.scottishindexes.com. We have now completed indexing the extracted decrees held by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) for Aberdeen Sheriff Court. The years covered are 1834-1837, 1875 (2 cases only) and 1903-1916. Sadly the volumes in the intervening years are not held by the NRS and do not seem to have survived.

If you are looking for a paternity case (or other Sheriff Court case) before 1860 there are of course the processes. These are the paperwork of the court and are very interesting but are laborious to search. To learn more about Sheriff Court records and how to use them to find out more about the lives of your ancestors take a look at our Learning Zone: http://www.scottishindexes.com/learningcourt.aspx

As with all our records the index is free to access and we give the NRS reference, you can take that reference and look at the full entry for free in the NRS.

I know our volunteer is delighted when the index helps someone trace their family tree so I hope these records help someone too!

Emma

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / What can you search on www.scottishindexes.com?
« on: Friday 20 May 16 14:14 BST (UK)  »
What can you search on www.scottishindexes.com?

Over the last few years we have been steadily increasing the collections on Scottish Indexes so we thought it may be useful to summarise what we have available.

Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Lists
These have less information than the 1841 census but can still be useful. We have some pre-1841 census and population lists from the South of Scotland.

1841, 1851 and 1861 Census
Our site gives you free access to 471,001 entries from the south of Scotland and in many cases links to the location of the house on modern and historical maps.
Learn more: http://www.scottishindexes.com/learningcensus.aspx

Mental Health Records
We are working to index records from the ‘General Register of Lunatics in Asylums’, which covers all of Scotland, as well as the ‘Notices of Admissions by the Superintendent of the Mental Institutions’, which also covers all of Scotland.
Learn More: http://www.scottishindexes.com/learninghealth.aspx

Prison Registers
We have indexed most prison records for the Scottish Borders as well as many in Dumfriesshire. We are now indexing records from all over Scotland. We have indexed 18,785 entries so far.

Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees
These are an invaluable source to trace the fathers of illegitimate children in Scotland. So far we have indexed 14,703 entries from the sheriff courts of Aberdeen, Airdrie, Dumfries, Duns, Edinburgh, Hamilton, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kirkcudbright, Lanark, Linlithgow, Paisley, Peebles, Selkirk, Stranraer and Wigtown! More records are added most weeks.
Learn more: http://www.scottishindexes.com/learningcourt.aspx

Non-OPR Births/Baptisms, Banns/Marriages and Deaths/Burials
We have been indexing BMDs which are not on the ScotlandsPeople website. We have 7,325 entries in the Births/Baptisms; 1,531 entries in the Banns/Marriages; and 2,583 entries in the Deaths/Burials.
Learn more: http://www.scottishindexes.com/learningopr.aspx


Kelso Dispensary Patient Records
This is one of our favourite record sets as it shows times in our ancestor’s lives where they were struggling but given a helping hand by those they knew. The index so far covers the first volume, for the period December 1777 to May 1783, but we hope to add more data shortly.
Learn More: http://www.scottishindexes.com/learningdisp.aspx

Register of Deeds
The Register of Deeds index now contains 1,072 entries from across Scotland.
Learn More: http://www.scottishindexes.com/learningdeeds.aspx


Register of Sasines
Our index so far covers the Particular Register of Sasines for the counties of Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles for the year 1780, as well as covering entries from the General Register for the same counties in that year, but we hope to add more months and years shortly.

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Index to Linlithgow Sheriff Court Paternity Records Now Online!
« on: Friday 20 May 16 14:13 BST (UK)  »
Over the past few years, with the help of a volunteer, we have been creating an index to ‘paternity’ cases found in the Sheriff Court records. These are court cases where (usually) the mother of an illegitimate child takes the father to court to prove paternity and force him to pay maintenance, or aliment for the child. We have now indexed Linlithgow Sheriff Court records from 1860-1916.

Our index is free to search and you will be given the following information:

Pursuer’s name (usually the mother)
Defenders name (usually the father)
Year of Child's Birth
Year of Decree or Extract
Sheriff Court
NRS Reference

The NRS Reference would enable you to look at the full entry for free in the National Records of Scotland.

As you can see from this example, the index entry itself can be very useful as it is not unusual to see the father’s name of the pursuer (i.e. the name of the grandfather of the child): http://www.scottishindexes.com/courttranscript.aspx?courtid=41004008

I hope this resource proves useful!

Emma

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Scotland Resources / Mental Health Institutions in Scotland
« on: Friday 20 May 16 14:12 BST (UK)  »
We have created a new section of our website which provides information about each historic Mental Health institution in Scotland.

We have gathered information on each asylum including the alternative names that it was known by, where it was/is located, where the records are now and some of the history of the institution.

You can access all this information here: www.scottishindexes.com/asylums

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Selkirkshire / Re: Ettrick burials
« on: Monday 22 February 16 10:14 GMT (UK)  »
If you are trying to find farm locations we have linked the census to modern and historical maps to make finding your ancestral home easier. We have done much of this area; here is Cossarshill: http://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=77401010

To search for other place go to the home page and put the placename in the keyword box, leaving the name blank then from the search results select a census entry and you should be able to click through and see the place on the maps.

Hope you have a good trip!

Emma

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Renfrewshire / Re: Index to Renfrewshire Paternity Cases
« on: Monday 14 December 15 17:16 GMT (UK)  »
Our volunteer has now indexed the paternity cases found in the Paisley Sheriff Court records of extracted decrees from 1830-1868: More will follow shortly!

Emma

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Renfrewshire / Re: Index to Renfrewshire Paternity Cases
« on: Friday 23 October 15 22:11 BST (UK)  »
Just to let you know this index has been updated and now covers cases from 1830-1847: www.scottishindexes.com

Emma

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Report of list of Nuisances in Lochmaben - 6th and 7th November 1866
« on: Thursday 08 October 15 12:18 BST (UK)  »
Hi Cassandra,

Can you send me a PM and I'll get the information to you.

Emma

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Wilson/Blacklock, Lochmaben/Annan...
« on: Thursday 03 September 15 12:45 BST (UK)  »
Dear Stewart,

This is very interesting. Is there an note to an RCE on the 1872 birth certificate?

Isabella took Peter McGhie to court and the court found that he has the father of her child who was born 27 September 1872. You can see an index entry to the case here: http://www.scottishindexes.com/courttranscript.aspx?courtid=15034162

In theory all these cases should have resulted in a 'Schedule F' being sent to the GRO and an RCE made in the records. We are keen to work out how often this didn't happen. It is therefore also interesting that the marriage says 'reputed father' as the court found that he was the father.

Emma

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