Scotland Kirk (Church) Session Minutes are now available in digital form on Scotlands People. Unfortunately at this stage they are not indexed, so you have to browse through each image hoping to find something of interest.
The Kirk Sessions were primarily tasked with church governance, but most of the time the meetings were consumed with rebuke and “exhortation to repentance” of the many who found themselves guilty of the scandal of fornication. The minutes list the names of people involved (and rebuked) but rarely is a child’s name mentioned.
I am attempting to “index” at least some of the Virtual Volumes, to make lookups easier. It is an ongoing project and is unlikely to ever get finished. Starting with the volumes of most interest to me, it is a long and arduous task which hopefully others will benefit from as well. You can browse each volume or search by using the search box at the top right of each volume.
To access the images you will need to have an account with Scotlands People, and be currently signed in. If you find an image of interest you can use credits to purchase on the Scotlands People site.
So far I have made available the following volumes:-
Ayr Kirk Sessions (1834 – 1843)
