Kirk Session records can be very useful if our ancestors are mentioned – often for some misdeed! The Walls Kirk Session records are no exception. (Find out more about a Kirk Session (pdf).)
Walls Kirk Session Minutes
- Kirk Session Minutes, Vol 1, 1837-1865. Index of people mentioned and the reason for the mention (pdf) Includes people from North and South Walls, as well as Flotta very occasionally.
- Kirk Session Minutes, Vol 2, 1865-1875 Index Index of people mentioned and reason for the mention (pdf) (Includes all of Walls)
The Kirk Session could make people undergo public penance, sometimes on the stool of repentance. (This is the stool of repentance from St Andrews, Fife)
Walls Communicants Lists
- 1866 Communicants Walls Church (pdf) – adults in the whole parish who were entitled to or who did attend the annual service of Holy Communion. Includes addresses, also maiden names for most married women.
- Communicants in parish of Walls for years 1882, 1883 (pdf) North Walls & Brims sections only with new communicants for whole parish (1883).
- Find out about the ministers of Walls
Kirk Session Minutes for the established Church of Scotland are available in the National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh and in some local archives. Follow this link to find out more. If you can’t get to the archives yourself, I can do some paid research for you. Contact me.
