Contents
1. Mort Cloths
2. Marriage Banns
3. Heritors
Mort Cloths
[LKS] Example of LKS.Mortcloth records
Date: 3/26/2003 1:50:54 AM Mountain Standard Time
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There are a few Wedding Banns at the end of this list...nothing to do with mortcloths.
Mort Cloth records extracts from 1754 to 1771
1754
June 23 Mary SELKRIG at Tarbrax
Nov 24 plush to John BAIRD Snr in Knownoble par Shotts
Nov 24 for the best mort cloth to Mr Baldy HAMILTON son to William HAMILTON of Wishaw Esq.
1755
Apr 6 best Jean SMELLIE
June 29 plush to John BROWNLIE
July 27 best to Margaret SMITH relict of James WALKER in Garion
Oct 5 best to Marion LINDSAY Dalserf
1756
Feb 15 best to John CUNNINGHAM Portioner of Stane & Darngavel
Mar 14 best to John FORREST of Muiriestonmill par Shotts
Mar 14 Alexander LAW Neitherton of Cam'nethan
Apr 11 best to Robert RUSSEL Portioner Daviesdykes
Sept 5 best to James CLELAND at Knowhoble
Sept 19 Jean SELKRIG
Dec 19 best to William SMELLIE Evertoun
1757
Feb 2 best to Janet KEDDER in Shotts
Mar 27 best to John PETTIGREW Carluke
Sept best Alexander MARSHALL Neitherton
Dec 18 best to Alexander BAILLIE of Bailliesmuir
1758Oct 29 plush to Helen GILMOUR spouse to William BROWNLIE Par of Shotts
1759
March 11 best to Elisabeth WALKER spouse to John LAURIE Shotts
Apr 15 best to Anne WADDLE in Motherwell of Hamilton
Oct 21 Robert DALZIEL Wester Redmyre
1760
Jan 23 Catherine SELKIRK spouse to Thomas SMELLIE
May 4 best to Margaret STEVEN relict of Deceased Robert SOMERVAIL
May 4 Betty SMELLIE in Motherwell of Hamilton
June 1 best to MAIR or MAIN Bailliesmuir
Aug 10 Thomas BROWNLIE at Harecraig
July 10 James RENWICK at the old Church of Cambusnethan
Aug 31 best to Andrew LINDSAY tenant Watterston
Nov 2 best to Catherine SMELLIE in Law
Nov 2 best to Marion DAVIDSON spouse to James SELKIRK
1761
Feb 8 best to Jean SOMERVAIL Daviesdykes
Feb 8 best to Anna MORTON Knowhoble
April 19 Margaret CLELAND spouse to ??? FLEMING
Nov 29 Marion RENWICK spouse to James LOWDEN
1762
March 28 Janet WADDLE sp to James BROWNLIE deceased
June 27 Marrion BROWNLIE sp of John DOWNIE Croftfoot
Oct 17 best to John BROWNLIE son of Alexander BROWNLIE Auchterbridgend
1763
May 22 best to John PETTIGREW Kingshill
Sept 11 best to Mrs STEEL Pather
1764
Jan 19 best to Thomas PETTIGREW @ Bentyhillocks ??
May 6 best to Janet EASTON relict of Robert RUSSEL Portioner Daviesdykes
July 29 Robert RUSSELL at Auchterhead
1765
June 16 best Janet STEEL spouse to Robert GRAY @ Darngavel
1766
April 13 Janet WALKER spouse to Gavin PETTIGREW Carluke
May 11 best to Janet PETTIGREW sp to William STEWART Wester Tarbrax
1767
May 17 best to Thomas PETTIGREW Kingshill
Sept 6 Rec from Wm SMELLIE in Overtoun payment for the plush mortcloth that was owing since 6th July 1766 for Robert CUNNINGHAM,son of Joseph CUNNINGHAM of Lockhill
1768
Apr 10 plush to Christian TURNER relict of Thomas PETTIGREW in Kingshill
June 12 best to Thomas RUSSEL of Daviesdykes
1769
Feb 3 Janet RUSSELL relict of Alexander BROWNLIE At Bowhouse Bog Shotts
Feb 20 John PETTIGREW Kingshill
Apr 30 best to Janet HARESHAW sp to John FORREST Hungryhill
Nov 5 plush to James STEEL at Hartwood Shotts
1769
April 15 for the new velvet mortcloth to Margaret KEDDER relict of John STEEL of Summerside
1771
May 5 for the new velvet mortcloth to David STEEL at Summerside
Mort Cloths Costs
Velvet or best 8/-
Plush or 2nd 5/-
Child 2/-
1774
June 5th Little m/c for James Hamilton
June 30th best for Janet Brownlie
1776
April 14th best for Robert BAILLIE of Baillie Muir
May 12th best Jean NIMMO Baillie Muir
Minutes 1776
James PRENTICE of Knownewton recommended to fit Stairs (steps) and repair gates to Kirk.
1777
July 27th best Janet MORTON Crindledyke
Oct 26th best Katherine PETTIGREW
Nov 2nd best Janet STEEL Spouse to James BROWNLEE In Morningside
1778
Feb 3rd Best John CUNNINGHAM Portioner of Stane
May 8th best Marion CLELAND
1779
Jan 24th best for Isobel STEEL spouse to James Young
Nov 8th best John BROWNLIE, Dalserf
1780
Sept 17th best John INGLIS Auchterhead
July 2nd second for Elisabeth BROWNLIE
1782
Jan 7th Mary BAILLIE Bogside
March 17th Child John BLACK
Sept 29th best Helen PETTIGREW Hareshaw
Sept 29th best Thomas CLELAND
1783
Feb 2nd Rec'd for best to John STEEL at Meikle Hareshaw
Feb 16 Janet SMELLIE relict of John FORREST
June 5th 2nd to Ann BROWNLIE at Wishawhill
June 22nd Betty BROWNLIE Dau to Wm BROWNLIE
1784
Jan 11th child to Mary CUNNINGHAM Dau to James at Netherton
Feb 1st best Christian BROWNLIE Spouse To William STEEL at Wishawtown
Feb 1st Marion DOWNIE spouse to Alexander WADDELL at Brow
June 29th best Margaret STEEL Stane
July 5th John PETTIGREW Hynshaw
Aug 7th John BUCHANAN Knownoble
Oct 23rd William BROWNLIE
1786
July 2nd John LAW Overtown
July 16th Janet RUSSEL Greenhead
Nov 19th William STEEL merchant in Glasgow
1788
June 6th best Grisel MORTON spouse to Thomas CLELAND Wishawtown
1791
Aug 28th to Mary LAW relict of BAILLIE of Baillie Muir
1792
Oct 28th best William DALZIEL Langbyres Shotts
Oct 28th 2nd William LAW
Nov 18th 2nd Janet REID
1793
Jan 13th Elisabeth BAILLIE
Jan 20th Mary BAILLIE
Jan 20th Janet BAILLIE
Mar 10th Catherine WADDELL
Apr 14th Jean LAW
May 25th William KING's wife
Sept 20th Mary STEEL Wishawtown
Nov 8th James BAILLIE's child
1795
Aug 16th Thomas STEEL's daughter
1796
July 10th Ann CLELAND Knownoble
July 3rd James PETTIGREW in Hungryhill
Aug 14 Elisbeth PETTIGREW relict of
William PETTIGREW in Muirmailen
1797
Dec 10th best Jean STEEL at Summerside
1798
Feb best Thomas CLELAND
Aug 19th best William LINDSAY Greenhead
Dec 16th 2nd Margaret LAW
Dec 16th Agnes LAW
1799
Oct 6th John CLELAND's wife
1800
May 11th Christian PETTIGREW
The following from the original OPR Accounts book to my previous notes and hope they will be of interest to others. To my knowledge they are not indexed or published.
Mort Cloths
Best or plush
Second or 2nd
for the little
1801
May 3 best to Thomas SMELLIE, Stane
May 29 best Alex INGLIS, his son
Aug 9, for the best to Mary CLELAND, relict of Mr Wm GIBB Late schoolmaster of this parish
Aug 23 best Agnes BROWNLIE
Oct 18 best to Mary WADDLE Cam'nethan
1802
Jan 13 Best to John WALLACE, son of John WALLACE at Lanimoor?
" " best to Agnes WALLACE Dau to the above
Jan 17 Mary WALKER Dau to above
Feb 7 Isobel LOWDON
April 11 best to Alex PATERSON
April 11 2nd Jean FORREST Newarthill
May 2 best John FORREST Jnr Murdoustonmill
Helen Brown
Oct 24 best to Elisabeth INGLIS
Oct 31 2nd to Jean CLADER Daviesdykes
1803
April 3 best Robert MARSHAL son at Gare
Aug 28 Wm LAW Overtoun
Dec 4 2nd John BROWNLIE Overtoun
1804
March 25 2nd Jean YOUNG
April 29 best Gavin YOUNG lately farmer at Greenhead
Dec 23 2nd James FRAME
Dec 23 best to George BROWNLIE
Note in accounts - Money recovered from the effects of paupers deceased
Janet CUNNINGHAM at Daviesdykes, accounted for by Robert ELDER £6. 18/- 6d
1805
Feb 3 best to George BROWNLIE Jnr
Feb 3 best to Agnes BROWNLIE
May 26 2nd Robert FLEMING's Son
1806
Feb 16 for the best to Mrs STEEL of Summerside
May 18 best to John FRAME Summerside
June 15 2nd Mary CUNNINGHAM
July 27 2nd Marion SOMERVILLE
1807
Jan 11 best Wm SMELLIE Wishawtoun
Jan 18 2nd Elisabeth BAILLIE
March 1 best Margaret WALKER Whitburn
March 15 best Lillias STORRY Blackhall
Mar 15 2nd Mary WADDLE
May 24 Margaret PETTIGREW Shotts
June 7 2nd Wm RUSSEL from Carluke
June 7 best David DOWNIE
Aug 10 Poors Margaret SOMMERVILLE
Nov 8 best John FORREST Murdostounmill
Nov 15 John LAING's Dau Redmyre
Nov 15 Ann HAMILTON Woodhead
Nov 15 Catherine PETTIGREW Shotts
Nov 22 Janet HAMILTON
1808
Feb 7 best Mary GOURLIE Thornhill
March 6 2nd John REID Wishawtown
March 20 best Janet McGHIE Shotts
May 1 best Catherine BROWNLIE Springhill
May 1 2nd Jean INGLIS
May 29 Janet LAW Hillhead
July 3 3rd Christian PETTIGREW
Aug 14 2nd Janet BROWNLEE
Aug 20 2nd Jean REID Wishawtown
1809
Feb 26 best George BROWNLIE'S Wife
May 14 2nd Agnes MARSHALL
Dec 17 2nd John STEWART Dalserf
1810
Jan 7 2nd Arch FORREST Newarthill
Jan 7 2nd John BROWNLEE'S Daughter
Jan 14 2nd Agnes MARSHALL
Feb 4 2nd Margt SMELLIE
Feb 18 best Thos NISBET'S wife
Feb 18 Robert GRAY Springhill
Apr 1 best Wm BROWNLEE'S Mother
June 23 best Margt FORREST
Oct 28 Wm SMELLIE Overtoun
1811
Jan 13 best Alex SMELLIE
Jan 20 2nd Gavin PETTIGREW
Feb 24 2nd Thos STEEL Shotts
Apr 21 Alex BROWNLEE Bridgend
Apr 28 for the little best to Gavin PETTIGREW'S Child
Oct 13 2nd Robert CUNNINGHAM'S Wife
Oct 13 2nd Barbara LOWDEN
Nov 17 for the little to Jas BROWNLIE'S 3 Children
Nov 24 for the little Jas GARDNER'S child
Dec 1 2nd Wm SUMMERVILLE Stewarton
Dec 8 2nd Wm LINDSAY
Dec 22 2nd Alex INGLIS Stane
Dec 22 2nd Mary LINDSAY Greenhead
Dec 22 Janet SUMMERVILLE'S child
1812
Feb 2 best Margt SMILLIE Bentyhillock
Feb 16 2nd Margaret BAILLIE
Mar 29 best Barbara LOUDEN
Apr 12 for the little Thomas STEEL'S child
Sept 27 for the little John SMILLIE'S son
Oct 25 2nd Janet MARSHALL
Oct 25 2nd Jean BROWNLEE
Oct 25 Ann BROWNLEE
1813
Jan 24 Christian HAMILTON
Jan 24 Helen INGLIS
Sept 12 John SMELLIE'S wife
1814
Jan 29 2nd William STEEL
Mar 13 John SMELLIE Brownhill
Mar 13 William LINDSAY'S Dau
Mar 27 Margaret LINDSAY
Sept 25 2nd John WARDROPE Meadowhead
1815
Jan 1 2nd Wm PETTIGREW from Glasgow
Jan 1 Cecilia WALKER Windyedge
Jan 28 best Wm WALKER Wishawtown
June 4 best to John STEEL of Summerside
July 2 Jas BROWNLEE of Daviesdykes
1816
Feb 18 best John CUNNINGHAM Stane
Feb 25 b Margt Gardner relict of John BURNS
Back of book
James 1765
?? 1777
Dau Margaret BROWNLIE 1802
Marion LINDSAY wife of James
Archie their son
Marion their Dau
Proclamations of Banns
Robert FREEBAIRN & Janet BROWNLIE March 30 1772
William LAW & Betty BAILLIE, both of this Parish Jan 23rd 1773
James BLACK & Agnes DOWNIE April 4th 1773
James NEILSON & Margaret KEDDER May 30th 1773
Alexander CUNNINGHAM in this Parish & Christina WADDELL Parish of Shotts Jan 25th 1772 paid 1/- 1 1/3d
Andrew STORRY Carluke & Mary BARRIE July 31st 1774
Thomas BUSSEL Whitburn & Margaret STORRY this Par Jan 22nd 1774
Thomas FLEMING & Margaret SHEARER Dalserf Nov 18th 1775
Heritors of Kirk June 30th 1773
John CUNNINGHAM
James STEEL
William STORRY
Robert BAILLIE
John WALKER for Mrs HOWIE
James BARRIE for John STEEL