Find your ancestors in Scotland, Scottish Catholics and their Children 1701-1705

What can these records tell me?

These records, compiled by Frances McDonnell, provide information about Scottish Catholic families on the eve of the Treaty of Union.

Information includes:

  • First name
  • Surname
  • Parish
  • County
  • Other information (occupations, residence, relations, ages, etc)

Discover more about these records

In an attempt to suppress Catholicism after the Revolution of 1688, the Commissioners of the General Assembly ordered annual parish surveys to be conducted. The resulting lists of Catholics were submitted to the Privy Council.

These records come from the following counties:

  • Dumfries-shire
  • East Lothian
  • Fife
  • Forfarshire (Angus)
  • Inverness-shire
  • Kirkcudbrightshire
  • Lanarkshire
  • Midlothian
  • Moray
  • Peeblesshire
  • Perthshire
  • Renfrewshire