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Kirk Session Lookup - Auchterless or Forgue 1826
« on: Sunday 14 February 21 23:11 GMT (UK) »
Hello
 I am located in Canada and I am trying to locate someone who would be willing to lookup the Kirk Session records for Auchterless or Forgue. The record would be for a Christian Sim, who had a son named John William Gordon, born 10th Oct 1826 in Forgue or Auchterless. The father is listed as John William Gordon. I am trying to find out more information about the father and his family.
Thank you all.
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Re: Kirk Session Lookup - Auchterless or Forgue 1826
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 14 February 21 23:28 GMT (UK) »
Unfortunately it's impossible to look things up at the moment because all the places where they are normally available are still closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

However rumour hath it that it may not be all that long now before the Kirk Session records become available for online research.
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Kirk Session Lookup - Auchterless or Forgue 1826
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 09 September 21 20:43 BST (UK) »
Scotlands people kirk sessions Forgue Kirk session does not cover 1826. (1781-1807) (1854-1891) are the closest. Auchterless kirk session (1789-1826) has an entry 16th April 1826 (image no 222) Gordon and Sim but is very hard for me to read

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Re: Kirk Session Lookup - Auchterless or Forgue 1826
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 09 September 21 21:01 BST (UK) »
Quote from: lynne_uk21 on Thursday 09 September 21 20:43 BST (UK)
Scotlands people kirk sessions Forgue Kirk session does not cover 1826. (1781-1807) (1854-1891) are the closest. Auchterless kirk session (1789-1826) has an entry 16th April 1826 (image no 222) Gordon and Sim but is very hard for me to read

This is what I can make out but my eyes are not good at the moment:

It was reported to the Session that John Gordon had ? and for the ?  ?  and Christian Sim was seriously ? led to reparation and absolved
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Re: Kirk Session Lookup - Auchterless or Forgue 1826
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 09 September 21 21:09 BST (UK) »
Auchterless Kirk Session:

9th April 1826

After Sermon Sess. met & Const. Compeared Christan
Sim and John Gordon both in this Parish confessing
themselves guilty of uncleanness, they were desired
to attend Session this day se'ennight

Sess. = Session
Const. = Constitute
Compeared = appeared
se'ennight = week

16th April 1826

After Sermon Sess. met & Const. It was represented to
Session that John Gordon had set out for the West Indies,
and Christian Sim was seriously exhorted to repentance
and absolved.

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Re: Kirk Session Lookup - Auchterless or Forgue 1826
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 05 February 22 19:59 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for looking up this information. Amazing. However, John Gordon appears to still be elusive and perhaps a dead-end. Hopefully I will be able to discover where or when he was born. I don't think I'll be able to trace in in the West Indies. Does anyone have any tips or ways of doing this?
Thank you all.
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