Showing posts with label antenuptial fornication. Show all posts
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1 December 2011

Keith Kirk Session Minutes, 1st December 1811

Keith 1st Decr. 1811
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Compeared Jean Mann New Keith & confessed herself with child in uncleanness to William Kerr an
unm[arrie]d man in Kemp Cairn, who being also present acknowledged the same and having paid in Two shillings and six pence as penalty for the sin of Antenuptial uncleanness they were rebuked absolved & married coram.

Keith Kirk Session Minutes, 1811 (NAS Ref: CH2/570/6/77). 
Kirk Session Registers are available to search at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh and at local archives throughout Scotland.

10 February 2011

Grange Kirk Session Register, 1811

Grange Feby. 10th 1811.  Session met immediately after Publick Worship.  Sederunt Minister & Elders.  Compeared William Farquhar & Isobel Priest confessing themselves guilty of Antenuptial Fornication, profession their Repentance & craving to Absolved.  The Session granted their request & on account of their Marriage Modified their Penalty to 15/- which was accordingly Paid.  And after being sharply rebuked & earnestly exhorted they were absolved.

NAS Ref: CH2/541/9/283
Kirk Session Registers are available at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh and at local archives throughout Scotland.

9 December 2010

Birse Kirk Session Register, 2nd December 1810

Sessn. met and constituted &c.  Compeared Robert Mitchell lately married to Sarah Begg and was dismissed from Church censure incurred on account of antinuptial fornication.  Sessn. closed &c.  Pledges paid to poor................... £0/10/0

NAS Reference CH2/595/4/263
Kirk Session Records are available to search at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh and at local archives offices throughout Scotland.