Chapel of Garioch is a parish in the Garioch district of Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by Rayne, Daviot, Bourtie, Keithhall, Inverurie, Monymusk, Kemnay, Oyne, and the hill of Benochie. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Chapel of Garioch, Durno, Pitcaple
Fetternear
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Chapel of Garioch and Fetterneir were united in 1599.
Chapel of Garioch, previously Logie Durno. The church of Logie Durno was dedicated to St Mary. It belonged to the Abbey of Lindores. At Chapel of Garioch, where the church now stands, there was of old a Chapel of St Mary called Our Lady's Chapel of Garioch, which, in 1583, was appointed by the Commission of the province to be the parish church. Near it was Our Lady's Well. A new parish church was built at the Chapel of Garioch. Soon after the seat of the Presbytery was removed to Chapel of Garioch.
Fetterneir. The church of Fetterneir was dedicated to St Ninian. At the parsonage of Fetterneir, Alexander Kininmonth, Bishop of Aberdeen, built an Episcopal mansion in 1329.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Blairdaff. A chapel was opened at Blairdaff, 9 June 1839. The parish of Blairdaff was disjoined from Chapel of Garioch, Monymusk, and Oyne, 15 March 1895.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Chapel of Garioch (QO)
Fetterneir (QO)
Blairdaff (QS)
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1763-1854 | Chapel of Garioch | 179 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Chapel of Garioch | 179 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Inverurie | 319 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; West Garioch Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Adam, Donald, Garden, Middleton, Milne, Murray, Nicol, Reid, Robertson, Walker
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr John Shand, Minister.
"The population in 1793 is 936, of whom 469 are male, 517 are female. There are 16 Episcopalians, 1 family of Quakers, and 1 family of Roman Catholics. The population has decreased above one-third since 1755."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 11, p. 500
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 560
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
