Coull is a parish in the district of Kincardine-O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, at the head of Strathcromar. Bounded on the north by Tarland and Leochel, on the east by Lumphanan, on the south by Aboyne, and on the west by Logie Coldstone. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Coull, Gellan
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Coull was dedicated to St Brioch. It belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath. A fair of St Brioch was held at Coull. The Corse portion of the parish was annexed to Leochel about 1621.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(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 |
| 1752-1854 | Coull | 182 | OPR |
| 1855-1965 | Coull | 182 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Aboyne | 330 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Cromar 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
Anderson, Coutts, Dunn, Durward, George, Lawson, Middleton, Milne, Ross, Smith
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 Alexander Robertson.
"The number of inhabitants is from 460 to 470, men, women, and children included. There are 205 males, and about 260 females. In this parish there are no instances of extraordinary longevity, which are well authenticated. It would be extremely difficult to fix the precise number of farmers here, for every man is a farmer in his own way."
(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 3, p. 198
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 957
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