Dalmayock
Drumoak is a parish partly in Kincardineshire, but chiefly in Aberdeenshire. Its centre is about 11 miles west-south-west of Aberdeen. It is bounded by the parishes of Echt, Peterculter, Durris, and Banchory-Ternan. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Drumoak
Bearhillock, Candyglerach, Collonach, Drugham, Glashmore, Hoghillock, Park, Quidiesmill, Rashenlochy, Todholes
The parish of Drumoak was situated partly in the county of Aberdeen and partly in the county of Kincardine. It has been placed wholly in the county of Aberdeen. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Dalmayock was dedicated to St Mayota. Beside it was St Mayota's Well. There were also in this parish Wells of Our Lady and St Peter. Dalmayock was a prebend of Aberdeen.
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 |
| 1692-1854 | Drumoak | 189 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Drumoak | 189 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Huntly | 317 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Crathes, Drumoak and Durris 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
Allan, Brown, Cooper, Donald, Milne, Morrison, Ross, Smith, Taylor, Watt
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 James Fraser.
"In 1790, the number of souls was 708, of whom 321 were males, and 387 females. All the inhabitants are of the established church, except one Episcopalian. The people in general live very economically. There is little change of property."
(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. 315
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 872
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
