Inveruray
Inverurie is a parish in the Garioch district of Aberdeenshire. It lies between the Ury and the Don, extending to the confluence of these rivers, and deriving thence its name. It is bounded on the west and north-west by Chapel of Garioch, on the north and east by the Ury, which divides it from Keithhall, and on the south by the Don, which divides it from Kintore and Kemnay. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Inverurie
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The old church of Inverurie was dedicated to St Apollinaris. It belonged to the Abbey of Lindores. Inverurie held a fair of St Apollinaris and another fair on 8 September, Our Lady Day in Harvest.
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 |
| 1609-1854 | Inverurie | 204 | OPR |
| 1855-1855 | Inverurie Burgh | 204-1 | RD |
| 1855-1855 | Inverurie Landward | 204-2 | RD |
| 1867-1971 | Inverurie | 204 | RD |
| 1972-2006 | Inverurie | 319 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Inverurie | 319 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Inverurie 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
Davidson, Grant, Gray, Jackson, Milne, Reid, Robertson, Smith, Stewart, Taylor
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 William Davidson.
"In the month of August 1791, the number of inhabitants were 712, viz 162 males and 198 females in the burgh; 178 males and 174 females in the rest of the parish. The people are generally sober and industrious, and appear contented with their condition. A very remarkable alteration to the better has taken place within the last 20 years among them, in their dress, diet, and lodging, but especially in the first of these articles."
(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 7, p. 331
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 677
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