Kinnellar
Kinellar is a parish in the Aberdeen district of Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by Fintray, Dyce, Newhills, Skene, and Kintore. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Auchronie, Blackburn, Kinellar
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The small parish of Kinellar was of old a vicarage, belonging to the adjoining parsonage of Kinkell.
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 |
| 1677-1854 | Kinellar | 211 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Kinellar | 211 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeen City | 300 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Blackburn and Kinellar 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
Donald, Duncan, Ewing, Findlay, Fraser, Maitland, Sangster, Smith, Strachan, Thomson
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 Gavin Mitchell.
"The great body of the inhabitants consists of farmers, with their families and servants. As no manufactures are carried on, there are few mechanics, and no villages. In 1791 there were 342 souls, and 74 dwelling houses."
(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. 496
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 114
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
