Lan-Finan, Lumfanan
Lumphanan is a parish in the Kincardine-O'Neil district of Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by Leochel, Tough, Kincardine-O'Neil, Birse, Aboyne, and Coull. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Craigievar, Lumphanan
Auchinhove, Craigievar, Findrack, Glenmillan
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
In early times the church of this parish was dedicated to St Finan. There was a later dedication to St Vincent.
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 |
| 1740-1854 | Lumphanan | 220 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Lumphanan | 220 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Garioch | 331 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Lumphanan 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
Berry, Calder, Esson, Fraser, Gordon, Milne, Reid, Smith, Stuart, 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 William Shand.
"The present number of inhabitants is 621. There are 44 farmers, 4 smiths, 2 weavers, 3 wrights, 8 shoemakers, 6 millers, 1 tailor, 3 students at the university of Aberdeen, 2 merchants, 3 or 4 families of Seceders, and 2 Roman Catholics in the parish.
None of the parishioners speak or understand Gaelic, though the names of most places are said to be derived therefrom. The people are not expensive in diet or clothes. The young folks begin to appear more gay on public occasions. All are punctual in attending public worship, and seem pretty well pleased with their condition. The farmers complain of short leases, but especially the want of servants, their high wages, and little work."
(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. 382
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 1079
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