Ballachulish is a parish on the mutual border of Argyllshire and Inverness-shire, around Loch Leven. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson)
Ballachulish, Laroch
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
In 1828 a parliamentary chapel was built here. The parish of Balachulish was disjoined from Appin on 3 December 1845.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Ardgour. The parish of Ardgour was disjoined from Ballachulish on 23 February 1894. There is a mission chapel within the bounds at Kingairloch.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Ballachulish (QO)
Ardgour (QS)
(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 |
| 1751-1854 | Glencoe and Ballachluish | 525 | OPR |
| 1855-1910 | Ballachulish and Corran of Ardgour | 506* | RD |
| 1911-1927 | Ballachulish and Onich (Ardersier) | 91c | RD |
| 1928-1970 | Ballachulish and Onich (Inverness) | 98b2 | RD |
| 1970-1971 | Ballachulish | 506 | RD |
| 1972-2001 | Ballachulish | 239 | RD |
| 2002-2006 | Fort William and Ballachulish | 239 | RD |
| 2009 | Highland, Fort William and Ballachulish | 239 | RD |
| 2026 | (Ballachulich) Highland Council; Ballachulish Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Onich) Highland Council; Nether Lochaber Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Corran) Highland Council; Sunart Community Council | ||
* Ballachulish is listed as both RD 506 (with Corran of Ardgour) and RD 525-3 (with Glencoe) for the years 1856-1969 in the source material below.
(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
Leitch, Stewart
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.
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
