Kilmelfort (Kilmelford)
Kilninver and Kilmelford is a united parish, in the district of Lorn, Argyleshire. It is bounded by the Sound of Mull, Loch Feachan, and the parishes of Kilmore, Kilchrenan and Dalavich, Craignish, and Kilbrandon. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Ardinsture, Crossipol, Fernoch, Glenmore, Kenmore, Kilninver, Kilmelford or Kilmelfort, Nether Kames
The parish of Craignish had a detached part situated at Lagalochan, a short distance north of the north-east corner of the parish. This detached part has been transferred to Kilninver and Kilmelfort. 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:
These two parishes were united before 1550. Each of them has its own church. The name Kilninver (Cill an Inbhir = the Church of the River Mouth) well describes the position of the church there, near the place where the River Euchar falls into Loch Feochan.
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 |
| 1758-1854 | Kilninver and Kilmelford | 524 | OPR |
| 1855-1969 | Kilninver | 524-1 | RD |
| 1855-1969 | Kilmelford | 524-2 | RD |
| 2009 | Argyll and Bute, Oban | 526 | RD |
| 2026 | Argyll and Bute Council; Kilninver and Kilmelford 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
Cameron, Campbell, Ferguson, Gillies, Jackson, Livingston, Miller, Morrison, Munroe, Sinclair
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 Patrick Campbell.
"In 1793 the number of souls was 1178. There were 205 families, 585 males, 593 females, and 275 below 10 years of age. No family has emigrated to America from these parishes during the present minister's incumbency, being a space of thirty-five years. No person has been banished nor suffered capitally; nor has any instance of suicide nor child murder, occurred within that period."
(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 10, p. 315
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 7, Section II, p. 61
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
