Salen is a parish in the northeast of Mull island, Argyllshire, on the Sound of Mull. (1892-6: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome)
Salen
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PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
A parliamentary chapel, built here early in the nineteenth century, was enlarged in 1828. The parish of Salen was disjoined from Torosay and Kilmore on 11 June 1845.
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 |
| 1828-1854 | Salen | 548 | OPR |
| 1855-1969 | Salen | 548 | RD |
| 2009 | Argyll and Bute, Tobermory | 542 | RD |
| 2026 | Argyll and Bute Council; Mull 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
Campbell, Livingston
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
