BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Alvah - Partly in Aberdeenshire until 1891
Gamrie - Partly in Aberdeenshire until 1891
Inveravon - Partly in Elginshire until 1891
Inverkeithny - Partly in Aberdeenshire until 1891
Keith - Partly in Elginshire until 1891
Rothiemay - Partly in Aberdeenshire until 1891
St Fergus - Partly in Aberdeenshire until 1891
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Cowie, Duncan, Grant, Morrison, Murray, Reid, Smith, Stuart, Watt, Wilson
Common Surnames:
A: Addison, Allan, Anderson, Andrew
B: Brown, Bruce, Burgess
C: Cameron, Chalmers, Coutts, Cran, Cruickshank
F: Findlay, Fleming, Flett, Fraser
G: Gardiner, Geddes, George, Gordon, Gray, Green
H: Hay, Hendry
I: Ingram, Innes
J: Jenkins, Johnston
K: Kemp
L: Lauder, Lovie, Lyall
M: Mackie, Mair, Meldrum, Milne, Milton, Mitchell, Moir, Munro, Murdoch
N: Nicol
P: Park, Paterson, Pirie
R: Rae, Ritchie, Robertson, Ross
S: Shaw, Sim, Simpson, Stephen, Stewart, Sutherland
T: Taylor, Thomson
W: Walker, Watson, West, Will, Williams, Wiseman, Wood, Wright
POPULATION:
1755: 38,478
1801: 37,216
1811: 43,663
1821: 43,561
1831: 48,337
1841: 49,679
1851: 54,171
Location of Banffshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Aberlour | 145 |
| Alvah | 146 |
| Banff | 147 |
| Botriphnie | 148 |
| Boyndie | 149 |
| Cullen | 150 |
| Deskford | 151 |
| Enzie | 152 |
| Fordyce | 153 |
| Forglen | 154 |
| Gamrie and Glenrinnes | 155 |
| Grange | 156 |
| Inveravon | 157 |
| Inverkeithny | 158 |
| Keith | 159 |
| Kirkmichael | 160 |
| Marnoch | 161 |
| Mortlach | 162 |
| Ordiquhill | 163 |
| Rathven | 164 |
| Rothiemay | 165 |
| St Fergus | 166 |
| Seafield | 167 |