Enzie is a parish bounded by the western part of Rathven parish in Banffshire, and the eastern part of Bellie parish in Elginshire. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson)
Allaloth, Auchenhalrig, Auchinreath, Berriebauds, Bogshalloch, Braidmuir, Broadley, Burnside, Cairnfield, Clochan, Cowfurrach or Cufurrach, Dykehead, Easter Boggs, Enzie, Farnachty, Glashturim, Gollachy, Homie, Leitchiston or Litchieston, Newbigging, Oxhill, Port Gordon or Portgordon, Preshome, Raffin, Sauchenbush, Slackabait, Tannachy, Tynet, Wester Boggs
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
There was of old at Enzie a chapel of St John the Evangelist. Near it was St John's Well. In 1728 a mission chapel was opened at Enzie. It was rebuilt in 1785. The parish of Enzie was disjoined from Rathven and Bellie on 8 June 1851.
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 |
| 1835-1854 | Enzie | 152 | OPR |
| 1855-1925 | Enzie | 152 | RD |
| 1926-1936 | Enzie | 164-2 | RD |
| 2009 | Moray, Buckie | 290 | RD |
| 2026 | Moray Council; Lennox 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
Jenkins, Watson, Williams
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.
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