Inveraven
Inveravon is a parish partly in Morayshire, but chiefly in Banffshire. It is bounded by Knockando, Aberlour, Mortlach, Cabrach, Glenbucket, Tarland, Strathdon, Kirkmichael, and Cromdale. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Achnarrow or Auchnarrow, Achbreck or Auchbreck, Acherachan, Ballindalloch, Chapelton or Chapeltown, Cragganmore, Craighead, Croftness, Drumin, Glenlivet, Inveravon, Knockandhu, Marypark, Tomnavoulin
Ballindalloch
Whereas each of the parishes of Bellie, Boharm, Inveravon, Keith, and Rothes is situated partly in the county of Banff and partly in the county of Elgin: The whole of the parish of Inveravon shall be included in and form part of the county of Banff. 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:
The church of Inveraven was dedicated to St Peter. Near it was St Peter's Well. Inveraven and Urquhart together made a prebend held by the Chancellor of the Diocese of Moray. At Kilmaichlie, in this parish, there was a chapel of St Machald, the Hermit of Kirkmaughald in the Isle of Man. Four yearly fairs at Inveraven were held in honour of Our Lady, St Peter, St Machad, and St Stephen.
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 |
| 1630-1854 | Inveravon | 157 | OPR |
| 1855-1855 | Inveravon | 157 | RD |
| 1856-1958 | Inveravon | 157-1 | RD |
| 1856-1868 | Auckbreck | 157-2 | RD |
| 1869-1962 | Glenlivet | 157-2 | RD |
| 2009 | (Inveravon) Moray | 296 | RD |
| 2009 | (Auchbreck) Aberdeenshire, Banff | 293 | RD |
| 2009 | (Glenlivet) Moray | 298 | RD |
| 2026 | (Inveravon) Moray Council; Glenlivet Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Auchbreck) Aberdeenshire Council; Banff and Macduff Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Glenlivet) Moray Council; Glenlivet 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, Fleming, Fraser, Gordon, Grant, Innes, Robertson, Smith, Stuart, Watt
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 James Grant.
"About 28 years ago, when I took an exact list of all the people in the parish, both old and young, they amounted to 2200; and, in 1779, when another exact account of the people was taken, they only amounted to 2244 souls. Of this number 850 are Roman Catholics.
I know only four houses or cottages which have been pulled down and left uninhabitable within the last ten years, and four that have been new built in that space of time."
(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 13, p. 34
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 13, Section I, p. 123
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