Conveth, Inverkeithnie
Inverkeithny is a parish on the north-east border of Banffshire. It is bounded by Aberdeenshire, and by the parishes of Rothiemay and Marnoch. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Auchingoul, Auchininna, Balnoon, Bogover, Bogyach, Carlincraig, Downies, Drakemire, Easterfield, Feith Hill, Fortree or Fortrie, Haddo, Haggs, Haremoss, Inverkeithny, Kemlinhead, Logg, Leuchars, Tollo or Tullo
Transferred from the County of Aberdeen to the County of Banff: The parishes of Alvah, Gamrie, Inverkeithny, and Rothiemay. (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:
Inverkeithny was a prebend of the Diocese of Moray. On 6 March 1701 this parish was severed from the Presbytery of Strathbogie in the Synod of Moray, and was joined to the Presbytery of Turriff in the Synod of Aberdeen. The church of Conveth was on the farm of Mains of Tollo. A chapel of St Peter existed also in the parish.
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 |
| 1721-1854 | Inverkeithny | 158 | OPR |
| 1855-1961 | Inverkeithny | 158 | RD |
| 2009 | Moray, Keith | 295 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Auchterless, Inverkeithny and Fisherford 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
Anderson, Cran, Duncan, Mitchell, Munroe, Reid, Stephen, Thomson, Walker, Wilson
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 John Milne, Minister.
"The number of souls at present, in 1793, is 460. The population of Inverkeithny has decreased considerably within these 20 years. This has been partly occasioned by the scarcity of fuel, but chiefly by the farmers thinking, from the high prices obtained for cattle and grain, that they had more profit, by cultivating their farms themselves, than by subsetting a considerable part of them, as was formerly done in all the northern parts of Scotland.
There is no village in the parish; but there are tradesmen of different sorts, such as smiths, weavers, wrights, and tailors. All the rest are farmers. The inhabitants are in general an industrious people, in the middle rank of life, and are particularly distinguished, by their paying due respect and attention to the ordinances of religion."
(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 11, p. 505
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 13, Section I, p. 211
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