Alloa and Tullibody
Alloa is a parish comprising the two ancient parishes of Alloa and Tullibody, in Clackmannanshire. It is bounded on the north and west by the River Devon, on the south by the River Forth, and on the east by the parishes of Tillicountry and Clackmannan. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Alloa, Cambus, Collyland or Coalyland, Fishcross, Holton Square, Machglen, New Sauchie, Sauchie, Tullibody
The parish of Alloa has been altered in area:
(a) by the disjunction of the small portion of the parish formerly situated in the county of Perth; (b) by the addition of the detached part of the parish of Clackmannan situated at Sauchie; and (c) by the addition of the Blackgrange district of Logie. 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 parishes of Alloa and Tullibody were united 21 March 1600.
Alloa. The church of Alloa was dedicated to St Mungo. It belonged to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth. There was in the parish a Well of St Mary. A fair of St Mungo was held at Alloa.
Tullibody. The church of Tullibody was dedicated to St Mungo. It belonged to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth. The parish church has been restored, and is now in use as a mission chapel. There is within the bounds a spring called Our Lady's Well.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
St Andrew's, Alloa. A chapel was built here in 1882. St Andrew's Parish was disjoined from Alloa on 7 February 1913.
Sauchie. The parish of Sauchie was disjoined from Clackmannan and Alloa on 16 July 1877.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Alloa (QO)
Alloa West (QO)
Tullibody (QO)
St Andrew's (QS)
Sauchie (QO)
(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 |
| 1609-1854 | Alloa | 465 | OPR |
| 1855-1892 | Alloa | 465 | RD |
| 1893-1948 | Alloa | 465a | RD |
| 1893-1969 | Alva | 465b | RD |
| 1949-1969 | Alloa and Clackmannan | 465a | RD |
| 1970-1971 | Alloa | 465 | RD |
| 1972-1998 | Alloa | 460 | RD |
| 2009 | Clackmannanshire | 460 | RD |
| 2026 | (Alloa) Clackmannanshire Council; Alloa Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Alva) Clackmannanshire Council; Alva 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
Dawson, Ferguson, Fraser, Hunter, Mitchell, Paterson, Robertson, Stewart, Thomson, Young
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.
Drawn up from the Communications of the Reverend Mr James Frame, and of John Francis Erskine, Esq. of Alloa, Representative of the Marr Family.
"In 1791 there were 766 houses, and 1270 families. There were 2255 males, and 2547 females; total 4802, of whom 263 were Burghers, 376 Antiburghers, and 32 Episcopals. All the principal farmers here prefer married servants, as being more steady, orderly, and tractable. The farmer provides him a house as near to his own as possible."
(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 8, p. 592
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 8, Section III, p. 1
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
