Flisk is a parish on the northern seaboard of Fife. It is bounded by the Firth of Tay, and by the parishes of Balmerino, Creich, Dunbog, and Abdie. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Balhelvie, Ballanbreich or Ballinbreich, Bankside, Camcase, Countryhills, East Flisk, Flisk, Fliskmillan, Glenduckei, Pittachope
Ballanbreich
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Flisk was dedicated to St Adrian. There was a chapel in the parish at Glenduckie, probably dedicated to St Duthac. (1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
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 |
| 1697-1854 | Flisk | 430 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Flisk | 430 | RD |
| 2009 | Fife, Newburgh | 416 | RD |
| 2026 | Fife Council; Creich and Flisk 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, Blyth, Bruce, Hutchison, Mitchell, Patton, Rutherford, Stevenson, Taylor, Wallace
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 William Gourlay.
"There are in this parish 163 males and 168 females, a total of 331 souls."
(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 3, p. 252
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 9, Section I, p. 595
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
