Airley
Airlie is a parish on the west border of Forfarshire. It is bounded by Perthshire, and by the parishes of Lintrathen, Kingoldrum, Kirrieimuir, Glamis, Eassie, and Ruthven. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Airlie, Blackhill, Bridieston, Burnside, Brae, Cardean, Cookston, Craigton, Darsie, Kirkton, Kirriemuir, Littleton
Baikie
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Airlie was dedicated to St Medan. Near the old church were St Medan's Well and St Medan's Knowe. There was in the parish a chapel of St John the Baptist. (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 |
| 1682-1854 | Airlie | 270 | OPR |
| 1855-1958 | Airlie | 270 | RD |
| 1959-1968 | Airlie and Ruthven | 270 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Kirriemuir | 361 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Kirriemuir Landward West 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
Alexander, Donaldson, Fairweather, Findlay, Milne, Mitchell, Nicoll, Robertson, Smith, Stewart
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 Stormonth, Minister.
"The number of souls in 1792 was 865. There are 854 members of the Established Church, 7 Seceders, and 4 Episcopalians. There are 49 weavers, 5 tailors, 4 shoemakers, 5 smiths, 9 wrights."
(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. 208
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 670
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
