Barrie, Fethmures, Fothmuref
Barrie is a parish at the south-eastern extremity of Forfarshire. It is bounded by the German Ocean (North Sea), the firth of Tay, and the parishes of Panbride, Monikie, and Monifieth. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson)
Barry, Carnoustie, Clayholes, Craigmill, Dalmore, Gardyneberg
Woodhill House
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Barry was dedicated of old to St Marnoch, but later to St Stephen. It belonged to the Abbey of Balmerino.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Carnoustie. A chapel was opened here in 1838. The parish of Carnoustie was disjoined from Barry on 25 November 1863.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Barry (QO)
Carnoustie (QS)
(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 |
| 1704-1854 | Barry | 274 | OPR |
| 1855-1940 | Barry | 274 | RD |
| 1941-1972 | Carnoustie | 274 | RD |
| 1972-2003 | Carnoustie | 373 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Carnoustie | 373 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Carnoustie 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, Brown, Duncan, Nicoll, Ogilvie, Ramsay, Robertson, Scott, Simpson, Smith
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 David Sim.
"At present (1791) the population is 796. Excepting 4 or 5 Antiburgher Seceders, and 3 Episcopalians, the people in the parish are all member of the Established Church. There are 3 students of divinity.
In general, the people are attached to the trades of their fathers. Farming and weaving are the professions which stand highest in their esteem. To other employments, hardly so many are inclined as supply the ordinary demands of the parish."
(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 4, p. 236
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 659
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