Caraldston
Careston is a small parish near the centre of Forfarshire, bounded by Fearn, Menmuir, Brechin, Aberlemno, and Tannadice. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Careston
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
A chapel was built here in 1636. The parish of Careston was disjoined from Brechin and erected by Act of Parliament on 17 November 1641. It was endowed by Sir Alexander Carnegie of Balnamoon. The church was restored in 1905. (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 |
| 1714-1854 | Careston | 277 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Careston | 277 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Brechin | 366 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; City of Brechin and District 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
Archer, Cook, Dow, Innes, Irvine, Keith, Lemen, Milne, Petrie, Rose
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 Andrew Gray.
"With respect to the state of the population, the number has rather diminished; there not being, at present, more than 260 persons, young and old, of which 132 are males, and 128 females. The number of farmers amounts only to four, residing in the parish; though there are one or two, not residing in this district. The number of trades people, in this parish is very small; only one shoemaker, one house-carpenter or wright, one weaver, one tailor, and one blacksmith.
There is no inn, or even alehouse in the parish. The tenants have their leases on very reasonable terms; are happy in their intercourse with one another, and enjoy in a considerable degree the blessings of social life."
(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 2, p. 483
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 518
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