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CITY OF DUNDEE

PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:

  • Diocese: Brechin

POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:

  • Synod: Angus and Mearns
  • Presbytery: Dundee

PAROCHIAL OVERVIEW:

Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes in the City of Dundee

Balgay. A reformed Episcopal Chapel of St John was acquired by the Church of Scotland here in 1885 and was called St Thomas. A new church was built and opened in December 1902. On 7 March 1913 the parish of Balgay was disjoined from St Mary's and Liff.

Beach Parish. Begun as a mission in 1887. A chapel was built and opened 22 February 1890. The Beach Parish was disjoined from Broughty Ferry on 19 July 1907.

Broughty Ferry. A chapel-of-ease was opened here on 7 May 1826. The parish of Broughty Ferry was disjoined from Dundee and Monifieth on 15 July 1863.

Chapelshade. A chapel in connection with the Synod of Relief was built in Dudhope Crescent Road in 1789. Its congregation was admitted into the Church of Scotland 7 December 1791. The church was retained by the Free Church in 1843, but possession was regained in 1847. On 18 March 1872 the parish of Chapelshade was disjoined from St Mary's, Dundee.

Clepington. A mission station was begun here in 1872. The church was built and opened in 1881. The parish of Clepington was disjoined from St Mary's, Dundee, on 12 January 1885.

Fairmuir. A mission station called Victoria Chapel was opened here in 1899. The parish of Fairmuir was disjoined from St Mary's, Dundee, and Mains and Strathmartine on 20 December 1907.

Hilltown. Constituted a chapel-of ease by General Assembly on 30 May 1836, and a church opened in 1838. The building was retained by the Free Church in 1843.

Lochee. A chapel-of-ease was opened here 6 February 1831. The parish of Lochee was disjoined from Liff and St Mary's Dundee, 7 June 1880.

Maryfield. A chapel attached to the old asylum in Albert Street was acquired here in 1886. In 1889 it was enlarged. The parish of Maryfield was disjoined from St Mary's, Dundee, 5 February 1904.

Rosebank. A chapel-of-ease was constituted here on 5 August 1874. The parish of Rosebank was disjoined from St Mary's, Dundee, 18 January 1875.

St Andrew's. A chapel-of-ease was built here in 1772. St Andrew's parish was disjoined from St Mary's, 3 March 1873.

St Enoch's. A congregation formed partly from St John's and partly from Dudhope Free Churches was recognised by the Free Church General Assembly. It met in Thistle Hall, Union Street. A new church called St Enoch's was opened on 1 January 1874. The parish of St Enoch's was erected, 13 March 1876.

St Mark's. A church in Perth Road was opened for worship on 7 November 1869. The parish of St Mark was erected on 3 July 1871.

St Matthew's. A chapel-of-ease was constituted here on 5 August 1875. The parish of St Matthew's was erected, 12 January 1885.

St Peter's. Detached from St John's parish (Dundee) and opened as a chapel-of-ease in 1836. Retained by the Free Church in 1843.

St Stephen's. A chapel was opened here on 26 November 1871. The parish of St Stephen's was disjoined from Broughty Ferry and Monifieth, 19 July 1875.

Wallacetown. A church was opened here in 1840. In 1843 the minister and congregation joined the Free Church and retained the building until 1853, when it was sold, and purchased by the Presbytery of Dundee. The parish of Wallacetown was disjoined from St Mary's, 9 March 1874.

Willison Church. Formerly an Original Secession Church; it was retained by the Free Church in 1843 and named after John Willison, minister of Dundee.


Clergy

(Church of Scotland): Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks

Balgay (QS)

  • Andrew Rutherford, 1885
  • John Colville, 1893
  • William Hall, 1898
  • Cyrus Maxwell Mortimer, 1924

Beach (QS)

  • Alexander Miller MacLean, 1887
  • Andrew Armit, 1887
  • John Easton Black, 1893
  • John M'Kechnie, 1898
  • James Burgess, 1905

Broughty Ferry (QS)

  • David Davidson, 1827
  • Andrew James M'Intyre, 1843
  • John Wood, 1844
  • James Lamont, 1856
  • James Wilson, 1864
  • William John Sym, 1915
  • William Dey Fyfe, 1921

Chapelshade (QS)

  • James Smith, 1791
  • William Johnston, 1811
  • William Reid, 1830
  • William Adam Smith, 1849
  • John Alexander Mackenzie, 1852
  • George Stewart Burns, 1858
  • Peter Cameron, 1854
  • William Fergusson Wight, 1860
  • Archibald Bell, 1863
  • Stephen Forsyth, 1911
  • Archibald Henderson Mitchell, 1924

Clepington (QS)

  • David Rae Robertson, 1875
  • George M'William, 1918

Fairmuir (QS)

  • Donald Dewar MacDonald, 1908

Hilltown (QS)

  • John Baxter, 1838

Lochee (QO)

  • William Stewart, 1832

Maryfield (QS)

  • James Dowie, 1887
  • John M'Ilwraith, 1922

Rosebank (QS)

  • James Nicoll, 1873
  • David Barrie Cameron, 1873
  • Alexander Forbes Black, 1920

St Andrew's (QS)

  • Thomas Raitt, 1776
  • William Hamilton, 1807
  • Alexander MacNeil, 1809
  • Gavin Parker, 1823
  • James Ewing, 1837
  • James Ranken, 1845
  • Richard Logan, 1846
  • Robert Hope Brown, 1867
  • Alexander Milne, 1871
  • Alexander Legge, 1878
  • Harcourt Morton Davidson, 1886

St Enoch's (QS)

  • William Angus Knight, 1874
  • Hugh George Watt, 1877
  • William Young Colquhoun, 1923

St Mark's (QS)

  • Donald MacLeod, 1870
  • Charles Martin Grant, 1877
  • Joseph Robert Prenter, 1913

St Matthew's (QS)

  • John Mills, 1874
  • Alexander Mauchline, 1913
  • Matthew Welsh Neilson, 1920
  • Hugh Clarke M'Coll, 1924

St Peter's (QS)

  • Robert Murray M'Cheyne, 1836

St Stephen's (QS)

  • Robert Scott, 1869
  • James Cooper, 1873
  • James Leask, 1881
  • Douglas William Bruce, 1919

Wallacetown (QS)

  • Patrick Leslie Miller, 1840
  • James Anderson, 1856
  • Andrew Gray, 1857
  • Alexander M'Lean, 1859
  • John Lindsay Adamson, 1862
  • James Montgomery Campbell, 1883
  • John Morrison M'Luckie, 1906
  • John Stewart Robertson, 1911
  • Stanley Buchanan Carey, 1919

Willison Church (QS)

  • Robert Aiken, 1840

(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)


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Glossary
  • Burghs:
  • Royal - Towns on royal lands
  • Regality - Towns granted to noblemen/landowners
  • Barony - Towns granted to tenant-in-chief (laird)
  • Police - Towns with elected officials
  • Small - Population under 20,000
  • Large - Population over 20,000
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  • Chapel-of-Ease: Small church for those living far from the main church
  • Collegiate church: See What is a Collegiate Church?
  • Commune kirk: Owned by a larger church
  • Court of Teinds: Controlled funds for support of clergy
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  • Friars:
  • Black - Dominican
  • Grey - Franciscan
  • Red - Trinitarian
  • White - Carmelite
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  • Iron chapel: Building made of corrugated galvanized iron
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  • Landward District: Rural part of a district
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  • Mensal: Source of income to support clergy member (Roman Catholic)
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  • OPR: Old Parochial Register
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  • Pre-Reformation: Before 1560
  • Prebend: Source of income to support a clergy member
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  • QO: Quoad Omnia - Civil and church control
  • QS: Quoad Sacra - Church control only
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  • RD: Registration District - Civil control
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  • Tryst: Large-scale market or fair, particularly for livestock
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