Inverkeillor is a parish near the middle of the east coast of Forfarshire. It is bounded by the German Ocean (North Sea), and by the parishes of St Vigeans, Carmyllie, Kirkden, Kinnell, and Lunan. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Anniston, Bandoch, Boysack, Chance Inn, Chapelton, Ethiehaven, Inverkeilor, Ironshill, Kinblethmount, Leysmill, March of Lunanbank, Millfield, Redcastle, Waulkmills
Kinblethmont
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Inverkeilor and Ethie were united in 1585.
Inverkeilor or Congholls. The church of Inverkilor was dedicated to St Conan. It belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath. There was a chapel in this parish at Quhytefield, now called Chapelton.
Ethie, or Athie. The church of Ethie was dedicated to St Murdoch. It belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Inverkeilor (QO)
Ethie (QO)
(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 |
| 1717-1854 | Inverkeillor | 293 | OPR |
| 1855-1936 | Inverkeilor | 293 | RD |
| 1937-1968 | Inverkeilor and Lunan | 293 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Arbroath | 369 | RD |
| 2026 | (Inverkeilor) Angus Council, Inverurie Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Lunan) Angus Council, Royal Burgh of Arbroath 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
Cargill, Cuthill, Forbes, Hynd, Low, Mitchell, Ross, Scott, Smith, Taylor
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 John Carnegie.
"The number of souls at present in the parish, is 1747. There are 353 houses in the parish. The following tradesmen are all householders: weavers, 46, who are chiefly employed in making coarse linen cloth, which they sell to the greater manufacturers in towns, intended for the West Indian and American markets, and exported from London and Glasgow. There are 9 carpenters, 8 tailors, 5 shoemakers, 5 blacksmiths, 6 flax-dressers, 3 masons, 2 coopers, 2 bakers, 3 brewers, and 5 retailers of ale. The inhabitants are all of the established church, except four families of Episcopalians, and one family of Seceders."
(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. 280
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 239
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