Kingoldrum is a parish in the south-eastern extremity of the Grampian district of Forfarshire. It is bounded by Cortachy, Kirriemuir, Airlie, and Lintrathen. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Kingoldrum, Kirkton
Pearsie
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Kingoldrum was dedicated to St Medan, and not far from it was St Medan's Well. The church belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath.
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 |
| 1700-1854 | Kingoldrum | 295 | OPR |
| 1855-1960 | Kingoldrum | 295 | RD |
| 1961-1971 | Lintrathen and Kingoldrum | 302 | RD |
| 1972-1978 | Lintrathen and Kingoldrum | 362 | 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
Adam, Annand, Campbell, Cargill, Doig, Fraser, Hood, Lindsay, Milne, Newton
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 Badenach.
"The present number of souls is about 600, of whom 18 or 20 are Episcopalians; and 2 men and 1 woman who are Seceders. The number of families is 129. No manufactures are carried on in the parish. There are but few tradesmen of any description, and these few are employed for parochial purposes; almost all the rest of the inhabitants being engaged in the operations of husbandry.
Plainness of manners and honesty in their dealings, characterize the inhabitants of this district. In their several occupations they are industrious, and at the same time carry on their business without noise and without feuds. Many of them are in easy circumstances, and all live within their income. Their stature is about the middle size; their food plain, and they possess all the spirit and activity of Highlanders."
(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 9, p. 131
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 611
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