Kinnell is a parish near the centre of the maritime district of Forfarshire. It is bounded by Farnell, Maryton, Craig, Lunan, Inverkeillor, Kirkden, Guthrie, and Aberlemno. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Kinnell
Bolshan, Easter Braky, Glesterlaw, Wester Braky
The parish of Farnell had a small detached part situated at Montreathmont Moor, and bounded on the south by the detached part of the parish of Kirkden, and elsewhere by the parish of Kinnell. The detached part of Farnell was transferred to Kinnell.
The parish of Maryton had two detached parts. One was situated at Graham's Firth, and was bounded on the north by the parish of Farnell, and elsewhere by the parish of Kinnell. The other was situated at Dysart, and lay between the parishes of Craig and Lunan. The first mentioned of these detached parts of Maryton was transferred to the parish of Kinnell, and the second to the parish of Lunan.
See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Kinnell was dedicated to St Malrubh. The rectory of Kinnell was a prebend of St Andrews. There was a chapel in this parish at Balishan or Bolshan.
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 |
| 1657-1854 | Kinnell | 296 | OPR |
| 1855-1945 | Kinnell | 296 | RD |
| 1946-1960 | Kirkden and Kinnell | 298 | RD |
| 1961-1968 | Kirkden, Kinnell and Guthrie | 298 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Arbroath | 369 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council, Friockheim 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
Anderson, Duncan, Mann, Moir, Robertson, Smart, Smith, Thomson, Todd, Wilson
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 Alexander Chaplin.
"The population now amounts to 830 souls. There are no villages, nor any uninhabited houses in the parish. The people are sober, regular, and industrious. No emigrations, no banishments, no murders, no suicides in the memory of the oldest. There are two ale houses in the parish, which have no bad effects on their morals. There is a considerable alteration to the better, within these 20 years, in dress, manner of living, houses, &c."
(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. 491
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 393
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