Old Montrose, Marytown
Maryton is a parish, consisting of two detached estates, in the maritime district of Forfarshire. The larger estate, called Old Montrose, is bounded on the north by the river South Esk, which divides it from Dun, on the north-east by Montrose Basin, which divides it from Montrose, on the east and south by Craig, and on the west by Farnell. The lesser estate and district of the parish is called Dysart, and is bounded by the German Ocean (North Sea), by Lunan, and by Craig. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Barnhead, Maryton, Old Montrose
Bonnytown
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 this parish was dedicated to St Mary. Near it was St Mary's Well. The church belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath. A new church was built in 1791.
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 |
| 1727-1854 | Maryton | 308 | OPR |
| 1855-1960 | Maryton | 308 | RD |
| 1960-1962 | Montrose, Dun and Maryton | 312 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Montrose | 367 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Kirriemuir 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
Black, Coutts, Logan, Lyall, Manson, Milne, Scott, Sinclair, Smart, Wood
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 Wilson.
"This parish is not very populous, there being no villages in it, nor manufactures of any kind. The whole parish is divided into large farms; and these requiring only a stated number of people for their cultivation, any increase that may arise (in the population) must go to other places for employment. Being so near the port of Montrose, a great many of the young men go to sea. In January 1793, the population was 529 total of all ages.
The people of this parish, except 5 or 6 individuals, are all of the Established religion, and very regular in their attendance on public worship. There are quiet and inoffensive, and mind their own business; and as there is but one alehouse in the parish, they are in general sober, not being much led into temptation."
(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. 399
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 115
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