Monikie is a parish in the south of the maritime district of Forfarshire. It is bounded by Murroes, Inverarity, Guthrie, Carmyllie, Panbride, Barry, and Monifieth. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Bankhead, Camustown, Craigton, Greenford, Guildie or Guildy, Loanhead, Monikie, Newbigging
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Monikie belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath. It was dedicated to St Andrew.
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 |
| 1613-1854 | Monikie | 311 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Monikie | 311 | RD |
| 2009 | Dundee City | 350-353 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council, Monikie and Newbigging 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
Gibson, Mitchell, Nicoll, Ramsay, Reid, Robertson, Scott, Smith, Sturrock, 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 William Maule.
"This parish contains 2 large villages, one of which having about 30, and the other 25 families, and 2 or 3 villages less populous. The population at present is 1278. The diminution of the number of people is owing to the union of farms; the farmers also employ fewer hands than formerly."
(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 4, p. 343
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 485
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
