Finaven
Oathlaw is a parish in the centre of Forfarshire. It is bounded by Tannadice, Aberlemno, Rescobie, and Kirriemuir. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Battledykes, Birkenbush, Bogindollo, Finaven or Finhaven, Oathlaw
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The vicarage of Finaven was a prebend of Brechin. Its church was dedicated to St Constantine. There were in the parish a chapel of St Leonard, and another chapel at Aikenhatt near Finaven. There were also three Holy Wells, those of Our Lady, St Medan, and the Nine Maidens. On 15 May 1731 this parish was disjoined from the Presbytery of Brechin and added to that of Forfar.
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 |
| 1717-1854 | Oathlaw | 315 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Oathlaw | 315 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Forfar | 364 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Glamis and Area 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
Adams, Alexander, Batchelor, Carnegie, Duke, Kennedy, Low, Walker, Webster, Wilkie
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 Thomas Raiker.
"The number of inhabitants in this parish is 430 souls, of whom 217 are males and 213 are females. There are 34 farmers."
(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 1, p. 465
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 291
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