Panbride is a coast parish of southeast Forfarshire. It is bounded on the north by Carmyllie; on the northeast by Arbirlot; on the southeast by the German Ocean (North Sea); on the southwest by Barry; and on the west by Monikie. (1892-6: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome)
East Haven, Gallowlaw, Newton of Ferintosh, Muirdrum, Panbride, West Haven
The parish of St Vigeans had two detached parts. St Vigeans detached No. 1 was situated at Hospitalfield, and lay between the parishes of Arbroath and Arbirlot. St Vigeans Detached No. 2 was situated at Inverpeffer, and adjoined the parishes of Arbirlot and Panbride. St. Vigeans Detached No. 2 was transferred to Panbride, and St Vigeans Detached No. 1 to Arbroath, while part of the parish of Arbroath was transferred to St Vigeans. 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 Bride. It belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath. There were two chapels within the bounds, that of St Laurence at Both, and another dedicated to St Marnoch. This parish got its name from a Well of St Bride. There is now a mission chapel of St Bride in this parish at Carnoustie.
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 |
| 1693-1854 | Panbride | 316 | OPR |
| 1855-1940 | Panbride | 316 | RD |
| 1969-1971 | Sidlaw | 316 | RD |
| 1972-1984 | Sidlaw | 370 | RD |
| 2009 | (Panbride) Angus, Carnoustie | 373 | RD |
| 2009 | (Sidlaw) Dundee City | 350-353 | RD |
| 2026 | (Panbride) Angus Council; Carnoustie Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Sidlaw) Angus Council; Muirhead, Birkhill and Liff 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, Bisset, Black, Clark, Crawford, Milne, Ramsay, Robertson, Scott, Smith
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 Robert Trail.
"In 1790 the number of inhabitants was exactly 1460. The English is the only language spoken here."
(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. 438
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 67
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