Stracathro is a parish on the north border of Forfarshire. It is bounded by Kincardineshire, and by Logie Pert, Dun, Brechin, Menmuir, Lethnot, and Edzell. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Ardo, Ballownie, Cairnton, Dunlappie, Inchbrae, Newton Mill or Newtonmill, Stracathro
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PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Stracathro and Dunlappie were united in 1618.
Stracathro. The church of Stracathro was dedicated to St Rule. Near it was St Rule's Well. The parish was a prebend of Brechin. A new church was built in 1799.
Dunlappie. At Kilgary in the parish of Dunlappie there was a chapel with a hermitage.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Stracathro (QO)
Dunlappie (QO)
(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 |
| 1709-1854 | Stracathro | 320 | OPR |
| 1855-1965 | Stracathro | 320 | RD |
| 1966-1968 | Brechin and Stracathro | 275 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Brechin | 366 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Inveresk 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, Burgess, Cameron, Dorward, Downie, Findlay, Gordon, Mitchell, Stewart, Thomson
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 Hannah.
"In 1790 the population was 672, of whom 269 are males, and 403 females. There are in the parish 27 farmers, and 16 families of tradesmen."
(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. 209
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 662
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