Minginish and Bracadale
Bracadale is a parish in the island of Skye. It is bounded on the south and south-west by the sea, and on other sides by the parishes of Duirinish, Snizort, Portree, and Strath. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Balmeanach, Bracadale, Bualintur, Carbost, Caroy, Coillore, Drynoch, Glenbrittle, Ose, Merkadale, Molchlach, Portnalong, Sligachan, Struan, Talisker, Ullinish
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The old church of Bracadale was dedicated to St Malrubha. At Carbost, in this parish, there is a mission chapel.
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 |
| 1802-1854 | Bracadale | 109 | OPR |
| 1855-1897 | Bracadale | 109 | RD |
| 1898-1970 | Bracadale | 109-1 | RD |
| 1898-1970 | Minginish | 109-2 | RD |
| 1971-1971 | Boisdale | 109 | RD |
| 1972-2007 | Boisdale | 253 | RD |
| 2009 | Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar | 253 | RD |
| 2026 | (Bracadale) Highland Council; Struan Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Boisdale) Na h-Eileanan Siar Counil; Lochboisdale Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Minginish) Highland Council; Minginish 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
Cameron, Campbell, Chisholm, Gillies, MacDonald, MacLeod, MacRae, Matheson, Nicolson, Stewart
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 Roderick M'Leod.
"With regard to the population in the parish, the present amount is about 2250 souls. From 1771 to 1774, 128 souls emigrated. In August 1788, about 200 souls went from this parish to North America, and about the same number in October 1790. The number of males will be upwards of a third more than that of the females. There are no towns or villages in the parish. The Gaelic is the principal language spoken in this parish."
(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 3, p. 245
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 14, Section I, p. 295
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