Arbeadie, Banchory-Trinity
Banchory-Ternan is a parish on the north border of Kincardineshire. It is bounded on the south by the parishes of Durris and Strachan, and on all other sides by Aberdeenshire. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Arbeadie or New Banchory, Banchory, Kirkton
Blackhall, Cairnton, Glassel, Hill of Fare, Leys, Raemoir
The parish of Banchory-Ternan, which was situated partly in the county of Aberdeen and partly in the county of Kincardine, has now been placed wholly in the county of Kincardine. 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 Ternan. It belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath. A fair of St Ternan was held at Banchory.
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 |
| 1670-1854 | Banchory Ternan | 252 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Banchory Ternan | 252 | RD |
| 1968-1971 | Banchory | 252 | RD |
| 1972-2007 | Banchory | 340 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Banchory | 340 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Banchory 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, Coutts, Davidson, Duncan, Fraser, Mitchell, Reid, Ross, Smith, 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 Mr Francis Douney.
"In June 1791, there were of inhabitants, above seven years of age, 1150; below seven, 190. In all, 1340. There are at present 260 inhabited houses, fewer by 60 than in 1761. The people in general are industrious, sober, and peaceable. There has been no criminal prosecution of any inhabitant for a long time past. Whether, within the last 30 or 40 years, the people have improved in morals, and the ornaments of the mind, shall not be positively affirmed; perhaps there is no great difference; but in external attire, there is a striking alteration to the better, especially among the young men and women."
(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 7, p. 369
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section II, p. 323
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