Aberluthnott
Marykirk is a parish on the south border of Kincardineshire. It is bounded by Forfarshire, and by the parishes of Fettercairn, Fordoun, Laurencekirk, Garvock, and St Cyrus. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Caldham, Luthermuir, Marykirk
Balmakewan, Balmanno, Hatton
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of this parish was dedicated to St Mary. It belonged of old to the ministry of the Red Friars at St German's but later to the Abbey of Arbroath. At Balmanno, within the bounds, there was a Well of St John. At Sauchieburn the Bereans had a chapel built in 1763 for John Barclay, founder of that sect. There is now a mission chapel at Luthermuir.
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 |
| 1699-1854 | Marykirk | 265 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Marykirk | 265 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Laurencekirk | 344 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Laurencekirk 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, Carnegie, Glen, Milne, Murray, Reid, Smith, Stewart, Taylor, Watson
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 John Brymer.
"The minister made out an exact list in 1793, when the inhabitants amounted to 1481, of which 724 were males and 757 females. There are 344 habitable houses in the parish. There are 68 farmers, 6 millers, 5 merchants, 8 joiners, cart- and plough-wrights, 10 shoemakers, 8 blacksmiths, 88 married servants, 12 masons, 7 tailors, 8 weavers, 5 inn and public-house keepers, 3 turners, 3 flax-dressers, 6 gardeners, 18 Scots Episcopals, 10 Independents, and 130 Bereans and Succeeders. The other inhabitants are of the Established church.
The village of Marykirk contains 208 inhabitants, and their dwelling houses are 49. It is supplied with mechanics almost of every denomination, except weavers, and bakers. Besides, there are 3 shopkeepers, who sell most things needful in the place; and for the accommodation of travelers, there are 2 inns or public-houses."
(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 18, p. 608
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section II, p. 297
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