Strachan is a parish in the west of Kincardineshire. It is bounded by the counties of Forfar and Aberdeen, and by the parishes of Banchory Ternan, Durris, Glenbervie, Fordoun, and Fettercairn. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Strachan
Glendye, Strachan
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The incumbent of Strachan was Archdeacon of Brechin.
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 |
| 1704-1854 | Strachan | 268 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Strachan | 268 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Banchory | 340 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Feughside 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
Adam, Craven, Duncan, Forbes, Middleton, Milne, Ross, Sim, Smith, 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 John Ramsay.
"The parish contains about 700 souls. They follow, in general, the farming line, and there are but few tradesmen among them. The parishioners all regularly attend public worship, and, with a very few exceptions, are of the Established Church. They are sober and industrious. The women's chief employment is knitting worsted stockings, and spinning factory yarn. The manufacturers send out the wool, properly dressed, and afterwards come and receive the stockings, when manufactured, for which they pay according to the quality."
(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 5, p. 375
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section II, p. 231
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