Dalmeny is a parish, consisting of a main body and a detached district in the north-east of Linlithgowshire. The main body surrounds the town of Queensferry, except on the shore side, and contains some of that town's outskirts. It is bounded by the Firth of Forth, Cramond, Edinburghshire, Kirkliston, and Abercorn. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Craigie, Cramond Bridge, Dalmeny, Dundas, Echline, Newbigging, Newhalls, Queensferry
Craigiehall
(1) The parish of Cramond was situated partly in the county of Edinburgh and partly in the county of Linlithgow, the county boundary being the River Almond. The Linlithgowshire part of Cramond parish was transferred to the parish of Dalmeny, and the only alteration made on the county boundary was one by which a small part of Dalmeny parish on the Edinburgh side of the River Almond was transferred to the parish of Cramond and to the county of Edinburgh. 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)
(2) The parish of Ecclesmachan had one detached part separated from the main portion of the parish by part of the parish of Linlithgow. The two parts of Ecclesmachan were united by transferring to that parish the intervening portion of Linlithgow. The parish of Ecclesmachan receives a further accession of territory by which the western portion of the detached part of Dalmeny is transferred to Ecclesmachan. 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)
(3) The parish of Kirkliston has been altered in area through the transference to it of the eastern portion of the detached part of Dalmeny. 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, previous to the Reformation, belonged to the Abbey of Jedburgh, and was dedicated to St Cuthbert. Auldcathie was united to Dalmeny by Commission of Parliament, 21 Jan 1618.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Winchburgh. Disjoined from Kirkliston and Dalmeny, and erected into a parish quoad sacra by Court of Teinds, 27 May 1904. Church built in 1891.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Dalmeny (QO)
Winchburg (QS)
(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 |
| 1628-1854 | Dalmeny | 665 | OPR |
| 1855-1895 | Dalmeny | 665 | RD |
| 1896-1941 | Dalmeny | 665-1 | RD |
| 1896-1941 | Queensferry | 665-2 | RD |
| 1942-1969 | Dalmeny and Queensferry | 665 | RD |
| 2009 | City of Edinburgh, Queensferry | 743 | RD |
| 2026 | City of Edinburgh Council; Queensferry and District 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
Allan, Anderson, Brown, Erskine, Henderson, Hunter, Kerr, Marshall, Scott, Wallace
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 Thomas Robertson.
"In the present year (1790), the population is 907. There are 218 families, 429 males, 478 females, and 204 aged below 10. There is 1 attorney, 1 surgeon, 25 farmers, 2 bakers, 1 miller, 1 farrier, 4 smiths, 10 carpenters, 3 masons, 1 tailor, 5 shoemakers, 6 weavers, 10 gardeners, 1 slater and glazier, 5 overseers, 1 midwife, 7 carters, 2 horse-letters, 1 innkeeper, 5 small alehouses, 6 chaise drivers, 76 plowmen, 39 day labourers, 5 shepherds, 78 house servants, 4 miller servants, 12 seamen."
(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 1, p. 227
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 2, Section I, p. 90
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