Collace is a parish in the Gowrie district of Perthshire. It is bounded on the north east by Forfarshire, and on other sides by the parishes of Cargill, St Martins, Kinnaird, and Abernyte. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Collace, Kinrossie, Kinrossness, Saugher
Bandirran, Dunsinane
Whereas part of the parish of Kettins and of the county of Forfar, extending to 335 acres or thereby, situated at or near Bandirran, and adjoining the parishes of Caputh in the county of Perth is detached from the main portion of the said parish of Kettins and of the county of Forfar:
And whereas a part of the parish of Caputh, extending to 237 acres or thereby, situated at or near South Bandirran and adjoining the parishes of Kilspindie and Kinnaird and the aforesaid detached part of the parish of Kettins (being the part marked on the Ordnance Survey maps Caputh detached No. 3), is detached from the main portion of the parish of Caputh:
I. The aforesaid detached part of the parish of Kettins and of the county of Forfar shall cease to be part of the said parish and of the said county, and shall form part of the parish of Collace and of the county of Perth.
II. The aforesaid detached part of the parish of Caputh shall cease to be part of that parish, and shall form part of the parish of Collace.
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 Collace was dedicated to St Ewan. It belonged to the Abbey of Lindores.
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 |
| 1713-1854 | Collace | 340 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Collace | 340 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Perth | 390 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; Burrelton 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
Bruce, Fraser, Gray, Marshall, Martin, Millar, Shepherd, Smith, Stewart, 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 a friend to Statistical Inquiries.
"The number of inhabitants in the parish is 473, of whom 245 are males, and 228 females. There are 14 farmers, 89 tenants, 12 cottagers, 42 male servants, 41 female servants, 1 gardener, 2 masons, 47 weavers with 6 weaver-apprentices, 3 shoemakers, 4 tailors, 6 wrights, 5 flax-dressers, 2 millers, 3 day labourers, 1 retailer of ale and whisky, 3 merchants, 1 butcher, and 2 smiths. There are 117 inhabited houses, including one lint and one corn-mill. Two small villages lie at the foot of the hills, viz. Collace, and Kinrossie."
(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 20, p. 235
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 210
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