Errol and Inchmartin
Errol is a parish in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire. It is bounded by the Firth of Tay, and by the parishes of St Madoes, Kinfauns, Kilspindie, Kinnaird, and Inchture. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Bogmill, Drums, Errol, Glendoick, Grange, Leetown, Mains of Errol, West-town, Pitrodie, Seaside
Murie House
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Errol and Inchmartin were united on 18 June 1628.
Inchmartin. The parish church was dedicated of old to St Martin of Tours. Having been rebuilt in later times, it was given a new dedication to St Mary. Its ruins still stand.
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 |
| 1553-1854 | Errol | 351 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Errol | 351 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Perth | 390 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; Errol 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, Bruce, Goodall, Millar, Robertson, Stewart, Symon, Tait, Thomson, 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 Mr William Herdman, Assistant to the Minister of Errol.
"At present (1791) the numbers are 2685; of these 1857 live in the country, and 828 in the village. There are 1301 males, and 1384 females. Almost the whole country is occupied by the farmers. They are expert and industrious in their profession, and prosperous in their circumstances. Little of the servile work on their possessions is performed by them or their families; and beside female, many of them constantly maintain 8 male servants.
There are 211 weavers, who for the most part work cloth for sale; but no fine manufacture is carried on. There are 50 wrights, 25 tailors, 21 shoemakers, 14 blacksmiths, 5 masons, 2 brick-makers, 1 bricklayer, 4 bakers, 3 butchers, 2 surgeons, and 1 writer. There are 7 innkeepers in the village, and 10 in other parts of the parish. There are not above 240 Seceders of all denominations. The remaining 2445 belong to the Established Church.
Their stature is considerably above the ordinary size, and their proportions otherwise well adjusted. In temper and manners, they are gay, cheerful and active. The higher ranks are opulent, and the lower have it in their power, from the great wages they can earn, to purchase the conveniences of life. They are far removed from sordidness, and are not unsusceptible of generosity, of which they have given proof on several occasions. As the people equal their neighbours in useful, and far surpass them in elegant accomplishments, it is expected that they will be exemplary also in that devout and religious demeanour, which gives every embellishment its true lustre and dignity."
(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 4, p. 480
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 367
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