Forteviot, Muckersie, and Mailor
Forteviot is a parish in the south-east of Perthshire. It consists of three separate sections, lying at a considerable distance from one another. The smallest section lies 2¾ miles east of the northern part of the largest section or main body and is bounded by the parishes of Perth, Dunearn, Forgandenny, and Aberdalgie. The River Earn is the southern boundary-line. The section of the parish second in extent, lies 1½ miles south-east of the southern extremity of the main body and is bounded on the north-west and north by Forgandenny, and on all other sides by Kinross-shire. The largest section or main body of the parish is bounded on the west by Gask, on the north by Tibbermore, and on the east by Aberdalgie, and on the south-east by Forgandenny, and on the south-west by Dunning. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Forteviot, Invermay, Path of Condie or Pathstruie
Ardargie, Condie, Freeland, Invermay, Moncrieffe
The parish of Forgandenny was situated partly in the county of Kinross and partly in the county of Perth. The Kinross-shire part was transferred to Perthshire, and it was at the same time transferred to the parish of Forteviot. 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 parishes of Forteviot, Muckersie, and Mailor were united in 1640.
Forteviot. The church of Forteviot was dedicated to St Andrew. It belonged to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth.
Muckersie. The church of Muckersie belonged to the Priory of St Andrews.
Mailor. This little parish lies detached from both of those to which it is united.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Forteviot (QO)
Muckersie (QO)
(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 |
| 1710-1854 | Forteviot | 354 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Forteviot | 354 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Perth | 390 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; Earn 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
Hobin, Lang, Lumsden, Marshall, Mitchell, Nicol, Robertson, Roy, Stark, 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 a Friend to Statistical Inquiries.
"The number of inhabitants is 970. When this account was taken, about two years ago, the number of males in the parish was less than that of females only by 3. As there is little or no manufacture in the parish, the people are mostly employed in husbandry."
(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. 117
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 1172
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