Fowlis Easter is a parish on the eastern border of Perthshire. It is bounded on the north by Lundie and Auchterhouse, on the east by Liff, and on the south-west by Liff and Longforgan. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Fowlis, Ladyfield
Whereas each of the parishes of Alyth, Coupar-Angus, and Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie is situated partly in the county of Forfar and partly in the county of Perth:
I. So much of the parish of Alyth as is situated in the county of Forfar, shall cease to be part of that county and shall form part of the county of Perth.
II. So much of the parish of Coupar-Angus as is situated in the county of Forfar shall cease to be part of that county, and shall form part of the county of Perth.
III. So much of the parish of Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie as is situated in the county of Perth shall cease to be part of that county, and shall form part of the county of Forfar.
IV. The parish of Fowlis Easter shall cease to be part of the county of Perth and shall form part of the county of Forfar.
V. The parish of Fowlis Easter shall form part of the Dundee district of the county of Forfar for the purposes of the Acts regulating the licensing of public-houses in Scotland.
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 Lundie and Fowlis Easter were united 31 January 1618.
Lundie. The church of Lundie was dedicated to St Laurence. It belonged to the Priory of St Andrews. The church was restored in 1892.
Fowlis Easter, or Fowlis in Gowrie. The church of Fowlis was dedicated to St Marnoch. It belonged to the Priory of St Andrews. In 1446 Andrew, Lord Gray, granted to this parish a collegiate endowment. The church was restored in 1889.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Lundie and Fowlis Easter (QO)
Fowlis Easter (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 |
| 1701-1854 | Fowlis Easter | 356 | OPR |
| 1855-1892 | Fowlis Easter | 356 | RD |
| 1893-1968 | Fowlis Easter | 288b | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Forfar | 364 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Muirhead, Birkhill and Liff 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
Bell, Downie, Edmonds, Heron, Livingston, Rae, Robertson, Sadler, Smith, Turnbull
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 Andrew Hally.
"The number of inhabitants, at present, is 314, all members of the established Church, except 8 or 9 Seceders; among whom there are 10 weavers, 2 wrights, 2 tailors, 1 smith, 1 shoemaker, 1 distiller, and 20 small farmers, each of whom has a plough, some with 4 horses, and others 1 or 2."
(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 7, p. 281
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, p. 455
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