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Bridge near Logiealmond Lodge by Gordon Brown
Bridge near Logiealmond Lodge, Harrietfield © 2006, Gordon Brown

LOGIEALMOND PARISH

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ALTERNATE NAMES AND SPELLING:

Logie-Almond


LOCATION

Location Description:

Logiealmond is a district on the north bank of the river Almond, opposite the parish of Methven, and immediately west of that of Moneydie, Perthshire. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).

Shire, District, and Region Timeline:

  • Shire: Perthshire (Before 1707)
  • County: Perth (After 1707)
  • District: Perth (Before 1930)
  • County: Perth & Kinross (After 1930)
  • Landward District: Central (1930-1975)
  • Region: Tayside (1975-1996)
  • District: Perth and Kinross (1975-1996)

Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets:

Chapelhill, Harrietfield, Logiealmond


PARISH TIMELINE

PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:

  • Diocese: Dunblane

POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:

  • Synod: Perth and Stirling
  • Presbytery: Perth

PAROCHIAL OVERVIEW:

An ancient chapel here was repaired and made over for parochial use by William, Earl of Mansfield, in 1834. It was enlarged and used for worship. On 20 December 1854 the parish of Logiealmond was disjoined fom Monzie, Moneydie, Little Dunkeld, Methven, Redgorton, and Fowlis Wester.

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND CLERGY:

Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.

  • Adam Milroy, 1854
  • Patrick MacGregor, 1859
  • William Black Kennedy, 1900
  • Gavin Millar, 1904
  • James Grieve, 1916

(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)


RECORDS

Parochial Registers:

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.

  • No Old Parochial Registers.

OPR and RD Numbers
Date RangeNameNumberType
1854-1855Logiealmond375OPR
1855-1963Logiealmond375RD
1964-1968Methven and Logiealmond380RD
2009Perth and Kinross, Perth390RD
2026Perth and Kinross Council; Methven 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)

Population:

Statistics from informal and official censuses

  • 1861: 815
  • 1901: 619
  • 1911: 530

RESIDENTS


Land-owners, teachers, and other professionals:

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.

  • Sir John Drummond STEWART, Bart. of Grandtully and Logiealmond

NOTES:

See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.


Photo credits: (Featured) Bridge near Logiealmond Lodge, Harrietfield, © 2006 Gordon Brown, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 2.0, (Related Resources) Perthshire Locator Map, © 2024, Elianfoo, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Glossary
  • Burghs:
  • Royal - Towns on royal lands
  • Regality - Towns granted to noblemen/landowners
  • Barony - Towns granted to tenant-in-chief (laird)
  • Police - Towns with elected officials
  • Small - Population under 20,000
  • Large - Population over 20,000
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  • Chapel-of-Ease: Small church for those living far from the main church
  • Collegiate church: See What is a Collegiate Church?
  • Commune kirk: Owned by a larger church
  • Court of Teinds: Controlled funds for support of clergy
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  • Friars:
  • Black - Dominican
  • Grey - Franciscan
  • Red - Trinitarian
  • White - Carmelite
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  • Iron chapel: Building made of corrugated galvanized iron
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  • Landward District: Rural part of a district
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  • Mensal: Source of income to support clergy member (Roman Catholic)
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  • OPR: Old Parochial Register
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  • Pre-Reformation: Before 1560
  • Prebend: Source of income to support a clergy member
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  • QO: Quoad Omnia - Civil and church control
  • QS: Quoad Sacra - Church control only
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  • RD: Registration District - Civil control
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  • Tryst: Large-scale market or fair, particularly for livestock
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