Madderty is a parish in the Strathearn district of Perthshire. It is bounded on the north by Crieff and Fowlis Wester. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Bellycloan or Bellyclone, Craig, Madderty, St Davids
Craig of Madderty
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Madderty was dedicated to St Ethernan. It belonged to the Abbey of Inchaffray. It was founded in 1200 by Gilbert, Earl of Strathearn. Its patron was St John the Evangelist.
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 |
| 1701-1854 | Madderty | 378 | OPR |
| 1855-1960 | Madderty | 378 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Crieff | 394 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; East Strathearn 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, Clark, Comrie, Drummond, Hunter, Kemp, Morrison, Ramsay, Robertson, Young
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.
"At present (1795), the population is no more than 631. The whole parish may be called agricultural; and the only places that may be denominated villages are Bellycloine and Craigs; but as each of them consists of a few houses only, they hardly deserve the name of villages. Except a very small quantity of coarse linen, for the Perth market, there is no manufacture here. The quantity of linen made must be small indeed, when it is considered that there are only seven or eight weavers in the parish, and these are chiefly employed in customary work. This place is also supplied with 4 blacksmiths, 4 wrights, 2 shoemakers, 2 tailors, and 1 miller."
(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 19, p. 563
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 748
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