Meigle is a parish on the eastern verge of Perthshire. It is bounded by Forfarshire, and by Coupar-Angus and Alyth. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Belmont, Drumkilbo, Fullerton, Kinloch, Longleys, Meigle, Potento, Washington
Drumkilbo
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Meigle was dedicated to St Peter. Meigle was a prebend of Dunkeld. There was a chapel of St Mary in the parish. Meigle church was burned to the ground on Sunday, 28 March 1869, and a new building was opened for worship, 3 July 1870.
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 |
| 1727-1854 | Meigle | 379 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Meigle | 379 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Blairgowrie | 381 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; Meigle and Ardler 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
Brown, Crichton, Dargie, Donaldson, Millar, Reid, Robertson, Smith, Stewart, Tasker
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 Dr James Playfair.
"The parish contains 1148 inhabitants, including all ages and denominations. There are 37 unmarried persons of both sexes who have houses, 163 married pairs, 42 of both sexes in widowhood, and 242 families. There is no town or village of any note in the parish. Meigle, an ancient, inconsiderable, meanly built, market town, contains 271 inhabitants.
The principal manufacture in this corner is linen. There are 91 weavers in the parish, who work every week about 4000 yards. The linen manufactured here is of a superior quality, and used chiefly for buckram, hat linings, &c.."
(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 1, p. 503
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 232
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