Kirkmichael (Cill Mhicheil) in Ross and Cullicudden
Resolis, also called Kirkmichael, is a parish in the counties of Ross and Cromarty. It is bounded on the west and north by the Cromarty Firth, and on other sides by the parishes of Cromarty, Rosemarkie, Avoch, and Urquhart. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Cullicudden, Drumdyre, Dunicudden, Ferrytown, Gordon's Mills, Jemima or Jemimaville, Resolis
Braelangwell, Kinbeachie, Newhall House
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Cill Mhicheil and Culliden were united by the Commissioners of Teinds on 22 January 1662.
Cill Mhicheil. Cill Mhicheil was a prebend of the Cathedral of Fortrose. Its church was dedicated to St Michael. In 1767 the parish church was removed from Cill Mhicheil to Resolis. At Drumdyre, within the bounds, there was a chapel of St Margaret, with a Well bearing her name.
Cullicudden. Cullicudden was a prebend of the Cathedral of Fortrose. Its church was dedicated to St Martin.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Cill Mhicheil (QO)
Cullicudden (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 |
| 1731-1854 | Resolis | 79 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Resolis | 79 | RD |
| 2009 | Highland, Black Isle | 200 | RD |
| 2026 | Highland Council; Resolis 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
Cameron, Fraser, MacDonald, MacKay, Mackenzie, MacLennan, MacRae, Munro, Ross, Urquhart
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 Robert Arthur.
"The population in 1792 was 1234. Of this number, 568 were males; 666 females; and 201 at and below 8 years of age. There are 4 millers, 8 ferrymen, 1 merchant, 8 house-carpenters, 2 cart-wrights, 1 boat-builder, 4 blacksmiths, 2 wheel-wrights, 9 shoemakers, 11 tailors with their apprentices, 27 weavers, 4 fishermen, 5 dyers, and 2 coopers."
(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 14, p. 88
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 14, Section II, p. 37
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