Larbert is a parish in the east of Stirlingshire. It is bounded by St Ninians, Airth, Bothkennar, Falkirk, and Dunipace. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Carron, Carronshore, Goshen, Kinnaird, Larbert, Stenhousemuir, West Carron
Carronvale, Stenhouse
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Larbert belonged to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Stenhouse. A chapel was built here in 1900. The parish of Stenhouse was disjoined from Larbert on 2 December 1904.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Larbert (QO)
Stenhouse (QS)
(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 |
| 1663-1854 | Larbert | 485 | OPR |
| 1855-1892 | Larbert | 485 | RD |
| 1893-1969 | Larbert | 485a | RD |
| 1893-1969 | Logie | 485b | RD |
| 1970-1971 | Larbert | 485 | RD |
| 1972-2003 | Larbert, Stirling | 483 | RD |
| 2004-2008 | Larbert, Falkirk | 483 | RD |
| 2009 | Falkirk, Larbert | 483 | RD |
| 2026 | Falkirk Council; Larbert and Stenhousemuir 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
Binnie, Brown, Campbell, Marshall, Miller, Mitchell, Reid, Smith, Stewart, Walker
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 George Harvie.
"There are about 3000 people in the parish of Larbert above 12 years of age, consequently about 4000 in all. There are several villages, but no market town. The number of handicraftsmen is about 1500."
(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 3, p. 333
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 8, Section II, p. 340
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