Strathblane is a parish in the Lennox district of Stirlingshire. It is bounded by Killearn, Campsie, Baldernock, and East Kilpatrick. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Blanefield, Strathblane
Ballagan, Carbeth Guthrie, Craigend, Craigmaddie
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Strathblane was dedicated to St Blaan. It belonged to the collegiate church of St Mary at Dunbarton. Near Netherton, in the parish, was St Kessog's Well. Strathblane Church was rebuilt in 1803.
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 |
| 1672-1854 | Strathblane | 491 | OPR |
| 1855-1969 | Strathblane | 491 | RD |
| 2009 | Stirling, Balfron | 472 | RD |
| 2026 | Stirling Council; Strathblane 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, Benson, Buchanan, Gilchrist, Graham, Love, Muir, Renfrew, Smith, 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 the Reverend Mr Gavin Gibb.
"In the present year, 1795, the population is found by an actual enumeration, to be 620 souls, of whom 150 are under 10 years of age.
Three bleachfields have lately been erected, which employ a considerable number of persons. These belong to companies stationed at Glasgow, who send their goods here to be bleached. Weavers constitute the great proportion of mechanics in the parish, as besides the employment they get from the country people, they are supplied with abundance of work from the manufacturing companies in Glasgow. There are about 22 looms employed in this manner. Of other tradesmen, there are 7 tailors, 3 shoemakers, 3 hosiers, 3 carpenters, and 1 smith."
(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 18, p. 563
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 8, Section II, p. 71
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