Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #170

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Aboyne. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies.

= History =

Aboyne also includes the defunct parish of Glentanar. The parish is 30 miles south-west of the city of Aberdeen. The River Dee runs through divides the parish with the Glentanor region on the south of the river and Aboyne on the north. The Glentanar area is hilly. In 1797 the chief proprietor, heritor and patron was the Earl of Aboyne.

The population in 1797 was 1050.

Source: The Statistical Account of Scotland, edited by Sir John Sinclair, FHL book 941 B4sa, vol. 14.

Also available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages under ‘For non-subscribers,’ then search for the parish report.

= Census Records =

A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about census records.

Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Aboyne as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index available on computers at the Family History Library and family history centers. The records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index.

Births: There are only three regular entries prior to July 1754. Four irregular entries for 1744–1749 are recorded after June 1757. There are only three entries for March 1763–February 1765. The record is irregular and defective for 1794–1801. Marriages: There are no entries for December 1756–July 1759. There are only three entries, 1765–1766, November 1762–July 1771. Deaths: The record is of Mortcloth Dues, etc. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Aboyne and Glentanar

Minutes and Accounts 1754–1929 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1367.

Aboyne Free Church
History— This church was formed at the Disruption. From 1859, the congregation met in a new church building in the village of Charleston. Membership: 1848, 113; 1900, 128. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records— The extent of records is unknown.

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