Cromarty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Cromarty # 61

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library under “Databases on the Network.” Births:There are no entries March 1690–1699 and March 1732–May 1740, except three for 1750, April 1746–December 1751. Marriages: There are no entries May 1690–February 1698 and July 1723–September 1724; one entry for 1728. There are no entries December 1731–January 1752, from which date to 1761 marriages are recorded among the baptisms for the same period. No entries, except one, 1761–November 1771. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1678–1690, 1738–1934 Seat Rent Book 1741–1828 Cash Book 1825–1891 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/672.

Cromarty Free Church
History— The minister of Cromarty and practically all his congregation "came out" in 1843. They were joined by adherents of the Free Church from the Gaelic chapel in Cromarty, for whom Gaelic services were held in the evenings. The Gaelic and English sections were formally united under a minister, who could preach in both Gaelic and English. Membership: 1848, 94; 1900, 275. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details may be given in the source, including ministers.

Records— Minutes 1843–1920 Finance Committee Minutes 1844–1849, Deacons’ Court Minutes 1849–1955 Cash Book 1843–1875 Register of Marriages 1843–1847 List of Depositors, Sustentation Fund Accounts 1849–1861 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/586.