Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #460                     [Return to parish list.]

= History =

The New Statistical Account of Scotland (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for Cleish. Also available at the Family History Library.

= Census =

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

The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. To use it, you must register on the website and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website than to access the separate indexes through the library.

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= Church Records =

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers. The records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: Births and marriages are intermixed from February 1702. Both records are blank for December 1741–September 1751. A leaf of irregular entries of births for 1780–1791 is found after the record for August 1783. Mother's names not recorded in entries of birth until 1743. Marriages: Births and marriages are intermixed from February 1702. Both records are blank for December 1741–September 1751. There are separate entries for proclamations and marriages prior to December 1741. After 1783, entries of marriages are fewer than previously. Deaths: Age at death is generally stated and often the cause of death is too. The record is blank for May 1811–January 1828.

Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1651–1687, 1701–1843 Cash Books 1701–1753, 1790–1849 Testimonials Received 1701–1755 - 1 booklet Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/67.

Nonconformist Church Records
In 1839, the number of Seceders within the parish numbered 60, but they would have attended services in neighboring parishes at that time.

Kelty Free Church
History— The minister of Cleish Parish and many of his people came out at the Disruption in 1843. A Free Church congregation was formed in the village of Kelty. A church was erected forthwith. A new church was erected, and opened in 1894. Kelty became an important mining center, and the congregation grew with the increase of the population. Membership: 1848, 70; 1900, 186 Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. FHL Film #918572. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.

Records—  The extent of records is unknown.

= Probate Records =

To be added

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