Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #171

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

= History  =

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 =

= Church Records =

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: The record is blank for April 1729–April 1733. Prior to 1784, the mother’s name is not recorded in the entries. The record is defective for 1811–1815. Marriages: The record is blank for September 1728–June 1733, April 1745–February 1746, and December 1798–January 1845, but there is a record of Proclamations 1836–1854. Deaths: The record is incomplete in the years given. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1717–1809 Poor Fund 1842–1855 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/9.

Alford Free Church
History— In November 1843, supply of sermon was provided for the parishes of Alford and Tullynessle under the supervision of a neighboring minister. Due to much hostility from the local proprietor, the charge was not sanctioned until 1866. A church was built the next year. Membership: 1868, 106; 1900, 191. 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— There are no known pre-1855 records.

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