Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Genealogy

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Parish # 62 

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

= History =

= 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 as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

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= Church Records =

Established Church—Old Parochial Registers
Years Covered FHL Film Number Births: 1662–1854 0990580 item 1 Marriages: 1753–1854 0990580 item 1 Deaths: 1786–1852 0990580 item 1

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 December 1667–October 1670, November 1712–April 1715, April 1721–1742 inclusive, except a few irregular entries, October 1756–June 1767. Marriages: There are no entries April 1756–June 1787. Six entries 1714–1715 are on a page of the record of births after August 1719. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1745–1797 (loose sheets), 1822–1871 (many gaps), 1894–1974 Poor Rolls 1823–1841 Marriages 1782–1786 Burials 1783–1786 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/711.

Nonconformist Church Records
Dingwall Free Church

History— The parish minister did not "come out" in 1843, but the great majority of the people adhered to the Free Church. The church and manse were built in Castle Street and a school in High Street. A new church was erected in High Street in 1870. A small section of the people became Free Presbyterians in 1892. The Gaelic section of the congregation remained outside the Union in 1900. Membership: 1848, 45; 1900, 70. 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— No pre-1855 records.

Maryburgh Free Church

History— The minister of the parish, and the main body of his congregation "came out" in 1843. The church and manse were built on a site obtained from Mrs. Stewart MacKenzie of Seaforth who afterwards gifted the land to the church. Membership: 1848, 33; 1900, 72. 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— There are no pre-1855 records.

Dingwall Catholic Church

History— Though a congregation was formed about 1849, it closed in 1853. It was served from Beauly, Invernessshire. See that parish for records.

= Civil Registration Records =

= Probate Records =