Glenelg, Inverness-shire, Scotland Genealogy

Glenelg, Inverness, Scotland (#97)

Established Church—Old Parochial Registers
Years Covered     FHL Film Number  Births:'         1792–1854            0990665 item 3 Marriages:'  1804–1841            0990665 item 3 Deaths:        No entries

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. Some records my be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: There are only eleven entries prior to 1805. After November 1818, there are several entries for 1816–1818. There are no entries 1831–1837 and one page contains entries for Knoydart for April 1827–July 1828. Entries are slightly irregular in regard to dates and the record prior to 1831 has been injured by dampness. Marriages: There are no entries for 1820 and 1823. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes and Accounts 1831–1853 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/966.

North Morar Catholic Church
History— In 1737 the parish of Glenelg, which included Knoydart and North Morar, had 1200 Catholics. In 1763 the whole Lochaber mission had 3000 communicants. I was known as Bracara from 1866.

Records— Baptisms 1832–1874 Marriages 1832–1854 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record RH21/93.