Dun, Angus, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #281

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Dun. 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 =

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 census records of Dun as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. To use it, you must register 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 rather than access the separate indexes through the library.

= Church Records =

The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records church records. ] Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: 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: Birth records are blank, except for nine entries 1697–1698, April 1690–February 1701. After April 1727 there occurs a duplicate portion from 1701. Except for January 1675–May 1690, mothers' names are not recorded until November 1723. After 1819 there occur four pages containing entries 1755–1824. Marriages: Marriages are blank April 1690–April 1697, January 1698–February 1701, December 1703–February 1705, and November 1706–November 1776; but a separate register contains entries of contracts, 1702–1755. Records are blank also for November 1793–July 1796 and November 1807–December 1809. Deaths: Deaths are recorded until November 1675. There is only one entry May 1647–May 1650. Records are blank November 1675–November 1701, when a register of burials commences. Records are blank November 1706–January 1777, there are Mortcloth Dues 1702–1748, July 1793–March 1797, and May 1798–May 1812. There is only one entry November 1814–February 1817. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths.

Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish: 

Minutes 1831–1915 Treasurers Accounts 1831–1837 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1022.

Nonconformist Church Records
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the Scotland Church Records Union List.

There are no known nonconformist groups.

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