Kinloss, Moray, Scotland Genealogy

Kinloss #138

Established Church—Old Parochial Registers
Years Covered FHL Film Number Births: 1699–1854 0990805 Marriages: 1699–1854 0990805 Deaths: 1826–1854 0990805

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: 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: The lower portion of a page of births for May 1792 is cut off. Pages of the record for 1730–1791 were attested to by the session clerk. Mothers' names are not recorded prior to 1716. Marriages: Entries are attested as in the birth register. Deaths: No death records exist previous to 1826. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1798–1940 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1537.

Kinloss Free Church
History—  The minister of Kinloss and some of his parish left the Established Church to form the Free Church congregation. They erected a church in Findhorn in 1844. Subsequently, they were much influenced by the revival of 1859. Church membership declined as employment in shipbuilding and fishing deteriorated. Membership: 1848, 125; 1900, 113. 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 are given in the source.

Records— Extent of the records is unknown.