Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #175

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Birse. 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 Birse as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

= 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 first page contains irregular entries for 1760–1823. There are only two entries dated prior to 1760. Mothers’ names not recorded in the entries until 1814. After 1819 is another record for 1758–1788, containing a number of entries previously omitted.

Marriages: The record was regularly kept from the commencement in 1782.

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 1698–1707, 1726–1744, 1765–1866 List of Inhabitants 1804–1805, 1812–1825 Ramsay Mortification Minutes and Accounts 1800–1838 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/595.

Roman Catholic Church
History— The church was located at Ballogie. No further History is available.

Records— Baptisms 1833–1872 Marriages 1833–1866 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record RH21/12.

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