Olrig, Caithness, Scotland Genealogy

Olrig # 39

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: No entries were found from November 1718-March 1721 and July 1733-June 1735. Irregular entries exist between 1793-1823. Marriages: No entries were found from October 1710-November 1711, November 1712-September 1715, and January 1721-June1735. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1700-1798, 1808, 1819, 1825-1846 Accounts 1735-1803, 1823-1846 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/290.

Nonconformist Church Records
The New Statistical Account of Scotland for Olrig for 1840 states: “There is no Dissenting place of worship in the parish; the number of Dissenters is under 100, and these belong to the Original Seceders, Independents, and Baptists.” These would have attended worship services in neighboring parishes.

Olrig Free Church
History— The minister of Olrig and a large congregation adhered to the Free Church in 1843. Soon after, a church and school were built. The minister and congregation remained outside of the Union in 1900. Membership: 1855, 768 including adherents; 1900, 14. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records— The extent of the records is unknown.