Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #266

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

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 Nigg 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: There are no entries January 1693–1718, November 1741–Mary 1743, and December 1745–July 1747. The original record 1718–1790 has suffered exceedingly from dampness. There is, however, a copy of the portion 1732–1791. Mothers’ names are not recorded until January 1684 and again omitted 1718–1727, inclusive. Marriages: There are no entries June 1738–January 1741 and two entries December 1780–June 1782. Deaths: The registers of burials; there are 28 entries of births for Nigg, nineteen entries September–February 1573 and nine entries August–August 1576; two entries of marriages 1576–1579 on four pages included among the registers of the city of Aberdeen. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b

Established Church—Kirk Session Records

Minutes 1757–1902 Copy of Baptismal Register 1819–1854 Burial Register 1830–1864 Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH2/555.

Nonconformist Church Records

There are no known Nonconformist groups.