Interkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland Genealogy

Scotland

Banffshire

Interkeithny

Parish #158

Guide to Inverkeithny ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Interkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland
Type	Quoad Omnia Parish
Parish Number	158
Civil Jurisdictions
Historic County	Banffshire
Council Area	Aberdeenshire
Registration District	Inverkeithny
Records begin
Parish registers: 1721
Kirk Sessions: 1721
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Presbytery	Turriff
Synod	Aberdeen
Judicial Jurisdictions
Sheriff Court	Banff
Commissary Court	Moray and Edinburgh

History

INVERKEITHNY, a parish, in the county of Banff, 10 miles (N. E.) from Huntly. This place takes its name from the large burn of Keithny, which here falls into the river Doveran, on the south side whereof the parish lies. The church, a very plain edifice, stands in a narrow vale, near the bank of the Doveran.

This parish is situated on the south side of the river Doveran. It is bounded on the south and west by Forgue; on the east, by Turriff and Auchterless; and on the north, by Marnoch.

The population in 1801 was 503 people and in 1841 it was 686.

In regards to the Parochial Registers there were registers of "baptisms, marriages, and funerals, begun in 1721, but kept with no great regularity."

The number of families in the parish belonging to the Established Church were 90; a few Episcopalian families; and Catholic family.

For more information about Inverkeithny's geography, economy, history, education, and people, see the parish reports in The First and Second Statistical Accounts of Scotland, or the Third Statistical Account for Banffshire 941 B4sa 3rd.

Census Records

Scottish Censuses were taken every 10 years beginning in 1801. Beginning with the 1841 Census, each individual in the nation was enumerated at the location they slept on a particular day. For more information, including which day each census was taken, read about Scottish Census Records.

Census returns for Inverkeithny (parish 158), 1841-1891, and library numbers for any surname indexes available:

Years	FS Library Film Number	Surname Index
1841
1851		941.24 X22s v. 1
1861
1871
1881
1891

Indexes and images for the 1901, 1911, and 1921 censuses of Scotland are found on ScotlandsPeople ($). Registration is required and there is a small access fee per image. All available censuses, 1841-1921, are indexed on this website.

Church Records

The Established Church in Scotland is the Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity. Church of Scotland records generally cover the period of time prior to 1855, when Civil Registration began. Unlike in England, Scottish law never mandated that vital events be registered with the established church. For more information, read about Scottish Church Records.

Pre-1855 records that exist for this parish:

Established Church—Old Parochial Registers

Record Type	Years Covered	FS Library Film Number
Births:	1721-1854	0990998
Marriages:	1721-1806	0990998
	1827-1854	0990998
Deaths:	1726-1841	0990998

Condition of Original Registers

Index: For an index to these records, see ScotlandsPeople ($). The Scottish Church Records Index is also still available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Some records may also be indexed in other FamilySearch collections for Scotland.
Births: One page at the beginning of the record contains five entries dated 1734–1750; there are also seven pages of irregular entries dated 1768–1837 after the record for 1819.
Marriages: There are no entries July 1722–July 1724; December 1768–May 1770; and December 1798–August 1827, except four entries for April and May 1802 and one for November 1806. There is only one entry for February 1792–June 1795 and three entries for August 1772–April 1777.
Deaths: Mortcloth Dues
Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. FS Catalog 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 businessmen of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. It 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.

Surviving Kirk session records for this parish:

None are available.

Nonconformist Church Records

A nonconformist church is any church that is not the established church (the Church of Scotland). For more information, read about Scottish Nonconformity.

None are available.

Civil Registration Records

Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths is called Statutory Registers in Scotland. The system began 1 January 1855, and each parish had a registrar's office, with large cities having several. Over time, districts merged and split due to changing populations and technological advancements. The system has largely stayed the same over time, with records being created by local registrars and copies sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Initially annual indexes were published, but now these indexes are available online as soon as an event is registered. Many of these records are only available on ScotlandsPeople ($), however the years 1855-1875, 1881, and 1891 are available through FamilySearch(*). For more information, read about Scottish Statutory Registers.

Probate Records

Interkeithny was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Moray until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Banff. Probate records for 1513-1901 are indexed online at ScotlandsPeople ($). Registration is required, but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. Copies of documents may be purchased, or if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library catalog for the 'Place-names' of Banff and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Moray.
The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Banff. Look in the library catalog for the 'Place-names' of Banff and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.'

Read more about Scotland Probate Records.

References

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