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The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww 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. | The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww 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<br> = | = Church Records<br> = | ||
The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about church records. <br> Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.<br> | |||
== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | == Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | ||
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== Established Church—Kirk Session Records == | == 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 business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session 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. | The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session 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. | ||
'''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:'''<br> | |||
Accounts and Minutes 1790–1800, 1805–1873<br>Note: Available at the Dundee City Archive and Record Centre, Dundee, Scotland; also on microfilm at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; record CH2/274. | Accounts and Minutes 1790–1800, 1805–1873<br>Note: Available at the Dundee City Archive and Record Centre, Dundee, Scotland; also on microfilm at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; record CH2/274. | ||
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== Nonconformist Church Records == | == Nonconformist Church Records == | ||
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the Scotland Church Records Union List. | A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the Scotland Church Records Union List.<br> | ||
No known nonconformist groups. | No known nonconformist groups. | ||
= Civil Registration Records<br> = | = Civil Registration Records<br> = | ||