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'''Parish #387'''<br> | '''Parish #387'''<br> | ||
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Perth. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland:_Research_Strategies_for_Locating_Births%2C_Marriages_and_Deaths Scotland: Research Strategies.] | This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Perth. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland:_Research_Strategies_for_Locating_Births%2C_Marriages_and_Deaths Scotland: Research Strategies.] | ||
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= History<u></u><br> = | = History<u></u><br> = | ||
The New Statistical Account of Scotland (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the | |||
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=new+statistical+account+of+scotland&pretitle=new+statistical+account+of+scotland Family History Library. ] | |||
= Census Records<br> = | = Census Records<br> = | ||
A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Census 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 [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Census census records.] | ||
Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Perth as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: <br> | Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Perth as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: <br> | ||
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| <u>Year</u><br> | | <u>Year</u><br> | ||
| <u>FHL Film Number</u><br> | | <u>FHL Film Number</u><br> | ||
| <u>Surname Indexes</u><br> | | <u>Surname Indexes</u><br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1841<br> | | 1841<br> | ||
| 1042697 <br> | | 1042697 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1851<br> | | 1851<br> | ||
| 1042249, 1042250 <br> | | 1042249, 1042250 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1861<br> | | 1861<br> | ||
| 103895 <br> | | 103895 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1871<br> | | 1871<br> | ||
| 104078 <br> | | 104078 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1881<br> | | 1881<br> | ||
| 203511, 203512, 203513 <br> | | 203511, 203512, 203513 <br> | ||
| 6086646 (6 fiche)<br> | | 6086646 (6 fiche)<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1891<br> | | 1891<br> | ||
| 208740, 208741, 208742 <br> | | 208740, 208741, 208742 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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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 [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records church records. ]<br> Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish. | The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records church records. ]<br> Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish. | ||
== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers 103895 == | == Established Church—Old Parochial Registers 103895 == | ||
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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> | '''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish: '''<br> | ||
=== Perth St. John's General Session === | === Perth St. John's General Session === | ||
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A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records_Union_Lists Scotland Church Records Union List.]<br> | A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records_Union_Lists Scotland Church Records Union List.]<br> | ||
'''General Statement:'''<br>According to the report in the New Statistical Account of Scotland, written in 1837, the seceding places of worship in Perth were one for the Old Light Burghers, two for the New Light Burghers and Anti-burghers, or United Secession, and two for the Relief church. Some of these would later have been United Presbyterian congregations. The places of worship for dissenters were one for the Independents, one for the Baptists, one for general Baptists, and another for Glasites. There was also an Episcopalian chapel, a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, and a Catholic chapel. The population included 11,683 in the Established Church, 7101 belonging to other denominations, 228 Catholics, and 589 professing no religion. | '''General Statement:'''<br>According to the report in the New Statistical Account of Scotland, written in 1837, the seceding places of worship in Perth were one for the Old Light Burghers, two for the New Light Burghers and Anti-burghers, or United Secession, and two for the Relief church. Some of these would later have been United Presbyterian congregations. The places of worship for dissenters were one for the Independents, one for the Baptists, one for general Baptists, and another for Glasites. There was also an Episcopalian chapel, a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, and a Catholic chapel. The population included 11,683 in the Established Church, 7101 belonging to other denominations, 228 Catholics, and 589 professing no religion. | ||
== Seceders == | == Seceders == | ||
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'''Records— '''<br> FHL Film Number<br>Record of Members 1847–1853 0104155 item 6 | '''Records— '''<br> FHL Film Number<br>Record of Members 1847–1853 0104155 item 6 | ||
= Civil Registration Records<br> = | = Civil Registration Records<br> = | ||
Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Civil_Registration-_Vital_Records Scotland Civil Registration ]for more information and to access the records. | |||
= Probate Records<br> = | |||
Perth was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of St. Andrews until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dunblane. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Perthshire and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of St.Andrews.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Perthshire. Look in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Perthshire and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Probate_Records Scotland Probate Records. ] | |||
Return to Perthshire [[Perthshire, Scotland Parishes|parish list.]]<br> <br><br> | <br> Return to Perthshire [[Perthshire, Scotland Parishes|parish list.]]<br> <br><br> | ||