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''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Perthshire, Scotland|Perthshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Glendevon'' | |||
'''Parish #358'''<br> | '''Parish #358'''<br> | ||
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= History<br> = | = History<br> = | ||
<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 | GLENDOVAN, or Glendevon, a '''parish''', in the county of Perth, 8 miles (S. S. E.) from Auchterarder. This parish, which is about six miles in length and four in breadth, derives its name from the river Devon, which runs through it in a direction from west to east.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43444#s15 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 09 May 2014.</ref> | ||
<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 | |||
= Census Records<br> = | = Census Records<br> = | ||
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Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Glendevon 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 Glendevon as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: <br> | ||
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== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | == Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | ||
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==== Condition of Original Registers— ==== | ==== 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 [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=EUROPE International Genealogical Index].<br>'''Births:''' After July 1717 the birth record has no entries until November 1728. The entries from November 1728–1799 are recorded among the proclamations of marriages for the same period. Mothers' names are not recorded until 1775.<br>'''Marriages:''' The record was not carefully kept for the period 1769–1799, and there are no entries for October 1799–December 1812. <br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland'', by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b. | '''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 [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=EUROPE International Genealogical Index].<br>'''Births:''' After July 1717 the birth record has no entries until November 1728. The entries from November 1728–1799 are recorded among the proclamations of marriages for the same period. Mothers' names are not recorded until 1775.<br>'''Marriages:''' The record was not carefully kept for the period 1769–1799, and there are no entries for October 1799–December 1812. <br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland'', by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b. | ||
== Established Church—Kirk Session Records == | == Established Church—Kirk Session Records == | ||
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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 Lists]]. | 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 Lists]]. | ||
There were no known nonconformist groups in this parish. | There were no known nonconformist groups in this parish. | ||
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= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
Glendevon was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunblane 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 [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Perthshire and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Dunblane.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Perthshire. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Perthshire and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records]]. <br><br> <br> | Glendevon was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunblane 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 [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Perthshire and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Dunblane.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Perthshire. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Perthshire and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records]]. | ||
= <br><br> References<br> = | |||
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Returnn to Perthshire [[Perthshire, Scotland Parishes|parish list.]] | Returnn to Perthshire [[Perthshire, Scotland Parishes|parish list.]] | ||
[[Category:Perthshire]] | [[Category:Perthshire]] | ||