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RESCOBIE, a '''parish''', in the county of Forfar, 3½ miles (E. N. E.) from Forfar; containing the hamlet of Bole and part of Marestone. The etymology of the name of this place is altogether uncertain, it having been written at different times Rescolpyne, Rescolbyne, and Roscolpin. The church was built in 1820, and accommodates 560 persons with sittings.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43475#s4 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 6 June 2014.</ref> | RESCOBIE, a '''parish''', in the county of Forfar, 3½ miles (E. N. E.) from Forfar; containing the hamlet of Bole and part of Marestone. The etymology of the name of this place is altogether uncertain, it having been written at different times Rescolpyne, Rescolbyne, and Roscolpin. The church was built in 1820, and accommodates 560 persons with sittings.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43475#s4 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 6 June 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 {{ | <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 {{FSC|new statistical account of scotland|title|disp=Family History Library.}} | ||
== Census Records<br> == | == Census Records<br> == | ||
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A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [[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 [[Scotland Census|census records]]. | ||
Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the {{ | Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|632884|title-id|disp=census records of Rescobie}}, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | ||
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