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CABRACH, a '''parish''', partly in the district of Alford, county of Aberdeen, but chiefly in the county of Banff, 12 miles (W.) from Clatt. The church is a plain edifice, erected about 1786.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43425#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 12 June 2014.</ref> | CABRACH, a '''parish''', partly in the district of Alford, county of Aberdeen, but chiefly in the county of Banff, 12 miles (W.) from Clatt. The church is a plain edifice, erected about 1786.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43425#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 12 June 2014.</ref> | ||
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[http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ The Statistical Accounts of Scotland, 1791-1845] at Edina, University of Edinburgh, are reports, generally written by parish ministers, which offer 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. <br> | |||
*''The Statistical Account of Scotland, 1791-1799.'' Ed. by John Sinclair. Wakerfield, England: EP Publishing Limited, [197?]. {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=FamilySearch Library books 941 B4sa}}; {{FSC|6026527|film|disp=FamilySearch Library films, 6026527-6026545}}(*) - images. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/oldndx.htm Electric Scotland]. | |||
*''The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1834-1845.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1845. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|202128|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-15}}. | |||
*Mather, Alexander S., ed. ''The Third Statistical Account of Scotland.'' Glasgow, Scotland: Collins of Glasgow, 1987. {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=FamilySearch Library books 941 B4sa}} - 3rd Series. | |||
==Census Records== | ==Census Records== | ||
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The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ | The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] ($). Registration is required and there is a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. | ||
==Church Records== | ==Church Records== | ||
The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [[Scotland Church Records|<u>church records.</u>]] | |||
Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish. | Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish. | ||
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'''Index: '''For an index to these records, see [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ | ==== Condition of Original Registers ==== | ||
'''Index: '''For an index to these records, see [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople], a pay-for-view website. The Scottish Church Records Index is also still available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City. Some records may also be indexed in other [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1986318?region=Scotland FamilySearch collections] for Scotland.<br>'''Births: '''With the exception of one entry for 1717, the record is blank for June 1714–September 1722. With the exception of one entry for 1730, it is also blank for October 1729–December 1738. There are only three entries for June 1741–November 1743 and three entries for December 1744–July 1746. Mothers’ names not recorded in the entries until 1747. After the record for 1819, there is a separate register of the children of Roman Catholics for 1767–1819, the dates in which are irregular.<br>'''Marriages:''' With the exception of one entry, the record is blank for October 1729–December 1738, and also for May 1740–November 1747.<br>'''Deaths:''' Burial records are contained on one page. <br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotlan''d, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b. | |||
===Established Church—Kirk Session Records=== | ===Established Church—Kirk Session Records=== | ||
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==Probate Records== | ==Probate Records== | ||
Cabrach was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Aberdeen until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Aberdeen. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk | Cabrach was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Aberdeen until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Aberdeen. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk 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 [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Aberdeen and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Aberdeen. [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Ancestry.co.uk also has many probate records for Scotland and Scottish people indexed from 1861-1941]($)<br><br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Aberdeen. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Aberdeen and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records]].<br> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||