Forglen, Banffshire, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

This parish is sometimes called Teunan or St. Eunon, from a saint of that name to whom a chapel, the ruins of which still remain, is said to have been dedicated. Forglen and the neighbouring parish of Alvah were at one time joined; but, before the middle of the seventeenth century, Forglen was erected into a separate parish, and an annexation from the adjoining parish of Marnoch was made to it both ''quoad sacra et civilia''.

The boundaries of this parish are, on the south and east, the river Deveron; on the west the parish of Marnoch; on the north the parish of Alvah.

Banff, at the distance of seven miles from the northern extremity of the parish, is the nearest market-town. The post-town is Turriff, and a mile distant from the south-eastern boundary. There is no village in the parish.

There are several very ancient charters in the hands of the Forglen family, connected with the transference of property to and from the family of the Ogylvies of Banff, of which the present Lady Abercromby is a descendant. From these, it appears that the lands of Forglen at one time belonged to the abbey of Aberbrothick, as well as the patronage of the church. The writer of this article has inspected a deed conveying the lands of Forglen, and power of presenting to the living, from Irvine of Drum to the Abbey, and another re-conveying them to the family of Irvine. These deeds are dated as far back as the beginning of the fifteenth century.  

The records of church discipline begin in 1659, and have been regularly kept till the present time, with the exception of five years after 1754. Baptisms and marriages are very spotty at best.  

<br>The parish church accommodates between 400 and 500 persons. There are 4 Episcopalians who worship at Turriff, where there is a minister of that faith; 2 Roman Catholics with all the rest of the inhabitants attending the parish church.  

'''Source''': The ''New Statistical Account of Scotland ''for Banff. FS Library book {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=941 B4sa}}, 2nd series, Vol. 13.  

''<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/ http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/]. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for Forglen. Also available at the {{FSC|the new statistical account of scotland|title|disp=FamilySearch Library}}.  

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<br>'''Index:''' For an index to these records, see [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Scotland’s People] website, 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:''' There are no entries July 1666–March 1668 or September 1675–October 1676 and June 1726–September 1738. Mothers’ names are not recorded in the entries until 1745.<br>'''Marriages:''' There are no entries September 1723–March 1725, September 1726–June 1738, August 1742–August 1744, July 1758–August 1759, and December 1789–September 1791.<br>'''Deaths:''' Burials<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland'', by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book {{FSC|941 K23b|disp=941 K23b}}.

Forglen was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Aberdeen until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Banff. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills &amp; 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 FamilySearch Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Banff and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Aberdeen. <br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Banff. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Banff and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br>