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| |Name=Murroes
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| |ID=1623975
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| |Country=Scotland
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| |CountryID=10579050
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| |Locality1=Angus
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| |Locality2=Murroes
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| | link5=[[Murroes, Angus, Scotland Genealogy|Murroes]]
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| '''Parish #313'''
| | == History<br> == |
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| Guide to '''Murroes''' history, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| | Also available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages under ‘For non-subscribers,’ then search for the parish report.<br> |
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| {{Infobox Scotland Parishes
| | == Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == |
| | Type = [[Scotland Jurisdictions#Quoad Omnia Parish|Quoad Omnia Parish]]
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| | ParishNo = 313
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| | Historic County = Angus
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| | Council Area = Angus and Dundee
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| | Registration District = Murroes
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| | PRbegin = 1698
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| | KSbegin = 1646
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| | Presbytery = Dundee
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| | Synod = Angus & Mearns
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| | Sheriff Court = Arbroath, Dundee, and Forfar
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| | Commissary Court = St Andrews and Edinburgh
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| ==History==
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| MURROES, a '''parish''', in the county of Forfar; containing the hamlets of Bucklerhead and Kellas, 5 miles (N. E.) from Dundee. This parish, the name of which is corrupted from the word Muirhouse, is a term expressive of the former uncultivated nature of the soil. The church is a plain antiquated building, supposed to have been erected before the Reformation; it accommodates 400 persons with sittings, and is pleasantly situated in the south-eastern part of the parish, surrounded with lofty trees.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43464#s40 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 6 June 2014.</ref>
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| For more information about Murroes's geography, economy, history, education, and people, see the parish reports in [https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/home ''The First and Second Statistical Accounts of Scotland''], or the ''Third Statistical Account'' for Angus {{FSC|941 B4sa 3rd ser. v. 26|disp=941 B4sa 3rd}}.
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| ==Census Records==
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| Scottish Censuses were taken every 10 years beginning in 1801. Beginning with the 1841 Census, each individual in the nation was enumerated at the location they slept on a particular day. For more information, including which day each census was taken, read about [[Scotland_Census|Scottish Census Records]].
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| Here is a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|632871|title-id|disp=census records of Murroes}}, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:
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| | 1841<br>
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| | 1042681 <br>
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| | 6203961<br>
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| | 1851<br>
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| | 1042257 <br>
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| | none<br>
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| | 1861<br>
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| | 0103793 <br>
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| | none<br>
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| | 1871<br>
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| | 0103949 <br>
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| | none<br>
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| | 1881<br>
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| | 0203499 <br>
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| | 6086580 (12 fiche)<br>
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| | 1891<br>
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| | 0208727 <br>
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| | none<br>
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| Indexes and images for the 1901, 1911, and 1921 censuses of Scotland are found on [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ScotlandsPeople] ($). Registration is required and there is a small access fee per image. All available censuses, 1841-1921, are indexed on this website.
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| ==Church Records==
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| The Established Church in Scotland is the Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity. Church of Scotland records generally cover the period of time prior to 1855, when Civil Registration began. Unlike in England, Scottish law never mandated that vital events be registered with the established church. For more information, read about [[Scotland_Church_Records|Scottish Church Records]].
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| === Established Church—Old Parochial Registers ===
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| | '''Births:''' | | | '''Births:''' |
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| ===== Condition of Original Registers— =====
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| '''Indexed: '''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:''' Birth records are blank from November 1752–April 1728. Mothers’ names are not recorded until January 1789.<br>'''Marriages:''' Proclamations only prior to December 1704. Record is blank from December 1704–April 1717and May 1722–July 1808. Proclamations only from July 1808 and occasional entries relating to Marriage Pawns are mixed up with entries of Mortcloth Dues 744–1790. <br>'''Deaths:''' Burials are Mortcloth Dues throughout.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotlan''d, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.
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| ===Established Church—Kirk Session Records===
| | '''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 International Genealogical Index.<br>'''Births:''' Birth records are blank from November 1752–April 1728. Mothers’ names are not recorded until January 1789.<br>'''Marriages:''' Proclamations only prior to December 1704. Record is blank from December 1704–April 1717and May 1722–July 1808. Proclamations only from July 1808 and occasional entries relating to Marriage Pawns are mixed up with entries of Mortcloth Dues 744–1790. <br>'''Deaths:''' Burials are Mortcloth Dues throughout.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotlan''d, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b. |
| The kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and businessmen of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. It 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.
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| '''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:'''<br>
| | == Established Church—Kirk Session Records == |
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| Accounts and Minutes 1790–1800, 1805–1873<br>Note: Available at the Dundee City Archive and Record Centre, Dundee, Scotland; also on microfilm at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; record CH2/274. | | Accounts and Minutes 1790–1800, 1805–1873<br>Note: Available at the Dundee City Archive and Record Centre, Dundee, Scotland; also on microfilm at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; record CH2/274. |
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| ===Nonconformist Church Records===
| | == Nonconformist Church Records == |
| A nonconformist church is any church that is not the established church (the Church of Scotland). For more information, read about [[Scotland_Church_Records_Union_Lists#Historical_Background|Scottish Nonconformity]].
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| No known nonconformist groups. | | No known nonconformist groups. |
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| ==Civil Registration Records==
| | Return to Angus [[Angus Parishes|parish list.]] |
| Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths is called Statutory Registers in Scotland. The system began 1 January 1855, and each parish had a registrar's office, with large cities having several. Over time, districts merged and split due to changing populations and technological advancements. The system has largely stayed the same over time, with records being created by local registrars and copies sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Initially annual indexes were published, but now these indexes are available online as soon as an event is registered. Many of these records are only available on [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ScotlandsPeople] ($), however the years 1855-1875, 1881, and 1891 are {{FSC|79310|item|disp=available through FamilySearch}}(*). For more information, read about [[Scotland_Civil_Registration|Scottish Statutory Registers]].
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| ==Probate Records==
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| Murroes 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 Dundee. 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 FamilySearch Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Angus 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 Angus. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog]<br> for the 'Place-names' of angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records]].<br>
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| ==References==
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| Return to [[Angus (or Forfarshire), Scotland Genealogy#Parishes|Angus Parishes.]]
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