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Parish #337<br> | '''Parish #337'''<br> | ||
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Caputh. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland:_Research_Strategies_for_Locating_Births%2C_Marriages_and_Deaths Scotland: Research Strategies.] | |||
{| width=" | = History<br> = | ||
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. | |||
= Census Records<br> = | |||
A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Census census records.] | |||
Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of [Parish] as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | |||
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| <u>Year</u><br> | |||
| <u>FHL Film Number</u><br> | |||
| <u>Surname</u> <u>Indexes</u><br> | |||
|- | |||
| 1841<br> | |||
| 1042691 <br> | |||
| none<br> | |||
|- | |||
| 1851<br> | |||
| 1042262 <br> | |||
| 941.32 X22p 1851 no. 337 & 349<br> | |||
|- | |||
| 1861<br> | |||
| 0103892 <br> | |||
| none<br> | |||
|- | |||
| 1871<br> | |||
| 0104072 <br> | |||
| none<br> | |||
|- | |||
| 1881<br> | |||
| 0203503 <br> | |||
| 6086646 (6 fiche)<br> | |||
|- | |||
| 1891<br> | |||
| 0208732 <br> | |||
| none<br> | |||
|} | |||
The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access the separate indexes through the library. | |||
= Church Records<br> = | |||
The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records church records. ]<br> Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.<br> | |||
== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | |||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="331" style="" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| <u>Record Type</u> | | <u>Record Type</u> | ||
| <u>Years Covered</u> | | <u>Years Covered</u> | ||
| <u>FHL Film Number</u> | | <u>FHL Film Number</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Births:''' | | '''Births:''' | ||
| 1671-1819 | | 1671-1819 | ||
| 1040072 | | 1040072 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <br> | ||
| 1819-1854 | | 1819-1854 | ||
| 1040073 item 1-3 | | 1040073 item 1-3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Marriages:''' | | '''Marriages:''' | ||
| 1671-1820 | | 1671-1820 | ||
| 1040072 | | 1040072 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <br> | ||
| 1820-1854 | | 1820-1854 | ||
| 1040073 item 1-3 | | 1040073 item 1-3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Deaths:''' | | '''Deaths:''' | ||
| 1721-1752 | | 1721-1752 | ||
| 1040072 | | 1040072 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <br> | ||
| 1784-1738 | | 1784-1738 | ||
| 1040072 | | 1040072 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <br> | ||
| 1752-1784 | | 1752-1784 | ||
| 1040073 item 1-3 | | 1040073 item 1-3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <br> | ||
| 1833-1838 | | 1833-1838 | ||
| 1040073 item 1-3 | | 1040073 item 1-3 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==== 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index.]<br>'''Births:''' There are no birth entries November 1719–October 1721. Irregular entries are recorded 1777–1783. Except in 1671, mothers' names are seldom recorded until December 1705 and are again omitted 1721–1751 and May 1757–December 1784, with a few exceptions.<br>'''Marriages:''' There are no marriage entries January 1720–November 1721, December 1740–December 1742, November 1744–January 1747, and February 1756–October 1783, except occasional entries of proclamations and of irregular marriages September 1760–1783.<br>'''Deaths:''' The record is Mortcloth Dues prior to August 1784, after that date it is a record of Deaths. There are no entries November 1795–1833.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland'', by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b. | |||
== Established Church—Kirk Session Records == | |||
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session 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. | |||
'''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:''' <br> | |||
Marriages 1721–1752<br>Burials 1721–1784<br>'''Note:''' Available at the Family History Library on the same films as above. | |||
== 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 [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records_Union_Lists Scotland Church Records Union List.<br>] | |||
There were no known nonconformist groups in this parish. | |||
= Civil Registration Records<br> = | |||
Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. <br>See the article on [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Civil_Registration-_Vital_Records Scotland Civil Registration] for more information and to access the records.<br> | |||
= Probate Records<br> = | |||
== | Caputh was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunkeld 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 | |||
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] | |||
for the 'Place' of Perthshire and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Dunkeld.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Perthshire. Look in the library | |||
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] | |||
for the 'Place' of Perthshire and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about | |||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Probate_Records Scotland Probate Records. ] | |||
Return to Perthshire [[Perthshire, | Return to Perthshire [[Perthshire, Scotland Parishes|parish list]].<br> <br><br> | ||