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''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Angus (or Forfarshire), Scotland|Angus]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Craig'' | |||
'''Parish #280'''<br> | '''Parish #280'''<br> | ||
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= History<br> = | = History<br> = | ||
CRAIG, a '''parish''', in the county of Forfar, ½ a mile (S. by W.) from Montrose; containing the villages of Ferryden, Usan, and Rossie. This place was formerly called Inchbrayock, the "island of trout," by which name an island of thirty-four Scotch acres within the parish is still known. Craig was at that time only the designation of one of the chief estates, and it is supposed that, when the place of worship was transferred from the island to the property of Craig on the continental part of the district, the name of Craig, which is naturally derived from the rocky nature of the shore, was extended to the whole of the parish. The church, which is an elegant structure, with a square tower, eighty feet high, was built in 1799. It contains 800 sittings. A place of worship has been erected in connexion with the '''Free Church'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43428#s17 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 30 May 2014.</ref> | |||
This parish was formed from two ancient parishes: Inchbrayock and St. Skeoch. | This parish was formed from two ancient parishes: Inchbrayock and St. Skeoch. | ||
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Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the {{FHL|632109|title-id|disp=census records of Craig}} as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the {{FHL|632109|title-id|disp=census records of Craig}} as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | ||
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== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | == Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | ||
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= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
The term "probate" is not used in Scotland's inheritance records. Craig was under the jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of St.Andrews until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dundee. Inheritance 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 such 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=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 inheritance records for Angus. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records.]]<br> | The term "probate" is not used in Scotland's inheritance records. Craig was under the jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of St.Andrews until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dundee. Inheritance 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 such 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=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 inheritance records for Angus. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records.]]<br> | ||
= '''References''' = | |||
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<br>Return to Angus [[Angus Parishes|parish list.]] | <br>Return to Angus [[Angus Parishes|parish list.]] | ||
[[Category:Angus]] | [[Category:Angus]] | ||