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'''Parish #321'''<br> | '''Parish #321'''<br> | ||
This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Tannadice. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies. | This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Tannadice. 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.]<br> | ||
= History<br> = | = History<br> = | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
= Census Records<br> = | = 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 census records. | 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 Tannadice, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: <br> | Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Tannadice, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: <br> | ||
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| <u>Year</u><br> | | <u>Year</u><br> | ||
| <u>FHL Film Number</u><br> | | <u>FHL Film Number</u><br> | ||
| <u>Surname Indexes</u><br> | | <u>Surname Indexes</u><br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1841<br> | | 1841<br> | ||
| 1042682 <br> | | 1042682 <br> | ||
| 6203961<br> | | 6203961<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1851<br> | | 1851<br> | ||
| 1042257 <br> | | 1042257 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1861<br> | | 1861<br> | ||
| 0103794 <br> | | 0103794 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1871<br> | | 1871<br> | ||
| 0103950 <br> | | 0103950 <br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1881<br> | | 1881<br> | ||
| 0203499 <br> | | 0203499 <br> | ||
| 6086580 (12 fiche)<br> | | 6086580 (12 fiche)<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1891<br> | | 1891<br> | ||
| 0208728<br> | | 0208728<br> | ||
| none<br> | | none<br> | ||
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== Nonconformist Church Records == | == 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 Scotland Church Records Union List. | 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. ] | ||
=== Memus Free Church === | === Memus Free Church === | ||
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'''History—'''<br>Groups of adherents of the Free Church from the parishes of Cortachy, Kirriemuir, Oathlaw, and Fern met in a cart shed of West Memus Far, in the parish of Tannadice in July 1843. Thereafter regular services were provided. A church was erected and opened the following October. The manse was built in 1845. It was enlarged in 1891 and the church was renovated in 1900. Several populous villages in the district dwindled and almost disappeared. Later the members were drawn from eight different parishes, the population being thin and widely scattered.<br>'''Membership:''' 1848, 157; 1900, 133. <br>'''Source:''' ''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900'', ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details may be given in the source. | '''History—'''<br>Groups of adherents of the Free Church from the parishes of Cortachy, Kirriemuir, Oathlaw, and Fern met in a cart shed of West Memus Far, in the parish of Tannadice in July 1843. Thereafter regular services were provided. A church was erected and opened the following October. The manse was built in 1845. It was enlarged in 1891 and the church was renovated in 1900. Several populous villages in the district dwindled and almost disappeared. Later the members were drawn from eight different parishes, the population being thin and widely scattered.<br>'''Membership:''' 1848, 157; 1900, 133. <br>'''Source:''' ''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900'', ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details may be given in the source. | ||
'''Records—'''<br>Minutes 1843–1865<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/497. | '''Records—'''<br>Minutes 1843–1865<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/497. | ||
= Civil Registration Records<br> = | = 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 Scotland Civil Registration for more information and to access the records. | 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. | ||
= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
Tannadice was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunkeld until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dundee. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at | Tannadice was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunkeld 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 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 Angus 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 Angus. Look in the library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] for the 'Place' of Angus 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.] | ||
[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 Angus 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 Angus. Look in the library | |||
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 catalog] | |||
for the 'Place' of Angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about Scotland Probate Records. | |||
Return to Angus [[Angus Parishes|parish list.]] | Return to Angus [[Angus Parishes|parish list.]] | ||
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