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This account was written August 1840. | This account was written August 1840. | ||
'''Source:''' ''New Statistical Account of Scotland'' for Eddrachillis, Family History Library book {{ | '''Source:''' ''New Statistical Account of Scotland'' for Eddrachillis, Family History Library book {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=941 B4sa}}, series 2, vol. 15.<br> | ||
<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 you are interested in. Also available at the {{ | <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 you are interested in. Also available at the {{FSC|the new statistical account of scotland|title|disp=Family History Library}}. | ||
== Census Records<br> == | == Census Records<br> == | ||
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A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about [[Scotland Census|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 [[Scotland Census|census records]]. | ||
Click {{ | Click {{FSC|649703|title-id|disp=here}}{{LQL}} to go to the Family History Library Catalog entry for the census records of Eddrachillis. The Family History Library has a surname index for the {{FSC|775258|subject-id|disp=1881}} census of the whole of the county of Sutherland. | ||
The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 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. | The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 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. | ||
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| '''Births:''' | | '''Births:''' | ||
| 1808-1854 | | 1808-1854 | ||
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| '''Marriages:''' | | '''Marriages:''' | ||
| 1808-1854 | | 1808-1854 | ||
| {{ | | {{FSC|0990562|film|disp=0990562 }}Item 2 | ||
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| '''Deaths:''' | | '''Deaths:''' | ||
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===== Condition of Original Registers— ===== | ===== Condition of Original Registers— ===== | ||
'''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/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History 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 only seven entries from June 1816–1820. From 1820–1854 the record is kept with reference to the various localities where the parents resided. <br>'''Marriages: '''There are only eleven entries prior to 1820.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland,'' by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book {{ | '''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/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History 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 only seven entries from June 1816–1820. From 1820–1854 the record is kept with reference to the various localities where the parents resided. <br>'''Marriages: '''There are only eleven entries prior to 1820.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland,'' by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book {{FSC|941 K23b|disp=941 K23b}}. | ||
=== Established Church—Kirk Session Records === | === Established Church—Kirk Session Records === | ||
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==== Eddrachillis Free Church ==== | ==== Eddrachillis Free Church ==== | ||
'''History—'''<br>George Tulloch, minister of the parish, and all the people save four families, adhered to the Free Church in 1843. For several years they worshiped in a hollow near the seashore. Church and manse were completed at Scourie in 1846. A number seceded to the Free Presbyterians in 1893, and in 1900 a few remained outside the Union. <br>'''Membership: '''1855, 272; 1900, 17.<br>'''Source:''' ''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900,'' ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., pub. 1914. Film{{ | '''History—'''<br>George Tulloch, minister of the parish, and all the people save four families, adhered to the Free Church in 1843. For several years they worshiped in a hollow near the seashore. Church and manse were completed at Scourie in 1846. A number seceded to the Free Presbyterians in 1893, and in 1900 a few remained outside the Union. <br>'''Membership: '''1855, 272; 1900, 17.<br>'''Source:''' ''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900,'' ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., pub. 1914. Film{{FSC|918572|film|disp=#918572}}. More details may be given in the source, including ministers<br>'''Records—''' | ||
The extent of records is unknown. | The extent of records is unknown. | ||
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==== Kinlochbervie Free Church ==== | ==== Kinlochbervie Free Church ==== | ||
'''History—'''<br>A large majority of the population adhered to the Free Church in 1843, although the minister of the Parliamentary Church stayed in the Establishment. Regular supply was given. Church and manse were built in 1846. Both were renovated in 1882. A minister was settled in 1848. A small section seceded in 1892 because of the Declaratory Act. Fishermen and crofters formed the bulk of the congregation. The population tended to decrease. <br>'''Membership:''' 1855, 350; 1900, 22.<br>'''Source:'''''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ''ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., pub. 1914. Film {{ | '''History—'''<br>A large majority of the population adhered to the Free Church in 1843, although the minister of the Parliamentary Church stayed in the Establishment. Regular supply was given. Church and manse were built in 1846. Both were renovated in 1882. A minister was settled in 1848. A small section seceded in 1892 because of the Declaratory Act. Fishermen and crofters formed the bulk of the congregation. The population tended to decrease. <br>'''Membership:''' 1855, 350; 1900, 22.<br>'''Source:'''''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ''ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., pub. 1914. Film {{FSC|918572|film|disp=#918572}}. More details may be given in the source, including ministers. | ||
'''Records—'''<br>No known pre–1855 records. | '''Records—'''<br>No known pre–1855 records. | ||
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