Newtyle, Angus, Scotland Genealogy

Scotland

Angus

Newtyle

Parish # 314

Guide to Newtyle history, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Newtyle, Angus, Scotland
Type	Quoad Omnia Parish
Parish Number	314
Civil Jurisdictions
Historic County	Angus
Council Area	Angus
Registration District	Newtyle
Records begin
Parish registers: 1685
Kirk Sessions: 1648
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Presbytery	Meigle
Synod	Angus & Mearns
Judicial Jurisdictions
Sheriff Court	Arbroath, Dundee, and Forfar
Commissary Court	St Andrews and Edinburgh

History

NEWTYLE, a parish, in the county of Forfar; 2¼ miles (S. by E.) from Meigle. This place is conjectured to have taken its name from the slate, or material for tiles, found in the hills of the parish. The church accommodates 550 persons with sittings, but is a very plain edifice, erected in 1767. There is a place of worship for members of the United Secession.

For more information about Newtyle's geography, economy, history, education, and people, see the parish reports in The First and Second Statistical Accounts of Scotland, or the Third Statistical Account for Angus 941 B4sa 3rd.

Census Records

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 Scottish Census Records.

Here is a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Newtyle, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

Year	FS Library Film Number	Surname Indexes
1841	1042681	6203961
1851	1042257	none
1861	0103794	none
1871	0103950	none
1881	0203499	6086580 (12 fiche)
1891	0203499	none

Indexes and images for the 1901, 1911, and 1921 censuses of Scotland are found on ScotlandsPeople ($). Registration is required and there is a small access fee per image. All available censuses, 1841-1921, are indexed on this website.

Church Records

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 Scottish Church Records.

Established Church—Old Parochial Registers

Record Type	Years Covered	FS Library Film Number
Births:	1715-1854	0993501
Marriages:	1716-1854	0993501
Deaths:	1773-1786	0993501

Condition of Original Registers—

Indexed: For an index to these records, see Scotland’s People website, a pay-for-view website. The Scottish Church Records Index is also still available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Some records may also be indexed in other FamilySearch collections for Scotland.
Births: The first entry is dated 1701 and there are only four entries from June 1754–January 1757. The record is defective for 1772. Mothers’ names are not recorded until September 1744.
Marriages: The marriage record is blank from June 1744–July 1747 and July 1752–June 1756. There is only one entry each for 1748, 1757, 1759 and 1766, respectively and the record is blank from October 1771–February 1773.
Deaths: There are only four entries from December 1774–March 1777.
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 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.

Minutes 1648–1657, 1663–1807, 1825–1950
Collections 1808–1837
Discipline 1819–1828
Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/284.

Nonconformist Church Records

A nonconformist church is any church that is not the established church (the Church of Scotland). For more information, read about Scottish Nonconformity.

Newtyle United Associate Presbyterian Church

History—
The formation of the railway from Dundee to Newtyle rapidly increased the village of Newtyle, and rendered it eligible for a Secession place of worship. The United Associate Presbytery of Forfar, fixed upon it as a preaching station in their home missionary operations, and supplied it with sermon by preachers in their connection, 1835. A congregation was organized, and a church opened in 1836.
Source: Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. Film #477618. More details may be given in the source.

Records—
Session Minutes 1836–1872
Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/247.

Newtyle Free Church

History—
In 1842 two Dundee ministers began religious meetings here. These were held in various places in the village until a church was built and opened in 1844. Owing largely to the unsuccessful attempts made to unite Newtyle and Meigle in a single charge, Newtyle was not sanctioned as a separate charge until 1862. The manse was built in 1871 and a new church in 1900. The parish suffered from depopulation; but grew in favor as a summer resort.
Membership: 1866, 171; 1900, 77.
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—
Various Minutes 1844–1938
Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/248.

Civil Registration Records

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 ScotlandsPeople ($), however the years 1855-1875, 1881, and 1891 are available through FamilySearch(*). For more information, read about Scottish Statutory Registers.

Probate Records

Newtyle 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 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 catalog for the 'Place-names' of [County] and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of St.Andrews.

The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Angus. Look in the library catalog for the 'Place-names' of Angus and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.'

Read more about Scotland Probate Records.

References

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