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CAPUTH, a '''parish''', in the county of Perth; containing the villages of Craigie, Fungarth, Kincairnie, Meikleour, and Spittalfield, 5 miles (E. S. E.) from Dunkeld. This place, called in ancient records ''Keapoch'', was in former times the site of a Pictish town of great strength, named, according to Boetius, ''Tuline'' or ''Tulina'', and the inhabitants of which, who were very numerous, burned and deserted it, on the approach of the Romans. The parish is situated on the northern bank of the river Tay. The church, built in 1798, is a plain commodious edifice, situated on an eminence near the southern border, and contains sittings for 800 persons.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43425#s40 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 163-185. Adapted. Date accessed: 08 May 2014.</ref> | CAPUTH, a '''parish''', in the county of Perth; containing the villages of Craigie, Fungarth, Kincairnie, Meikleour, and Spittalfield, 5 miles (E. S. E.) from Dunkeld. This place, called in ancient records ''Keapoch'', was in former times the site of a Pictish town of great strength, named, according to Boetius, ''Tuline'' or ''Tulina'', and the inhabitants of which, who were very numerous, burned and deserted it, on the approach of the Romans. The parish is situated on the northern bank of the river Tay. The church, built in 1798, is a plain commodious edifice, situated on an eminence near the southern border, and contains sittings for 800 persons.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43425#s40 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 163-185. Adapted. Date accessed: 08 May 2014.</ref> | ||
<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/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. 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/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the {{FSC|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]]. | ||
Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the {{ | Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|643169|title-id|disp=census records of Caputh}}, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: | ||
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