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'''Seafield (#167)'''  
'''Parish #167'''  


This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of [Parish]. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the [[Scotland: Research Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|<u>Scotland: Research Strategies</u>]].  
Guide to '''Seafield''' ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


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{{Infobox Scotland Parishes
| Type = [[Scotland Jurisdictions#Quoad Sacra Parish|Quoad Sacra Parish]]
| ParishNo = 167
| Historic County = Banffshire
| Burgh =
| Council Area = Moray
| Registration District = Seafield
| PRbegin = None extant
| KSbegin = None extant
| Presbytery = Fordyce
| Synod = Aberdeen
| Sheriff Court = Banff
| Commissary Court = Moray
}}


== History ==
== History ==


CULLEN, a burgh, seaport, and parish, in the county of Banff, 5 miles (W. by N.) from Portsoy, and 170 (N. by E.) from Edinburgh. The lands have, from a remote period, been the property of the ancestors of the Earl of '''Seafield''', the present proprietor, who traces his descent from Gilchrist Ogilvie, created Earl of Angus by King Malcolm Canmore.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43429#s39 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 26 June 2014.</ref>
'''Seafield''' was a parish in Banffshire which was likely positioned within the parishes of [[Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland Genealogy|'''Cullen''']] and [[Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland Genealogy|'''Rathven''']]. Few records exist of this parish, and it is unclear when it was dissolved, although it likely existed in 1698 to be the namesake of the Viscounty and Earldom of Seafield, and likely was disolved prior to 1794 as it does not appear in the Banffshire accounts within the ''First Statistical Account of Scotland''. Despite having no unique parish registers or census records, a parish number was given to the parish. The name Seafield may have been used to refer to chapels of ease or nonconformist churches within Cullen and Rathven. Upon the establishement of Statutory Registers, the parish of Rathven was split into two registration districts, Rathven and Seafield.


''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 reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the {{FSC|The New Statistical Account of Scotland|title|disp=FamilySearch Library}}.  
For all records relating to the parish of Seafield, see [[Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland Genealogy|'''Cullen''']] and [[Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland Genealogy|'''Rathven''']].


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==References==
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Return To [[Banffshire, Scotland Parishes|Banffshire Parish List]]
 
== 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|<u>census records.</u>]]
 
Here is a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|649742|title-id|disp=census records of Seafield}} as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:
 
{| width="482" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
| <u>Year</u>
| <u>FS Library Film Numbers</u>
| <u>Surname Indexes</u>
|-
| 1841    &nbsp; &nbsp;
| 1042646 (under Cullen)
| None
|-
| 1851
| 1042105 (under Cullen)
| FS Library book {{FSC|941.24 X22s|disp=941.24 X22s}}, vol. 4
|-
| 1861
| 0103810
| None
|-
| 1871
| 0103970
| None
|-
| 1881
| 0203442
| {{FSC|6086520|film|disp=6086520 (3 fiche)}}
|-
| 1891
| 0208659
| None
|}
 
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The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. &nbsp;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 indexes through the library.
 
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== Church Records ==
 
The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [[Scotland Church Records|<u>church records.</u>]]
 
Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.
 
No records available.
 
==Civil Registration 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><br>See the article on [[Scotland Civil Registration|<u>Scotland Civil Registration</u>]] for more information and to access the records.<br>
 
==Probate Records==
 
Seafield&nbsp;was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of&nbsp;Aberdeen until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of&nbsp;Banff. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]. &nbsp;You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills &amp; 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' of&nbsp;Aberdeen and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Aberdeen.<br>
 
Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]]
 
== '''References'''  ==
 
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Return to the [[Banffshire, Scotland Parishes|Banffshire Parish]] List.


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