Logie-Pert, Angus, Scotland Genealogy

Scotland

Angus

Logie-Pert

Parish #304

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

Logie-Pert, Angus, Scotland
Type	Quoad Omnia Parish
Parish Number	293
Civil Jurisdictions
Historic County	Angus
Council Area	Angus
Registration District	Inverkeilor
Records begin
Parish registers: 1717
Kirk Sessions: 1739
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Presbytery	Arbroath
Synod	Angus & Mearns
Judicial Jurisdictions
Sheriff Court	Arbroath, Dundee, and Forfar
Commissary Court	St Andrews and Edinburgh

History

LOGIE-PERT, a parish, in the county of Forfar, 5 miles (N. W.) from Montrose; containing the villages of Craigo, Logie, and Muirside. This parish was formerly called Logie-Montrose; but, upon the annexation to it of the parish of Pert about the year 1610 or 1615, it assumed its present name of Logie-Pert. The word Logie, so frequently used in Scotland, is of Gaelic origin, signifying a "flat or low situation," and is strikingly applicable to the old church of Logie, situated in a hollow or piece of low ground close by the North Esk river. The name of Pert is very old, and of uncertain derivation; but its ancient church, like that of Logie, is still standing, though both have fallen into disuse since the erection of a central church for the accommodation of the united parish in the year 1775. The present church, which is situated in the centre of the parish, was built in 1840, and is a plain substantial structure, capable of accommodating about 700 persons with seats.

The parishes of Logie or Logie-Montrose and Pert were joined about 1610. The population in 1831 was 1360.

The ancient Pert parish, also known as Over Inchbrayock, was erected from the Inchbrayock parish after the Reformation, but was eventually (1610-1615) conjoined to the parish of Logie-Montrose to form Logie-Pert. [Ian B. Cowan: The parishes of Mediaeval Scotland (Scottish Record Society, 93); SRS, Edinburgh, 1967]

For more information about Logie-Pert'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 Logie-Pert, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

Year	FS Library Film Number	Surname Indexes
1841	1042680	6203961
1851	1042255	none
1861	103792	none
1871	103948	none
1881	203495	6086580 (12 fiche)
1891	208723	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:	1717-1854	0991895
Marriages:	1717-1854	0991895
Deaths:	1717-1801	0991875

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 pages covering the years 1725–1740 were partially destroyed by mice. Mothers' names are not recorded until 1740. Births, marriages and deaths are intermixed up to 1740, and are intermixed with marriages beginning 1801. There is a duplicate of 1723–1730.
Marriages: Marriage record pages covering the years 1725–1740 were partially destroyed by mice. The records are intermixed with births and deaths up to 1740, and also after 1801. There are a few entries of proclamation fees 1775–1800, and they are blank from November 1740 to December 1800, after which the entries again occur among the births. There is a duplicate of portion 1723–1728, much wasted.
Deaths: Mortcloth Dues intermixed with births and marriages until 1740. There is a record of Mortcloth Dues which is blank 1740–1770. The record terminates December 1801.
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.

Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:

Minutes 1717–1935, 1952–1982
Accounts 1770–1801, 1825–1923
Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/248

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.

General Statement:
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, dated January 1835, FS Library book 941 B4sa Ser. 2, vol. 11 pt. 2, states that at that time there were ten families in the parish who belonged to Seceding chapels. However, as there were no places of worship for them in Logie-Pert, they would have attended chapels in neighboring parishes. Other churches would have come into being after 1835.

Logie-Pert Free Church

History—
The congregation here was formed immediately after the Disruption, and supply provided. Public worship was held first in a barn, then in a wooden church erected at St. Martin's Den. A permanent church was built in 1844, in which year the charge was sanctioned. A manse purchased at Hillside in 1845 was afterwards enlarged. A school was also erected there. The congregation was greatly indebted for generous help to the Miss Carnegy of Craigs.
Membership: 1848, 308; 1900, 266.
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—
Session Minutes 1843–1942
Deacons Court Minutes 1844–1942
Cash Book, 1844–1856
Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/443

Episcopalians

The New Statistical Account of Scotland dated January 1835 FS Library book 941 B4sa Ser. 2, vol. 11 pt. 2, states that at that time there were five Episcopalian families in the parish. However, as there was no chapel for them in Logie-Pert, they would have traveled to a chapel in a neighboring parish, such as Montrose.

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

Logie-Pert 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 Angus 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 out Scotland Probate Records.

References

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