Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland Genealogy

Scotland

Perthshire

Caputh

Parish #337

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

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland
Type	Quoad Omnia Parish
Parish Number	337
Civil Jurisdictions
Historic County	Perthshire
Council Area	Perth & Kinross
Registration District	Caputh
Records begin
Parish registers: 1670
Kirk Sessions: 1869
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Presbytery	Dunkeld
Synod	Perth & Stirling
Judicial Jurisdictions
Sheriff Court	Dunblane and Perth
Commissary Court	Dunblane, Dunkeld, and Edinburgh

History

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.

For more information about Caputh'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 Perthshire & Kinross-shire (FS Catalog book 941 B4sa 3rd ser. v. 27).

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 Caputh, as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

Year	FS Library Film Number	Surname Indexes
1841	1042691	none
1851	1042262	941.32 X22p 1851 no. 337 & 349
1861	0103892	none
1871	0104072	none
1881	0203503	6086646 (6 fiche)
1891	0208732	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:	1671-1819	1040072
	1819-1854	1040073 item 1-3
Marriages:	1671-1820	1040072
	1820-1854	1040073 item 1-3
Deaths:	1721-1752	1040072
	1784-1738	1040072
	1752-1784	1040073 item 1-3
	1833-1838	1040073 item 1-3

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: There are no birth entries November 1719–October 1721. Irregular entries are recorded 1777–1783. Except in 1671, mothers' names are seldom recorded until December 1705 and are again omitted 1721–1751 and May 1757–December 1784, with a few exceptions.
Marriages: There are no marriage entries January 1720–November 1721, December 1740–December 1742, November 1744–January 1747, and February 1756–October 1783, except occasional entries of proclamations and of irregular marriages September 1760–1783.
Deaths: The record is Mortcloth Dues prior to August 1784, after that date it is a record of Deaths. There are no entries November 1795–1833.
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:

Marriages 1721–1752
Burials 1721–1784
Note: Available at the FamilySearch Library on the same films as above.

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.

There were no known nonconformist groups in this parish.

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

Caputh was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Dunkeld until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Dunblane. 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 Perthshire and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Dunkeld.

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

Read more about Scotland Probate Records.

References

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