Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Kemnay #207

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index available on computers at the Family History Library and family history centers. The records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: Records are defective 1695–99 inclusive. There are only two entries September 1747–September 1748 and a duplicate of 1780–1794 inclusive. Mothers’ names recorded 1700–1717, and after 1758. Marriages: Record prior to 1780 is mixed up with that of baptisms and there are no entries for 1781. There is only one entry November 1807–January 1811, and one for year 1817. Deaths: These records are of burials, and are blank January 1687–November 1688. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes and Accounts 1599–1707, 1709–1752, 1758–1868 Discharge of Penalties 1668–1688 List of Male Heads of Families 1834–1837 Seat Rents 1761–1802 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/542

Kemnay Free Church
History— Religious gatherings had been held for some time in Kemnay by members of the Free Church, when in 1864, it was recognized as a preaching station. The charge was sanctioned in 1866. For some years services were held in a hall for which a nominal rent was paid. A cottage was bought for a manse in 1871. Church and hall were erected in 1873. The granite quarries were opened about the sixties and as they developed, the population increased. The clock in the church tower was the gift of John Fyfe, owner of the quarries. Membership: 1848, 141; 1900, 160. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records— No known surviving records.

Kenmay Episcopal
See Monymusk parish.

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