Tough, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Tough #244

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 blank except one entry, May 1712–July 1721. The fly leaf of vol. 1 contains irregular entries1733–1765. Many irregular entries are recorded about 1760. Records are blank except two entries, October 1771–February 1773, and only two entries August 1805–March 1807. Irregular entries are frequent throughout. There is an appendix of omitted entries, 1771–1823, after the record for 1819. There is also a copy of record 1782–1792. Mothers’ names are not recorded until July 1766. Marriages: Prior to 1742, marriages are mixed with other matters. They are blank except for a few entries 1759–1760, November 1742–April 1783. There are only two entries November 1784–May 1788 and none June 1789–June1790. They are blank except two entries 1797, November 1790–1836. Deaths: Records are deaths until 1790 and deaths and burials after 1792. Entries prior to 1752 are somewhat irregular in point of dates. Records are blank 1752–December 1783, December 1790–January 1792, and March 1803–1834. Many of the entries in this record contain information respecting the history and connections of the deceased persons, which may prove both interesting and valuable to their descendants.

Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b. Monumental Inscriptions: FHL Book 941.25/T3 V3e.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1783–1845 Poor’s Accounts 1751–1752 Contributors to Fund for Buying the Bell of Tough 1735 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/356.

Tough Lynturk United Presbyterian Church
History— This congregation originated with members of the Established Church who took offence at their minister. They applied for and obtained supply of sermon from the Associate Burgher Presbytery of Perth and Dunfermline in 1763. Their first place of worship was built in 1764, a second in 1791, and a third in 1866. All three churches were built on different sites but all were on the estate of Lynturk. The congregation was originally referred to as the United Congregations of Lynturk and Banchory, but the name was changed to Tough in 1769. Source: Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. Film #477618. More details are given in the source.

Records— No known surviving pre-1855 Records.

See also Keig parish.

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