Craignish, Argyllshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #508

History
The parish belonged for some centuries to two families of the name of Campbell. The Campbells of Craigish and the Campbells of Barbreck. This parish is 26 miles southwest of Iverary, 24 miles south of the village of Oban. An engagement between the Danes and the natives is marked by two Cairns. It is called Dail-nan-Ceann, that is the field of heads. The major land owners were: Captain Donald Campbell R.N. of Barbreck; John M’Dougall Esq. of Lunga; and Colin Campbell, Esq. of Jura. The land was primarily used for, farming, oats, Flax, potatoes, turnips, cultivated hay, some livestock and dairies. The population in 1801 was 904, and in 1841 was 873. The earliest date of the kirk-session record is 5-Feb-1745. The first entry in the register of births, baptisms and marriages is the 7th of June 1756. It was not regularly kept until 1791. Presbyterianism is well attended. The average number of communicants is 180. There are two Dissenters in the Parish

This account was written in 1843. source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol. 7) also available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages under 'For non-subscribers,' then search for the parish report.

Condition of Original Records—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers. Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: There is a duplicate of the record January 1784–May 1810. Mothers' names are seldom recorded until January 1791. Marriages: Only one entry appears January 1784–March 1787. The portion March 1787–March 1810 is duplicated. The fact of marriage is very seldom recorded in entries prior to January 1787. Deaths: Only five entries occur after October 1764. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1755–1935 Collections 1767–1836 Accounts of the Poor 1800–1868 Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH2/401.

Nonconformist Church Records
None are available.

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