Muckart, Perthshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #385

History

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Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed:  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: Births are incomplete 1701–1702. No entries January 1710–July 1712, except one or two July 1744–October 1761. Mothers' names are not recorded until about 1780. Marriages: Marriage record prior to 1729 is intermixed with other matters. No entries October 1729 "Whitsunday 1800," from which date to 1823 there are ninety-three entries, but no year, month or day is specified. Records are proclamations only. Deaths: Mortcloth Dues are intermixed with proclamations of marriage. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Cash Book 1780–1862 Communion Rolls 1835–1886, 1891–1948 Minutes 1787–1920 Note: Available at the Stirling Council Archives, Stirling, Scotland, record CH2/846.

Muckart United Presbyterian Church
History— The church and parish of Muckart having become vacant, the Crown, as patron, presented a probationer to the charge. The congregation of Muckart were dissatisfied with this call and refused to sustain it, but he was settled as minister of the parish. In December, 1735, the people of Muckart petitioned the Associate Presbytery to be taken under their inspection, which was granted. It was not until August 1737 that they received supply of sermon. Petitions of a similar nature were presented from Kinross, Portmoak, Fossway and Glendevon. The parties thus associated continued to meet at times in Muckart, and sometimes in Fossway, until 1740 when they took possession of a place of worship they had erected for themselves in Muckart parish, containing 400 sittings. 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— FHL Film Number Church Minutes, 1802–1811 1068241 X Baptisms, 1813–1853 1068214 X Burials, 1825–1844 1068214 X Marriages, 1828–1849 1068214 X Note: The X means the records have been extracted. Other: Minutes 1848–1926 Note: Available at the Stirling Council Archives, Stirling, Scotland, record CH3/1202.

Dollar and Muckhart, Shelterhall Free Churches
History— Only a few in Dollar adhered to the Free Church in 1843. The minister of Muckhart, and many of his people, “came out.” They built a church in Shelterhall between the two places. The Original Secession congregation of Dollar, in 1852, united with the Free Church and a probationer was put in charge. Several Shelterhall members joined the congregation, which in 1856 obtained an ordained minister. The congregation in Shelterhall was discontinued in 1864 when the minister retired, most of the members having joined the Dollar congregation. Membership: 1848, 222; 1900, 226. Source: Annals of the Free Church Of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #99572. More details are given in the source.

Records— Dollar: Original Secession, Congregational Minutes 1827–1852 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/811. Dollar Minutes 1852–1940 Deacons’ Court Minutes 1853–1910 Note: Records are available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh record CH3/810.

Shelterhall: Various Minutes 1843–1866

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