Muckairn, Argyl, Scotland

Parish #529

History
The name of this parish means “The valley or field of Edgar.”  Oban is the nearest town. There is an obelisk on a hill in commemoration of the victory or Lord Nelson over the French fleet at Aboukir. Campbell of Lochnell is the major landowner. The land was primarily used for, sheep, cattle, oats, horses, corn, and barley. The population in 1801 was 893. The population in 1841 was 812. The earliest parish registery entry is 1760. They have been kept irregularly but recently have improved in this respect. There are not a half dozen disenters in the parish. This account was written in 1844.

Source:New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2) 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: The first 19 pages of the record up to 1796, are very irregular, ranging from 1746–1821. After 1796 the entries are, with a few exceptions, quite regular. The record appears to be a copy. Marriages: The record is regular with respect to dates. The record described as being "extracted from old records." Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1833–1862 Poor Accounts and Minutes 1829–1850 School Accounts 1812–1834 Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH2/379.

Muckairn, Taynuilt Free Church
History— The people of Evangelical sympathies met here for three years before the Disruption to worship apart from the Established Church. The Lorn Furnace Company put a large storehouse, suitably fitted up, at their disposal. At the Disruption the charge of this district was divided between the ministers of Kilchrennan and Ardchattan, until a minister was settled in 1844. Church and manse were erected in 1860. After the closing of the furnace company around 1870, the population greatly decreased. A second church was provided at Inverguisachan, near the head of Loch Etive, where services were held at intervals. Membership: 1848, 100; 1900, 58. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details may be given in the source including ministers.

Records— Session Minutes 1844–1931 Deacons' Court Minutes, loose leaves 1844–1857 Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH3/238

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