Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #389

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:  No birth entries, except one, June 1674–May 1699. Several traces of erasure occur after 1794. After record for 1674 there are seven pages containing entries May 1701–May 1706 and two entries 1707, which appear to relate mainly to children belonging to the neighboring parishes. Mothers' names are not recorded until May 1699. No entries between 1622–1659, June 1647–May 1699, except one. Marriages: No marriage entries July 1673–June 1699. Duplicate of record for June 1701–March 1705. No entries July 1744–August 1746, December 1782–July 1785, and August 1794–November 1810. There is also a record of proclamations of marriage 1700–1723 in vol. 1 intermixed with other matters. There are no entries 1622–1659, July 1673–June 1699. Deaths: Burial 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
Minutes 1656–1658, 1665–1674, 1687–1690, 1692–1701, 1818–1900 Collections 1705–1711 Accounts 1699–1745, 1818–1842 Court of Immorality 1701–1705, 1716 Heritors Minutes 1774, 1787–1838 Poors Accounts 1775–1784 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/525.

Rattray Free Church
History— The minister of Rattray and many of his people "came out" in 1843. The church was erected soon after. The congregation has suffered owing to depression of trade, closing of mills, etc. Originally in the Presbytery of Dunkeld, it was transferred to Meigle in October 1843. Membership: 1848, 460; 1900, 290. 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— Communion Rolls 1845 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/857.

See also Blairgowrie parish.

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