Buchannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #474

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Buchannan.

= History =

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= Census Records =

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= Church Records =

The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about church records.

Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers. The records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: Records are blank October 1674–November 1675, and September 1684–November 1686. The records are irregular and defective 1688–September 1699. They are blank from the latter date to September 1707, excluding one entry for 1703. Records are defective 1767–1769. Marriages: Records are blank June 1674–November 1675, and February 1690–December 1691. The records are defective from last date to 1699. They are blank August 1699–November 1707, and January 1765–December 1804. There is, however, a small quarto volume containing proclamations and marriages 1764–May 1806, which applies to the latter blank. Both proclamations and marriages are recorded until January 1765; also 1806–1810, and again after April 1817. The former, prior to 1687, usually appear to have been made with consent of parents and friends. The records of births and marriages prior to 1699 are very much wasted. Deaths: Mortcloth Dues 1760–1784, are on occasional pages of the record of proclamations. Records are blank from the latter date to January 1817, when a record of deaths and burials commences. There are only four entries 1824–1834 and none 1840–1844. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The Kirk session was made up of he minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths.

Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:

Minutes 1710–1711, 1714–1731, 1739–1744, 1746–1761, 1764–1784, 1804, 1806–1812, 1816–1817, 1836, 1848 Accounts 1742–1856 Poors’ Fund Accounts 1654–1688, 1710–1802 Collections 1848–1893 Examination Roll 1722–1728, 1733–1746, 1759 Note: Available at the Stirling Council Archives, Stirling, Scotland, record CH2/606.

Nonconformist Church Records
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the Scotland Church Records Union List.

There are none for this parish.

= Civil Registration Records =

Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country.

See the article on Scotland Civil Registration for more information and to access the records.

= Probate Records =

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