Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #168

History
The city of Aberdeen formerly constituted the parish of St. Nicholas alone, which in 1828 was divided into the six separate parishes of East, West, North, South, the Greyfriars, a former ancient monastery, and St. Clement. See also Old Machar parish.

Established Church—Old Parochial Registers
Marked with asterisk (*): These marriages performed by ministers of churches other than St. Nicholas, including those of Dissenters. Many marriages were performed in private homes rather than a church.

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. Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index.

Births: There are no records for July 1699–December 1700, December 1703–January 1706, except for five entries in 1705 and April 1707–November 1713. There are only two entries for May 1714–March 1719 and three entries April 1721–March 1725. It is again blank for August 1725–February 1726 and January 1733–May 1734. It is defective for January 1753–October 1754. There are many irregular entries during 1790–1820.

Marriages: Except for eight entries dated between May and July 1703, the record is blank December 1700–April 1734. It is also blank April 1740–July 1742 and October 1751–May 1786. From the latter date to February 1790, the entries occur among the births for the same period. The record is blank February 1790–January 1817, except for one entry in 1813, from which date a separate record is again kept.

Deaths: Burials for March 1787–October 1790 are recorded among the births and marriages. There is a separate record for December 1790–May 1793. The record is blank 1793–January 1817 after which the record is resumed on occasional pages of the baptismal register. It is blank for 1826–1847.

Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
South Church                             FHL Film Number

Marriages 1850–1866                    0304659 item 1

Deaths 1846–1865                        0304659 item 1 

St. Nicholas

Minutes 1562–1563, 1568, 1573–1578, 1602–1624, 1629–1640, 1651–1922

Scroll Minutes 1739–1744, 1749–1926

Accounts 1768–1896

Cash Books 1845–1890, 1897–1937

List of recipients of money allocated from the Communion Collections 1839–1846

Note: Available at the Aberdeen City Archives, Aberdeen, Scotland, record CH2/448.

 

St. Clement

Minutes 1828–1965

Various Accounts 1845–1897

Scroll Minutes 1828–1839, 1849–1954

Note: Available at the Aberdeen City Archives, Aberdeen, Scotland, record CH2/1369.

East Kirk St. Mary’s Chapel

Minutes 1828–1914

Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/741.

 

Gilcomston Chapel 

 Minutes 1834–1852

Cash Book 1814–1850

Seat Rent Book 1821–1845

Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1487.

Greyfriars Church

Minutes 1828–1890

Note: Available at the Aberdeen City Archives, Aberdeen, Scotland, record CH2/492.

John Knox Mounthooley

Communicants Rolls 1839–1842, 1846–1863, 1866–1987

Managers’ Minutes 1836–1896

Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1493.

Union Terrace Chapel of Ease, Bon Accord Free Church after 1843

Various Minutes 1828–1848

Communion Roll 1829–1835

Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/908.

Woodside North

See Woodside Free Church for records.

Nonconformist Church Records
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