Morvern, Argyl, Scotland

Parish #528

History
At a remote time this parish was known as Ceann Albin, the promontory or extremity of Albin. Tobermory, and Oban are the nearest towns. The parish is on three sides bounded by water. The major land owners were: John Sinclair, Esq. of Lochalin; Mrs.Beattie, of Glen Morvern; Alexander Stewart, Esq. of Glen Crebisdale; and Sir Charles Gordon of Drimmnin. The land was primarily used for, lead ore, stone quarry, sheep,  potato,  oats, barley, turnips,  cattle, and  hay. The population in 1795 was 1764. The population in 1841 was 1781. The parish registers are regularly kept, but do not extend from a very early period. The number of families with the established church is 370; of Roman Catholic families 8; of professed Episcopalian families 2. This account was written in 1843.

Source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol.7) 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: They appear to have been regularly kept and are indexed. Marriages: These records appear to have been regularly kept and are indexed. Earlier records appear to have been lost. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
No known pre-1855 records are available.

Morvern Roman Catholic Church
History— A church was built in Drimnin and dedicated to St. Columba in 1838. There were eight Catholic families within the parish in 1843.

Records— Baptisms 1846–1886 Marriages 1846–1882 Deaths 1846–1885 No other known pre-1855 churches or records exist. Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record RH21/46. Earlier records from 1829 are found in Moidart, Inverness.

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