Auchindoir and Kearn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #172

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Auchindoir. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies.

= History =

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.

= Census Records =

A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about census records.

Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of [Parish] as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

= Church Records =

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: 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: There are only three entries for May 1697–February 1700. The record is blank for October 1718–September 1719, from which date until October 1747 the record is mixed up with other matters. The record is defective for 1781–1783 and is blank for September 1799–March 1800. Marriages: The record is blank for May 1731–June 1732, February 1769–December 1783, and October 1786–June 1788. Early pages of births and marriages are very much injured by damp. Deaths: The record is for Mortcloth Dues. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1695–1718, with gaps, 1731–1736, 1747–1846 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/19.

Auchindoir Free Church
History— This congregation was formed immediately following the Disruption in 1843. Over the years the congregation suffered depopulation for several economic reasons. In 1886 the Free and United Presbyterian churches united. Membership: 1848, 145; 1900, 139. 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— Various Minutes 1843–1929 Other post-1855 records Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/1494.

Leith Lumsden United Presbyterian Church
History— In 1830, the United Associate Presbytery of Aberdeen extended their missionary operations up Strathbogie. Ministers occasionally visited the parishes of Kildrummy and Auchindoir. Several persons soon applied to the Presbytery to have regular supply of sermon. They met in a hall in Kildrummy and a house in Leith Lumsden, Auchindoir parish, until they built a place of worship in Leith Lumsden in 1835. The congregation united with the Auchindoir Free Church in 1886. Source: Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. Film #477618. More details are given in the source.

Records—                       FHL Film Number

Baptisms 1854–1867         0559523 item 5 Communion Roll 1854-1885 0559523 item 5

Auchindoir Episcopalian Church
History— This church was founded sometime after 1843 and before the dedication of its building in 1859. No further History is available. Records— The extent of records is unknown. For more information, write to the minister at: Auchindoir Episcopal Church 5 Hopetown Ave. Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9QU Scotland

Return to Aberdeenshire parish list.