Edinkillie, Moray, Scotland Genealogy

Edinkillie #134

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library under “Databases on the Network.” Births: Entries are very irregular in point of date for about 1773–1780. Mothers' names are seldom recorded before 1780. After the record for August 1809, there are several pages of irregular entries dated 1775–1818. Marriages: There are no entries for July 1733–November 1741 and August 1765–February 1783; only two for August 1797–January 1800, and no entries for 1801. Deaths: There are only 27 entries, all burials. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1649–1676, 1702–1764, 1809–1881 Accounts 1764–1910 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/432.

Edinkillie Free Church
History—  The minister of this parish remained with the Established Church in 1843, but services were provided for those who joined the Free Church. The new congregation was forced to build a new church at an inconvenient place two miles distant from the main population. Nevertheless, the church opened and a minister was settled in 1844. They built a new church in 1877, but distance and evictions prevented the church from flourishing. Membership: 1848, 70; 1900, 79. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843 1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. FHL Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records— Session Minutes 1877–1925 Deacons’ Court Minutes 1877–1918 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/361.