Rothes, Moray, Scotland Genealogy

Rothes #141

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: No entries for May 1719–Oct 1720, after which the record is kept regularly. Marriages: No entries for 1818–1832 Deaths: The record is of burials for Jan 1736–Aug 1738 and of Mortcloth Dues for 1732–1845. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1720-1777, 1816-1853 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/600.

Rothes Free Church
History— The minister, all the elders, and the main body of the congregation adhered to the Free Church in 1843. A church was soon built.Membership: 1848, 182; 1900, 103. 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— Minutes 1843–1896 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/523