Abernethy & Kincardine, Inverness, Scotland Genealogy

Abernethy &amp; Kincardine ( formerly in Morayshire ) #90a

History
These two parishes were joined into one in very early times. Until 1870, part of the parish lay within the boundaries of the county of Moray.

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 also be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: 1737–1749 birth entries are numbered consecutively, but not in chronological order prior to 1741. No entries February 1749–September 1765; November 1776–May 1780. Entries from September 1765 to May 1771 and August 1771–November 1776 are numbered consecutively. Two leaves, July 1784–March 1785 are wasted. Records irregularly kept 1780–1787. Marriages: Entries prior to 1742 are not in chronological order. No entries May 1749–November 1765; two entries between August 1770–December 1772, December 1776–July 1780, and September 1783–June 1787. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1731, 1739–1761, 1838–1923 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1054.

Abernethy Free Church
History— This congregation was formed at the Disruption. A catechist was appointed, and ordained ministers gave occasional services. A site for place of worship being refused, the congregation met in private houses and in the open air, until about 1850, when a site was at length secured. Church, manse, and offices were erected. Sanction as a regular charge, asked for in 1853, was granted in 1855; but no minister was settled till 1862. The congregation suffered through the depopulation of the district; but the growth of Nethy Bridge as a summer resort led to a greatly increased attendance in the summer-time. Membership: 1870, 126; 1900, 156. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572.

Records— No known pre-1855 records.