Urquhart, Moray, Scotland Genealogy

Urquhart #144

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: There are no entries July 1660–October 1676, December 1679–March 1682, November 1684–February 1692, and October 1693–October 1694. Marriages: There are no entries May 1660–February 1677 and July 1679–October 1731, except for one in 1686 and 28 entries November 1691–February 1694 entered in the record of births for the same date. There are no entries March 1756–June 1790. There is one entry for 1795. Deaths: Burials were regularly kept during the short period covered. Source: Key to The Parochial Registers Of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, Pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Cash Book 1823–1903 Note: Available At the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, Record Ch2/1431.

Urquhart Free Church
History—  Several parishioners from the parishes of St. Andrews, Lhanbryde, and Urquhart left the Established Church at the Disruption and joined the Free Church. At first they met in a barn at Meft, later moving to their new wooden church in the village in 1844. The church was sanctioned the same year. They built a school in 1845 and a manse in 1846. The population declined, owing largely to the disappearance of small farms. Membership: 1848, 206; 1900, 229. 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—  Extent of the records is unknown.