Cortachy & Clova, Angus, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #278

History
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These parishes were united in 1608.

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: 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: Cortachy births are intermixed with marriages until 1678. The records are blank September 1675–November 1677. Birth records are blank July 1691–November 1697. Birth records for Cortachy &amp; Clova are blank November 1709–January 1711. There is only one birth entry December 1716–March 1718. Births are blank also January 1732–February 1746, except for two entries 1738–1740. Mothers' names are not recorded, except in a few irregular entries, until March 1760. Clova has no birth entries January 1773–July 1774. Marriages: Marriages for Cortachy are blank August 1678–October 1679 and August 1690–December 1697. Marriages for Cortachy and Clova are blank August 1708–February 1713, December 1716–January 1725, December 1731–February 1746, November 1774–September 1781, November 1809–September 1817 and 1820–1824. Deaths: Death records for Cortachy and Clova are transcribed entries of 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
Various Minutes 1659–1687, 1697–1732, 1795–1901 Cortachy Session Collections and Minutes 1748–1826 Poor’s Money 1816–1825 Cash Book 1800–1816, 1827–1834, 1852–1898 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/561

Nonconformist Church Records
There are no known nonconformist groups. Return to Angus parish list.