Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Genealogy

Insch #203

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 be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: Records are blank April 1707–June 1710, November 1713–April 1720, August 1720–December 1721. There are no entries January 1772–March 1773. Early leaves of the record are much injured by dampness. Mothers’ names not recorded in the entries 1710–1776. Marriages: Records are blank October 1687–June1692, June 1707–July 1710, May 1712–April 1720, and April 1729–November 1732. From July 1737–July 1783, the marriages are recorded among the baptisms. From January 1784, a separate record is kept. There is only one entry for 1789; one entry June 1795–July 1797; and two entries December 1807–January 1809. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1683–1705, 1720–1792, 1844–1855, includes 2 leaves 1814–1815 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/189

Insch Free Church
History— This congregation was organized immediately after the Disruption, and put under the care of a probationer. A manse and temporary church were built in 1843, and a minister was settled in October of that year. A new church was erected in 1852. Later it was renovated, vestry and church hall being added. The manse was enlarged. The population of the rural district diminished, but that of the village increased. Membership: 1848, 212; 1900, 260. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records— Session minutes 1843–1923 Deacon’s Court Minutes 1843–1893 Register of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1843–1879 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/175.

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