Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #386

History
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Established Church—Old Parochial Registers
Years Covered FHL Film Number Births: 1704–1821 - family register with index 1040132 1760–1854 - baptisms 1040132 Marriages: 1676–1691 - proclamations 1040132 1760–1809, 1820–1854 1040132 Deaths: 1827–1828 - burials 1040132

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: The greater portion of the record is extremely irregular with respect to dates. The flyleaf bears that it is a register of births, etc., as the same could be recovered from people’s memories of their jottings from August 3, 1704 to November 1, 1760. The original registers of that time had been burnt in the session-clerk's house with several things of his own. There are very few entries before 1720. Families generally recorded in groups and the date of the parents' marriage is also often mentioned. At the end of the record for 1819 there is an index to the first ninety pages, being the most irregular portion of it. A regularly kept register of births November 1760–1819 is contained in vol. 2, but most of the entries seem to be different from those recorded in vol. 1. On pages 37, 42, 44, 45, 58, etc., are lists of children baptized at Ardoch Chapel and on pages 62, 69, and 76 lists of Strathallan Children. Marriages: Marriages prior to 1691 are separate entries for proclamations and for Marriages. The record is blank November 1691–1717 and the entries 1717–1761 are extremely irregular and incomplete, being generally prefixed to the irregular registrations of the baptisms of the children of the marriages. Entries for 1761–1763 inclusive are recorded among the births for the same period. Separate record from March 1764, after which the entries are in a tabulated form. No entries July 1809–May 1820. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1704–1783, 1820–1869 Poor Fund Minutes and Accounts 1787–1832 Accounts 1704–1787, 1879–1917 Burials 1827–1828 Communion Rolls 1834–1913 Proclamation Registers 1855–1862 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/754.

Muthill Free Church
History— Those who adhered to the Free Church in Muthill were formed into a congregation immediately after the Disruption. Church and manse were soon erected. A new church was built in 1896 the old church was used as the village public hall. For example, masons worked at their trade in summer and worked at the looms in winter. The population decreased with the decline of weaving. Membership: 1848, 418; 1900, 201. 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— Minutes 1843–1894 Baptisms 1843–1874 Marriages 1845–1850, 1854–1858 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/694.

Muthill, St. James Episcopalian Church
History— Strathearn is in the region in the parish of Muthil, and Episcopalians come from around the region to attend services in Muthill. At the time of the Scottish Revolution in 1689, the Episcopal minister in this area opposed the ordination of a Presbyterian minister to replace him. A riot ensued and the Presbyterians had to meet out of doors. But eventually, in March 1705, the Episcopalians gave up the keys to the church. By 1837 there were 44 individuals within the parish who were Episcopalian.

Records— FHL Call Number Baptisms, 1697–1847 0994040 item 8 X 941.32/M1 V26m Note: The X means the record has been extracted. Other: Baptisms 1848–1898 Marriages 1832–1898 Burials 1857–1858, 1872–1899 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH12/7. The Statistical Account of Scotland for Muthill for 1837 states that there were also 9 Dissenters within the parish at that time, but they would have attended services elsewhere.

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