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Kinneff and Catterline

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"KINNEFF AND CATTERLINE, an united parish in county Kincardine, Scotland. It is situated on the seacoast, to the S. of Dunnotar. It is bounded on the W. by Arbuthnot, and on the S. by Bervie, and extends from the water of Bervie to the northern point, about 5 miles along the coast, which is very bold and rocky. Two-thirds of the land is under tillage. This united parish was once joined to the parish of Bervie. It is in the presbytery of Fordoun, and synod of Angus and Mearns. The minister's stipend is £232, in the patronage of the crown. The parish church was erected in 1738. There is a Free church. Sandstone is quarried in the neighbourhood. Near the sea, and about 500 yards from the church, are the ruins of a castle, from which it is supposed the parish has taken its name. Tradition assigns it to Kenneth, a Scottish monarch. In the manse, or pulpit of the parish church, the regalia of Scotland was hid during the siege of Dunnotar Castle, in 1652. Kingorney, where Bruce landed in 1341, was the property of the celebrated Dr. John Arbuthnot, physician to Queen Anne, and intimate friend of Pope and Swift. Through this parish the road between Aberdeen and Montrose runs. It is a coastguard station."

Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Cemeteries

Monumental Inscriptions for the parish have been recorded in Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions in Kincardineshire, edited by Alison Mitchell, Scottish Genealogy Society, 1986, ISBN 0 901061 29 8.

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Church Records

Old Parish Records for the parish of Kinneff & Catterline [262] are located in New Register House, Edinburgh.

These have also been microfilmed by the LDS:

  BirthsQtyMarriagesQty
262Kinneff & Catterline6902900269029011
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Civil Registration

All records of Civil Registration are held at New Register House, Edinburgh. Microfilm copies of births, deaths and marriages for the years 1855 - 1875, 1881 and 1891 have been filmed by the LDS and can be ordered to any family history centre worldwide. Please check film numbers before ordering.

YearBirthDeathMarriageYearBirthDeathMarriage
18550103353010348701035951867035095203490440348996
18560256463025641202565181868035272803632490363203
18570280426028026202801431869034031503841320384479
18580280489028031802801791870035280103853330363142
18590280552028037102802201871022446902245950224541
18600280616029281002927691872030007303003080300214
18610224092022440702241651873030014703003660300261
18620292925029286602948701874032902203402530347929
18630294804029474502949141875038439604129050363302
1864321194032365903236131881023263602341910233477
1865321263033011503301741891025509902563490256084
1866033260303508920333286    
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Description & Travel

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