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History of Angus parishes and civil authority.

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Civil Authority

  • 1889:Forfarshire County Council established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889. Powers were absorbed from Commissioners of Supply, County Road Trust, and other local authorities.
  • 1894:Dundee constituted as a County of a City in its own right in 1894.
  • 1928:Forfarshire renamed Angus
  • 1975:County Council abolished, by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973. The functions of the former county were divided between:
    • Tayside Regional Council
    • Angus District Council
    • Landward area of City of Dundee District Council
  • 1996:Angus Council was formed, and took over some functions of the former Tayside Regional Council, Angus District Council, and Monifieth and the landward portions of the former City of Dundee District Council.

History of Angus parishes

Note 1: Information is abstracted from 'List of Parishes and Registration Districts' at the General Register Office for Scotland.
Note 2: The following table is currently being researched, and is incomplete.

Extinct Parish NameCounty
Or Burgh
Years in
Existance
Old
Registration
District
Current
Registration
District
Parish
Records
Held At
ArbroathForfar1653-1854OPR 272- 
ArbroathAngus1857-1895272369 
Arbroath1896-1918272 1 
Arbroath1969-1971272 
Arbroath1972-2003369 
Arbroath and St. Vigeans1919-1965272 
Arbroath, St Vigeans and Arbirlot1966-1968 
Arbroath-Burgh1855-1856272 1 
Arbroath-Landward272 2 
BrechinForfar1612-1854OPR 275- 
BrechinAngus1856-1965275366 
Brechin and Stracathro1966-1968 
Brechin1969-1971 
Brechin1972-2003366 
Brechin Burgh1855-1855275 1 
Brechin Landward275 2 
ForfarForfar1633-1854OPR 288- 
ForfarAngus1856-1892288364 
Forfar1893-1962 
Forfar1969-1971 
Forfar1972-2003364 
Forfar & Rescobie1963-1968288 a 
Forfar Burgh1855-1855288 1 
Forfar Landward288 2 
Fowlis & LundieForfar1667-1854306- 
Fowlis EasterPerth1701-1854356- 
Fowlis EasterAngus1855-1892350 
Fowlis Easter1893-1968288 
Fowlis WesterPerth1674-1854357- 
Fowlis Wester1855-1953394 
FriockheimAngus1969-1971289369 
Friockheim1972-1984368 
GlamisForfar1677-1854OPR 289- 
GlamisAngus1855-1960289364 
Glamis & Eassie1961-1968 
MontroseForfar1615-1854OPR 312- 
MontroseAngus1857-1960312367 
Montrose1963-1971 
Montrose1972-2003367 
Montrose Burgh1855-1856312 1 
Montrose Landward312 2 
Montrose, Dun and Maryton1960-1962312