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"Name. - The etymology of the name is sufficiently obvious, - Ben a hill, and holme a piece of low-lying level ground. This derivation suggests the idea of a diversified surface of hill and dale; and this is not undescriptive of the general aspect of the parish.
Extent, &c. - The length and breadth of the parish are nearly equal, as it extends about 3 miles from north to south, and the same distance from east to west: consequently it may contain about 9 square miles. It is bounded on the south-west, by the parish of St Cyrus; on the north-west, by that of Garvock; on the north-east, by that of Bervie; and on the south-east, by the German Ocean. The parish forms nearly a square, and is thus remarkably compact."
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol XI Forfar-Kincardine
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Monumental Inscriptions of the Parish Church of Benholm have been recorded in Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions in Kincardineshire, edited by Alison Mitchell, Scottish Genealogy Society, 1986, ISBN 0 901061 29 8.
| Benholm Parish Church, Benholm, Church of Scotland |
| Benholm Parish Church, Benholm, Church of Scotland |
Old Parish Records for the parish of Benholm [253] are located in New Register House, Edinburgh.
These have also been microfilmed by the LDS:
| Births | Qty | Marriages | Qty | ||
| 253 | Benholm | 6902883 | 2 | 6902884 | 1 |
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.
| Year | Birth | Death | Marriage | Year | Birth | Death | Marriage |
| 1855 | 0103353 | 0103487 | 0103595 | 1867 | 0350952 | 0349044 | 0348996 |
| 1856 | 0256463 | 0256412 | 0256518 | 1868 | 0352728 | 0363249 | 0363203 |
| 1857 | 0280426 | 0280262 | 0280143 | 1869 | 0340315 | 0384132 | 0384479 |
| 1858 | 0280489 | 0280318 | 0280179 | 1870 | 0352801 | 0385333 | 0363142 |
| 1859 | 0280552 | 0280371 | 0280220 | 1871 | 0224469 | 0224595 | 0224541 |
| 1860 | 0280616 | 0292810 | 0292769 | 1872 | 0300073 | 0300308 | 0300214 |
| 1861 | 0224092 | 0224407 | 0224165 | 1873 | 0300147 | 0300366 | 0300261 |
| 1862 | 0292925 | 0292866 | 0294870 | 1874 | 0329022 | 0340253 | 0347929 |
| 1863 | 0294804 | 0294745 | 0294914 | 1875 | 0384396 | 0412905 | 0363302 |
| 1864 | 321194 | 0323659 | 0323613 | 1881 | 0232636 | 0234191 | 0233477 |
| 1865 | 321263 | 0330115 | 0330174 | 1891 | 0255099 | 0256349 | 0256084 |
| 1866 | 0332603 | 0350892 | 0333286 |
- The transcription of the section for Benholm from the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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