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Fettercairn

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"Extent and Boundaries - The parish of Fettercairn forms the extreme western division of Kincardineshire, on the south side of the Grampians. Its length, from south to north, is 8 miles, and its greatest breadth, from east to west, 4½. It contains about 13,192 imperial acres, or about 20 square miles of surface. It is bounded on the north and north-east, by the parish of Fordoun; on the east and south-east, by the parish of Marykirk; on the south and south-west, by part of the parish of Marykirk, and the river North Esk; and on the west and north-west, by part of the parish of Edzell and the Grampian mountains, which separate it from the parish of Strachan, in that direction."

The Statistical Account of Scotland The County of Kincardine

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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 Fettercairn [257] are located in New Register House, Edinburgh.

These have also been microfilmed by the LDS:

  BirthsQtyMarriagesQty
257Fettercairn6902892269028931
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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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Gazetteers

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Maps

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