Culsalmond is a parish in the Garioch district of Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by Drumblade, Forgue, Auchterless, Rayne, Oyne, and Insch. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Colpy, Culsalmond
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Culsalmond belonged to the Abbey of Lindores. There were in the parish Wells of Our Lady and St Michael.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1735-1854 | Culsalmond | 186 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Culsalmond | 186 | RD |
| 1968-1971 | Bridge of Don | 186 | RD |
| 1972-1972 | Bridge of Don | 322 | RD |
| 2009 | (Culsalmond) Aberdeenshire, Insch | 318 | RD |
| 2009 | (Bridge of Don) Aberdeen City | 300 | RD |
| 2026 | (Culsalmond) Aberdeenshire Council; Bennachie Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Bridge of Don) Aberdeen City Council; Bridge of Don Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Allan, Anderson, Beattie, Dickson, Harper, Harvey, Reid, Simpson, Watt, Young
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Dr William M'Leish.
"The present inhabits are, males, 314; females, 304; in whole 618. All the people attend the Established Church, except 9 Seceders. The productions of the parish are oats, barley, turnips, and a very few pease. As the ground is fertile, good crops are obtained. The produce is more than double of what is sufficient to maintain the inhabitants."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 3, p. 240
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 727
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