Gartley
Gartley is a parish in the district of Strathbogie, and partly in Aberdeenshire, partly in Banffshire. It is bounded on the north by Huntly and Drumblade, on the east by Insch and Kinnethmont, on the south by Rhynie, and on the west by Huntly and Cabrach. It is divided nearly into two equal parts by the water of Bogie. The Banffshire portion is named the Barony, and the Aberdeenshire portion the Braes. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Broom
Birkenhill, Bothwellseat, Corncatterach, Corskie, Glennieston, Melsach, Shanquhar, Stodfold
The eastern portion of the parish of Gartly formed a detached part of Banffshire. This detached part was wholly surrounded by the county of Aberdeen, and has been transferred to that county. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Gartly was dedicated to St Andrew. It was a mensal kirk of the Bishop of Moray. In this parish there were four chapels, St Ninians' at Tullathrewie, and three others at Heatheryhillock, Brawlanknowes, called sometimes Moralehouse, and Kirkney. Within the bounds there was a Well of St Finan.
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 |
| 1709-1854 | Gartly | 198 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Gartly | 198 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Huntly | 317 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Tap O'Noth 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
Cran, Grant, Forbes, Mitchell, Simpson, Smith, Stronach, Stuart, Thomson, Watson
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 Mr James Scott, Minister.
"The number of souls in 1793 was 1800. Instances of longevity are not uncommon. A farmer, named John Ferrier, died at Kirkney, in this parish, in the year 1788, aged 102. The inhabitants are, in general, industrious, orderly, and well affected to government. There are two licensed distillers in the parish."
(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 11, p. 138
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 13, p. 95
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