Keig is a parish in the Alford district of Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by Leslie, Premnay, Oyne, Monymusk, Tough, Alford, and Tullynessle. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Keig
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Keig was dedicated to St Declan (sometimes called St Diaconan). It belonged to the Priory of Monymusk.
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 |
| 1750-1854 | Keig | 205 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Keig | 205 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire Council, Alford | 326 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Keig and Tough 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
Benton, Gibb, Laing, Mackie, Milne, Mitchell, Reid, Smith, Stewart, Walker
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 Alexander Smith.
"The population in May 1792 is 475, of whom 228 are male, and 247 female. There are 2 shopkeepers, 4 millers, 1 hawker, 3 tailors, 3 weavers, 4 shoemakers, 1 square wright, and 1 boatman.
Knitting stockings for the Aberdeen manufactures is the principal occupation of the women. Excepting the few mechanics mentioned, the men are chiefly employed in agriculture. The people, in general, are sufficiently attentive and assisting to their neighbours, when in want or distress."
(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. 455
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 677
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