Kincardine O'Neil is a parish in the Kincardine-O'Neil district of Aberdeenshire. It is bounded on south-east and south by Kincardineshire, and on other sides by the parishes of Birse, Aboyne, Lumphanan, Tough, Cluny, and Midmar. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Campfield, Kincardine-O'Neil, Torphins
Craigmile, Tornaveen
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Kincardine on the Water of Neil was dedicated to St Erchard (Tochard). This parish was a prebend of Aberdeen. St Tochard's Well was near the church. At Kincardine in 1233, Alan the Durward founded a Hospital of St Mary.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Torphins. The parish of Torphins was disjoined from Kincardine O'Neil on 31 July 1876.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Kincardine O'Neil (QO)
Torphins (QS)
(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 |
| 1706-1854 | Kincardine O'Neil | 209 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Kincardine O'Neil | 209 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Garioch | 331 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Mid Deeside 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
Clark, Cooper, Davidson, Duncan, Forbes, Mitchell, Reid, Ross, Smith, Thomson
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 William Morrice.
"Population in 1791 was 2075 souls, of whom 893 were males, and 1182 females. 100 live in villages; 1975 in the country. There are 60 farmers, 10 shopkeepers, 3 innkeepers, 6 smiths, 2 masons, 17 carpenters, 17 weavers, 14 shoemakers, 20 tailors, 8 millers, 3 gardeners, 2 dyers, and 12 female domestic servants.
600 women are employed in spinning of lint, and knitting of woolen stockings. The people in general are economical enough; nothing could contribute more to meliorate their condition than the encouragement of industry."
(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 6, p. 55
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 831
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
