Logie Buchan is a parish in Buchan and Formartine, Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by Cruden, Slains, Foveran, Udny, and Ellon. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Denhead of Auchmacoy
Auchmacoy
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Logie Buchan was dedicated to St Andrews.
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 |
| 1698-1854 | Logie Buchan | 216 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Logie Buchan | 216 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Ellon | 316 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Ythan 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
Bruce, Clark, Daniel, Grant, Henderson, Moir, Murray, Robertson, Scott, 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 Paterson.
"At present (1791), there are exactly 538 souls, of whom 284 are males, and 254 females. The population of this parish is much the same now, as it has been for these many years past."
(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 4, p. 421
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 799
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
