Lonmay is a parish on the north-east coast of Buchan, Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by the German Ocean (North Sea), and by the parishes of Crimond, St Fergus, Longside, Old Deer, Strichen, and Rathen. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Cairness, Lonmay, St Combs
Cairness, Crimondmogate
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Lonmay was a prebend of Aberdeen. The old church of Lonmay stood near the seaside at the village of St Combs. It was dedicated to St Columba. The parish church was removed to a site about two miles further inland in 1607.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Kininmonth. The parish of Kininmonth was disjoined from Lonmay, Longside, Deer, Strichen, and Crimond, on 9 March 1874. There was a Well of St John at Kininmonth.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Lonmay (QO)
Kinimonth (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 |
| 1687-1854 | Lonmay | 219 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Lonmay | 219 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh | 311 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Buchan East 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, Buchan, Forman, Henderson, Jaffray, Milne, Robertson, Smith, Strachan, Taylor
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.
From Materials collected by Mr John Lundie, Minister of Lonmay.
"The number of inhabitants of all ages at present is about 1650, of which, 311 are Scotch Episcopals, and 17 are Seceders. Population has formerly been very thin in the parish, except on the sea-coast."
(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 16, p. 631
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 215
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
