Girnal of Garioch
Rayne is a parish on the north border of the district of Garioch, in Aberdeenshire. It is bounded by Auchterless, Fyvie, Daviot, Chapel of Garioch, Oyne, and Culsalmond. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Meikle Warthill, Meiklewarthill, or Wartle, Old Rayne, Rayne
Freefield
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Rayne was dedicated to St Andrew. Rayne was a prebend of Aberdeen. Two fairs were held at Ryne, those of St Andrew and St Laurence. The present church, built in 1789, has been frequently added to and altered. The parish of Rayne is known as the Girnal (a place to store grain) of the Garioch.
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 |
| 1672-1854 | Rayne | 236 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Rayne | 236 | OPR |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Insch | 318 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Bennachie 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
Anderson, Davidson, Duncan, Florence, Ingram, Mutch, Robertson, Smith, Will, Wilson
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 Patrick Davidson, Minister.
"The population of this parish has been almost stationary these many years; the number of souls in 1794 is 1173. Of these 522 are males, 651 females. The only manufacture is the knitting of stockings, in which all the women are employed, and some of the boys, and even old men. Some of the women will knit two pairs, or two pairs and a half in the week. If it were not for this last article, the rents of the small crofts could not be paid, as the crofters have no other way of earning money, but by annually rearing a young ox or cow. The people in general are sober, regular and industrious, and are as contented with their condition as most people."
(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 15, p. 110
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 12, p. 421
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