BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Kilmallie - Detached portion transferred to Inverness, Inverness-shire in 1891
Small Isles - Transferred to Inverness, Inverness-shire in 1891
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Black, Brown, Cameron, Campbell, Ferguson, Gillies, MacDonald, Sinclair, Smith, Stewart
Common Surnames:
A: Alexander, Anderson, Andrew
B: Bain, Barr, Bates, Beaton, Bell, Blair, Boden, Boyd, Bridgman, Bruce, Buchan, Buchanan, Buie, Burns
C: Calder, Carmichael, Chapman, Clark, Cochran, Cook, Cowan, Crawford, Cunningham, Currie
D: Darroch, Dempster, Dewar, Dick, Docherty, Downie, Drummond, Duncan, Dunne
E: Edgar, Ewing
F: Farquharson, Fisher, Fletcher, Fraser
G: Galbraith, Gardner, Gilchrist, Gillespie, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greer, Griffin
H: Hamilton, Harvey, Henderson, Hughes, Hyndman
J: Jackson, Johnston, Jones
K: Keith, Kelly, Kennan, Kennedy, Kerr
L: Lamond, Lamont, Law, Leitch, Lindsay, Livingston, Luke
M: MacArthur, MacColl, MacCulloch, MacDougall, MacFarlane, MacIntosh, MacIntyre, MacKinnon, MacLean, MacNeill, MacPherson, Maitland, Marquis, Martin, Mathieson, May, Menzies, Merry, Millar, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morrison, Muir, Munn, Munroe, Murray
N: Nisbet, Noble
O: Orr, Owen
P: Palmer, Paterson, Paul
R: Rankin, Reid, Roberts, Robertson, Ronald, Ross, Rutherford
S: Scott, Shaw, Simson, Smart, Stalker, Stein, Stevenson
T: Templeton, Thomson, Turner
V: Vass
W: Walker, Wallace, Weir, Whyte, Wilson
Y: Young
POPULATION:
Population:
1755: 66,286
1801: 81,277
1811: 86,541
1821: 97,316
1831: 100,973
1841: 97,371
1851: 89,298
Location of Argyllshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Ardchattan | 504 |
| Ardnamurchan | 505 |
| Ballachulish and Corran of Ardgour | 506 |
| Bowmore, or Kilarrow | 536 |
| Campbeltown | 507 |
| Craignish | 508 |
| Cumlodden | 509 |
| Dunoon and Kilmun | 510 |
| Gigha | 537 |
| Glassary | 511 |
| Glenorchy and Inishail | 512 |
| Inveraray and Glenaray | 513 |
| Inverchaolain | 514 |
| Iona | 538 |
| Jura and Colonsay | 539 |
| Kilbrandon and Kilchattan | 515 |
| Kilcalmonell and Kilberry | 516 |
| Kilchoman | 540 |
| Kilchrenan and Dalavich | 517 |
| Kildalton | 541 |
| Kilfinan | 518 |
| Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon (Isle of Mull) | 542 |
| Killean and Kilchenzie | 519 |
| Kilmallie | 520 |
| Kilmartin | 521 |
| Kilmeny | 543 |
| Kilmodan | 522 |
| Kilmore and Kilbride | 523 |
| Kilninian and Kilmore (Isle of Mull) | 544 |
| Kilninver and Kilmelford | 524 |
| Kinlochspelvie | 545 |
| Lismore, Appin, Glencoe, and Duror | 525 |
| Lochgilphead | 526 |
| Lochgoilhead and Kilmorich | 527 |
| Morvern | 528 |
| Muckairn | 529 |
| North Knapdale | 530 |
| Oa | 546 |
| Portnahaven | 547 |
| Saddell and Skipness | 531 |
| Salen | 548 |
| Southend | 532 |
| South Knapdale | 533 |
| Stralachlan and Strachur | 534 |
| Tarbert | 535 |
| Tiree and Coll | 551 |
| Tobermory | 549 |
| Torosay (Isle of Mull) | 550 |