Inverchaeolain
Inverchaolain is a parish in Cowal, Argyleshire. It is bounded on the north-west by Kilmodan, on the north-east by Kilmun, on the south-east by Dunoon, on the south-west by the East Kyle of Bute, and on the west by Loch Riddan. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Colintraive
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Inverchaolain was dedicated to St Bridget and was a prebend of Lismore. It belonged to the ministry of the Red Friars at Fail. There were in the parish three chapels, St Michael's at Kilmichael, St Marnoch's at Kilmarnoch, and the chapel of Kilealan. The church was destroyed by fire in 1914.
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 |
| 1737-1854 | Inverchaolain | 514 | OPR |
| 1855-1922 | Inverchaolain | 514 | RD |
| 1923-1969 | Inverchaolain | 514-1 | RD |
| 1923-1969 | Colintraive | 514-2 | RD |
| 2007-2011 | (Colintraive) Argyll and Bute, South Cowal | 531 | RD |
| 2009 | (Inverchaolain) Argyll and Bute, Dunoon | 532 | RD |
| 2026 | (Inverchaolain) Argyll and Bute Council; South Cowal Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Colintraive) Argyll and Bute Council; Colintraive and Glendaruel 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
Brown, Clark, Ferguson, Gillies, Gray, Harvey, MacDonald, Morrison, Sinclair, Turner
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 Hugh MacTavish, Minister.
"The number of families, at present, is 83, of souls, 504. The annual average of marriages is 4, and of births, 12."
(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 5, p. 464
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 7, Section II, p. 108
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
