Killean, Kilchenzie, and Kilmalrubh
Killean and Kilchenzie is a united parish in Kintyre, Argyleshire. It occupies the west side of the peninsula, Killean on the north and Kilchenzie on the south, from a point opposite the north end of the island of Gigha to a point within 4 miles of the burgh of Campbelton. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Beallochantuy, Glenbarr, Kilchenzie, Killean, Muasdale, Tayinloan
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Kilchenzie and Kilmalrubh were united before 1560. Killean was added to this union in 1636. There are still parish churches in both Killean and Kilchenzie.
Killean. The ancient church of Killean was dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and belonged to the Abbey of Paisley. There were chapels in the parish at Kilmorie and Tayanloan.
Kilchenzie. The church of Kilchenzie was dedicated to St Kenneth. It belonged to the Abbey of Iona. There was a small early Celtic monastery at Glenbarr in this parish. Within the bounds there is a mission chapel at Beallachantuie.
Kilmalrubh. The church of this parish was dedicated to St Malrubh.
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 |
| 1762-1854 | Killean and Kilchenzie | 519 | OPR |
| 1855-1969 | Killean and Kilchenzie | 519 | RD |
| 1970-1971 | Tayinloan | 519 | RD |
| 1972-2006 | Tayinloan | 535 | RD |
| 2009 | Argyll and Bute, Tayinloan | 535 | RD |
| 2026 | Argyll and Bute Council; West Kintyre 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
Black, Campbell, Currie, Galbraith, Gilchrist, MacDonald, Sinclair, Smith, Stewart, 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 Alexander Stuart.
"The number of families is 425; of male children 525, female children 469, male servants, 151, female servants 121. The total number of souls was 1911. The number of tenants was 174, cottars including herds, 211. There were 10 blacksmiths, 5 house-carpenters, 2 boat-builders, 6 millers, 5 wheel-wrights, 3 masons, 36 weavers, 19 tailors, 17 shoemakers, 3 distillers, 4 shopkeepers, 4 schoolmasters, 2 sewing-mistresses, 14 day-labourers, 1 gardener, 1 ferryman to Gigha, 3 fiddlers, 2 pipers, and 1 dyer."
(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 19, p. 627
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 7, Section II, p. 376
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