Kilean
Torosay, or Pennygown and Torosay, is a parish in Mull island, Argyllshire. (1892-6: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome)
Achnacraig or Auchnacraig, Craignure, Lochbuy, Lochdonhead
The parish of Pennygown and Torosay had a detached part which was situated at Burg, on the north side of the entrance to Loch Scridain, and adjoined the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon. This detached part of the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, situated on the west shore of Loch Buie, was in turn transferred to the parish of Pennygown and Torosay. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Kilean at Torosay was dedicated to St John. It belonged to the Abbey of Iona. There were four chapels in the parish, that of Pennaghowan (Pennygown), St Columba's at Kilcholumkill near Salen, St Patrick's at Kilpatrick near Duart, and the chapel at Laggan.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Kinlochspelvie. A parliamentary chapel was built here in 1828. The parish of Kinlochspelvie was disjoined from Torosay on 11 June 1845.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Torosay (QO)
Kinlochspelve (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 |
| 1772-1854 | Torosay | 550 | OPR |
| 1855-1969 | Torosay | 550 | RD |
| 2009 | Argyll and Bute, Tobermory | 542 | RD |
| 2026 | Argyll and Bute Council; Mull 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
Torosay: Black, Cameron, Campbell, Currie, Johnston, Kennedy, Lamont, Livingston, Merry, Patterson
Pennygown: Black, Campbell, Clark, Fletcher, Henderson, MacIntosh, Miller, Nisbet, Rutherford, Stewart
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 Archibald M'Arthur.
"The number of souls in the whole parish is 1733. They are all Protestants of the established church."
(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 3, p. 265
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 7, Section II, p. 277
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
