Grange is a parish in the Strathisland district of Banffshire. It is bounded on the south by Aberdeenshire, and on other sides by the parishes of Keith, Deskford, Fordyce, Ordiquhill, Marnoch, and Rothiemay. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Allanton or Allantown, Altmore, Auchinhove, Bagenfarr, Balnamoon, Blackhills, Boglogie, Braehead, Bridgend, Cantly, Coldwells, Cottarton or Cottertown, Croylet, Damside, Edingight, Echries or Euchries, Gardenhead, Grange, Hillhead, Kilbady, Knock, Langlea or Langley, Loanhead, Milligan, Myreton, Paithnick, Raehillock
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parish of Grange was severed from Keith in 1618. Two springs within the bounds were called Our Lady's Well and the Rood Well.
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 |
| 1683-1854 | Grange | 156 | OPR |
| 1855-1961 | Grange | 156 | RD |
| 2009 | Moray, Keith | 295 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Banff and Macduff 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
Fraser, Gordon, Ingram, Mitchell, Morrison, Murray, Pirie, Reid, Robertson, Smith
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 Francis Forbes.
"In this year 1791, when an accurate list was taken up, for the purpose of this statement, the number of souls is 1572, of which 697 are males and 875 females; which consist of 403 families. There are 26 weavers, 21 shoe and brogue-makers, 11 tailors, 12 blacksmiths, 10 square and cart-wrights, 8 merchants, 3 masons, 2 millers, 2 gardeners, 1 basket-maker, 1 butcher, 1 wheel-wright, 1 heckler, and 1 cooper. There are 5 houses that sell ale or spirits; there is one village, a mill-town, called Nether-mills of Stryla, which contains 92 souls."
(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 9, p. 550
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 13, Section I, p. 213
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