The parish of Seafield was encompassed by the parish of Cullen, inland from the coast of the Moray Firth, north of the village of Lintmill, east of Cullen Church, and west of Crannoch Hill.
Seafield
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
A church was erected in Portknockie and called Seafield Chapel in 1839. The parish of Seafield was disjoined from Cullen, 16 March 1885.
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.
The parish of Seafield was established after 1855. Records are included within Parochial Registers for the parish of Cullen.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1839-1854 | Seafield | 167 | OPR |
| 1856-1925 | Seafield | 167 | RD |
| 1926-1936 | Seafield | 164-3 | RD |
| 1937-1953 | Seafield | 164-2 | RD |
| 2009 | Moray, Buckie | 290 | RD |
| 2026 | Moray Council; Cullen and Deskford 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
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.
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
