BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Elginshire, or the County of Elgin, was officially renamed Moray in 1919.
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Ardclach - Detached portion transferred to Nairnshire, 1870
Bellie - Partly in Banffshire until 1891
Boharm - Partly in Banffshire until 1891
Dyke and Moy - Partly in Nairnshire until 1870
Duthil - Portion transferred to Inverness-shire, 1870
Rothes - Partly in Banffshire until 1891
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Anderson, Cameron, Fraser, Grant, Main, Robertson, Ross, Simpson, Smith, Stewart
Common Surnames:
A: Allan
B: Bain, Brander, Bremner
C: Campbell, Clark, Cruickshank, Cumming
D: Davidson, Dean, Douglas, Dunbar, Duncan
E: Edwards
F: Findlay, Forsyth
G: Gallon, Geddes, Geddie, Gilbert, Gordon, Gray
H: Hay
I: Innes
K: Kemp
L: Laing
M: Mason, Mathieson, Miller, Milne, Milton, Mitchell, Moore, Morrison, Munro, Murray
P: Paterson, Petrie, Philip
R: Ralph, Reid, Roy, Russell
S: Scott, Shand, Sim, Souter, Storm, Sutherland
T: Taylor, Thomson
W: Watt, Williamson, Wright
Y:Young
POPULATION:
1755: 30,604
1801: 27,760
1811: 27,967
1821: 31,162
1831: 34,498
1841: 35,012
1851: 38,959
Location of Elginshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Abernethy & Kincardine | 124 |
| Alves | 125 |
| Bellie | 126 |
| Birnie | 127 |
| Boharm | 128 |
| Dallas | 129 |
| Drainie | 130 |
| Duffus | 131 |
| Duthil and Rothiemurchus | 132 |
| Dyke | 133 |
| Edinkillie | 134 |
| Elgin | 135 |
| Forres | 137 |
| Kinloss | 138 |
| Knockando | 139 |
| New Spynie | 136 |
| Rafford | 140 |
| Rothes | 141 |
| St Andrews Lhanbryde | 142 |
| Speymouth | 143 |
| Urquhart | 144 |