Kinloss is a parish on the coast of Morayshire. It is bounded by the estuary of the Findhorn, by the Moray Firth, and by the parishes of Alves, Rafford, and Forres. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Findhorn, Kinloss
Sea Park
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parish of Kinloss was disjoined from Alves, Rafford, and Forres on 6 May 1657. Fairs were held at Kinloss on Candlemas and Lady Day in Harvest. St Mary's Cistercian Abbey of Kinloss, now in this parish, was founded by David I in 1156. (1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
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 |
| 1699-1854 | Kinloss | 138 | OPR |
| 1855-1957 | Kinloss | 138 | RD |
| 2009 | Moray, Forres | 281 | RD |
| 2026 | Moray Council; Findhorn and Kinloss 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
Cameron, Fraser, Kemp, Main, Mason, Munro, Ross, Smith, Storm, Wright
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 John Hoyes.
"The amount of the inhabitants of this parish is 234 families, which contain 1031 persons. There are 4 heritors, 40 farmers, 56 fishermen and sailors, 9 shoemakers, 6 weavers, 6 carpenters and wrights, 2 tailors, 2 smiths, 2 millers, 2 masons, 2 coopers, 1 merchant, 1 brewer, 1 thread manufacturer, 10 day labourers, and 6 traveling beggars.
The only harbour in this parish is Findhorn, which has a bar (sandbar) that is continually changing, and prevents ships of great burden from entering; so that the trade is carried on in small merchant vessels, or sloops. The imports are merchant goods, sugar, wine, porter, bark, &c. The exports, oats and barley, salmon, linen yarn, &c."
(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 1, p. 462
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 13, Section II, p. 195
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
