Craig is a parish on the coast of Forfarshire. It is bounded by the Montrose Basin, the German Ocean (North Sea), and the parishes of Maryton, Lunan, Kinnell, and Farnell. The island of Inchbrayock belongs to this parish. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Baldovie, Balkeillie, Boddin, Craigbraes, Dunninald, Ferryden, Kirktown, Rossie Island, Scotstown, Usan or Ulysses' Haven, West Mains
Dunninald House
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Craig and Dunninald were united in 1618.
Craig, previously Inchbrioch. The church of Inchbrioch was dedicated to St Brioch. The parish was a prebend of Brechin. There were within the bounds chapels of St Fergus and St Mary. The church of Craig was rebuilt by Mrs Ross of Rossie in 1799.
Dunninald. The church of Dunninald was dedicated to St Skiach.
(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 |
| 1657-1854 | Craig | 280 | OPR |
| 1855-1962 | Craig | 280 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Montrose | 367 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Ferryden & Craig 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
Anderson, Cargill, Coull, Findlay, Mearns, Paton, Pert, Smith, Watt, West
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 James Paton.
"There has been a regular and progressive increase, in the population of this parish for these many years past. About a century ago, the number of souls was about 676. On the 24th of February, 1791, it came to 1314. The number of males is 639, of females, 674. The number of families, 302.
In the manufacturing line, there is nothing carried on here to any great extent. There are, however, 36 weavers including apprentices, 6 carpenters, 4 masons, 4 smiths, with a few servants of each class, 2 slaters, and one baker. Only one man, with his family, has emigrated from the district, for these some years past."
(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 2, p. 495
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 244
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