Machyn, Meathie (Methy)
Inverarity is a parish in the Sidlaw district of Forfarshire. It is bounded by Kinnettles, Forfar, Dunnichen, Guthrie, Monikie, Murroes, Tealing, and Glamis. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Cotton of Ovenstone, Cuttiehaugh, Easter Meathie, Fotheringham, Gallowfauld, Inverarity, Kincaldrum, Skare, Wester Meathie, Whigstreet
The parish of Dunnichen had a detached part situated at Dumbarrow, and almost surrounded by the parish of Kirkden. The parish of Guthrie had a detached part situated at Kirkbuddo, and bounded by the parishes of Carmyllie, Dunnichen, Inverarity, and Monikie. The parish of Kirkden had a detached part situated at Middleton-moor, and bounded on the west and south by the parish of Guthrie, and elsewhere by the parish of Kinnell and a small detached part of the parish of Farnell. The detached part of Dunnichen was transferred to Kirkden, the detached part of Kirkden to Guthrie, and the detached part of Guthrie to Inverarity. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Inverarity and Methy were united about 1612.
Inverarity. The church of Inverarity was dedicated to St Monan. It belonged to the Abbey of Lindores. A new church was built in 1754.
Meathie. The church of Machyn or Meathie, of which now no trace remains, belonged to the Abbey of Coupar in Angus.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Inverarity and Methy (QO)
Methy, or Meathie (QO)
(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 |
| 1710-1854 | Inverarity and Methy | 292 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Inverarity | 292 | RD |
| 2009 | Angus, Forfar | 364 | RD |
| 2026 | Angus Council; Inverarity 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
Alexander, Brown, Dargie, Duncan, Gall, Paterson, Ramsay, Ritchie, Smith, Sturrock
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 Webster.
"The population in 1789 was 900 souls. There are 169 families. There are 1 Roman Catholic, 7 Episcopalians, 33 Seceders. It should appear that the population of the parish during the present century has been very much the same. They are, in general, industrious and sober, pleased with their situation, but not without ambition to improve it; remarkable for their attendance at church, and improved both in their moral and religious character."
(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 4, p. 124
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section I, p. 234
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