Aberfeldy is a parish and burgh formerly in the detached portions of Dull and Logierait parishes, in central Perthshire. (1892-6: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome)
Aberfeldy
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
There was here in early times a chapel of St Palladius or some similar dedication to him. The church was dedicated 31 August 1884, and the parish was disjoined from Logierait and Dull on 19 March 1897.
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 |
| --- | Aberfeldy | 324 | OPR |
| 1855-1955 | Aberfeldy | 324 | RD |
| 1956-1961 | Aberfeldy and Dull | 324 | RD |
| 1962-1971 | Aberfeldy, Dull and Weem | 324 | RD |
| 1972-2003 | Aberfeldy, Dull and Weem | 385 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Aberfeldy, Dull and Weem | 385 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; Aberfeldy 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
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
