Monzievaird and Strowan are two parishes, united civilly and ecclesiastically, lying chiefly in the upper end of Strathearn, Perthshire. Each part consists of a main body and detached sections, the main bodies mutually contiguous, and the detached sections entirely isolated. The River Earn seems originally to have been, for three miles, the boundary between them, but it has greatly altered its course here, and deflected from the boundary. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Monzievaird. The main body of Monzievaird is bounded on the west and north by Comrie, on the east by Monzie and Crieff, and on the south by Strowan. One detached part of Monivaird lies 2 miles south of the south-west extremity of the main body, and is bounded on the south-east by Muthill, and on the north and the south-west by Comrie. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Strowan. The main body of Strowan stretches along the south side of the Earn's valley in contact with the main body of Monzievaird, is bounded on the east and south by Muthill, and on the west by Comrie. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Hosh, Monzievaird, Ochtertyre, Strowan
Clathick, Dunira, Lawers or Fordie, Strowan
The parish of Monzievaird & Strowan had four detached parts:
Nos. 1 & 2. Cultibregan, surrounded by the parish of Comrie
No 3. Easter Meiggar, in Glenartney
No. 4 Auchnashelloch, in Glenartney
Detached part Nos. 1, 2, and 3 of this parish have been transferred to the parish of Comrie. Monzievaird & Strowan detached No. 4 was transferred to the parish of Muthill. The detached part of Crieff in Glenshervie was annexed to Monzievaird & Strowan. Monzie detached No. 2 at Auchnafree was annexed to Monzievaird & Strowan. 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 Monzievaird and Strowan were united about the end of the sixteenth century.
Monzievaird. The church of Monzievaird was dedicated to St Serf. It belonged to the Abbey of Inchaffray. Beside the church was St Serf's Well.
Strowan, called often Strowan Stirling. The church of Strowan Stirling was dedicated to St Ronan. Close to it was St Ronan's Well. Very near the church too is Pol Rònain (Ronan's Pool) in the River Earn. A fair held there was called Feill Rònain.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Monzievaird and Strowan (QO)
Strowan (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 |
| 1697-1854 | Monzievaird | 383 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Monzievaird and Strowan | 383 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Crieff | 394 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; Comrie and District 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
Campbell, Crawford, Dewar, Duff, Ferguson, Gow, Miller, Murray, Robertson, Stewart
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 Colin Baxter, Minister.
"The inhabitants have greatly decreased within these last 40 years. This decrease is chiefly owing to the union of some of the small arable farms, and to the removal of many of the cotters to the neighbouring villages of Crieff and Comrie. At present, the number of inhabitants amounts to 1025."
(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 8, p. 567
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 723
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