Scone is a parish in the Perth proper district of Perthshire. It is bounded by St Martins, Kilspindie, Kinfauns, Kinnoull, Perth, and Redgorton. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Scone, New Scone, Old Scone, Stormontfield
Bonhard, Lintrose, Murrayshall
The parish of Scone had a detached part of West Kinnochtry, nearly surrounded by the parish of Cargill, but adjoining the Forfarshire parish of Kettins, and claimed to be part of Kettins in Perthshire.
(a.) The detached part of Scone was transferred to the parish of Cargill.
(b.) Part of Scone was transferred to the parish of Kinnoull.
(c.) Part of Kinoull detached No. 1 was annexed to the parish of Scone. This area was situated at the north of the detached part north of the Springfield Road.
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 church of this parish was dedicated to St Monenna. It belonged to the ancient Abbey of Scone which stood in this parish. Originally an early Celtic monastery, it was founded anew as an Augustinian Abey by Alexander I in 1114. It was then re-dedicated to the Holy Trinity, St Mary, St Michael, St John, St Laurence, and St Augustine. A new church was built at New Scone in 1804-05. There is now in the parish of Scone a mission chapel of St David.
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 |
| 1620-1854 | Scone | 394a | OPR |
| 1617-1854 | Strathfillan | 394b | OPR |
| 1836-1854 | Tenandry | 394c | OPR |
| 1855-1859 | Scone | 394a | RD |
| 1855-1859 | Tenandry | 394b | RD |
| 1860-1931 | Scone | 394a | RD |
| 1860-1953 | Strathfillan | 394b | RD |
| 1860-1953 | Tenandry | 394c | RD |
| 1932-1968 | Scone and Kinnoull | 394 | RD |
| 2009 | Perth and Kinross, Perth | 390 | RD |
| 2026 | Perth and Kinross Council; Scone 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
Brown, Campbell, Down, Menzies, Murray, Robertson, Scott, Small, Stewart, Young
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 Robert Thomas, Preacher of the Gospel.
"The number of souls is 1442, of whom 726 are males, and 716 females. There are 840 inhabitants of villages, 602 of the country. There are 27 farmers' families, 230 inhabited houses, 548 married persons, 21 widowers, and 30 widows. There are 864 members of the Established church, 570 Seceders, 5 Catholics, and 3 Episcopalians. There are 3 shopkeepers, 7 public houses, 1 attorney, 8 smiths, 8 masons, 16 carpenters, 70 weavers, 8 shoemakers, 9 tailors, 3 meal-millers, 1 saw-miller, 1 waulker, 1 baker, 4 gardeners, 14 apprentices, 95 male servants, 89 female servants, 3 flax-dressers, 24 labourers, 30 fishermen, 30 male bleachers, 20 female bleachers, 25 boy cotton spinners, and 25 girl cotton spinners.
There are a number of villages. Four of the more populous contain from 55 to 70 souls. Scone is the most remarkable. It consists of 2 streets and several lanes. A considerable part of it has been either built or rebuilt within the last 10 years. The new houses are substantial and neat; and many of them contain several families. The number of souls in the village is 466.
It has been frequently observed, that the inhabitants of the parish of Scone were distinguished, not only by the decency of their dress and appearance, but by the propriety of their manners and behaviour. The general character of the present race is sobriety, industry, and economy."
(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 18, p. 65
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 1043
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