Kilinnan
Inchinnan is a parish on the north border of Renfrewshire. It is bounded on the north by the River Clyde, which divides it from Dumbartonshire, on the east and the south by the rivers Cart and the Gryfe, which divide it from Renfrew and Kilbarchan, and on the west, by Houston and Erskine. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Broomlands, Commonside, Craigend, Freeland, Inchinnan, Park Mains, Rashielee
Park House
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The vicarage of Inchinnan belonged to the Knights Templars, and after the dissolution of the Order of the Temple, to the Knights Hospitallers of St John. The parish church was dedicated to St Conal, but there was probably an earlier dedication to St Inan. Inchinnan church was rebuilt in 1828, but the structure then erected has given place to a much finer parish church built by Archibald, Lord Blythswood, in 1904.
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 |
| 1722-1854 | Inchinnan | 566 | OPR |
| 1855-1969 | Inchinnan | 566 | RD |
| 2009 | Renfrewshire, Renfrew | 643 | RD |
| 2026 | Renfrewshire Council; Inchinnan 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, Blackwood, Currie, Houston, Jinks, Munn, Smith, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Watson
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 Thomas Burns, Minister of Renfrew.
"In 1791 the population was 306, in 68 families. Small as this parish is, there are 5 public houses in it. Here young people and servants frequently meet, spend their money, debauch their morals, and render themselves unfit for the duties of their stations."
(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 3, p. 532
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 7, Section I, p. 113
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
