The majority of historic Perthshire lies in Perth and Kinross. The exceptions are the southwestern part that is now in the Stirling council area and a few parishes that are now in Clackmannanshire. Perth and Kinross also contains some areas that were not historically in …

This list includes only Perthshire Parishes. Where is it in Perthshire page (s) to get to the correct parish.

From 1845 to 1930, parishes formed part of the local government system of Scotland: having parochial boards from 1845 to 1894, and parish councils from 1894 until 1930.

Feb 6, 2025 · Here is a list of historic parishes in the county of Perth with their parish numbers. Click on a parish name to see information about records. Click on this link for an outline map of the parishes of Perthshire.

Scottish Parish maps of Perth county from Scotlandsfamily, a Scottish genealogy service to help people find free Scottish records and information to research their Scottish ancestors and explore their family tree in Scotland.

Dec 21, 2024 · PERTH, a city, a royal burgh, and anciently the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, in the county of Perth, of which it is the capital; comprising the parishes of East Church, Middle Church, St. Paul, and West Church, and the late quoad sacra district of St. Leonard; 44 miles (N. by W.) from Edinburgh, and 61 (N. E.) from Glasgow.

Pages in category "Parishes in Perthshire" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Perthshire, Scotland genealogy site with description, census transcripts, parish records, and many other resources.

Perthshire Births, Marriages and Deaths Indexes Online. Local BMD Indexes, Family History, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Monumental Inscriptions, Civil Registration, GRO Indexes, BMD, BDM, UK 1841 to 1911 censuses.

Index to names and images of the original marriage registers of Perthshire. They commonly record the bride and groom's names and their parishes. Occasionally parents' names and witnesses may be recorded. An index to all foreign, domestic and military marriages recorded by the Scottish government.

A detached portion of the county existed before 1890, involving the parishes of Culross and Tulliallan. In 1929 a joint administration was established between Perthshire and its much smaller neighbour Kinross-shire.

Estate Maps of Perthshire, 1730s-1950s The most detailed maps of rural areas before Ordnance Survey mapping, illustrating all aspects of estate management. See also county maps , for less detailed maps of rural areas.

For information on records for a particular parish, please see the appropriate parish page. Perthshire Parish Records on the British Birth, Marriage and Death records website has more parish information for the area. This website gives baptismal records back to the 1500's.

Many locations no longer exist or are merely ruins in present day. Those locations will use spellings of earlier maps. The boundaries of the parishes of Perthshire were rather piecemeal prior to 1889, so parish records would not reflect that which that is now commonly known.

Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year. Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records. Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums.

The four parishes are East, Middle, St. Paul, and West; and a quoad sacra parish of St. Leonard's consists of parts of the East and the West. The whole aggregately measure 47½ miles in length, 2¼ miles in extreme breadth, and 3658 acres in area. Real propety of …

Index to names and images of the original marriage registers of Perthshire. They commonly record the bride and groom's names and their parishes. Occasionally parents' names and witnesses may be recorded. An index to all foreign, domestic and military marriages recorded by the Scottish government.

Perthshire Parishes PERTHSHIRE, an east midland county of Scotland, is bounded on the north by Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire, on the east by Forfarshire, on the southeast by Fife and Kinross-shire.

Perth (perhaps from Gaelic Bar-tatha, 'height of Tay'), formerly also St Johnstoun, is the name of an ancient city, four parishes, and a district in the SE of Perthshire.

Search church registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and other events for Church of Scotland parishes, Roman Catholic congregations and other church congregations in Perth county. Population...