Alyth (Angus/Perthshire)

Introduction

Please also visit the page of general information applicable to all of Angus & Kincardineshire.

Abbreviations

NLS	National Library of Scotland
NRS	National Records of Scotland, formerly called the National Archives of Scotland [NAS] and, before that, the Scottish Record Office [SRO] HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY (Tel: +44-131-535-1314)
OPR	Old Parish Registers of Births/baptisms, Banns/marriages & Deaths/burials (pre-1855)

Books & articles

• See also, for history of the parish:
  • The Statistical accounts of Alyth
  • General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 2, pp. 345-365.

• James Meikle - An Old Session Book: being Studies in Alyth's Second Session Book (Paisley: Alex. Gardner, 1918)

• James Meikle - The History of Alyth Parish Church (Edinburgh:--, 1933)

Statistical accounts of Alyth

• Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 6, p. 397
• New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 10, p. 1110

Maps of Alyth

Photographs of places

See Geograph.org: Alyth - recent photographs of Alyth. National Grid ref. NO2448.

Aerial photos of Alyth & neighbourhood

Parish church

The ruined Old Kirk is located at National Grid ref. NO245488.

There is an article, with photographs, on [Old] Alyth Parish Church in A Corpus of Scottish Mediaeval Parish Churches.

Some history, details and photos of the present kirk are at Alyth Parish Church: History.

Parish ministers 1560-1932

adm.: admitted, ass.: assistant, bapt.: baptised, contr.: contract, dem.: demitted, dep.: deposed, ind.: inducted, lic.: licensed, mar.: married, min.: minister, ord.: ordained, pres.: presented, rel.: related, res.: resigned, suc.: successor, test.: testament, tr.: translated

Robert Graham	1561	vicar
James Sandeman	1567, 1580	reader
Laurence Duncan	1567, 1569	reader here and at Ruthven
James Graham	1569	vicar 1569; prebendary of Alyth
David Ramsay	1572-1602	entered Nov 1572, with Rattray, Ruthven also in the charge; in 1574, had Glenisla, Ruthven, Meigle in charge; pres. to vicarage of Ruthven 19 Apr 1583; d. 29 Jun 1602; mar. Bessie Annand; issue: David, mariner; Margaret (mar. John Moncur, Dundee); Elspeth (mar. John Fullerton, Dundee); Matilda (mar. Alexr Brown, Dundee)
Thomas Lundie (Lundin)	1602-1636	b. 1579; M.A. St Andrews 1598; adm. 1602; d. 8 Jun 1636; mar. Johanna Blair (d. 22 May 1636); issue: Grizel; Isobel; Magdalen; Jean (mar. Geo. Chalmers, portioner of Banchory); James; Robt; Robt; Thos, min. of Rattray
John Stewart	1610	prebendary of Alyth, on death of James Graham
John Rattray of Blackhills	1637-1678	prob. son of Silvester Rattray, min. of Rattray and bro. of David R. of Craighall; M.A. St Andrews 1618; adm. Rattray bef. 20 oct 1629; tr. & adm. 15 Jan 1637; prisoner in Tower of London 1651; returned Jun 1652; d. ca. 13 Jan 1678, aged ca. 80; mar. Margaret Ramsay; issue: John, min. of Ruthven; Alexr; Patrick; Wm; Margaret (mar. James. son of Alexr Arbuthnot of Blackston); Eliz.; Isobel (mar. Thos Robertson, min. here); Helen; Jean
Thomas Robertson	1669-1685	M.A. St Andrews 1662; preacher in Dundee; ord. (ass. & suc.) 12 Sep 1669; d. Nov 1685, aged ca. 44; mar. (1) 1669 Isobel, dau. of above Mr John Rattray of Blackhills; issue: John, Margaret, Thos, Iso.; mar. (2) 1677 Anne Haliburton; issue: James, Margaret, Alexr, Anna
John Lowson	1686-1689	son of James L., baxter, burgess of Dundee; M.A. St Andrews 1679; chaplain to Bishop of Dunkeld; adm. 1 Jun 1686; deprived 10 Oct 1689 but stayed on in the manse; d. 20 May 1693; mar. issue: Jean (mar. --- Blair, session clerk)
John Mathers	1690	M.A.; formerly min. of Ceres FIF; intruded here 1690
---	1690-1702	no minister; Thomas Ogilvy, probationer, held temporary charge 1695-7
John Thomson	1702-1719	M.A. St Andrews 1697; ord. 7 May 1702; d. 29 Dec 1719, aged 41; mar.; issue: Jean; Marjorie (mar. 1737 Geo. Scott, Northumberland)
Thomas Ayton	1720-1735	ord. 21 Sep 1720; tr. to Kilconquhar FIF 6 Nov 1735
John Robertson	1737-1772	b. 1709; ord. 20 Jan 1737; d. 3 Jun 1772; mar. 1735 Margaret Meek, who d. 4 Jun 1772;
Colin Symers	1773-1817	son of Colin S., cordiner, Dundee; M.A. St Andrews 1761; ord. 4 Mar 1773; d. 22 Jan 1817; mar. 1777 Helen, dau. of John Haliburton, min. of Kettins; issue: David, min. of Kettins; Margaret (mar. John Macpherson Cunningham, min. of Kinglassie FIF); Eliz.; Colin, collector of customs, Dundee; Helen; Amelia; Euphemia; Mary; John; Janet; James; Lilias; John, merchant, Dundee; Thos; Geo., merchant, Dundee
William Ramsay	1817-1846	b. 14 May 1791, son of Wm R., min. of Cortachy; M.A. Aberdeen 1809; ord. 11 Sep 1817; d. 16 Apr 1846; mar. 1821 Mary, dau. of James McNicoll, factor; issue: Wm, min. of Guthrie; James, min. here; John; Stewart Grant; Alexr Keith; David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, min. of Closeburn; Geo. McRitchie; Mary Stewart; Eliza (mar. Alexr Henderson); Robt; Clementina (mar. Addison Newton, Arbirlot); Keith Davidson, shipowner, mayor of Dunedin N.Z.
James Ramsay	1846-1866	b. 14 Sep 1823 Alyth, son of above; ord. 20 Sep 1846; res. Oct 1866; d. 25 Apr 1876; mar. 1848 Eliz. Gray; issue: Wm; Margaret; James McNicoll; Ann Ogilvy; Mary; John McNicoll, min. of Shotts LKS; Geo. Ogilvy; Sarah Elizabeth Smith Whitson; David Graham Drummond
Robert Murray	1866-1885	b. ca. 1831 Kilmarnock, son of John M., weaver; ass. Kilwinning AYR 1860-4; ord. (ass. & suc.) 8 Feb 1866; d. 13 Dec 1885
John Reid Maclaren	1886-1895	b. 17 Dec 1848 St Martins, son of Wm Macl.; ass. Creich FIF 1873; ord. Ceylon 7 Jan 1875; returned; ass. Abdie FIF; adm. here 31 Mar 1886; retired 2 Dec 1895; d. 7 Jun 1908 British Columbia; mar. 1878 Mary Jane, dau. of Alexr Wylie; issue: lieut.-com. Wm Richard, D.S.C., R.N.; Frank Wylie, factor; Charlotte Mary; John
James Meikle	1897-1932	b. 7 Nov 1861 Tarbolton, son of Robt M.; M.A. 1883 B.D. 1886 Glasgow; ass. Dalziel 1886-92, St George's Glasgow 1892-7; ord. (ass. & suc.) 7 Jul 1897 [?]; dem. 12 Oct 1932; d. 9 Feb 1947 Edinburgh; mar. 1897 Janet, dau. of Robt Hogg; issue: Robt

Ministers of Alyth (Antiburgher)

James Hay	1783-1831	b. ca. 1754; from Abernethy; ord. 11 Nov 1783; incapacitated 1831; d. 4 Oct 1833; 4 sons studied theology, 1 of them ordained (the Rev. Joseph Hay, Arbroath); a dau. mar. the Rev. William Ramage, Kirriemuir
Robert Hogg	1833-1866	b. ca. 1796; from Hamilton (Saffronhall); ord. Whitehaven 27 Jun 1821; res. 11 Apr 1832; inducted 22 May 1833 as colleague; d. 6 Apr 1866
John Dunlop	1866-1890	b. ca. 1837; from Campbeltown ARL; ord. colleague & successor 1 Mar 1866; d. 26/7 Oct 1890
John A. Hutton	1892-1898	M.A.; b. ca. 1837; from Dunbeth, Coatbridge LKS; ord. 13 Apr 1892; loosed 20 Jul 1898; tr. to Bristo, Edinburgh as colleague
John Keddie Graham	1899-1907	M.A.; from Hamilton (Saffronhall); ord. 8 Feb 1899; tr. to Alva 1907; tr. to John Ker U.F., Edinburgh 1912; tr. to Ford MLN 1926

Ministers of Alyth Free Church, later North United Free Church

Archibald Ferguson	?-1851-1891-?	b. ca. 1820 Kincardine (Menteith) PER; d. 29 Oct 1898 Stirling; mar. 1865 Margaret Duncan Low; issue: Margt D.; Cath. M.; David
James Webster	?-1901-?	B.D.; b. 12 Oct 1863 Newhills ABD, son of James W.; mar. Annie M. --; issue: James M.; Annie F.

Ministers of Alyth Barony Church, Commercial Street

Thomas Forsyth Torrance	1940-1947	b. 30 Aug 1913 China, son of Thos T., missionary; ord. 20 Mar 1940; tr. to Beechgrove, Aberdeen 1947; d. 2 Dec 2007 Edinburgh; mar. 1946 Margaret E. Spear
Graham Wilberforce Hardy	1948-1953-?	mar. 1947 Hazel R. Noakes

Ministers of Alyth South U.F. Church

James Holburn

1899-1926

b. 30 Jul 1864 Stewarton, son of James H., teacher; d. 24 Jul 1926 Dundee; mar. 1899 Agnes Ada Dunlop

Ministers of St Ninian's Episcopal Chapel, Alyth

Anthony S. Aglew

?-1891-?

b. ca. 1836 England; mar. Margaret E. --; issue: Margareta K.

Monumental inscriptions

Monuments in Alyth Old Kirkyard (ca. 120 stones), Alyth Cemetery (ca. 30 stones) and Drumfork (6 stones) bearing pre-1855 information are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in East Perthshire: Strathmore & the Carse of Gowrie" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1997), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Perthshire MI - Perthshire East. Pre-1855" in their online shop.)

Alyth war memorial

1914-1919 : 1939-1945

Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1855 to present

Indexes and actual records for Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages & Deaths, beginning 1 Jan 1855, are available online, following registration and the purchase of credits, at the official web-site, ScotlandsPeople.

• Banns & Marriages

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1855 - 1891 proclamations, for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/912/6]

Births, Marriages & Deaths, before 1855

Indexes and actual records for all extant Old Parish Registers (OPRs) (pre-1855) of the Established Church of Scotland are available online, following registration and the purchase of credits, at the official web-site, ScotlandsPeople.

• Births & baptisms

  • 1623 - 1707
  • 1712 - 1854

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1783 - 1784 for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/912/4]

• Banns & Marriages

  • 1623 - 1707
  • 1712 - 1754
  • 1786 - 1854

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1783 - 1784 for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/912/4]

• Deaths & Burials

  • 1624 - 1651
  • 1688 - 1736
  • 1786 - 1854

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1783 - 1784 burials, for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/912/4]

Burial grounds at Alyth

• Leaflet - Alyth Old Arches Historic Churchyard - & ruins of Old Parish Kirk

Marriage contracts

Date	Type	Parties	NAS ref.
16 Nov 1818	post-nuptial	Colin Symers, minister in Alyth & Helen Haliburton, his spouse	CC7/9/4

Church Session Records of Alyth Parish Church

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH2/912/...
Minutes	1876-1967	1
Minutes & accounts	1669-1688, 1698-1699	2
do	1737-1783	3
Heritors' minutes	1756-1775	3
Bill of morality	1747-1754	3
Minutes & accounts	1792-1825, 1783-1792	4
Baptisms, marriages & burials	1783-1784	4
Heritors' minutes	1786-1787	4
Minutes	1840-1876	5
Proclamations	1855-1891	6
Cash book	1809-1827	7
do	1848-1895	8
Accounts & a few minutes	1804-1826	9
Minutes	1967-1976	10

Church Session Records of Alyth Associate Session Church (antiburgher)
later, United Presbyterian; United Free South Church; united with Alyth North U.F. in 1927

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH3/15/...
Minutes	1782-1798	1
do	1798-1819	2
Baptisms	1798-1819	2
Minutes	1820-1825, 1833-1858	3
Baptisms	1820-1860	3
Marriages	1833-1863	3
Minutes	1824-1833, 1859-1863	4
do	1863-1895	5
do	1895-1917	6
Managers' minutes	1784-1795	7/1
Managers' accounts	1781-1795	7/1
Managers' minutes and accounts	1795-1826	7/2
Managers' minutes	1826-1892	8
Managers' accounts	1827-1891	8
Managers' minutes	1892-1927	9
Communion roll	1866-1879	10
do	1880-1902	11
Baptismal register	1866-1926	12
Minutes	1917-1927	13

Church Session Records of Alyth Free Church
later, North United Free Church; united with Alyth South U.F. in 1927

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH3/808/...
Minutes	1843-1902	1
do	1902-1927	2
Deacons' court minutes	1845-1887	3
Accounts	1844-1882	3
Deacons' court minutes	1887-1911	4
Account book	1880-1919	5
Communion roll	1846-1893	6
do	1894-1922	7
Deacons' court minutes	1911-1927	8
Minutes	1927-1947	9
do	1947-1965	10
do	1965-1976	11
Minutes of congregational board	1927-1952	12
do	1952-1969	13

Alyth Heritors' records

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. HR572/...
Papers re ecclesiastical buildings, etc. (church, manse)	1820-1839	1
Papers re teind and stipend 1620-1883 (including rentals of barony of Alyth, 1629, 1682)	1620-1883	2
Minutes	1849-1906	3
do	1907-1927	4
Newspaper cuttings and loose minutes formerly enclosed with HR572/4	1907-1927	5

Land owners

The main proprietors of land in the parish in 1843:

• Earl of Airlie
• John Smyth of Balhary
• Sir James Ramsay of Bamff, bart.
• George Knight of Jordanstone
• Capt. Clayhills Henderson of Hallyards
• Hon. William Ogilvie of Loyall

Census records

Records of the official censuses of the parish in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 and 1921 are held in Register House, Edinburgh and are open to the public on payment of a fee.

Indexes to all the original census records, and the records themselves, can be accessed online at modest charge at ScotlandsPeople.

Microfilm copies are also widely available in libraries. The 1881 census is available on CD-ROM.

The early censuses of 1801-31 do not name individuals.

Population statistics
These figures are for the whole parish:

Year	male	female	total	ref.
1755				Dr Alexander Webster
1792			2723*	Old Statistical Account
1801
1811
1821			2387
1831			2888
1841			2913
1851
1861
1871			3352
1881			3521

* of whom, 1060 were in the village of Alyth

The following are data for the part of the parish in Angus:

Year	male	female	total
1755				Dr Alexander Webster
1792				Old Statistical Account
1801			139
1811			175
1821	87	95	182
1831			195
1841
1851
1861
1871	69	79	148
1881	46	46	92

The following are data for the part of the parish in Perthshire:

Year	male	female	total
1871	1521	1683	3204
1881	1570	1859	3429

The parish was confined to Perthshire from 1891.

Estate records

Records of the Lands & Barony of Alyth, 1427-1898 - NRS ref. GD16/12 (part of the Airlie Muniments)

Testaments & wills

Alyth was in the Commissariot of Dunkeld [NRS CC7].

Indexes to all extant pre-1926 testamentary records (wills & inventories of moveable property) can be searched free of charge at ScotlandsPeople. Digital (and paper) copies of the documents can be purchased at that site. See further the introduction to Angus & Kincardineshire at Testaments.

Testaments of Alyth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Dunkeld, 1682-1823
'T' before the date indicates that the copy in the register is lost, but the original testament is extant.

Patrick Alexander	sometime in Ballendoch, par. of Alyth	22 Sep 1714
John Allan	sometime in Easter Craig, thereafter in Alyth	30 Nov 1752
Margaret Anderson	in Alyth	14 Apr & 19 May 1813
William Barnet	in Alyth	T. 21 Feb 1688 and 21 Feb 1688
John Baxter	sometime in Alyth	20 Sep 1770
John Baxter	at Bleachfield of Ballhary, par. of Alyth	T. 11 Jun 1779
Euphan Bisset	relict of John Hackney, merchant in Alyth	2 Feb 1805
Mary Cameron	in Alyth	30 Mar 1811
Alexander Campbell	merchant in Alyth	30 Mar 1758
William Cant of Alyth		21 Jun 1690
Margaret Cargill	in Newtone of Bamff, par. of Alyth, spouse to James Cargill	5 Apr 1690
Thomas Cargill	in Alyth	24 Feb & 17 Mar 1812
Andrew Chalmers of Allrie	flesher in Alyth	31 Aug 1727
John Chalmers	merchant in Alyth	T. 21 Jun 1784
Margaret Chalmers	in Alyth	28 Nov 1765
John Crockat	in Easter Letfie, and bailie of the Lordship of Airly, par. of Alyth	T. 29 Nov 1782
Marjorie Crockat	relict of James Ogilvie, late bailie in Alyth	18 Nov 1725
William Dick	apothecary in Alyth	27 Jun 1713 and 3 Jun 1721
Thomas Duncan, senior	merchant in Alyth	23 & 25 Nov 1805
Marjory Findlay	wife of John White, weaver in Alyth	17 Jun 1756
Samuel Forbes	chapman in Alyth	T. -- 1750
Andrew Galloway	wright in Alyth	28 Apr 1804
Alexander Geekie	tenant at Auchter Alyth	16 & 23 May 1818
Gilbert Geilloch	wright in Alyth	18 Jul 1758
Robert Gorthy	merchant in Alyth, formerly in Dundee	27 May 1820
James Grewer	in Kirklandbank of Alyth	24 Sep 1741
David Hackney	in Buchat, par. of Alyth	T. 9 Aug 1783
Thomas Hall	brewer in Alyth	18 Mar 1740
James Hay	surgeon in Alyth	21 Apr 1761
Alexander Hunter	in Alyth	14 dec 1738
David Jamieson	merchant in Alyth	28 Feb 1751
Thomas Lindsay	brewer at Alyth	T. 15 Aug 1778
Elspeth Mair	relict of John Bruce, in Blacklounans, par. of Alyth	1 Jan 1690
William Marshall	late tenant in Burnside, par. of Alyth	T. 29 May 1777
David Melvill	in Pitnacres, sometime dyker at Banff	22 Sep 1817
Margaret Mill	in Bruchtie, par. of Alyth	5 Apr 1690
Thomas Millar	writer in Alyth	3 Nov 1738
William Moncrieff	in Alyth	5 Jul 1688
David Moncur	brewer in Alyth	17 Jun 1720
Alexander Mustard	in Alyth	14 Jun 1688
David Niven	feuar in Alyth, and Isobel Mitchell, his spouse	29 Jul 1742
James Niven	brewer in Alyth	2 Feb 1748
Thomas Ogilvie	brewer in Alyth	29 Dec 1731
John Olipher	in Bermanie, par. of Elyth	4 Jul 1688
Duncan Palmer	late servant to Sir James Ramsay, bart., Banff	9 & 11 Nov 1815
James Philip	brewer in Alyth	T. 21 May 1779
John Pilmer	in Alyth, and Isobel Murray, spouses	14 Mar 1750
John Pullar	in Little Barrie, par. of Alyth	4 Apr 1690
Beatrix Ramsay	in Alyth	23 Mar 1773
John Ramsay	writer in Alyth	6 Jan 1726
William Ramsay	in Alyth	T. 8 Jul 1700
Andrew Rattray	feuar in Alyth	30 Mar & 13 Apr 1814
John Rattray of Borland	par. of Alyth	T. 2 Apr 1705
John Rattray	merchant in Alyth	29 Mar 1722
Silvester Rattray	in Broomhill, par. of Alyth	9 Oct 1690
John Reid	in Alyth	30 Jun 1818
John Scrimgeour	surgeon apothecary in Alyth	10 Mar 1726, 1 Jul 1729, and 29 Jun 1731
Marion Simpson	spouse to John Strachan, in Hallyeards, par. of Alyth	9 Apr 1690
Alexander Smith	in Alyth	29 Jul 1714
Isobel Smith	spouse to James Turnbell, in Auchter Elight, par. of Alyth	4 Jul 1688
Adam Spence	feuar in Alyth	19 Dec 1818
David Steel	at Dudhope, and Elizabeth Smyth, his spouse	16 Mar 1818
Colin Symers	minister in Alyth	13 Dec 1819
David Thom	in West Drummie, par. of Alyth	T. 18 Dec 1782
Patrick Whitson	in Lutfie, par. of Alyth	T. 28 Oct 1711
Hugh Wilson	merchant in Alyth	18 Jun 1718

Testaments of Alyth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823

Sophia Ramsay

dau. to Sir James Ramsay of Bamff, knight bart.,at Clashbenny, par. of Erroll

24 Jul 1717

Testaments of Alyth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600

Margaret Adam	relict of John Jack, in Bastard-bank, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	5 Jul 1587
Robert Alexander	in Bugeris-Wallie, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	15 Jul 1597
Edward Brown	in Westquarter of Alyth, sher. of Perth	23 Jun 1596
James Cow	son lawful of John Cow, in Burnesyde of Alyth, sher. of Perth	6 Jul 1594
John Cow	in Burnesyde, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	16 Jan 1598-9
Elizabeth Fentoun	sometime spouse to Edward Broun, in the West Quarter of Alyth, sher. of Perth	21 Apr 1591
George Fentoun	in Blind-Welleyis, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	16 Jan 1598-9
Alexander Forrester, alias Tailzeour, elder	in Alyth, sher. of Perth	15 Jul 1597
John Gib	at the Boit of Bermonie, par. of Alyth, dioc. of Dunkeld	21 Apr 1591
Archibald Gibson	in Nether-Tullymurdoch, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	2 Jun 1584
Thomas Hutcheoun	corn-coupper, in Alyth, sher. of Perth	8 Jun 1596
James Jack	in Bastard-bank of Alyth, dioc. of Dunkeld	22 Jan 1592-3
Walter Millar	at the Mylne of Balharre, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	26 Jun 1596
James Mitchell	in Bothrie, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	3 Jan 1594-5
John Ogilvie	in Mylnhauch of Alyth in Angus	21 Jun 1583
Marion Ogilvie	sometime spouse to Walter Cargill, in Reidlake, par. of Ailleit	22 Apr 1577
David Phalter	in Alyth, sher. of Perth	15 Jul 1597
Alexander Ramsay	in Halyairds, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	20 Aug 1595
Elizabeth Smyth	spouse to John Cow, in Burnesyde of Alyth, dioc. of Dunkeld	22 Jan 1592-3
Katherine Smyth	sometime spouse to Walter How, in Bardmony, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	7 Feb 1587-8
Thomas Smyth	in Balharrie, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	28 Feb 1595-6
Isobel Souter	sometime spouse to John Lowson, in Bardmoney, par. of Alyth, sher. of Perth	6 Dec 1594
Isobel Tyndell	sometime spouse to John Hunter, in Balharie, par. of Alyth	19 Feb 1592-3
John Weichtane	in Quhytsyde of Alyth, sher. of Perth	4 Jan 1600

Testaments of Alyth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1601-1700

Bessie Annand

and David Ramsay, minister at Aleyth and Glen-Ilay [Glenisla], her spouse, sher. of Perth

18 May 1603

Testaments of Alyth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1701-1823

Sir George Ramsay of Banff, bart.		22 Aug 1797
William Ramsay of Banff, bart.		30 Jan 1809

Farm horse tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Alyth:

• NRS ref. E326/10/4/295
• NRS ref. E326/10/11/149

Provosts of the burgh of Alyth, to 1975

Name	In office	Born	Died	Info
James Tod	-1897-1898-
David Smith Johnston	-1900-1901	8 Mar 1846 Alyth	1 Oct 1919 Lintrathen	cashier
John Smart	1901-1904	ca. 1839	22 Mar 1909 Alyth
Lt.-col. David Mitchell Robertson, V.D.	1904-1907	27 Jan 1838 Alyth	28 Dec 1907 Alyth	of Wm Robertson & Sons, boot & shoemakers; son of Wm R. and Marjory Mitchell; bro. of Wm R., postmaster, Alyth and James R., M.A., D.D., professor of oriental languages, Glasgow; see Robertson memorial window
David McLeish	1908-1910	1850/51	Jun 1939 Meigle
David Dorward Findlay	1910-1912	2 Oct 1868 Alyth	26 Apr 1912 Alyth
David Alexander Sandilands	-1913-1916-	22 Dec 1862 Abernethy PER	1 Aug 1927 Alyth
-- Inglis	-1921-1926
James Newbigging	-1927-1931-	1 Dec 1866 Carstairs	23 Mar 1948 Alyth	market gardener
J. T. Morrison	1932-1943
D. Sim	1943-1949-
Robert Alexander Ball	-1975	1923 Annan DFS	Jan 2009 Blairgowrie

Town clerks of the burgh of Alyth

Name	In office	Born	Died	Info
William Stewart Wilkie	?-1880-1885-?	ca. 1837 Kirriemuir	12 Aug 1904 Liff
John Reid	?-1887-1901
John Yeaman	?-1905-1923		14 Oct 1930
W. Ritchie Smith	1923-1943-?
Charles Anderson	?-1975

Burgh of Alyth: burgh records, 1665-1975

See the Perth & Kinross archive online catalogue and search for Alyth burgh, or go directly to Alyth Burgh

Libraries

Details for Alyth Library are at Perth & Kinross Council: Libraries: Locations and Opening Times

Newspapers

Current paper (online):

Alyth Voice (1997-)

Old papers available on microfilm in the Local Studies Department of the A. K. Bell Library, Perth.

• Alyth Guardian and Advertiser (1884-1925)
• Alyth Gazette and Guardian (1925-1950)

Places of interest

Alyth Family History Project