Please also visit the page of general information applicable to all of Angus & Kincardineshire.
John Strachan, bishop of Brechin 1788-1808, was born at Redford, Garvock ca. 1719.
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) |
- See also, for history of the parish:
- The Statistical accounts of Garvock
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire
Statistical accounts of Garvock
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 3, p. 545
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 22
- 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1957
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1864, published 1868
For the full range of maps of Garvock, see National Library's Maps.
See Geograph.org: Garvock - recent photographs of Garvock. National Grid ref. NO7470.
Located at National Grid ref. NO744705. Built in 1778. The mediaeval kirk was dedicated to St James. Photograph
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
| James Symmer | 1563-1569 | reader 1563; dep. 1569 |
| John Wardlaw | 1564-1565 | vicar |
| Alexander Keith | 1568-1579 | removed from Caterline, having also Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff in his charge; tr. to Dunnottar 1579; pres. to vicarage on death of Wardlaw 9 Feb 1586-7 |
| Robert Mylne | 1569; 1585 | reader in 1569 and in 1585 |
| Walter Morison | 1588-1603 | bro. of William Morison, min. of Benholm; M.A.; pres. to vicarage 13 May 1588 on demission of Alexr Keith; d. 4 May 1603; mar. Margaret Rait who survived him; issue: James, min. of Evie & Rendall; Wm; Isobel |
| Robert Arbuthnott | 1604-1615 | M.A.; pres. 20 Feb 1604; tr. to Arbuthnott 1615 |
| Andrew Collace | 1615-1569 | M.A.; pres. 7 Feb 1615; tr. to St Cyrus 1619 |
| David Mitchell | 1619-1628 | M.A.; adm. bef. 6 Apr 1619; tr. to Old Kirk Parish Edinburgh 1628 |
| Michael Gilbert | 1628-ca. 1648 | tr. from North Berwick 1628; tr. to Murroes ca. 1648 |
| John Keith | 1653-1663 | adm. bef. 24 Mar 1653; still min. 11 Nov 1663; issue: George, min. of Old Deer; James |
| John Mylne younger | 1670-1685 | ord. 2 Mar 1670; tr. to 2nd charge Montrose 1685 |
| Robert Ochterlony | 1685-1693 | of the family Ochterlony of the Guynd; b. 27 Oct 1662 the Guynd; adm. 20 May 1685; deprived by Privy Council 1693; dep. 2 Oct 1716 for intruding at Montrose; retired to Montrose; d. 1750 Montrose, last survivor of those who were ministers before abolition of episcopacy; mar. Anne, dau. of Capt. William Keith of Reidcloak |
| James Murison | 1698-1746 | chaplain to laird of Langton; ord. 31 Aug 1698; d. 2 Jul 1746; mar. (1) --; issue: James, min. of Edzell, then Kinnell; then principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews; Jean (mar. 1725 James Chaplin of Colliston); mar. (2) 27 May 1714 Grizel Dallas |
| James Smith (primus) | 1743-1780 | schoolmaster St Cyrus 1726; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1727; ord. (ass & suc.) 12 Oct 1743; d. 6 Nov 1780; mar. 1752 Mary, dau. of Archibald Napier, min. of Maryculter; James, min. here; Jean (mar. Robert Foote, min. of Fettercairn) |
| James Smith (secundus) | 1779-1836 | b. 29 Sep 1753, son of above; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1769; ord. (ass. & suc.) 19 Aug 1779; mentally affected thereafter; d. unm. 18 Jul 1836 |
| John Glennie | 1804-1813 | b. 1765, son of John G., D.D., min. of Maryculter; M.A. Marischal 1784; ord. to Holland; adm. (ass. & suc.) 26 Jul 1804; tr. to Echt 16 Dec 1813; tr. to Dunnottar 16 Jun 1814 |
| James Milne | 1814-1569 | M.A.; ord. (ass. & suc.) 9 May 1814; tr. to Arbuthnott 1821 |
| John Charles | 1821-1868 | b. 1769 Garvock, son of John C., wheelwright; M.A. Marischal 1792; schoolmaster Glenbervie 1796-1821; ord. (ass. & suc.) 7 Jun 1821; d. 16 Nov 1868 |
| James Mitchell | 1844-1885 | b. 1800 Aberdeen, son of James M.; schoolmaster Kinneff; ord. (ass. & suc.) 11 Jan 1844; d. 8 Apr 1885; mar. 1827 Eliz., dau. of Capt. Christie; issue: James, D.D., min. of S. Leith; Margaret Elizabeth |
| William Stephen | 1877-1923 | b. 1846 Tarves, son of Alexr S.; M.A. Aberdeen 1870; B.D. 1879; ass. Banchory Ternan, Bo'ness, St Cyrus; ord. (ass. & suc.) 17 Oct 1877; res. 17 May 1923; d. 25 Mar 1934 Barnton; mar. 1892 Jane Latto, eldest dau. of Charles Morrison, min. of Laurencekirk; issue: Alexander Charles, B.Sc., Scottish Fishery Board |
| Francis McHardy | 1923-1928 | b. 1874 Ordiquhill, son of John McH; M.A. Aberdeen 1897; B.D. 1900; ass. Govan; ord. Galashiels West 1903; tr. to Midmar 1908; tr. to Monquhitter 1917; tr. to Rickarton 1919; tr. & adm. 25 Oct 1923; tr. to Logie FIF 26 Jul 1928; dem. there 30 Nov 1942; d. 23 Jun 1944 Yarrow SEL; mar. 1904 Helen Hannah, dau. of Wm A. P. Sanderson, Galashiels; issue incl. Francis, min. of Blackhill in 1936 |
| Munro Somerville (Somervell) | 1928-1935 | b. 26 Aug 1873 Kirkintilloch DNB, son of Thomas Somerville, min. of Blackfriars Glasgow; M.A. (1895), B.D. (1898) Glasgow; ass. Middlebie; ord. Drumelzier PEE 24 Aug 1900; tr. to Newhaven MLN 12 Oct 1916; tr. to Ballantrae AYR 5 Apr 1923; tr. here 13 Dec 1928; dem. 16 May 1935; d. 6 May 1936 Peebles; mar. 1911 Louisa Christina Cartwright, dau. of Thomas Wood, Peebles, sometime provost of Portobello |
| David Williamson | 1935-1943 | b. 21 May 1877 Greenlaw BEW, son of John W., schoolmaster; M.A. 1900 B.D. 1903 St Andrews; ass. Wallacetown Dundee and Lady Glenorchy's Edinburgh; ord. to Edzell 17 Aug 1905; tr. to Plean STI 12 Oct 1927; tr. 29 Nov 1935; dem. 31 Dec 1943; d. 24 Sep 1948 Coupar Angus; mar. 1908 Emily Mary, dau. of James Shanks, engineer, Arbroath; had issue |
Monuments in Garvock Kirkyard bearing pre-1855 information (ca. 40 stones) are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Kincardineshire" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1999), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Kincardineshire MI - The Mearns" in their online shop.)
Andrew Jervise recorded some monuments at Garvock in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 2, pp. 318-22.
See also Garvock Churchyard.
See Scottish War Memorials Project: Garvock, WW1 for photographs and details.
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.
Burial records for Garvock are held by the Registrar in Stonehaven. See Kincardine and Mearns Burial Grounds.
The Burial Register for Garvock Churchyard, 1882-1929, is held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives, ref. BR/GV/1
It includes a plan of the kirkyard, 1882; an index of lair owners; and a list of burials, 11 Sep 1882 to 14 May 1929.
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.
Church Session Records of Garvock Parish Church
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH2/655/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1717-1773 | 1 |
| do | 1774-1857 | 2 |
| Accounts | 1769-1814 | 3 |
| do | 1815-1925 | 4 |
| Volume of registers | 1866-1891 | 5 |
| Charles's fund minutes & accounts | 1837-1889 | 6 |
| Minutes | 1957-1963 | 7 |
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. HR248/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minute book | 1865-1928 | 1 |
| Cash Book | 1865-1930 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous papers | 1820-1848 | 3 |
There were 8 proprietors of land in the parish in 1836:
- Earl of Kintore
- R. Taylor of Kirktonhill
- J. Scott of Brotherton
- Dr Badenach of Arthurhouse
- Alexander Wood of Davo or Woodburnden
- Alexander Forrest of Tullochs
- Viscount of Arbuthnott
- Alexander Gibbon of Johnston
The heritors of the parish in 1882 were:
- James Badenoch Nicholson - Arthurhouse
- Hercules Scott - Balhagarty
- David Scott Porteous - Bradieston
- George Taylor - Craig and Bradiestown
- Alfred Farrell - Davo
- David A. Pearson - Johnston, etc.
- Trustees of the late Earl of Kintore - Redford
- Patrick Dickson - Barnhill
- James Scott - Easter Tulloch
- Trustees of the late John Scott - Upper Tulloch
- Viscount of Arbuthnott - Whitefield
Following records are held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:
| Nature of record | Dates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Garvock Parish Council: Minute Book | 1845 - 1858 | AS/KPgar/1 |
| do | 1895 - 1919 | AS/KPgar/2 |
| do | 1919 - 1930 | AS/KPgar/3 |
The following records are some of those held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:
| Nature of record | Dates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Garvock School: Log Book | 1866 - 1888 | ED/KC5/109/1/1 |
| do | 1889 - 1914 | ED/KC5/109/1/2 |
| do | 1915 - 1945 | ED/KC5/109/1/3 |
| Garvock School: Admission Register | 1876 - 1920 | ED/KC5/109/2/1 |
| do | 1920 - 1954 | ED/KC5/109/2/2 |
| do | 1954 - 1963 | ED/KC5/109/2/3 |
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.
| Year | male | female | total | ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755 | 755 | Dr Alexander Webster | ||
| 1790 | 460 | Old Statistical Account | ||
| 1801 | 468 | |||
| 1811 | 485 | |||
| 1821 | 226 | 217 | 443 | |
| 1831 | 473 | |||
| 1841 | ||||
| 1851 | ||||
| 1871 | 263 | 213 | 476 | |
| 1881 | 241 | 187 | 428 | |
| 1891 | 233 | 182 | 415 | |
| 1901 | 210 | 158 | 368 | |
| 1911 | 205 | 166 | 371 | |
| 1921 | 199 | 177 | 376 |
Garvock was in the Commissariot of St Andrews.
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 Garvock people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823
| Robert Adam | son to John Adam, in the par. of Benholm, and sailor on board the "Leopard" man-of-war, Lord Colvill, commander, and Isobel Adam, grandchild to the said John Adam, par. of Garvock | 22 Jun 1757 |
| Elspet Alexander | sometime spouse to Andrew Read, brabonar in Brydestoun, par. of Sanct James in the Mearns | 9 Mar 1605 |
| Mary Baird | residing in Johnshaven, relict of James Davidson, tenant in Garvock | 10 Oct 1815 |
| Margaret Balloch | spouse to Stevin Brichan, cotter in Dave, par. of Garvok | 2 Apr 1618 |
| Margaret Balmylis | spouse to Robert Clark, in Readfuird, par. of Garvok | 3 Aug 1616 |
| James Barclay | in Renscho, par. of Garvok | 30 June 1617 and 2 Aug 1619 |
| Margaret Barclay | spouse to Robert Strachan, in Balhaggartie, par. of Garvok | 14 Aug 1662 |
| Isobel Brechin | in Davay, par. of Garvok, spouse of John Taylor | 20 Jun 1605 |
| Robert Carchrie | in Balhagartie, par. of Garvock | 8 Feb 1714 |
| William Clerk | in Balhaggartie, par. of Garvok | 19 Dec l6i8 |
| Christian Cokes | spouse to David Nicoll, in Craig of Garvok, par. of St James | 4 Apr 1618 |
| Alexander Cowie | in Balhagertie, par. of Garvock | 18 Dec 1717 |
| James Downie | in Downy in Brydestoun, par. of Garvock | 8 May 1619 |
| William Drynnie | in Clettoun, par. of Garvok | 27 Jan 1630 |
| Elspet Falconer | spouse to David Keath, in Balhaggartie, par. of Garvok | 27 Feb 1618 |
| Miss Katharine Graeme | residing in Perth, dau. of decd. James Graeme of Garvock, esq. | 4 Nov 1819 |
| Janet Gellie | relict of James Grig, in Unthank, par. of Garvok | 27 Jun 1621 |
| Mary Gibb | spouse to the deceased Adam Duncan, sub-tenant in Reidford, and the said Adam D., par. of Garvock | 3 May 1759 |
| Alexander Gray | in Cottoun of Balhaggartie, par. of Garvok | 21 Dec 1615 |
| James Greig | in Unthank, par. of Garvok | 19 Jun 1619 |
| John Greig | in Unthank of Garvoke, par. of Garvok | 21 Jun 1621 |
| William Greig | in Cletteme, par. of Garvok | 19 Dec. 1618 |
| Catherine Hill | spouse to Alexander Sowtar, in Tulloch, par. of Garvok | 5 May 1617 |
| John Hogg | tenant in Forth of Garvock | 1 Nov 1819 |
| John Jack | tailor in Dava, par. of Garvak | 4 Jan 1606 |
| John Jamie | smyth in Colladro, par. of Garvock | 22 Oct 1624 |
| George Keith | in Over Tullo, par. of Garvock | 18 Oct 1681 |
| Robert Keith of Reidcloack | residing in par. of Garvock | 21 Jun 1688 |
| Mathew Kerr | cotter in Brydestoun, par. of Garvok | 19 Apr 1614 |
| Christian Maimes | spouse to Alexander Souter, weaver in Data, par. of Garvock | 5 Apr 1676 |
| William Middleton | in Dava, and Isobel Greig, his spouse, par. of Garvok | 11 Dec 1638 |
| John Milne, sen. | tacksman of the farm of Mill of Garvock, residing in Johnshaven | 21 May 1818 |
| George Mitchell of Ballaggartie | par. of Garvok | 29 Jun 1614 |
| John Muckart | farmer at West Braideston | 26 Aug 1813 |
| Catherine Mudie | spouse to Robert Watt, in Brydiestoun, par. of Garvok | 2 Jan 1674 |
| Mrs Mary Preston | widow of Robert Wellwood of Garvock esq., died at Torryburn | 15 Nov 1813 |
| Andrew Reid | in Brydistoune, par. of Garvock | 11 Aug 1618 |
| James Robert | tenant in Donra | 22 Jan 1808 |
| Janet Robertson | spouse to George Chrystie, in Balhaggartie, par. of Garvock | 27 Feb. 1618 |
| Christian Sibbald | spouse to Alexander Wylie, in Athrois, par. of Garvock | 21 Aug 1617 |
| Elspet Taylor | spouse to Andrew Greig, in Easter Unthank, par. of Garvock | 4 Nov 1619 |
| Geillis Taylor | spouse to Gilbert Pirrie, in Dava, par. of Garvock | 12 Sep 1621 |
| John Taylor | cottar in Dava, par. of Garvock | 26 Aug. 1619 |
| Margaret Wallace | spouse to Ale.xander Balfour, cordiner in Athrois, par. of Garvock | 21 Aug 1617 |
| Margaret Wallace | spouse to Andrew Greig, at the Milne of Garvock | 19 Jun 1619 |
| Christian Watson | spouse to Andrew Orchartoun, in Arthourhous, par. of Garvock | 12 Sep 1621 |
| John Watson | in Matheris, par. of Garvock | 16 Sep 1606 |
| Jean Watt | spouse to John Sherreff, in Unthank, par. of Garvock | 2 Feb 1688 |
| Robert Welsh | in Quheitfeild of Arbuthnot, par. of Garvock | 19 Apr 1614 |
Testaments registered at St Andrews that have been lost, for which only entries in the minute books are extant.
| Robert Christie | in Redford, par. of Garvock | 5 Nov 1764 |
| Richard Lawson | at Miln of Garvock | 16 Mar 1726 |
| James Paterson | smith at Wood of Garvock | 24 Aug 1726 |
Testaments of Garvock people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Brechin, 1576-1800
| John Mill | in Nether Tullo, par. of Garvock, and Elspet Anandell, his spouse | 1 Oct 1657 |
| John Straton | in Tulloch of Garvock, par. of St James, and Margaret Jack, his spouse | 31 Aug 1597 |
| Margaret Young | spouse to Robert Keith, in Whytfield of Garvock | 1 Oct 1657 |
Testaments of Garvock people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600
| John Arbuthnot | in Revinschaw, par. of Garvok, sher. of Kincardine | 27 Jul 1597 |
| Andrew Craig | in Dawa, par. of Garvak, sher. of Kincardine | 4 Dec 159- [?] |
| Andro Howieson | in Athrois, par. of Garvok in the Mearns | 20 Feb 1587-8 |
| Mause Howieson | sometime spouse to Alexander Fettus, in Davay, par. of Garvok, in the Mearns | 19 Dec 1582 |
| Isobel Jack | relict of David Watson, in Athriss, par. of Garvok, in the Mearns | 9 Nov 1590 |
| Jonet Keith | sometime spouse to Andro Falconer, in Athross, in Garvok par., in the Mearns | 15 Aug 1590 |
| Mr Cuthbert Ker | in Balhagartie, par. of Garvock, sher. of Kincardine | 26 Dec 1592 |
| Jonet Laing | sometime spouse to Robert Walsche, in Quhytfeild, par. of Garvok, sher. of Kincardine | 23 Jul 1595 |
| David Watson | in Athris, par. of Garvok, in the Mearns | 9 Nov 1590 |
| Agnes Wischart | sometime spouse to Alexander Keyth, minister at Garvok-kirk, in Brountoun in the Mearns | 26 Jun 1588 |
| Elspeth Wylie | sometime spouse to Andro Falconer, in Athross, par. of Garvok in the Mearns | 17 Aug 1590 |
Testaments of Garvock people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1601-1700
| Walter Greig | in Barnehill, par. of Garvok, in the Mearns | 26 May 1602 |
| Mr Walter Morrison | minister at the Kirk of Garvok, in the Mearns | 15 Mar 1606 |
There are no records for Garvock.
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