Kinnettles (Angus)

Introduction

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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 Kinnettles
  • General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 4, pp. 56-67.

Statistical accounts of Kinnettles

• Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 9, p. 197
• New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 206

Maps of Kinnettles

• 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1957
• 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1861, published 1865

For the full range of maps of Kinnettles, see National Library's Maps.

Photographs of places

See Geograph.org: Kinnettles - recent photographs of Kinnettles. National Grid ref. NO4246.

Local societies

Kinnettles and District Heritage Group

Kinnettles parish church

Located at National Grid ref. NO422466. Built 1812 by Samuel Bell. Now a private house.

Above: Kinnettles kirk

Other churches

Above: the former Free Kirk, later United Free Kirk, at Kirkton of Kinnettles. It closed in 1919 and is now the Duncan Hall, named after Sir James Duncan of Kinnettles.

Parish ministers 1560-1950

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

John (James?) Scott	1563	parson; d. bef. 22 May 1566
Andrew Davidson	1566	pres. to parsonage 22 May 1566; also held vicarage; d. bef. 4 Dec 1587
James Fotheringham	1567	min. of Inverarity; also in charge here 1567
Alexander Nevay	1573-1574	reader from 1 May 1573 to 1574
Robert Duncanson	1576	reader
Gilbert Simson	1578-1586	reader
Andrew Lindsay	1587	M.A.; regent, St Andrews; pres. to parsonage 4 Dec 1587 on death of Andrew Davidson
James Davidson	1587	min. here; pres. to vicarage 15 Dec 1587 on death of Andrew Davidson
James Rait	1588-1608	min. of Forfar 1576; pres. to parsonage & vicarage 10 Sep 1588 on death of Andrew Davidson[?]; tr. & adm. 16 Sep 1588; still min. 1608
David Lindsay	1610-1617	M.A. St Andrews 1602; min. of Carmyllie 1609; adm. bef. 20 Sep 1610; tr. to Belhelvie ABD bef. 8 Aug 1617
James Lamont	1620-1649	b. ca. 1593, son of Alan L., min. of Scoonie FIF; M.A. St Andrews 1613; adm. bef. 2 Oct 1620; dep. Oct 1649; d. 1651 Kinnettles; mar. Margaret Sibbald, who survived him
Alexander Pigott	1662-1666	M.A.; adm. bef. 29 Oct 1662; tr. to Airth STI 8 May 1666
Silvester Lyon	1667-1669	M.A.; adm. 31 Jan 1667; tr. to Kirriemuir 6 Jan 1669
Alexander Tyler (Taylor)	1670-1688	b. Buchan; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1664; ord. 27 Feb 1670; still min. 11 Jul 1688
James Taylor	1689-1691?	prob. rel. to above; adm. bef. 1689; Jacobite rebel; d. 1694
John Lyon	1691-1716	M.A. St Andrews 1662; ord. 15 Sep 1665; adm. to Urr KKD 1666; outed there 1688; he said he filled vacancy here caused by Alexr (James?) Taylor from Apr 1691; d. aft. 19 Mar 1716; mar. Jean Murray; issue: Robt, Jane, Eliz.
William Wingate	1716-1735	ord. 14 Dec 1716; d. 8 May 1735
Thomas Brown	1736-1743	ord. 26 Feb 1736; dep. 26 Sep 1743 for deserting charge; tried for celebrating an irreg. mar. and transported to American plantations for 14 years
George Nicol	1744-1773	ord. 20 Jun 1744; d. 25 Nov 1773; mar. 1744 Jean Abercromby
David Ferney	1774-1806	ord. 30 Jun 1774; d. 26 Apr 1806; mar. 1775 Margaret Cambella Walker; issue: Wm Douglas, Jean
Robert Lunan	1807-1850	b. 1779 (not in Angus); ord. 16 Apr 1807; d. 9 Apr 1850 the manse, Kinnettles; mar. (1) 1808 Isabella Smith; issue: Helen, Margaret, Robt, Eliz., Wm; mar. (2) 1843 Eliz., dau. of Geo. Bell; issue: Geo. Bell, min. of Newtyle
Robert Turner	1850-1899	b. 8 Mar 1826 Hamilton, son of Robert T.; ass. Largs 1849-1850; ord. (ass. & suc.) 10 Jan 1850; dem. 16 May 1899; d. 26 Apr 1903 Dunoon; mar. 1850 Marianne, dau. of Wm McFarlane, merchant, Glasgow; issue: Wm McFarlane; Robt; Eliz. Wylie; Marianne McFarlane; Margaret Fisher; John Kinross; Janet Wilson
Maunsell Grant Mackintosh Donald	1899-1941	b. 25 Aug 1871 Grantown MOR, son of James D.; M.A. 1891 B.D. 1895 Aberdeen; ass. Keith and Forfar; ord. 21 Sep 1899; d. 7 May 1941 Kinnettles; mar. 1905 Mary Henrietta, yr dau. of John Stevenson, LL.D., min. of Glamis; had issue
John Alexander Paterson	1941-1945	2nd son of John P.; ord. & ind. 19 Nov 1941; tr. to Haifa 1945; mar. 1941 Edith, dau. of James MacHardy
George Kinnear Wood	1946-1950	b. 1899 Yoker, son of William W., marine engineer; educ. Clydebank High School; M.A. Glasgow; tr. from Thornhill DFS & ind. to Kinnell 26 Jan 1933; tr. to Kells, New Galloway Jan 1937; tr. to St Ninian's, Stonehouse 1944; tr. here & ind. 26 Jun 1946; tr. George Street Church, Paisley 1950; d. 1990 Dunfermline; mar. 1927 Rose T. McKenzie; issue: rev. James L.K.

Ministers of Kinnettles Free Kirk, later U.F. Kirk

Thomas James Patteson (Pattison)	1845-1895	b. ca. 1817 Ireland; ord. 10 Oct 1845; due to retire Jun 1895; d. 14 Aug 1895 Kinnettles; mar. 1854 Agnes Smith; issue: Agnes Eliz.; Alexr Matth. Chas; Angelica Allison; Thos Edward; Marion Anne Scrimgeour Fotheringham; Frances Eliz. Anne; Mary S.; Anna Matilda Julia; Robina Mary
Peter Wilson	1895-1899	ord. 10 Oct 1895; res. 24 Dec 1899; went to Australia
John Bruce Wilson	1900-1906	b. ca. 1850 Dunblane PER; ass. 1st Free Kirk, Forfar 1899-1900; ord. 1 Feb 1900; res. Dec 1906; chaplain, Craigleith Poorhouse, Edinburgh
William Fairbairn	1907-1909	formerly Abercorn; lately Wynberg, S.A; ind. 4 Jul 1907; res. Dec 1909; tr. to Delting

Monumental inscriptions

Monuments in Kinnettles Kirkyard bearing pre-1855 information (ca. 40 stones) are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Angus, Vol. 1: Strathmore" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1993), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Angus MI - Vol. 1. Pre-1855 Strathmore" in their online shop.)

A fuzzy plan of interments and monumental inscriptions, with lair numbers and a few out-of-focus photographs of monuments in Kinnettles Kirkyard are at Kinnettles and District Heritage Group: Kirkyard.

The following are some inscriptions in Kinnettles Kirkyard:

[west] Also in memory of their father ANDREW MELVIN, merchant, Glasgow, who died and was interred there February 1813, aged 37 years. BARBARA MELVIN, his eldest daughter died at Forfar 22nd April 1879, aged 75 years; and is interred here. Also ELIZABETH JOHNSTON, relict of the above WILLIAM MELVIN, who died 11th November 1887 aged 76 years. MARGARET MELVIN, younger daughter of the above ANDREW MELVIN, who died at Forfar 18th July 1900, aged 89 years and is interred here

1840 Erected by JAMES RAE, farmer, North Mains of Kinnettles, in memory of his friends. The erector of this stone an elder of the parish died 19th April 1876, aged 79 years.

In memory of ROBERT, who died in 1856. MARIANNE MacFARLANE, who died in 1879. JEANETTE WILSON, who died at Davos-Platz, Switzerland in 1890. Son and daughters of Rev. ROBERT TURNER, minister of Kinnettles. His wife MARIANNE MacFARLANE, died 1898. The said Rev. ROBERT TURNER, died at Dunoon in 1903. MARGARET FISHER, daughter of above died at Helensburgh in 1919. ELIZABETH TURNER, last surviving daughter died 18th August 1932.

In the vault underneath lie the mortal remains of ANNE KEAN née NICOL born at Burnside Foffarty 21 Feb. 1802, died at the manse of Moonzie Fife 30 Dec. 1870. "Neither counted she her life dear."

[west] Ar L 1761 See hou Impartial Death Cutts Doun / Some in their Morning Some at иoon / Some in the Evening of their day / O therefore Mortals Watch and pray / That Death May never you Surprise / For as the tree Falls So it Lyes ; Memento mori

This stone was erected by JAMES PROCTOR in memory of his father JOHN PROCTOR geardner who died the 28th of Feby 1743 aged 56 years

Kinnettles war memorial 1914-1918
Located in front of the Duncan Hall

See also The Scottish War Memorials Project: Kinnettles.

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.

• Births & baptisms

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1858 - 1864 for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/221/6]

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

  • 1695 - 1854

• Banns & Marriages

  • 1709 - 1854

• Deaths & Burials

  • 1718 - 1805
  • 1820 - 1854

Church Session Records of Kinnettles Parish Church

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH2/221/...
Minutes	1710-1854	1
do	1736-1760, 1774-1775	2
do	1751-1753, 1756-1762, 1753-1782, 1794-1800	3
do	1782-1806	4
Congregational Board minutes	1955-1958	5
Baptisms	1858-1864, 1875-1956	6
Communion roll	1945-1977	7

Land owners

There were 5 proprietors of land in the parish in 1835:

• Earl of Strathmore
• Robert Douglas of Brigton
• John Inglis Harvey of Kinnettles
• Capt. John Laurenson of Invereighty
• John Wighton of Muiryknows

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

Year	male	female	total	ref.
1755			616	Dr Alexander Webster
1790	325	296	621	Old Statistical Account
1800	260	307	567
1811	242	280	522
1821	257	309	566
1831	246	301	547
1841
1851			460
1871	197	181	378
1881	196	190	386

After change of parish boundary:

Year	male	female	total
1891	171	169	340
1901	160	163	323
1911	165	145	310
1921	182	157	339

Testaments & wills

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

Mrs Mary Bower	dau. of decd. William Bower of Kinnettles, and spouse of John Ritchie esq.	7 Dec 1809
Patrick Bower of Kinnetles		25 Oct 1687
Grissell Buchan	sometime spouse to John Finlaw, in the Cottoune of Innerrichtie, par. of Kynnettills	14 Nov 1595
James Buchan	in Inglistoun, par. of Kynnettills	6 May 1620
John Donaldson	in Invereighty, par. of Kinnettles	22 Oct and 5 Dec 1751; 1 Jan and 12 Aug 1752
John Fairweather	cottar in Cauldsyde, par. of Kynnettills	24 Jul 1596
Christian Fuird	spouse to John Malcolme, in Tocherend, par. of Kinnettells	7 Aug 1648
Janet Fullarton	spouse of decd. David Guthrie, tenant in Brigton	28 & 29 Sep 1820
William Goodall	in Inglishtoun of Kinnettells	22 Aug 1694
David Guthrie	tenant at Millton of Brigton	10 Mar 1819
Robert Halkney	in Midiltoune of Brigtoune, par. of Kinnettills	6 May 1620
Janet Halsellis	spouse to David Nicol, in Innerrightie, par. of Kinnetles	24 Oct 1687
George Henderson	in Inglistoun of Kinnettills, par. of Kinnettills	22 Apr 1616
Janet Henderson	spouse to David Skirling, in the Kirktoun of Kynnettills par., there	8 Mar 1619
Thomas Henderson	in Inglistoun of Kinnettills, par. of Kinnettylls	7 Mar 1620
George Kinmond	innkeeper, Douglastown, spouse of Margaret Stewart	6 & 23 Jul 1812
Janet Kinninmonth	spouse to John Adam, in Inglistoun, par. of Kynnettis	16 Nov 1625
Elspeth Kyd	spouse to James Lyon, in Kinnetles	23 Apr 1686
Agnes Langlands	relict of Andrew Henderson, in Inglischtoun, par. of Kinnettles	6 Nov 1621
Alexander Langlands	in Inglistoun of Kinnettills	28 Nov 1616
David Lindsay of Kinnettills		11 Mar 1614
Alexander Littlejohn	in Cottoun of Inglistoune, par. of Kinnettills	30 Mar 1615
Eupham Milne	spouse to George Kid, cotter in Innerritchie, par. of Kinnettills	24 Dec 1617
William Mitchell	weaver in the Cottoun of Innerrichtie, par. of Kinnetles	4 Mar 1687
Euphame Mylne	in Richtie, par. of Kynnettills	12 Jul 1624
George Simpson of Inverighty	par. of Kinnettles	4 Mar 1786
Pattoun Steven	cotterman in Kinnettills	2 Feb 1600
Alexander Strachan, fiar of Brigtoune	par. of Kinnettills	16 Aug 1614
George Strachan	in Cottoun of Inglistoune, par. of Kinnetills	15 Dec 1626
John Thomson	in Pellfaldsis of Innerraretie, par. of Kinnettills	25 Mar 1620
Andrew Wardroper	in Inglistoune, par. of Kinnettells	3 Jan 1650 and 28 Apr 1651
Agnes Waugh	spouse to John Findlaw, in Puilfaulds, par. of Kinnetles	22 Nov 1627
David Whitton	tenant at Mill of Kinnettles	26 Mar 1814
David Wilson	in Drumgley, sher. of Forfar	8 Mar 1648
David Wilson	lawful son to umquhile David Wilsone, in Drumgley, par. of Forfar [now in Kinnettles]	18 Oct 1649

Testaments registered at St Andrews that have been lost, for which only entries in the minute books are extant.

Mr William Gray of Invereichty	advocate	10 Apr 1734
George Lindsay	in Invereighty, par. of Kinnettles	10 Aug 1725
Patrick Rae	in Inglistoun of Kinnettles	9 Oct 1728
Mr William Wingate	minister at Kinnettles	3 Oct 1735
Andrew Wood	in Back Cotton of Invereightie	10 Dec 1729

Testaments of Kinnettles people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Brechin, 1576-1823
'T' before the date indicates that the copy in the register is lost, but the original testament is extant.

James Gray	merchant in Dundee, lawful son of the deceased William Gray of Invereighty, by Lady Margaret Erskine, his spouse	29 Dec 1724
George Guthrie	sometime in Kinnettles, thereafter in Dundee	26 & 29 Jun 1821
Alexander Lindsay	indweller in Dundee, son to William Lindsay, brother-german to David Lindsay of Kynnetles	T. 11 Jun 1645
Sir Thomas Moodie of Kinnettles, knight	provost of Dundee	T. -- 1661
Margaret Campbell Walker	widow of Mr David Fernie, minister of Kinnettles	25 Apr 1822
John Webster	tenant at Invereighty, afterwards residing in Dundee	T. 8 Dec 1800

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

Thomas Buchan	at the Myltoun of Brigtoun, par. of Kynnettills, sher. of Forfar	2 Mar 1596-7
Jonet Buchart	sometime spouse to John Forrest, in Inglistoun of Kynnettillis	10 Jul 1577
Mr Andro Davidson	parson of Kinnettills	28 May 1593
Thomas Fleming	in Ingliston of Kynnettills	5 Dec 1577
Jonet Furde	sometime spouse to James Buchert, in Inglistoun of Kynnettills	21 Feb 1577-8
John Moncur	in Mylnetoun of Kynnettills, sher. of Forfar	2 Feb 1598-9
Thomas Mylne	in Litill-Leckothie, par. of Kinnettills, sher. of Forfar	10 Nov 1599
David Skirling	in the Kirktoun of Kynnettillis	24 Oct 1577
David Tarbat	in Tarquhappie, par. of Kynnettills	20 Feb 1577-8
Jonet Templeman	sometime spouse to Robert Smart, in Inglistoun of Kynnettills, sher. of Forfar	19 Feb 1577-8
John Volum	in Kincreych, par. of Kinnettills, in Angus	30 Aug 1599
Margaret Waugh	and David Whyte, her spouse, in Leckewey, par. of Kynnettills in Angus	9 Feb 1592-3

Clock & watch tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Kinnettles:

NRS ref. E326/12/2/59

Farm horse tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Kinnettles:

• NRS ref. E326/10/3/42
• NRS ref. E326/10/9/136