Fetteresso (Kincardineshire)

Introduction

The town of Stonehaven lies partly in Fetteresso and partly in Dunnottar. The page for the parish of Dunnottar may also contain material of interest.

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 Fetteresso
  • General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire

Photo-books - old photographs of Fetteresso

• Brian H. Watt - Old Newtonhill and Muchalls (Catrine: Stenlake, 2005: ISBN 9781840333091)
• Brian H. Watt - Old Stonehaven (Catrine: Stenlake, 2000: ISBN 9781840330144)

Statistical accounts of Fetteresso

• Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 12, p. 591
• New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 244

Maps of Fetteresso and Stonehaven

Photographs of places

Geograph.org: Fetteresso - recent photographs of Fetteresso. National Grid ref. NO8585.

Geograph.org: Stonehaven - recent photographs of Stonehaven. National Grid ref. NO8786.

Geograph.org: Muchalls - recent photographs of Muchalls. National Grid ref. NO9092.

Geograph.org: Newtonhill - recent photographs of Newtonhill. National Grid ref. NO9193.

ScotlandsPlaces: Stonehaven - recent & old photographs of Stonehaven; also maps, plans & other records

Local societies

Stonehaven Heritage Society

Fetteresso parish church

The ruined kirk is located at National Grid ref. NO853857. Some history of the church is here. There is also an RCAHMS Site Record for the church.

Parish ministers 1560-1900

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 Christison	1560-1570	also had Glenbervie and Dunnottar in the charge; rem. to Glenbervie bef. 28 Sep 1570
Robert Rait	1563	reader
[Peter Brown]	1570s	held parsonage; min.?; d. bef. 24 Nov 1579
Andrew Mylne primus	1579-1605	min. at Stracathro with Dunlappie 1567; schoolmaster Montrose 1569 (& taught James Melvill); tr. to Dunnottar 1574; pres. 24 Nov 1579; d. 1605 "a learned, honest, kynd man, ver skiful & diligent"; mar. Elspeth Chalmer; issue: Andrew, min. here
Andrew Mylne secundus	1605-1640	son of above; M.A. St Andrews 1601; adm. 1605; d. 12 Oct 1640, aged 57; mar. (1) (contr. 1611) Elspeth, dau. of James Mowat in Reidcloak; (2) Cath. Erskine; issue: 18, incl. Isobel (mar. 1629 Robert Leslie, burgess of Aberdeen)
Patrick Leslie	1640-1649	M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1629; min. of Skene; tr. & adm. 13 Dec 1640; dep. Oct 1649; mar. Isobel Smith; issue: Wm
John Mylne	1662-1703	son of George Mylne, min. of Premnay; M.A. Marischal 1657; adm. bef. 14 Jun 1662; d. Jan 1703; mar. Christian Innes; issue: James, writer, Stonehaven; Helen; Kath. (mar. Richard Maitland, min. of Nigg); Alexr, min. of Udny
Gideon Guthrie	1703-1705	b. 1663 Fordoun, 2nd son of Harry Guthrie of Halkerton; intruded at Glenmuick 1697-8; tutor to sons of Wm, 9th earl Marischal; adm. bef. 26 Dec 1703; excluded 21 Mar 1705; intruded Brechin 1709; dep. 3 Oct 1716; later in Edinburgh, then Carmyllie; d. 1732; mar. 1706 Anne, dau. of Andrew Melville, min. of Morham; issue: Wm, author; Harry, writer in Edinburgh; Margaret; Isobel
John Webster	1705-1707	M.A.; ord. 13 Mar 1705; tr. to New Deer 29 Apr 1707
David Burn	1709-1749	ord. 2 Nov 1709; d. 28 May 1749; mar. 1714 Isobel, dau. of James Durham of Largo; issue: Ann; Eliz. (mar. Alexr Angus, bookseller, Aberdeen); Isobel; David, min. of Largo; John
[Peter Ross]	1715	episcopal min; intruded here 1715, ejecting David Burn from the manse; dep. 1716
Alexander Forbes	1750-1758	b. 1722, son of Geo. F., schoolmaster, Foveran; ord. 31 Jan 1750; d. 23 Jan 1758; mar. 1751 Jean Forbes; issue: Alexr; Arthur, M.A.; Wm, M.A.
John Ballantyne	1760-1762	ord. 20 Mar 1735 S. Ronaldsay; tr. & adm. 1 May 1760; d. 15 Aug 1762; mar. 1738 Margaret, dau. of Morris Trent of Pitcully; issue: Margaret, Maurice, Wm
William Shank	1763-1763	b. 29 Jun 1739, son of Alexr Shank, min. of St Cyrus; ord. 2 Mar 1763; d. unmar. 8 Jul 1763
John Hucheon	1764-1800	b. 1733; ord. 7 Mar 1764; d. 27 Feb 1800; mar. 1764 Mary, dau. of James Morison of Elsick, provost of Aberdeen; issue: David, advocate in Aberdeen; Alexr; Isabel (mar. William Paul, min. of Maryculter); James; mary; James, M.A.
George Thomson	1800-1862	b. 1775 BAN, gson of Alexr Chalmers, min. of Glass; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1792; ord. 18 Sep 1800; d. 15 Jul 1862; mar. 1807 Margaret Kemp
John Watt	1845-1889	b. ca. 1820 Lumphanan; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1841; ord. (ass. & suc.) 25 Sep 1845; res. 25 Oct 1889; d. 23 Jul 1893 Dunedin, N.Z.; mar. 1855 Eliz. Hector, eldest dau. of George Birnie of Johnston; issue: Eliz. Leslie (mar. 1883 James Pitcairn Sym, W.S.); Geo. Birnie; John; Thomas David, min. of Glengairn; James Leslie, M.B., C.M.; Wm Birnie; Gordon Beattie, min. of Forres; Harry Lawson, merchant, N.Z.
James Robertson	1890-1904	M.A., B.D.; tr. from Garturk 30 Apr 1890; tr. to Anderston Glasgow 4 Oct 1904; mar.; issue: Isabella; Charles; Jane Patricia
James Beattie Burnett	1905-	b. 5 Jul 1865 St Cyrus, son of Joseph B.; M.A. 1886 B.D. 1889 Aberdeen; ass. Kinghorn; ord. Aberlemno 24 Sep 1891; tr. & adm. 8 Mar 1905; D.D. Aberdeen 1931; d. 1 Oct 1945 Aberdeen; mar. 1897 Helen May, only dau. of Geo. W. Christison, tea-planter; issue: James Beattie

Ministers of Cookney quoad sacra, 1843-1920
Cookney Kirk, at NO871933, was built as a chapel of ease, 1817. The quoad sacra parish of Cookney was disjoined from Fetteresso, 16 Mar 1859. A new building was erected in 1885. It is now used as business premises.

Alexander Grant	1843-1843	b. 1795 Aberdeen, son of Alexr G., grocer; M.A. Marischal 1820; schoolmaster and missionary here; ord. 1843; joined Free Kirk 1843; tr. to Lumphanan Free Kirk 1844; d. 25 Apr 1870; mar. 1832 Eliza Russell; Alexr, missionary
Patrick Clerihew	1845-1852	b. 1810 Old Machar; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1834; missionary 1845; ord. 1849; res. 1852; d. 10 Dec 1868 Maryborough, Queensland
John Barrack	1853-1867	M.A.; ord. 25 Jan 1853; adm. first min. of parish 1859; tr. to Falkland 1867
James Taylor	1867-1900	b. 1831 Peterhead, son of Geo. T; M.A. Aberdeen 1848; schoolmaster St Fergus; ord. 9 Aug 1867; res. 5 Dec 1900; d. 31 Jan 1904 Stonehaven; mar. 1867 Mary Whyte, dau. of Dr Nathaniel Lawrence, Longside; issue: Isabella Johnston, Beatrice Jane, Mary Whyte Lawrence, Georgiana Janet
Alexander Mackenzie	1901-1919	b. 1869 Cromdale, son of Alexr Mack.; ass. Kilmorack, Dunnottar and St Machar's; ord. 24 Apr 1901; tr. to Banchory Devenick 11 Jul 1919; mar. 1903 Mary Young, dau. of James Henderson, Aberdeen; had issue
Andrew Elvin Hart	1919-	b. 1889 Glasgow, son of Archd H.; M.A. Glasgow 1915; ass. Rutherglen; ord. 15 Oct 1919; mar. 1919 Ethel, dau. of Wm Burns

Ministers of Rickarton quoad sacra, 1872-1929
Rickarton Kirk, at NO816891, was built in 1871. The quoad sacra parish of Rickarton was disjoined from Fetteresso and Glenbervie, 22 Jan 1872.

John Reith	1872-1898	b. 1842 St Cyrus, son of John R., surgeon; M.A. Aberdeen 1866; B.D. Edinburgh 1869; ass. Ladhope and Dysart; ord. 8 Aug 1872; res. 30 Nov 1898; d. 23 Feb 1923; mar. (1) 1872 Mary, dau. of Thos Buchanan, farmer; issue: Mary Janet; John; Thomas Buchanan, teacher; Louisa; mar. (2) 1905 Isabella Carmichael, dau. of Wm Blackwood
James Scott Naismith	1899-1906	b. 1865 Stonehouse LKS, son of Robt N.; M.A. 1884 B.Sc. 1886 Glasgow; ass. St John's Dundee; ord. 26 Apr 1899; d. unm. 31 May 1906
Robert Scarth Valentine Logie	1906-1919	b. 1868, son of William Logie, D.D., min. of Dirleton; M.A. Edinburgh 1890; ass. St Paul's Perth, St Bernard's Edinburgh, and Kelvinhaugh; ord. 17 Oct 1906; tr. to Aberdalgie 12 Mar 1919; mar. (1) 1906 Jean Elliot, dau. of Robt L. Turnbull, Falnash; had issue; (2) 1917 Ethel Margaret Therese, dau. of William Masson, min. of Culsalmond; had issue
Francis McHardy	1919-1923	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. from Monquhitter 3 Oct 1919; tr. to Garvock 25 Oct 1923; mar. 1904 Helen Hannah, dau. of Wm A. P. Sanderson, Galashiels; issue
Joseph McKenzie McPherson	1924-1929	b. 1875 Aberdour, son of Neil McP; M.A. 1895 B.D. 1899 Aberdeen; ass. South & East Parishes Aberdeen; ord. Birsay 11 May 1900; tr. to Newmill 8 Feb 1906; tr. & adm. 12 Mar 1924; tr. to Dunnichen 27 Feb 1929; D.D. Aberdeen 1930; tr. to Forglen 17 Apr 1931; dem. 30 Nov 1939; d. 26 Jun 1944; mar. (1) 1900 Loveday, yst dau. of Alexr Murray, Aberdeen; had issue; ; mar. (2) 1930 Jane C. Stirling

Ministers of the North United Free Church, Fetteresso

Peter B. Crowley

?-1901-?

b. ca. 1856 Dundee; mar. Jessie ---; issue: Wm; Beatrice J.

Ministers of the South United Free Church, Fetteresso

Henry Esson Michie

?-1901-?

b. ca. 1844 Birse ABD; d. 2 Apr 1937; min. of Methlick Free Kirk in 1891; mar. Margaret ---

Ministers of the Bourtreebush United Free Church, Cookney, Fetteresso

Alexander D. Watson

?-1901-?

b. ca. 1855 Calcutta; mar. Ethel V. D. ---

Ministers of St Ternan's Episcopal Church, Muchalls

John Troup	?-?	b. ca. 1701; d. 17 Aug 1776 Muchalls; mar. Rebecca Mouat; issue: Isobel, Rebecca, Irvine
James Smith	?-1841-?	b. ca. 1805 KCD; mar. Olivia --; issue: Robt; James; John; Isabella
William Hatt	?-1871-1901-?	b. ca. 1838 Fyvie ABD

Ministers of the Congregational Church in Stonehaven

See Congregational ministers in Stonehaven.

Monumental inscriptions

Monuments in Fetteresso Kirkyard (ca. 520 stones), and also at Cowie (ca. 200 stones), at Elsick (1 stone) and at the Howff of Ury (Urie) (17 stones) bearing pre-1855 information 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 Fetteresso in vol. 1 of his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", pp. 75-80; at the Howff of Ury on pp. 80-4; at Cowie on pp. 53-5; at Elsick on p. 55

Full texts of all extant inscriptions in Cowie Kirkyard have been published by the Aberdeen & North-East Scotland FHS. They have an online search facility for names of people on the monuments they have recorded. Their list of publications is here.

Fetteresso war memorials

• Scottish War Memorials Project: Cookney

• Scottish War Memorials Project: Rickarton

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 Fetteresso and for Cowie are held by the Registrar in Stonehaven. See Kincardine and Mearns Burial Grounds.

• Deaths & Burials

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • Register kept by gravedigger of interments in Fetteresso and Dunnottar churchyards, 1891-1917 [NRS ref. HR483/10]

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

  • 1620 - 1643
  • 1716 - 1854

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1848 - 1854 for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/153/9]

• Banns & Marriages

  • 1620 - 1643
  • 1716 - 1717
  • 1819 - 1854

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1848 - 1855 for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/153/9]

• Deaths & Burials

  • 1820 - 1847

  Additionally, in the National Records:

  • 1848 - 1854 (with gaps) for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/153/9]

Church Session Records of Fetteresso Parish Church

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH2/153/...
Minutes	1640-1672	1
do	1716-1754	2
do	1736-1767	3
do	1767-1818	4
do	1819-1857	5
Scroll minutes	1755-1761	6
Cash books	1767-1781	7
do	1785-1818	8
Baptisms	1848-1899	9
Marriages	1848-1855	9
do	1890-1891	9
Deaths (with gaps)	1848-1854	9
Catechumens	1846-1897	9
Minutes	1857-1910	10
do	1910-1940	11
do	1940-1955	12
do	1955-1968	13
do	1968-1980	14
do	1980-1990	15
Congregational Board minutes	1964-1969	16
Communion register - roll of male heads of families in full communion with the church	1834-1875	17
Communion register	1876-1887	18
do	1888-1892	19
Communicants' roll	1876-1879	20
do	1884-1926	21 to 26
Proclamations	1856-1932	27
do	1960-1975	28
Poors' Fund cash book	1819-1833	29
do	1834-1847	30
Cash book & ledger	1878-1882	31
Cash book	1882-1899	32
do	1900-1919	33
do	1920-1926	34
do	1933-1939	35
Ledger	1882-1900	36
do	1900-1914	37
do	1920-1923	38
do	1924-1937	39
Church collections	1846-1863	40
do	1867-1878	41
Cairnhill School Fund	1867-1871	42
Collections for the Schemes of the Church	1873-1878	42

Church Session Records of Rickarton Church quoad sacra
Built in 1871, disjoined from Fetteresso and Glenbervie in 1872

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH2/1196/...
Minutes	1872-1980	1
Communion roll	1872-1900	1
Baptismal register	1902-1979	2
Proclamation register	1933-1975	3
Communion roll	1946-1979	4
Property register	1971-1979	5

Church Session Records of Bourtreebush Free Church
later, United Free; Church of Scotland

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH3/414/...
Minutes	1876-1917	1
do	1917-1937	2
Deacons' Court minutes	1882-1945	3

Fetteresso Heritors' records

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. HR483/...
Minutes	1844-1865	1
Minute book	1869-1900	2
do	1900-1927	3
Minutes	1845-1900	4
Accounts	1843-1927	5
Papers re ecclesiastical buildings, etc. (church, manse, churchyard, school, glebe)	1812-1925	6
Papers re transference of property to Church of Scotland General Trustees	1925-1928	7
Correspondence, etc.	1845-1927	8
Papers re poor relief	1840-1850	9
Register kept by gravedigger of interments in Fetteresso and Dunnottar churchyards	1891-1917	10
Miscellaneous papers	1821-1890	11

Estate & family records

• Papers of the Barclay Allardice family of Urie & Allardice, 1201-1902 - NRS ref. GD49 - Allardice of that ilk, Barclay of Urie, Barclay Allardice of Allardice

• Papers of the Duff Family of Fetteresso, ca.1247-1914 - NRS ref. GD105

Episcopal Church Records

Various records, 1727-1934, for St Ternan's Episcopal Church, Muchalls are among the Brechin Diocesan Library Manuscripts at Dundee University Archives [ref. BrMS 10]. These include:

• Baptisms 1727-1881
• Confirmations 1856-1882
• Catechumens 1832-1881
• Marriages 1804-1885
• Burials 1813-1881

Poor

Information, maps & photographs of Kincardineshire Combination Poorhouse, Stonehaven.

Following records are held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:

Nature of record	Dates	Ref.
Fetteresso Parochial Board: Minute Book	1846 - 1863	AS/KPfes/1
do	1863 - 1873	AS/KPfes/2
do	1873 - 1881	AS/KPfes/3
do	1881 - 1891	AS/KPfes/4
Fetteresso Parochial Board / Parish Council: Minute Book	1891 - 1902	AS/KPfes/5
Fetteresso Parish Council: Minute Book	1902 - 1914	AS/KPfes/6
do	1914 - 1926	AS/KPfes/7
do	1926 - 1930	AS/KPfes/8
Fetteresso Parochial Board: General Register of the Poor	1865 - 1891	AS/KPfes/10
Fetteresso Parochial Board / Parish Council: General Register of the Poor	1894 - 1923	AS/KPfes/11
do	1867 - 1934	AS/KPfes/12
Fetteresso Parish Council: Minute Book	1895 - 1930	AS/KPfes/14

School records

The following collections of records are held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:

Nature of record	Dates	Ref.
Arduthie Primary School, Stonehaven	1969 - 1979	ED/GR6S/K3
Mackie Academy	1893 - 1970	ED/GR6S/K30
Netherley School	1876 - 1989	ED/GR6S/K34
Cairnhill School	1901 - 1969	ED/KC5/106
Cookney School	1874 - 1969	ED/KC5/107
Muchalls School	1875 - 1969	ED/KC5/115
Rickarton School	1873 - 1971	ED/KC5/118
Stonehaven Robert Street School (Previously Fetteresso School)	1873 - 1971	ED/KC5/120
Tewel School	1875 - 1972	ED/KC5/121

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			3082	Dr Alexander Webster
1764			3500	"by an exact survey" - see New Stat. Account
1790			3370	Old Statistical Account
1801			3687
1811			4252
1821	2071	2412	4483
1831			5109
1841			5155
1851
1871	2665	3000	5665
1881	2649	2892	5541
1891	2655	2872	5527
1901	2533	2876	5409
1911	2266	2695	4961
1921	2512	3188	5700

Testaments & wills

Fetteresso 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 Fetteresso people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823
for which the index makes explicit mention of Fetteresso

Janet Allan	spouse to Magnus Charles, in Spythill	19 Jun 1619
Elizabeth Allardyce	relict of Mr James Raitt, minister at Dunnotar	21 Jun 1688
Robert Andrew	in Cottertoun of Muchellis	20 Apr 1615
Alexander Annan(d)	in Findlastoun	19 Jan 1639
Jean Arbuthnot	lawful daughter to umquhile Robert Arbuthnot, sometime of Little Fiddes	5 Nov 1684
William Bartlett	sometime par. of St Martin's-in-the-Fields, county of Middlesex, carpenter there, afterwards at Fetteresso	12 Jul 1748
David Bedie	in Toux	28 Aug 1616
Marion Bervie	spouse to George Angus, at the Mylne of Mowttie	31 Jul 1628
George Bisset	mariner in Stonehaven	25 Mar 1788
John Brown, elder	in the Maynes of Muchells	21 Aug 1617
Bessie Carngill	spouse to Thomas Fat, in Mochellis	20 Apr 1615
Elspet Chalmers	spouse to Mr Andrew Milne, minister at Fetteresso	6 Oct 1614
Margaret Cheyne	in Kirktoun of Fetteresso	31 May 1686
Helen Clerk	spouse to James Deans, in Magra	27 Feb 1618
James Clerk	mason in Cowie	1 Apr 1607
James Cokkie	cotter in Carngriss	25 Aug 1614
Margaret Collie	spouse to Charles Sowttar, in Magra	11 Dec 1638
Marion Cook	spouse to George Parkie, in Cairnegryssie	11 Dec 1638
Alexander Craig	in Blakbalk	20 Apr 1615
Georg Craig	shoemaker in Cookney	23 Sep 1758
Margaret Craig	spouse to Thomas Payntir, in Monqueich	13 Aug 1613
Patrick Cushnie	merchant in Stonehaven	18 Jan 1783
James Davidson	in Tieriebuill	19 Jun 1619
Agnes Deveny	sometime spouse to Archibald Duncan, in Balnageicht	25 Aug 1613
James Downie	in Montqueich	3 Apr 1627
Agnes Duncan	spouse to William Gordon, in Cairnihill	13 Oct 1683
John Duncan	husbandman in Cantrahills	1 Apr 1607
Margaret Duncan	spouse to John Downy, in Montqueich	17 Feb 1620
Adam Duthie	in Quantlawhills	22 Nov 1627
James Duthie	in Huikay	20 Apr 1615
Magnus Duthie	in Skaitraw	4 Mar 1676
William Duthie	in Burnhaugh	13 Jan 1724
Stevin Duthies	in Bogis	3 Aug 1616
Janet Fairlie	in Clerkinscheillis	1 Apr 1607
Catharine Forbes	spouse to Alexander Lanie, in Greenheads	11 Apr 1684
Magnus Forbes	in Over Auchquhortes	25 May 1626
David Fothringhame	late in Auchtochter, thereafter in Grains	3 Feb 1749
Christian Fraser	spouse to Mr Andrew Leslie, in Montqueich	17 Dec 1618
Isobel Gavin	spouse to John Gowe, in Over Cragie	21 Aug 1617
Francis Gibson	miln of Fewel	11 Apr 1804
Ann Gordon	relict of Dr William Young, late of Falside, thereafter residing in Stonehaven	26 Feb 1796
David Graham	in Nether Craigie	3 Aug 1616
Robert Hall	in Burn of Orochie	21 Oct 1684
James Hampton	at the Kirk of Fetteresso	19 Jun 1619
James Henderson	in Smallburne	16 Sep 1606
James Henderson	in Montqueich	20 Apr 1615
Marie Home	in Arduthie, relict of James Thomson, sometime in Forrest-mylnes	15 Nov 1703
Thomas Innes	sometime in Blackhills	23 Oct 1690
Isobel Johnstone	spouse to William Forfar, in Auchollie	18 Oct 1681
Agnes Jolly	spouse to Alexander Duncan, in Toadstack	21 Feb 1718
Mr James Keith of Anguharsh	late sherriff-depute of Kincardine	9 Jun 1712
John Keith of Cowtoune	par. of Fetteresso	1 Sep 1618
Gilbert Kerr	in Glaslo	21 Dec 1615
Isobel Kyd	spouse to George Middiltoun, in Muchalls	12 Aug 1613
Elspet Leighton	spouse to William Keath of Bruntoun	5 Jun 1627
Margaret Leonard	spouse to John Man, in Sawchinschaw	11 May 1614
Marion Leslie	spouse to Walter Leonard, in Bannagavis	20 Apr 1615
George Logie	sheriff-clerk of Kincardine	25 Sep and 7 Dec 1752
Isobel Mackie	sometime spouse to Peter Mason, cotterman in Tillieswandlie	4 Jan 1606
Isobel Massie	in Muchells, spouse of John Mowat	25 Jul 1635
John Meason	schepherd in Ravinsnab	4 Jan 1606
John Meason	in Montqueich	11 Dec 1638
Andrew Middleton	in Carmondsyd	25 Jun 1614
George Middleton	in Mains of Muchells	22 Nov 1627
John Milne	Miln of Stonehaven, Fetteresso	11 Apr & 9 Oct 1804
William Mollison	at Myln of Muchalls	13 Jun 1676
Alexander Mowat	in Readcloak	1 Jun 1686
Alexander Mowat	in Corslay	7 Jul 1687
George Mowat	sometime at the Myln of Manquhich	15 Oct 1681
Gilbert Mowat	son to umquhile John Mowat, sometime in Nethertoun in Elsik	4 Jun 1616
Hugh and Magnus Mowat	lawful sons to the deceased Alexander Mowat, in Corsley	13 Sep 1710
James Mowat	in Redclook	13 Aug 1613
James Mowat	sometime at Reidcloak	22 Mar 1693
John Mowat	in Nether Elsik	21 Dec 1615
William Mowat	in Tries	1 Jun 1686
Christian Murray	spouse to Archibald Lepar, in Cowy	3 Jun 1626
Isobel Murray	spouse to James Trudell, cotter in Craigie	25 Aug 1614
Thomas Naughtie	sometime in Over Wyndings	15 Feb 1686
William Naughtie	sometime in Kirktoun of Fetteresso	22 Oct 1685
Malie Norie	spouse to Hew Sneit, cotter in Clochnahall	25 Aug 1614
Alexander Paul	mail coach driver between Stonehaven & Bervie, residing in Links of Arduthie	11 May 1810
Margaret Perkie	spouse to Patrick Myln, in Chapletoun	4 Mar 1676
John Ramsay	in Megray	16 Jul 1636
Mr William Reid	in Cowie	24 Jan 1626
Janet Robb	par. of Fetteresso	13 Aug 1613
David Robertson	residing at Snob, previously in Bossholes of Fetteresso	18 Aug 1823
Elspet Robertson	spouse to William Braboner, in Findlastoun	5 Jun 1627
Margaret Robertson	spouse to John Blackhall, cotar in Clochnahill	21 Aug 1617
Stephan Robertson	in Cowtoun	25 Jul 1635
Barbara Rollie	last spouse to David Bedie, in Cottoun	5 May 1617
Lieutenant Alexander Rose	in Newgrodie, thereafter in Stonehaven	9 Feb 1776
John Ross	tenant in Boghadlie	25 Mar 1782
Janet Scott	sometime spouse to Andrew Buchan, in Cowtoun	4 Jan 1606
George Shepherd	in Burgetbuss	15 Mar 1637
James Silver	merchant in Balnagicke	4 May 1752
Isobel Smith	spouse to George Mowat, in Sauchinshaw	24 Jan 1683
Isobel Soutar	spouse to Charles Walcar, in Cowtoune	27 Feb 1618
Robert Spark	merchant in Stonehyve	20 Oct 1721
Mr James Thomson	in Arduthie	20 Dec 1704
Margaret Walker	spouse to Archibald Lowrie, in Carmonsyde	25 Aug 1614
James Wood of Woodburnden		5 Feb 1821
Isobel Young	spouse to William Beattie, younger, in Elphhill	7 Jul 1687

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

Robert Gavin	in Bogheadlie	14 Jul 1736
William Gray	merchant in Stonehaven	24 Feb 1731

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

Alexander Duncan	in Megra, par. of Fetterresso, in the Mearns	30 Aug 1609
William Forfar	in Coutlahillis, par. of Fetteresso, in the Mearns	3 Jun 1603
Margaret Ker	sometime spouse to Mr John Foullertoun, in Cowie, in the Mearnes	(vol. 45) 28 Jul 1609
Jonet Knowes	sometime spouse to George Spankein, in Cowie, par. of Fetterresso, in the Mearns	2 Jun 1601
Jonet Leg	sometime spouse to John Lintoun, in Montqueich, par. of Fetteresso, in the Mearns	3 Jun 1603
Madge Mearnes	relict of George Wilson, in the Kirktoun of Fetteresso, in the Mearns	25 Feb 1609
John Moncur	in Cowie, par. of Fetteresso, in the Mearns	(vol. 45) 29 Jul 1609
James Murray of Wodheid of Urie	par. of Fetteresso, in the Mearns	9 Mar 1605
David Patoun	in the Touchis, par. of Fetterresso, in the Mearns	(vol. 45) 30 Aug 1609
Margaret Ranie	sometime spouse to James Mylne, miller at Elsick, par. of Fetteresso, sher. of the Mearns	1 Aug 1603
Roger Strachan	in Glithnoch, par. of Fetteresso, in the Mearns	10 Mar 1609
George Wilson	in the Kirktoun of Fetteresso, in the Mearns	25 Feb 1609

Stonehaven Sheriff Court records, ca. 1600 to 1975

See the Summary of the Records of Stonehaven Sheriff Court on the page for court records.

Clock & watch tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Fetteresso:

NRS ref. E326/12/2/79

Farm horse tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Fetteresso:

• NRS ref. E326/10/3/130
• NRS ref. E326/10/10/8

Places of interest

• ScotlandsPlaces: Stonehaven - an extensive collection of photographs, maps and records
• Stonehaven on Wikipedia