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) |
- See also, for history of the parish:
- The Statistical accounts of Fordoun
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire
Charles Forbes Buchan - The Old Chapel of Palladius and its Story (Montrose, 1875)
W. Cramond - The Annals of Fordoun: being Extracts from Records Relating to the Affairs of the Parish of Fordoun from the Earliest Times to the Year 1894 (Montrose, 1894)
John Menzies - Historical Sketches in Fordoun (Montrose, 1887)
Charles A. Mollyson - The Parish of Fordoun: Chapters in its History or Reminiscences of Place and Character (Aberdeen: John Rae Smith, 1893) - here
Statistical accounts of Fordoun
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 4, p. 494
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 66
- 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1957
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1863-4, published 1868
For the full range of maps of Fordoun, see National Library's Maps.
See Geograph.org: Auchenblae - recent photographs of Auchenblae. National Grid ref. NO7278.
Located in Auchenblae, at National Grid ref. NO726784. Built in 1829.
Above: Fordoun Kirk
Above: remains of St Palladius's Chapel, in the parish kirkyard. Partly demolished in 1828, it forms the burial aisle of the Irvines of Monboddo and Burnetts of Monboddo. See also this Leaflet about the Chapel.
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 Smyth | 1563 | reader |
| Patrick Boncle | 1563-1604 | min. here 1563; min. here with Fettercairn and Newdosk in the charge in 1567; tr. to Laurencekirk bef. 1575; pres. to vicarage here 28 Jan 1576-7, and had Newdosk also in the charge; still min. 1604; d. bef. 1607 |
| Adam Walker | 1599-1634 | M.A. St Andrews 1589; pres. to vicarage 16 Aug 1599, as colleague to Boncle; d. 25 Aug 1634; mar. Elspeth Erskine, who survived him; Patrick, James, both apprenticed in Edinburgh |
| Oliver Houston | 1634-1654 | M.A. Edinburgh 1626; pres. 15 Nov 1634; still min. 1654; mar. Margaret Findlaw; issue: Alexr |
| David Ochterlony | 1658-1691 | son of John O., citizen of Brechin; M.A. St Andrews 1643; schoolmaster; ord. Oathlaw 8 Aug 1650; tr. & adm. aft. 23 Sep 1658; d. Feb 1691, aged ca. 68; mar. (1) Margaret Carnegie; issue: John, min. here; David; Agnes (mar. James Farquharson of Tullochcoy); also? Cath. (mar. Alexr Arbuthnot, min. of Arbuthnot); mar. (2) Mary Erskine |
| John Ochterlony | 1691-1712 | son of above; adm. to Balmerino FIF 1682; left there bef. 21 Mar 1690; intruded here bef. 31 Jul 1691; d. 27 Jan 1712; mar. 1704 Margaret, dau. of John Barclay of Johnston; issue: Mary, John, Peter, Margaret |
| David Henderson | 1712-1713 | M.A. Edinburgh 1705; ord. 24 Dec 1712; d. Apr/May 1713, aged ca. 28, probably unmar. |
| Gilbert Anderson | 1714-1746 | ord. 8 Dec 1714; d. 15 Oct 1746; mar. 1719 Christian, dau. of David Brown, min. of Blackfriars Glasgow; issue: Christian, Eliz., Geo., Janet |
| William Forbes | 1747-1771 | son of Thomas Forbes of Thornton; ord. 9 Sep 1747; d. 20 Mar 1771; mar. 1748 Susanna, dau. of Wm Walker, dyster, Aberdeen; issue: Thos; Mary Ann (mar. Rev. Austin Johnson); Janet; Eliz. (mar. Prof. Wm Duncan, Aberdeen); Margaret; Middleton (mar. Wm Bell, merchant, Leith); Phoebe (mar. 1801 Alexr Scott, purser, R.N.) |
| Alexander Leslie | 1771-1807 | b. 29 Oct 1733, son of James Leslie, min. of St Fergus BAN; M.A. marischal 1757[?]; ord. Durris 5 Apr 1759; tr. & adm. 31 Oct 1771; d. 15 Sep 1807; mar. 1763 Margaret, dau. of Lewis Reid, min. of Strachan; issue: James, min here; Lewis; Thos; Janet; Eliz. (mar. William Lindsay of Oatlands, writer); Alexr, of Birkwood, merchant, Glasgow; Grace; Lewis; John; Wm |
| James Leslie | 1788-1843 | b. 14 Mar 1764 Durris, son of above; ord. (ass. & suc.) 12 Jun 1788; D.D. Glasgow; dem. 18 Oct 1843; d. 20 Mar 1858 Stonehaven, unmar. |
| James Flowerdew | 1844-1845 | ord. Eassie & Nevay 17 Apr 1828; tr. & adm. 22 Feb 1844; d. 22 Aug 1845 unmar. |
| Charles Forbes Buchan | 1846-1875 | b. 1817 Peterhead, son of Peter Buchan of Dennyloanhead, poet & antiquary; Hon. M.A. Aberdeen 1859; ord. Scots Church, N. Shields 1840; tr. to Paisley High 10 May 1844; tr. & adm. 14 Jan 1846; D.D.; d. 15 Feb 1875; mar. (1) 1843 Isabella Carr, dau. of Michael Robson of West Chester; issue: Chas Forbes, M.A., M.B., C.M., ass. surgeon R.N.; Patrick, M.A.; David Steuart; Dora; Alexr Irvine; Margaret; Wm Muir; Harry; Eveline; Frank; Isabella Cath.; mar. (2) 1871 Jane, dau. of John Paterson, Edinburgh |
| John Menzies | 1875-1902 | b. 1 Nov 1845 Weem PER, son of Robt M.; M.A. St Andrews 1865; ord. Fort Augustus 1872; tr. & adm. 11 Aug 1875; d. 5 Jul 1902; mar. 1885 Susan Gordon, yst dau. of John Garland |
| Robert Galbraith | 1902-1934 | b. 18 Dec 1866 Linwood RFW, son of Wm G.; ass. Saughtree and Linlithgow; ord. Buckie BAN 9 Feb 1898; tr. & adm. 24 Dec 1902; dem. 31 Aug 1934; d. 23 Oct 1937; mar. 1892 Eliza, dau. of Francis Alison, Loanhead; issue: Robt, architect; Jane Jack |
Ministers of the Free Church (later, United Free Church), Fordoun
| John Philip | ?-1851-1891-? | D.D.; b. ca. 1820 Aberdeen; d. 15 May 1905 Aberdeen; mar. 1853 Janet Morison Littlejohn; issue: John Bentley; Wm Littlejohn; Alexr Adam; Robert Geo.; James Chas |
| John Anderson | ?-1901-? | b. ca. 1868 Birsay OKI |
Ministers of St Palladius Episcopal Church, Drumtochty
Above: St Palladius Episcopal Church, Drumtochty
| Romeo Edwin Taglis | 1890-1894 | b. ca. 1858 England; in England by 1901; d. Sep 1926; mar. 1886 Margaret Shaw; issue: Gerard R.; Lorna M.; Edwin C. A. |
| Alexander Reginald Langhorne | ?-1901-? | B.A.(Oxon.); b. 1863 Hawarden, Flintshire, 2nd son of Alexr G. S. L.; d. 19 Feb 1947 |
Monuments in Fordoun Kirkyard (ca. 180 stones) and also at the Chapelyard of St Catherine, Castleton (2 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 Fordoun in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 1, pp. 62-5.
See also Fordoun Churchyard and Auchenblae Cemetery.
There is a monument to sir James Falconer of Phesdo, S.C.J. (1648-1706) in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh.
Scottish War Memorials Project: Fordoun War Memorial Hall, WW1
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 Fordoun are held by the Registrar in Stonehaven. See Kincardine and Mearns Burial Grounds.
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Additionally, in the National Records:
- 1855 - 1868 for Church of Scotland [NRS CH2/491/10]
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Additionally, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives hold the following records for Fordoun Churchyard:
- Register of lair owners, 1912-1942, ref. BR/FD/1
- Burial register, 1912-1975, ref. BR/FD/2
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 Fordoun Parish Church
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH2/491/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1747-1816 | 1 |
| do | 1816-1849 | 2 |
| Minute book of discipline | 1849-1875 | 3 |
| Communion rolls | 1848-1946 | 4 to 8 |
| Baptisms | 1876-1899 | 9 |
| do | 1855-1969 | 10 |
| Marriages | 1855-1869 | 10 |
| Accounts | 1747-1768 | 11 |
| do | 1768-1790 | 12 |
| Cash book | 1817-1848 | 13 |
| do | 1849-1926 | 14 |
Church Session Records of Fordoun Free Church
later, United Free
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH3/430/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1843-1883 | 1 |
| do | 1883-1911 | 2 |
| Deacons' court minutes | 1843-1885 | 3 |
| do | 1885-1900 | 4 |
| Church door collections | 1891-1919 | 5 |
| Treasurer's account book | 1845-1868 | 6 |
| Minutes of Church Defence Association and Free Church Association | 1841-1843 | 7 |
| Register of members | 1904-1909 | 8 |
| Accounts book | 1865-1930 | 9 |
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. HR104/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minute book | 1847-1903 | 1 |
| do | 1905-1928 | 2 |
| Cash Book | 1847-1928 | 3 |
There were 11 proprietors of land in the parish in 1835:
- Earl of Kintore
- Viscount of Arbuthnott
- Sir John Stuart Forbes of Pitsligo & Fettercairn, Bart.
- Dr Crombie of Phesdo
- Burnett of Monboddo
- James Mitchell Nicolson of Glenbervie (i.e. James Mitchell, surveyor of taxes & collector of customs, Dundee, who d. 1843, 3rd husband of Helen Nicolson of Glenbervie)
- Gammel of Drumtochty
- Forbes of Castleton
- Mr Alexander Carnegie of Redhall (1762-1836), minister of Inverkeilor
- Arnott of Leithfield
- Kinloch of Kair
The feuars of the village of Auchenblae held of Kintore and Monboddo.
Following records are held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:
| Nature of record | Dates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Fordoun Parochial Board: Minute Book | 1845 - 1858 | AS/KPfrd/1 |
| do | 1858 - 1874 | AS/KPfrd/2 |
| Fordoun Parochial Board / Parish Council: Minute Book | 1875 - 1904 | AS/KPfrd/3 |
| Fordoun Parish Council: Minute Book | 1904 - 1922 | AS/KPfrd/4 |
| do | 1922 - 1930 | AS/KPfrd/5 |
The following records are some of those held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:
| Nature of record | Dates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Fordoun School*: Log Book | 1894 - 1911 | ED/GR6S/K20/1/1 |
| do | 1902 - 1920 | ED/GR6S/K20/1/2 |
| do | 1873 - 1903 | ED/GR6S/K20/1/3 |
| do | 1903 - 1925 | ED/GR6S/K20/1/4 |
| do | 1925 - 1966 | ED/GR6S/K20/1/5 |
| Fordoun School: Admission Register | 1871 - 1910 | ED/GR6S/K20/2/1 |
| do | 1910 - 1928 | ED/GR6S/K20/2/2 |
| do | 1928 - 1938 | ED/GR6S/K20/2/3 |
| do | 1938 - 1945 | ED/GR6S/K20/2/4 |
| do | 1946 - 1958 | ED/GR6S/K20/2/5 |
| Tipperty District School: Log Books | 1873 - 1923 | ED/KC5/123/1 |
| Tipperty District School: Admission Registers | 1890 - 1923 | ED/KC5/123/2 |
* Now known as Auchenblae School
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
Total population of the parish and, in parentheses, the number living in Auchenblae, the only village in the parish.
| Year | male | female | total | ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755 | 1890 (100) | Dr Alexander Webster | ||
| 1791 | 1158 | 1100 | 2258 | Old Statistical Account |
| 1801 | 1050 | 1173 | 2223 | |
| 1811 | 1197 | 1338 | 2535 | |
| 1821 | 1113 | 1262 | 2375 (404) | |
| 1831 | 1070 (224) | 1168 (263) | 2238 (487) | |
| March 1834 | n/a (271) | n/a (279) | n/a (550) | |
| 1841 | ||||
| 1851 | ||||
| 1871 | 1028 | 1085 | 2113 | |
| 1881 | 1000 | 992 | 1992 | |
| 1891 | 1000 | 1004 | 2004 | |
| 1901 | 911 | 898 | 1809 | |
| 1911 | 849 | 868 | 1717 | |
| 1921 | 882 | 931 | 1813 |
Fordoun 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 Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823
| Gilbert Abbattoun | in Tippartie | 26 Aug 1619 |
| Agnes Alexander | relict of Andrew Gage, in Crosland | 1 Nov 1616 |
| Geillis Alexander | spouse to William Hunter, in Cragnestoune | 21 Jul 1625 |
| Mr Gilbert Anderson | minister at Fordoun | 17 Dec 1746 |
| Robert Arbuthnot | sometime in Kirksyde in Fordoun | 22 Mar 1693 and 8 May 1723 |
| John Auchinleck | notar public | 20 Feb 1703 |
| James Beattie | sometime in Mondynes | 21 Oct 1684 |
| James Beattie | tenant in Druraslide | 4 Sep 1719 |
| Robert Blacklaws | sometime in Birnie | 25 May 1683 |
| Marjories Bowis | spouse to Robert Burne, in Monboddo | 12 Apr 1676 |
| Agnes Brand | spouse to John Ross, in Auchinblay | 15 Mar. 1637 28 Oct 1674 |
| Catherin Brodie | spouse to William Nesmyth, in Drumsled | 19 Apr 1614 |
| John Brown | in Inchgray | 14 Oct 1681 |
| John Burn | in Pitnigerdner | 10 Sep 1627 |
| Alexander Burnet | in Monbodow | 27 Mar 1694 |
| Mr Robert Burnet of Ballandro | 22 Jun 1696 | |
| Sir Alexander Carnegie of Pitterro, knight | 6 Jul 1683 | |
| Margaret Carnegie | spouse to Mr David Ochterlony, minister at Fordoun | 30 Apr 1674 |
| Thomas Christie, esq. | residing at Fordoun House | 4 Feb 1814 |
| William Christie | sometime in Cuttieshill | 31 May 1721 |
| John Clerk | in Drumsyde | 24 Oct 1673 |
| Margaret Craig | relict of John Mairny, in Glennis | 1 Jun 1616 |
| Christian Cramond | spouse to John Burnet, in Auchkairnie | 19 Apr 1614 |
| Bessie Dowell | in Glemiss | 27 Jun 1621 |
| Henry Dysart | in Danhous of Drumisleid | 1 Nov 1616 |
| Sir Alexander Falconer of Glenfarquhar | 17 Jul 1717 | |
| William Falconer | in Edmestoun | 22 Nov 1627 |
| James Farquharson | tenant in Tipperty | 11 Jun 1760 |
| Robert Ferguson | tenant of Abbeyton | 22 Nov 1821 |
| James Forfar | cotterman in Wester-Pittarro | l5 Sep 1606 |
| Andrew Forrett | in Auchinblay | 19 Feb 1625 |
| Christian Fothringhame | spouse to Robert Blaklawes (Blackhous) in Birnie | 17 Oct 1673 |
| Alexander Gardine of Drumiellie | 29 Feb 1620 | |
| Alexander Gellie | in Cauldstrame | 23 Aug 1620 |
| Andrew Grahame | in Little Carnebeg | 26 Aug 1635 |
| Elizabeth Grahame | relict of John Arbuthnot of Mondynes | 25 Aug 1614 |
| Alexander Greig | in Craignistoun | 27 Jun 1621 |
| Robert Greig | wright at the Brigend of Fordoun | 26 Aug 1619 |
| Thomas Greig | in Boghall | 21 Jul 1625 |
| Margaret Halkett | in Abbaytown, relict of Alexander Leith, in Bucharn | 1 May 1781 |
| Barbara Hampton | daughter to umquhile David Hampton, in Kinkell | 4 Mar 1676 |
| Gelis Henderson | spouse to James Pantland, alias Lindesay, cottarman in Cosnoch | 21 Dec 1615 |
| Andrew Hill | at the Milne of Cair | 25 Aug 1614 |
| William Hunter | in Readhall | 13 Nov 1613 |
| Archibald Irving | in Fuirdhous | 5 Oct 1614 |
| John Irving | in Newlands | 5 May 1621 |
| Margaret Jack | spouse to John Ritchie, in Cairntoun | 11 Dec 1638 |
| Ann Jamieson | relict of William Napier, walker at Auchenblae | 2 Feb 1757 |
| Thomas Kemlo | in Miln of Mandynes | 21 Sep 1778 |
| Christian Kinnear | spouse to Patrick Wylie, in Gallohilstoun | 20 Apr 1615 |
| William Lamb | in the Grund of Craigmestoun | 3 Nov 1613 |
| David Law | cotterman in Cottoun of Wysmestoune | 1 Apr 1607 |
| Rev. Mr Alexander Leslie | minister at Fordoun | 2 Apr & 9 Jul 1808 |
| Elspet Loudoun | spouse to Thomas Low, in Cottertoun of Carintoun | 27 Jun 1617 |
| Margaret Low | in Gallowhilston | 5 May 1621 |
| David Lyell | merchant in Fordoun | 23 Sep 1755 |
| Euphame Lyell | spouse to James Milne, in Birny | 5 May 1621 |
| Catherine Macmoran | spouse to Alexander Currour, in Lochhill | 6 Jul 1613 |
| John Mairny | at the Wairdhead of Arnbarrow | 8 Mar 1616 |
| James Malcolm | in Auchinblay | 25 Sep 1747 |
| Catherine Meldrum | spouse to John Arkill, in Gaitsyde | 3 Aug 1616 |
| Alexander Melville | in Pitnamoone | 20 Oct 1635 |
| Margaret Milne | spouse to Alexander Pedie, in Cowie | 12 Aug 1618 |
| Margaret Milne | spouse to Robert Robb, in Auchinblae | 2 Jul 1745 |
| John Moffat | in Cairntoun | 13 Aug 1613 |
| Andrew Mylne | in Ridhall | 18 Jun 1662 |
| Andrew Mylne | in Blackfolds | 7 Jul 1687 |
| Bernard Mylne | in Reidhall | 18 Jul 1694 |
| Margaret Naughtie | spouse to John Lindsay, in Dronomyre | 3 Jul 1675 |
| James Niddrie | in Kincardine | 3 Aug 1616 |
| John Officer | sometime servant to James Leith of Whiteriggs | 8 and 16 Feb 1759 |
| Beatrix Ordie | spouse to David Hamptoun, in Auchinblea | 2 Apr 1628 |
| James Paterson | Fithie, thereafter Whitemyre, Fordoun | 9 Nov 1802 |
| John Peart | in Culbak | 16 Aug 1614 |
| James Peddie | in Culie | 13 Aug 1613 |
| Walter Peikeman | in Kincardine | 5 May 1621 |
| John Pirie | in Easter or Little Carnbegg | 13 Jun 1796 |
| John Powtie | in Blaras | 8 July 1616 and 27 Jun 1617 |
| John Prescho | spouse to Alexander Strathauchin, in Craigmestoun | 27 Jun 1617 |
| Euphame Pressok | spouse to Patrick Wilson, at the Craig mylne | 2 Apr 1628 |
| Helen Ramsay | spouse to James Walker, merchant in Fordoun | 15 Oct 1636 |
| Marjorie Ramsay | spouse to James Strachauchin of Monbuddo | 25 Aug. 1614 |
| Robert Reid | feuar in Auchenblae, lately innkeeper at Fordoun | 29 Jul 1813 |
| Catherine Ritchie | spouse to John Crawmond, in Crewkedene | 21 Jul 1625 |
| David Robertson | cotterman at the Milnedeans | 20 Jun 1605 |
| James Sharp | in Carnbaris | 14 Apr 1627 |
| John Sharp | cotterman in Bowglen | i5 Sep 1606 |
| David Sherat | in Cairntoun | 20 Apr 1615 |
| Margaret Sibbald | spouse to Andrew Croill, in Kincardine | 19 Apr 1614 |
| William Slaverit | cotterman in Pitnamone | 1 Apr 1607 |
| James Smith | in Galliquine | 19 Mar 1772 |
| Thomas Soutar | at the Kirk of Fordoun | 27 Jun 1636 |
| Alexander Strachan | in Wysmestoun | 24 Jan 1673 |
| Catherine Strachan | spouse to James Wood, in Tippertie | 5 May 1617 |
| Christian Strachan | spouse to John Ross, at the Mylne of Kincardine | 24 Jul 1650 |
| James Strachan of Monbuddo | 20 Apr 1615 | |
| Margaret Strachan | lawful daughter to umquhile Alexander Strachan of Fasyde | 22 Dec 1675 |
| William Strachan, alias Caird | in the Milnes of Ballandro | 26 Apr 1648 |
| Catherine Sweit (Suie) | spouse to Robert Souttar, in Feldoun | 20 Mar 1624 |
| Marjorie Thomson | in Drumeliee, spouse to Thomas Miln, cotterman | 1 Apr 1607 |
| Alexander Tindall | in Over Craigmestoun | 24 Apr 1616 and 6 Jun 1617 |
| James Tullo | in Coschno | 19 Nov 1614 |
| Mr Adam Walker | minister at Fordoun | 20 June 1635 and 18 Jul 1649 |
| Elspet Walker | spouse to John Duncan, in Caldstream | 2 Apr 1628 |
| Margaret Watson | spouse to Robert Burn, in Mains of Monboddo | 15 Oct 1681 |
| Christian Watt | spouse to David Clerk, cotter in Cairntoun | 27 Jun 1617 |
| Janet Williamson | spouse to John Wisheart, in Conveth | 3 Jul 1675 |
| John Wilson | at Denhouse of Drumsleid | 5 Apr 1676 |
| Harie Wishart of Carnebeg | 25 Mar 1618 | |
| John Wishart | in Pottarro | 19 Sep 1650 |
| Helen Wood | spouse to James Pekrinan (Peikman), in Kincardine | 5 May 1621 |
| Andrew Yett | at the Milne of Balseith | 4 Jan 1606 |
Testaments registered at St Andrews that have been lost, for which only entries in the minute books are extant.
| William Burgess | at Burn of Shagg | 16 Apr 1761 |
| Alexander Smith | in Easter Arnbarroe | 11 May 1737 |
| David Watson | in Whiteriggs | 17 Jan 1743 |
Testaments of Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Brechin, 1576-1800
'T' before the date indicates that the copy in the register is lost, but the original testament is extant.
| James Christie | in Kincairdyne, par. of Fordoun | 4 Feb 1657 |
| Janet Hunter | spouse to Andrew Broune, in Greenbodome, par. of Fordoun | T. 12 Jul 1659 |
| Catherine Strachan | sometime spouse to James Beattie, in Westertone, par. of Fordon | 7 Apr 1658 |
Testaments of Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600
| Agnes Adiesoun (Adisoun), alias Gedder | sometime spouse to John Alexander, alias Orchertoun, in Aichtouchter, par. of Fordoun | 26 Apr 1577 |
| John Alexander | in Chepiswallis, par. of Fordoune, in the Mearns | 28 May 1582 |
| Walter Beattie | in Vittestoun, par. of Fordoun in the Mearns | 26 Jun 1591 |
| Henry Duncan | sometime servitor to John Wischart of Pittarro in the Mearns | 19 May 1596 |
| Barbara Erskine | spouse to Gilbert Alexander, in Oughtocher, par. of Fordoun, sher. of Kincardine | 27 Jul 1597 |
| David Falconer | in Petskellie, par. of Fordoun, sher. of Kincardine | 4 Jan 1600 |
| Jonet Falconer elder | sometime spouse to Sir John Wischart of Pittarro, knight, sometime Comptroller to our Sovereign Lord | 11 Nov 1583 |
| James Keith of Drumtochtie | par. of Fordound, in the Mearns | 2 Feb 1576-7 and 18 Aug 1597 |
| Alexander Lightoun | in Drumtochtie, par. of Fordoun | 26 Mar 1577 |
| John Low | in Coulie, par. of Fordoun in the Mearns | 28 May 1582 |
| David Scharp | in Bowglen, par. of Fordoun in the Mearns | 30 July 1590 |
| David Smyth | in the Westertoun of Pittarro in the Mearns | 31 May 1582 |
| James Smyth | son to umquhile David Smyth, in the Westertoun of Pittarro | 31 May 1582 |
| James Steill | in Furdehous of Pittarro | 5 Dec 1583 |
| Eufame Strachan | relict of John Strachan, elder of Monboddow, in the Mearns | 13 Jun 1583 |
| Jean Strachan | sometime spouse to George Wood, of Abatoun, par. of Fordoun, in the Mearns | 24 Jul 1596 |
| John Strachan (Strathauchan) of Monbodo elder | sher. of Kincardine | 4 Dec 1581 |
| Andro Tevidaill | in Blakfurdehous of Westertoun of Pittarro | 3 Apr 1584 |
| Christian Wischart | sometime spouse to John Irving, in Quhytrigis, par. of Fordoun in the Mearns | 29 Jul 1597 |
| John Wischart | in Pettingardner, par. of Fordoun in the Mearns | 7 Jun 1583 |
| Sir John Wischart of Pittarro, knight | sometime comptroller to our Sovereign Lord | 13 Jun 1586 |
| William Wischart | in Reidhall, par. of Fordoun in the Mearns | 13 Jul 1587 |
| George Wood | in Abatoun, par. of Fordoun in the Mernes | 29 Mar 1597 |
Testaments of Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1601-1700
| Henny Blaber | in Drumsleid, par. of Fordoun, in the Mearns | 19 Feb 1601 |
| Margaret Falconer | spouse to John Wobster, at Kincairdin-mylne, par. of Fordoun, in the Mernes | 22 Jul 1602 |
| Jonet Garden (Gardyne) | sometime spouse to John Marno, in Drumlokkie, par. of Fordoun, in the Mernes | 22 Jul 1602 |
| Andro Greig | in Corsbed, par. of Fordoun, in the Mernes | 25 Sep 1608 |
| Agnes Lindsay | sometime spouse to Alexander Burnet, in Auchkairney, par. of Fordoun, in the Mearns | 10 Mar 1603 |
| Patrik Wallace | in Wester Pittarro, par. of Fordoun, in the Mearns | 4 Mar 1603 |
| Alexander Wishart of Carnebeg | par. of Fordoun, in the Mearns | 6 Feb 1607 |
| Margaret Wishart | sometime spouse to Alexander Tulloch, of Craignestoun, par. of Fordoun, in the Mernes | 16 Feb 1603 |
Testaments of Fordoun people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1701-1800
| Sir James Falconer of Phesdoe | late senator of the College of Justice | 7 Oct 1707 |
| John Falconer of Phesdo | 29 Apr 1765 | |
| Maurice Falconer | lawful son to the deceased Sir James Falconer of Phesdoe, senator of the College of Justice | 21 Apr 1718 |
| William Falconer | merchant in Edinburgh, and lawful son to the deceased Sir James Falconer of Phesdo, senator of the College of Justice | 26 Jan 1739 |
Images of the original records for Fordoun:
Images of the original records for Fordoun: