Glenbervie (Kincardineshire)

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

• George Henderson Kinnear - History of Glenbervie (Montrose, 1895) - here

• W. Douglas Simpson - Glenbervie and its Castle (Proc. Soc. Antiq. Scot., 105, 255-261, 1973?) - here

Statistical accounts of Glenbervie

• Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 11, p. 449
• New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 165

Maps of Glenbervie

• 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1864-5, published 1868
• 1:2500 (25 inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1864, published 1868 (shows Drumlithie village)

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

Photographs of places

Geograph.org: Glenbervie - recent photographs of Glenbervie. National Grid ref. NO7680.

Geograph.org: Drumlithie - recent photographs of Drumlithie. National Grid ref. NO7880.

Glenbervie parish church

Located at NO766807. Built in 1826, a "barnlike building on a cheerless site". No monuments other than the war memorials.

Above: Glenbervie Kirk

The ruined former kirk, which was dedicated to St Michael the Archangel, is now the Glenbervie Aisle, the burial vault of the lairds of Glenbervie. It is located at National Grid ref. NO767804. There are also memorials to Burness ancestors of Robert Burns in the kirkyard.

Above: the Glenbervie Aisle

Above: views of the monument within the Glenbervie Aisle. The monument is an assemblage of parts, in imitation of an altar and reredos. It commemorates William Douglas, 3rd of Glenbervie, who succeeded as 9th earl of Angus and died on 1 Jul 1591, and his wife Dame Geillis Graham. For full details, see Davidson, pp. 26-8, and Andrew Jervise, "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 2, pp. 344-5. The photographs seem to show four piles on the 3rd quarter of the arms on the left-hand panel of the chest, representing the lordship of Jedburgh Forest, rather than three as stated by Davidson. Also, the letters flanking the two shields on the right-hand panel of the chest, given as VD and DG by Davidson, seem rather to be V DG G, cleverly combining VDG (William Douglas of Glenbervie) and DGG (Dame Geillis Graham).

Drumlithie episcopal church
Built 1863. No longer in use.

There are photographs of the church and some monuments in the churchyard at Drumlithie Churchyard. The coat of arms on that page appears to be that of Alexander Penrose Forbes, as Bishop of Brechin. See also Drumlithie Episcopal Church.

Parish ministers 1560-1948

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	1560-1580	min. of Fetteresso; parson here 1560; min. here 1568; still min. 1580; testament registered 24 Jul 1582
John Auchinleck	1563-1567	reader 1563, 1567
Archibald Douglas	1581-1584	son of William Douglas, 3rd of Glenbervie & 9th earl of Angus; parson here 1581; d. 1584; no issue
Duncan Douglas	1585-ca. 1590	yst son of William Douglas, 3rd of Glenbervie & 9th earl of Angus; parson in 1585; d. bef. 1591
James Douglas	1590-1635	uncle of his two predecessors; 2nd son of sir Archibald Douglas, 2nd of Glenbervie; parson in 1590; still min. 1635; mar. Grizel, dau. of -- Irvine of Beltie; issue: Robert, of Nether Kilmonth; James, min. of Kirkwall; John; Eliz. (mar. -- Inglis in Brigtondykes)
John Chalmer	1634-1635	son of John Chalmer of Balnacraig; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1630; appointed ass. & suc. 1634; d. unm. Apr 1635 aged ca. 25
John Irvine	1636-1680	b. 1605, prob. natural son of Sir Robert Irvine of Monboddo; M.A. St Andrews 1634; adm. 1636; d. Nov 1680; mar. Margaret, dau. of John Gordon; issue: Robt, min. here; James; Geo.; John, a min.; Marjory; Christian
Robert Irvine	1678-1710	son of above; adm. (colleague) 7 Feb 1678; d. 1710x1711
Henry Hamilton	1712-1754	b. 1677, son of Andrew (or Alexr) H. of Kinnell; M.A. St Andrews 1694; ord. Navar 3 Mar 1708; tr. & adm. 4 Apr 1712; d. 20 May 1754; mar. 1726 Grizel, dau. of John Haldane of Myrtoun;
Alexander Robertson	1715	son of Alexr Robertson, min. of Longside; conducted services at meeting house, Drumlithie
Robert Allardice	1755-1779	b. 1723 KCD; schoolmaster Fetteresso; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1745; ord. 19 Mar 1755; d. 12 Sep 1779; mar. 1756 Margaret Simpson; issue: James
Alexander Thom	1780-1815	b. 1738; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1759; schoolmaster Dunnottar; ord. 18 May 1780; d. 13 Apr 1815; mar. 1788 Christian Thom; Alexander, surgeon nr Manchester; Jean; Christian; Patrick
James Drummond	1815-1867	b. 1784, son of Adam D., cabinetmaker; ord. 24 Sep 1815; d. 11 Dec 1867 Stonehaven; mar. 1827 Helen, dau. of James Forest, merchant, Drumlithie; issue: Jane; Eliz. (mar. Alexander Smart Myers, min. of Benholm); Helen (mar. William Gordon, min. here); James, M.A., M.D., Brechin
William Gordon	1863-1902	b. 1824 Cabrach ABD, son of Peter G., farmer; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1847; schoolmaster Auchindoir; ord. Glenbuchat 1854; tr. & adm. (ass. & suc.) 10 Jun 1863; d. 14 May 1902; mar. 1862 Helen, dau. of above James Drummond; issue: Patrick Lindsay, min. here; Helen Jane Drummond; Margaret Collie; James Drummond, M.A., B.D., B.Sc., chaplain India & min. Bedrule; William Lindsay, min. Yetholm
Patrick Lindsay Gordon	1894-1948	b. 1864, son of above; M.A. Aberdeen 1886, B.D. 1889; ass. Alford, Skene, Maryton, Ettrick, Lerwick; ord. (ass. & suc.) 17 Oct 1894; d. 27 Aug 1948

Ministers of the Free Church (later, United Free Church), Drumlithie

Above: Former Free Kirk, Drumlithie - now a private house

Andrew Glen	1843-1863	b. Nov 1796 Lochwinnoch RFW, son of Wm G., farmer; bro. of James G., min. of Benholm; d. 4 Aug 1863
Robert Masson Boyd	?-1881-1905	b. ca. 1846 Kilmarnock AYR; d. 20 Oct 1905 Glenbervie; mar. Mary Falconer ---; issue: Wm F.; John B.; Mary F.; Thos C.; Euphemia A.; Kath. F.; Eliz. J; Robt M., M.B., Ch.B.; Annie E.

Ministers of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Drumlithie

Above: Episcopal Church, Drumlithie - closed

Above: Arms of Alexander Penrose Forbes, bishop of Brechin 1847-75, on south wall of Episcopal Church, Drumlithie

William Webster	?-1841-?	b. ca. 1810 Aberdour ABD; later, dean of Aberdeen & Orkney; mar. Mary H. --; issue: Alexr L.; John; Harriet L. F.; d. 10 Apr 1896 New Pitsligo ABD
James Gammack	?-1871-1881-?	M.A.; b. ca. 1837 Turriff ABD; mar. Jane Anne Wilson; issue: Mary C.; Alexr P.F.; John W.; Arthur J.; Geo. W.; Fredk S.
George Lawrence Bell	?-1901-?	b. 21 May 1864 Leith, son of Lawrence R. B.

Monumental inscriptions

Monuments in Glenbervie Kirkyard, at NO767804, bearing pre-1855 information (ca. 190 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.)

Full texts of all extant inscriptions in Glenbervie 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.

Andrew Jervise recorded some monuments at Glenbervie in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 2, pp. 344-9.

See also Glenbervie Churchyard.

Glenbervie war memorial

Above, panels on the base of a cross at the south side of parish church: 1914-1919

Above, on south wall of parish church: 1939-1945

See also Scottish War Memorials Project: Glenbervie for further 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 Glenbervie are held by the Registrar in Stonehaven. See Kincardine and Mearns Burial Grounds.

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

  • 1721 - 1854

• Banns & Marriages

  • 1747 - 1854

• Deaths & Burials

  • None

Church Session Records of Glenbervie Parish Church

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH2/1150/...
Minutes	1725-1728, 1747-1753	1
Accounts	1725-1729, 1747-1754	1
Minutes	1755-1806	2
Accounts	1755-1775	2
Minutes	1806-1882	3
Accounts	1775-1807	4
Cash book	1807-1826	5
do	1826-1853	6
do	1853-1904	7
Communion roll	1874-1890	8
Register of donations	1825-1915	9

Church Session Records of Glenbervie Free Church
later, United Free; Glenbervie East Ch. of S.; united with Glenbervie in 1933

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH3/1172/...
Minutes	1843-1886	1
do	1886-1933	2
Minutes of the Church Defence Association, Free Church Association and deacons' court	1841-1889	3
Deacons' court minutes	1889-1933	4

Glenbervie Heritors' records

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. HR407/...
Minute book	1858-1929	1
Minutes	1923-1929	2
Accounts	1902-1928	3
Papers re ecclesiastical buildings, etc. (church)	1922-1923	4
Papers re transference of property to Church of Scotland General Trustees	1929-1930	5
Correspondence, etc. (file)	1925-1931	6

Episcopal Church Records

Archibald Strath Maxwell - The registers of St John the Baptist Episcopal Chapel, Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, 1769-1883 (Aberdeen: A. S. Maxwell, 1990)

Land owners

The principal owners of land in 1838 were:

• 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)
• John Gordon of Drumlithie

Estate & family records

• Papers of Douglas of Glenbervie and of Nicolson of Glenbervie, 1490-1925

• Papers of William Douglas Simpson (1896-1968), historian and archaeologist, relating to Glenbervie

Poor

Following records are held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:

Nature of record	Dates	Ref.
Glenbervie Parochial Board / Parish Council: Minute Book	1890 - 1919	AS/KPgln/1
Glenbervie Parish Council: Minute Book	1919 - 1929	AS/KPgln/2
Glenbervie Parochial Board / Parish Council: General Register of the Poor	1890 - 1929	AS/KPgln/3
Glenbervie Parish Council: Applications for Poor Relief	1911 - 1930	AS/KPgln/4

School records

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

Nature of record	Dates	Ref.
Glenbervie School: Log Book (Evening Continuation School)	1873 - 1924	ED/GR6S/K21/1/1
Glenbervie School: Log Book	1873 - 1929	ED/GR6S/K21/1/2
Glenbervie School: Log Book (Interim)	1919	ED/GR6S/K21/1/2a
Glenbervie School: Log Book	1919 - 1955	ED/GR6S/K21/1/3
Glenbervie School: Admission Register	1869 - 1925	ED/GR6S/K21/2/1
do	1925 - 1939	ED/GR6S/K21/2/2
do	1939 - 1957	ED/GR6S/K21/2/3
do	1957 - 1979	ED/GR6S/K21/2/4
Glenbervie School: Photograph	1953	ED/GR6S/K21/3/2
Brae of Glenbervie School: Log Book	1875 - 1911	ED/KC5/105/1/1
do	1911 - 1945	ED/KC5/105/1/2
do	1945 - 1972	ED/KC5/105/1/3
do	1894 - 1899	ED/KC5/105/1/4
Brae of Glenbervie School: Admission Register	1875 - 1914	ED/KC5/105/2/1
do	1915 - 1954	ED/KC5/105/2/2
do	1954 - 1971	ED/KC5/105/2/3

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			958	Dr Alexander Webster
1796	750	557	1307	Old Statistical Account
1801
1811
1821	608	669	1277
1831			1248*
1841
1851
1871	537	536	1073
1881	520	452	972
1891	461	426	887
1901	463	407	870
1911	400	379	779
1921	384	375	759

* of whom, 350 were living in the village of Drumlithie

Testaments & wills

Glenbervie was in the Commissariot of Brechin.

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 Glenbervie 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.

Isobel Anderson	in Drumleithie	T. 2 Mar 1672
Alexander Andrew	merchant in Drumlethe	6 Aug 1627
John Andrew	in Drumleithe, and Elspeth Laing, his spouse	25 Sep 1609
Isobel Andrew	spouse to Alexander Gavin, in Drumleithie	T. 16 Oct 1680
Mary Arbuthnot	spouse to James Arbuthnot, in Drumlithie	19 Sep 1691
Elizabeth Auchinleck	spouse to John Spark, in France	10 Jul 1624
Alexander Balfour	in Drumlithie	20 Oct 1740
Katherine Barclay	spouse to John Spark, in France	17 Aug 1631
Janet Barrie	spouse to David Pattoune, in Dullevardis	28 Nov 1610
Patrick Batt	in Petdriche, and Christian Quhythead, his spouse	17 Aug 1631
James Beattie	late merchant in Drumlithie	10 Feb 1771
Richard Brain	in Watters of Legawine	10 Jul 1624
Rodger Brain	in Allegewin, and Isobel Alexander, his spouse	7 Jul 1601
Roger Brain	in Alleggawine, and Agnes Allan, his present spouse	27 Apr 1625
Robert Bran	at the Mill of Glenbervie, and Rachel Rae, his spouse	9 Apr 1694
Thomas Brand	in Nether Kinmonth	(three) 1 Mar 1710
Margaret Brown	spouse to John Symson, smith at the New milne of Glenbervie	27 Feb 1685
Mr John Chalmers	suffragant to Mr James Douglas, parson of Glenbervie	T. 17 Jul 1635
John Chrystison	person of Glenbervy	24 Jul 1582
James Collie	cotterman in Chappeltoun of Dillevard	30 Jul 1601
Agnes Camming	relict of William Strathauchine, in Cheppeltoune	10 Nov 1614
John Dallas	in Drumlithie	28 Mar 1757
Robert Dempster	subtenant in Broombank	11 Aug 1738
Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie		11 Jan 1688
Geillis Duncan	spouse to John Young, in Drumleithe	11 Jan 1613
Patrick Duthie	in Insches	4 Mar 1612
John Edward	wright in Drumleithie	T. 21 Oct 1743
Elizabeth Falconer	spouse to James Mill, in Waters	18 Oct 1680
George Falconer	weaver in Drumlethie	30 May 1728
William Fox	in Bogtoune of Dulleward, and Margaret Farquhar, his spouse	17 Aug 1631
Agnes Gardyne	spouse to John Mowatt, in Pittendriche	10 Jul 1624
George Gavin	shoemaker in Drumlithie	T. -- Sep 1743 and T. 10 Mar 1747
Margaret Gentleman	spouse to Mungo Renny, in Allagawin	27 Oct 1621
Marion Gourlay	spouse to William Wobster, in Annannick	19 Dec 1611
Elspeth Graham	spouse to Archibald Spark, in Blaksnab	28 Nov 1610
Robert Greig	in Nether Kinmonth, and Elspet Raney, his spouse	19 Oct 1680
William Greig	mason in Collieston of Lagawen	25 Sep 1776
Robert Hillock	and Christian Alexander, his spouse, in Drumlithie	8 Jul 1601
Robert Hillock	in Muir of Legawine	27 Nov 1613
Margaret Jack	spouse to Robert Torie, in Drumlethe	4 Mar 1612
Isobel Jamieson	spouse to Andrew Robertson, in Blaramur	10 Apr 1613
Elspet Johnston	spouse to Archibald Mayne, in Harwood	18 Jul 1612
Marjorie Johnston	spouse to Alexander Andrew, in Drumlethe	18 Nov 1623
Archibald Keith	at the Milne of Dillivaird, and Elspeth Norie, his spouse	11 Apr 1677
Nicolas Keith	spouse to Robert Stewart, in Inschebreck	3 Apr 1626
John Kennedy	tailor in Drumlethe	10 Jul 1624
George Ker	formerly leather merchant in Stonehaven, thereafter residing at Cotbank	30 May 1805
James Kerr	shoemaker in Westown of Glenbervie	17 Mar 1753
John Kerr	at Cotbank (Coatbank)	7 Mar 1820
Violet Lees	in Bralamutre	T. 17 Jul 1661
Robert Lepar	in Candie	17 Aug 1631
Patrick Livingstone of Pitrichie		T. 4 Jun 1671
William Logie	in Inschebreck	17 Aug 1631
Margaret Lyell	and Robert Grige, sometime in Blairnoe, her spouse	16 Dec 1657
John Macmorne	wobster in Cottoun of Dulleward	6 Aug 1627
Grisell Macmorice	spouse to William Raitt, in Petdrichie	10 Aug 1601
Robert Main	in Harwood	8 Jun 1624
Margaret Martin	spouse to Archibald Scott, cotter in Over Kinmonth	6 Aug 1627
Janet Mayne	spouse to John Mylne, in Over Kinimont	28 Nov 1610
Margaret Mayne	spouse to Archibald Walker, in Drumleith	27 Nov 1610
Walter Melville	in Blairarnocht	18 Mar 1612
Isobel Merchant	spouse to David Wyiss, in Greenfield	15 Jul 1601
Helen Middleton	spouse to Archibald Greige, in Stanehouse of Margie	31 Oct 1610
Margaret Muffart	spouse to William Lawrence, in Tanachie	T. 2 Jul 1673
Barbara Murray	spouse to John Tod, in Cottoun of Tannoquhy	8 Jul 1601
Marjorie Murray	spouse to John Seirres, in Chapelton of Dilivaird	T. 13 Jul 1672
Margaret Mylne	spouse to James Braine, at the Mylne of Glenbervie	14 Feb 1637
Marie Napier	widow at the Mill of Glenbervie	14 Mar 1663
Robert Napier	sometime in Boigtown	27 Feb 1684
Isobel Naughtie	spouse to William Burnett, in Candie	27 Feb 1685
Sir James Nicolson, bart., of Glenbervie		T. 29 Oct 1782
William Nicolson	son of the deceased Sir William Nicolson, sometime of Glenbervie	25 Apr 1767
George Paton	in Broklow	5 Aug 1595
Isobel Paton	spouse to Archibald Anderson, in Inschbrek	17 Dec 1611
John Paton	in France	T. 2 Mar 1672
Agnes Petrie	residenter in Brechin, daughter of the deceased Mr John Petrie, sometime minister of Drumlithie	T. 10 Feb 1778
Christopher Reid	tailor in Drimleith, and Janet Imrie, his spouse	10 Nov 1614
Geillis Reid	spouse to Thomas Robertson, in Nether Kininmonth	15 Jun 1613
John Robertson	sometime in Jacksbank	27 Feb 1685
Malde Robertson	spouse to Robert Souttar, in Bakfeild of Glenbervie	28 Nov 1610
Robert Rodger	in Drumleith	5 Apr 1614
Margaret Shepherd	spouse to Andrew Gawan, in Tanoquhy	8 Jul 1601
Margaret Simpson	relict of Mr Robert Allardice, minister at Glenbervie	29 Mar 1816
Elspet Smyth	spouse to Archibald Gellie, in Tannache	27 Oct 1621
James Smyth	residenter in Mergy, in par. of Glenbervie	2 Jul 1725
Margaret Smyth	and John Walcar, at Barneyairds of Glenbervie, her husband	18 May 1658
Margaret Soutar	spouse to William Collie, in Legevin	15 Jul 1601
Robert Soutar, alias Anderson	in Broustar slackis of Drumleithie, and Agnes Craw, his spouse	26 Feb 1622
David Spark	in the Maynes of Allagevine, and Margaret Greig, his spouse	2 Mar 1663
Euphemia Spark	spouse to Walter Melville, in Blairrarnow	28 Nov 1610
James Spark	in Westertoune of Glenbervie, and Elspeth Stewart, his spouse	18 Jun 1621
John Spark	in Frame, alias in Gallowmeis	10 Nov 1614
John Spark	in Balerno, and Janet Lighton, his spouse	18 Oct 1680
Robert Spark	in Westertoune of Glenbervie, and Agnes Cant, his spouse	10 Nov 1614
William Spark	in Allagawine	9 Jan 1612
Ann Stewart	third lawful daughter of William Stewart of Inchbreck, and residing in Drumlithie	T. 5 Jun 1786
Elspet Stewart	spouse to John Strathauchine, in Cheppeltoun of Dulleward	9 Jan 1612
David Strachan	in Cottoun of Dillevard	17 Aug 1601
Janet Sweitt	spouse to William Laurence, in Cottoune of Greenfield	25 Oct 1613
Thomas Taylor	in Cuthill	25 Jul 1637
William Taylor	late tenant in the West toun of the Brae of Glenbervie, and Christian Meason, his spouse	T. 3 May 1749
Annapill Thomson	spouse to Richart Gentilman, in Legawine	29 Aug 1611
William Thomson	chapman, residenter in Burnhead	16 Feb 1760
John Walker	in Newbigging of Drumleithie, and Catherine Keith, his spouse	T. 24 Jul 1667
William Walker	in Nether Kinmonth, and Margaret Lindsay, his spouse	7 Jul 1601
James Wardane	in Bogincaber, and Janet Robertson, his spouse	10 Apr 1613
William Wardane	in Allagavine, and Christian Bisset, his spouse	9 Jan 1612
David Watt	in Drumleithie, and Janet Tailzour, his spouse	T. 14 Dec 1647
Geillis White	spouse to William Mackmorne, in Allagawine	17 Dec 1611
John Wilson	in Newmille of Glenbervie	16 Dec 1657
Mr Robert Wright	schoolmaster at Glenbervie	T. 5 Feb 1742
David Wyse	in Cottoune of Greenfield	15 Jul 1601

Testaments of Glenbervie people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1800

Robert Crow

in Little Futhies, par. of Glenbervie

11 Oct 1788

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

Christiane Alexander	sometime spouse to Robert Andro, in Alegewane, par. of Glenbervie in the Mearns	12 Feb 1588-9
Andro Auchinleck	in Petdrechie, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	31 Jan 1583-4
Geillis Beattie (Batie)	sometime spouse to John Kinneir, in Caldoun, par. of Glenbervie in the Mearns	12 Feb 1588-9
Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie	in the Mearns	18 Mar 1582-3
Jane Douglas	sometime spouse to Andrew Auchinleck, in Pitdreichie, par. of Glenbervie in the Mearns	14 Apr 1592
John Duchy	in the Inches, par. of Glenbervy in the Mearns	22 Mar 1581-2
Alexander Forfar	son lawful to William Forfar, in Nether-Kynmonth, par. of Glenbervie in the Mearns	11 Jul 1595
John Jack	in Bralo-mure, par. of Glenbervie in the Mearns	18 Aug 1589
Geillis Lindsay	sometime spouse to David Grahame, at the Mylne of Glenbervie in the Mearns	12 Feb 1588-9
John Orchartoun	in Annamuk, par. of Glenbervie, sher. of Kincardine	23 Jul 1594
Katherine Rait	sometime spouse to umquhile Andro Auchinleck, in Pitdreichie, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	14 Apr 1592
Marjorie Thomson	sometime spouse to Robert Spark, in Westertoun of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	6 Mar 1583-4
Thomas Wardane	in Wester-toun of Glenbervy in the Mearns	22 Mar 1581-2
Christiane Young	sometime spouse to Thomas Alexander, in Cuthill, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	3 Jul 1592

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

Agnes Falconer	sometime spouse to Robert Spark, in Westertoun of Glenbervie, par. thereof, in the Mearns	9 Jan 1604
George Falconer	in Petduathie, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	4 Mar 1603
John Forfar	in Bogburne, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	16 Feb 1604
Katherine Jack	sometime spouse to William Huchsone, in Drumlethie, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	1 Aug 1603
William Lawson	in Bakfeild, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	20 Jul 1605
Archibald Mayne	in Harwod, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mernes	5 Feb 1602
Archibald Melvill	in Blairerno, son lawful to Walter Melvill, in Blairerno, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	11 Jul 1607
William Strachan	in Chapeltoun of Dullivairdis, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	31 Jul 1607
Adam Wardane	in Fawsyde, par. of Glenbervie, in the Mearns	1 Aug 1603

Testaments of Glenbervie people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1701-1800

Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie, baronet

5 Oct 1767

Clock & watch tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Glenbervie:

NRS ref. E326/12/2/81

Farm horse tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Glenbervie:

• NRS ref. E326/10/3/152
• NRS ref. E326/10/10/31

Places of interest

• Historic Scotland: Glenbervie House: Garden, with map