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 Glenisla
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 3, pp. 347-384.
Duncan Fraser - The Land of the Ogilvys (Montrose: Standard Press, 1964)
Statistical accounts of Glenisla
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 6, p. 390
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 421
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1862, published 1865
- 1:2500 (25 inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1862, published 1865
For the full range of maps of Glenisla, see National Library's Maps.
See Geograph.org: Glenisla - recent photographs of Glenisla. National Grid ref. NO2160.
Located at National Grid ref. NO214604. Built in 1829. Photo.
It would seem that most of the following were in a hurry to leave Glenisla, one way or another.
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 |
| William Mackie | 1567-1591 | reader |
| William Forbes | 1606-1613 | M.A. St Andrews 1587; pres. to vicarage of Kingoldrum 1587, to vicarage of Lintrathen 1603; tr, & adm. bef. 17 Feb 1606; still min. 13 May 1613 |
| George Haliburton | 1615-1642 | M.A. St Andrews 1607; adm. ca. 1615; still min. Sep 1642; mar. Janet Ogilvy; issue: George, bishop of Dunkeld; Wm |
| William Rattray | 1649-1652 | M.A.; adm. bef. 5 Jan 1649; tr. to Cargill PER Mar/Apr 1652 |
| David Nevay | 1659-1686 | M.A. St Andrews 1644; adm. bef. 15 Oct 1659; still min. Nov 1686; mar. 1670 Cath. Rattray; issue: Isobel (mar. David Farquharson of Pitlochrie); Margaret (mar. James Farquharson) |
| Allan McLennan | 1668 | probably ass.; d. bef. 23 Jul 1668 |
| John Nevay | 1687-? | adm. bef. 15 Mar 1687; d. aft. 1689 |
| William Chapman | 1700-1717 | ord. 1700; d. 1717; mar.; issue: Jean (mar. John Auld, merchant, Edinburgh); Margaret (mar. Wm Oliphant, merchant, Edinburgh) |
| James Fleming | 1719-1723 | M.A. St Andrews 1711; ord. 14 May 1719; d. 4 Sep 1723, aged ca. 32 |
| James Mitchell | 1726-1737 | ord. 17 Mar 1726; dem. Oct 1737; dep. 17 Apr 1740, for immorality; d. Apr 1742; mar. 1727 Eliz. Reid |
| William Arthur | 1741-1757 | M.A. St Andrews 1727; schoolmaster Meigle; ord. 11 Mar 1741; d. 26 May 1757, aged ca. 50; mar. 1741 Agnes Ferrier; issue: Alexr; Agnes (mar. George Johnstone, min. of Monikie); Wm; Geo.; Christian; John; Janet |
| Andrew Hutton | 1757-1762 | M.A.; ord. 24 Nov 1757; tr. to Cults FIF 28 Oct 1762 |
| Thomas Masson | 1763-1788 | M.A.; ord. 11 May 1763; tr. to Dunnichen 31 Jul 1788 |
| James Gowans | 1789-1790 | M.A.; ord. 7 May 1789; tr. to Lunan 22 Apr 1790 |
| James Donald | 1790-1794 | M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1772; ord. 25 Nov 1790; d. 4 Sep 1794, aged ca. 42; mar. 1791 Eliz. Ogilvie |
| William Haldane | 1795-1803 | ord. 7 May 1795; tr. to Kingoldrum 12 May 1803 |
| George Addison | 1803-1804 | ord. 22 Sep 1803; tr. to Auchterhouse 11 oct 1804 |
| Alexander Peat | 1805-1806 | b. ca. 1760 Fordoun; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1780; ass. Kirriemuir; ord. 9 May 1805; d. 30 Apr 1806 unmar. |
| Andrew Burns | 1806-1823 | b. 1774; ord. 25 Sep 1806; d. 1 Mar 1823 |
| James Martin | 1823-1828 | M.A.; ord. 16 Sep 1823; dem. 2 Apr 1828 on appointment to Stockbridge Edinburgh |
| James Watt | 1828-1848 | ord. 4 Sep 1828; tr. to Cortachy & Clova 16 Nov 1848 |
| George Gibb | 1849-1859 | b. 1794, son of Robt Gibb, brewer; ord. to Thropton Northumberland 1 Jul 1828; tr. & adm. 11 May 1849; d. 23 May 1859; mar. (1) 1825 Helen, dau. of Thomas Rae, Ford, Northumberland; issue: Margaret Rae (mar. William Goldie Boag, min. of Delting SHI); Agnes; Thos; mar. (2) 1846 Eliza Collins, eldest dau. of Capt. William Sword, Leith); issue: Geo.; Robt; Christina Bayne; Mary; Eliza Collins (mar. Edward North, Hawick) |
| Peter Cameron | 1859-1865 | b. 1829, son of Peter C., farmer; ord. Chapelshade 1854; tr. & adm. 8 Sep 1859; d. 23 Oct 1865 unmar. |
| James Fleming | 1866-1868 | M.A.; tr. from Stanley Chapel; adm. 12 Apr 1866; tr. to Kettins 17 Jul 1868 |
| Neil McBride | 1869-1904 | b. 1829, son of Matthew McB., innkeeper, Arran; ass. Bothwell, St Giles Edinburgh, St Mary's Edinburgh; ord. 14 Jan 1869; res. 5 Oct 1904; d. unmar. 18 Feb 1913 Arran |
| John Yuill Walker | 1905-1909 | b. 1875 Larbert, son of John W., iron grinder; educ. Falkirk H.S.; ass. St Leonard's, Perth; ord. 10 Feb 1905; tr. to Pathhead East 17 May 1909; tr. to Innerleithen Old 1916; Provost of Innerleithen 1941-47; d. 2 Dec 1951 Innerleithen; mar. 1905 Mary Ann McCowan; issue: John Y., M.B., Ch.B.; Noreen C. (mar. cmdr sir Joseph Fayrer, bart.) |
| Malcolm Shennan | 1909-1913 | ass. Shettleston, Glasgow; ord. 24 Aug 1909; tr. to Whitehill Church, Stepps 18 Jun 1913; dem. 1947; d. 1949 Cadder |
| Wilfrid James Lewis | 1913-1926 | b. 10 Sep 1874 Co. Down, son of James L.; B.A. Trinity Dublin 1908; B.D. Belfast 1913; ass. Rubislaw Aberdeen; ord. Rockcorry 1904; tr. to Islington London 1907; ind. 17 Sep 1913; dem. 21 Apr 1926 on app. to Rosedale, Toronto; d. 5 Jan 1929; mar. 1906 Erna, dau. of Franz Peile; had issue |
| John Deas Logie | 1926-1927 | b. 13 Dec 1868 Buckhaven, son of James L., fisherman; lic. of U.F. Church; ass. at Leith, Falkirk, Paisley and West Calder; tr. from Farr; ind. 15 Sep 1926; tr. to Tower Church, Stanley 8 Sep 1927; d. 10 Aug 1932 Perth; mar. 1905 Frances G. Mitchell |
| William Wilson | 1928-1941 | b. 20 Dec 1867, son of Hugh W., grocer; missionary London 1900; adm. Unity Church Gateshead 1908; ord. Augustine Greenock 19 Jul 1923; tr. & adm. 21 Mar 1928; dem. 21 Sep 1941; mar. (1) 1892 Sarah Philip, dau. of James Graham; issue: Dorothy; Arthur Wm; Helen Mary Graham; mar. (2) 1947 Isabel Beck Burton |
Ministers of the Congregational Church in Glenisla
See Congregational ministers in Glenisla.
Monuments in Glenisla 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.)
Andrew Jervise recorded some monuments at Glenisla in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 2, pp. 251-8.
See Photographs & names.
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.
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Additionally, in the National Records:
- 1860 - 1942 for Glenisla Free Church (NRS CH3/512/4)
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 Glenisla Parish Church
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH2/589/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1704-1709 | 1 |
| do | 1741-1789 | 2 |
| Minutes & accounts | 1790-1804 | 2 |
| Minutes | 1823-1865 | 3 |
| Churchyard book | n.d. | 4 |
| Accounts | 1850-1939 | 5 |
| Baptisms | 1860-1945 | 6 |
| Communion roll | 1862-1904 | 7 |
| do | 1905-1941 | 8 |
Church Session Records of Glenisla Free Kirk
Later United Free, Glenisla North Session, Church of Scotland
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH3/512/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1850-1941 | 1 |
| Deacons' Court minutes | 1853-1927 | 2 |
| do | 1927-1940 | 3 |
| Baptisms | 1860-1942 | 4 |
| Marriages | 1937-1941 | 5 |
| Communion roll | 1849-1941 | 6 |
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. HR338/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minute book | 1844-1932 | 1 |
| Minutes | 1789, 1812, 1814, 1826 | 2 |
| Cash Book | 1910-1933 | 3 |
| Papers re ecclesiastical buildings, etc. (church, manse, school) | 1790-1922 | 4 |
| Papers re transference of property to Church of Scotland General Trustees | 1926-1927 | 5 |
The 4 principal proprietors of land in the parish in 1842:
- Earl of Airlie
- James Rattray of Kirkhillocks
- John Smyth of Balharry
- Sir James Ramsay, bart., of Bamff
A further 17 proprietors owned land worth at least £50 yearly in 1842.
Papers of Kinoch of Kilrie [Kilry], 1667-1959 - NRS ref. GD1/931
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 | 1852 | Dr Alexander Webster | ||
| 1791 | 1018 | Old Statistical Account | ||
| 1801 | 996 | |||
| 1811 | 1209 | |||
| 1821 | 562 | 582 | 1144 | |
| 1831 | 566 | 563 | 1129 | |
| 1841 | 1134 | |||
| 1851 | 1050 | |||
| 1871 | 495 | 430 | 925 | |
| 1881 | 407 | 384 | 791 | |
| 1891 | 344 | 332 | 676 | |
| 1901 | 343 | 326 | 669 | |
| 1911 | 291 | 269 | 560 | |
| 1921 | 330 | 316 | 646 |
Glenisla 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 Glenisla 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.
| Beatrix Adam | in Meikle Davie, par. of Glenylla | T. 4 May 1659 |
| John Adam | in Meikle Derrie, and Janet Nicoll, his spouse, par. of Glenylla | 26 Oct 1612 |
| Janet Alexander | spouse to John Wilson, in Bellitie, par. of Glenylla | 12 Oct 1625 |
| Janet Alexander | spouse to John Nicoll, in Cannok, par. of Glenylla | 17 Aug 1629 |
| John Alexander | in Easter Innerarite, and Janet Clark, his spouse, par. of Glenylay | 14 Jun 1610 |
| Violet Alexander | spouse of Alexander Wilson, in Cambok, par. of Glenyla | 13 Aug 1581 |
| William Allan | in Newcrage, par. of Glenylla, and Agnes Brew, his spouse | 22 Aug 1688 |
| William Allan | labourer in Milnacraig | 10 May 1821 |
| Christian Andrew | spouse to John Macnicoll, in Easter Innerraritie, par. of Glenylay | 14 Jun 1610 |
| James Barnet | in Over Drumflogue, par. of Glennylla | 7 Jul 1621 |
| Patrick Barnet | in Little Derrie, par. of Glennyllay | 17 May 1613 |
| Marjorie Baxter | spouse to John Millar, in Kirk- Hillocks, par. of Glenyla | 21 Aug 1662 |
| John Brabiner alias McAvadinach | in Ballamanuch, par. of Glennylla, and Isobel McNicoll, his spouse | 7 and 9 Sep 1696 |
| Margaret Breischane | spouse to Richard Clerk, in Nether Auchinleiss, par. of Glenyllay | 13 Sep 1595 |
| David Brown, portioner of Wester Derry | 12 Jun 1823 | |
| James Bruce | in Forth, par. of Glennylla | 7 Jul 1621 |
| William Burne | in Auchinlish, par. of Glenyla | T. 20 Aug 1662 |
| Rev. Andrew Burns | minister at Glenisla | 14 & 19 Aug 1823 |
| Colin Campbell, portioner of Wester Innerrairitie | par. of Glenylla, and Elspet Suttie, his spouse | 28 Jul 1634 |
| Margaret Campbell | spouse to umquhile David Ogilvie, of Newton in Glenylle | 17 Mar 1602 |
| James Cargill | in Blackdykes of Incherick, par. of Glenyla | T. 14 Mar 1783 |
| John Cargill | in Micoll-dorrie, par. of Glenyla | 19 Jul 1662 |
| John Carmaig or Carmok | in par. of Glennayle | 30 Apr 1579 |
| David Clark | in Newton, par. of Glenilay | 21 Aug 1662 |
| Isobel Clark | spouse to John Findlow, in Petloche, now in French, par. of Glenyla | 12 Oct 1625 |
| John Collie | in Over Alrick, par. of Glenyla | 7 Jul 1621 |
| Edward Cook | in Dykheid of Crage, par. of Glenylla | 8 Nov 1637 |
| Janet Cook | spouse to James Barnet, in Mekill Derre, par. of Glenylay | 26 Feb 1614 |
| James Crichton | in Ester Overcraig, par. of Glenilay, and Isobel Ogilvy, his spouse | T. 18 Dec 1667 |
| John Crichton | in Drumflogue, par. of Glenyla | 23 Apr 1621 |
| John Don | eldest lawful son to umquhile John Don, in Meikle-Derrie, par. of Glenylla | 25 Jan 1642 |
| Elizabeth Duncan | at Cammock, relict of David Mill, farmer at Wester Ballintore | 26 Apr 1821 |
| John Edward of Clachnockiter | in Glenisla | 26 Apr 1821 |
| Thomas Edwards | joint tenant of the farm of Kirkhillocks | 21 Jul 1819 |
| Helen Eliott | spouse to David Barnet, in Lytill Derrie, par. of Glennyllay | 16 Apr 1614 |
| Marion Ewen | relict of Alexander McIntosh, in Geills wall, par. of Glenilla | 22 Apr 1714 |
| Lauchlan Farquharson of Wester Cammock | 19 Aug 1819 | |
| William Farquharson elder of Craignidertie | par. of Glenisla | T. 18 Dec 1663 |
| Christian Fell | spouse to John Erskyne, in New Craige, par. of Glenylla | 8 Nov 1637 |
| Janet Fenton | spouse to John Winter, in Glenmarkie, par. of Glenyla | 17 Aug 1629 |
| John Fenton | in Bellemenay, par. of Glenyla, and Janet Frisell, his spouse | 25 May 1662 |
| Donald Ferguson | in Achinlisch, par. of Glenylla, and Marjori Ogilvie, his spouse | T. 18 Dec 1667 |
| Robert Ferguson of Broghdargh | par. of Glenyla | T. 24 Mar 1675 |
| Anna Findlay | in Tulloche, par. of Glenylla | 12 Oct 1625 |
| Katherine Findlay | spouse to William Beg, in Freuchie, par. of Glenylla | 17 Aug 1629 |
| Mr James Fleming | minister of the Gospel at Glenylla | 31 Jan 1724 |
| Agnes Ford | spouse to John Clark, in Frecaye, par. of Glenyla | 21 Aug 1662 |
| William Forrester | at East mill of Glenylla | 17 Mar 1774 |
| Bethia Frisell (Fraser) | spouse to James Burne, in Dawany, par. of Glenyla | 21 Aug 1662 |
| Janet Geikie | at the Mill of Craig, par. of Glenilay | T. 8 Oct 1663 |
| Findlo Grewar, feuar of the Auchtene | par. of Wester Innerraritie, and Janet Kanzow, his spouse, par. of Glenylay | 14 Jun 1610 |
| John Grewar | in Dalvaine, in par. of Glenylla | 18 Jul 1729 |
| Margaret Grewar | spouse to William McNicoll, of Easter Innerhartie, par. of Glenylla | T. -- 1664 |
| Janet Guthrie | spouse to Alaster Watt, alias Robertson, in Golbertoune, par. of Glennaclo [Glenisla?] | T. 6 Dec 1671 |
| John Hall, portioner of Easter Innerraritie | par. of Glenylla, and Elspeth Rattray, his spouse | 1 Aug 1614 |
| Thomas Hall | in Alrick, par. of Glenilay | T. 19 Mar 1668 |
| Bessie Herreall | spouse to Robert Clark, in Frewche, par. of Glenylla | 12 Oct 1625 |
| John Hoppert | par. of Glennyla | 8 Jul 1581 |
| Elspet Hunter | spouse to James Robe, in Craiginvitie, par. of Glenyla | 20 Aug 1662 |
| Agnes Jamie, alias Bruce | spouse to William Alschender, in Kirkhillokis, par. of Glenylla | 12 Oct 1625 |
| Thomas Leighton (Lichtoune) | in Easter Innerraritie, par. of Glennylla | 7 Jul 1621 |
| Margaret Leslie | spouse to John Hall, in Daldakebok, par. of Glenyla | 20 Aug 1662 |
| James Lowdon | in Ballacks, par. of Glenyla | 31 Mar 1714 |
| Thomas Lundie | in Gobbintore, par. of Glenylla | 6 Mar 1723 |
| Alexander McIntosh of Kirkhillock | par. of Glenylla | 16 Feb 1688 |
| Donald Mackenzie | in Dalchalie, par. of Glenyla, and Janet Campbell, his spouse | 13 Apr 1678 |
| Elspet McNicoll | spouse to umquhile William Burne, in Auchinlish, par. of Glenyla | T. 20 Aug 1662 |
| James McNicoll | in Achenrie, par. of Glenyla, and Catherine Souttar, his spouse | 22 Aug 1688 |
| Margaret McNicoll | spouse to John Anderson, in Elrik, par. of Glenyla | 14 Jun 1610 |
| Margaret McNicoll | spouse to Colin Hall, in Achinleiss, par. of Glenyla | 5 Jun 1633 |
| William McNicoll | portioner of Glenmarkie, and Christian Clark, his spouse, par. of Glenyla | 19 Feb 1631 |
| Isobel Macher | relict of Patrick Williamson, carter in Glennyllay | 13 Jun 1610 |
| Robert Malcolm | at the Wester mill of Glenaclow [Glenisla?] | T 19 Jul 1671 |
| Christian Mastertoun | spouse to John Donn, in Mekill Derie, par. of Glenyla | 21 Oct 1624 and 17 Nov 1628 |
| Thomas Mill | par. of Glenyla | 21 Aug 1662 |
| Alexander Millar | spouse to Janet Laiky, in Cammok, par. of Glenylla | 5 Dec 1599 |
| James Millar | in Kilrie, par. of Glenylla | 5 Dec 1599 |
| Thomas Mitchell | in Wester Ineraritie, par. of Glenyla, and Catherine Grewer, his spouse | T. 22 Jul 1662 |
| William Mitchell | tenant at Faulds of Derry | 23 Jul & 6 Aug 1816 |
| David Murray | in Burnhead of Auchranney, par. of Glenylla | T. 18 Dec 1667 |
| Janet Nicoll | spouse to Thomas Scott, in Cannok, par. of Glenylla | 17 Aug 1629 |
| John Nicoll | in Cambock, par. of Glenily | T. 18 Dec 1667 |
| David Ogilvie of Newtoun | in Glenylla, and Margaret Campbell, his spouse | 17 Mar 1602 |
| David Ogilvie of Bellitie | par. of Glenyla | 31 Oct 1621 |
| David Ogilvie | in Ferter, par. of Glenyla | 6 Feb 1751 |
| Janet Ogilvie | spouse to Thomas Olifar, at the West Mill of Glenyla, par. of Glenyla | 21 Aug 1662 |
| Mary Ogilvie | spouse to James Tullow, younger, in Mekill Derrie, par. of Glenyla | 3 Jul 1621 |
| Thomas Ogilvie of East Mill of Glenyla | 23 Dec 1731 | |
| Thomas Ogilvie of East Mill | par. of Glenila | 29 Jul 1765 |
| David Oliver | in Glenyla | T. 26 Sep 1642 |
| Margaret Paterson | spouse to James Clark, in Holmure, par. of Glenylla | 12 Oct 1625 |
| Margaret Paterson | spouse to Charles Grewar, in Wester Innerraritie, par. of Glenylla | 12 Oct 1625 |
| John Paton | in Cottertoune of Kilrie, and Christian Fyffe, his spouse, par. of Glenyla | 26 Oct 1612 |
| Rev. Alexander Peat | minister of the gospel at Glenisla | 20 Mar 1807 |
| Janet Peddie | spouse to John Bruce, in Cannok, par. of Glennylla | 17 Aug 1629 |
| Christian Pressane | spouse to John Bruce, in Alrick, par. of Glennylla | 25 Apr 1626 |
| Janet Pressane | spouse of Robert Robesoune, par. of Glennyla | 6 Jul 1581 |
| John Pressane | in Burnsyde of Achnarie, par. of Glennyllay | 26 Nov 1613 |
| Agnes Ramsay | spouse to Thomas Smith, in Indorraute, par. of Glenyla | 19 Dec 1662 |
| Helen Ramsay | spouse to David Ogilvie, apparent of Newtoun, par. of Glenyla | 25 Feb 1629 |
| Margaret Ramsay | spouse to Andrew Butter, in Goventar, par. of Glenilla | T. -- 1654 |
| Francis Rattray of Eastmill | in Glenisla | 26 Apr 1821 |
| John Rhind | in Innerraritie, and Elspet Ramsay, his spouse, par. of Glenyla | 21 Oct 1612 |
| Janet Robb | spouse to John Aleschender, in Dykhead, par. of Glenyla | 12 Jul 1621 |
| John Robb | cotter in Cragmale, par. of Glenylla | 17 Aug 1629 |
| Agnes Robertson | in Dunne of Glenylay | 13 Jun 1610 |
| Alaster Robertson | in Gobintore, par. of Glenyla | T. 22 Jun 1675 |
| Donald Robertson | late in Tulloch, par. of Gleniela | 14 Aug 1770 |
| John Robertson | in Drimflogne, and Bessie Mathie, his spouse, par. of Glenylay | 21 Aug 1610 |
| John Robertson, | in Little Darie, par. of Glenylla | T. 18 Dec 1667 |
| Duncan Shaw* | in Baloch of Glenyle | T. 16 Mar 1782 |
| Alexander Shepherd | in Easter Craigie, in the par. of Glenyla, and Isobel Oliver, his spouse | 23 Dec 1693 |
| John Smart | in Frewchie, in the par. of Glenyla | 4 Jul 1683 |
| Margaret Smyth | spouse to umquhile Duncan Findlow, in Alrik, par. of Glenylla | 15 Mar 1637 |
| Christian Spalding | spouse to John Michell, in Mylntone of Glennyllay | 27 Jun 1610 |
| John Spalding | in Drumflogue, par. of Glenyla | 12 Jul 1621 and 17 Nov 1628 |
| William Spalding of Broomhall | 31 Oct 1818 | |
| John Stewart | in Alrick, par. of Glenylla | 11 Dec 1760 |
| Isobel Storrer | spouse to Alexander Carmaige, in Drumflogne, par. of Glennylla | 6 Dec 1610 |
| John Storrer | in Over Crage, par. of Glennyllay | 4 Feb 1612 |
| John Thomson | in Lytill Dorrie, and Bessie Meik, his spouse, par. of Glenylay | 22 Aug 1610 |
| Katherine Tulloch | spouse to John Baxter, portionerof Kirkhilloks, par. of Glenyla | 21 Oct 1612 |
| Adam Valentine | in Drumhead, par. of Glenyla | 20 Aug 1662 |
| James Watt | in Sturt, par. of Glenylie, and Elspet Ogilvie, his spouse | 30 Nov 1680 |
| John Watt | in Sturt of Glennylla, and Margaret Ogilvie, his spouse | 8 Mar 1693 |
| John White | in Little Kilrie, and Janet Smart, his spouse, par. of Glenylla | 8 Nov 1637 |
| James Williamson (or Wilson) | in Auchinlish, par. of Glenylla, and Agnes Burne, his spouse | 10 Aug 1662 |
| Patrick Williamson | in Freuchie, par. of Glenylay | 26 Jun 1610 |
* testament testamentar; his 3rd son, William, and his 4th son, John, said to have been nominated by him as executors, but the will itself is apparently lost; also mentions a James Shaw
Testaments of Glenisla people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600
| Andro Adam | in Litill-Darye, par. of Glen-Ilay in Angus | 1 Feb 1581-2 |
| Captain David Crichton of Eister-Craig | par. of Glenilay in Angus | 21 Jul 1586 |
| John Gibbon, portioner of Auchinleiss | within Glen-Ilay | 18 Apr 1590 |
| John Grewar | in Dowaneie, par. of Glen Ilay in Angus | 26 Dec 1588 |
| Isobel Laing | relict of Andro Adam, in Darie, par. of Glen-llay, in Angus | 13 Dec 1591 |
| Eufame Wischart | sometime spouse to John Ogilvie, of Frewchie, par. of Glenylay, sher. of Forfar | 8 Jun 1596 |
Testaments of Glenisla people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1601-1700
| Bessie Annand | and David Ramsay, minister at Aleyth and Glen-Ilay, her spouse, sher. of Perth | 18 May 1603 |
Testaments of Glenisla people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1701-1800
| Alexander Ogilvie | late of East Milns of Glenisla, in Forfarshire, and surgeon lately outward bound on board the merchant ship "Chance", Captain Chicoman, commander | 20 Dec 1771 |
Images of the original records for Glenisla:
Images of the original records for Glenisla: