The parish was united with Lethnot ca. 1618, but they were separated again in 1723.
Please also visit the page of general information applicable to all of Angus & Kincardineshire.
Abbreviations
| NLS | National Library of Scotland |
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| 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 Lochlee
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 4, pp. 221-232.
Margaret Fairweather Michie - Glenesk: the History and Culture of an Angus Community (Phantassie: Tuckwell, 2000)
Statistical accounts of Lochlee
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 5, p. 357
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 191
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1862, published 1865
For the full range of maps of Lochlee, see National Library's Maps.
Geograph.org: Loch Lee - recent photographs at east end of Loch Lee. National Grid ref. NO4380.
Geograph.org: Invermark - recent photographs at Invermark Castle. National Grid ref. NO4480.
Geograph.org: Tarfside - recent photographs at Tarfside. National Grid ref. NO4979.
Above: the ruins of the former parish kirk of Lochlee, at the east end of Loch Lee, National Grid ref. NO431801. The mediaeval church was dedicated to St Drostan.
Above: the present parish kirk of Lochlee, located at National Grid ref. NO446804. Built in 1803.
Other churches
Above: Maule Memorial Church of Scotland, Tarfside, at NO496795, built in 1857 as Tarfside Free Kirk on land given by Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th earl of Dalhousie, 2nd lord Panmure of Brechin & Navar. In the east gable of the kirk are a memorial window to Ramsay, with his coat of arms (Ramsay's eagle displayed quartered with Maule), and one to Dr Thomas Guthrie, a leader of the Disruption of 1843 that led to the formation of the Free Church of Scotland.
Above: St Drostan's Episcopal Church, Tarfside, at NO491798, built in 1879 by William Forbes (Hon. Lord Forbes) in memory of his brother, Alexander Penrose Forbes (1817-1875), who was bishop of Brechin, 1847-75.
Parish ministers of Lochlee 1560-ca. 1618 & 1723-1958
adm.: admitted, bapt.: baptised, contr.: contract, dem.: demitted, dep.: deposed, lic.: licensed, mar.: married, min.: minister, ord.: ordained, pres.: presented, rel.: related, res.: resigned, test.: testament, tr.: translated
| James Fullarton | 1567 | M.A.; had charge also of Edzell, Dunlappie, Lethnot & Navar |
| William Hay | 1567-1587 | reader |
| Thomas Fullarton | 1588-1590 | reader |
| George Donaldson | 1607-1611 | min. in 1607; tr. to Dunlappie 1611 |
| David Wood | 1615 | M.A.; min. of Edzell; also held Lochlee 1615 |
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| Robert Ker | 1723-1728 | b. 1 Jun 1707, son of James K., min. of Dun; ord. Lethnot 18 Jul 1717; removed here when the parish was re-erected 1723; dem. 9 Oct 1728; d. Feb 1735 |
| David Blair | 1729-1733 | M.A.; ord. 10 Sep 1729; tr. to 2nd charge Brechin 6 Jun 1733 |
| John Scott | 1734-1749 | ord. 25 Apr 1734; thrown from horse & killed near Tarfside 23 Jan 1749; mar. 1735 Magdalen Mill |
| Alexander Ross | 1749-1773 | b. 1684, eldest son of Alex. R., farmer, Kincardine O'Neil ABD; M.A. Marischal Aberdeen 1718; ord. assistant at Auchindoir ABD 1 Oct 1746; thereafter assistant Pitsligo ABD; adm. 4 Oct 1749; d. 20 Mar 1773; mar. 1750 Elizabeth, probably dau. of William Thain, min. of Auchindoir |
| John Pirie | 1771-1806 | son. of John P., Arbuthnott KCD; schoolmaster of Brechin; ord. assistant & successor 4 Dec 1771; d. 3 Feb 1806; mar. 1763 Helen Webster; issue: Jean; Isabel (mar. John Taylor, min. of Lethnot); John, schoolmaster, Lochlee; James; Margaret; Robert; Kath.; Ann |
| David Inglis | 1806-1837 | b. 1771 Dairsie FIF, son of David I.; M.A. King's Aberdeen 1797; ord. 18 Sep 1806; d. 18 Jan 1837; mar. Cath., dau. of Thomas Collier; issue: David; Robert, min. of this par. & Edzell; Agnes (mar. Thomas Merry, farmer); Charlotte (mar. Robert Brand, shipmaster); Jane; Wm B.; Jane C.; Christina (mar. James Warden Urquhart, banker); Wilhelmina B. (mar. James Stormonth, farmer) |
| Robert Inglis | 1837-1841 | M.A.; son of above; ord. 8 Jun 1837; tr. to Edzell 20 Oct 1841 |
| Alexander Todd | 1842-1843 | ord. 28 Apr 1842; tr. to Monifieth 13 Dec 1843 |
| Walter Low | 1844-1887 | b. 19 Jul 1801 Arbroath, son of Walter L.; schoolmaster at Ladyloan, Arbroath; preacher Auchmithie Chapel; ord. 18 Apr 1844; d. 22 Mar 1887; mar. 1824 Marjory, dau. of John Malcolm; issue: Jean J., Walter, James B., Ann, Robert T., Isabella, Alex., Eliz. D., David, Mary Ann, Wm, Panmure & 4 others |
| John Stewart | 1885-1921 | b. 23 May 1852 Little Dunkeld, son of Thos S., farmer; M.A. Edinburgh 1879; assistant at Fodderty and Blair Atholl PER; ord. assistant & successor 22 Dec 1885; d. 18 Dec 1921; mar. 1908 Annie Morris Venters; issue: Janet May |
| John McRorie Kay | 1922-1932 | formerly min. of Ardrishaig; adm. 19 May 1922; dem. 15 May 1932; mar. (1) Christina McMartin; (2) 1934 Janet Ferguson Macfarlane |
| George Laing Brander McAlister* | 1932-1958-? | M.A.; b. 11 Feb 1906 Troon; educ. Ayr Academy; Trinty College of Theology, Glasgow, 1927-1930; ord. & ind. Jul 1932; d. 1978 Bonnyrigg; mar. 1936 Fanny E. McLaughlin |
* ministers of Glenesk Church, the result of union of the parish church with Maule Memorial Church in 1937.
Ministers of Maule Memorial Church, Tarfside (Free Church; later, United Free Church)
| Andrew McIlwraith | 1847-1881-? | b. 9 Oct 1811 Ayr, son of John McI., plumber; educ. Ayr Academy; Glasgow Uni.; ord. Mar 1847; d. 6 Jan 1886 Edinburgh; mar.(1) 1852 in London, Frances (who d. 17 Nov 1854), dau. of Wm H. Davis; (2) 1867 Janet Thomson, dau. of James Gray |
| David Aitchison Dickson | 1885-1890 | b. 28 Nov 1857 Edinburgh, son of Robt D., glass mercht; M.A.(Edinburgh 1877); ord. 12 Mar 1885 as colleague & succ.; res. 15 Jun 1890; d. 1897 Edinburgh; mar. 1888 Elizabeth E. Seggie |
| James Paul | 1890-1919 | b. 15 May 1859 Longforgan PER, son of John P., ploughman; ord. 1890; d. 8 Mar 1919 Lochlee; mar. 1890 Caroline Mary Goldie; issue: James Goldie, Kenneth Warren |
Ministers of St Drostan's Episcopal Church, Tarfside
| Alexander Simpson | ?-1841-1851-? | b. ca. 1814 Old Meldrum ABD; mar. 1844 Ann Henderson; issue: John T. D.; Margaret J. |
| William Presslie | 1871-1914 | b. ca. 1831 Ellon ABD; ord. 1869; min. at Yell SHI in 1871; d. 17 Jan 1914 Tarfside; mar. Jean ---; issue: Thos Geo. S.; John |
Monuments in Lochlee Old Kirkyard (ca. 20 stones) and in Lochlee New Kirkyard (ca. 20 stones) bearing pre-1855 information 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 Lochlee in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 1, pp. 127-31.
Lochlee war memorial, 1914-18
In Tarfside village
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Sergt A. Duncan, Gordon Highlanders
Pte J. O. Cruickshank, do Pte R. Christison, Black Watch Pte A. Dunbar, do Pte J. Stewart, do Pte W. Stewart, do Pte D. P. Stormonth, do |
See also Scottish War Memorials Project: Lochlee, WW1 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.
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.
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- 1728 - 1854
Additionally, in the National Records:
- 1837 - 1841 - private register for Church of Scotland (NRS CH3/543/4 - part of Edzell records)
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- 1731 - 1854
Additionally, in the National Records:
- 1837 - 1841 - private register for Church of Scotland (NRS CH3/543/4 - part of Edzell records)
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- 1783 - 1838
Additionally, in the National Records:
- 1837 - 1841 - private register for Church of Scotland (NRS CH3/543/4 - part of Edzell records)
Church Session Records of Lochlee Old Parish Church
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH2/455/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes & accounts | 1775-1840 | 1 |
| Proclamations | 1865-1908 | 1 |
| Minutes | 1842-1932 | 2 |
| Accounts | 1836-1932 | 3 |
| Communion roll | 1879-1915 | 4 |
| do | 1915-1932 | 5 |
Church Session Records of Lochlee Free Church
later, United Free; united in 1932 with Tarfside Maule Memorial as Glenesk Ch. of S.
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH3/218/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1849-1918 | 1 |
| do | 1918-1932 | 2 |
| Deacons' Court minutes | 1856-1916 | 3 |
| do | 1917-1932 | 4 |
| Account book | 1848-1861 | 5 |
| do | 1855-1915 | 6 |
| do | 1890-1927 | 7 |
| do | 1928-1932 | 8 |
| Collection book | 1879-1890 | 9 |
| do | 1890-1900 | 10 |
| Register of Members and Contributions | 1872-1899 | 11 |
| Communion roll | 1866-1908 | 12 |
| do | 1909-1931 | 13 |
| Boxes containing miscellaneous papers, mainly vouchers and accounts, collecting books, library catalogue of 1886, and disjunction certificate book | n.d. | 14-16 |
| Minutes | 1932-1970 | 17 |
| Congregational board minutes | 1932-1970 | 18 |
There was one proprietor of land in the parish in 1833:
Various records, 1840-1914, for Tarfside Episcopal Church are among the Brechin Diocesan Library Manuscripts at Dundee University Archives [ref. BrMS 11].
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. |
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| 1755 | 686 | Dr Alexander Webster | ||
| 1792 | 608 | Old Statistical Account | ||
| 1801 | 541 | |||
| 1811 | 521 | |||
| 1821 | 278 | 294 | 572 | |
| 1831 | 553 | |||
| 1841 | ||||
| 1851 | 615 | |||
| 1871 | 204 | 220 | 424 | |
| 1881 | 178 | 181 | 359 | |
| 1891 | 163 | 180 | 343 | |
| 1901 | 156 | 170 | 326 | |
| 1911 | 149 | 146 | 295 | |
| 1921 | 126 | 156 | 282 |
Lochlee 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 Lochlee 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.
| John Balfour | tenant in Shelly, par. of Lochlee | T. 15 May 1799 |
| Katherine Campbell | spouse to William Nicoll, in Migvie, par. of Lochlie | 13 Aug 1627 |
| Bessie Chrystie | spouse to James Bruce, in Achloche, par. of Lochlie | 6 Aug 1627 |
| William Chrystie | in Quhiggintoune, par. of Lochlie, and Katherine Chrystisoun, his spouse | 5 Sep 1636 |
| James Chrystison | in Whigginton of Glenesk | T. 26 Aug 1793 |
| John Chrystison | in Assailzie, par. of Lochlie | 11 Aug 1627 |
| John Chrystison | in Mylntoun of Glennesk, and Janet Chrystisoune, his spouse | 3 Dec 1627 |
| John Chrystison | lawful son to umquhile John C., in Mylntoun, par. of Lochlie | 3 Dec 1627 |
| Margaret Chrystison | spouse to William Low, in Glentennet, par. of Lochlie | 6 Aug 1627 |
| John Coutts | sometime in par. of Lochlie | 10 Nov 1741 |
| Katherine Duncan | spouse to Alexander Mylne, in Achronie, par. of Lochlie | 3 Sep 1627 |
| Duncan Flager | in Kirktoun of Lochlie, and Agnes Bowman, his spouse | 13 Aug 1627 |
| Janet Gold | lawful daughter to umquhile William Gold, in Cadloche, par. of Lochlee | 6 Aug 1627 |
| Margaret Gold | spouse to David Low, in Glentennet, par. of Lochlee | 6 Aug 1627 |
| Janet Innerdale | in Skellie, in par. of Lochlee | 28 Mar 1758 |
| John Innerdale | late in Kirn, par. of Lochlee | 26 Jul 1753 |
| Mr Robert Kerr | late minister at Lochlee | 12 Mar and 23 Jul 1735 |
| Andrew Lindsay | servitor to John Gellie, in Ardow, par. of Lochlie | 9 May 1638 |
| David Low | in Sleugleyne, in Glenesk [parish of Lochlee?] | T. 20 Sep 1671 |
| John Low | in Carncorss, par. of Lochlie, and Helen Ross, his spouse | 13 Aug 1627 |
| Alexander McEwan | in Achrenie, par. of Lochlie | T. 4 Jun 1669 |
| John McGregor | in Inshgrundell, par. of Lochlie | 8 Nov 1681 |
| Magdaline Mill | relict of the late Mr John Scott, minister at Lochlee | T. 24 Nov 1781 |
| John Mylne | in Achronie, par. of Lochlie | 3 Sep 1627 |
| Alexander Nicoll | late servant to John Nicoll, in Keeny, par. of Lochlee | 27 Jun 1751 |
| David Nicoll | at Aucheen, par. of Lochlee | T. 27 Sep 1799 |
| Katherine Rawin | in Carharncorss, par. of Lochlie | 6 Aug 1627 |
| Bessie Ross | relict of Thomas Chrystisoun, in Mylntoune, par. of Lochlie | 3 Dec 1627 |
| Mr John Scott | minister at Lochlee | T. 16 Mar 1749 |
| John Shand | in Bailzie, par. of Lochlie | 15 May 1626 |
| Janet Tod | spouse to William Bowman, in Glenlie, par. of Lochlee | 10 Dec 1627 |
| John Watt | indweller in the Kirktoun of Glenesk | T. 12 Jul 1649 |
| Robert Wilkinson | servant to Robert Donaldson, in Drustie, par. of Lochlee | 2 Jan 1753 |
Jacobite rebels - 1745 rebellion
From: A List of Persons concerned in the Rebellion (Edinburgh, Scottish History Soc., vol. 8, 1890)
| Names | Designations | Abode | Acts of rebellion & circumstances | Where at present |
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| David Buchan | servant | Milton of Glenesk | ||
| Robert Duncan | farmer | do | ||
| Thomas Kinnier [Kinnear] | farmer | do |
Images of the original records for Lochlee:
Images of the original records for Lochlee:
Invermark Castle
at NO442804