Lunan (formerly Inverlunan) (Angus)

Introduction

Please also visit the page of general information applicable to all of Angus & Kincardineshire.

The arms of Lyell of Dysart

The lands of Dysart were formerly a detached portion of the parish of Brechin, and thereafter of Maryton, but now form part of Lunan.

Apart from Dysart, the parish of Lunan consists of two baronies: Inverlunan (Easter Lunan) and Lunan. Unfortunately, these two names have been used almost interchangably in the past, and it is not always clear which property is being referred to.

The small barony best called Inverlunan orginally belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath and, by the 19th century, belonged to the Blair-Imries. It is the barony whose history was detailed by Col. William Blair-Imrie [See Books below].

The barony best called Lunan was granted in 1383 to Alexander Stewart, one of three undoubted sons of Robert II by his mistress Mariota (Marion) de Cardny [Fraser Southesk, 2, p. 494]. He received Pitfour in Aberdeenshire at the same time. Mariota had been granted Burleigh, on the northern shore of Loch Leven in Kinross-shire by Robert II. In 1477, James III confirmed a charter dated at Montrose on 22 May 1477, by which Giles Stewart, (lady) of half of the lands of Lunan and Pitfour, elder daughter and one of the heirs of the late Sir Walter Stewart de Burlie, sold half Pitfour [RMS, 2, ch. 1295]. It is apparent that Walter was either a fourth son of Mariota, or a grandson.

Giles married a Tyrie, of the Drumkilbo family, and the baronial title and half the lands of the barony passed to her son, Walter Tyrie. The Tyries held Hawkhill, Newton, half the mill, the sunny (east) half of Drumbertnot and the superiority of Arbikie, which was a separate tenement (held by Ramsays, and later, Mudies). These properties passed from the Tyries to Sir Peter Young of Seaton in 1612 [RMS, 7, ch. 744].

Sir Walter Stewart's younger daughter, Euphemia, married a Ruthven. In 1483, her son Walter Ruthven was served heir to her in half of Lunan [Fraser, Southesk, 2, p. 522]. The Ruthvens held Courthill, half the mill and the shady (west) half of Drumbertnot until 1607, when the lands passed to Sir Robert Crichton of Cluny [RMS, 6, ch. 1965].

The arms of Mudie of Arbikie
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Abbreviations

Books & articles

• See also, for history of the parish:
  • The Statistical accounts of Lunan
  • General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 4, pp. 245-259.

• William Blair-Imrie - A Record of Lunan: its descent and transmission from 1189 to 1849 (Edinburgh, 1902) [Deals only with the part of the parish that had belonged to Arbroath Abbey]

• Charles Rogers - Memorials of the Strachans, Baronets of Thornton, Kincardineshire, and of the family of Wise of Hillbank, formerly Wyse of Lunan in the County of Forfar (London, 1873)
  The later 1877 edition, entitled Memorials of the Scottish families of Strachan and Wise is here

• Ruvigny & Raineval, Marquis of - The Moodie Book: being an Account of the Families of Melsetter, Muir, Cocklaw, Blairhill, Bryanton, Gilchorn, Pitmuies, Arbekie, Masterton, etc., etc. (1906)

• Andrew Tyrie - The Tyries of Drumkilbo, Dunnideer and Lunan (Glasgow, 1893)

Statistical accounts of Lunan

• Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 1, p. 441
• New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 320

Maps of Lunan

• 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1957
• 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1859, published 1865 - shows Lunan Church, Lunan House
• 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1859-61, published 1865 - shows Arbikie, Cothill, Courthill

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

Photographs of places

The photograph above, of the lodge of Lunan House, shows representations of two coats of arms and, in the centre, a crest. The crest, A stag lodged proper, is that of Blair of that ilk. The arms on the left are Imrie arms; those on the right, arms of Blair of that ilk, with the mascles drawn correctly. The only Imrie arms registered before 1913 were those of John Imbray of Crubie [i.e. Imrie of Cruivie, in the parish of Logie, Fife], Barry of eight sable and argent, over all three fusils counter-changed, registered in 1672; he was eldest lawful son to William Imrie of Wester Cruivie [NRS SIG1/89/36, SIG1/90/3]. The present faded colours of both shields are completely misleading; the blue should be argent (silver), the white should be sable (black). Uncertainty about the ancestry of both the Blairs and the Imries makes it unclear why these arms are displayed here.

Geograph.org: Lunan - recent photographs of Lunan. National Grid ref. NO6851.

Queen of Thanet - includes a few photos taken at and near Lunan House in 1940

Lunan parish church

Located at National Grid ref. NO687516. Built 1844. No longer in use as a church.

Members of a family surnamed Gavin appear to have been employed as beadles (church officers) of Lunan over an extended period before stepping smartly up the social scale. Alexander Gavin (1686-1774) acquired Easter Braikie in the parish of Kinnell, and was granted arms in 1747. His son David (1720-1773) married, firstly, a cousin, Christina Maria Hersey, the daughter of the owner of a Dutch ship wrecked in Lunan Bay. David purchased Langton in Berwickshire in 1758 and created the planned village of Gavinton there. His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of James 7th earl of Lauderdale, whom he married in 1770. [See e.g. The Schoolmaster and Edinburgh Weekly Magazine, No. 30, vol. II of 23 Feb 1833, p. 127; Geo. Hay's History of Arbroath, p. 399; Burke's Landed Gentry under 'Gavin'.]

Parish ministers 1560-1953

For ministers after 1953, see Inverkeilor ministers.

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

Monumental inscriptions

Monuments in Lunan Kirkyard bearing pre-1855 information (ca. 20 stones) are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Angus, Vol. 2: Seacoast" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1996), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Angus MI - Vol. 2. Pre-1855 Sea-coast" in their online shop.)

Andrew Jervise recorded some monuments at Lunan in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 1, pp. 241-4.

The modern cemetery lies immediately north of the kirk.

Above: monument at Braehead of Lunan (NO690527) to Lt-col. James Blair. The full original inscription was recorded by Jervise, Epitaphs, vol. 1, p. 242:

The inscription on the monument now, which is on the seaward face, is much shorter than the original, and is itself wearing:

Monuments inside the kirk
With thanks to Colin and Lisa Badger for permission to take these photos.

The following is a complete list of the stones in Lunan Churchyard, excluding those in the modern extension north of the kirk. [M1], etc., indicate Mitchell's numbering. Uncertain readings are in parentheses.

Photographs of any of the inscriptions listed below will be supplied on request by e-mail, insofar as I judge it possible to obtain them. The photos will be 2304 pixels by 1728 pixels, and approx. 850 kilobytes in size, taken in good lighting to show the inscriptions rather than the whole monuments. Please be prepared for a considerable delay in sending photos.

[p1521], etc., indicates that I already have a photo of the monument; the links on this page are to photos reduced in size to 576 x 432 pixels.

[1; M1; p611] In memory of ROBERT HUDDLESTON late school master Lunan who died Feby 27 1821 aged 53 years Also of WILLIAM his son who died in infancy

[2; M2; p617] Erected by ALEXANDER ALLAN, tenant Arbickie in memory of his two children A son born 19th March 1830 who died in infancy And of his daughter ANN ANDERSON ALLAN born 8th October 1831. died 22nd June 1833, aged 20 months.

[3; p616] Suffer little children to come unto me Erected by WILLIAM TINDAL, Drumbertnot, in memory of his daughter ANNIE, who died 18th April 1872, aged 5 years and 8 months.

[4; p629, p630] At rest Erected by ANDREW STURROCK in loving memory of his beloved wife ANN BALLA who died at Hawkhill Lunan December 10th 1906 aged 59 years The above ANDREW STURROCK died 17th April 1931 aged 84 years. To memory ever dear

[5; p610] Erected by JAMES WALLACE in memory of his son, GEORGE, who died at Edinburgh, on the 2nd Feb. 1902, aged 28 years. The above JAMES WALLACE, died at Lunan Mill, 2nd May 1906, aged 72 years. His daughter GRACE, died at Inchock, Inverkeillor, 14th Feb. 1907, aged 36 years. And his wife VIOLET STEPHEN who died at Montrose, 17th Oct. 1924, aged 81 years. His daughter ISABELLA DUTHIE died at Montrose, 21st April 1943, aged 74 years. GEORGE WALLACE, father of the above, JAMES WALLACE, died at Drumbertnot 26th Aug. 1883, aged 83 years.

[6; M3; p597] Near this spot are interred the remains of the Rev: JOHN GOWANS. the faithful minister of this parish for nearly 31 years who died 14th Novr 1820 greatly lamented in the 70th year of his age This stone is erected to his memory by his afflicted widow ISABELLA WEBSTER who also departed this life 2nd March 1823 in the 77th year of her age and is here laid by the side of her husband.

[7; M4; p598] Sacred to the memory of the Reverend ROBERT BARCLAY, minister of the parish of Lunan, who died on the 11th day of July 1849, in the 62nd year of his age, and 29th year of his incumbency

[8; M5; p636] Sacred to the memory of the late DAVID FELL tenant in Balzeordie, who departed this life on the 4th November 1836 aged 66 years. And also of his daughter, ANN FELL who died on the 9th June 1827 aged 12 years. Also AGNES REA, his spouse who died in the 25th July 1842, aged 51 years.

[9; M6; p628] By WILLIAM GRAY and JANE WALKER, in memory of their son ALEXANDER who died at Kingblythmont House 22nd Sep. 1848, aged 19 years, much regretted. The foresaid WILLIAM GRAY died on the 17th Sep. 1854, aged 55. Also JANE WALKER died on the 9th Feb. 1860, aged 61.

[10; p637] Erected by the family in memory of their father CHARLES DORWARD who died 31st July 1915, aged 83. Also their mother JANE MASON who died 10th Feb. 1916, aged 73. Their grandmother BARBARA RIOCH died 20th May 1896, aged 86.

[11; p638] In memory of ALEX HANTON who died 20th Feb. 1931 aged 83 and of his wife ISABELLA FALCONER Also his wife ISABELLA LYALL who died 27th Jan. 1913 aged 60

[12; p615] Erected by JOHN GOURLAY & DAVID B. TOLEMY in memory of JAMES GOURLAY who died 28th Dec. 1882 aged 5 months. Also in loving remembrance of ELSPET GOURLAY beloved wife of DAVID B. TOLEMY who died 4th June 1892 aged 24 years. ALEXANDER J. GOURLAY who died 6th June 1895 aged 22 years. MARION JOLLY beloved wife of JOHN GOURLAY died 14th Oct. 1924 aged 77 years. The above JOHN GOURLAY died 26th Nov. 1931 aged 89 years.

[13; p614] Erected by JAMES CHRISTIESON in memory of his family LIZZIE, who died 29th January 1873, aged 4 years and 8 months. JOHN, who died at Abu Fatmeh, Egypt, 5th July 1885 aged 22 years. STEWART, who died at Edinburgh, 31st October 1890, aged 23 years. And is here interred. The above JAMES CHRISTIESON died 30th Jan. 1900, aged 71 years. Also his wife HELEN WILSON who died 12th June 1908, aged 73 years.

[14; p613, p639] Erected by JAMES CHRISTISON in loving memory of his wife JANE ANN FYFE, who died 25th July 1904, aged 40 years. Also his daughter MARY VALENTINE, died 2nd Sept. 1899, aged 2½ years. The above JAMES CHRISTISON died at Montrose, 24th March 1930, aged 68 years.

[15; M7] Erected by JOHN GREIG & MARGARET SOUTER in memory of their son WILLIAM who died 1(9) March 18(44) aged 1(3) years & (5) months FRANCIS GREIG born 3rd Jan. 1823. died 7th Oct. 1883.
[left face] WALTER GREIG born 30th January 1825, died 11th November 1901.
[right face] JOHN GREIG, farmer, Bridgend, born 12th Aug. 1782, died 3rd May 1872. His wife MARGARET SOUTER, born 7th Jan. 1798, died 12th Oct. 1884.

[16; M8; p599] In loving memory of JAMES MILNE long wright at Braehead 1807 - 1883. And JEAN MATTHEWSON, his wife 1809 - 1886. And of his children DAVID, 1836 - 1838. ANNIE, 1850 - 1858. ANDREW, 1847 - 1881. "Till the day break." Erected by their son the Rev. ALEXr MILNE, minister of Gourock.

[17; p600] Sacred to the memory of JOHN MACKAY, who for 43 years held the office of schoolmaster etc. in the parish of Lunan, died at the School House 22nd July 1892, aged 66 years. Also of his wife EUPHEMIA MILL, who died at Arbroath 8th May 1914, aged 84 years. Also of their daughter MARGARET who died at Arbroath 18th June 1939. Also of their daughter JANE YOUNG who died at Arbroath on 29th June 1955.

[18; M9; p627] In memory of JOHN BRUCE, farmer, Hawkhill, born 16th August, 1795, died 4th August, 1881. His wife MARGARET GREIG born 5th July 1819. died 11th March 1898. Their son JOHN born 21st Feb. 1848, died 13th Nov. 1898.

[19; leaning against south wall of kirk] [flat slab without evident inscription]

[20; M10; p618, p640] [mural, south wall of kirk] DM ED [between 2 angels of hiberno-northumbrian manuscript style]

[21; M11; p619] [mural, east wall of kirk] [coat of arms: shield (blank); helmet; mantling; motto (blank)]

[22; M12; p620] To the memory of ALEXANDER BLAIR who died 2(6)th May 1835
[south] ...
[west; p609] ELIZABETH BLAIR born 10th Jany 1794 died 16th Decr 1879 MARGARET BLAIR born 5th June 1795 died 16th June 1878

[23; M13] [recumbent cross in plot with stone edging; inscription on edging] Here lieth CHARLOTTE CECILIA*, widow of Brigadier General JAMES BLAIR, Indian Army, who died April 29th 1891, aged 83 years. Here lieth also her son, Lieutenant Colonel HENRY FRANCIS BLAIR, Royal Bengal Engineers, who died April 13th 1908, aged 71 years. And his wife SOPHIA GRACE† who died 28th July 1921 aged 81 years. "At evening time it shall be light." And their daughter HELEN MARY who died 13th April 1961.
[* i.e. Charlotte Cecilia Vanrenen; † i.e. Sophia Grace Bott]

[24] In memory of GEORGE ELDER CRABBE mill manager born 13th May 1819, died 7th Nov 1894. His wife MARGARET BRUCE born 4th May 184(6) died 1st March 1904 Their grand-child HAROLD LENNOX JUPP born 22nd September 1905, died 19th February 1906

[25; M14; p631] 1815 Erected by ROBt SOUTTER weaver Drumbertnot in memory of his spouse JEAN JAPP. who died 30th Decr 1811, aged 30 years and also of his parents His father JAMES SOUTTAR who died 18 Feby 1801 aged 70. And his mother HELLEN DUNCAN; who died 20th March 1786 aged 50 years. To know Death and not to fear it [buried]

[26; p626] In memory of our parents WILLIAM MURRAY, who died at Nether Tulloch, Garvock 7th April 1921 aged 78 years. CATHERINE HAXTON, who died 1st Feb. 1923 aged 73 years. Their sons FRANK, killed in action 1st Jan. 1917 aged 20 years DAVID, who died at Brackenrig, St. Cyrus, 25th Jan. 1932 aged 47 years. MURRAY

[27; p625] Erected by JOHN BLACKLAWS in memory of his wife JANE MURRAY who died at Braehead, Lunan 26th June 1912, aged 56 years. Also his wife MARY BURGESS who died at Braehead, Lunan 15th March 1919, aged 52 years.

[28; p624] Erected by JANE MOIR in memory of her beloved husband ALEXANDER THOMSON who died at Mount Pleasant, Redcastle, 18th July 1910, aged 80 years. The above JANE MOIR died 4th Aug. 1921, aged 90 years. Also their daughter MARY ANN who died 24th March 1928, aged 74 years. Thy will be done

[29; p604, p622] In loving memory of GEORGE ALEXANDER Lunan Lodge, died 17th Feb. 1941, aged 92 years Also his sons CHARLES died in infancy ALEXANDER died 4th April 1905, aged 22 years DAVID died 5th Sep. 1908, aged 21 years Also AGNES HUNTER beloved wife of the above GEORGE ALEXANDER died 4th Nov. 1944, aged 88 years At rest

[30; p623; small broken cross] ... remembr... of wee CHARLIE ALEXANDER Suffer little children to come unto me.

[31; M16] Here lie the remains of ALEXANDER SCOTT sometime weaver in Muir of Lunan who died Septr 1813 aged 68 and of his spouse ISABEL FINDLAY who died March 1817 aged 65

[32; p632] Erected in loving memory of ELIZABETH TODD, beloved wife of JOHN SHERRET, who died at Springfield, 20th Oct. 1909, aged 74. Also of their son CHARLES who died at Lethbridge, Canada 24th Feb. 1921, aged 57. Also the above JOHN SHERRET, who died at Springfield, 5th Nov. 1921, aged 90. Also their youngest daughter MARGARET who died at Springfield, 2nd July 1927, aged 48. Also their son JOHN who died 3rd Sept. 1938, aged 60. Also JAMES who died at Brechin on 29th Jan. 1946, aged 79. At rest Also MARY ALEXANDER daughter of JOHN SHERRET who died 30th May 1942, aged 74. [The stone has attached to it a small metal plate bearing the words: Discovered by members of the Sherret Descendency in Canada Amber & David Hunt from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada]

[33; M15] Erected by ANDREW PETRIE flax dresser Montrose in memory of his daughter ISOBEL who died 2nd June 1788 aged 19 years. And of his wife ELIZABETH ADDISON who died 15th Sepr 1799, aged 67 years. The said ANDREW PETRIE died 2nd March 1812, aged 80 years, and is here interred.
[west] ELIZABETH PETRIE died on the 1(3)th of February 1855, aged 95 years.

[34] Erected by JAMES MIDDLETON gardener Lunan House in memory of his beloved wife MARGARET H. KESSON who died 17th Nov. 1883 aged 65 years. Also of their daughter MAGGIE who died 22nd June 1892 aged 35 years The said JAMES MIDDLETON died 13th March 1900 in his 84th year ELIZABETH MIDDLETON eldest daughter died at Sandy Croft Dor...ns Park Surrey 5th March 1910.

[35] Erected by GEORGE WILSON in affectionate remembrance of his wife CATHERINE MIDDLETON who died 1(0)th Dec. 1896. WILSON

[36; p605] In loving memory of MARY LOW beloved wife of JAMES SMITH who died at Cothill, 14th Sept. 1913, aged 45 years. And the above JAMES SMITH who died at 28 Bank Street Arbroath, 31st August 1947 aged 76 years. Also their daughter ISABELLA who died 8th Sept. 1981 aged 80 years.

[37; p635] 1861 Erected by ANN SCOTT in memory of her parents JAMES SCOTT and ANN BLACKIE who are both interred here. The above ANN SCOTT wife of GEORGE NAPIER died in 1867, was interred Old Church Yard Montrose.

[38; M17; p621] Erected by ROBERT SMART in memory of his father JOHN SMART sometime weaver at Braehead of Lunan who died the 8th day of April 1792 aged 47 years and also of his mother JEAN HENDERSON who died the 26 day of November 1813 aged 68 years. ROBERT SMART died March 30th 1831, aged 52 years.
[west] Died at Montrose on the 31st Jan 18(44) MARY SMART. BETTY SMART died on the 26th March 18(3.) aged 7(3) GEORGE SMART died on the 30th March 18(4)1, aged 60 ANN CATTANACH his wife died on the 12th September 18(33).

[39; M18 & M23 See note; p646] ... T ... BY ... BUT A...
[west; p603] In Dei tota spes nostra ; IT IH ; (.)T (.)H (.)T (.)T (.)T (.)T ; O that they were wise that they understood this / that they would consider their latter end / as we each night lay down our head / each morning open our eyes / so shall the dust be our last bed / from whence we hope to rise

[40; p602] To DAVID CARCARY. Erected by Colonel Blair-Imrie of Lunan, to commemorate the faithful services of his land steward, who died on the 10th August 1909, aged 64 years. HELEN TAYLOR wife of DAVID CARCARY, died on 25th November 1930, aged 87 years. DAVID CARCARY MACFARLANE their grandson who died 22nd December 1993, aged 78 years. His beloved wife JANET BOYD MURRAY who died 11th November 1999, aged 82 years.

[41] CARCARY In loving memory of our dear father and mother

[42; M19; p634] 1857 Erected by ELISABETH GORDON, in memory of her husband ANGUS McLEAN. who died on the 15th of October 1855 in the 58th year of his age and is interred here. The above ELISABETH GORDON died January 30th 1869 aged 72 years.

[43; M20; p644] Erected by JOHN CRABB gardener at Lunan in memory of his spouse ELIZABETH REID who died 13th. June 1847 aged 82 years

[44; M21] Sacred to the memory of JAMES MATHEWSON sometime residing at Cotthill who died 1st February 1850 aged 67 years. Also of his wife MARY HILL who died 20th February 1849 aged 69 years. And are both interred here.
[west] 1850

[45] WILLIAMINA HENDERSON native of Glasgow died at Lunan 9th August 1921 At rest

[46] In loving memory of WILLIAM CUTT beloved husband of MARGARET LENNIE who died at Drumbertnot 18th March 1907, aged 38 years. Christ will clasp the broken chain closer when we meet again

[47] In affectionate memory of MAGGIE JANE BROWN who died at the Royal Infirmary Montrose on the 26th February 1909 aged 18 years

[48] In loving memory of DAVID BROWN beloved husband of ISABELLA WATT who died 26th March 1918, aged 61 years. A tribute from the family.

[49; p633] Erected by JAMES and ANN TOSH in memory of their children Five who died in infancy. Also their son Captain ALEXr MILL, who died at Montreal, 10th Octr 1875 aged 26 years. Also their daughter ELIZA ALEXANDER, who died 11th July 1877, aged 22 years. Also their grandchild MARY ANN HENDERSON, who died 23rd April 1882, aged 10 months. Also Captain JAMES STRACHAN, their son-in-law who died at Chicago 4th May 1886, aged 38 years. The above JAMES TOSH died 14th Dec. 1893, aged 78. ANN DEWARS, wife of the above JAMES TOSH, died 23rd July 1908, aged 87.

[50; defaced; p643]

[51; p606] Erected by ARCHIBALD and MARY WILSON the Schoolhouse Lunan, in memory of their children MARGARET died 27th Sept. 1905, in infancy. KATE died 30th April 1908, aged 11 years. MARY ROSE died at Glasgow 7th Oct. 1918, aged 25 years. JOHN died at Leysin, Switzerland, 10th Feb 1923, aged 21 years. The above ARCHIBALD WILSON, F.E.I.S., schoolmaster at Lunan for 35 years died 31st Aug. 1928, aged 61 years. Also the above MARY WILSON died 15th Sept. 1945, aged 79 years. And in loving memory of their daughter CONSTANCE WHITSON died 4th Dec. 1988, aged 85 years.

[52; p608] SELINA GLADYS EYRE BLAIR IMRIE* 11th July 1880 19th April 1955
[* i.e. Selina Gladys Eyre Crabbe]

[53; p607] FRANCIS WILLIAM BLAIR IMRIE 29th Oct. 1910 25th April 1998 and his wife LILIAN MAY BLAIR IMRIE (née PEACOCK)* 1st May 1908 23rd Jan. 1992 Together in death as in life
[* i.e. Lilian May Theodora Peacock]

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Note on [39]: Mitchell failed to recognise that M23, a stone "not seen in 1977" but recorded by Jervise, is the same stone as her M18, the east face being now largely lost. The monument is to John Torn, mason, St Virgins, who died in 1749, aged 37, a wall having collapsed on to him

Lunan roll of honour and war memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-1916

Presumably originally located inside Lunan Kirk, it now hangs in Inverkeilor Kirk. It lists men who had served by 1916; I was told that the crosses indicate the fallen, but this seems to be in doubt.

1914-1916 Lieut. Col. Hew Blair-Imrie, C.M.G. O.C. 3/5 Black Watch Pte. Alexander Brown, Canadian R.A.M.C. Shoeing-Smith William Edwards, R.A.S.C. Sapper David Foreman, R.E. Driver Andrew Glen, 2d H.E. R.F.A. Pte. Ralph Hunter, 5th Black Watch Pte. Alfred Lawrence, 43d Canadian Cameron Highlanders Lance-corporal Archibald Lawrence, 5th Black Watch Pte. George Lawrence, 26th Divisional Cyclist Corps Drummer William Middleton, 5th Black Watch Pte. John Ross, 5th Black Watch + Pte. Roy Thomson, 5th Black Watch + Pte. Alexander Wilson, 2d Black Watch Pte. Archibald Wilson, R.A.M.C. + Pte. James Brown, 3d Black Watch Pte. James Christieson, 1/5 Black Watch Pte. George Foreman, 10th Black Watch + Pte. William Lawrence, 1st Black Watch Pte. Alexander Smith, H.L.I. Pte. David Taylor, 2/9 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Pte. James Torrie, H.L.I.

War memorial: located in the kirkyard

	1914-1919 Andrew Arbuthnott, Braehead James Brown, Arbikie Arthur W. Hendry, Lunan David S. Hogg, Drumbertnot George E. Hogg, Drumbertnot John Jolly, Mountboy David Macaulay, Denhead George Macaulay, Denhead James Pattullo, Arbikie Arthur D. Taylor, Cothill James Todd, Courthill Alexander Watt, Drumbertnot Alexander Wilson, Braehead
	1939-1945 Hew Blair Imrie, Lunan Thomas Alexander, White Inn David Spalding, Upper Dysart James Wood, Braehead

This 1914-19 roll includes additional information from the Roll of Honour Arbroath & District 1914-1919 and CWGC records:

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.

• Births & baptisms

  • 1654 - 1854

• Banns & Marriages

  • 1654 - 1854

• Deaths & Burials

  • 1736 - 1781
  • 1783 - 1788
  • 1844 - 1849

Additionally, in Angus Archives:

• Index to Lunan Parish Registers, 1743-1782 [Angus Archives ref. 51:929.3]

Church Session Records of Lunan Parish Church

Lunan Heritors' records

Land owners

There were 3 proprietors of land in the parish in 1836:

• William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk (1794-1878)
• William Taylor Imrie of Lunan (1779-1849)
• James Mudie of Pitmuies - Arbikie

There were 8 individuals, proprietors of land in the parish in 1902 [Source: 1902 Valuation Roll]:

Estate records

Feu charter of 1544, and history of Lunan, 1189-1849 - NRS ref. GD1/796/... - [Deals only with the part of the parish that had belonged to Arbroath Abbey]

Farmers / Tenants

Includes farmers in Dysart

School teachers, Lunan

Trades

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

The following data include the lands of Dysart

Testaments & wills

Lunan 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 Lunan people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823

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

Testaments of Lunan 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.

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

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

Clock & watch tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Lunan:

NRS ref. E326/12/2/51

Farm horse tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Lunan:

• NRS ref. E326/10/3/2
• NRS ref. E326/10/9/96