The Fowlis in the name refers to the parish of Fowlis Easter, alias Fowlis in Gowrie, which was originally in Perthshire and later transferred to Angus. The parishes of Lundie and Fowlis Easter were united on 31 Jan 1618.
There is also a parish of Fowlis Wester, in Perthshire.
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 Lundie and Fowlis Easter
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 4, pp. 260-272.
Arthur B. Dalgetty - History of the Church of Foulis Easter (Dundee: Harley & Cox, 1933)
James Stuart - Historical Sketches of the Church & Parish of Fowlis-Easter (Dundee: W.R.J. Middleton, 1865)
Statistical accounts of Lundie & Fowlis Easter
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 7, p. 281
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 455
Maps of Lundie & Fowlis Easter
- 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1959 (shows Lundie)
- 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1959 (shows Fowlis Easter)
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1860, published 1865 (shows Lundie)
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1861, published 1867 (shows Fowlis Easter)
For the full range of maps of Lundie & Fowlis Easter, see National Library's Maps.
Geograph.org: Lundie - recent photographs of Lundie. National Grid ref. NO2936.
Geograph.org: Fowlis Easter - recent photographs of Fowlis Easter. National Grid ref. NO3233.
Lundie Kirk is located at National Grid ref. NO291366. Rebuilt in 1892. The mediaeval kirk was dedicated to St Laurence. See Lundie Parish Church for photographs, including interior views.
Fowlis Easter Church
Fowlis Easter Kirk is located at National Grid ref. NO322334. 15th Century, restored 1889. The kirk was dedicated to St Marnoch. See also St Marnoch's Parish Church, Fowlis for further photographs, including interior views.
Both kirks belonged to the Priory of St Andrews in Fife.
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
| Alexander Crichton | 1566 | parson |
| Archibald Keith | ?-1567 | formerly of Logie Murdoch; adm. bef. 1567; tr. to St Fergus BAN aft. Nov 1567 |
| George Cochrane | 1574 | reader |
| John Knox | 1577 | M.A.; min. 1 Dec 1577 |
| William Rait | 1593-1594 | removed from Mains 1593, with that parish also in the charge; tr. to Strathmartine ca. 1594 |
| Alexander Scrymgeour | 1594-1595 | tr. from Benvie 1594; returned there 1595 |
| Andrew Morton | 1595-1608, 1610-1613 | M.A. St Andrews 1590; adm. to Fowlis Easter 1594; pres. to parsonage of Lundie 6 Jan 1593-4 [?]; re-tr. to Fowlis Easter aft. 19 Dec 1608; returned here aft. 21 Sep 1610; d. bef. Dec 1613; mar. Margaret, dau. of William Blackhall of that ilk; issue: Andw, min. of Carmunnock LKS; Jean; Bessie (mar. James Leckie) |
| John Duncan | 1607-1612? | min. 1607; tr. to Liff bef. 1613 |
| Henry Fithie | 1614-1620 | M.A. St Andrews 1603; adm. to Kinnell 4 May 1612; tr. & adm. 11 May 1614; d. May 1620 Dundee, aged ca. 37; prob. buried in West Kirk, Dundee; asked James Fithie [skinner, merchant burgess of Dundee, prob. a cousin] to buy a bell for Lundie Kirk; mar. Janet Pearson, who survived him, their mar. contract having been cancelled; no issue |
| [Alexander Fotheringham] | 1620 | pres. by Andrew lord Gray 30 Jun 1620, but never settled |
| James Blair | 1620-1636 | D.D.; son of William Blair of Balgillo; promoted from 2nd mastership, New Coll., St Andrews; ord. 21 Sep 1620; tr. to another charge bef. 31 Mar 1636; mar. contr. 1611 Cath., dau. of Andrew Wood of Greenside |
| Donald Blair | 1636-1649 | 5th son of Patrick Blair of Pittendreich; M.A. St Andrews 1632; pres. 31 Mar 1636; dep. 1649; still alive 1 Aug 1661; mar. K.O. [Kath.? Ogilvy?]; issue: James, James, Colin, and 'many' others |
| William Rigg | 1660-1665 | son of Wm R., min. of Inverarity; M.A. St Andrews 1648; adm. bef. 10 Apr 1660; d. bef. 26 Apr 1665 |
| John Robertson | 1665-1667 | M.A.; adm. 11 Jun 1665; tr. to Auchterhouse 1 Sep 1667, exchanging with James Campbell |
| James Campbell | 1667-1682 | poss. son of Sir Colin Campbell of Lundie, bart.; M.A. St Andrews 1656; tutor to fam. of Haliburton of Pitcur; chaplain to Marjory Ramsay countess of Buchan; ord. to Auchterhouse 29 Sep 1665; suspended 13 Dec 1665 for intercourse with said countess; adm. here 24 Nov 1667; d. Dec 1682; mar. Marjory Ramsay, dau. of William 1st earl of Dalhousie, wid. of James Erskine earl of Buchan; had issue |
| James Brown | 1685-1698 | M.A. St Andrews 1674; adm. 3 Feb 1685; dep. 19 Oct 1698; d. 8 Nov 1699 x 10 Apr 1707 |
| Walter Ainslie | 1701-1710 | b. 1666, nephew of James A., min. of Minto ROX; M.A. Edinburgh 1685; ord. to Minto 2 Mar 1698; tr. & adm. 8 May 1701; dep. for neglect of duty 20 Apr 1710, but sentence annulled 21 Oct 1714; moved to Edinburgh; suspended 29 Jul 1724 for 3 months for celebrating irreg. marriages; dep. 24 Feb 1725; d. 20 Feb 1728 Edinburgh; mar. (1) Mary Lawson; issue: Alexr, Geo.; mar. (2) 1705 Beatrix, dau. of Geo. Chalmers, merchant, Edinburgh; issue: Beatrix (mar. John Douglas, min. of Jedburgh ROX); Walter, merchant burgess of Edinburgh |
| George Fleming | 1711-1734 | M.A. Edinburgh 1700; chaplain to laird of Lundie; ord. 22 Aug 1711; d. Sep/Oct 1734, aged ca. 55; mar. (1) 1712 Ann Wilkie; issue: Alexr; Wm, Edinburgh apprentice; John; Christian; mar. (2) Margaret, dau. of Alexr Glas, min. of Kinclaven PER; mar. (3) 1732 Agnes, dau. of Alexander Hamilton of Kinkell, wid. of Robert Hamilton of Northbank |
| James Anderson | 1736-1756 | ord. to Guthrie 13 May 1731; tr. & adm. 27 Oct 1736; d. 12 Dec 1756; mar. (1) 1734 Jean. dau. of Alexr Bower, bailie & shipowner, Dundee; issue: Janet, James; mar. (2) 1745 Helen, dau. of John Duncan, dean of guild, Edinburgh |
| George Swan | 1758-1763 | M.A. St Andrews 1748; ord. 30 Mar 1758; d. 5 Aug 1763; mar. 1760 Eliz. Craw, dau. of a Montrose merchant; issue: ELiz. |
| Andrew Hally | 1764-1795 | b. 1733; ord. 20 Sep 1764; d. 14 Apr 1795; mar. (1) 1769 Eliz. Pilmore; (2) 1771 Mary, dau. of James Mylne, min. of Kinnaird in Gowrie PER; issue: Eliz. (mar. Adam Cairns, min. of Longforgan); Janet (mar. Wm Gordon); James; Cath.; John; Mary; Anne (mar. Geo. Knight, teacher, Edinburgh); Marion; Alexr; Christian; Henrietta Dundas |
| Walter Tait | 1795-1797 | nephew of Alexander Duncan of Lundie; ord. 23 Sep 1795; tr. to Tealing 5 Oct 1797 |
| Charles Cunningham | 1798-1806 | ord. 3 May 1798; tr. to Dailly AYR 8 May 1806 |
| Thomas Raitt | 1806-1828 | b. 1746 St Andrews; ass. Leuchars FIF; ord. to St Andrew's Chapel Dundee 3 May 1775; tr. & adm. 31 Jul 1806; d. 28 Nov 1828 |
| Thomas Irvine | 1821-1874 | b. 1794 Balmaghie KKD; tutor to fam. of viscount Duncan; ord. (ass. & suc.) 23 Aug 1821; became blind; d. 29 Apr 1874 Kilconquhar; mar. 1831 Eliz., dau. of James Webster of Balruddery; issue: Walter, min. of Kilconquhar FIF; Agnes Webster |
| Peter Lorimer Burr | 1866-1909 | b. 17 May 1834, son of John B.; ass. St Stephen's Edinburgh; ord. (ass. & suc.) 26 Jul 1866; D.D. St Andrews 1895; d. 9 Oct 1909 Lundie & Fowlis; mar. 1866 Mary Smith, dau. of James Keith, merchant, Arbroath; issue: Mary Smith; John, min. of Bowden ROX; Susan Lorimer (mar. Dr Robert Henry Somers, Iowa); James Keith; Margaret Adam Keith |
| Charles Scott Burdon | 1910-1919 | b. 3 Nov 1862 Rait, son of James R., postman; ass. Cambuslang & Dalmarnock; ord. & adm. Blackhill ABD 26 Apr 1900; tr. here 21 Apr 1910; tr. to Dean Park, Govan 6 Feb 1919; d. 4 Mar 1930 Glasgow; mar. 1900 Jessie K. Henderson |
| John Sinclair | 1919-1926 | b. 31 Dec 1889 Edinburgh, son of Chas Wm S., photographer; educ. Royal High Sch.; M.A.(Edinburgh 1910), B.D.; ass. Woodside Aberdeen; locumtenens Armadale; ord. to Fauldhouse 16 Feb 1916; tr. & adm. 17 Jul 1919; tr. to Mains & Strathmartine 14 Apr 1926; dem. 1 Oct 1945; clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow, 1 Oct 1945; died 1965 Erskine; mar. (1) 1927 Hannah W. Hunter; (2) 1940 Margaretta McG., dau. of John McMurtrie; had issue |
| Robert Lamond Macnie | 1926-1929 | b. 23 Nov 1869 Glasgow, son of Alexr MacN., lawyer; educ. Glasgow High School; M.A.(Glasgow 1890), B.D.(Glasgow 1894); ass. Rutherglen & Paisley Abbey; ord. to St Mary's Church, Mahaica, British Guiana 20 Dec 1896; tr. to St Andrew's there 27 Oct 1909; tr. & adm. Loth SUT 29 Mar 1922; tr. & adm. here 1 Dec 1926; d. 14 Feb 1929 Dundee R.I.; mar. 1897 Susan Carswell; issue: Wm A.; Mona H.; Donald L. |
| John Rogan alias Ruggan | 1929-1929 | b. 8 Oct 1869 Crawford, son of Wm R., labourer; M.A.(Glasgow 1894); ass. Gartsherrie; ord. to Assynt 8 Jun 1898; tr. to Logie-Coldstone 7 Mar 1902; tr. to Burntisland 2 Mar 1910; tr. here 14 Jun 1929; d. 22 Dec 1929 Lundie & Fowlis; mar. 1902 Christian A., dau. of Thos McGhie; issue: Mary B.; Eliz. A.; Christian A.; Wm H.; John McG. |
| Alexander Monro | 1930-1937 | b. 22 Jul 1867 Menmuir, son of rev. Geo. M.; ord. (ass. & suc.) to his father at Free church, Menmuir 17 Aug 1898; tr. here 1930; ret. 1937; d. 8 Mar 1949 Brechin |
| W.L. Fordyce | 1938-? | from St David's, Knightswood, Glasgow; ind. Oct 1938 |
Parish ministers of Fowlis Easter 1560-1610
| Nicolas Spittall | 1563-ca. 1573 | min. 1563, with Longforgan PER and Benvie also in the charge; tr. to Benvie bef. 1574 |
| Patrick Mortimer | 1574-? | reader; pres. to vicarage 7 Mar 1574-5 on dem. of John Row and death of Andrew Row |
| Patrick Galloway | 1576-1581 | min. 1576, with Longforgan also in the charge; tr. to Perth aft. 24 Apr 1581 |
| Robert Rynd | 1581-1590 | tr. from Mertoun BEW; pres. to the vicarage 9 Dec 1581; tr. to Longforgan 1590 |
| Andrew Morton | 1594-1595 | M.A.; min. 1594; tr. to Lundie 1595 |
| Gilbert Ramsay | 1595-1607 | M.A.; min. 1595; still min. 1607 |
| Andrew Morton | 1608-1610 | same man as above; tr. from Lundie 1608; re-tr. to Lundie aft. 21 Sep 1610 |
Monuments in Fowlis Easter Kirkyard (ca. 50 stones) and in Lundie Kirkyard (ca. 50 stones) bearing pre-1855 information are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Angus, Vol. 3: Environs of Dundee" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1996), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Angus MI - Vol. 3. Pre-1855 Environs of Dundee" in their online shop.)
Copy of monumental inscriptions in Lundie Churchyard, compiled by S. Cramer, in NRS [NRS ref. RH4/41/3 no. 1]
Andrew Jervise recorded some monuments at Lundie in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 2, pp. 63-8 and at Fowlis Easter on pp. 68-72 of the same work.
The following are some of the monumental inscriptions in Fowlis Easter Churchyard. [M1], etc., indicate Mitchell's numbering. Uncertain readings are in parentheses, (); parentheses on the stones are replaced here by braces, {}; square brackets enclose editorial comments.
[M37] 1842 Erected by THOMAS SMITH, farmer, Mains of Foulis, and ISABEL BELL, his spouse, in memory of their children;- PATRICK, farmer, Berry-hill, who died in June 1835, aged 35; CATHARINE,- in Jany 1817,- 17; BETSEY,- in May 1829,- 23; MUNGO,- in Decr 1836,- 29; AGNES,- in Decr 1820,- 9; also MARGARET, DAVID, HELEN, and GEORGE, who died in infancy. The above, THOMAS SMITH, died 5th February 1855, aged 85 years. And ISABEL BELL, died 8th March 1857 aged 79 years. PATRICK KEITH MURRAY SMITH, died 2nd February 1972. And his dear wife JESSIE LIND HAMILTON, died 31st December 1971. KENNETH HAMILTON SMITH died 29th April 2004 aged 87 years beloved husband of GERTRUDE McEWAN NEISH
[M36] Erected by AGNES DUFF, in memory of her mother AGNES SIMPSON, who died 22nd Novr 1896, aged 74 years. Also her father DANIEL DUFF, who died 19th Sepr 189(8), aged 77 years. And JANE ANN BELL her sister, aged 2 years. Also JOHN DUFF, her brother, aged 4 years.
[M35] 1857 Erected by JOHN CHRISTIE, farmer East Newton, in memory of his wife ELISBETH MILLER, who died 21st June 1857, aged 48 years. The above JOHN CHRISTIE died at Crieff, 4th August 1864.
[M34] Revised by JAMES CHRISTIE in memory of his spouse, LILIAS MILLAR who died 28th March 1830 aged 46 years, also his daughter, EUPHEMIA who died 16th February 1841, aged 14 years,
[M40] MDCCCXXXVIII Erected by DAVID BRUCE sawyer Dundee in memory of his spouse ISABELLA LOWSON who died 18th April 1838 aged 36 years Inscribed by SUSAN FOGGIE widow of the above DAVID BRUCE who died 14th June 1865 aged 56 years.
To the ... THOMAS MOON, blacksmith, who died at Birkhill Feus on the 21st July 1877, aged 75 years.
[M28] Erected by the family, in memory of their father and mother. JAMES ISLES, blacksmith, died 7th June 1873, aged 84 years. HELEN SINGERS, died 20th Septr 1872, aged 73 years, two of whose children JAMES, and AGNES, died in infancy, and is interred at Me(n)muir. Also their broter GEORGE, died 5th Decr 1876, aged 53 years. And is interred, in Janefield Cemetry, Glasgow. Also their daughter HELEN ISLES who died at Dundee 1st July 189(3) aged 55 years and is interred here Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away.
[M29] Erected by JOHN ROBERTSON Mill of Fowlis in memory of his wife MARGARET BLAIR who died 5th Jan. 1850, aged 38 years. And his children JOSEPH died 3rd May 1849, aged 4 years. ANNE died 22nd Sept. 1853, aged 20 years. The above JOHN ROBERTSON, Mill of Fowlis died 6th Dec. 1856, aged 50 years. ROBERT, his third son who fell in the Caffre War, Orange Free State, 10th June 1865, aged 26 years. JAMES, eldest son died 14th Aug. 1902, aged 66 years. THOMAS, second son died 3rd Aug. 1898, aged 58 years. JOHN, youngest son died 22nd July 1921, aged 72 years. All interred {Private Cemetery} Jammerberg Drift, Wepener, Orange Free State, Sou. Africa. HELEN, youngest daughter died 11th June 1930, aged 88 years the last of the family.
[M25] This stone was erected by JOHN RAMSAY in memory of his wife JEAN COWPAR who died the 15th of October 1757 aged 63 sumtime induelers in Moorloch AGNES died 1732 aged (12) Their surviveng children JAMES JOHN & HELON RAMSAYs Thou sweepst us off as with a flood / We vanish hence like dreams, / At first we grow like grass that feels / The sun's reviving beams / But howsoever fresh and fair / Its morning beauty shows / Tis all cut doun and wither'd q(ui.) / Before the evining close
[M21] Erected by ROBERT WILL, and his spouse ELISABETH STEWART, in memory of his father JOHN WILL, who died the 4th January 1807 aged 39 years. And of their daughter JANET, who died the 4th June 1817, aged 13 months. Also of their son JOHN, who died (at) Montreal Lower Canada, 21st (June) 1832 aged 2(4) years.
Erected by ALEXr MUDIE, in memory of his father GEORGE MUDIE, teacher, who died at Lochee, on the 20th April 1875, aged 82 years. And of his mother MARGARET LAMB, who also died there, 23rd Febr 1880, aged 84 years. The above ALEXr MUDIE, who died 3rd March 1887, aged 57 years.
[M15] Erected by DAVID GIBSON Melbourne in memory of his mother HELLEN FLIGHT who died 6th January 1837 aged 32 years Also her grandchildren JOHN GIBSON died 8th September 1867 aged 6 years ANN GIBSON died 8th December 1868 aged 11 years DAVID GIBSON died 11th May 1894 aged 42 years Also JOHN GIBSON their father died 25th May 1894 aged 66 years late Muirhead of Liff Also JANET GRAY KINNEAR wife of the above JOHN GIBSON who died 5th January 1920 aged 93 years ALEXANDER GIBSON died 30th March 1927 aged 63 years GEORGE GIBSON died 31st March 1927 aged 57 years sons of the above JOHN GIBSON
Erected by GEORGE MUDIE in memory of his father PETER MUDIE who died 7 Oct. 1861. Also his mother ELESPETH ROBERTSON who died 8 Nov. 1868. The above GEORGE MUDIE died on the 14th of May 1878 aged 40 years Also JOHN TAYLOR MUDIE son of the above GEORGE MUDIE and late partner of the firm of Shiel(l) and Small solicitors Dundee who died 9th April 1903 aged 38 years ELIZABETH TAYLOR wife of the above GEORGE MUDIE who died 10th Augt 1911 aged 76 years
Erected by MARY HARRIS in memory of her beloved daughter ANN MUDIE ELDER SMITH, who died at Lochee 21st April 1878 aged 16 years. The above MARY HARRIS or SMITH, died at Lochee 3rd June 1901 aged 72 years.
[M7] Erected by GEORGE ROBERTSON, overseer Fowlis Easter, in memory of his spouse BARBARA McDIARMID, who died 25th February 1822, aged 36 years. Also of their children GEORGE, who died 27th June 1834, aged 18 years. MARGARET, who died 6th April 1838, aged 30 years. JOHN, overseer at Moncrieffe, who died 17th May 1840, aged 29 years. The above GEORGE ROBERTSON, 20th Novr 1855, aged 70 years, after 52 years service with the Ochtertyre family. And MARGARET MURRAY, his second wife, died 10th June 1857, aged 8(.) years.
Erected by the family in memory of their parents ROBERT STEELE who died at North Wells of Liff on the 21st February 1863 aged 81 years HELEN DONALDSON who died 22nd October 1866 aged 83 years And of their daughters ANN STEELE who died at Lochee 1st July 1877 aged 72 years MARGARET STEELE who died at Lochee 12th June 1883 aged 73 years and are both interred here Also ANN daughter of DAVID STEELE, millwright, grand-daughter of the above ROBERT STEELE died 12th Aug. 1924, aged 69 years. Also [?]
Erected by the family in memory of their father DAVID STEELE millwright, Fowlis, who died 12th May 1890, aged 79. Their mother AGNES TURNBULL who died 15th Sepr 1900, aged 75. And WILLIAM STEELE their brother died in Rhodesia, June 1896, aged 29. Also in memory of JEAN TURNBULL their grandmother died 21st March 1877, aged 86. Their uncle THOMAS TURNBULL died at Coupar Angus, 7th Jany 1892, aged 72 THOMAS STEELE millwright, son of the above DAVID STEELE died at Fowlis Castle, 21st Oct. 1934, aged 71. And JESSIE CLARK HUNTER his wife died 16th July 1937, aged 76 Also ALICE MITCHELL STEELE only daughter of the above THOMAS and JESSIE STEELE died 25th Novr 1968, aged 73.
Fowlis Easter war memorial
On north wall of the kirk
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1914-1919
Pte. Robert Berwick - Black Watch L.Cpl. James M. Coventry - 1st Canadians Pte. George Drew - A.&S.H. Pte. Alexander Gabriel - Black Watch Capt. The Master of Kinnaird - Scots Guards Sergt. Charles Millar - Black Watch Pte. Andrew Paul - Black Watch Pte. Thomas Scott - Black Watch Cpl. George Smith - Scottish Horse Pte. Charles Stewart - Black Watch (4/5) |
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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.
For Lundie & Fowlis ANS (parish no. 306 only):
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- 1667 - 1854
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- 1677 - 1854
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- 1685 - 1799
- 1829 - 1854
Church Session Records of Lundie & Fowlis Easter
Later, of Fowlis & Liff Church Session
Original records are held by Dundee City Archives; repertory is available at NRS ref. CH2/23/...; digital images are available on personal visit to NRS.
| Nature of record | Dates | DCA ref. CH2/254/... |
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| Minutes | 1685-1698 | 1 |
| do | 1797-1861 | 2 |
| Minutes (Lundie) | 1736-1830 | 3 |
| do (do) | 1813-1880 | 4 |
| do (Fowlis) | 1748-1797 | 5 |
| do (do) | 1825-1875 | 6 |
| Cash books | 1830-1855 | 7 |
| do | 1855-1874 | 8 |
| Valuation roll | 1882-1884 | 8 |
| Roll of paupers | 1855-1869 | 8 |
| Seat rents | 1794-1840 | 9 |
| Library register | 1815-1867 | 10 |
| Minutes (Lundie & Fowlis) | 1921-1953 | 11 |
| Youth Fellowship minutes | 1951-1953 | 12 |
| Communion roll | 1951-1953 | 13 |
| Minutes (Fowlis & Liff) | 1953-1974 | 14 |
| Report by Min. of Works architect on state of Fowlis Easter Kirk | 1954 | 15 |
Lundie & Fowlis Easter Heritors' records
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. HR303/... |
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| Minute and cash book | 1913-1931 | 1 |
There were 2 proprietors of land in the parish of Lundie in 1842:
- Duncan of Lundie, Earl of Camperdown
- Lord Douglas Gordon Hallyburton, M.P. (brother of the marquis of Huntly) - Ledcrieff
The sole proprietor of the parish of Fowlis Easter in 1842 was Sir William Keith Murray of Ochtertyre.
Farmers / Tenants in Fowlis Easter
| Farm | Name | Dates |
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| Berryhill | Misses Anderson | -1911- |
| do | Miss Anderson | -1921- |
| do | John B. Young | -1931- |
| Binns | Herbert Smith | -1911- |
| do | J.E. Murray | -1921-1931- |
| Cransley | Trustees of Alexander Bell | -1911- |
| do | P.B. Ballingall | -1921- |
| do | P.L. Ballingall | -1931- |
| Keith Hall | Misses Millar | -1911-1921- |
| do | D.T. Shaw | -1931- |
| Mains of Fowlis | Representatives of T. Smith | -1911- |
| do | Robert Constable | -1921- |
| do | P.K.M. Smith | -1931- |
| Mill Hall | William Nicall | -1921-1931- |
| Mill of Fowlis | Thomas Steel | -1921- |
| Muirloch | John B. Young | -1911-1921- |
| do | T. Sime | -1931- |
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
For the united parish:
| Year | male | female | total | ref. |
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| 1755 | 586?, 709? | Dr Alexander Webster |
For Lundie:
| Year | male | female | total | ref. |
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| 1790 | 334 | Old Statistical Account | ||
| 1801 | 345 | |||
| 1811 | 380 | |||
| 1821 | 401 | |||
| 1831 | 456 | |||
| 1841 | 448 | |||
| 1851 | ||||
| 1891 | 157 | 144 | 301 | |
| 1901 | 141 | 127 | 268 | |
| 1911 | 140 | 116 | 256 | |
| 1921 | 159 | 152 | 311 |
For Fowlis Easter:
| Year | male | female | total | ref. |
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| 1790 | 314 | Old Statistical Account | ||
| 1801 | ||||
| 1811 | ||||
| 1821 | 408 | |||
| 1831 | 322 | |||
| 1841 | 286 | |||
| 1851 |
For Fowlis Easter after change of parish boundary:
| 1891 | 149 | 134 | 283 |
| 1901 | 118 | 136 | 254 |
| 1911 | 119 | 130 | 249 |
| 1921 | 140 | 130 | 270 |
For Lundie & Fowlis Easter combined, but with separate figures for the parts in Angus (ANS) and Perthshire (PER):
| Year | male | female | total |
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| 1871 (ANS) | 195 | 205 | 400 |
| 1871 (PER) | 152 | 139 | 291 |
| 1881 (ANS) | 177 | 140 | 317 |
| 1881 (PER) | 152 | 159 | 311 |
Lundie and Fowlis Easter parishes were both 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 Lundie & Fowlis Easter people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823
| John Anderson | tenant at Kirkton of Lundie | 7 Apr 1815 |
| John Anderson, senior | residenter in Kirkton of Lundie & late tenant of the farm thereof | 3 Jul 1817 |
| Janet Barbour | cotter, sometime spouse to William Wallis, in Tillebakwart, par. of Lundie | 5 Nov 1599 |
| Thomas Bell | at Kirktoune of Lundie | 24 Jun 1619 |
| Mr James Brown | minister at Lundie | 10 Sep 1707 |
| Andrew Chrystie (Christie) | in Ladyot, par. of Lundy | 30 Aug 1682 |
| Anna Chrystie | spouse to Charles Ure, par. of Lundy | 4 Jun 1683 |
| Janet Chrystie | relict of William Taylor, in Argarth, par. of Lundy | 6 Oct 1681 |
| Stephan Chrystie | cotterman in Argath, par. of Lundie | 14 Jan 1600 |
| Thomas Chrystie | in Argath, par. of Lundie of Forfar | 9 Jul 1641 |
| Margaret Constable | sometime spouse to John Petrie, cotterman in the Bowhous, par. of Lundie | 5 Nov 1599 |
| George Couper | in Ledcreiffe, par. of Lundie | 13 May 1619 |
| Elspet Drummond | spouse to Andrew Lessalls, in Argath, par. of Lundie | 6 Aug 1613 |
| Katherine Geikie | in Ledcrieff, par. of Lundie, spouse of Richard Pittillo | 22 Oct 1599 |
| Margaret Gray | servitrix to the Lady Auchtertyre, par. of Easter Foulis | 22 Oct 1690 |
| William Gray | cotterman in Ladyett, par. of Lundie | 22 Oct 1599 |
| Robert Gruar of Lochbank (par. of Bendochy) | residing in par. of Lundie, farmer at Lundie Castle | 20 Dec 1820 |
| George Henderson | in Lundie[in Angus?] | 22 May 1619 |
| Marjorie Herring | spouse to James Galloway, tenant in Fowlis, par. of Foulis and Lundie | 24 Oct 1759 |
| William Home | in Weembank, par. of Foullis | 7 Jul 1701 |
| Isobel Hutcheon | spouse to John Chrystie, in Argath, par. of Lundie | 27 Nov 1598 |
| Christian Jaffray | spouse to James Scott, in Murloch, par. of Foulis | 18 Oct 1687 |
| James Ked or Kead | in Ledcrieff, par. of Lundie | 22 Oct 1599 |
| David Kyd | in Ladcreif, par. of Lundy, in Angus | 24 Mar 1588-9 |
| Catherine Lindsay | rehct of David Anderson, par. of Lundie | 4 Dec 1673 |
| Alexander Millar | at the Mylne of Fowellis | 7 Apr 1596 |
| Mr Andrew Mortoun | minister at Lundie | 23 Dec 1614 |
| Andrew Murieson | in Ladyett, par. of Lundie | 21 Dec 1599 |
| Sir William Murray of Ochtertyre | par. of Foullis | 25 Nov 1681 |
| Janet Myles | Lundie, thereafter at Locheye [Lochee] | 23 Nov 1810 |
| Isobel Oliphant | relict of Sir William Murray of Aughtertyre, par. of Foulis | 1 Nov 1683 |
| Nathaniel Orchar | toll keeper at Lundie Toll | 26 Jan 1822 |
| Margaret Petrie | in Pittirue, par. of Lundie | 20 Apr 1615 |
| Andrew Pirat | cotterman in Bowhouss, par. of Lundy | 5 Nov 1599 |
| Andrew Pirat | in Bow, par. of Lundy | 15 Aug 1620 |
| Elspet Robertson | single woman in Ladyet, par. of Lundie | 26 Apr 1621 |
| Patrick Robertson | wobster in Ladyet, par. of Lundie | 18 Feb 1620 |
| Thomas Robertson | in Easter Ledyat, par. of Lundie | 6 Oct 1681 |
| Margaret Rodger | spouse to Hew Pirrat, at Clusch-mylne, par. of Lundie | 23 Jun 1641 |
| Thomas Ross | at the Tempill of Lundie [in Angus?] | 5 Nov 1593 |
| Robert Sand | wobster in Turnhill, par. of Lundie | 5 Nov 1599 |
| Margaret Scrimgeour | relict of Andrew Christie, in Lundie | 17 Feb 1697 |
| Thomas Shepherd | in Foulis | 5 Oct 1613 |
| Isobel Smith | spouse to George Pattullo, in Wester Keith, par. of Lundy | 28 Nov 1681 |
| Bessie Thomson | sometime spouse to John Adam, cotterman in Pitlyell, par. of Lundie | 5 Nov 1599 |
| David Thomson | servitor to David Playfair, in Pittornie, par. of Lundie | 4 Mar 1719 |
| Malken Webster | in Ledincreiff, par. of Lundie | 6 Apr 1618 |
Testaments registered at St Andrews that have been lost, for which only entries in the minute books are extant
| Mr George Fleming | minister at Lundie | 10 Dec 1735 |
| James Millar | in Lundie [in Angus?] | 1 Dec 1725 |
| Thomas Mitchell | in Cransley, par. of Fowlis | 15 Oct 1740 |
| Mr George Swan | late minister of the Gospel at Lundie | 23 Feb 1764 |
Testaments of Lundie people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Brechin, 1576-1800
| Elizabeth Barry | dau. of the late William Barry, tenant at Bows of Lundie and (the late) Margaret Scott, his spouse | 9 Jan 1809 & 26 May 1812 |
| Alexander Duncan of Lundie | 5 Nov 1696 and 23 Aug 1707 | |
| Mr Henry Futhie (Fithie) | minister at Lundie | 19 Feb 1622 |
| John Petrie | lawful son to George Petrie, in Bowhouse, par. of Lundie | 10 Mar 1658 |
Testaments of Lundie people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600
| Sir Thomas Irland | vicar of Lundy [in Angus?], and notary in Dundee | 4 Mar 1585-6 |
Testaments of Lundie people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1701-1800
| Mr Walter Ainslie | late minister of the united par. of Lundie and Fowlis | 19 Feb 1731 |
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