Monifieth parish used to include the eastern part of Broughty Ferry; the parish boundary ran southwards down Claypotts Road and the north part of Westfield Road, then east along Brook Street and south along Church Street to the water.
The Common Seal of the
Burgh of Monifieth
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 Monifieth
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 4, pp. 368-413.
J. Malcolm - The Parish of Monifieth in Ancient & Modern Times: with a History of the Landed Estates & Lives of Eminent Men (Edinburgh: Wm Green, 1910)
An extract about Broughty Ferry from Malcolm's book
Photo-books - old photographs of Monifieth
- Fiona Scharlau - Old Monifieth (Catrine: Stenlake, 2009)
Statistical accounts of Monifieth
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 13, p. 481
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 539
1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1957
1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1858, published 1865
1:2500 (25 inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1858, published 1865
Modern street map of Broughty Ferry
For the full range of maps of Monifieth in the National Library, see National Library's Maps.
See also ScotlandsPlaces: Monifieth.
Above: modern street map of Monifieth (© OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA)
Click on the map above to go to OpenStreetMap centred on Monifieth
See Geograph.org: Monifieth - recent photographs of Monifieth. National Grid ref. NO4932.
See Geograph.org: Broughty Ferry - recent photographs of Broughty Ferry. National Grid ref. NO4630.
Aerial photos of Monifieth & neighbourhood
Aerial photos of Broughty Ferry & neighbourhood
Photographs of places and people
Monifieth Photo Gallery [part of Angus Archives: Photographic collection]
Located at National Grid ref. NO494324. Built in 1813. The mediaeval kirk, dedicated to St Rule, belonged to Arbroath Abbey.
See St Rule's Parish Church, Monifieth for photographs, including interior views.
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
| James Lovell | 1563 | reader |
| Gilbert Gardyne of Both | 1565-1569 | brother german of Mr Thomas G. of Blairton (Commissary clerk of Aberdeen); M.A. 1558 St Andrews; min. 1565; also had Monikie in his charge 1567; tr. to Fordyce BAN Feb 1569; d. bef. 4 Oct 1603; m. (1) Margaret ---, who d. 16 Aug 15(9)2; (2) mar. con. 1592 Isobel, dau. of David Strachan of Carmyllie; issue by (1) or (2) Walter, Gilbert, Mary, Margt, Iso |
| Andrew Clayhills | 1569-1574, 1598-1617 | b. 1546, son of Peter C., dean of guild and burgess of Dundee; adm. Feb 1569; tr, to Jedburgh ROX ca. 1574; tr. to Eckford ROX bef. 30 Apr 1593; re-tr. hither 16 Apr 1598; burgess of Dundee 1602; d. 23 Mar 1617; mar. (1) Kath., dau. of David Primrose in Culross PER; issue: Archd; Margaret; Jean; Sybilla (mar. Andrew Allan, min. of Oathlaw); Janet (mar. Patk Durham, min. here); Allan; mar. (2) contr. 1616 Christian Ogilvie, dau. of Cristal Lyall, goodwife of Chapelton and wid. of Wm Gray, min. of Logie Pert |
| James Lovell (Lawal, Lyall) | 1574 | reader |
| Andrew Auchinleck | 1574-1598 | min. of Barry; had charge here 1574-98 |
| Patrick Durham | 1616-1624 | b. ca. 1589, son of William Durham of Grange; M.A. St Andrews 1609; adm. (colleague & suc. to Clayhills) 1 Oct 1616; d. 24 Aug 1624; mar. contr. 1614 Janet, dau. of Andrew Clayhills, min. here; issue: Andw, Chas, Jean, Agnes, Alexr |
| George Wishart | 1624-1626 | M.A.; pres. 26 Aug 1624; tr. to 2nd charge St Andrews bef. 18 Apr 1626 |
| John Rutherford | 1626-1632 | b. 1565, son of John R., min. of St Andrews FIF; M.A. St Andrews 1582; adm. to 2nd charge Cupar FIF aft. 6 Mar 1590; tr. to Kilconquhar FIF 21 Jul 1594; dep. for neglect of duty 29 Jul 1596; reponed 23 Jun 1597; adm. to Dairsie FIF Apr/May 1611; adm. here 9 Sep 1626; d. 8 Jun 1632; bur. Old Coll., St Andrews; mar. 1597 Barbara Sandilands, wid. of Thomas Dishington of Ardross; issue: John, min. of Kirkden |
| Andrew Wood | 1632-1648 | M.A.; regent. Old Coll., St Andrews; adm. to Barry aft. 29 Apr 1619; tr. & adm. 7 Aug 1632; d. bef. 10 May 1648, aged ca. 57; issue: Wm |
| John Barclay | 1649-1675 | son of John Barclay of Johnston, Laurencekirk; M.A. St Andrews 1622; installed to Kinnaird-in-Gowrie PER 24 Nov 1633; pres. to vicarage there 22 Apr 1634; in England 1644; tr. & adm. 9 May 1649; d. 26 Aug 1675, aged ca. 73; mar. 1648 Helen, dau. of John Fotheringham; issue: Geo.; John; John; David; Jean; Alexr; Wm; Marion; Margaret; Eliz.; Jean; Geo.; Thos; Henry |
| John Dempster | 1676-1708/10 | son of Geo. D., glover, burgess of Brechin; M.A. St Andrews 1662; schoolmaster Brechin; adm. (prob. ass. to bishop of Brechin) bef. 23 Mar 1665; tr. & adm. 16 Jan 1676; dep. for irregularity ca. 1690; reponed Jun 1702; d. Aug 1708, aged ca. 67 [but mon. in kirk has Apr 1710]; mar. Anna Maule, wid. of Alexr Erskine, chamberlain to Panmure; issue: Mary; George Dempster of Dunnichen, merchant, Dundee; John; Chas; James; Henry; Jean |
| John Ballantyne | 1710-1738 | M.A. St Andrews 1700; ord. 23 Feb 1710; expelled from kirk by Jacobites 6 Nov 1715; recovered the kirk 4 Feb 1716; d. 12 Jun 1738, aged ca. 58; mar. Margaret Maxwell |
| Thomas Auchenleck | 1715-1716 | episc. preacher; intruded here |
| William Dall | 1739-1762 | ass. to John Ballantyne; ord. 25 Apr 1739; d. 25 May 1762 |
| James Henderson | 1763-1787 | ord. to Dunnichen 4 Sep 1746; tr. & adm. 9 Mar 1763; d. 26 Apr 1787; mar. 1753 Helen, dau. of William Chalmers, provost of Aberdeen; issue: a son; John |
| William Johnstone | 1787-1829 | b. 1752; ord. 27 Sep 1787; d. 25 Sep 1829 unmar. |
| John Bisset | 1816-1839 | b. Apr 1778; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1796; ord. (ass.) 5 Apr 1808; adm. 5 Sep 1816; d. 5 Mar 1839; mar. 1809 Isabella Dick; issue: Jean, Margaret, Thos, Isabella, Wm, Ann, James Erskine, David Sim |
| Samuel Miller | 1835-1843 | b. 2 Mar 1810, son of James M., min. of Monikie; ord. (ass. & suc.) 17 Sep 1835; joined Free Kirk 1843; min. of Monifieth Free Kirk 1843-4; min. of St Matthew's Free, Glasgow 1844-81; D.D. Princeton 1848; d. 5 Jul 1881; mar. 1840 Thomasina, dau. of Walter Foggo Ireland, D.D., min. of North Leith MLN |
| Alexander Todd | 1843-1853 | b. ca. 1815 Brechin; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1835; ord. to Lochlee 28 Apr 1842; tr. & adm. 13 Dec 1843; dep. 27 May 1853 |
| Peter Myles | 1853-1855 | b. 21 Jul 1826 Liff, son of David M.; B.A. St Andrews 1847; teacher Madras Coll., St Andrews; tutor to fam. of Col. Peterkin Grant of Grange, Forres NAI; ass. Montrose 1852; ord. to St David's Dundee 16 Dec 1852; tr. & adm. 29 Dec 1853; d. 24 Feb 1855; mar. 1854 Christina, dau. of Capt. Wm Mather, R.N.; no issue |
| James Gerard Young | 1855-1899 | b. 1821 Edinburgh, son of Wm Young, W.S.; ord. to Fintray ABD 16 Jan 1851; tr. & adm. 24 Dec 1855; d. 4 Oct 1899 unmar.; collected much info on old Monifieth, all destroyed after his death |
| David Duthie McLaren | 1900-1921 | b. 18 Mar 1860 Fordoun; M.A. 1886 B.D. 1889 St Andrews; ord. to Downfield Chapel 1891; tr. to Oldham Street, Liverpool 5 Nov 1893; tr. & adm. 12 Apr 1900; res. 17 May 1921on appointment to Belize; res. thence Jul 1922; d. 8 Apr 1939 Culter ABD; mar. (1) 1894 Mary Ann, dau. of John Laverock; issue: Margaret Rolland; David Duthie; John Laverock; Gordon Bate; mar. (2) 1906 Annie Grace, dau. of James Brebner, D.D., min. of Forgue ABD |
| Gordon Quig | 1921-1946 | b. 11 Jul 1878 Muirkirk, son of Alex. Quig, engine driver; M.A. (Glasgow), B.D.; ass. Strathbungo, Glasgow, 1905; ord. Renton 9 May 1907; tr. to St Paul's Glasgow 9 May 1913; adm. here 28 Sep 1921; d. 18 Mar 1946 Edinburgh; mar. 1916 Eliz. S.L. Walker |
| John Howatt | 1943-1948 | |
| Gordon Fraser | 1949-1962 | d. 1962 |
Ministers of Panmure Church of Scotland, Monifieth (formerly Panmure U.F.)
See Panmure Church, Monifieth for photographs of the church, including interior views.
| William M. Locke | ?-1930-? | M.A. |
Ministers of Broughty Ferry quoad sacra Parish Church, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry
A chapel of ease was opened in 1826. Broughty Ferry was disjoined from Monifieth parish on 15 Jul 1863.
| David Davidson | 1827-1843 | b. 29 Dec 1801, son of David D, min. Dundee; M.A.; ord. 13 Dec 1827; joined Free Kirk in 1843; d. 25 Aug 1843; mar. 1828 Mary, dau. of Walter Foggo Ireland, min. of N. Leith; issue: Mary Brown (mar. Alexr Mackie); David; Jane Alves; John Thain, D.D., min. of Free Kirk, Maryton; Jessie Macgillivray (mar. Capt. Walter Foggo Ireland); |
| Andrew James McIntyre | 1843-1843 | ord. 20 Sep 1843; tr. to Strathmiglo 29 Dec 1843 |
| John Wood | 1844-1864 | b. 1794, son of John W., crofter/tailor, Careston; M.A. Edinburgh 1823; ord. 7 Jul 1825 Monkwearmouth; LL.D. Glasgow 1833; adm. 4 Apr 1844; d. 10 Apr 1864; mar. 1824 Annabella, dau. of Capt. Martin Bryden, Brechin; issue: Thos Buchan Hepburn; Jas Henry; Jane (mar. 1853, div. 1868 John Herbert Blakey); Helen Maria; Annabella (mar. Cosmo Reid Gordon, D.D.); Martin Bryden; John Wood; Ann Lamb |
| James Lamont | 1856-1863 | b. ca. 1821 Rothesay BUT; tr. (ass. & suc.) 4 Dec 1856 from Kelvinhaugh; tr. 8 May 1863 to Dalkeith West; mar. Marion Janet --- |
| James Wilson | 1864-1915 | b. 5 Sep 1835, eldest son of Robert Rhedarius W., Beith; M.A. Glasgow 1860; ass. Kilbarchan AYR; ord. (ass. & suc.) 31 Mar 1864; res. 17 May 1915; d. 8 Dec 1922 Newport FIF; mar. 1864 Euphemia, dau. of John Anderson; issue: Charlotte Margaret (mar. David F. Stewart); John Robt; Mary; Euphemia; Jane; James |
| William John Sim | 1915-1921 | b. 14 Jul 1885 Edinburgh, son of James Pitcairn S., W.S.; M.A. 1907 B.D. 1910 Edinburgh; ass. Robertson Memorial Edinburgh; ord. 5 Jun 1912 Balfron STI; tr. & adm. 20 Oct 1915; tr. 28 Apr 1921 to Edinburgh Mayfield; mar. 1912 Marjorie, eldest dau. of James Bisset; had issue |
| William Dey Fyfe | 1921-1924 | b. 17 Feb 1885 Aberdeen, son of Wm Thomson F.; M.A. 1906 Edinburgh; B.D. Aberdeen 1910; ass. St Cuthberts, Newtonmore & Elgin; ord. 2 Sep 1915 Rattray PER; tr. & adm. 15 Nov 1921; d. 21 Sep 1924 Aberdeen |
| Alexander Smart | 1926- | tr. 24 Mar 1926 from Daviot ABD; Ph.D. Aberdeen 1938; tr. 11 Dec 1940 to Saltcoats St Cuthberts AYR; mar.; had issue |
Ministers of St Margaret's quoad sacra, Barnhill
Chapel-of-ease opened Jun 1884; church opened 16 Nov 1895; disjoined from Monifieth 8 Mar 1907.
| Thomas Newbigging Adamson | 1884-1911 | b. 1 Apr 1855 Newton, son of John A., min. of Newton MLN; ass. Aberdeen East; ord. 30 Oct 1884; d. 18 Nov 1911; mar. 1894 Christina, dau. of Angus Fraser, Cults FIF |
| James Fleming Gordon Orr | 1912-1921 | M.A., B.D.; adm. from NZ, May 1910; ass. St Cuthberts MLN; adm. 27 Mar 1912; res. 3 Feb 1921, on appt to Nairobi |
| George Bremner | 1921- | b. 19 Mar 1875 Forres MOR, son of Geo. B.; M.A. 1895 B.D. 1902 Aberdeen; teacher, Mackie Acad., Stonehaven; ass. Edinburgh St Bernards; ord. 18 Jan 1906 Inverarity; tr. & adm. 13 Jul 1921; mar. 1907 Jeannie, dau. of D. M. Mackay, Aberdeen |
Ministers of Beach Parish quoad sacra
A mission in 1887; chapel opened 1890; disjoined from Broughty Ferry 19 Jul 1907.
| Alexander Miller Maclean | 1887-1887 | M.A.; from 6 Jun to Dec 1887 |
| Andrew Armit | 1887-1892 | missionary, 4 Dec 1887 to 10 Dec 1892; ord. 11 Apr 1893 to Pictou, N.S.; tr. 18 May 1896 (ass. & suc.) to Monikie |
| John Easton Black | 1893-1897 | M.A., B.D.; missionary, 14 Feb 1893 to 13 Dec 1897; thereafter, min. of Drumchapel DNB |
| John McKechnie | 1898-1905 | missionary, 1 Feb 1898; ord. 28 Dec 1899; tr. 23 Feb 1905 to Buckhaven FIF |
| James Burgess | 1905-1924 | b. 1864, son of John B.; ord. 17 Nov 1891 Andover, New Brunswick; adm. here 18 May 1905; adm. 1907 as first min. of this parish; d. 11 Nov 1924; mar. 1901 Harriet Louise, dau. of Calvin P. Bartlett |
| Charles Sydney Finch | 1925- | b. 25 Jul 1891, son of Zeph. F., butcher; M.A. Edinburgh 1923; ass. Edinburgh St Matthew 1923; ord. 3 Apr 1925; tr. 23 Sep 1936 to Hawick St Geo. ROX; mar. 1915 Annie Bethune; had issue |
Ministers of other denominations
Ministers of Monifieth Free Church (which?)
| Samuel Miller | 1843-1844 | see above list of parish ministers of Monifieth |
Ministers of Monifieth North Free Church (later, United Free Church), Hillock
| Edward Cross | ?-1851-1881-? | b. ca. 1820 Madras; d. 2 Oct 1892 Broughty Ferry; mar. 1853 Mary Ursula Baring Gordon |
| Alexander Wiseman | ?-1891-1912-? | b. 17 Mar 1862 Fochabers MOR, son of Joseph W., clerk |
Ministers of Monifieth South Free, later United Free, Church; later Monifieth South Church of Scotland
| Robert McGregor | 1871-1877 | . |
| Crawford Smith | 1878-1923 | M.A.; b. 22 May 1853 Kinnoul PER, son of Alexr Bell S.; mar. Eliz. ---; issue: Mary R.; Winifred C. |
| Neil Cameron | 1923-1958 | . |
Ministers of Panmure United Free Church, Monifieth
Opened 1899
| Alexander B. Connon | ?-1901-1905-? | B.D.; b. ca. 1871 Aberdeen |
| Walter W. A. Bell | ?-1912-? | B.D. |
| Harry Law | ?-1920-? | M.A. |
| William M. Locke | ?-1930-? | M.A. |
Ministers of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Monifieth
| Joseph Brewer Jobberns | ?-1905-? | M.A. |
| Herbert Crosland Bell | ?-1912-? | M.A. |
| John Hampton Shepherd | ?-1920-? | M.A. |
| Edmund Ramsay Spence, A.K.C. | ?-1930-? |
Ministers of United Presbyterian Church (later, United Free Church), Queen Street, Broughty Ferry
Opened 1876; Old photo of the church
| Andrew Carter | 1873-1879 | M.A.; b. 17 Oct 1848 Allanton, Edrom BEW, son of Thos C., mercht; from St Ninians STI; ord. 11 Nov 1873; dem. 8 Jan 1879; 1881 in England; 1891 editor in Stirling; d. 18 Apr 1893 Bridge of Allan; mar. Margaret R. S. --; issue: Annie S.; Jessie D.; Margt J.; Thos A.; Kath. F.; Geo. M. |
| David Hepburn Lawrence | 1879-1912-? | M.A., D.D.; b. 20 Aug 1854 St Andrews FIF, son of David L.; ord. 7 Oct 1879; mar. Christabel ---; issue: Christabel M. |
Ministers of East United Free Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry
| M. D. Macgilvray | ?-1905-? | M.A. |
Ministers of Union United Free Church, Fort Street, Broughty Ferry
| Thomas F. Best | ?-1905-1912-? |
Ministers of West United Free Church, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry
| George E. Troup | ?-1905-1912-? | M.A. |
Ministers of the Congregational Union, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry
| J. P. Stephenson | ?-1905-? | |
| A. G. Mitchell | ?-1912-? |
Ministers of the Baptist Church, St Vincent Street, Broughty Ferry
| George P. Craise | ?-1905-? | |
| Mitchell Hughes | ?-1912-? |
Ministers of St Mary's Episcopal Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry
| George Mackness | ?-1905-? | D.D. |
| William Henderson Begg | ?-1912-? | B.D. |
Monuments in Monifieth Kirkyard bearing pre-1855 information (ca. 180 stones) 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.)
There is a copy of Monumental inscriptions in St Rule's Kirkyard, Monifieth, compiled by S. Cramer in 1952, in the National Records [NRS ref. RH4/41/3 no. 4]. Cramer listed 233 monuments, many of which are no longer extant.
Andrew Jervise recorded some monuments at Monifieth in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 1, pp. 106-15.
See also Malcolm's book for 43 inscriptions.
A few monumental inscriptions in Monifieth Churchyard follow. (These MIs are all on the north side of the kirk.) [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.
[M149] 1867, Erected by ANDREW SMALL, and his wife JANET KEITH, in memory of their children, JAMES who died in infancy. THOMAS who died 26 May 1839, aged 11 months. And, DAVID who died 28 Oct. 1863, aged 23 years. The above JANET KEITH died 1 Aug. 1871, aged 66 years. The above ANDREW SMALL died 20th Decr, 1879, aged 71 years.
1869 Erected by WILLIAM MILNE, Monifieth, and ELIZABETH FERRIER his wife, in memory of, JANE STRACHAN his mother, who died 19th August 1855 aged 80 years JAMES MILNE his father, late of Apple Hill, who died 28th Decr 1865 aged 88 years. DAVID MILNE his son, who died 18th August 1868 aged 33 years The above WILLIAM MILNE died 22nd April 1885 aged 80 years. The above ELIZABETH FERRIER died 26th April 1894 aged 78 years. MARY HENDERY [sic] beloved wife of THOMAS MILNE son of the above died 12th February 1930, in her 84th year. THOMAS MILNE beloved husband of MARY HENDRY died 29th May 1933, aged 87 years.
[M152] In memory of DAVID GIBB, farmer, East Pitkerro, born 3rd October 1799, died 6th March 1875. And BARBARA DARGIE his wife born April 1809, died 20th April 1888 Also their children ISABELLA, born 2nd Sepr 1837, died 1852. ALEXANDER, died in infancy. BARBARA DARGIE born 18th June 1844, died 30th April 1927 JANE born 10th Jany 1852 died 15th Nov. 1927
[M153; but not seen by Mitchell in 1982] [184]1 [E]rected by JOHN INNES in memory of his daughter ISABELLA who died 30th May 1837, aged 24 years. And DAVID and JAMES, who died in infancy. And ANN, who died Decr 29th 1842, aged 20 years.
[M151] 1855 Erected by DAVID KAY, in memory of his son JAMES, who died 29th Sept 1842, in the 11th year of his age. The above DAVID KAY who died 24th March 1874 aged 72. And JANET GRANT his wife who died 3rd March 1886 aged 82. Their daughters AGNES ANDERSON KAY aged 72. ELLEN aged 72. Also her husband JAMES NICOLL Their son DAVID KAY died 1905 aged 72. His wife ANN GILLIES died 1924 aged 89. Their children MARY died 1873 aged 4. THOMAS died 1881 aged 5 months. JAMES died at sea 1887 aged 15. JESSIE died 1960 aged 93.
[M154] 1826 Erected to the memory of DANIEL SIMON, who departed this life 10th September 1825; aged 75 years. And of JANET WEBSTER, wife of the above who died 26th Feby 1842, in the 77th year of her age Also their son CHARLES, who died [blank] Novr 1858 aged 65 years. And their daughters MARGARET widow of JOHN JENKINS, who died 1st Augt 1867 aged 76 years. JANE who died 7th July 1882 aged 81 years. Also their grandson JOHN JENKINS, who died 21st April 1855 aged 25 years.
[M155] 1779 WM IA This stone is erected by WILLIAM MOUGGACH quarrier at Fintry in memory of his son DAVID MOUGGACH who died May 19th 1765 aged 3 years
[south] 1779; RM age 24; AM 22; HM 20; IM 14; WM 14
[probably M157; entirely defaced; no fragments of inscription on ground]
[M158] [south] 1823 To the memory of ALEXANDER SMITH son of JOHN SMITH and JEAN MILNE in Linlathen who died 28. October 1822 aged 27 years Believer what seest thou here amidst the emblems and shades of death By the eye of faith I see Jesus standing on the right hand of God to receive and welcome his followers and introduce them in to the presence of his father where there is fulness of joy
[north] 1836 Erected by JOHN SMITH in Linlathen to the memory of his son ALEXANDER SMITH, who died 22 [sic] Octr 1822 aged 27 years. Also:- of his wife JEAN MILNE who died 2 Jany 1833 aged 74 years. The above JOHN SMITH, died 31 Jany 1853 aged 83 years.
Monument, consisting of 5 panels, to Erskines of Linlathen, descended from Erskine of Cardross:
[arms] Quarterly: 1st & 4th grand quarters, an eagle displayed; 2nd & 3rd grand quarters counter-quartered; 1st & 4th, a bend between six cross-crosslets fitchy [earldom of Mar]; 2nd & 3rd, a pale [Erskine]; Motto: Fortitudine; two representations of a crest: a boar's head on the point of a dagger
[leftmost panel; M159] ANN GRAHAM died 3rd May 1835 aged 13 years GEORGE ANNA died 3rd June 1836 aged 13 years DAVID CHARLES died 26th Oct. 1836 aged 2 years and was laid at Clifton children of JAMES PATERSON and his wife DAVID ERSKINE He shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom
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Scottish War Memorials Project: Monifieth.
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.
There is a Map of Barnhill Cemetery, that identifies the different Sections but not individual lairs.
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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- 1562 - 1854 (but none Jul 1708 to Feb 1710)
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- 1560 - 1854 (but none Jul 1708 to Feb 1710 or Dec 1755 to May 1770)
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- 1659 - 1665
- 1668 - 1670
- 1676 - 1708
- 1717 - 1804
- 1833 - 1854
Church Session Records of Monifieth Parish Church
Original records CH2/270/1 to 10 are in Dundee City Archives; digital images are available in https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/search.aspx">NRS.
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH2/270/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1678-1706 | 1 |
| do | 1710, 1713-1737 | 2 |
| Accounts | 1710-1739 | 2 |
| Minutes | 1749-1752 | 3 |
| Accounts (mostly) | 1739-1762 | 3 |
| Minutes & accounts | 1763-1769 | 4 |
| Minutes | 1769-1857 | 5 |
| do | 1857-1892 | 6 |
| Accounts | 1769-1804 | 7 |
| Extracts from minutes | n.d. | 8 to 9 |
| Minutes | 1892-1943 | 10 |
| Cash book | 1853-1921 | 11 |
| Baptisms | 1895-1959 | 12 |
| Proclamations | 1854-1874 | 13 |
| do | 1874-1909 | 14 |
| do | 1909-1927 | 15 |
| do | 1970-1977 | 16 |
| Communicants' roll book | 1853-1864 | 17 |
| Communion rolls | 1857-1951 | 18 to 26 |
| Communion roll index | n.d. | 27 |
| do | 1903-1918 | 28 |
| File with bibliography of Monifieth parish | n.d. | 29 |
| Sabbath school library, borrowings register | 1911-1948 | 30 |
Church Session Records of Monifieth Free Church
later, Monifieth North United Free Church
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH3/1180/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1843-1851 | 1 |
| do | 1865-1920 | 2 |
| Communion roll | 1844-1845 | 3 |
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. HR328/... |
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| Minute book (with accounts) | 1837-1929 | 1 |
| Accounts | 1864-1929 | 2 |
| Papers re transference of property to Church of Scotland General Trustees | 1927 | 3 |
| Scheme for allocation of church sittings | n.d. | 4 |
| Locality of stipend | 1864 | 4 |
| Petition of parents and guardians of scholars attending Monifieth parochial school | n.d. | 4 |
| Certificate by Heritors - sanction of application to feu glebe | 1877 | 4 |
There were 12 proprietors of land in the parish in 1843, including:
- Lord Panmure - Balmossie
- Thomas Erskine of Linlathen
- Sir James Ramsay of Bamff, 8th bart. (1797-1859) - Ardownie (with Ashludie)
- William Colville of Laws
- Robert Arkley of Ethiebeaton
- Thomas Kerr of Newgrange
- -- Wedderburn - Kingennie & Carnton
- James Neish of Omachie
- George Raitt yr - Forthill
Records of the Grange of Monifieth, 1625-1767 - in Dundee City Archives
Lists of inhabitants of the parish
Some lists of inhabitants of Broughty Ferry are at items 2 to 5 of History of Dundee and area.
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 | 1421 | Dr Alexander Webster | ||
| 1794 | 620 | 598 | 1218 | Old Statistical Account |
| 1801 | 1407 | |||
| 1811 | 1728 | |||
| 1821 | 947 | 1160 | 2107 | |
| 1831 | 2636 | |||
| 1841 | 3461 | |||
| 1851 | 4267 | |||
| 1871 | 3393 | 3859 | 7252 | |
| 1881 | 4300 | 5221 | 9521 |
After change of parish boundary:
| Year | male | female | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 4747 | 5784 | 10531 |
| 1901 | 5285 | 6387 | 11672 |
| 1911 | 5810 | 7335 | 13145 |
After reduction of area of parish:
| Year | male | female | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1850 | 2140 | 3990 |
| 1921 | 1882 | 2290 | 4172 |
Population statistics by denomination in 1843
| Denomination | in Monifieth | in Broughty Ferry |
|---|---|---|
| Ch. of Scotland | 1273 | 1650 |
| Dissenters | 152 | 165 |
| Episcopalian | 11 | 112 |
| R.C. | 9 | 13 |
| Unknown | 25 | 36 |
The following Dundee Directories include information for Monifieth and Broughty Ferry and Carnoustie:
Monifieth 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 Monifieth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823
| James Abbot | shipmaster at Broughty Ferry | 31 Mar 1815 |
| Hew Ademan | walker and cotterman at Balgillo-mylne, par. of Monifuith | 24 May 1599 |
| Mr John Barclay | minister at Monyfuith | 5 Oct 1675 |
| James Barrie | tenant at Monifieth | 10 Dec 1814 |
| Isobel Baxter | only child of deceased Robert Baxter, manufacturer or yarn spinnerat Milltown of Monifieth, previously wright in Hawkhill of Dundee, then in Chapelshade of Dundee, & his relict Isabel Ormond | 31 May & 1 Jun 1816 |
| Robert Baxter | manufacturer or yarn spinner at Milton of Monifieth | 8 Aug 1814 |
| Catharine Butchart | in Lumlethan, par. of Monifuith, spouse of William Smith | 17 Jan 1614 |
| Mr Andrew Clayhills | minister at Monyfuith | 28 Feb 1621 |
| John Davie | cotterman in Effie-Beattoun, par. of Monyfuith | 29 Jan 1598-9 |
| Mungo Dick | tailor at Monifieth | 1 Feb 1823 |
| William Douglas of Brigton | residing in Broughty Ferry | 29 Mar 1815 |
| Alexander Duncan, younger of Ardounie | par. of Monyfeith | 3 Aug 1758 |
| Bessie Duncan | sometime in Barnhill, and spouse to David Brechin, cotterman, par. of Monifuith | 30 Apr 1599 |
| James Duncan | sometime tenant in the Shank of Omachie, par. of Moniefeith | 17 Jun 1724 |
| John Duncan | in Luikis-hall, par. of Monifuith, cotterman | 4 Apr 1599 |
| Janet Finlay | spouse to Robert Moram, in Monyfuith | 2 Jul 1662 |
| Mr James Fothringhame | parson of Ballumbie, par. of Monyfuith | 8 Sep 1621 |
| David Galloway | in Campo, par. of Monyfuith | 13 Jun 1636 |
| Elspet Gray | sometime spouse to Henry Knight, cotterman in Ascheluddie, par. of Monifuith | 4 Apr 1599 |
| Andrew Guild | cotter in Asludie, par. of Monifuith | 10 Jan 1614 |
| Margaret Guild | spouse to James Alexander, in Caldsyde, par. of Monifuith | 15 Nov 1613 |
| Mr James Henderson | minister at Monifieth | 28 Aug 1787 |
| David Hunter of Burnsyde | par. of Monifieth | 20 Sep 1699 |
| David Hunter, last of Burnside | par. of Moneyfooth | 20 Feb 1717 |
| Robert Hunter of Burnesyde | par. of Moniefooth | 16 Jun 1703 and 20 Feb 1717 |
| Jean Jack | spouse to James Kinnaird, in Hill of Ethebeton, par. of Monifeith | 18 Oct 16S8 |
| Marion Johnstone | relict of John Ged, in Monyfuth | 23 Oct 1618 |
| Helen Kay | in Bagillo, par. of Monifuith, spouse to Walter Ireland | 10 Feb 1607 |
| Margaret Kay | spouse of Walter Ireland, cotterman, sometime in Balgillo, par. of Monifuith | 18 Apr 1599 |
| John Kirkcaldy | vintner in North-east Ferry, par. of Monyfeith | 25 Jan 1770 |
| Alexander Knight | in Monifuith, par. of Monefuith | 8 Jul 1662 |
| John Kyd | in Orslewdie, par. of Monyfuith | 18 Jun 1621 |
| Jean Leslie | relict of William Durhame of Grange, par. of Monyfuth | 24 May 1619 |
| Patrick Lindsay | indweller in Monyfuith | 20 Oct 1674 |
| Mr James Martin of Grange | par. of Monyfooth | 16 Jul 1712 and 9 Mar 1713 |
| Bessie Mathew | sometime spouse of Andrew Rilze, in Arslwdy, par. of Monifuith | 29 Jun 1584 |
| Henry Mathew | cotterman in Ascheluddy, par. of Monyfuith | 10 Apr 1599 |
| Henry Mathew | in Monifuith | 3 Aug 1616 |
| Janet Milne | spouse to Nicoll Burne, in the Grange of Monifuith, par. of Monifuith | 6 May 1616 |
| Alexander Mitchelson | in Lumlethin, par. of Monyfuth | 2 Dec 1617 |
| Robert Morum | indweller in Monifeith | 14 Apr 1692 and 24 Apr 1695 |
| Barbara Mylne | sometime spouse to Michell Ramsay, cotterman in Eifie-Betoun, par. of Monifuith | 17 Apr 1599 |
| Marjorie Nicoll | spouse to Andrew Duncan, cotterman in Effy-Beattoun, par. of Monyfuith | 29 Jan 1598-9 |
| Isobel Ormond | residing at Milton of Monifieth, relict of Robert Baxter, manufacturer & flaxspinner there | 25 & 28 Feb 1818 |
| Robert Paterson | in Barnhill, par. of Monifuith | 17 Jan 1614 |
| David Pittillock | in Balmose, par. of Monyfuith | 16 Oct 1673 |
| John Pittillock | in Balmossie, par. of Monyfuith | 17 Jul 1627 |
| James Rankin | residing in par. of Monifieth | 28 May & 2 Jun 1817 |
| James Rea | mason in Drumsturdy Muir | 17 Oct 1818 |
| Agnes Richardson | sometime spouse to Andrew Stevin, cotterman in Ascheludie, par. of Monifuith | 15 Feb 1600 |
| Thomas Ritchie | cotterman in Findrak, par. of Monifuith | 3 Jan 1600 |
| David Scott | wright in Moneyfooth | 20 Aug 1718 |
| Thomas Scott younger | in Monyfuith | 28 May 1619 |
| Thomas Scott elder | in Monyfuith, par. of Monyfuith | 10 Apr 1621 |
| John Smith | in Cadgertoun, par. of Monefuith | 8 Jul 1662 |
| Thomas Smith | in Lumlethame, par. of Monifuith | 6 May 1616 |
| John Spink | mariner in North Ferry, par. of Monyfeith | 2 Aug 1721 |
| James Sturrock | master in H.M. Navy & shipmaster at Broughty Ferry | 19 Jan 1820 |
| John Tendill | browster in Monifuith | 14 Jan 1600 |
| Elspet Thomson | spouse to Thomas Scott, in Kirktoun of Monifuith | 14 Jun 1614 |
| Katherine Thomson | in Murehead of the Laws, par. of Monyfuith, spouse of Henry Knight | 10 Apr 1599 |
| Thomas Webster | fisher at Broughty Ferry | 8 May 1816 |
Testaments registered at St Andrews that have been lost, for which only entries in the minute books are extant
| Mr John Ballantyne | minister at Monyfeith | 11 Aug 1738 |
| William Craighead | schoolmaster in Monyfieth | 28 Mar 1764 |
| Mr William Dall | minister of the Gospel at Monyfieth | 18 Oct 1762 |
| Alexander Duncan of Ardoune, elder | par. of Monyfieth | 12 Mar 1763 |
| Margaret Maxwell | spouse to Mr John Ballentyne, minister at Monyfeith | 20 Oct 1736 |
| James Steven | in Grange of Monifieth | 1 Jun 1726 |
Testaments of Monifieth 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 Durham | servant to the Laird of Grange, elder | T. -- 1659 |
| Patrick Durham of Omachie | T. 8 Aug 1744 | |
| Jean Lyell | servitrix to the Laird of Grange, elder | 25 Oct 1658 |
| Jean Ouchterlony | spouse to William Durham, elder, of Grange | T. 3 Mar 1659 |
Testaments of Monifieth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600
| Matilda Baldowie | relict of Robert Durhame, of Grange, par. of Monyfuith, sher. of Forfar | 29 Jan 1598-9 |
| Paul Carmichaell | in Lumlathin, par. of Monyfuth in Angus | 24 Feb 1580-1 and 23 May 1581 |
| Robert Durham of Grange in Angus | par. of Monyfuith | 11 Feb 1590-1 |
| William Durham of Grange | 29 Nov 1574 and 7 and 31 Jun 1575 | |
| Ninian Guthrie of Kingandy [Kingennie] | par. of Monyfuith, sher. of Forfar | 10 Jan 1586-7 |
| Jonet Inglis | relict of William Durhame of the Grange in Angus | 20 Oct 1580 |
| Thomas Lovell | in Lumlathin, par. of Monyfuith in Angus | 23 Feb 1580-1 |
| Alison Nichol | relict of Paul Carmichaell, in Lumlathin, par. of Monyfuthe in Angus | 24 Feb 1580-1 |
Testaments of Monifieth people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1601-1700
| Margaret Duncan | sometime spouse to David Weir, in Ethiebetoun, par. of Monifeith, in Angus | 15 Apr 1607 |
| William Durham of Graynge | par. of Monyfuithe, in Angus | 26 Jun 1606 |
| David Ramsay | in the Schank of Umoquhy, par. of Monifuthe, in Angus | 19 Jun 1606 |
| Gilbert Ramsay | in Legisland, par. of Monifuthe, sher. of Forfar | 20 Jun 1607 |
| Andro Weir | in Ethiebetoun, par. of Moniefeith, in Angus | 15 Apr 1607 |
Images of the original records for Monifieth:
Images of the original records for Monifieth:
Valuation rolls of properties in the County of Angus, for the years 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1930 only, can be seen at ScotlandsPeople.
Provosts of the Burgh of Monifieth, to 1975
| Name | In office | Born | Died | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Stewart | 1895[?]-1909 | 1932 | first provost | |
| James Fenton | 1909-1916 | 25 Sep 1871 Forfar | Oct 1951 West Ferry, Dundee | solicitor; obituary |
| Alexander Maiden | 1916-1919 | 14 Sep 1865 Kirriemuir | 18 Jan 1922 Monifieth | mercantile clerk |
| James Maxwell Rattray | 1919-1934 | Mar 1940 | ||
| George G. Ritchie | 1934-1937 | 1869/70 | 24 Sep 1947 Monifieth | |
| William W. Tyndall | 1937-1943 | |||
| Alexander Smith | 1943-1946 | |||
| John G. Taylor | 1946-1949-? | |||
| W. J. Ross | ?-1952-1953-? | |||
| A. Cameron Watt | 1967-1973[?] | |||
| Ian Mortimer | 1972[?]-1975 |
| Name | In office | Born | Died | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gowans | ?-1902-1916 | 22 Feb 1853 Inverkeilor | 26 May 1916 Monifieth | |
| James Fenton | 1916-1920 | The former provost | ||
| David Gowans yr | 1920-1953 | ca. 1888 Monifieth | 8 Dec 1956 Dundee | |
| Allan S. Brand | 1953-? | |||
| Ian M. Allan | ?-1967-1969-? |
Burgh of Monifieth: burgh records in Angus Archives
Angus Archives' page Catalogs - Burgh Records provides this file listing burgh records of Monifieth, from 1895, held by Angus Archives. The records, include, additionally, Monifieth Parish Cemetery Cash Books, 1869-1938, with purchasers of lairs and names of deceased, at MF/1/9/1 and 2.
Chief magistrates and, from 1892, provosts of Broughty Ferry, 1864-1913
Broughty Ferry was incorporated into Dundee in 1913
| Name | In office | Born | Died | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hair Newall of Bearehill [by Brechin] | 1864-1866 | ca. 1800 Dundee | 1882 Upton-on-Severn, Worcs | flax merchant |
| William Warden Renny | 1866-1870 | ca. 1808 Arbroath | 1882 Br. Ferry | flax merchant, Russian merchant |
| James Cunningham | 1870-1873 | ca. 1820 Mains | 27 Dec 1893 Br. Ferry | jute manufacturer, millspinner |
| William Hynd Norrie | 1873-1876 | ca. 1824 Dundee | 1912 Monifieth | linen merchant |
| John Leadbetter | 1876-1878 | ca. 1834 Glasgow | 25 Jan 1911 Br. Ferry | linen merchant |
| George Halley | 1878-1881 | ca. 1837 Dundee | 22 Feb 1904 Br. Ferry | jute spinner & manufacturer |
| James Mudie | 1881-1886 | ca. 1840 Dundee | 29 Jan 1897 Br. Ferry | merchant, steamship owner |
| - | ||||
| James Guthrie Orchar | 1886-1898 | 1825 Dundee | 14 May 1898 Br. Ferry | engineer; first Provost; biography; portrait |
| Baxter Gray | 1898-1907 | ca. 1844 Dundee | 7 Dec 1912 Br. Ferry | brewer & wine merchant |
| William Lindsay | 1907-1913 |
| Name | In office | Born | Died | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Cowan | ?-1895-1913 | 24 Feb 1921 Broughty Ferry |
- ScotlandsPlaces: Monifieth
- Monifieth on Wikipedia - but their pronunciation of the name is nonsense
- Friends of DCA: Broughty Ferry records
- Alexander Gordon of Ashludie, a partner in the firm of Alexander Gordon & Co., flaxspinners, manufacturers & merchants at Burnside Mill, Arbroath, until 1898.
- Mary Lindsay, first wife of Alexander Gordon of Ashludie
- Catherine Nicoll (1820-1916), wife of James Guthrie Orchar
- James Guthrie Orchar (1825-1898), provost of Broughty Ferry 1886-98
- James Guthrie Orchar, another portrait of him
- James Steel Orchar (1854-1891), son of James Guthrie Orchar