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 Tannadice
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 5, pp. 179-210.
Statistical accounts of Tannadice
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 19, p. 372
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 198
- 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1957
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1859-61, published 1865
For the full range of maps of Tannadice, see National Library's Maps.
Geograph.org: Tannadice - recent photographs of Tannadice. National Grid ref. NO4758.
Geograph.org: Memus - recent photographs of Memus. National Grid ref. NO4258.
Located at National Grid ref. NO475581. Built in 1866, to replace the building of 1846 that had been gutted by fire. The mediaeval kirk was dedicated to St Adamnan.
Above: Tannadice parish kirk
Other churches
Above: Memus Free Church. The inscription above the door reads "Memus Free Church Erected 1843 Restored 1900". See also these photos, including views of the interior.
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 Kinloch | 1560 | reader |
| James Melville | 1563-1568 | M.A.; also had Fern and Menmuir in charge; tr. to Menmuir aft. 29 Jul 1568 |
| James Rait | 1567-1574 | min. in 1567, with Aberlemno also in charge; tr. to Lanark LKS bef. 1574 |
| Alexander Gordon | 1574-1576 | reader |
| Edward Chisholm | 1575 | min. ? |
| James Ramsay of Wester Ogil | 1597-1621 | min. of Aberlemno 1585; removed to Auldbar 1586, but returned 1591; tr. & adm. here 1597; still min. 10 Apr 1621; mar. Christian Dempster; issue: James, Agnes |
| Alexander Pitcairn | 1617-1648 | son of David Pitcairn of Forthar; M.A. St Andrews 1608; adm. (coll. or ass.?) 7 Oct 1617; still min. 29 Nov 1648; mar. Lucrece Cairncross; issue: Alexr, min. of Dron PER; Isobel; Margaret; Jean; mar.? (2) Eliz., dau. of John Sinclair, dean of St Andrews |
| Robert Rule | 1648-1655 | M.A.; min. ca. 1648; tr. to 2nd charge Stirling & adm. there 12 Jul 1655 |
| William Esson | 1658-1666 | adm. bef. 23 Jan 1658; tr. to Auchtergaven PER Nov/Dec 1666 |
| James Carstairs | 1667-1682 | M.A.; ord. 22 Aug 1667; tr. to Inchture PER 22 Mar 1682 |
| Patrick Lyon | 1682-1686 | M.A.; ord. bef. 1 Nov 1682; tr. to Kinghorn FIF 19 May 1686 |
| George Lyon | 1688-1716 | 6th & yst son of William Lyon of Easter Ogil; bro. of above Mr Patrick Lyon; M.A. St Andrews 1679; ord. ca. 1688; dem. 12 Apr 1716; mar.; issue: Margaret; Mary; a son |
| William Oliphant | 1716-1724 | ord. 13 Dec 1716; dep. 17 Oct 1723 for drunkenness; reponed 22 Oct 1724 |
| John Ogilvie of Quiech | 1724-1742 | son of John Ogilvie of Shielhill; ord. to Cortachy 18 Sep 1706; tr. & adm. 1 Oct 1724; d. Apr 1742; mar. (1) 1714 Margaret Lidderdale; mar. (2) 1729 Cath. Findlay; issue: Robt; Cath. (mar. John Edgar of Keithock) |
| John Weath | 1743-1766 | b. ca. 1704 ANS; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1724; master of Brechin Grammar School; ord. 31 Mar 1743; d. 27 Apr 1766; mar. 1743 Jean Dow, wid. of John Johnston, min. of 2nd charge Brechin |
| John Buik | 1767-1796 | ord. 5 Nov 1767; d. 8 Apr 1796; mar. 1747 Eliz. Balfour; issue: Cath. (mar. James McDiarmid, min. of Weem PER); James |
| John Buist of Tillywhanlaw & Kirkton of Aberlemno | 1797-1845 | b. ca. 1762 Abdie FIF, son of Geo. B.; ord. 15 Aep 1796; d. 9 Dec 1845; mar. 1802 Margaret, dau. of James Jafferson; issue: Jean; Geo., LL.D., F.R.S.; Isobel; Eliz. (mar. Joseph Loudon, min. of Dalziel LKS); James Jafferson, merchant, Dundee; Margaret Johnson; John; Alexr Jafferson; Charles Guthrie |
| William Allan | 1845-1870 | b. 1815 Dumfries, 3rd son of Wm A., manufacturer; M.A. St Andrews 1840; ord. (ass. & suc.) 9 Oct 1845; d. 26 Apr 1870; mar. 1869 Mary Ann, dau. of John Bartlett, farmer |
| Frederick Johnston | 1870-1882 | b. 1843 Balmerino FIF, son of Geo. J., farmer; M.A.; ord. 10 Nov 1870; d. 28 Dec 1882; mar. 1872 Jessie, dau. of James Borwick, min. of U.P. Kirk, Rathillet, Fife; no issue |
| John Herkless | 1883-1894 | ord. 15 Jun 1883; M.A.; appointed prof. of Ecclesiastical History & Divinity, St Andrews 27 Mar 1894; dem. 15 Nov 1894 |
| Charles Stewart | 1895-1902 | M.A., B.D.; ord. 19 Apr 1895; tr. to Coupar Angus 12 Jun 1902 |
| David Fraser Liddle (Liddell) | 1902-1907 | b. 19 Oct 1873 Crieff PER, son of John L.; M.A. 1896 B.D.1899 Glasgow; ass. St Paul's Dundee; ord. 6 Nov 1902; tr. to St Margaret's Arbroath 26 Dec 1907; d. 17 Oct 1936; mar. Cath. Pinckney, dau. of Edward MacI. Smith; issue: Louise P; Cath. F. |
| Brodie Smith Gilfillan | 1908-1916 | b. 9 Oct 1877, son of Robt G.; M.A. Glasgow 1899; B.D.; ord. 30 Apr 1908; tr. to Inch WIG 29 Nov 1916; mar. Helen Johnston, dau. of John S.; issue: Helen Esther; John Brodie Smith |
| Charles Edwin Forster | 1917-1921 | b. 19 Oct 1870 Bedlington, Northumberland, son of Joseph F.; M.A. Edinburgh 1906; ord. to Congreg. Ch. Macclesfield 22 Oct 1902; adm. to Ch. of S. 28 May 1914; ass. W. St Giles Edinburgh; locumtenens Inverness; ord. 12 Apr 1917; tr. to Aberdeen South 27 Apr 1921; mar. 1902 Marion, dau. of Capt. Wm Kell; had issue |
| William Robertson Smart | 1921-1925 | b. 28 Dec 1891 Liff, son of Thos R. S.; M.A. 1913 B.D. 1916 St Andrews; ass. Kirkcaldy, Morningside Edinburgh; ord. 7 Sep 1921; tr. to Kennoway FIF 18 May 1925; mar. 1922 Alison Maxwell, only dau. of Thos Sanderson, Edinburgh; had issue |
| Donald MacGilvray Beaton | 1925-1929 | b. 14 Mar 1871 Gorbals LKS, son of John B.; M.A. 1897 B.D. 1903 Glasgow; ass. Shettleston and Bothwell; missionary Kames, Muirkirk, Drumclog; ass. St George's Glasgow; ord. to Leslie ABD 6 Dec 1917; tr. from Leslie 24 Sep 1925; tr. to Glenrinnes 31 May 1929; d. 10 Sep 1942; mar. 1920 Janette, dau. of Geo. L. Simpson |
Ministers of the Free Church, Memus; later, United Free Church
| Peter Edgar | ?-1892-1896-? | ord. 1844 |
| John M. Craig | ?-1904-1907-? | ord. 1886 |
Ministers of the Congregational Church in Tannadice
See Congregational ministers in Tannadice.
Monuments in Tannadice Kirkyard bearing pre-1855 information (ca. 60 stones) are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Angus, Vol. 1: Strathmore" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1993), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Angus MI - Vol. 1. Pre-1855 Strathmore" in their online shop.)
Andrew Jervise recorded several monuments at Tannadice in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 1, pp. 45-8.
See also The Scottish War Memorials Project: Tannadice.
The parishes of Oathlaw and Tannadice were united in 1982, and the war memorial windows from the former Oathlaw parish church are now on the north wall of Tannadice kirk.
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.
| Date | Type | Parties | NAS ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1663 | antenuptial | John Erskyne, son of John Erskyne at Dunsmylne & Anna Ramsay, daughter of deceased James Ramsay at Mylne of Tannadyce | RH9/7/239 |
Church Session Records of Tannadice Parish Church
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH2/1019/... |
|---|---|---|
| Seat rent accounts | 1721-1741 | 1 |
| Minutes & accounts | 1720-1746 | 1 |
| do | 1750-1762 | 2 |
| do | 1763-1774 | 3 |
| Minutes | 1786-1877 | 4 |
| Communion roll | 1864-1872 | 5 |
| do | 1872-1885 | 6 |
| Minutes | 1877-1923 | 7 |
| Minutes (discipline) | 1907-1917 | 8 |
| Minutes | 1923-1947 | 8 |
| Baptisms | 1866-1965 | 9 |
Church Session Records of Memus Free Church
later, Memus United Free; Memus Ch. of S.; Cortachy & Memus Ch. of S.
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH3/497/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1843-1865 | 1 |
| Communion roll | 1857-1870 | 1 |
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. HR465/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minute book | 1751-1868 | 1 |
| do | 1877-1920 | 2 |
| do | 1921-1930 | 3 |
| Accounts | 1884-1930 | 4 |
| Papers re transference of property to Church of Scotland General Trustees | 1926-1930 | 5 |
| Correspondence, etc. | 1906-1930 | 6 |
There were 12 proprietors of land in the parish in 1835:
- Peter Wedderburn Ogilvy of Ruthven
- George Lyon of Glenogil, W.S.
- John Ogilvy of Inshewan
- David earl of Airlie
- Charles Ogilvy of Tannadice
- Donald Sinclair McLagan of Glenquiech
- Mrs Rattray, relict of Lt.-col. Rattray of Downiepark
- John Kinloch of Kilrie Logie's Cairn
- Alexander Simpson of Easter Ogil
- Major Swinburn of Marcus
- Lord Fife
- -- Gemmel of Whitewells
Records of the Lands of Balgillo, Memus & Murthill in the Barony & Parish of Tannadice, 1680-1826 - NAS ref. GD16/19 (part of the Airlie Muniments)
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 | 1470 | Dr Alexander Webster | ||
| 1790 | no total given | Old Statistical Account | ||
| 1801 | 1373 | |||
| 1811 | 1510 | |||
| 1821 | 635 | 737 | 1372 | |
| 1831 | 1560 | |||
| 1841 | ||||
| 1851 | 1517 | |||
| 1871 | 702 | 584 | 1286 | |
| 1881 | 681 | 573 | 1254 | |
| 1891 | 586 | 531 | 1117 | |
| 1901 | 596 | 510 | 1106 | |
| 1911 | 537 | 476 | 1013 | |
| 1921 | 485 | 433 | 918 |
Tannadice 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 Tannadice people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823
| Patrick Adam | in Ludgingtoun, par. of Tannadyce | 16 Feb 1639 |
| Charles Baillie | in Marquis-miln, par. of Tannadice | 2 Mar 1771 |
| David Barclay of Auchluchrie | par. of Tannadyce | 31 Mar 1620 |
| Isobel Barrie | spouse to Alexander Bowak, tailor in Chapilmoss, par. of Tannadyce | 29 Nov 1620 |
| Mr John Buicke | minister at Tannadice | 19 Jul 1797 |
| Alexander Cadger | in Marcus, par. of Tannadyce | 12 Aug 1685 |
| David Cadger | in Cottoun of Coull, par. of Tannadyce | 5 May 1624 |
| John Campbell | in Dod, par. of Tannadyce | 24 Apr 1617 |
| Helen Carnegie | spouse to Donald McClaren, in Cottoun of Kincardin, par. of Tanudes | 16 Oct 1617 |
| Margaret Clerk | spouse to Alexander Adamson, in Cottoun of Memess, par. of Tannadyce | 5 Oct 1613 |
| David Cramond | in Dirachie, par. of Tannadyce | 3 Jul 1619 |
| John Duncan | lawful son to the deceased Robert Duncan, weaver, burges of Brechin, par. of Tannadyce | 16 Aug 1705 |
| John Edward | in Batornoch, par. of Tannandice | 26 Jan 1683 |
| James Essie | in Stron, par. of Tannandyce | 14 Aug 1662 |
| Colonel William Falconer | in Quhyt-Wall, par. of Tannadyse | 22 Aug 1640 |
| John Farquharson | in the Sherrifbank, par. of Tannadyce | 27 Jun 1705 |
| Thomas Fenton | in Coull, par. of Tannandyce | 24 Feb 1685 |
| Isobel Filfurd | spouse to Andrew Dyker, in Baldeukie, par. of Tannadyce | 3 Jun 1626 |
| David Fod | in Cottoun of Barnzairds, par. of Tannadyce | 28 Dec 1614 |
| Christian Forrest | spouse to David Milne, at the Milne of Memes, par. of Tannadyce | 7 Mar 1616 |
| Alexander Forrester | at the Mylne of Ogill, par. of Tannadyce | 10 Feb 1627 |
| Jean Forrester | sometime spouse to Thomas Skair, in Little Meircus, par. of Tannadyce | 26 Nov 1616 |
| David Fyff | at Mill of Murthill, thereafter at Tannadice | 8 Mar 1823 |
| Janet Gall | in Achleische, par. of Tannadyce, spouse of William Thomson | 14 Mar 1614 |
| John Gray | in Langmure, par. of Tannadyce | 8 Nov 1651 |
| Alexander Guthrie of that ilk | par. of Tannadyce | 18 Feb and 9 May 1615 |
| Alexander Guthrie of that ilk | par. of Tannadyce | 19 Apr 1619 |
| James Guthrie | brother-german to John Guthrie of Mennis, par. of Tannadyce | 19 Apr 1699 |
| Janet Guthrie | spouse to John Muresone, in Sowtray, par. of Tannadyce | 7 Mar 1616 |
| David Henry | in Brucklaws, par. of Tannydice | 22 Sep 1720 |
| Thomas Hutcheon | in Cardenswell, par. of Tannadyce | 19 Jul 1641 |
| Isobel Jonken | spouse to James Bruce, in Mains of Ogill, par. of Tannadyce | 7 Jan 1614 |
| Janet Laing | spouse to Andrew Bellie, in Meikle Coule, par. of Tannadyse | 20 Sep 1639 |
| David Leighton | sometime in Tanadice | 24 Jun 1799 |
| Dony Leighton | spouse to Walter Thomsone, in Glenqueich, par. of Tannadyce | 18 Jan 1614 |
| James Leighton | farm servant residing at Rottenmoss of Inchewan | 14 Jan 1815 |
| David Lindsay of Corrahill | par. of Tannadyce | 15 Jun 1620 |
| John Lyell of Murthil | par. of Tannadice | 23 Apr 1686 |
| James Lyon of Easter Ogill | par. of Tannadyce | 3 Jan 1616 and 2 Nov 1625 |
| Margaret Lyon | lawful daughter of the Rev. George Lyon, minister at Tannadyce, par. of Forfar | 3 Sep 1777 |
| Patrick Lyon | in Muirtoun of Tannadyce | 27 Mar 1616 |
| Patrick Lyon of Balgillo | par. of Tannadyce | 3 Nov 1704 |
| Patrick and James Lyon | lawful sons to the deceased Patrick Lyon of Balgillo, par. of Tannadyce | 23 Nov 1709 |
| Catherine Melville | spouse to James Scrymgeour, in Gledey, par. of Tannadyce | 26 Aug 1619 |
| Margaret Mitchell | spouse to John Wyllie, in Cottertoun of Muirhillok, par. of Tanndyce | 21 Aug 1619 |
| Janet Morie | spouse to Andrew White, in Howmoor of Moory-hillock, par. of Tannadyce | 13 Feb 1712 |
| James Nicolson | writer in Forfar, par. of Tannadyce | 8 Feb 1710 |
| David Ogilvie of Airlie | commonly called Earl of Airlie; d. at Kinnalty, par. of Tannadice | 12 & 26 Sep 1812; 25 Sep 1814 |
| John Ogilvie of Murthell | par. of Tannadice | 8 Jul 1720 |
| Agnes Ravin | in Kynnally, par. of Tannandes | 27 Dec 1595 |
| Andrew Reid | in Stryles, par. of Tannadyce | 30 Jul 1624 |
| Robert Reid | in Cottoune of Coull, par. of Tannadyce | 3 Jun 1626 |
| Thomas Reid | in Butterclack, par. of Tannadice | 30 Jan 1683 |
| Andrew Richardson alias Stanshill | par. of Tannadyce | 17 Dec 1613 |
| Thomas Rinweill | in Incheschewand, par. of Tannadyce | 9 Sep 1628 |
| Alexander Simpson | in Justinhauch, par. of Tannadyce | 19 Jun 1617 |
| Patrick Simpson | in Auchnagray, par. of Tannadyce | 17 Apr 1621 |
| Alexander Skair | in Muirhillok, par. of Tannadyce | 18 Feb 1618 |
| Alexander Smith | in Craigmowth, par. of Tannadice | 26 Oct 1627 |
| Thomas Smith | in Flobatt, par. of Tanadyce | 22 Oct 1617 |
| Agnes Strattoun | spouse to Thomas Low, in Over Perth, par. of Tannadyce | 26 Apr 1621 |
| Isobel Taylor | spouse to Alexander Adamson, in Cottoun of Memess, par. of Tannadyce | 5 Oct 1613 |
| Alexander Thom | in Cottoun of Auchnagray, par. of Tannadyce | 8 Jan 1621 |
| Alexander Webster | in the Mains of Easter Ogill, par. of Tannandice | 5 Aug 1713 |
| Andrew Williamson | miliar at the Milne of Marcus, par. of Tannadyce | 3 Jul 1619 |
| James Young | tenant in Little Coull, par. of Tannadyce | 10 Nov 1698 |
Testaments registered at St Andrews that have been lost, for which only entries in the minute books are extant.
| Margaret Lyon | dau. of William Lyon of Easter Ogill | 3 Jul 1735 |
| John Ogilvie of Murthill | par. of Tannadyce | 15 Oct 1725 |
| Robert Ogilvie of Coull | par. of Tannadyce | 4 Mar 1730 |
| Mr John Weath | minister of the Gospel at Tannadyce | 11 Feb 1767 |
Testaments of Tannadice people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1514-1600
| John Adam | in Over-Balgillie, par. of Tannadeis in Angus | 27 Apr 1592 |
| Walter Clark | in Littill-Coull, par. of Tannadice in Angus | 5 Aug 1588 |
| Walter Esse of Muretoun | par. of Tannades in Angus | 14 Feb 1591-2 |
| Katherine Ferrier | sometime spouse to Alexander Cheild, in Inschewin, par. of Tannadice, sher. of Forfar | 31 Jul 1588 |
| Duncan Forrester | in Cortoquhy, or at the mylne of Eister Kynnaltie, par. of Tannades in Angus | 27 Jul 1582 |
| Mr Henry Lumsden | person of Tannadice | 24 Nov 1580 |
| Barbara Lyon | sometime spouse to Thomas Ogilvie, apparent of Inschewane, par. of Tannades, sher. of Forfar | 9 Jan 1595-6 |
| John Moffat | in Tobie, par. of Tannadeis in Angus | 30 Oct 1587 |
| William Neische | in Eister-Balgillie, par. of Tannadyce in Angus | 5 Nov 1588 |
| Jonet Ramsay | sometime spouse to Alexander Muresoun, in Cuill, par. of Tannadeis in Angus | 2 Jan 1588-9 |
| John Scheill | Inschewin, par. of Tannadyce, sher. of Forfar | 31 Jul 1588 |
| David Scott | in Coulie, par. of Tannades, sher. of Forfar | 19 Apr 1594 |
| Isobel Scott | sometime spouse to John Feme, in Strone, par. of Tannadice in Angus | 24 Jun 1581 |
| William Young | in Auchirroch, par. of Tannadeis in Angus | 22 Jan 1588-9 |
Testaments of Tannadice people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1601-1700
| Alexander Hummill | in the Coittoun of Baldukie, par. of Tannades, sher. of Angus | 16 Feb 1603 |
| Jonet Kinnear | relict of William Currour, in Kinnatie, par. of Tannades, sher. of Forfar | 16 May 1606 |
| Thomas Ogilvie | in Inschewane, par. of Tannades, sher. of Angus | 4 Aug 1603 |
Images of the original records for Tannadice:
Images of the original records for Tannadice: