Parish of Carmyllie Scotland

 

Map source: National Library of Scotland. Map of the County of Forfar or shire of Angus, 1794, John Ainslie

 

PART 3: INHABITANTS of CARMYLLIE PARISH IN 1719

The Baptismal Roll of 1719 containing the children baptized in this Parish of Carmyllie

MILTON OF CARMYLLIE

Head of Household Spouse Number of
Children
James Small Lillias Scot 5
John Teniotdale (Sp?) Agnes Law 1
Robert Brewer Margaret Kerr 5
David Lundy Helen Wilson 2
Alexander Rait Margaret Archibald 1
Robert Molyson Jean Begg 3
Alexander Ogilvy Christian All 1
George Mather Magdalen Ogilvy 8

THE GOAL

Head of Household Spouse Number of
Children
James Clark    
William Miln    
David Coulie Barbara Anderson 2
George Scot, wright   10
Frances Richy Margaret Yeaman 6

DUSTIDOUM (Dusty Drum)

Head of Household Spouse Number of
Children
Thomas Kid   2
John Garden Elizabeth Kerd 1

CROSSDON

Head of Household Spouse Number of
Children
Andrew Smart   1
William Ferrar   3
Andrew Nicol, wright Isobel Coal 2

 

PART 4: 1720-1855 CENTURY FAMILIES OF
BOWMAN, BROWN, STURROCK

Following are the research notes compiled on approximately 20 percent of the population of the parish of Carmyllie. Attempted to establish a pattern of family clusters migrating into the parish, acquiring employment as tenant farmers, quarriers, weavers, and farm servants.

The population of the parish of Carmyllie between the years 1755 and 1831 increased 55 percent from 745 to 1,153 inhabitants.. For the years 1831 to 1835 an estimated 30 births and 16 deaths occurred each year = 3:1 ratio. The parish of Carmyllie is 12 square miles. In 1755 there were 62 people per square mile and by 1831 there were 96 people per square mile.

The average number of children born in each family was four, though larger families of 8-10 children did occur particularly in the tenant farmers. Tenant farmers leased land from their landlords for 19 years. Farm servants were lodged in apartments separate from the farm house, called bothies. Unmarried farm-servants frequently boarded in their master's house. Thus each farm could consist of a farm house, housing the landlord and unmarried female servants, and several bothies, housing married tenants and unmarried males.

Quarry workers, numbering sixty labourers in 1836, substituted their quarry work with weaving of coarse linens in the winter. Alexander Smart, Esq. of Conansythe owned an active slate and pavement quarry while John Ouchterlony, Esq. of Guynd, had a quarry on his property, which in 1836, had not been worked for many years.

Some of the tracks of moor that belonged the Lord Panmure, the Esquire of Guynd, and Esquire of Conansythe, are connected with extensive moors in neighbouring parishes, and are sometimes used for wintering sheep from the Grampians.

Reference: Robertson, Rev. William, Minister. A Statistical Account of Scotland-1845. "Parish of Carmyllie" Page 360-370
 

 

REGIONS

Referencing the map above the parish of Carmyllie which is four miles in length by three miles in width, can be split into six regions:
1. Northern Tip of parish: Lands of Connonsyth and surrounding villages. Cononsythe, Cotton of Boath, East (North) Cononsyth, Ground of Cononsyth, West (South) Cononsyth, Boath/Backboath, and Downies Hole (Dummieshole).
2. Northeast: Backmuir, Cotton of Crofts, East Hills, Mosstown, Larkhall, Ward, Milton of Conon, Redford, Burnhead, and quarries.
3. Northwest: Cotton of Lochlair, New Drum, Lochlair, Smallburn, Whitehills, Cotton of Hills (Cockhill), and West Hills.
4. Central: Lands of Panmure. Drumagar, Greystone, Newton, Tullyheight, Mains of Carmyllie, Hayhillock, Hillhead, Newfolds, Muirhead, and kirk of Carmyllie
5. Southeast: Lands of Guynd and surrounding villages: Brae, Crossdon, Croftsmuir, Dusty Drum (Dustidoun), Montquhir, Milton of Carmylie, and Mains of Guynd.
6. Southwest: Lands of Carnegie and surrounding villages: Old Drum, Curleys, Birns, Cotton of Carnegy, Carnegie, Brogie, Weatherswells, East Skichen, West Skichen, Skichen Muir, East Dykhead, and West Dykhead.

 

1. NORTHERN TIP of PARISH REGION
Lands of Connonsyth and surrounding villages. Cononsythe, Cotton of Boath, East (North) Cononsyth,
Ground of Cononsyth, West (South) Cononsyth, Boath/Backboath, and Downies Hole (Dummieshole).

 
Years Town Father or Witnesses Mother Children

CONONSYTHE
1730-1744 East Cononsyth BROWN, James   Henry (1730), Isobell (1732), Agnes (1734), Barbara (1736), James (1739),David (1741-Baptized in Guthry), and David (1744).
1736-1737 Cononsythe BROWN, Henry   Agnes (1736), Jean (1737)
1746-1755 Cononsythe BROWN, Andrew
 SCOTT, Eliz Andrew (1746/7), Elizabeth (1748), Margaret (1751), James (1753), and Catherine (1755).
1751 Cononsythe BROWN, Andrew NICOLL, Elizabeth Margaret (1751)
1761 Cononsythe BROWN, Andrew SCOTT, Isobel William (1761)
1828 Cononsythe SMART, Alexander
Esq. of Cononsyth		 WILLS, Jean  

COTTON OF BACKBOATH
1730-1735 Cotton of Backboath BROWN or BOWMAN, Robert MILL or MILNE, Marget John (1730), Margaret (1732), James (1735)
1758 Cotton of
Backboath		 PETRIE, John DUNCAN, Helen William (1758)
1758 Cotton of Backboath TAYLOR, Robert
BROWN, Jo.		   Witnesses to baptism of William Petrie, son of John Petrie and Helen Duncan.

GROUND OF CONONSYTH
1768-1770 Ground of
Cononsyth		 HOGG, James PATON, Mary James (1768), William (1770)
1768 Ground of Cononsyth HILLOICKS (Sp?), Robert
BROWN, Andrew		   Witnesses to baptism of James Hogg, son of James Hogg and Mary Paton
1799-1808 Ground of Cononsyth BOWMAN, John STURROCK, Elizabeth of Inverkeilor John (1800), Elizabeth "Betty" (1802), Anne (1804), Jean (1807), James (1808)
1807 Ground of Cononsyth THOMSON, Marion
PETRIE, Elisa		   Witnesses to baptism of Jean Bowman, daughter of John Bowman and Elizabeth Sturrock
1808 Ground of Cononsyth ESPELLEN, Mary
CUTHILL, Jean		   Witnesses to baptism of James Bowman, son of John Bowman and Elizabeth Sturrock.

 

 

2. NORTHEAST REGION
Backmuir, Burnhead, Cotton of Crofts, East Hills, Larkhall, Milton of Conon, Mosstown, quarries, Redford, Ward
Years Town Father or Witnesses Mother Children

BURNHEAD
1839 Burnhead BARRIE, James, quarrier STURROCK, Isobel Ann (1839), John (1842), Helen (1847)

EAST HILLS
1814-1821 Easthills BROWN, Peter STURROCK, Jean Margaret (1814), Jean (1816), John (1819), Mary (1821)

COTTON OF CROFTS
1772-1773 Cotton of Crofts GUTHRY, David BEGG, Mary Patrick (1772-Crofts), Mary (1773-Miltown of Conon)

MILTOUN OF CONON
1726 Miltown of Conon BROWN or BOWMAN, Robert MILL or (MILNE), Margaret  
1847 Milton of Conon KINNEAR, John WILSON, Margeret Helen (1847)
         

MOSSTOWN

1754-1766 Mosstown
(Millstoun)		 STURROCK, James CHRISTY, Jannet Barbara (1754), Helen (1755), Isobel (1758)
Jannet (1760 @ Drumagar, James, (1762), David (1764), Thomas (1766), Alexander (1770), Patrick (1773)
1773 Mosstown SHANKS, David
COUPAR, David		   Witness to baptism of Patrick Sturrock, sin of James Sturrock and Jannet Christy
1771-1779 Mosstown
(Millstoun)		 BOWMAN, David JACK, Elizabeth Katherine ( 1771), Margaret (1774 @ Dunnichen), John (1779 @ Dunnichen)

QUARRYHEAD
1852 Quarryhead WILSON, Thomas STURROCK, Margaret Jessie Wilson (1852-1865), Helen Kydd Wilson (1854-1945), Mary Steven Wilson (1856-1923)

REDFORD
1719-1721 Redford MILL, David BROWN, Agnes Robert (1719), child (1721)
1825-1828 Redford KINNEAR, Alexander of Bonnycheer KERR, Ann Alexander (1825), Margaret (1828)
1850 Redford KINNEAR, Robert
at Bonnycheer		 PIERSON, Ann Grace (1850)

 

 

 

3. NORTHWEST REGION
Cotton of Hills (Cockhill), Cotton of Lochlair, Lochlair, New Drum, Smallburn, West Hills, Whitehills.
Years Town Father or Witnesses Mother Children

LOCHLAIR
1833 Lochlair STURROCK, William SMITH, Marjory William (1833), Peter (1836)

WEST HILLS
1790-91 West Hills LINDSAY, John LANGLANDS, Isobel David (1791@Dunbarrow)
1795-1804 West Hills LINDSAY, John BOWMAN, Elizabeth Mary (1795 @ Dunbarrow), Jean (1797 @ Dunbarrow),
James Bowman Lindsay, 1799 @ Cotton of West Hills),
John (1804-before the congregation at Letham)
1850 West Hills KINNEAR, Robert PIERSON, Ann @ Bonnycheer

For more information on James Bowman Lindsay, son of John Lindsay and Elizabeth Bowman: click here: City of Dundee web site

4. CENTRAL REGION
Carmyllie, Cotton of Carmyllie, Kirk of Carmyllie, Milton of Carmyllie,
Drum, Drumagar, Greystone, Hillhead, Muirhead, Newfolds, Newton, Tullyheight
Years Town Father or Witnesses Mother Children

CARMYLLIE
1758 Carmyllie KIDD, Ja.   Witnesses to baptism of James Sturrock, son of Alexander Sturrock and Elspat Brown in Drumagar
1773-1779 Cotton of Carmyllie BROWN, Robert CHRISTY, Helen Margaret (1773), Barbara (1775), Robert (1777), James (1779)

DRUM
1726-1739 Drum STORAK, Alexander, mason BLAIR, Agnes Isobell (1726), Margaret (1728), Agnes (1730), Alexander (1733), Katherin (1736), Andrew (1739)

DRUMAGAR
1720-1729 Drumagar STORAK, David MUDIE, Barbara James (1720), Alexander (1722), Isobell (1724), Patrick (1727), Andrew (1729)
1758 Drumagar STURROCK, Alexander BROWN, Elspat James (1758).
1762-1768 Drumagar LINDSAY, James ADAM, Jannet John (1762), George (1764), Jannet (1765), Margaret (1768)
1764 Drumagar MILN, Alex
BUICK, David		   Witnesses to baptism of George Lindsay, son of James Lindsay and Jannet Adam.
1773-1777 Drumagar LINDSAY, James ROBERTSON, Jean William (1773), David (1775), Robert (1777)
1790-1803 Drumagar FRYOCK, David BOWMAN, Katharine Elizabeth (1790), Jean (1792), Agnes (1797), Andrew (1799), Katharine (1801)
1806 Drumagar LYON, Charles KIDD, Elspeth Samuel (1806)
1806 Drumagar ALEXANDER, Mary
STURROCK, Isobel		   Witnesses to baptism of Samuel Lyon, son of Charles
Lyon and Elspeth Kidd.
1811-1826 Drumagar STURROCK, DAVID MILL or MILNE, Helen James (1811) Moved to Newton (1813-1816), Helen (1816), Thomas (1819), Ann (1821), David (1824), Margaret (1826)
1811 Drumagar LESLIE, Helen
GUILD, Elisa		   Witnesses to baptism of James Sturrock, son of David Sturrock and Helen Milne.
         

GREYSTONE
1737-1745 Greystone BROWN, Andrew WAT, Elspet Elspet (1737), Robert (1745)
1777 Greystone BROWN, Andrew CAIRD, Ann Elizabeth (1777)
1826 Greystone STURROCK, James, weaver MURRAY, ANN Margaret (1826), Martha (1830), Ann (1832), James (1833), Andrew (1835), Mary (1836), Alexander (1840), Betsy (1842), Elizabeth (1847)
1838 Greystone BOYD, David STURROCK, Elizabeth David (1838), James (1839), Helen (1841), Ann (1844)
1847-1853 Greystone TAYLOR, David of parish of Guthry STURROCK, Margaret William (1847), Andrew (1849), James (1851), Mary (1853)
1853 Greystone FAIRWEATHER, John, stone quarrier STURROCK, Martha Mary Ann (1853)

HAYHILLOCK
1814-1816 Hayhillock STIVEN, Andrew STURROCK, Jean William (1814), Jean (1816)
1819-1826 Hayhillock CUTHILL, James BOWMAN, Ann John (b. 1815-d. March 25, 1822) William (1819), Ann (1823), David (1826)

MUIRHEADS
1797 Muirheads GIFFS, Thomas STEWART, Betty Joseph (1797). Family now resides in London.
1797 Muirheads CARRIE, William   Witnesses to baptism of Joseph Giffs (?), son of Thomas Giffs and Betty Stewart.
1797 Muirheads CARRIE, William BRUCE, Margaret John (1797)
1797 Muirheads CARRIE, John
STURROCK, Magdalen		   Witnesses to baptism of John Carrie, son of William Carrie and Margaret Bruce.
1816 Muir DUNLAP, James KINNEAR, Barbara Ann(1816)

NEWFOLDS
1723-1743 Newfolds BROWN, John Elizabeth Isobell (1723), David (1725), Anne (1727), Mary (1730), Janet (1732), John (1735), James (1738), Andrew (1743)
1734-1748 Newfolds LOWSON, John BROWN, Jean John (1734), Patrick (1736), James (1739), Mary (1742), Isobell (1745), Hendry (1747/48)
         
1740-1751 Newfolds BROWN, James NICOL, Jean Anne (1740), Margaret (1742), Jean (1745), Isobel (1747), James (1748), Jean (1751)

NEWTON
1758 Newton BOWMAN, ____ RENNY, Elspat Elspat (1758)
1758 Newton FRIOCK, David
CAIRD, David		   Witnesses to baptism of Elspat Bowman, daughter of ______Bowman and Elspat Renny.
1758 Newton KYD, David   Witnesses to baptism of James Sturrock, son of Alexander Sturrock and Elspat Brown in Drumagar
1813 Newton STURROCK, David MILL or MILNE, Helen Isobel (1813), Barbara (1814), Helen (1816)
         

TULLYHEIGHT
1787-1801 Tullyheight MATHER, Robert STURROCK, Isobel John (1787), William (1793), Alexander (1796), Agnes (1799), James (1801)
1787 Tullyheight MATHER, John
GARDYNE, James		   Witnesses to baptism of John Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock.
1787 Tullyheight? GARDYNE, James STURROCK, Helen Mary (1787)
1787 Tullyheight? CHRISTIE, David GARDEN, Isobel David (1787)
1787 Tullyheight? STURROCK, Isobel
Elizabeth GIBSON		   Witness to baptism of David Christie, son of David Christie and Isobel Garden
1792 Tullyheight? STURROCK, Thomas ALLAN, Katharine Alexander (1792)
1792 Tullyheight? GARDYNE, James STURROCK, Isobel   Witnesses to baptism of Alexander Sturrock, son of Thomas Sturrock and Katharine Allan
1793 Tullyheight? GARDYNE, James
MILLER, James		   Witnesses to baptism of William Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock
1796 Tullyheight MATHER, John
MATHER, William		   Witnesses at baptism of Alexander Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock
1799 Tullyheight KYD, George
MATHER, William		   Witnesses to baptism of Agnes Mather, daughter if Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock.
1801 Tullyheight MATHER, William
NORIE, Elizabeth		   Witnesses to baptism of James Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock
         

 

5. SOUTHEAST REGION
Lands of Guynd and surrounding villages: Brae, Crossdon, Croftsmuir, Dusty Drum (Dustidoun), Montquhir,
Mains of Guynd, Milton of Carmylie
Years Town Father or Witnesses Mother Children

CROSSDON
1824 Crossdon DOIG, James STURROCK, Elizabeth John Smart (1824)

MAINS of GUYND
1815 Mains of Guynd LINDSAY, David,
weaver at Currend		 DUNCAN, Janet David (1815), John (1817), James (1821) William (1824), George (1828)

MILTON OF CARMYLLIE
1797 Milton of Carmyllie GARDYNE, James   Witness to baptism of Joseph Giffs (?), son of Thomas Giffs and Betty Stewart in Muirheads.
1801-1811 Milton of Carmyllie STURROCK, Patrick NORRIE, Isobel Elizabeth (1801), Janet (1804)
1801 Milton of Carmyllie GARDYNE, James
MATHER, Robert		   Witnesses to baptism of Elizabeth Sturrock, daughter of Patrick Sturrock and Isobel Norie.

 

 

 

6. SOUTHWEST REGION
Lands of Carnegie and surrounding villages: Birns, Brogie, Carnegie, Cotton of Carnegie, Curleys, Old Drum,
East Dykhead, West Dykhead, East Skichen, West Skichen, Skichen Muir, Weatherswells
Years Town Father or Witnesses Mother Children

CARNEGIE & COTTON OF CARNEGIE
1747-1756 Cotton of Carnegy BROWN, Andrew IRELAND, Jean George (1747), James (1750), Alexander (1751), Robert (1753), Jean (1754), Andrew (1756)
1760-1764 Cotton of
Carnegie		 BROWN, Andrew HAY, Elizabeth John (1760), William (1762), girl (1763@ Tullyheight), child (1764 @ Tullyheight)
1762-1776 Cotton of Carnegie SALMOND, John BROWN, Elspat Robert (1762), Margaret (1765), David (1766), William (1768), Elspet (1772), Annie (1774), Margaret (1776)
1762 Cotton of Carnegie CHRISTY, Robert
GIBSON, And.		   Witnesses to baptism of Robert Salmond, b. 1762 above
1769-1771 Carnegie GIBSON, John BROWN, Ann Margaret (1769), Ann (1771), Elizabeth (1773)
1801 Carnegie NICOLL, James STURROCK, Marion Ann (1801/2)
1801 Carnegie STURROCK, Barbara
STURROCK, Helen		   Witnesses to baptism of Ann Nicoll, daughter of James Nicoll and Marion Sturrock
1807 Cotton of Carnegie GUILD, David STURROCK, Margaret Jannet (1807), Margaret (1809)
1809 Cotton of Carnegie CHRYSTIE, Jean
WALHERS, Eliz.		   Witnesses to baptism of Margaret Guild, daughter of David Guild and Margaret Sturrock.
1814 Cotton of Carnegie GUILD, David STURROCK, Agnes James (1814)
1853 Cotton of Carnegie LINDSAY, John CUTHBERT, Amelia Margaret & Robert-twins (1853)

CURLEYS
1831 Curleys BOWMAN, John GUTHRIE, Helen moved from West Skichen. Mary (1831)

EAST SKICHEN
1752-1764 East Skichen BROWN, George RENNY, Ann John (1752), William (1754), Margaret (1756), Robert (1758), Ann (1760), Isobel (1764)
1754-1760 East Skichen CREIGHTON, John   Witness to baptism of the children of George Brown and Ann Renny in 1754 and 1760.
1774-1776 East Skichen STURROCK, James DICK, Helen John (1774), Isobel (1776)
1779 East Skichen STURROCK, James GUILD, Isobel David (1779)
1796 East Skichen HUME, David STURROCK, Anne Robert (1796), John (1798), Margaret (1799), David (1802), Isobel (1805), Matilda (1808)
1799 East Skichen HUME, Robert
HENDRIE, George		   Witnesses to baptism of John Hume, son of David Hume and Anne Sturrock.
1808 East Skichen HENDRY, George
HUME, Robert		   Witnesses to baptism of Matilda Hume, daughter of David Hume and Anne Sturrock
1823 East Skichen FETTER, James GUTHRY, Ann James (1823 @ Lochhill), Elizabeth (1826)

WARD OF CARNEGIE
& MAINS OF CARNEGIE
1834 Ward of Carnegie BOWMAN, John GUTHRIE, Helen Previously lived at Curleys & West Skichen.
James (1834), John Guthrie (1837), George (1839)

WEST SKICHEN
1762 West Skichen HOGG, John MILLER, Elspat Robert (1762), Isobel (1765)
1825 West Skichen BOWMAN, John GUTHRIE, Helen Ann (1825), Isabel (1827), Thomas (1829)
         

 

 

LOCATIONS UNIDENTIFIED TO A REGION
Years Town Father or witnesses Mother Children
1735-1737 Bankhead
Guthrie Parish		 BROWN, John   Jean (1735), Margaret (1737)
1742 Bankhead
Guthrie Parish		 GUTHRY, David TOSH, Jean Jean (1741)
1779   GUTHRIE, Andrew ROBERTSON, Mary girl (1779), Frances (1782)
1781   BROWN, Alex HEPBURN, Isobel James (1781)
1781   GUTHRIE, Sandy
HEPBURN, Ja.		   Witness of baptism of James Brown son of Alex Brown
and Isobel Hepburn
1786   CATENACH, William BOWMAN, Janet Margaret (1786)
1786   CHRISTY, Jean
WHITE, Ann		   Witnesses to birth of Margaret Catenach above.
1787   GUTHRIE, Patrick MITCHEL, Elizabeth Mary (1787)
1790   FARQUHARSON, Henry SKINNER, Jean Jean (1790)
1805   CLARK, David GUTHRIE, Jean Mary (1805), John (1807)
1806   CHRYSTIE, David
md=1794-St.Vigeans		 HALL, Mary John Auchterlony (1806)
1807   ALEXANDER, Jean
KIDD, Helen		   Witnesses at baptism of John Clark, son of David Clark and Jean Guthrie.
1842 Dillymoss GUILD, James KINNEAR, Anne Margaret Longair (1843), George (1845)
1843 Lochmont SMITH, Adam BOWMAN, Mary David (1843)

 

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