For "Old Montrose", see Maryton.
The Common Seal of the
Royal Burgh of Montrose
Please also visit the page of general information applicable to all of Angus & Kincardineshire.
Abbreviations
| OPR | Old Parish Registers (pre-1855) |
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| NAS | National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY. (Tel: +44-131-535-1314). |
North of Montrose: Logie Pert ANS, St Cyrus KCD
West of Montrose: Dun ANS
South of Montrose: Craig ANS
- See also, for history of the parish:
- The Statistical accounts of Montrose
- General histories listed in the Introduction to Angus & Kincardineshire, in particular Warden, vol. 4, pp. 430-439.
- Norman Keir Atkinson - The Early History of Montrose (Angus Council Cultural Services, 1997: ISBN 1-873752-30-X)
- James Bowick, John Lee et al. - Montrose Characters: Past and Present (Montrose: 1881)
- Duncan Fraser - Montrose (before 1700) (Montrose: Standard Press, 1967)
- Duncan Fraser - The Smugglers (Montrose: Standard Press, 1971)
- Gordon Jackson & S.G.E. Lythe (eds) - The Port of Montrose (Tayport: Hutton, 1993: ISBN 1-872167-51-9)
- James G. Low - Industry in Montrose (Monikie: Pitnolen Publications, 1994) [no index]
- James G. Low - Memorials of the Church of St John the Evangelist: Being An Account Biographical, Historical, Antiquarian and Traditionary of the Parish Church of Montrose and Clergy thereof (Montrose: 1891)
- David Mitchell - The History of Montrose (Montrose: Geo. Walker, 1866) - here
Photo-books - old photographs of Montrose
- Tom Valentine - Montrose through Time (Stroud: Amberley Publishing, 2011: ISBN-13 978-1848686151)
- Tom Valentine - Old Montrose (Catrine: Stenlake, 1997) - about the town of Montrose (not "Old Montrose", which is in Maryton)
Statistical accounts of Montrose
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 5, p. 23
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 271
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Some old maps of Montrose John Wood - Plan of the Town of Montrose (Edinburgh, 1822). The Reform Act plan of Montrose of 1832. A Town plan of Montrose in 1861-2. Copies of the old Ordnance Survey plan of Montrose, dated 1902 & reduced from 25 inches to the mile to about 15 inches to the mile, can be bought from Alan Godfrey Maps. These are not coloured maps. Various maps of Angus and of Montrose, from Timothy Pont's map of the 1590s, through to the 1865 coloured edition of Ordnance Survey plans at 25 inches to the mile, and some more recent maps are available at the National Library's Maps page. See also ScotlandsPlaces: Montrose Modern Ordnance Survey map of Montrose See Geograph.org: Montrose and click on the OS map on that page |
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| Above: modern street map of the town of Montrose
Click on the map above to go to a navigable, zoomable map of Angus © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA |
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- Geograph.org: Montrose - recent photographs of Montrose
- ScotlandsPlaces: Montrose - recent & old photographs of Montrose; also maps, plans & other records
Located at National Grid ref. NO714577. Rebuilt 1791; steeple by James Gillespie Graham added 1842. The mediaeval kirk was dedicated to St John the Evangelist.
adm.: admitted, app.: appointed; 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
Ministers of 1st charge 1560-1948
| Thomas Anderson | 1560-1585 | schoolmaster here; min. 1560; d. 1585, "aged and unable" |
| John Craig | 1571-1573 | tr. from St Giles Edinburgh 1571; tr. to Aberdeen 6 Aug 1573 |
| John Beattie | 1572, 1579 | reader Mar 1571-2 and 26 Oct 1579 |
| John Durie | 1585-1600 | b. 1537 Mauchline AYR; conventual brother, Dunfermline Abbey; imprisoned till he died, for heresy, but escaped; exhorter at Restalrig MLN 1563-7; min. at Colinton MLN 1569; tr. to S. Leith MLN May 1570; tr. to St Giles Edinburgh bef. 6 Aug 1573; adm. here 1585; d. 29 Feb 1600; mar. Marion, who survived him, dau. of Sir John Marjoribanks, provost of Edinburgh; issue: Joshua, min. of Inverkeilor; Robt, min. of Anstruther FIF; Simeon, min. of Arbroath; Christian (mar. George Gledstanes, archbishop of St Andrews); Eliz. (mar. James Melville, min. of Kilrenny FIF); dau. (mar. John Dykes, min. of Kilrenny FIF) |
| Samuel Ramsay | 1601-1631 | min. of Glamis 1595; tr. & adm. 1601; d. Apr 1631; mar. Janet Moncur, wid. of Wm Haliburton, burgess of Dundee; issue: John; Annas (mar. James Govan, min. of Blackford PER) |
| John Ogilvy | 1615 | reader 31 May 1615 |
| John Croll | 1629-1669 | reader 8 Mar 1629; master of the music school; mar.; issue: Marie; James; David; David |
| Archibald Symmer | 1631-1633 | adm. bef. 18 Dec 1631; still min. 17 Dec 1633; issue: Archd, Grizell |
| James Duncan | 1633-1641 | M.A. St Andrews 1625; adm. bef. 12 Nov 1633; d. Aug 1641, aged ca. 36; mar. Jean, dau. of David Lindsay of Dunkenny, bishop of Edinburgh; issue: David, James, Athertune [f.], Jean, Mary, Cath. |
| Thomas Couper | 1642-1662 | son of Thos C., burgess of Edinburgh; M.A. Edinburgh 1625; adm. to Saline FIF bef. 21 Jun 1634; tr. to Menmuir bef. 2 Apr 1639; tr. & adm. 16 Jun 1642; d. 28 Mar 1662, aged ca. 56; mar. dau. of Robert Burrell, Perth; issue: James; Eliza(beth); Janet (mar. Theodore Umphray, min. of Nesting SHI) |
| David Strachan | 1662-1672 | b. 1630, eldest son of David S., bishop of Brechin; adm. 1662; d. 2 Jul 1672; mar. dau. of James Melville of Dysart; issue: Margaret, James, David |
| David Lyell of Balhall | 1673-1696 | bapt. 10 Nov 1634 Montrose, eldest son of Walter Lyell of Balhall [in Menmuir], hereditary town clerk of Montrose; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1654; ord. to Banchory-Devenick bef. 18 Oct 1658; tr. to 3rd charge Aberdeen 1666; tr. & adm. bef. 3 Apr 1673; d. Mar 1696; mar. 1658 Mary, dau. of Sir James Sandilands of St Monans; issue: James, of Balhall, advocate; Patrick, of Balhall; Anne (mar. James Williamson, shipmaster, Montrose); Mary |
| William Arrott | 1697-1730 | son of Andrew Arrott of Dumbarrow; M.A. St Andrews 1676; adm. to Channelkirk BEW 31 Aug 1682; adm. here 6 Jan 1697; d. 15 Aug 1730, aged ca. 73; mar. Magdalen Oliphant, who survived him; issue: Andrew, min. of Dunnichen; Margaret (mar. John Willison, min. of 2nd charge Dundee); Eliz. *mar. James Bell, min. of Logie Pert) |
| John Couper | 1731-1774 | b. 1697, son of Matthew C., min. of Kinfauns PER; ord. to 2nd charge 24 Sep 1724; tr. & adm. 20 Apr 1731; retired 1746 and thereafter his charge supplied by licentiates to 1764; d. 21 Jan 1774 Nether Caldhame |
| Charles Nisbet | 1764-1785 | bapt. 18 Jan 1736 Yester ELN, 3rd son of Wm N., schoolmaster, Long Yester; M.A. Edinburgh 1754; preacher Chapel-of-Ease Gorbals LKS 1760; res. 1762; ord. (ass. & suc.) 17 May 1764; D.D. New Jersey 1783; dep. for absence in America 5 Oct 1785; president Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1786; d. 18 Jan 1804; left his books to Princeton; mar. 1766 Anne, dau. of Thomas Tweedie of Quarter & Kingledores [PEE]; issue: Thos; Mary; Wm; Alison; Ann; Eliz.; Alexr, judge, Baltimore; Chas |
| Alexander Mollison | 1785-1825 | bapt. 21 Apr 1748 Kinnell, son of James M.; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1767; ord. to 2nd charge 8 Feb 1776; tr. & adm. 17 Nov 1785; d. 19 Feb 1825; mar. Anna Lyon; issue: Jean (mar. James Mitchell, min. of 2nd charge here); Alexr, merchant, Glasgow; James, M.D., Edinburgh; George Crawford, M.A. |
| Robert Smith | 1825-1853 | b. 1 Aug 1788, son of Theophilus S., farmer, Stanley PER; tutor to families of Bruce of Kennet & Dundas of Arniston; ord. (ass. & suc.) to Borthwick MLN 22 Jul 1814; tr. to Newtyle 24 Sep 1818; tr. & adm. 15 Sep 1825; D.D. St Andrews 1836; d. 13 May 1853; mar. 1818 Eliz., eldest dau. of Alexr Thomson, Edinburgh; issue: Louisa (mar. James Wilson, woollen manuf., Earlston BEW); Margaret Marshall; Theophilus, min. of Temple MLN; Eliz.; Alexr Thomson; Robt, min. of St Clement's Dundee; Mary Ann; Sybella; Edward Lothian; Fredk; Frances; James |
| Colin McCulloch | 1853-1862 | tr. from Denny STI 22 Dec 1853 & tr. to Aberdeen East 26 Jun 1862 |
| George Stewart Burns | 1863-1865 | tr. from Houston RFW 12 Feb 1863; tr. to St Mungo's Glasgow 22 Jun 1865 |
| Malcolm Campbell Taylor | 1865-1867 | tr. from Grayfriars Dumfries 28 Sep 1865; tr. to Crathie ABD 6 Jun 1867 |
| Donald Macleod | 1867-1870 | D.D.; tr. from Grayfriars Dumfries 15 Nov 1867; res. on appointment to St Mark's Chapel Dundee 16 Jun 1870 |
| William Ewan Bull Gunn | 1870-1873 | eldest son of Wm G., soldier; ord. to Newton-upon-Ayr AYR 17 Jan 1867; tr. to Anderston Glasgow 31 Dec 1868; tr. & adm. 28 Sep 1870; res. on appointment to St Andrew's, Rodney St, Liverpool 30 Oct 1873; joined C. of E.; vicar, Egremont, Cheshire; d. 16 Sep 1911; mar. (1) 1876 --; (2) 1891 Sophie McChater |
| Robert Duncan | 1874-1893 | b. 30 Mar 1837 Livingston WLN, son of Geo. D.; ass. Kirkcaldy Pathhead FIF; ord. to Paisley Middle RFW 7 May 1868; tr. & adm. 26 Feb 1874; d. 26 Oct 1893 |
| James Niblock Stuart né James Niblock | 1894-1921 | b. 14 Apr 1844 Co. Monaghan IRL, son of James Niblock of Corniglar; B.A. Dublin 1864; ord. to Newry IRL 30 Mar 1869; adm. to Comber IRL 17 Jun 1873; tr. to Newark, Port Glasgow RFW 7 Aug 1877; tr. to Yesater ELN 25 Jul 1878; tr. to S. Dulwich London 4 Feb 1886; tr. to Stirling North 17 Jan 1889; tr. & adm. 12 Jul 1894; d. 20 Jul 1921 Edinburgh; assumed surname 'Stuart' 1882; mar. 1869 Lizzie, dau. of Joseph Gray of Rockfield, Monaghan; issue: Wm Johnston Smith; Eliz. Marion; Caroline Louise; James; Julia Evelyn; Joseph Gray; John Herbert |
| John Stewart Robertson | 1918-1948 | b. 7 Apr 1869 Banff BAN, son of John R., agric. engineer; M.A. 1892 B.D. 1905 Glasgow; ass. Barony LKS; ord. to Kilmarnock High AYR 24 Oct 1907; tr. to Wallacetown Dundee 10 Feb 1911; tr. & adm. (ass. & suc.) 17 May 1918; adm. to united charge 23 May 1936; dem. 28 Apr 1948; mar. 1911 Euphemia Clark, dau. of James Robertson, builder |
Ministers of 2nd charge 1563-1930
United with the 1st charge on 23 May 1931
| John Beattie (Baty) | 1566-1571 | reader 1566; pres. to vicarage of Hospital of Montrose 20 Jul 1571 on death of Sir John Gilbert; tr. to Craig 1571 |
| George Gledstanes | 1586-1587 | ord. to St Cyrus 23 Jul 1585; reader here 1586-7 |
| Joshua Durie | 1594-1596 | M.A.; min. 1594; tr. to Forfar 1596 |
| John Oswald | 1626-1629 | M.A.; adm. bef. 29 Jan 1626; tr. to Pencaitland ELN 7 Jul 1629 |
| James Granger | 1635-1640 | M.A.; min. 11 Nov 1635 to 11 Nov 1640; later, min. of Kinneff |
| William Forbes | 1640-1643 | servitor to earl of Montrose; ord. 20 Nov 1640; tr. to Inverurie ABD 14 Jan 1643 |
| Patrick Symson | 1643-1646 | ord. 7 Jun 1643; inst. to Logie Pert 10 Sep 1646 |
| John Rait | 1647-1650 | M.A.; ord. 23 Dec 1647; tr. to Inverkeilor aft. 5 Sep 1650 |
| James Middleton | 1659-1661 | ord. 17 Mar 1659; tr. to Longforgan PER 18 Dec 1661 |
| [James Fithie] | 1663 | preacher at Leith MLN; app. 19 Mar 1663 but ord. to Mains May 1663 |
| James Strachan | 1663-1668 | app. 1663; dem. Feb 1668; later, min. of Oyne ABD |
| George Strachan | 1669-1672 | M.A.; adm. 24 Apr 1669; tr. to Old Machar ABD bef. 15 Feb 1672 |
| Alexander Mylne | 1672-1684 | M.A.; adm. 14 Feb 1672; tr. to Benholm 23 Jul 1684 |
| John Milne | 1684-1695 | son of Wm M., tailor, Aberdeen; ord. to Garvock 2 Mar 1670; tr. & adm. Oct 1684; dep. 1695 as non-jurant; had meeting-house at Inverarity 1701; d. Sep 1710; mar. 1670 Eliz. Milne; issue: Robt, burgess of Montrose; Jean (mar. Thos Thomson, notary, Chance Inn) |
| George Stephen | 1698-1707 | ord. 27 Dec 1698; tr. to Maryton 10 Jun 1707 |
| James Trail | 1709-1723 | b. 1681 nr Lifford IRL, son of Wm T., min. of Borthwick MLN; M.A> Edinburgh 1699; ord. 22 Feb 1709; d. 25 Mar 1723; mar. 1714 Christian, dau. of John Allardice, provost of Aberdeen; issue: John; Agnes (mar. Alexr Thomson, bookseller, Aberdeen); Susanna (mar. James Chalmers, printer, Aberdeen, son of Prof. James C.) |
| John Couper | 1724-1731 | ord. 24 Sep 1724; tr. to 1st charge 20 Apr 1731 |
| William Hopper | 1732-1733 | b. BEW; chaplain to laird of Allanbank; ord. 7 Feb 1732; dep. 21 Nov 1733 for immorality |
| George Aitken | 1735-1775 | M.A. St Andrews 1721; ord. 29 Jan 1735; d. 24 Aug 1775, aged ca. 74; mar. (1) 1735 Margaret, dau. of William Burnet of Criggie; mar. (2) 1764 Margaret Mudie |
| Alexander Mollison | 1776-1785 | M.A.; ord. 8 Feb 1776; tr. to 1st charge 17 Nov 1785 |
| James Mitchell | 1786-1805 | b. 1763; tutor to (Sir) Walter Scott; chaplain to Willielma lady Glenorchy; ord. to S. Shields 22 Jun 1784; adm. here 22 Jun 1786; dem. 13 Feb 1805; min. of Scots congregation, Wooler; d. there 20 Oct 1835; mar. 1791 Jean, dau. of Alexr Mollison, min. of 1st charge; issue: James; Alexr, indigo planter; Jean |
| James Esdaile | 1805-1810 | ord. 14 Aug 1805; tr. to Perth East 29 Nov 1810 |
| Joseph Paterson | 1811-1871 | b. 17 Jan 1779 Aberdeen, son of Alexr P.; M.A. Marischal 1797; tutor to lord Byron; schoolmaster Fintray ABD 1809; ord. 18 Apr 1811; D.D. Aberdeen 1821; d. 24 Apr 1871; mar. 1814 Janet, dau. of Robt Hunter, Dundee; issue: Jane Scott; Eliz. Crawford; Robt; Mary; Susan Scott; Alexr McNaughtane; Janet (mar. Andrew Spence, Broughty Ferry) |
| John Methven Robertson | 1871-1873 | M.A.; tr. from Dunnichen 12 Oct 1871; tr. to Stow MLN 17 Jul 1873 |
| George Brown | 1873-1875 | tr. from Newtyle 25 Sep 1873; tr. to Bendochy PER 6 Jul 1875 |
| William Workman | 1875-1882 | tr. from Fullarton 2 Dec 1875; tr. to Stow MLN 20 Apr 1882 |
| Hugh Cameron | 1882-1898 | ord. 14 Sep 1882; tr. to Edinburgh Newington 8 Jun 1898 |
| Hugh Callan | 1899-1924 | b. 13 Aug 1860 Ayr, son of Thos C.; M.A. Glasgow 1885; teacher Ayr Academy 1880, Bellahouston Academy 1885-6, West End Girls' School, Glasgow 1886-7; ass. St Andrew's Glasgow; chaplain depute Barlinnie Prison; ord. to Catrine 8 Nov 1893; tr. & adm. 13 Jan 1899; d. 13 Aug 1924; mar. 1901 Jessie Dickie, dau. of Sir John McDowall, Piraeus |
| Neil Alexander Maclean | 1925-1927 | ord. 3 Feb 1925; tr. to St Andrew's Edinburgh 7 Jun 1927 |
| William Carrie Clark | 1927-1930 | b. 15 Feb 1886, 4th son of Andrew Shearer Clark; ass. Kirknewton and Morningside; ord. to Newton MLN 3 Apr 1924; tr. & adm. 7 Dec 1927; tr. to St Mary's Partick LKS 12 Oct 1930; tr. to Stobhill 5 Nov 1941; mar. 1924 Effie, only dau. of Wm Wallace Dunlop, headmaster, Daniel Stewart's Coll. |
Other ministers of the established church
Ministers of Hillside quoad sacra
Disjoined from Montrose 17 Mar 1879
| Alexander Milne | 1870-1871 | ord. 16 Mar 1870; tr. to St Andrew's Dundee 1 Nov 1871 |
| Thomas Mitchell | 1872-1907 | b. 31 Mar 1846 Fordoun, son of James M.; M.A. Aberdeen 1867; ass. Montrose; ord. 4 Jan 1872; first min. of the par. 1879; res. 1907; mar. 1876 Elsie Low, dau. of Basil McKilliam, Aberdeen; issue: Thos, M.B., Auchinblae |
| Michael Cunningham Wilson | 1907-1926 | b. 6 Feb 1879 Glasgow, son of James Wilson, min. of Gardenstown; M.A. 1901 B.D. 1904 Aberdeen; ass. Marnoch High Ch. Inverness and Holburn Aberdeen; ord. 19 Sep 1907; dem. 27 Jul 1926; mar. 1922 Annie, wid. of Col. William Swynfen Jones |
| Robert Wilson Merry | 1927- | b. 19 Dec 1882 Irongray, son of Wm. M.; ass. St Paul's Leith; ord. to Canisbay CAI 10 Dec 1924; tr. from Canisbay 24 Feb 1927; mar. 1925 Dr Jean MacMurray, dau. of Hugh Crawford, Edinburgh |
Ministers of Melville quoad sacra
Disjoined from Montrose 27 Jun 1855; named after the reformer, Andrew Melville, b. at Baldovie in Craig parish
| Robert Smith | 1852-1856 | ord. 1852; res. 10 Jun 1856 on appt to Scots Kirk, Kandy, Ceylon |
| James Dodds | 1856-1858 | ord. 11 Sep 1856; tr. to St Clement's Dundee 23 Sep 1858 |
| David Skinner Maxwell | 1858-1864 | adm. from Milngavie Chapel 7 Dec 1858; tr. to Monimail FIF 12 May 1864 |
| William Anderson | 1864-1867 | ord. 6 Oct 1864; tr. to Fettercairn 8 Aug 1867 |
| William John Steven | 1867-1877 | b. 19 Jul 1841, son of Charles Bannatyne S., min. of Stewarton AYR; ass. the Park Glasgow; ord. 7 Nov 1867; d. 16 May 1877; mar. 1871 Jessie, only dau. of Andw Spence, Broughty Ferry and gdau. of Jos. Paterson D.D., min. of 2nd charge here; issue: Wm Chas, M.C., C.A.; Jean Paterson (mar. E. Kenyon Howden, M.B., C.M., Natal); Joseph Paterson |
| Thomas Burns | 1877-1882 | ord. 8 Nov 1877; tr. to Lady Glenorchy's Edinburgh 30 Aug 1882 |
| John Archibald St Clair | 1882-1891 | b. 1859 Perth, son of John Patrick S., min. of St Stephen's Gaelic Chapel, Perth; ass. St Paul's Perth; ord. 28 Dec 1882; dep. 18 Jun 1891; mar. 1883 Margaret Frances, only dau. of Evan Ross, min. of Ardersier INV; issue: John Ewan; Sydney Francis; Melville; Evelyn; Robt |
| William Taylor | 1891-1916 | b. 3 Nov 1863 Muthill PER, son of Peter T.; M.A. Glasgow 1884; ass. Stirling North STI, Dalkeith MLN and Dumbarton DNB; ord. 11 Dec 1891; chaplain to 1st Forfar Royal Garrison Artillery 1902 and N. Scottish R.G.A.(Terr.) 1910; d. 19 Oct 1916; mar. 1895 Jane Gow, dau. of Robert Latta, Dumbarton; issue: Peter Raymond; Kathleen McMillan (mar. Wm Francis Smith) |
| Julius McCallum | 1917-1935 | b. 11 Aug 1869 Paisley RFW, son of Chas McC.; M.A. 1890 B.D. 1894 Glasgow; Baptist missionary, Ceylon; adm. to Ch. of S. May 1902; ord. to Merrylea Chapel Glasgow 18 Aug 1904; res. 28 Nov 1910; ass. Dornoch SUT and Unst SHI 1911; locum tenens Stirling North 1912 and St Ninians STI 1913; adm. to Whalsay SHI 26 Oct 1915; tr. & adm. 2 May 1917; d. 15 May 1935; mar. 1896 Margaret Lang Smith, dau. of Angus Macarthur; issue: Margaret Julia Mary; Julius Charles Neil, min. of Killearnan ROC |
Ministers of St John's Chapel 1829-1843
Opened 4 Jan 1829; retained by the Free Kirk after 1843
| Thomas Liddell | 1829-1831 | ord. 17 Sep 1829; tr. to Lady Glenorchy's Edinburgh 22 Dec 1831 |
| William Nixon | 1833-1843 | b. 3 May 1803, 4th son of John N., merchant, Glasgow; ass. Whitsome BEW; ord. to Hexham Northumberland 14 Jun 1831; adm. here 27 Jun 1833; joined Free Kirk 1843; min. of Montrose Free Kirk, 1843-1900; d. 24 Jan 1900; mar. (1) 1835 Margaret, only dau. of A. Sedgeley; (2) 1875 Janet Craig |
Ministers of other denominations
Ministers of St Luke's Church, Montrose (Antiburgher)
| Colin Mackie | 1751-1786 | from Elgin; ord. 23 Oct 1751; res. 14 Mar 1786; d. ca. 1792 |
| Frederick McFarlane | 1788-1795 | from Edinburgh (Nicolson Street); ord. 25 Sep 1788; res. 1795; moved to Edinburgh to preach to part of Potterrow congregation; dep. by Antiburgher Synod 25 Sep 1795 from office & membership; emigrated to Long Island, USA; mar. a dau. of the Rev. Thomas Bennett, Ceres |
| Archibald Willison | 1798-1804 | b. Denny; from Dennyloanhead; ord. 14 Mar 1798; res. 22 May 1804; moved to Denny; loosed from charge 25 Jun 1804; later at Birsay OKI |
| Andrew Wilson | 1806-1846 | b. ca. 1770, Dunning PER; ord. 16 Apr 1806; res. 29 Dec 1846; joined Free Church; d. 16 Apr 1854 Montrose; issue: Andrew, min. of E.P. Church, Wark, Northumberland |
| Alexander Anderson | 1845-1876 | b. ca. 1815; M.A. St Andrews; from Perth (North); ord. 12 Aug 1845 as colleague; d. 19 Aug 1876 |
| John Goold | 1877-1882 | son of the Rev. Marshall N. Goold, Dumfries; ord. 13 Feb 1877; tr. to Glasgow (Elgin Street) 25 Jul 1882 |
| David B. Croom | 1883-1898 | b. ca. 1851, son of the Rev. David Murray Croom, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh; M.A.; ord. 21 Feb 1883; dem. 25 Oct 1898 |
| Robert F. Lockhart | 1899- | from Paisley (Abbey Close); ord. 4 Oct 1899 |
Ministers of John Street Church, Montrose (Burgher)
| John King | 1790-1827 | b. ca. 1761; from Beith AYR; ord. 26 May 1790; d. 17 May 1827; issue: the Rev. Dr King, Greyfriars, Glasgow |
| James Lillie | 1829-1833 | b. ca. 1800; from Kelso (First) ROX; ord. 11 Mar 1829; res. 27 Feb 1833; emigrated 1835 to USA; min. there; thereafter professor in Wisconsin, later in Upper Canada; returned to study medicine at London; M.D., D.D.; d. 7 Oct 1875 Kansas, USA |
| Henry Hyslop | 1834-1880 | b. ca. 1807; from Annan DFS; ord. 21 Jan 1834; relieved of duties 6 Mar 1877 on account of ill health; moved to Langholm; d. 3 Oct 1880; issue: a dau. mar. the Rev. John Thomson, Campbeltown |
| James W. Hay | 1877- | b. ca. 1850 Glasgow; from Glasgow (St Vincent Street); ord. colleague & successor 13 Nov 1877 |
Ministers of Knox's United Presbyterian Church, later United Free Church, Montrose
| Alexander Campbell | 1859-1892 | b. ca. 1820 Bower CAI; teacher for Tolbooth Free Church, Edinburgh; ord. 1 Nov 1859; d. 12 Mar 1892 |
| George Palin MacFie | 1892-1909-? | M.A.; from Glengarnock; ord. 31 Aug 1892 |
Ministers of St John's Free Church, Montrose
| William Nixon | 1843-1900 | See above list of ministers of St John's Chapel |
Ministers of the South United Free Church, Montrose
| John D. Paterson | ?-1925-? |
Ministers of the Evangelical Union, Montrose
| David Hislop | ?-1860-? |
Ministers of the Congregational Church in Montrose
| Peter Whyte | ?-1863-? | |
| D. Russell Scott | ?-1917-? |
See also Congregational ministers in Montrose.
Ministers of the Episcopal Church, Montrose
| Charles Grub | ?-1909-? | rector, St Mary's |
| J. Fortescue L. Gueritz | ?-1912-? | min. |
Monuments in Montrose Parish Kirkyard (ca. 510 stones), St Peter's Episcopal Kirkyard (ca. 110 stones), Rosehill Cemetery (ca. 630 stones) and at the Howff of Kinnaber (16 stones) bearing pre-1855 information are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Angus, Vol. 2: Seacoast" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1996), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Angus MI - Vol. 2. Pre-1855 Sea-coast" in their online shop.)
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.
Additionally, in the National Archives:
- 1856 - 1927 for Church of Scotland [NAS CH2/943/37]
- 1877 - 1923 for John Street UP Church [NAS CH3/858/14]
- 1847 - 1957 for St Georges Free Church (later, St George & Trinity Church of Scotland) [NAS CH3/1179/13]
- 1883 - 1923 (with gaps) for St John Free Church [NAS CH3/1178/20]
Additionally, in Angus Archives:
- 1860 - 1875 Burial register [M1/10/1]
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.
- 1615 - 1854
Additionally, in the National Archives:
- 1811 - 1819, 1838 - 1839 for Church of Scotland [NAS CH2/943/29]
- 1842 - 1850 (with gaps) for John Street UP Church [NAS CH3/858/13]
- 1745 - 1799 (with gaps), 1807 (1 event), 1828 - 1831 (3 events) for Mill Street (antiburgher) UP Church [NAS CH3/1177/10]
- 1847 - 1957 for St Georges Free Church (later, St George & Trinity Church of Scotland) [NAS CH3/1179/13]
- 1633 - 1854
Additionally, in the National Archives:
- 1811 - 1828 for Church of Scotland [NAS CH2/943/28]
- 1760 - 1789 for Mill Street (antiburgher) UP Church [NAS CH3/1177/10]
- 1833 - 1849 for St John Free Church - private register [NAS CH3/1178/23]
- 1634 - 1645
- 1670 - 1854
Additionally, in the National Archives:
- 1634 - 1645 mortcloth accounts, for Church of Scotland [NAS CH2/943/1]
| Date | Type | Parties | NAS ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1646 | antenuptial | Robert Beattie, yr., eldest son of Robert Beattie, merchant burgess of Montrois & Alison Monteith, youngest dau. of Rachel Sandielandis, widow of Alexander Monteith, merchant burgess of Edinburgh | RH9/7/29 |
| 7 Oct 1695 | antenuptial | George Pyper, merchant in Montrose, son of dec. George Pyper, late bailie there & Margaret Smith, dau. of James Smith, elder, late treasurer there | RH9/7/140 |
Church Session Records of Montrose parish church
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH2/943/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1633-1652 | 1 |
| Mortcloth & other accounts | 1634-1645 | 1 |
| Minutes & accounts | 1686-1691 | 2 |
| Minutes | 1696-1724 | 3 |
| do | 1724-1734 | 4 |
| do | 1734-1743, 1778-1787 | 5 |
| do | 1748-1778 | 6 |
| do | 1788-1819 | 7 |
| do | 1819-1836 | 8 |
| do | 1836-1860 | 9 |
| do | 1861-1888 | 10 |
| Extract of the whole acts of session, 1633-1671, made in 1687 | 1633-1671 | 11 |
| Collections | 1702-1727 | 11 |
| Scroll minutes | 1717-1719 | 12 |
| do | 1727-1729 | 13 |
| do | 1734 | 14 |
| do | 1734-1735 | 15 |
| do | 1741-1744 | 16 |
| do | 1744-1748 | 17 |
| do | 1767-1772 | 18 |
| Ledger | 1856-1880 | 19 |
| Accounts | 1880-1882 | 20 |
| do | 1883-1896 | 21 |
| Cash book | 1882-1899 | 22 |
| Proclamation accounts | 1875-1895 | 23 |
| Seat rent accounts | 1881-1882 | 24 |
| Cemetery & churchyard accounts | 1880-1883 | 25 |
| do | 1883-1894 | 26 |
| Cemetery cash book | 1883-1894 | 27 |
| Marriages | 1811-1828 | 28 |
| Baptisms | 1811-1819, 1838-1839 | 29 |
| do | 1866-1871 | 30 |
| List, possibly new communicants | 1840-1871 | 31 |
| List of male communicants, heads of families | 1834-1842 | 32 |
| Communion roll | 1862-1874 | 33 |
| do | 1863-1874 | 34 |
| do | 1875-1889 | 35 |
| Baptisms for RAF Station, Montrose | 1940 | 36 |
| Baptisms | 1856-1927 | 37 |
Church Session Records of St John's Chapel of Ease, Montrose
Opened in 1829; St John's Free from 1843; later, St John's United Free; later, united with St Luke's
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH2/1371/... |
|---|---|---|
| Copy extracts from the 'Montrose Review' giving the history of the foundation of the chapel | 1824-1829 | 1 |
Church Session Records of Montrose Melville
united with Montrose South in 1951
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH2/1324/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1855-1888 | 1 |
| do | 1888-1922 | 2 |
| Managers' minutes | 1850-1856 | 3 |
| Trustees' minutes | 1872-1900 | 4 |
| Seat letting book | 1853-1858, 1899-1904 | 5 |
| Kirk session and trustees' minutes | 1925-1933 | 6 |
| Baptismal register | 1877-1951 | 7 |
| Marriage register | 1935-1951 | 8 |
| Communion roll | 1946-1953 | 9 |
| do | 1954-1962 | 10 |
| Cash book | 1854-1908 | 11 |
| Musical committee minutes | 1881-1907 | 12 |
| Organ fund cash book | 1879-1880 | 13 |
| Loose papers removed from CH2/1324/13 | 1879-1880 | 14 |
| Deed of constitution | 3 Mar 1933 | 15 |
Church Session Records of Second United Associate Congregation (John Street) (Burgher)
later, United Presbyterian; Trinity United Free; united with St George's U.F. in 1923
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH3/858/... |
|---|---|---|
| Sermons by Henry Hyslop | 1835 | 1 |
| Minutes | 1787-92 | 2 |
| Accounts | 1790-1827 | 2 |
| Minutes | 1802-1846 | 3 |
| do | 1846-1876 | 4 |
| do | 1876-1903 | 5 |
| do | 1903-1923 | 6 |
| Managers' minutes | 1822-1838 | 7 |
| do | 1838-1872 | 8 |
| do | 1872-1898 | 9 |
| do | 1898-1909 | 10 |
| do | 1908-1923 | 11 |
| Cash book | 1823-1884 | 12 |
| Baptismal register | 1842-1850 | 13 |
| do | 1877-1923 | 14 |
| Communion roll | 1853-1883 | 15 |
| do | 1877-1919 | 16 |
| do | 1921-1923 | 17 |
Church Session Records of First United Associate congregation (Antiburgher)
later, Mill Street United Presbyterian; St Luke's U.P.; United Free; Ch. of S.
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH3/1177/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1869-1923 | 1 |
| do | 1923-1953 | 2 |
| Managers' minutes | 1874-1891 | 3 |
| do | 1891-1907 | 4 |
| do | 1908-1924 | 5 |
| do | 1925-1946 | 6 |
| do | 1946-1952 | 7 |
| Sabbath School Society business meeting minutes | 1883-1891 | 8 |
| do | 1891-1904 | 9 |
| Cash book | 1784-1840 | 10 |
| Baptisms | 1745-1799 (with gaps) 1807 (1 entry) 1828-1831 (3 entries) | 10 |
| Marriages | 1760-1789 | 10 |
| Cash book | 1840-1842 | 11 |
| do | 1862-1886 | 12 |
| do | 1882-1893 | 13 |
| do | 1894-1933 | 14 |
| do | 1934-1953 | 15 |
| Subscription cash book | 1850-1854 | 16 |
| Collectors' cash book | 1850-1853 | 17 |
| Society for Religious Purposes cash book | 1841-1858 | 18 |
| Baptismal register | ca. 1932-1953 | 19 |
| Proclamation register | 1932-1953 | 20 |
| Communion roll | 1949-1953 | 21 |
| Minutes | 1788-1869 | 22 |
| Managers' minutes | 1839-1874 | 23 |
Church Session Records of St John's Free Church
later, United Free; Ch. of S.; St Luke's and St John's Ch. of S. from 1953
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH3/1178/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes (Ch. of S., 1834-43) | 1834-1852 | 1 |
| Minutes | 1852-1881 | 2 |
| do | 1881-1901 | 3 |
| do | 1901-1923 | 4 |
| do | 1923-1949 | 5 |
| do | 1949-1967 | 6 |
| Deacons' court minutes | 1844-1865 | 7 |
| do | 1865-1898 | 8 |
| do | 1898-1926 | 9 |
| do | 1927-1951 | 10 |
| Scroll deacons' court minutes | 1844-1847 | 11 |
| Cash book | 1844-1850 | 12 |
| do | 1908-1938 | 13 |
| Ledger | 1908-1947 | 14 |
| Collections | 1935-1956 | 15 |
| Cash book, Congregational Board | 1953-1956 | 16 |
| Tract Society minutes | 1841, 1844 | 17 |
| Trustees' minutes | 1844-1845 | 18 |
| Private register of baptisms | 1825-1845 | 19 |
| Baptismal roll | 1884-1923 | 20 |
| do | 1901-1911 | 21 |
| Baptismal register | 1911-1976 | 22 |
| Private register of marriages | 1833-1849 | 23 |
| Proclamation register | 1932-1976 | 24 |
| Communion roll | 1883-1893 | 25 |
| do | 1895-1906 | 26 |
| Communion rolls | 1920-1956 | 27-31 |
Church Session Records of St George's Free Church
later, United Free; united with Trinity in 1923; St George's and Trinity Ch. of S.
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH3/1179/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1843-1855 | 1 |
| do | 1855-1897 | 2 |
| do | 1897-1913 | 3 |
| do | 1913-1922 | 4 |
| do | 1922-1948 | 5 |
| do | 1948-1960 | 6 |
| do | 1961-1977 | 7 |
| Deacons' court minutes | 1843-1862 | 8 |
| do | 1862-1900 | 9 |
| do | 1900-1921 | 10 |
| do | 1922-1962 | 11 |
| do | 1962-1977 | 12 |
| Register of baptisms | 1847-1957 | 13 |
| Proclamation register | 1932-1964 | 14 |
| do | 1964-1977 | 15 |
| Communion roll | 1906-1939 | 16 |
| do | 1922-1925 | 17 |
| do | 1940-1949 | 18 |
| do | 1950-1953 | 19 |
| do | 1953-1963 | 20 |
| do | 1963-1972 | 21 |
| District lists (F.W.O) | ca. 1922 | 22 |
Church Session Records of St Paul's Free Church
later, United Free; united with Knox's Church as South U.F. church in 1916; Ch. of S.; united with Melville in 1951
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. CH3/1379/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1900-1935 | 1 |
| Deacons' court minutes | 1861-1909 | 2 |
| Proclamation register | 1932-1960 | 3 |
| Communion roll | 1894-1916 | 4 |
| do | 1926-1933 | 5 |
| do | 1933-1941 | 6 |
| do | 1942-1953 | 7 |
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. HR408/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minute book (with accounts) | 1812-1856 | 1 |
| do | 1892-1932 | 2 |
| Minutes (bundle) | 1881-1919 | 3 |
| Minute Book of Parish Church Repairs Committee | 1868 | 4 |
| Accounts | 1836-1932 | 5 |
| Papers re ecclesiastical buildings, etc. (church, manse) | 1836-1928 | 6 |
| Papers re transference of property to Church of Scotland General Trustees | 1927-1932 | 7 |
| Correspondence (file) | 1916-1933 | 8 |
The principal proprietors of land in the parish in 1835:
- George Fullerton Carnegy of Charleton & Kinnaber
- Alexander Renny Tailyour of Borrowfield & Newmanswalls
- John Duncan of Rosemount
- James Cruickshank of Newbigging
- George Robertson Scott of Hedderwick
Records of the official censuses of the parish in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 are held in the New 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.
There are rolls of male heads of families, 1834-1842, in the Kirk Session records [NAS CH2/943/32].
| Year | male | female | total | ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755 | 4150 | Dr Alexander Webster | ||
| 1790 | 6194 | Old Statistical Account | ||
| 1801 | 7974 | |||
| 1811 | 8955?, 8975? | |||
| 1821 | 4576 | 5762 | 10338 | |
| 1831 | 12055* | |||
| 1841 | ||||
| 1851 | 15822 | |||
| 1871 | 6800 | 8983 | 15783 | |
| 1881 | 7352 | 8951 | 16303 |
After change of parish boundary:
| Year | male | female | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 6343 | 8248 | 14591 |
| 1901 | 6247 | 7780 | 14027 |
| 1911 | 5643 | 7026 | 12669 |
| 1921 | 5540 | 7152 | 12692 |
* excludes ca. 750 sailors
Montrose was in the Commissariot of Brechin.
List of pre-1801 testaments for Montrose people
Indexes to all extant pre-1901 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.
Valuation rolls of properties in the Burgh of Montrose and properties in the County of Angus, 1855-1902, are held on microfilm in Montrose Library
Images of the original records for Montrose:
Images of the original records for Montrose:
For the royal burgh of Montrose, 1753-1798 [NAS ref. E326/1/197]
Royal burgh of Montrose: burgh records in the NAS [ref. B51/...]
| Nature of record | Dates | NAS ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Register of sasines, 1st series | 1670-1809 | B51/2/1 to B51/2/22 |
| Register of sasines, 2nd series | 1809-1944 | B51/3/1 to B51/3/165 |
| Minute books of register of sasines | 1703-1944 | B51/4/1 to B51/4/20 |
| Register of deeds, protests, etc. (old series) | 1670-1809 | B51/5/1 to B51/5/24 |
| Minute book of register of deeds, protests, etc. (old series) | 1772-1809 | B51/6/1 |
| Register of deeds, protests, etc. (new series) | 1809-1938 | B51/7/1 to B51/7/16 |
| Minute book of register of deeds, protests, etc. (new series) | 1809-1938 | B51/8/1 |
| Register of probative writs | 1715-1809 | B51/9/1 to B51/9/4 |
| Court book | 1455-1467 | B51/10/1 |
| Court book | 1586-1587 | B51/10/2 |
| Court book | 1603-1606 | B51/10/3 |
| Court book | 1686-1694 | B51/10/4 |
| Court book | 1696-1700 | B51/10/5 |
| Court book | 1707-1720 | B51/10/6 |
| Court book | 1720-1725 | B51/10/7 |
| Court book | 1725-1739 | B51/10/8 |
| Court book | 1739-1747 | B51/10/9 |
| Court book | 1745-1753 | B51/10/10 |
| Court book | 1759-1769 | B51/10/11 |
| Court book | 1768-1769 | B51/10/12 |
| Register of decreets of the guild court | 1751-1761 | B51/11/1 |
| Record of services of heirs | 1639-1847 | B51/12/1 to B51/12/5 |
| Register of acts of curatory, warding, liberation & arrestment | 1707-1730 | B51/13/1 |
| Account book of (Alexander?) Erskine, merchant | 1704-1752 | B51/14/1 |
| Misc. charters, sasines, resignations, etc. | ca. 1400-1865 | B51/15/1 to B51/15/42 |
| Warrants of the register of deeds, etc. | 1671-1938 | B51/16/1 to B51/16/24 |
Royal burgh of Montrose: burgh records in Angus Archives
Angus Archives' page Catalogs - Burgh Records provides this file listing burgh records of Montrose held by Angus Archives. Earliest document is (apparently) dated 1617; the file seems to be incomplete.
Notaries' protocol books (for town clerks of Montrose)
| Notaries | Dates | NAS ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Guthrie, James Guthrie | 1574-1583 | B51/1/1 |
| James Guthrie | 1585-1595 | B51/1/2 |
| James Guthrie | 1603-1613 | B51/1/3 |
| James Guthrie | 1613-1630 | B51/1/4 |
| James Guthrie | 1630-1635 | B51/1/5 |
| Walter Lyell | 1637-1656 | B51/1/6 |
| Walter Lyell | 1656-1670 | B51/1/7 |
| Walter Lyell | 1661-1687 | B51/1/8 |
Montrose Review - web-site of the current newspaper
Holdings of Montrose Library
(No indexes available)Bound volumes: Montrose Review, 1811-1859 (1825 missing)
Microfilm:
Newspaper Years held Montrose Standard 1853-1970 Montrose Chronicle 7 Aug 1895 - 30 Dec 1896 Montrose & Brechin Chronicle 6 Jan 1897 - 20 Jul 1898 Montrose, Arbroath & Brechin Review 17 Apr 1818 - 18 Oct 1839, 1844-1875, 1884-1919 (1848 missing) Montrose Review 1920-1998 Scottish Nation 8 May 1923 - 25 Dec 1923
- Angus Council: Local history: the Royal Burgh of Montrose
- Montrose Basin Nature Reserve
- Montrose Museum
- ScotlandsPlaces: Montrose - an extensive collection of photographs, maps and records
- Montrose on Wikipedia