Kinross Genealogy

"The origin of the shire of Kinross is lost in antiquity. Sir Robert Sibbald, writing at the close of the seventeenth century, says that it was made a distinct shire from Fife about the year 1426 and contained then only the parishes of Kinross, Orwell and Portmoak. In 1426, Kinross was separatley represented in parliament, but the shire was distinct far earlier, being mentioned in the charters of David II."

Exploring Kinross's History.

Arngask, a parish in the counties of Perth, Kinross, and the Kingdom of Fife.

Cleish, a parish, containing the post-office station of Blairadam, the post-office village of Cleish, and two other villages in Kinross-shire.

Fossoway and Tulliebole, an united parish, chiefly in Perthshire, but partly in Kinross-shire.

Kinross, a parish, containing a post-town of the same name, in Kinross-shire.

Orwell, a parish, containing the post-town of Milnathort, and the village of Middleton, in the north of Kinross-shire.

Portmoak, a parish, containing the post-office village of Kinnesswood and the village of Scotlandwell, on the east side of Kinross-shire.

Kinross-shire Towns.

Kinross-shire Surname List.

Perthshire Local Studies Service - Materials.

Perthshire Baronies. Historically there were a number of regalties and baronies within Perthshire (as elsewhere in Scotland), where Crown vassals held lands by charter on which they held their own courts, as laid down by the individual charter.

Based in Dundee, Tay Valley Family History Society is the main centre for family history research in the Tay Valley area (the former counties of Angus, Fife, Kinross and Perthshire).

Perth and Kinross Council Archive which has been established for over 20 years. The Archive holds the records of Perth & Kinross Council and its predecessors as well as the records of individuals, families, estates, businesses and local clubs and societies. These records may be useful in researching a variety of topics including your family history, the history of the house you live in, and the rich heritage of your local area. Visitors to the Archive come from all over the world and they range from academics, students and schoolchildren, to architects, planners and lawyers, to family, local and house historians. Recent research has included Scottish society in the eighteenth century, the development of the city of Perth, the changing fortunes of a wealthy family, and the history of the ownership of a public house.

The Society of Friends of Dunkeld Cathedral was founded to stimulate interest in the Cathedral as a part of the history of Scotland. Who are the Friends? The people who care about the history, the place and the community in the 21st Century. We live in different times from when our great establishments benefited from the protection and support of individuals or families. Now, however, the warmth of support is more likely to come from groups of like-minded people with shared interests, whether these be history (secular or religious), education, architecture or landscape. All these elements are here in Dunkeld and the objectives of the Society of Friends include “the preservation of the fittings and furnishing of the Choir and stimulation of interest in the Cathedral”.

Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in Tayside and Perthshire, Scotland.

Perthshire Parishes and Districts.

Clan Donnachaidh, which means the children of Duncan, emerged from the union of the Scottish and Pictish kingdoms and counts amongst its forebears the Kindred of St. Columba. The main clan name and that of the chiefs is Robertson, but many other names taken by those descending from the chiefs or belonging to the families who lived on clan estates and sought the chief's protection can be considered septs of the clan.

Old Maps of Scotland, including Perthshire.

Dunning Parish Historical Society. Old Schoolhouse, Newton of Pitcairns, Dunning, Perthshire, PH2 0SL Scotland.

Letters Collected by the Canada Company to Encourage Emigration, 1842. In 1842 the Canada Company sent out an agent to collect statements from various settlers in the Huron Tract to use as encouragement to other emigrants. Owning a great deal of land, the Company was interested in selling it to new settlers. These letters and statements, however, do give us some insight into the lives of these new emigrants.

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