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History of Angus parishes and civil authority.
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Civil Authority
- 1889:Forfarshire County Council established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889. Powers were absorbed from Commissioners of Supply, County Road Trust, and other local authorities.
- 1894:Dundee constituted as a County of a City in its own right in 1894.
- 1928:Forfarshire renamed Angus
- 1975:County Council abolished, by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973. The functions of the former county were divided between:
- Tayside Regional Council
- Angus District Council
- Landward area of City of Dundee District Council
- 1996:Angus Council was formed, and took over some functions of the former Tayside Regional Council, Angus District Council, and Monifieth and the landward portions of the former City of Dundee District Council.
History of Angus parishes
Note 1: Information is abstracted from 'List of Parishes and Registration Districts' at the General Register Office for Scotland.
Note 2: The following table is currently being researched, and is incomplete.
Extinct Parish Name | County Or Burgh | Years in Existance | Old Registration District | Current Registration District | Parish Records Held At |
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Arbroath | Forfar | 1653-1854 | OPR 272 | - | |
Arbroath | Angus | 1857-1895 | 272 | 369 | |
Arbroath | 1896-1918 | 272 1 | |||
Arbroath | 1969-1971 | 272 | |||
Arbroath | 1972-2003 | 369 | |||
Arbroath and St. Vigeans | 1919-1965 | 272 | |||
Arbroath, St Vigeans and Arbirlot | 1966-1968 | ||||
Arbroath-Burgh | 1855-1856 | 272 1 | |||
Arbroath-Landward | 272 2 | ||||
Brechin | Forfar | 1612-1854 | OPR 275 | - | |
Brechin | Angus | 1856-1965 | 275 | 366 | |
Brechin and Stracathro | 1966-1968 | ||||
Brechin | 1969-1971 | ||||
Brechin | 1972-2003 | 366 | |||
Brechin Burgh | 1855-1855 | 275 1 | |||
Brechin Landward | 275 2 | ||||
Forfar | Forfar | 1633-1854 | OPR 288 | - | |
Forfar | Angus | 1856-1892 | 288 | 364 | |
Forfar | 1893-1962 | ||||
Forfar | 1969-1971 | ||||
Forfar | 1972-2003 | 364 | |||
Forfar & Rescobie | 1963-1968 | 288 a | |||
Forfar Burgh | 1855-1855 | 288 1 | |||
Forfar Landward | 288 2 | ||||
Fowlis & Lundie | Forfar | 1667-1854 | 306 | - | |
Fowlis Easter | Perth | 1701-1854 | 356 | - | |
Fowlis Easter | Angus | 1855-1892 | 350 | ||
Fowlis Easter | 1893-1968 | 288 | |||
Fowlis Wester | Perth | 1674-1854 | 357 | - | |
Fowlis Wester | 1855-1953 | 394 | |||
Friockheim | Angus | 1969-1971 | 289 | 369 | |
Friockheim | 1972-1984 | 368 | |||
Glamis | Forfar | 1677-1854 | OPR 289 | - | |
Glamis | Angus | 1855-1960 | 289 | 364 | |
Glamis & Eassie | 1961-1968 | ||||
Montrose | Forfar | 1615-1854 | OPR 312 | - | |
Montrose | Angus | 1857-1960 | 312 | 367 | |
Montrose | 1963-1971 | ||||
Montrose | 1972-2003 | 367 | |||
Montrose Burgh | 1855-1856 | 312 1 | |||
Montrose Landward | 312 2 | ||||
Montrose, Dun and Maryton | 1960-1962 | 312 |