County of Perth Civil Parishes
- Reference:GB 252 CC1/7
- Dates of Creation:1845-1930
- Physical Description:12.00 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Records of parochial boards and parish councils within the County of Perth (those presently within the Perth and Kinross Council area): Aberdalgie, 1854-1930, Abernethy, 1860-1930, Abernyte, 1850-1930, Alyth, 1845-1930, Ardoch, 1898-1930, Arngask, 1874-1930, Auchterarder, 1856-1930, Auchtergaven, 1889-1930, Bendochy, 1902-1930, Blackford, 1875-1930, Blair Atholl, 1899-1930, Blairgowrie, 1845-1930, Caputh, 1849-1930, Cargill, 1893-1930, Clunie, 1873-1930, Collace, 1845-1930, Comrie, 1886-1930, Coupar Angus, 1845-1930, Crieff, 1895-1930, Dron, 1845-1930, Dull, 1865-1930, Dunbarney, 1845-1930, Dunning, 1845-1930, Errol, 1845-1930, Forgandenny, 1877-1930, Forteviot, 1890-1930, Fowlis Wester, 1845-1930, Gask, 1851-1930, Glendevon, 1895-1930, Inchture, 1894-1930, Kenmore, 1869-1930, Kettins, 1842-1930, Kilspindie, 1920-1929, Kinfauns, 1855-1901, Kinloch, 1851-1930, Kinnaird, 1846-1930, Kinnoull, 1895-1929 , Kirkmichael, 1909-1930, Lethendy, 1845-1930, Little Dunkeld 1884-1929, Longforgan, 1856-1930, Logierait, 1856-1930, Madderty, 1873-1930, Meigle, 1852-1930, Moneydie, 1900-1925, Methven, 1853-1930, Monzie and Logiealmond, 1848-1929, Monzievaird and Strowan, 1875-1930, Moulin, 1895-1930, Muthill, 1845-1925, Rattray, 1847-1930, Redgorton, 1846-1907, Rhynd, 1846-1930, St Madoes, 1850-1920, St Martins, 1895-1930, Scone, 1845-1930, Weem, 1917-1930.
Parochial Board (1845-95) and Parish Council (1895-1930) records for the Perth Burgh parishes of Kinnoull, Perth and Tibbermore are listed under Perth Burgh Council, PE1/13, 14 and 15, with the exception of Kinnoul Parish Council Landward Committee Minutes, 1895-1929, which are listed within this series under CC1/7/24.
The records cover a wide range of parish matters including public health issues such as the regulation of lodging houses, removal of nuisances, construction of sewers, water supply and the control of infectious diseases; applications for poor relief brought to the board by the inspector of the poor, who was in charge of the day-to-day administration of relief; reports by medical and sanitary inspectors. From 1894 parish council minutes may include references to the acquisition of buildings for public offices and ground for recreational purposes; the administration of rights of way; and the administration of some parish trusts
Record survival varies widely from parish to parish and not all record types created by each parish has survived.
Administrative / Biographical History
Parochial boards were established in 1845. The constitution of the boards in rural areas depended on whether or not they imposed a poor rate. If they did not, they would be composed of the heritors and kirk session; if they did, they were required to add to the heritors and kirk session a varying number of members elected locally. Only a minority of parishes were legally assessed for poor rates in 1845 but most were by 1862. In 1894 parochial boards were replaced by wholly elected parish councils and a Local Government Board for Scotland under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict., c.58). In 1929 parish councils were abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. V, c.25), which transferred their functions to the county councils, district councils and town councils.
Arrangement
Organised by parish
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