Burgh of Coupar Angus

Reference:GB 252 CA
Dates of Creation:1873-1975
Language of Material:English
Physical Description:

Scope and Content
Minute books, 1891-1975; indices to minutes, c1888-1891; Abstracts of accounts, 1927-1930, 1962-1975; Assessment roll, 1971-1972; burgh collector's book, 1853-1876; Cash book, 1972-1975; Register of bonds, 1894-1964; Register of loans, 1951-1975; Police court register of complaints, 1960-1975; Letter books, burgh surveyor, 1943-1974; Papers and files relating to the administration of the burgh, 1873-1975.
Administrative / Biographical History
Coupar Angus in Perthshire was created a free burgh of barony by James VI (1567-1625) in 1607 in favour of James Elphinstone, Lord Coupar (d 1669), who as superior had power to choose bailies, a treasurer, a dean of guild etc. No records of this period of the burgh’s existence survive. It was created a police burgh in 1852 when it adopted sections of the Police of Towns (Scotland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict., c.33). It adopted the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c.101) in 1871, at which point it is likely that police commissioners were appointed to govern the burgh’s affairs. The police commissioners were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. The police commissioners were replaced in 1901 by a town council under the terms of the Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict., c.49). Coupar Angus Town Council was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65). Its powers were assumed by Tayside Regional Council and Perth and Kinross District Council. These in turn were replaced by Perth and Kinross Council in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).
Arrangement
Organised by function and type of record
Access Information
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