Crieff Burgh of Crieff

Reference:GB 252 CR
Dates of Creation:1811-1975
Language of Material:English
Physical Description:

Scope and Content
Police commissioners’ and local authority minutes, 1862-1901; Town council minutes, 1901-1975; Abstracts of account, 1934-1975; Committee minutes, 1901-1975; Dean of guild court minutes, 1909-1958; Letter books, 1927-1942, 1963-1964; Assessment roll, 1866-1872; Housing registers, 1924-1965; Loans registers, 1929-1964; Burgh court register, 1853-1975; Betting, gaming and lotteries register, 1956-1973; Register of societies, 1956-1973; Files relating to various aspects of burgh administration, 1815-1975; Crieff Cemetery Trust letter book, 1936-1938; Parish of Crieff sexton’s record of burials, 1853-1907; Committee for establishing Crieff as a burgh minutes, 1811-1813; Crieff First World War Roll of Honour, 1914-1921; Miscellaneous files and papers relating to the administration of the burgh, 1811-1975
Administrative / Biographical History
Crieff, Perthshire, was a burgh of barony from at least 1672 under the Earls of Perth as superior. It was erected into a burgh of regality in 1687 under James Drummond (1648-1716), 4th Earl and 1st titular Duke of Perth. It was created a police burgh in 1864 when it adopted the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c.101). Burgh administration was carried out by police commissioners who were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. The police commissioners were replaced by Crieff Town Council in January 1901 under the terms of the Town Councils (Scotland) Act, 1900 (63 & 64 Vict., c.49). The 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
7 series to item level and 74 files
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