Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, Volumes 1-8
Searching by Presbytery
In the Scottish Presbyterian system of Church government, a Synod has oversight over a number of adjacent Presbyteries; and a Presbytery has oversight over a number of adjacent congregations. Each congregation is organised under a Kirk Session consisting of a minister and elders.
Here the 83 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland are laid out in two forms. First of all, they are laid out in the form in which they occur in the Fasti. This gives a researcher a general idea of which geographical areas are dealt with in each volume of the Fasti. But if you know already which Presbytery you wish to search, it is the alphabetic arrangement of Presbyteries which will be of more interest to you.
Read on to see how the Synods and Presbyteries are laid out in the Fasti. To see an alphabetic list of the Presbyteries go here. In both cases there are links to the text of the Fasti.
Volume 1
Synod: Lothian and Tweeddale
Linlithgow: Vol.1, 189; 8, 36
Biggar: Vol.1, 238; 8, 51
Peebles: Vol.1, 268; 8, 58
Dalkeith: Vol.1, 301; 8, 67
Haddington: Vol.1, 351; 8, 85
Dunbar: Vol.1, 402; 8, 105
Volume 2
Synod: Merse and Teviotdale
Langholm: Vol.2, 162; 8, 162
Annan or Middlebie: Vol.2, 241; 8, 165
Dumfries: Vol.2, 258; 8, 170
Penpont or Sanquhar: Vol.2, 309; 8, 182
Volume 3
Synod: Glasgow and Ayr
Irvine: Vol.3, 78; 8, 228
Paisley: Vol.3, 131; 8, 237
Greenock: Vol.3, 190; 8, 246
Hamilton: Vol.3, 220; 8, 251
Lanark: Vol.3, 284; 8, 265
Dunbarton: Vol.3, 325; 8, 273
Glasgow: Vol.3, 371; 8, 285
Volume 4
Synod: Argyll
Weem: Vol.4, 174; 8, 354
Perth: Vol.4, 193; 8, 360
Auchterarder: Vol.4, 257; 8, 376
Stirling: Vol.4, 289; 8, 386
Dunblane: Vol.4, 334; 8, 395
Volume 5
Synod: Fife
Kinross: Vol.5, 56; 8, 416
Kirkcaldy: Vol.5, 76; 8, 422
Cupar: Vol.5, 123; 8, 437
St Andrews: Vol.5, 177; 8, 453
Forfar: Vol.5, 276; 8, 479
Dundee: Vol.5, 307; 8, 485
Brechin: Vol.5, 374; 8, 497
Arbroath: Vol.5, 420; 8, 508
Fordoun: Vol.5, 452; 8, 516
Volume 6
Synod: Aberdeen
Kincardine O’Neill: Vol.6, 77; 8, 544
Alford: Vol.6, 117; 8, 555
Garioch : Vol.6, 148; 8, 562
Ellon: Vol.6, 186; 8, 572
Deer: Vol.6, 209; 8, 578
Turriff: Vol.6, 275; 8, 588
Fordyce: Vol.6, 247; 8, 596
Aberlour: Vol.6, 334; 8, 611
Abernethy : Vol.6, 351; 8, 615
Elgin: Vol.6, 374; 8, 622
Forres: Vol.6, 413; 8, 642
Nairn: Vol.6, 430; 8, 647
Inverness: Vol.6, 445; 8, 650
Volume 7
Synod: Ross
Skye: Vol.7, 166; 8, 683
Uist: Vol.7, 185; 8, 688
Lewis: Vol.7, 199; 8, 692
Presbyteries – in Alphabetic Order
Aberlour: Vol.6, 334; 8, 611
Abernethy : Vol.6, 351; 8, 615
Abertarff: Vol.4, 126; 8, 343
Alford: Vol.6, 117; 8, 555
Annan: Vol.2, 241; 8, 165
Arbroath: Vol.5, 420; 8, 508
Auchterarder: Vol.4, 257; 8, 376
Ayr: Vol.3, 1; 8, 211
Biggar: Vol.1, 238; 8, 51
Brechin: Vol.5, 374; 8, 497
Burravoe: Vol.7, 295; 8, 704
Cairston: Vol.7, 234; 8, 696
Caithness: Vol.7, 112; 8, 676
Chanonry: Vol.7, 1; 8, 655
Chirnside: Vol.2, 30; 8, 122
Cupar: Vol.5, 123; 8, 437
Dalkeith: Vol.1, 301; 8, 67
Deer: Vol.6, 209; 8, 578
Dingwall: Vol.7, 25; 8, 658
Dornoch: Vol.7, 77; 8, 671
Dumfries: Vol.2, 258; 8, 170
Dunbar: Vol.1, 402; 8, 105
Dunbarton: Vol.3, 325; 8, 273
Dunblane: Vol.4, 334; 8, 395
Dundee: Vol.5, 307; 8, 485
Dunfermline: Vol.5, 1; 8, 404
Dunkeld: Vol.4, 140; 8, 346
Dunoon: Vol.4, 21; 8, 316
Duns: Vol.2, 1; 8, 115
Edinburgh: Vol.1, 1; 8, 1
Elgin: Vol.6, 374; 8, 622
Ellon: Vol.6, 186; 8, 572
Fordoun: Vol.5, 452; 8, 516
Fordyce: Vol.6, 247; 8, 596
Forfar: Vol.5, 276; 8, 479
Forres: Vol.6, 413; 8, 642
Garioch : Vol.6, 148; 8, 562
Glasgow: Vol.3, 371; 8, 285
Greenock: Vol.3, 190; 8, 246
Haddington: Vol.1, 351; 8, 85
Hamilton: Vol.3, 220; 8, 251
Inveraray: Vol.4, 1; 8, 312
Inverness: Vol.6, 445; 8, 650
Irvine: Vol.3, 78; 8, 228
Islay and Jura: Vol.4, 69; 8, 328
Jedburgh: Vol.2, 98; 8, 135
Kelso: Vol.2, 68; 8, 130
Kincardine O’Neill: Vol.6, 77; 8, 544
Kinross: Vol.5, 56; 8, 416
Kintyre: Vol.4, 47; 8, 322
Kirkcaldy: Vol.5, 76; 8, 422
Kirkcudbright: Vol.2, 385; 8, 199
Kirkwall: Vol.7, 210; 8, 693
Lanark: Vol.3, 284; 8, 265
Langholm: Vol.2, 162; 8, 162
Lauder: Vol.2, 146; 8, 143
Lerwick: Vol.7, 279; 8, 702
Linlithgow: Vol.1, 189; 8, 36
Lochcarron: Vol.7, 144; 8, 680
Lochmaben: Vol.2, 155; 8, 155
Lorn: Vol.4, 80; 8, 331
Meigle: Vol.5, 246; 8, 471
Melrose: Vol.2, 168; 8, 148
Middlebie: Vol.2, 241; 8, 165
Mull: Vol.4, 104; 8, 337
Nairn: Vol.6, 430; 8, 647
Olnafirth: Vol.7, 306; 8, 706
Paisley: Vol.3, 131; 8, 237
Peebles: Vol.1, 268; 8, 58
Penpont: Vol.2, 309; 8, 182
Perth: Vol.4, 193; 8, 360
Sanquhar: Vol.2, 309; 8, 182
Selkirk: Vol.2, 168; 8, 148
Skye: Vol.7, 166; 8, 683
St Andrews: Vol.5, 177; 8, 453
Stirling: Vol.4, 289; 8, 386
Stranraer: Vol.2, 330; 8, 187
Strathbogie: Vol.6, 298; 8, 603
Tain: Vol.7, 52; 8, 664
The Northern Is.: Vol.7, 258; 8, 699
Tongue: Vol.7, 101; 8, 674
Turriff: Vol.6, 275; 8, 588
Uist: Vol.7, 185; 8, 688
Weem: Vol.4, 174; 8, 354
Wigtown: Vol.2, 359; 8, 193