I found an immigration record into NSW 1855 and the original location of my immigrant was given as Croy in Nairn. I checked Scotlands people and the IGI lists looking for Croy & eventually found my man on the IGI baptised in the parish Croy and Dalcross, Inverness. I then looked at Genuki and saw that Croy is listed both in Nairn and in Inverness.
I am thus slightly confused - is it a border parish? What is the usual way to describe the location?
Trish
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Hi Trish,
Croy and Dalcross was one of the more than 60 parishes that was split across a county boundary. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 set up a Boundary Commission whose remit was to make all parishes wholly in one county, with no detached parts of parishes and no detached parts of counties. The commission resolved all but a handful of these boundary issues.
Croy and Dalcross was split across the boundary of Nairnshire and Inverness-shire; and it had a detached part wholly surrounded by Inverness. The Boundary Commission resolved that the detached part should be transferred into Inverness parish and that the county boundary should be moved to take the parish completely within Nairnshire.
All the best,
AndrewP
Croy and Dalcross was one of the more than 60 parishes that was split across a county boundary. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 set up a Boundary Commission whose remit was to make all parishes wholly in one county, with no detached parts of parishes and no detached parts of counties. The commission resolved all but a handful of these boundary issues.
Croy and Dalcross was split across the boundary of Nairnshire and Inverness-shire; and it had a detached part wholly surrounded by Inverness. The Boundary Commission resolved that the detached part should be transferred into Inverness parish and that the county boundary should be moved to take the parish completely within Nairnshire.
All the best,
AndrewP
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Hi Andrew
It does sound a little confusing - I did notice the detached part of Nairn-shire on one map and wondered what it was about. Would most people in Croy before 1889 consider that they came from Nairn or Inverness or both? Are Croy and Dalcross one or two parishes? One or two towns?
Sorry to be a little dense, it's taken me years to vaguely understand the parishes of all my Fife & Renfrew folks and this is my first trip into Nairn and Inverness.
many thanks for your help, it is much appreciated
Trish
It does sound a little confusing - I did notice the detached part of Nairn-shire on one map and wondered what it was about. Would most people in Croy before 1889 consider that they came from Nairn or Inverness or both? Are Croy and Dalcross one or two parishes? One or two towns?
Sorry to be a little dense, it's taken me years to vaguely understand the parishes of all my Fife & Renfrew folks and this is my first trip into Nairn and Inverness.
many thanks for your help, it is much appreciated
Trish
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Hi Trish,
Croy and Dalcross is one united parish, which presumably was two separate parish at one time.
It looks like the information I gave earlier was wrong. Croy and Dalcross parish was completely in Inverness-shire after the Boundary Commission's work, not Nairnshire as I had said. I will go back to consult the book when I get home this evening.
All the best,
AndrewP
Croy and Dalcross is one united parish, which presumably was two separate parish at one time.
It looks like the information I gave earlier was wrong. Croy and Dalcross parish was completely in Inverness-shire after the Boundary Commission's work, not Nairnshire as I had said. I will go back to consult the book when I get home this evening.
All the best,
AndrewP
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Hi Trish,
Now I have more time in front of the book, the definitive answer about Croy & Dalcross parish is that:
(1) part of the main part of the parish transferred from Inverness-shire to Nairnshire.
(2) part of the main part of the parish transferred from Nairnshire to Inverness-shire.
(3) the detached part of the parish transferred to Inverness parish. This part was in Inverness-shire before and after its transfer to Inverness parish.
So the outcome was that there was no longer a detached part of the parish, but it remained split across the county boundary. The previous line of the county boundary as it passed through the parish was described as "irregular". The new boundary was described as "now avoiding the inconveniences of the former boundary".
Transferred from Inverness-shire to Nairnshire: Assich, Balfriesh, Carnoch, Drumore, Easter Halcantray, Wester Galcantray, Rose Valley, Sluggan and Holme Rose.
Transferred from Nairnshire to Inverness-shire: Balnuran & Drumtinval, Clava, Dalgrambich, Dalroy, Drumore of Clava, Finglack, Tomnabain, Woodlands on Cantray Estate, Cantraybruaich & Little Cantray, Faebuie and Moor of Cullodden.
Transferred from Croy and Dalcross to Inverness parish: Balmore of Leys, Newton of Leys, Upper & Lower Balvonie, Culduthel, Balvonie, Easterfield, Milton and Newton of Leys, Parks of Inshes, Woodside, Bogbain, Balvraid, Leys, Leys Mains, Bogbain, Bogbain of Inshes, Castlehill, Freeton of Leys & Druid Temple, Wellton of Leys, Leys Muir, Muckovie, Easter Muckovie, Lower Muckovie, Upper Muckovie amd Water Works.
These changes were effective from 15th May 1891.
Source: Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland [as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889]; by Hay Shennan.
All the best,
AndrewP
Now I have more time in front of the book, the definitive answer about Croy & Dalcross parish is that:
(1) part of the main part of the parish transferred from Inverness-shire to Nairnshire.
(2) part of the main part of the parish transferred from Nairnshire to Inverness-shire.
(3) the detached part of the parish transferred to Inverness parish. This part was in Inverness-shire before and after its transfer to Inverness parish.
So the outcome was that there was no longer a detached part of the parish, but it remained split across the county boundary. The previous line of the county boundary as it passed through the parish was described as "irregular". The new boundary was described as "now avoiding the inconveniences of the former boundary".
Transferred from Inverness-shire to Nairnshire: Assich, Balfriesh, Carnoch, Drumore, Easter Halcantray, Wester Galcantray, Rose Valley, Sluggan and Holme Rose.
Transferred from Nairnshire to Inverness-shire: Balnuran & Drumtinval, Clava, Dalgrambich, Dalroy, Drumore of Clava, Finglack, Tomnabain, Woodlands on Cantray Estate, Cantraybruaich & Little Cantray, Faebuie and Moor of Cullodden.
Transferred from Croy and Dalcross to Inverness parish: Balmore of Leys, Newton of Leys, Upper & Lower Balvonie, Culduthel, Balvonie, Easterfield, Milton and Newton of Leys, Parks of Inshes, Woodside, Bogbain, Balvraid, Leys, Leys Mains, Bogbain, Bogbain of Inshes, Castlehill, Freeton of Leys & Druid Temple, Wellton of Leys, Leys Muir, Muckovie, Easter Muckovie, Lower Muckovie, Upper Muckovie amd Water Works.
These changes were effective from 15th May 1891.
Source: Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland [as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889]; by Hay Shennan.
All the best,
AndrewP
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