Parish Number - 98
Births: (Film # 990666) 1604 to 1716, (Film #990667) 1717 to 1779
(Film # 990668) 1780 to 1819, (Film # 990670) 1820 to 1831
(Film # 990980) 1831 to 1854 .
Marriages: (Film # 990666 ) 1604 to 1616, (Film # 990669) 1649 to 1818
(Film # 990670) 1820 to 1834), (Film # 990980) 1835 to 1854
Deaths: (Film # 990666) 1602 to 1616, (Film # 990669) 1688 to 1819
(Film # 990670) 1820 to 1853
Census: 1841 (Film # 1042638), 1851 (Film #1042064), 1861 (Film #103834)
1871 (Film #103997), 1881 (Film #203420, #203421, #203422)
1891 (Film #208636, #208637, #208638)History & Genealogy:
(Film # 277734) - Invernessiana: Contributions toward a History of the Town and Parish of Inverness from 1160 to 1599.
(Film # 1426063, Item 1) - Antiquarian Notes: A Series of Papers Regarding Families and Places in the Highlands.
(Film # 897362) - Records of Inverness, 1566 to 1688.
(Film #1068234, Item 2.) The LDS also have microfilmed baptismal records of the Free East Church of Inverness for the period 1843 to 1858.Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, 1868
INVERNESS, a parish on the north-east border of Inverness-shire. It contains the town of Inverness, and the villages of Balloch, Clachnaharry, Culcabock, Hilton, Resaudrie and Smithtown of Culloden. It is bounded on the north-east by the Beauly and the Moray Firths; on the east by Petty; on the south-east and south by Croy and Daviot; and the southwest by Loch Ness and the parish of Dores; and on the west by Urquhart, Kiltarlity and Kirkhill. Its length from south-west to north-east is 14 miles. It consists principally of the north-easternmost portion of the Great glen of Scotland, extending from the lower part of Loch Ness to the firths, but is also flanked on both sides by the terminating hill-screens of the glen. The most remarkable diversification is the hill of Tomnahurich, to the left side of the Ness, near the town. It is a beautiful isolated mount. The town and all its neighbourhood were frequently disturbed, in the olden times, by bloddy clan conflicts; and on the north-eastern border, in 1746, was fought the memorable battle of Culloden. The parish is the seat of a presbytery in the synod of Moray. There are three parochial charges, and three parochial churches; the High, the Gaelic and the West. There are three Free churches, the High, the East, and the North; two United Presbyterian Churches, the English and the Gaelic; and Independent Chapel, and Episcopalian Cahpel, a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, and a Roman Catholic chapel. The present parish of Inverness comprehends the ancient parishes of Inverness and Bona. Kirk Session Records
The Kirk Session of a parish consists of the the minister of the parish and the elders of the congregation. It looks after the general well-being of the congreation and, particularly in centuries past, church discipline within the parish. These records can sometimes provide invaluable information that is available nowhere else. An example would be the case of an illegitimate child. In many cases, the fornication resulting in the birth of the child would be a matter of church discipline and would thus be recorded in the minutes of the Session. It has been known ot occur that the parish register recorded the name of the mother of an illegitimate child in error, such error being brought to light by examing the Kirk Session records dealing with the birth of the child. There is also a possibility that other valuable information concerning the parents might be contained in the Kirk Session records. Kirk Session records are generally held at the Scottish Record Office in Edinburg. These records have not in most cases beeen microfilmed by the LDS Church.
There are Kirk Session minutes for this parish are available from 1688. Edited Kirk Session records were assembled by Alexander Mitchell in Inverness Kirk-Session Records, 1661 to 1800 (Inverness: R. Carruthers, 1902). This book is abailable at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City and is also available on Microfiche there, #6036099.
In addition, Inverness Presbytery Records are also available.
Mackay, William - Records of the Presbyteries of Inverness and Dingwall: 1634 to 1688 (Edinburg: T. and A. Constable, 1896). Volume 24 of a series of the Scottish Historical Society, LDS FHL Call No. BRITISH 941/B4Sc. v. 24.