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Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland



 


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AIRTH, a parish, in the county of Stirling, 6? miles (N.) from Falkirk; containing, with the village of Dunmore. The Gaelic term ard, or ardh?, signifying a hill, is supposed to have given the name to this place, in which the eminence called the Hill of Airth is a conspicuous feature, and forms a striking contrast to the level district by which it is surrounded. The parish is situated on the shore of the Forth, which is its boundary on the north and east. The church, which is conveniently situated, was built in 1820, and is capable of accommodating 800 persons. There is a place of worship for the Burgher denomination.



Airth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is 8 miles (13 kilometres) north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth. Airth lies on the A905 road between Grangemouth and Stirling and is overlooked by Airth Castle, the village retains two market crosses and a small number of historic houses.



The village has long association with the River Forth and it was on the banks of the river that a royal dockyard was created. It was used during the years 1507-1513 in the reign of James IV to build ships of war at the pool of Airth. History reveals that a primitive form of dry dock was used. Strong timbers would be used to form the ?stocks? for the vessel and a clay dam would prevent the river from penetrating the working area. When the ship was ready, the dam would be breached, at high tide, to enable it to float out into the river. The shipping fleet was destroyed in 1745 by Bonnie Prince Charlie when some ship to shore skirmishes took place by batteries set by Jacobites to drive off the government ships. A number of smaller vessels from the village were burned by loyalist troops and that proved damaging to Airth's subsequent development as a port. However, as late as 1820 sloops built in the shipyards at Airth were among those recorded as operating in the middle of the Forth.

Latitude: 56.0693, Longitude: -3.771


Birth

Matches 1 to 19 of 19

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Blair, James G.  1773Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I16130
2 Borrowman, Agnes  1743Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49935
3 Borrowman, John  1749Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49934
4 Borrowman, Mary  1747Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49932
5 Borrowman, Mary  1775Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49938
6 Borrowman, Matthew  1754Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49936
7 Borrowman, William  1703Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49930
8 Borrowman, William  1745Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49933
9 Buchanan, Thomas Graham  1806Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I55935
10 Mason, William  1686Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I39190
11 Millar, John  1715Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I34870
12 Penman, Alexander  24 Nov 1775Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49939
13 Smart  27 Dec 1778Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32779
14 Smart, James  1787Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32777
15 Smart, Jean  1770Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32781
16 Smart, John  1776Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32780
17 Smart, Mary  1772Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32782
18 Smart, Peter  1785Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32778
19 Smart, Thomas  1781Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I9888

Christening

Matches 1 to 16 of 16

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Christening    Person ID 
1 Blair, James G.  5 Jul 1773Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I16130
2 Borrowman, Agnes  17 Jul 1743Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49935
3 Borrowman, John  26 Feb 1748/49Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49934
4 Borrowman, Mary  1 Feb 1746/47Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49932
5 Borrowman, Matthew  7 Feb 1754Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49936
6 Borrowman, William  16 Feb 1702/03Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49930
7 Borrowman, William  3 Feb 1744/45Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49933
8 Buchanan, Thomas Graham  14 Dec 1806Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I55935
9 Mason, William  1 May 1686Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I39190
10 Millar, John  28 Aug 1715Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I34870
11 Smart, James  19 Aug 1787Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32777
12 Smart, Jean  25 Mar 1770Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32781
13 Smart, John  24 Nov 1776Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32780
14 Smart, Mary  4 Oct 1772Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32782
15 Smart, Peter  27 Mar 1785Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32778
16 Smart, Thomas  29 Nov 1781Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I9888

Death

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Allan, Mary  7 Apr 1772Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49931
2 Borrowman, William  12 Jan 1753Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I49930
3 Smart  27 Dec 1778Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland I32779

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