Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Notes:
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.

Birth

Matches 1 to 20 of 20

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Mason, William	1686	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I39190
2	Borrowman, William	1703	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49930
3	Millar, John	1715	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I34870
4	Borrowman, Agnes	1743	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49935
5	Borrowman, William	1745	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49933
6	Borrowman, Mary	1747	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49932
7	Borrowman, John	1749	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49934
8	Borrowman, John	18 Apr 1750	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I36621
9	Borrowman, Matthew	1754	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49936
10	Smart, Jean	1770	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32781
11	Smart, Mary	1772	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32782
12	Blair, James G.	1773	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I16130
13	Borrowman, Mary	1775	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49938
14	Penman, Alexander	24 Nov 1775	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49939
15	Smart, John	1776	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32780
16	Smart	27 Dec 1778	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32779
17	Smart, Thomas	1781	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I9888
18	Smart, Peter	1785	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32778
19	Smart, James	1787	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32777
20	Buchanan, Thomas Graham	1806	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I55935

Christening

Matches 1 to 17 of 17

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Christening		Person ID
1	Mason, William	1 May 1686	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I39190
2	Borrowman, William	16 Feb 1702/03	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49930
3	Millar, John	28 Aug 1715	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I34870
4	Borrowman, Agnes	17 Jul 1743	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49935
5	Borrowman, William	3 Feb 1744/45	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49933
6	Borrowman, Mary	1 Feb 1746/47	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49932
7	Borrowman, John	26 Feb 1748/49	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49934
8	Borrowman, John	29 Jun 1750	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I36621
9	Borrowman, Matthew	7 Feb 1754	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49936
10	Smart, Jean	25 Mar 1770	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32781
11	Smart, Mary	4 Oct 1772	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32782
12	Blair, James G.	5 Jul 1773	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I16130
13	Smart, John	24 Nov 1776	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32780
14	Smart, Thomas	29 Nov 1781	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I9888
15	Smart, Peter	27 Mar 1785	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32778
16	Smart, James	19 Aug 1787	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32777
17	Buchanan, Thomas Graham	14 Dec 1806	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I55935

Death

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	Borrowman, William	12 Jan 1753	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49930
2	Allan, Mary	7 Apr 1772	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I49931
3	Smart	27 Dec 1778	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I32779
4	Borrowman, John	21 Jun 1789	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I36621

Marriage

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

	Family	Marriage		Family ID
1	/ Love	5 Apr 1769	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	F17077
2	Mackie / Pollock	15 Dec 1774	Airth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland	F12659