Fraserburgh Scots - The Broch
Population	12,216 (2004)
OS grid reference	NJ997670
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABERDEEN
Postcode district	AB43
Dial code	01346
Vehicle code
Police
Fire
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Banff and Buchan
European Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland

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Fraserburgh, called The Broch in Scots, is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the extreme North East corner. It is 40 miles north of Aberdeen. Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... , Aberdeen (IPA: ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is Scotlands third largest city with an official population of 202,370. ...

Fishing Boats in Fraserburgh Harbour.

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Fishing port

It is the largest shellfish port in Europe. Fraserburgh is also a major white fish port and a busy commercial harbour. Fishing is the town's main industry but it offers other attractions. There are some historical points, a beach, sports such as ten pin bowling, cycling, tennis, skatepark, football pitches, a golf course, restaurants, and shopping locales. Fraserburgh harbour authority owns one of Europe's most modern ship repair facilities for fishing vessels. Cooked mussels Shellfish is a term used to describe shelled molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... For other uses of the term Whitefish, see Whitefish. ...

History

General

The story of Fraserburgh began really in 1504 when the Fraser family bought the lands of Philorth. This family was to bring about major improvement due to investment over the next century. By 1570, the Fraser family had built a castle (Fraserburgh Castle) at Kinnaird's Head which was later converted into Scotland's first mainland lighthouse in 1787. A year after the Castle was built, the area church was built. The Auld Kirk was to be the standing authority in the town up until the 1840s. The 1571 building was later replaced in 1803 when the Church was made bigger to sit 1000 people. By the 1590s the area known as Faithlie was developing a small harbour. In 1592, Faithlie was renamed Fraserburgh by a charter of the Crown under King James VI. Sir Alexander Fraser was given permission to improve and govern the town as Lord Saltoun. At present this title is still in existence and is held by Flora Fraser, 20th Lady Saltoun and head of Clan Fraser. The Royal Charter also gave permission to build a college and university in Fraserburgh allowing the Lord Saltoun to appoint a rector, a principal, a sub-principal, and all the professors for teaching the different sciences. In 1597 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland recommended the Rev. Charles Frame, then minister at the Old Parish, to be principal. The college and University fell through probably for reasons accounting to lack of funds for the project. Fraserburgh was relatively quiet for the next two centuries until 1787 when Fraserburgh Castle was converted to Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, Scotland's first mainland lighthouse. After 1815 the herring trade brought a period of prosperity to Fraserburgh which lasted into the early part of the 20th Century. James VI and I King of England, Scotland and Ireland James VI of Scotland and I of England (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was a King who ruled over England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. ... Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun (born October 18, 1930) is currently the only female holder of a lordship of Parliament who has a seat in the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer. ... The Clan Fraser (Gaelic - Clann Frisealach, French Clan Frasier) is a Scottish clan of French origin. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... The 2004 Assembly with Dr Alison Elliot as Moderator The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Churchs governing body. ... The Church of Scotland (CofS; Scottish Gaelic: ), known informally by its pre-Union Scots name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. ... Kinnaird Head is a headland or promontory projecting out into the North Sea from the east coast of Scotland. ...

1790s Statistical Account of Scotland: Parish of Fraserburgh.

The Statistical Account on the Parish of Fraserburgh was written some time between 1791-1799 (probably 1791) by Rev. Alexander Simpson of the Old Parish Church. The account shows that the population of Fraserburgh was growing, peaking due to seasonal employment. He records a population of about 2000 in 1780 of which only 1000 resided in the town. There was an additional population of 200 in the village of Broadsea. He makes a point of the arrival of Dr. Webster in Fraserburgh in 1755 claiming that the population then only stood at 1682. By the time the account was written the population had increased by 518 souls since 1755. Rev. Simpson also gives accounts of deaths, births and marriages. Between 1784-1791, he claims to have an average of 37 baptisms, 14 marriages and 19 deaths per year. More notably, the statistical account mentions activities with the harbour. He describes the harbour as small but good, telling that it had the capability to take vessels with '200 tons burden' at the time the account was written. The account also mentions that Fraserburgh had tried and succeeded in shipbuilding especially after 1784. His account finishes speaking of a proposed enlargement of the harbour. He claims that the local people would willingly donate what they could afford but only if additional funding was provided by the Government and Royal Burghs.

January 1840, Statistical Account of Scotland: Parish of Fraserburgh.

The second statistical account was written as a follow up to the first of the 1790s. Written in January 1840 by Rev. John Cumming, it gives an interesting look at the change over a period of 50 years since the previous account. The first notable feature is the population change. In 1791 he records it as 2215 growing to only 2271 by 1811. After 1811, however, the population increases massively to 2954 by 1831. The writer of the account considers the herring fishing, which intensified in 1815, to be the most important reason for this population boom. By 1840 he writes that the seamen were marrying early with 86 marriages and 60 births in the parish in the space of one year. On top of this increased population, he explains that the herring season seen an additional 1200 people working in the Parish. There is also mention of the prosperity of this trade bringing about an increase in general wealth with a change in both dress and diet. Cumming also records 37 illegitimate children from 1837-1840 although he keeps no record of death. The prosperity of the economy also brought about improvement within the town with a considerable amount of new houses being built in the town. The people were gaining from the herring industry as in real terms rent fell by 6% from 1815 to 1840. The Lord Saltoun was described as the predominant land owner earning £2266,13s,4d in rents. This period also saw the extension of the harbour as was hoped in the 1791 Statistical Account. A northern pier of 300 yards was built between 1807-1812 but did not provide enough protection for the vessels. After many complaints, in 1818 a southern pier was built by Act of Parliament. There was huge improvement on the harbour in this period, indeed Cumming states that no less than £30,000 was spent developing the harbour between 1807 and 1840. By 1840, the harbour held 8 vessels of 45-155 tons and 220 boats of the herring fishery.

Herring/Fishing industry in the mid to late 19th Century.

See also Scottish east coast fishery The Scottish east coast fishery has been in existence for more than a thousand years, spanning the Viking period right up to the present day. ...

Notable residents

• Thomas Blake Glover was born in Fraserburgh, where his father worked for the coastguard.
• Sir George Strahan (1838 - 1887), British colonial governor was born in Fraserburgh

Thomas Blake Glover. ... Major Sir George Cumine Strahan KCMG (9 December 1838 – 17 February 1887) was a British military officer and colonial administrator, best known as the Governor of Tasmania from 1881–1886. ...

External links

• Fraserburgh: Scotland's Leading Light
• Fraserburgh Heritage Centre
• Banff and Buchan College
• Macrae Foods LTD
• Cairness House
• Buchan hillwalking club
• Web Historian's pages on the fishing villages of the North East

General Points

• Population: 12116 (2004)
• UK Constituency: Banff and Buchan - Alex Salmond (from 1987-), leader of the SNP (1990-2000) (2004-).
• Scottish Parliament Constituency: Banff and Buchan - Stewart Stevenson (2001-)