Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland Genealogy

Kirkcowan, Wigtonshire, Scotland (#888)

History
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Established Church—Old Parochial Registers
Condition of Original Registers— Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library under “Databases on the Network.” Births: There are only two entries prior to January 1792. It appears that the early session books of this parish were destroyed by fire. Marriages: There does not seem to be an extant record before 1832. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b

Established Church—Kirk Session Records

Minutes 1719–1727, 1826–1900 Communion Roll 1849–1852 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/226.

Nonconformist Church Records

Kirkowan Secession Church Records

History— Dissenting ministers of various denominations had been in the habit of preaching in Kirkcowan for a considerable time prior to 1837. In that year the persons accustomed to attend their ministrations applied for and obtained regular supply from the United Associate Presbytery of Wigtown. They purchased a dwelling house and had it fitted up as a place of worship. A new church was opened in 1862. Source: Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. Film #477618. More details may be given in the source

Records— Minutes 1840–1858, 1861–1936 Notebook Containing Minutes 1838–1841 Baptisms 1838–1842 Marriages 1839–1842 Deaths 1844–1854 List of Members 1838–1844. Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/871.