St. Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

St. Quivox, Ayr, Scotland (#612)

History
The name of the parish is sometimes written as St. Evox. Ayr is the nearest town. The major land owners were: Mr. Oswald of Auchencruive; Mr. Forbes of Callendar; Messrs Hunters and Company, Bankers, ayr; and Mr Campbell of Craigie. The land was primarily used for, coal, cattle, oats, turnips, potatoes, wheat, barley, and dairy cows. The population in 1755 was 499. The population in 1837 was 5348. The parochial records began in1780 and have been kept regularly since that time.

The religious attendance of the parishioners was:

Established Church -724 families Roman Catholic --125 Relief -112 United Secessions ---71 Antiburghers 40 Episcopalian 20 Reformed Presbytery 25 Methodists --18 Independents 6 Moravians -3 Universalists -2

This account was written in 1837.

source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol.5)

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 no entries April 1740–June 1772, except five entries, 1767–1771. There is a fragment of a page with part of entries for 1743. There are four entries only from 1785–1793. Marriages: There are proclamations only prior to 1768. There are no entries June 1768–October 1783 and after 1813 there are proclamations only. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970 British book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Years Covered FHL Film Number Proclamations 1843–1860 0303666 item 5 Births 1843–1860 0303666 item 5 Other: Minutes 1821–1950 Accounts 1737–1941 Population Report 1821 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/319.

Nonconformist Church Records
No known nonconformist groups. See Ardrossan and Newton-Upon-Ayr Parishes.