Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #889

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Kirkinner. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies.

= History =

Available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages via the parish reports.

History is coming soon.

= Census Records =

A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about census records.   Here is a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Kirkinner as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access indexes through the library.

= Church Records =

The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about church records.

Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers. Some of the records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: There are no entries February 1698–September1702, April 1721–September 1726, October 1728–February 1730, and December 1735–January 1737. Records are incomplete 1744–1754 inclusive also 1766–1776 inclusive and 1784–1793 inclusive. Entries out of chronological order occasionally occur. Marriages: There are no entries June 1699–December 1702 and July 1742–November 1779. The fact of marriage is not stated in the entries from 1779 until after 1820. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1702–1714, 1745–1845 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/876.

Nonconformist Church Records
No known nonconformist groups.

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