Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy

Dunsyre (#642)

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

= History =

 The New Statistical Account of Scotland (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for Dunsyre. Also available at the Family History Library.

= 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 Scotland Census Records.

Click here for a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Dunsyre.

Below is information for any known surname indexes:

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 Scotland Church Records.

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

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers. Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: Except four entries for 1687–1693, there is no record until April 1694. Marriages: There are no marriage entries except one for 1759, January 1757–May 1761, June 1763–May 1765 and June 1777–May 1779. There are no entries for 1780. After July 1783 there is only proclamation fees intermixed with other matters, except for three entries in 1854 and no record after June 1814. Deaths: There are Mortcloth Dues among proclamation fees, etc. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1760–1836 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/115.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are none

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