Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy

Walston (#658)

= 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 Walston. Also available at the Family History Library.

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: There are no birth entries, except one for 1692, six for 1693 and one for 1698, April 1690–October 1700. Entries are frequently out of the order of time after 1747. Marriages: There are no marriage entries June 1688–January 1690, April 1692–February 1702, December 1705–August 1707, 1720, except for two in 1741, 1734–June 1743, December 1746–April 1748, August 1748–February 1753, April 1763–October 1781, July 1792–July 1816, 1818. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1703–1881 Scroll Minutes 1790–1849 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/363.

Ellsridgehill Free Church
History— Services were begun in Ellsridgehill immediately after the Disruption. It was in the center of the parishes in which there was then no Free Church. In response to a petition from the people the Assembly in 1845 sanctioned a regular charge here. The Old Anti-burghers meetinghouse was purchased and repaired. This served as their place of worship until the new church was built and opened in 1872. The population of the district, which is rural, tended steadily to decrease. Membership: 1848, 119; 1900, 101. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. FHL Film #918572. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.

Records— The extent of records is unknown.

Probate Records
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