Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Genealogy

Terregles (#880)

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Terregles. 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 your parish of interest. Also available at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp 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 Terregles as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available:

= Church Records =

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 only six entries dated previous to 1730. There are no entries August 1747–January 1782 except seventeen entries dated 1774–1781. Mothers' names are rarely recorded until June 1794. Marriages: There are no entries October 1798–June 1800; one entry November 1812–September 1814; There are no entries December 1814–December 1837 or for 1845. Deaths: There are no entries April 1802–January 1804, April 1805–January 1808, and February 1815–January 1848. Record ends August 1851. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. FHL book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
There are none.

Nonconformist Church Records
No known nonconformist groups.

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