Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #894

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Old Luce. 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.

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= 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 [Parish] 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 under and family history centers. Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: This record has been carefully kept. The pages throughout are subscribed by the session–clerk. Marriages: This record has also been carefully kept. The entries contain both proclamation and marriage with the name of the officiating minister and, prior to 1780 the names of two witnesses to the marriage are given. Pages have been certified by session clerk. Deaths: The record is titled Bills of Mortality. The entries state the age of the deceased. There is a separate record of deaths of children 1732–December 1729 and 1840–1841. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of he minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths.

Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:

Minutes 1724–61, 1821–1962 Accounts 1822–1960 Poors’ Fund Accounts 1724–79 Heritors’ Minutes 1740 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1417.

Nonconformist Church Records
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the Scotland Church Records Union List.

Glen Luce Free Church
History— From July 1843 supply was arranged for Old and New Luce. The charge was sanctioned in 1847. The church was built in 1844, the school about 1849, and the manse in 1897. In 1877, the school, no longer needed for educational purposes, was converted into three dwelling houses. Membership: 1848, 100; 1900, 168. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details may be given in the source

Records— Minutes 1845–1911 Communion Roll 1849–1866 Deacons’ Court Minutes 1849–1911 Collections 1844–1860 Accounts 1846–1854 Other post–1855 records Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/1407.

Glen Luce Associate Congregation
History–– This congregation originated in the dissatisfaction felt by a number of the parishioners with the doctrine taught by the parochial incumbent. They applied for and obtained supply of sermon from the Associate Burgher Presbytery of Kilmarnock, 1808. Church built 1818. Source: Amma;s and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. Film #477618. More details may be given in the source

Records—  Minutes 1823–1962 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/1408.

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