Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland Genealogy

Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyle, Scotland (#510)

History

Dunn and Kilmun were united under one parish. The village of Kilmun on the Holy Loch was begun about 1829 by David Napier Esq. The Lamonts assumed the superiority of this district at a very early period. The Campbells acquired superiority later. Alexander S. Finlay Esq. of Castle toward; James Hunter Esq. of Hafton; John Campbell Esq. of Dunon; and Archibald Douglas Esq. of Glenfinart were the major land owners. The land was primarily used for, sheep, gunpowder mill, oats, potatoes, turnips, and hay. The population in 1843 was 2853. The session book of the parish of Dunoon commences 6-Dec-1692. The register of marriages commences in 1742 and kept imperfectly until 1800 and now kept perfectly. The place of Kilmun is, ecclesiastically of higher repute than Dunoon. There are 2 chapels in the United Parish, a dissenting chapel in connection with the Associated Synod, 4 or 5 families of Episcopalians and 3 Roman Catholics.

This account was written in 1843. source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol. 7)