Wandell and Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy

Wandell and Lamington (#659)

= 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 Wandell and Lamington. 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. Records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: Entries for 1656–1660 are intermixed with marriages for 1645–1660 and other matters. There are no entries 1660–1693. Entries for 1693–1702 are on four leaves with marriages for the same period after the intermixed portion, 1660. November 1702–December 1708 intermixed with marriages of November 1702–July 1709 and other matters. Also, there are no entries December 1708–1715 and intermixed with marriages and other matters until 1728. There are no entries 1728–September 1738, from which date until 1783 are intermixed with marriages. After 1783 separate registers are kept. Marriages: There are no marriage entries September 1795–1822. There is also a record containing entries of proclamation fees, fines for irregular marriages and sums collected at marriages, etc., 1738–1796. Marriages are intermixed 1645–1660, with births for 1656–1660. Entries for 1693–1702 are on four pages with births for the same period after the intermixed portion of 1660. Marriages for November 1702–July 1709 are intermixed with births of November 1702–December 1708 and other matters. There are no entries July 1709–January 1716 and registers are intermixed with other matters until 1728. After 1783, separate registers are kept. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1738–1756, 1774–1804, 1813 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/404.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are none.

Probate Records
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