Dolphington, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy

Dolphington (#640)

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of dolphington. 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 Dolphington. 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 entries for 1784. Marriages: There is only one entry prior to May 1719 and no entries for 1737, November 1738–June 1818 except one for 1745 and one for 1766. Deaths: Two entries of deaths for 1754–1756, are recorded after the marriages for 1738. Source:Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1717–1729, 1760–1787, 1815–1942 Collections and Miscellaneous Accounts 1820–1876 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/378.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are none.

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