Kirkpatrick-Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Genealogy

Kirkpatick-Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland (#874)

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: This record throughout is extremely irregular with respect to dates. Marriages: It does not appear that any record of this event was kept for this parish prior to 1855. Deaths: It does not appear that any record of this event was kept for this parish prior to 1855. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. FHL book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1694–1807 Cash Book 1746–1783 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/231.

Nonconformist Church Records
General Statement: The Statistical Account of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright 1844, states that before the Disruption of 1843 there were within the parish 158 individuals who belonged to dissenting and seceding churches, 12 Episcopalians, and 32 Roman Catholics. As there were no meeting places in the parish for these groups, they would have attended churches in neighboring parishes. FHL British Book 941 B4sa, Ser. 2, vol. 4 pt. 2

Kirkpatrick-Durham Free Church
History— Dr. George J. C. Duncan, minister of the parish, and many of his congregation, "came out" in 1843. The church was erected soon after the Disruption, the school in 1847, and the manse in 1849. The church was reconstructed in 1870, and church and manse were renovated in 1894. At first parts of the parishes of Urr and Parton were under the care of the minister. The formation of the charge at Corsock considerably diminished the membership, which was also affected by the steady decline of the population. Membership: 1848, 263; 1900, 116. 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 including lists of ministers.

Records— Extent of pre–1855 records is unknown.

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