Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #836

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: 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 Births: Birth entries are occasionally out of date order. Mother's names not recorded until 1784. Marriages: No entries 1762 or May 1772–February 1776. Record ends July 1776, except one entry for 1836 and one for 1843. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1783–1825 Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH2/232.

Kirkpatrick–Fleming Free Church
History— The minister of the parish and a large part of his congregation "came out" in 1843. Many people, formerly careless, seem then to have begun regular attendance on ordinances. The church was built in 1843; the manse and school in 1847. Membership: 1848, 160; 1900, 160. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records— The extent of records is unknown. No records are deposited at a record office or library.

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