Covington & Thankeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy

Coverington &amp; Thankerton (#634)

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 Genealogcial Index. Births: This record appears to have been regularly kept, and entries are tabulated throughout. They are arranged in odd order on the film: entries for 1664–1690 are followed by financial accounts for 1691–1705, then entries for 1705–1774; entries for 1652–1653 and 1691–1704 are then found after deaths for 1750–1767. The second film is also in sections. Marriages: There are financial accounts 1691–1705 and prior to December 1783 there are only entries of Consignation Money and of sums collected at marriages. There are no entries December 1785–October 1787 and only one entry September 1800–January 1803, one for January 1813–January 1815 and none for July 1818–October 1820. Deaths: Deaths for Mortcloth Dues prior to March 1778. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1652–1821 Baptisms 1705–1772 Marriages 1705–1766 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/72.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are none

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