New Abby, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Genealogy

New Abby (#877)

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 except four, April 1695–December 1699, October 1706–1714. The record 1735–1745, inclusive, occurs on occasional pages of a mixed register. There are no entries, except three, December 1766–June 1769, June 1783–February 1784. Mothers' names are not recorded until 1769. Marriages: Prior to 1746 marriages are recorded on occasional pages of the register of births. There are no entries July 1695–August 1699, except one for 1697 and none for October 1700–December 1714, except one for 1705. The record from 1746 is on parallel columns of the register of births. There are no entries September 1766–July 1769, after which a separate record is kept. There are no entries for 1776, 1779, and November 1782–May 1785. Deaths: Prior to 1746 marriages are on occasional pages of the register of births. There are no entries February 1700–January 1729. From January 1746 deaths are on parallel columns with the births and marriages. There are no entries December 1766–June 1769, after which record is of burials. There are no entries, except two, May 1775–February 1778 and August 1783–January 1817. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. FHL book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes and some Accounts 1691–1694, 1697–1735, 1746–1860 Collections and Distributions 1692–1695 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1042.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are no known nonconformist groups.

Note: The Statistical Account of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright 1840–1844, states that there were within the parish 48 persons who attended dissenting churches and 67 Roman Catholics. They would have attended church in neighboring parishes and towns. FHL book 941 B4sa, Ser. 2, vol. 4 pt. 2.

See also Colvend parish.

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