Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Genealogy

Westerkirk (#854)

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: There are no entries December 1723–January 1728. The portion prior to 1731 is an old copy, which is continued until 1746. The original from 1731 is extant. Mother's names are not recorded. Marriages: The record prior to 1724 is an old copy continued until 1746. Original is from 1724 and extant. There is only three entries July 1775–January 1782 and one for November 1796–February 1799. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1693–1739, 1749–1799 Cash Books 1693–1719, 1768–1931 Burials 1805–1854 Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH2/368.

Nonconformist Church Records
No known nonconformist churches. In 1835, there were within Westerkirk parish 14 Burghers who attended a chapel in Langholm and two Cameronians, Reformed Church, who occasionally attended at Ettrick.

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