Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland Genealogy

Eaglesham (#561)

History
Available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages under 'For non-subscribers,' then search for the parish report.

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: Previous to 1674, the entries for each month are recorded in groups without distinction of days, excluding a few instances. The records are blank from March 1664–October 1670, excluding nine entries for 1667, which are recorded at June 1671. The records are also blank from June 1676–September 1677, June 1682–June 1694, and December 1699–April 1724. Eight irregular entries, 1789–1794, inserted at September 1789. The mothers’ names are seldom recorded before 1771. There is a separate record for children of dissenters, 1786–1854, which is irregular with respect to dates. Marriages: The record prior to 1771 is kept on alternate pages with that of births for 1723–1748. They are blank August 1768–July 1770, and April 1771–October 1794, after which there is a separate record. Deaths: There are two entries, dated 1799 and 1816. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
None available.

Eaglesham Associate Burgher Secession, later United Presbyterian Church
History— The church and parish became vacant in 1765 and the patron appointed a new minister who was highly disfavored by the congregation. The matter was put before the church courts and his appointment was confirmed by the General Assembly and he was ordained in June 1767. As a result, a large body of the parishioners withdrew from the Established Church and joined the Secession. They applied for and obtained supply of sermon from the Associate Burgher Presbytery of Glasgow that year. A church was built in 1782 and a new church in 1867. The first permanent minister was not ordained until 1788. Source: Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. Film #477618. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.

Records— Extent of the records is unknown.

Eaglesham Reformed Presbyterian Church
History— Eaglesham formed part of the congregation of Sandhills and Glasgow. In 1818, the people of Eaglesham and neighborhood petitioned the Western Presbytery to be erected into a separate congregation, which was granted in March. The first minister was obtained in 1826. The congregation was largely drawn from the neighboring county of Ayrshire, and at the redistribution of congregations in 1834, it was apportioned to the Presbytery of Paisley. At the call of a new minister in 1857, the membership was listed as 52 with 40 adherents. The congregation was dissolved in 1878 following the 1876 Union. The property was later sold. Source: The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland, by W.J. Couper, pub. 1925. FHL 941 K2c. Source includes a list of ministers.

Records— Extent of the records is unknown.

Probate Records
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