Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy

Pettinain (#653)

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Pettinain. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies.

= History =

The New Statistical Account of Scotland (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for Pettinain. Also available at the Family History Library.

= Census Records =

A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about Scotland Census Records.

Click here for a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Pettinain.

Below is information for any known surname indexes:

The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access indexes through the library.

= Church Records =

The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about Scotland Church Records.

Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.

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 of the records may be indexed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index. ] Births: Births are intermixed with marriages until June 1709. They are extremely irregular and incomplete December 1779–April 1792 and entries have many years out of order of time are frequent after April 1792. Mothers’ names are seldom recorded before 1796. Marriages: Marriage record up to 1709 is intermixed with births for the same period. There are no entries June 1709–October 1710, after which there is a separate register. There are no entries, except for one May 1727–June 1731, and nine December 1734–May 1741. There are six entries for June 1746–April 1772 and except for three entries dated 1804, 1816 and 1817 the record ends May 1778. There are, however, entries of sums paid by persons intending marriage, 1696–1779 which to some extent supply the defects of the regular register. Deaths: Mortcloth Dues. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths.

Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:

Minutes 1689–1839 Accounts 1778–1846 Baptisms 1764–1804 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/301.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are none.

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