Gigha and Cara, Argyle, Scotland

Parish #537

H istory
Campbelton is the nearest town to this parish. Both of the islands in this parish are low islands. Captain Alexander M’Neil; and Miss Macdonald Lockhart were the major land owners. The land was primarily used for, potatoes, turnips, bear, oats, fish, and a few sheep. The population in 1811 was 550, and in 1841 it was 550. There are no registers earlier than 1793. Since then “tolerable” regular except in 1824 and 1825. There is only one Disenter in the Parish, a Baptist. The average number of communicants is 145.

This account was written in 1843.

source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol 7) also 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 Records—
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, Marriages and Deaths:These are recorded by turns for each year in the same register. The early pages have suffered from dampness. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1784–1890  Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH2/697.

Nonconformist Church Records
None are available.

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