South Knapdale, Argyl, Scotland

Parish #533

History
The district of Knapdale is divided into two parishes, the one north, the other south. Tarbert, and Lochgilphead are the nearest towns. Lochcaolisport is an arm of the Atlantic, which intersects the western part of the parish. The major land owners were: Duncan Campbell, Esq. of Inverneill and Knap; Alexander Campbell, Esq. of Achindarroch; and John Graham Campbell, Esq. of Shirvain. The land was primarily used for black-cattle, barley, oats, potatoes, beans, turnips, herring fishery, and sheep. The population in 1772 was 1600. The population in 1841 was 1537. The parish registers have been kept since 1771, though entries appear to have been correctly made, the book containing the registrations has not been well taken care of. Some of the leaves having been lost, and the whole much sullied. There are two churches in the parish. "Pauperism is increasing daily." This account was written in 1840.

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: A page is imperfect and two entries nearly destroyed after October 1789. Four entries are imperfect after March 1804. Supplementary entries appear 1803–1824 on seven pages at the end of 1819. An imperfect draft appears 1778–1791 after marriage entries of 1819. Marriages: There are no entries August 1774–April 1778. All the entries indicate that the parties were "registrated for marriage." There is an imperfect draft for births of 1775–1792 after the record of marriage for 1819. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
No pre-1855 records are available.

Nonconformist Church Records
No churches with pre-1855 records are available.

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