Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy

Libberton (#650)

= 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 Libberton. Also available at the Family History Library.

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 Genalogical Index. Births: Interpolated entries not unfrequent after1809, but the record generally was kept with care. Marriages: Up to January 1758, the names of two witnesses to the marriages are recorded in the entries. Record of proclamation fees 1717–1743 is mixed with entries of Mortcloth Dues, etc. Deaths: Mortcloth Dues, 1717–1744, are intermixed with other matters. There are no entries except five deaths of ministers, 1765–1813, December 1744–October 1783, after which date burials are recorded. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1639–1678, 1683–1741, 1751–1929 Collections and Accounts 1738–1801, 1808–1913 Testimonials 1690–1700 Communion Rolls 1849–1908 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/383.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are none.

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