Dalrey
Dalry is a parish near the centre of the district of Cuninningham, Ayrshire. It is bounded by Kilbirnie, Beith, Kilwinning, Ardrossan, West Kilbride, and Largs. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Auchingree, Blair or Blair Works, Burnside, Dalry, Den Dalry, Drakemyre, Glengarnock, Langbar, Muirhouse, Southfield
Blair, Linn, Swindridgemuir
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The vicarage of Dalry belonged to the Abbey of Kilwinning. Within this parish there was a chapel dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch. On her day, the 31st of July, a yearly fair was held at Dalry. Dalry Church was removed to a new site in 1608, and the church was again rebuilt in 1771. There are mission chapels in the parish at Blair and Kersland.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
West Dalry. The parish was disjoined from the parishes of Dalry, Kilwinning, and Ardrossan on 30 Oct 1896.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Dalry (QO)
West Dalry (QS)
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1679-1854 | Dalry | 587 | OPR |
| 1855-1971 | Dalry | 587 | RD |
| 1972-1979 | Dalry | 663 | RD |
| 1980-2004 | Kilbirnie, Beith and Dalry | 663 | RD |
| 2009 | North Ayrshire, Kilbirnie | 663 | RD |
| 2026 | North Ayrshire Council; Dalry Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Barr, Campbell, Craig, Crawford, Hamilton, Kerr, Reid, Smith, Thomson, Walker
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr John Fullarton.
"The present state of population from a list that was lately taken, is as follows: 904 examinable persons in the country part of the parish; 282 below 6 or 7 years old in the country; 607 examinable in the village; 207 not examinable in the village; total 2000.
There are 3 clergymen in the village of Dalry, the minister of the Established Church, of the Antiburgher, and the Burgher Seceders, both of whom were established lately in the parish. There are no Episcopals, no Roman Catholics."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 12, p. 90
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 5, Section I, p. 210
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