Dalrymple is a parish on the southern border of the district of Kyle, Ayrshire. It is bounded by the parishes of Ayr, Coylton, Dalmellington, Straiton, Kirkmichael, and Maybole. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Barbieston, Barmuck, Dalrymple, Dustyhall, Perclewan
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Dalrymple was a prebend of the Chapel Royal of Stirling. The parish church was rebuilt in 1764 and 1849.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Patna. A church was built here in 1837. On 2 July 1877 the parish of Patna was disjoined from Dalmellington, Dalrymple, Kirkmichael, and Straiton.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Dalrymple (QO)
Patna (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 |
| 1699-1854 | Dalrymple | 588 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Dalrymple | 588 | RD |
| 2009 | South Ayrshire, Ayr | 680 | RD |
| 2026 | East Ayrshire Council; Dalrymple 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
Brown, Campbell, Davidson, Ferguson, Gibson, Johnston, Kerr, Martin, Murray, Williamson
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 Ebenezer Walker.
"The number of souls at present is 380, of whom 170 are males and 210 are females. There are 40 farmers, with their families amounting to 235; 6 weavers, 2 smiths, 3 shoemakers, 1 wright, 1 tailor. There are 86 inhabited houses. The parish, for the most part, supplies itself with provision, and sometimes exports. The people in general are disposed to industry, and are economical."
(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 4, p. 305
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 5, Section I, p. 273
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
