Applegirth (Applegarth)
Applegarth is a parish in the centre of Annandale, Dumfriesshire. It is bounded by the parishes of Wamphray, Hutton, Dryfesdale, Lochmaben, and Johnstone. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Applegarth or Applegarthtown, Hangingshaw, Millhousebridge, Sibbaldbie
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Applegarth and Sibbaldbie were united in 1609.
Applegarth. On 7 July 1300, Edward I of England, on his way to the siege of Caerlaverock Castle, made offerings at the altars of St Nicholas and St Thomas the Martyr in the Church of Applegarth. St Nicholas may have been patron of the church. There was a chapel at Dinwiddie, in the parish of Applegarth, also a Well of St Michael.
Sibbaldbie. The church of Sibbaldbie belonged to the Abbey of Jedburgh.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(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 |
| 1749-1854 | Applegarth and Sibaldbie | 813a | OPR |
| 1836-1854 | Brydekirk | 813b | OPR |
| 1855-1856 | Applegarth | 813 | RD |
| 1857-1932 | Applegarth | 813a | RD |
| 1857-1932 | Brydekirk | 813b | RD |
| 1933-1968 | Applegarth | 813 | RD |
| 2009 | (Applegarth) Dumfries and Galloway, Lockerbie | 837 | RD |
| 2009 | (Brydekirk) Dumfries and Galloway, Annan | 839 | RD |
| 2026 | (Applegarth) Dumfries & Galloway Council; Lockerbie and District Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Brydekirk) Dumfries & Galloway Council; Brydekirk and District Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Sibbaldbie) Dumfries & Galloway Council; Lockerbie and District 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
Alston, Bell, Brown, Carruthers, Jardine, Johnstone, Little, Murray, Robertson, Rogerson
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.
"The number of inhabitants in the parish in 1792 was 741, of whom 357 are males, and 384 are females. There are 685 of the Established Church, 28 Relief Congregation, 3 Cameronians, 24 Antiburghers, and 1 Burgher. The farmers and the parishioners in general, are laborious and industrious, and commonly very healthy. There are no villages in the parish, nor manufactures of any kind carried on, except by a few weavers, who are chiefly employed by the inhabitants."
(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 8, p. 310
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section I, p. 170
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
