Kirkpatrick-Juxta is a parish in the north of Annandale, Dumfriesshire. It is bounded by Lanarkshire, and by the parishes of Moffat, Wamphray, Johnstone, Kirkmichael, and Closeburn. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Beattock, Braefoot, Craigielands, Holmshaw, Hollows, Sandbed, Marchbank, Milton, Murthat
The parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta, which is shown on the Ordnance Survey maps as wholly in the county of Dumfries, was really situated partly in that county and partly in the county of Lanark. The parish was placed wholly in the county of Dumfries. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
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The parishes of Kirkpatrick-Juxta and Dungree were united in the seventeenth century.
Kirkpatrick-Juxta, or Kirkpatrick in Annandale. In the fifteenth century Kirkpatrick in Annandale was named Kirkpatrick-Juxta to distinguish it from four other churches of St Patrick in the See of Glasgow. This Kirkpatrick was styled Juxta as being the nearest of the five to Glasgow, the seat of the Bishop. At Langbedholm in this parish, called of old Lanbethlem, the Brethren of the Order of the Star of Bethlehem had a hospital. There was also in the parish a chapel of St Bride.
Dungree, or Dumgree. Dungree, which belonged to the Abbey of Kelso, was united to this parish in the seventeenth century.
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 |
| 1694-1854 | Kirkpatrick Juxta | 838 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Kirkpatrick Juxta | 838 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Moffat | 836 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries & Galloway Council; Kirkpatrick Juxta 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
Anderson, Bell, Brown, Dinwoodie, Johnstone, Little, Moffat, Scott, Smith, Waugh
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 Gabriel Scott.
"The present population is 617, of whom 298 are males, 319 females, and 156 under 10 years of age. There are 51 families of farmers, 71 other families, 15 tradesmen, 62 male and female servants, all (at least occasionally) labourers. There are 17 Seceders.
Almost every family spins coarse cloth for its own use; but unfortunately there is no considerable woollen manufacture in all Annandale. A great part of the wool is exported to England.
The people in general are quiet, sober and contented. No murder, suicide nor robbery, is known to have happened in the parish."
(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. 517
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section I, p. 164
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