Abermelk, Castlemilk
St Mungo is a parish in Annandale, Dumfriesshire. It is bounded by Dryfesdale, Tundergarth, Hoddom, Cummertrees, and Dalton. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Castlemilk, Kettleholm, Kettleholm Bridge, Middleshaw, St Mungo
Castlemilk
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Abermelk was a mensal kirk of the Archbishop of Glasgow. The parish name was changed in the seventeenth century to that of its patron saint. There was a Well of Our Lady. (1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Parish (QO)
(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 |
| 1700-1854 | St Mungo | 847 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | St Mungo | 847 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Lockerbie | 837 | RD |
| 2026 | 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
Beattie, Byers, Carruthers, Cowan, Graham, Jardine, Kerr, Scott, Smith, Wilson
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 David Dickson, Minister.
"The population of St Mungo in 1792, by an exact enumeration, was 640. All the inhabitants are of the Established Church, except 22. Of these 2 attend the English Chapel, 2 the Kirk of Relief, 2 the Burgher, and 16 the Antiburgher meeting houses in the neighbourhood.
As this parish is surrounded with many thriving and populous villages, very few mechanics reside in it. There are only 2 or 3 joiners, and about as many weavers, blacksmiths, and tailors. There are no writers, surgeons, nor shoemakers in the parish. There is but one alehouse, situated on the turnpike road from Glasgow to Carlisle. The number of farmers, great and small, amounts to about 50; and of those who occupy cottages, the number may be nearly the same. The farmers cultivate their lands themselves, with the help of their families, servants, and cottagers."
(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 11, p. 383
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section I, p. 203
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