Tundergarth is a parish in the middle of the east side of Annandale, Dumfriesshire. It is bounded, along the north-west side by St Mungo, Dryfesdale, and Hutton and Corrie, on the north-east end by Westerkirk, along the south-east side by Langholm, Middlebie, and Hoddom, and on the southwest end by St Mungo. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Bankshill, Tundergarth
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
A new church was opened here, 10 November 1900.
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 |
| 1791-1854 | Tundergarth | 851 | OPR |
| 1855-1947 | Tundergarth | 851 | RD |
| 1948-1968 | Dryfesdale and Tundergarth | 820 | RD |
| 2009 | (Tundergarth) Dumfries and Galloway, Sanquhar | 831 | RD |
| 2009 | (Dryfesdale) Dumfries and Galloway, Lockerbie | 837 | RD |
| 2026 | (Tundergarth) Dumfries and Galloway Council; North Milk Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Dryfesdale) Dumfries and 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
Anderson, Armstrong, Beattie, Bell, Carlyle, Carruthers, Irving, Jardine, Johnstone, 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.
By a Friend to Statistical Inquiries.
"On the 17th of November 1791, the whole population was found, upon a careful enumeration, to amount to 510 souls. The inhabitants are chiefly farmers and farm-labourers. Here are, of artisans, 2 blacksmiths, 1 joiner, 1 shoemaker, 3 weavers, and 2 tailors. The people are in general sober, industrious, and healthy; in longevity, some of them have lived to the ages of 84, and even of 90 years."
(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 19, p. 443
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section I, p. 195
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