Corsock Bridge, or Corsock, is a parish in Kirkcudbrightshire. It is bounded by the parish of Parton and the Urr Water. (1892-6: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome)
Corsock
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
This parish was disjoined from Balmaclellan, Parton, and Kirkpatrick Durham, and attached by decree of the General Assembly to the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright. Services were begun in Drumhumphry Schoolroom, and in 1839 a church was built on a site given by Captain Fletcher of Corsock. Erected as a Quoad Sacra parish in 1863.
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 |
| 1839-1854 | Corsock Bridge | 862 | OPR |
| 1855-1971 | Corsock Bridge | 862 | RD |
| 1972-1995 | Corsock Bridge | 851 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Castle Douglas | 852 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries and Galloway Council; Corsock and Kirkpatrick Durham 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
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.
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
