Kirkgunzion
Kirkgunzeon is a parish in the south-east of Kircudbrightshire. It is bounded by Lochrutton, New Abbey, Colvend, and Urr. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Bankend, Breckonside, Gateside, Killymingan, Kirkgunzeon
Lotue
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church was dedicated to St Finian of Clonard. Near it is St Finian's Well. There was a chapel of St Bride in the parish.
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 |
| 1702-1854 | Kirkgunzeon | 872 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Kirkgunzeon | 872 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Dalbeattie | 864 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries and Galloway Council; Kirkgunzeon 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
Brown, Clark, Coupland, Gibson, Hunter, Jardine, Robson, Scott, Thomson, Watson
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 James Heron.
"The number of souls in this parish was, in 1755, 489; at present the number is 520; the number of inhabited houses is 103; there are 7 more males than females."
(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 7, p. 187
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section II, p. 218
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
