Dolphington
Dolphinton a parish on the eastern border of the upper ward of Lanarkshire. It is bounded on two of its four sides by Peeblesshire, and on the other two by the parishes of Dunsyre and Walston. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Dolphinton
Newholme
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The charge was held in conjunction with Walston from 1574 to 1608.
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 |
| 1717-1854 | Dolphinton | 640 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Dolphinton | 640 | RD |
| 1969-1971 | Coalburn | 640 | RD |
| 1972-2004 | Coalburn | 586 | RD |
| 2005-2008 | Coalburn, South Lanarkshire | 586 | RD |
| 2009 | South Lanarkshire, Coalburn | 586 | RD |
| 2026 | (Dolphinton) South Lanarkshire Council; Black Mount Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Coalburn) South Lanarkshire Council; Coalburn 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
Aitken, Black, Boyd, Brown, Gray, Kay, Prentice, Smith, Somerville, 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 John Gordon.
"The population in 1791 was 200, of whom 104 were males, and 96 females; there were 50 under 10 years of age. There were 21 farmers, 1 innkeeper, 1 smith, 1 mason, 3 carpenters, 4 weavers, 1 miller, 25 male farm servants, 18 female farm servants; there were no shoemakers or tailors."
(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 14, p. 107
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 6, p. 49
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