BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Cathcart - Partly in Lanarkshire until 1891
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Anderson, Brown, Campbell, Craig, Robertson, Scott, Smith, Stewart, Thomson, Wilson
Common Surnames:
A: Adam, Allan
B: Barr, Blackwood, Blair, Boyle, Browning
C: Cameron, Charnley, Clark, Crawford, Cumming, Currie
D: Docherty, Douglas
F: Ferguson, Fleming
G: Gallacher, Gibson, Graham, Greenlees
H: Hamilton, Harvie, Holmes, Houston
J: Jamieson, Jinks
K: Kerr
L: Laird, Lang, Love
M: Melville, Miller, Muir, Munn, Murray
O: Orr
P: Paterson, Pedersen, Pollock
R: Reid, Ritchie, Russell
S: Shearer, Simpson, Snodgrass, Steven, Stevenson
W: Wallace, Watson, Whyte, Wylie
Y: Young
POPULATION:
1755: 26,645
1801: 78,501
1811: 93,172
1821: 112,175
1831: 133,443
1841: 155,072
1851: 161,091
Location of Renfrewshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Abbey, or Abbey Paisley | 559 |
| Cathcart | 560 |
| Eaglesham | 561 |
| Eastwood | 562 |
| Erskine | 563 |
| Greenock | 564 |
| Houston and Killellan | 565 |
| Inchinnan | 566 |
| Inverkip | 567 |
| Kilbarchan | 568 |
| Kilmacolm | 569 |
| Lochwinnoch | 570 |
| Mearns | 571 |
| Neilston | 572 |
| Paisley | 573 |
| Port Glasgow | 574 |
| Renfrew | 575 |