Kirkcudbrightshire

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Buittle

"The surface is finely diversified with hill and dale, and though it does not abound with grand and sublime prospects, affords much beautiful and picturesque scenery. In the lower and middle districts, the ground is broken and uneven, and frequently juts out into steep banks and rocky knolls covered with furze and broom. In the upper district, it presents a more level and arable appearance.
....The soil, climate, and situation are in general well adapted for planting and raising wood, as the rapid growth of various kinds of trees tesifies....
The breeding and rearing of cattle is an object of great importance to the farmers, as they generally calculate on realizing a considerable part of their profits from this source....
The parish is bounded on the north, by the parishes of Crossmichael and Kelton; by the bay of Orchardton; on the east, by the parishes of Urr and Colvend; from which it is separated by the river Urr; and on the west, by a small stream which separates it from Kelton and Rerwick....
Castle Douglas is the nearest market town. Palnackie is the only village in the parish, it is situated on the river Urr and has a considerable trade....
....Coals, lime, wood, slates, and merchant goods are imported. Farm produce, wood, fat cattle, and sheep, are exported.... "(Rev. Alexander Crosby)
New Statistical Account, Blackwood
Read the full account at the Buittle Parish Home Page.

• Bibliography
• Cemeteries
• Census
• Church History
• Church Records
• Kirk Session Records See Church Records
• Internet Site
• Population

Bibliography

History, Kirkcudbright, Buittle.Old Statistical Account, Sir John Sinclair,1790's
History, Kirkcudbright, Buittle. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 2nd Series, W Blackwood, 1845.

Cemeteries

The Church Yard of Buittle has had pre 1855 monumental inscriptions transcribed and indexed. The index and transcribed inscriptions are included in a series of volumes that cover all of Kirkcudbrightshire. Buittle is in volume 1. Refer to the county page for additional details.
Transcripts and photographs of Memorial Headstones in the Buittle Churchyard are available on CD

Census

The 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1881 census for the parish of Buittle is online.

Church History

The church stands in the centre of the parish, and is accessible to all the inhabitants.... The register of Baptisms is not so complete as it ought to have been, owing to Dissenters not choosing to enter the births of their children in the parish register. The entries are chiefly made by parents belonging to the Established Church....
The following statistics were taken from the account:

Church Records

Church of Scotland records are held at the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Copies of the pairsh register on microfilm may be consulted in LDS Family History Centres around the world. Refer to the county page for additional details.

Kirk Session Notes: The Kirk Session records for the parish start in 1779. (CH2 440) The heads of families are recorded in 1785. Refer to the county page for additional details.

Internet Site

You will find on the Buittle Parish Homepage a history of the area as well as records that will help you in your search for your ancestors.

Population

Last updated: 6 Jan 2006 by David Hawgood