CARLUKE
"town and par. with ry. sta., mid. Lanarkshire, 5½ miles NW. of Lanark and 19¼ miles SE. of Glasgow -- par., 15,345 ac., pop. 8552; town, pop. 3867; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; is a neat, well-built place, and the centre of business for a considerable extent of surrounding country. Coal, ironstone, limestone, sandstone, abound in the neighbourhood, and are extensively worked."
From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887
Bibliography
Cemeteries
Census
Church History
Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1690-1854
m.1694-1809/1838-1854
Mortcloth records 1694-1809
Burial records 1728-1738, 1750-1778, 1838-1851
Church Records
- Churches in Carluke:
- Church of Scotland
- St Athanasius, Mount Stewart Street, Roman Catholic
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Description and Travel
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Population
Year Population
(parish)1831 ---- 1841 ---- 1851 ---- 1861 ---- 1871 ---- 1887 8552 1891 ----
