CARNWATH
"CARNWATH, a parish Carnwath, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Lanarksh., on C. Burn, 25 m. SW. of Edinburgh and 27 m. SE. of Glasgow -- par., 30,565 ac. (119 water), pop. 5831; vil., pop. 845; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is rich in coal and ironstone. Carnwath has given the title of Earl to the Dalzell family since 1639. At W. end of the vil. is Carnwath House. "
From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887
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Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1709-1854
m.1705-1735/1826-1854
d.1705-1735/1826-1854
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History
The first ironstone works in Lanarkshire was started at Wilsontown in 1781.
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Population
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