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Lesmahagow

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" Lesmahagow, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lanarkshire - par., 41,299 ac., pop. 9949; vil. (also called Abbey Green), on river Nethan, 6 miles SW. of Lanark and 12 miles SE. of Hamilton, pop. 1386; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; the parish church stands on the site of a 12th century priory; Lesmahagow is chiefly a mining parish, but large quantities of fruit are also grown."

From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887

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Bibliography

Lesmahagow - The Parish and The People
written by Bill Clelland, this small book is available from the Lesmahagow Parish Historical Association and any profits from sales also go to this body.

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Census

Lanarkshire Family History Society have for sale Indexes of the 1851 census including for Lesmahagow.

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Church History

Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1692-1854
m.1692-1854
d.1765-1854

The Church of Scotland congregations in Lesmahagow come under the Presbytery of Lanark

Covenanters
On Friday 30th November 1683, John Cochrane, a shoemaker from Lesmahagow, was executed with other Covenanters.
John Steel was a leader of the Covenanters in the Lesmahagow area and some information about him, his father Robert and his brother William can be found here.

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Description & Travel

Description of the Parish of Lesmahagow.

You can see pictures of Lesmahagow which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

Although not specifically a family history society, the Lesmahagow Parish Historical Association has a very substantial collection and answers many queries each year on family history. They have OPRs, Census (incl.1821!), graveyard transcriptions, Poll tax, 18th century Cess, Minister's catechising list etc etc.  They don't have a web site but can be contacted via Julian Hodgson, 12 Greenrig Road, Hawksland, Lesmahagow ML11 9QA

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NS806398 (Lat/Lon: 55.636647, -3.898564), Lesmahagow which are provided by:

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Schools

Lesmahagow High School