Inch Parish Records
At the Dumfries
and Galloway Archives, Dumfries:
- EGD/110
Papers of John Douglas, Balker Home Farm, Castle Kennedy
Valuation of farm, 1905; bill book; wages book, 1939; cash book, 1905;
miscellaneous stock and account books
The parish church of Inch, which stands on the shore of Loch Inch,
belonged prior to the reformation to the Bishop of Galloway. Within the
parish there existed two chapels, that of St John's and also of St
Patrick's, which gave rise to Portpatrick. In 1931, following the union
of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church in 1929, the
parish church of Inch was united with the former United Free Church
congregation of Inch Castle Kennedy. After the union the former Castle
Kennedy Church was converted for use as a church hall. In 1982 Inch was
linked with Stranraer St Andrew's and a union later followed between
Inch and Lochryan in 1985. After the union the parish, which continued
under the name of Inch, remained linked to Stranraer St Andrew's. The
kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Stranraer until 1963 when, by
Act of Assembly, the Presbytery of Wigtown and the Presbytery of
Stranraer were united under the name of the Presbytery of Wigtown and
Stranraer.
- Cairnryan Free Church, later United Free
Cairnryan Free Church began as an extension charge
before the Disruption. It was separately sanctioned in 1844, with a
church opened in the following year. It transferred to the United Free
Church in 1900, but the minister retired in the same year and it was
served by probationers and missionaries, and did not transfer to the
Church of Scotland. The UFC charge was in the presbytery of Wigtown and
Stranraer and the synod of Dumfries and Galloway.
- Lochryan Church, previously Burnfoot Chapel of Ease
In 1858 the Parish of Lochryan was disjoined from
that of Inch and erected quoad sacra; the church of
this parish had been built at Cairnryan a number of years prior in
1841. In 1941 the charge of Lochryan was united to Glenapp to form the
session of Lochryan and Glenapp and following the local union both
parish churches remained in use for public worship. In 1985 however the
union between Glenapp and Lochryan was dissolved in favour of a union
between Lochryan and Inch, under the name of Inch. The kirk session sat
within the Presbytery of Stranraer until 1963 when, by Act of Assembly,
the Presbytery of Wigtown and the Presbytery of Stranraer were united
together under the name of the Presbytery of Wigtown and Stranraer.
- Inch Free church (later United Free Castle Kennedy, then
united with Inch Church of Scotland)
United with Inch Church of Scotland in 1931.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CH2/637
Inch Kirk Session
Minutes and accounts, 1730-1881; Accounts, 1842-1858 and 1865-1896;
Claims for ailment, 1845-1847; Communion roll, 1836-1878; Miscellaneous
letters, 1827-1844.
- CH3/1304
Cairnryan Free Church, later United Free
Minutes, 1846-1930; Sustentation Committee minutes, 1847-1883; Deacons'
court minutes, 1884-1930; Sustentation Fund collections, 1856-1859.
- CH2/1315
Lochryan Church
Minutes, 1859-1941;
communion roll ?1859-1876; baptisms, 1858-1876, 1858-1941; Baptismal
register, 1878-1985; Proclamation register, 1886-1977; Communion roll,
1882-1941; Collections, 1889-1934, 1934-1964.
- CH3/557
Inch Free church (later United Free Castle Kennedy, then united with
Inch Church of Scotland)
Minutes, 1843-1875; Marriages, 1845-1878; Baptisms, 1845-1879; Deaths,
1845-1878; Marriages of parties married by Peter Ferguson, who were not
members of his congregation, 1850-1879; Treasurer's cash
book, 1871-1879; Treasurer's cash book, 1880-1899; Marriage register,
1879-1891; Marriage register, 1958-1960; Death and Interment register,
1879-1894.
The LDS
have filmed the following records which may be consulted at LDS
Family History Centres.
LDS Library Film Number:
| 889487 Item 5 |
Inch Free
Church |
Marriages, 1845-1878; births, 1845-1878; deaths,
1845-1878;
memorandum of parties married by Peter Ferguson who were not of his
congregation, 1850-1879; marriages, 1880-1893, 1958-1960. |
Original documents: National Archives of Scotland
- CH3/557/1, 4 |
| Data
provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR794
Inch parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1828-1928; Accounts and assessments, 1863-1931.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- IRS87/3-5
Valuation Office (Scotland): Field Book, 1910-1920: Inch
Parish
Entries 1-100, 101-200, 201-300.
- IRS133
Valuation Office (Scotland) maps to accompany the above field books,
scale 1/2500, Ordnance Survey sheets for Wigtownshire.
At the Dumfries
and Galloway Archives, Dumfries:
- EW4
Wigtownshire County Council: County Treasurer's Department
Valuation rolls, 1891-1975; Assessment rolls, 1890-1897, 1950-1960.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
Some estate papers can be found by searching the
NationalArchives
catalogue for "Inch" and reference starts
"GD". Collections
particularly worth searching are:
- GD25
Papers of the Kennedy Family, Earls of Cassillis (Ailsa Muniments)
- GD27
Papers of Kennedy of Dalquharran
- GD135
Papers of the Dalrymple Family, Earls of Stair
- GD154
Papers of the Agnew Family of Lochnaw, Wigtownshire
- E614
Exchequer Records: Forfeited Estates Papers 1715: Particular Estates:
Baldoon
Papers for individual estates include judicial and other rental, claims
and decrees thereon, exceptions and appeals, factors' accounts, with
vouchers and other papers relating to management, and papers relating
to sale of the estate.
Owner: Basil Hamilton, son of Lord Basil Hamilton, sixth son of Anne,
duchess of Hamilton, and of Mary Dunbar, daughter of David Dunbar, son
of Sir David Dunbar of Baldoon, bt.
Location: parishes of Inch, Kirkinner, Old Luce and Wigtown in
Wigtownshire, and parishes of Borgue, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright and
Twynholm in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Estate claimed successfully
by Mary, Lady Basil Hamilton, the forfeited person's mother.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- RH4/23/228, RH4/23/229. RH4/23/230, RH4/23/231 and
RH4/23/232
Ordnance Survey Original Object Name Books for Scotland: Wigtownshire
Parishes of Inch and Kirkcolm
(book 3); Inch and New Luce (book 4); New Luce and Inch (book
7);
Inch and
Kirkcolm (book 17); Inch (book 18); Inch, Kirkcolm and Leswalt (book
19); Inch (book 20); Inch and New Luce (book 21); Inch and New
Luce (book 23); Leswalt, Inch, Portpatrick and Stranraer (book 35);
Inch (book 36);
Inch, Portpatrick and Stoneykirk (book 37); Inch, Stoneykirk and Old
Luce (book 38); Inch, Old Luce and New Luce (book 39); Old Luce and
Inch (book 41).
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CO4/32
Inch Parish Records
Parochial Board Minute Book, 1845-1872, 1887-1906; Parochial Board
Minute Book (Public Health), 1848-1888; Parish Council Minute Book,
1906-1919, 1919-1930; Parochial Board General Register of the Poor,
1847-1890, 1890-1930.
At the Ewart
Library, Dumfries:
- EW5/21
Cairnryan School
Log books, 1864-1936, 1941-1965; Admissions and withdrawals registers,
1901-1939, 1941-1965. (Closed)
Cairnryan closed in 1965 and its pupils were tranferred to Castle
Kennedy Primary.
- EW5/22
Castle Kennedy School
Log books, 1913-1963; Admissions and withdrawals register, 1940-1963;
Daily register, 1961-1962. (Closed)
- EW5/32
Inchparks School
Log books, 1873-1908, 1937-1963. (Access restricted).
This
originally belonged to the heritors but was vested in the school board
in 1873. It was a one teacher school whose master doubled as registrar
and session clerk. It was replaced by Castle Kennedy Primary in 1963.
- EW5/66
Lochans Primary School
Log books, 1918-1975. (Closed).
This was erected as a non-denominational school in 1861 opening in
November of that year. It was a 3 teacher school in 1936.
see Early Taxation Records
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