Stoneykirk Parish Records
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- BT2/913
Dissolved Companies
Kirkmaiden and Stoneykirk Steam Traction Company Limited, 1879-1932.
The first church of Stoneykirk, known of old as
Steeniekirk and from which the parish takes its name, is believed to
have been built between the 12th and 14th centuries and was dedicated
to St Stephen. In 1618 the ancient parishes of Clayshant and Toskerton
were united to Stoneykirk and the old medieval parish church was
rebuilt many years later in 1827. A further union followed in 1974 when
the charge of Ardwell-Sandhead joined with Stoneykirk, with the united
session continuing under the name of Stoneykirk, and a subsequent link
was established in 1988 with Kirkmaiden. 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.
- Stoneykirk Free Church, later United Free, Sandhead Church
of
Scotland:
Stoneykirk Free Church originated at the Disruption,
when the minister and congregation adhered to the Free Church. A church
building was erected in 1844 and a minister settled in 1846. It passed
successively to the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland, and
united with Ardwell-Sandhead as Stoneykirk in 1974. The Church of
Scotland charge, now linked with Kirkmaiden, is in the presbytery of
Wigtown and Stranraer (formerly Stranraer) and was in the synod of Ayr
until the abolition of synods in 1993.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CH2/1212
Stoneykirk Kirk Session
Proclamation register, 1899-1977; Minutes, 1727-1938; Poor's fund
accounts, 1739-1839; Cash book, 1895-1942; Baptismal register,
1887-1898; Communion roll, 1859-1863 and 1887-1929.
- CH1/2/67
General Assembly Papers
Stonykirk (Stevenkirk, in presbytery of Stranraer) settlement case.
Including: Petition signed by elders and heads of families in parish,
1733, (f.62)
- CH3/719
Stoneykirk Free Church, later United Free, Sandhead Church of Scotland
Deacons' court minutes, 1844-1935; Minutes, 1877-1936.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR569
Stoneykirk parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1905-1929; Accounts, 1900-1929.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- IRS87/55-57
Valuation Office (Scotland): Field Book, 1910-1920: Stoneykirk
Parish
Entries 1-100, 101-200, 201-299.
- 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
of Scotland catalogue for "Stoneykirk" and reference starts
"GD". Collections
particularly worth searching are:
- GD135
Papers of the Dalrymple Family, Earls of Stair, [c1160]-20th century
- GD25
Papers of the Kennedy Family, Earls of Cassillis (Ailsa Muniments), c
1290-1940
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- RH4/23/231 - RH4/23/237
Ordnance Survey Original Object Name Books for Scotland: Wigtownshire
Inch,
Portpatrick and Stoneykirk (book 37); Inch, Stoneykirk and Old Luce
(book 38); Portpatrick and Stoneykirk (books 53 and 54); Old Luce and
Stoneykirk (book 55); Stoneykirk (books 56 and 57); Old Luce and
Stoneykirk (book 58); Stoneykirk (book 70); Kirkmaiden and Stoneykirk
(book 71); Sorbie, Stoneykirk and Whithorn (book 80); Kirkmaiden and
Stoneykirk (book 81).
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CO4/44
Stoneykirk Parish Records
Parochial Board Minute Book, 1884-1898; Parish Council Minute Book,
1910-1920;
Parish Council Minute Book, 1920-1930;Parochial Board General Register
of the Poor, 1846-1877; Parochial Board General Register of the Poor,
1876-1912; Parish Council General Register of the Poor,
1912-1930.
At the Ewart
Library, Dumfries:
- EW5/49
Stoneykirk School
Log books, 1869-1970. (Access restricted)
This was erected in 1862 to provide non-denominal education. by 1863 it
had a master and a mistress who taught only sewing and there were 36
boys and 26 girls on the roll. By 1951 it seems to have functioned as a
primary school as the older pupils travelled to Academy Street Public
School in Stranraer.
- EW5/48
Sandhead School
Description Log books, 1863-1978. (Access restricted)
By 1948 the school had a roll of 99. It was upgraded to junior
secondary status in 1951.
- EW5/20
Ardwell School
Log books, 1874-1962; Admissions and withdrawals registers, 1917-1962;
Attendance registers and summaries, 1956-1962. (Access restricted)
This school was established by Lady McTaggart of Ardwell in 1857 and
given gratis to the new school board. The original buildings were
erected in 1827. By 1876 the school was know as Ardwell Public School.
The school was discontinued from the end of session 1961-2.
- EW5/44
Meoul School
Log books, 1901-1968; Admissions and withdrawals register, 1952-1968;
Attendance register, 1967-1968; Summary of attendance, 1967-1968.
(Records closed until 2035)
This appears to have been built between 1863 and 1873 by public
subsciption.
see Early Taxation Records
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: William McM. Owen
