BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Boundary Changes
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Brown, Campbell, Crawford, Currie, Duncan, Hamilton, Hunter, Kerr, Robertson, Stewart
Common Surnames:
A: Allan, Anderson
B: Baillie, Bell, Black
C: Cameron, Cook, Cunningham
F: Ferguson, Fisher
H: Hendry, Hill, Hyndman
K: Kelso
L: Lamont, Lyon
M: Martin, Miller, Morrison, Murchie, Murray
N: Nicol
S: Sellars, Shaw, Smith
T: Taylor
W: Watson, Weir, Wilson
POPULATION:
1755: 7,125
1801: 11,791
1811: 12,033
1821: 13,797
1831: 14,151
1841: 15,740
1851: 16,608
Location of Buteshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Cumbrae | 552 |
| Kilbride (Isle of Arran) | 553 |
| Kilmory (Isle of Arran) | 554 |
| Kingarth | 555 |
| Lochranza | 556 |
| North Bute | 557 |
| Rothesay | 558 |