Tynron is a parish in the west side of Upper Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire. It is bounded on the west by Kirkcudbrightshire, and on the other sides by the parishes of Penpont, Keir, and Glencairn. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Auchengibbert, Milntown, Stenhouse Miln, Tynron
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church belonged to the Abbey of Holywood. There was a Chapel of St Conal, in the parish at Kirkconnel, and another chapel at the place now called Chapel.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1742-1854 | Tynron | 852 | OPR |
| 1855-1966 | Tynron | 852 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Thornhill | 833 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries & Galloway Council; Tynron Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Anderson, Armstrong, Brown, Harkness, Hyslop, Laurie, Paterson, Smith, Stitt, Wallace
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr James Wilson.
"There are at present resident in Tynron near 500 souls. There are about 20 Seceders in the parish: the half belonging to the Antiburgher, and the other half to the Cameronian congregations. There is one man attached to the Relief society. The inhabitants are a social, humane, benevolent people, living in habits of intercourse with those around them, and exercising themselves in acts of charity upon proper objects."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 14, p. 273
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section I, p. 473
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