BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Brown, Campbell, Clark, Gibson, Gordon, Johnstone, Murray, Smith, Thomson, Wilson
Common Surnames:
A: Aitken, Allan, Alexander, Anderson
B: Baird, Barbour, Barclay, Bell, Black, Blacklock, Bryden, Byers
C: Callander, Cannon, Carruthers, Carswell, Carson, Coupland, Cowan, Craig, Crawford, Currie
D: Davidson, Dobie, Douglas
E: Ewart
F: Ferguson, Foulkes
G: Geddes, Gilchrist, Gillespie, Gourlay, Grierson
H: Halliday, Hamilton, Hannah, Hastings, Haugh, Henry, Hume, Hunter
I: Ireland, Irving
J: Jardine
K: Kelly, Kenna, Kerr, Kirk, Kirkpatrick
L: Lafferty, Little
M: Mathison, Maxwell, Millar, Milligan, Milroy, Moffat, Monaghan, Moreland, Morrison, Muir, Murdoch
N: Newall
P: Payne, Peacock, Porter, Purdie
R: Rae, Rennie, Riddick, Roan, Robb, Robson, Robertson
S: Scott, Shaw, Sproat, Stevenson, Stewart
T: Tait, Thompson, Tracey
V: Vernon
W: Walker, Wallace, Watson, Welsh, Wright
Y: Young
POPULATION:
1755: 21,205
1801: 29,211
1811: 33,684
1821: 38,903
1831: 40,590
1841: 41,119
1851: 43,121
Location of Kirkcudbrightshire
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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 |
|---|---|
| Anwoth | 855 |
| Balmaclellan | 856 |
| Balmaghie | 857 |
| Borgue | 858 |
| Buittle | 859 |
| Carsphairn | 860 |
| Colvend | 861 |
| Corsock Bridge | 862 |
| Crossmichael | 863 |
| Dalbeattie | 864 |
| Dalry | 865 |
| Girthon | 866 |
| Irongray | 867 |
| Kells | 868 |
| Kelton | 869 |
| Kirkbean | 870 |
| Kirkcudbright | 871 |
| Kirkgunzeon | 872 |
| Kirkmabreck | 873 |
| Kirkpatrick Durham | 874 |
| Lochrutton | 875 |
| Minnigaff | 876 |
| New Abbey | 877 |
| Parton | 878 |
| Rerrick | 879 |
| Terregles | 880 |
| Tongland | 881 |
| Troqueer | 882 |
| Twynholm | 883 |
| Urr | 884 |