Borgue is a parish on the seaboard of Kirkcudbrightshire. It is bounded by the Solway Firth, the estuary of the Dee, and the parishes of Twynholm and Girthon. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Barlocco or Barlocco Croft, Borgue, Chapelton, Clauchandolly, High Borgue, Kirkandrews, Low Borgue
Knockbrex
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Borgue, Kirkandrews, and Sennick were united in 1670.
Borgue. The church of Borgue was granted to Dryburgh Abbey about 1150.
Kirkandrews. The church of this parish was dedicated to St Andrew. In early times it was owned by the Priory of Iona but afterwards passed into possession of the Abbey of Holyrood. For a considerable time before the Reformation it belonged to the Priory of Whitern (Whithorn).
Sennick. The church of Sennick belonged to the Abbey of Tongland.
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 |
| 1741-1854 | Borgue | 858 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Borgue | 858 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkcudbright | 865 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries and Galloway Council; Borgue 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
Campbell, Gordon, Kirk, Milroy, Moreland, Payne, Rae, Smith, Sproat, Thomson
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 Samuel Smith, Minister.
"The number of souls in 1755, as returned to Dr Webster was 697; the number of souls in 1793 was 771, of whom 364 were males, 407 were females, and 137 were persons under 10 years of age. There were 53 farmers, 40 mechanics, 3 shopkeepers, and 2 keepers of ale houses. A small manufacture of cotton has lately been established at Kirkandrews, where a village is also begun, but does not seem to increase with rapidity.
The inhabitants of this parish are, in general, rational in their sentiments; liberal in their opinions; cheerful in their tempers; active and intelligent in their profession; satisfied with their own condition, and sympathising with the distresses of others."
(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 11, p. 31
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section II, p. 47
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