Lochrutton is a parish in the eastern division of Kirkcudbrightshire. Its centre is about 6½ miles west-south-west of Dumfries. It is bounded by Kirkpatrick-Irongray, Terregles, Troqueer, New Abbey, Kirkgunzeon, and Urr. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Drumore, Lochfoot, Lochrutton
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church belonged to Lincluden College. It was dedicated to St Patrick.
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 |
| 1697-1854 | Lochrutton | 875 | OPR |
| 1855-1971 | Lochrutton | 875 | RD |
| 1972-1995 | Lochrutton | 834 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway | 863 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries and Galloway Council; Lochrutton 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, Craig, Irving, Johnstone, Kerr, Little, Moffat, Thomson, Wilson, Young
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 George Duncan.
"The population in 1790, was as follows: 528 souls of whom 240 were males, 288 were females, 100 were under 10 years of age. There are 15 Cameronians, 24 Antiburgher seceders, and 3 Roman Catholics. There were 123 inhabited houses, or more properly speaking, of separate families.
There were 50 farmers, with families numbering 302; 22 weavers, tailors, masons, &c. 50 labouring servants, and 103 cottagers and their children, the children of weavers, &c. The inhabitants may be said to enjoy, in a reasonable degree, the comforts and advantages of society."
(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 2, p. 36
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section II, p. 286
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