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Terregles is a parish on the eastern border of Kirkcudbrightshire. It is bounded by Dumfriesshire, and by Troqueer, Lochrutton, and Kirkpatrick-Irongray. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Lincluden, Lochside, Newbridge, Nithside, Terregles, Terregleston or Terreglestown
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The church belonged to Lincluden College. The choir is used as a burying-place by the Maxwells of Terregles. At the place in this parish where the water of Cluden joins the Nith, Uchtred, son of Fergus, Lord of Galloway, founded, about 1165, St Mary's Benedictine Nunnery of Lincluden. Towards the end of the fourteenth century charges of irregular living were brought against its inmates, and the convent was suppressed. On its site, also in the fourteenth century, Archibald the Grim, Earl of Douglas, erected the new foundation of Lincluden College, likewise dedicated to St Mary.
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 |
| 1724-1854 | Terregles | 880 | OPR |
| 1855-1971 | Terregles | 880 | RD |
| 1972-1991 | Terregles | 859 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries | 834 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries and Galloway Council; Terregles 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
Alexander, Anderson, Douglas, Halliday, Jardine, Kerr, Mathison, Maxwell, Millar, Smith
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 John Kennedy.
"The number of inhabitants in 1790 was 510, of whom 70 were under 10 years of age. There are several Seceders, and a few Roman Catholics. None of the inhabitants have emigrated, nor have any been banished form it, in the memory of man."
(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 1, p. 114
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section II, p. 230
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
