Tyntou, Woodkirk (Thankerton)
Covington and Thankerton is a parish in the upper ward of Lanarkshire. The parish is bounded by Pettinain, Libberton, Symington, Wiston, and Carmichael. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Covington, Newtown of Covington, Thankerton
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Covington. The church was dedicated to St Michael. In 1601 it was held with Dunsyre.
Thankerton. The church was dedicated to St John the Evangelist (its site is still known as St John's Kirk); annexed to Presbytery of Biggar, 5 December 1617; disjoined and united to Covington, 30 January 1650.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Covington (QO)
Thankerton (QO)
(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 |
| 1772-1854 | Covington and Thankerton | 634 | OPR |
| 1855-1968 | Covington and Thankerton | 634 | RD |
| 2009 | South Lanarkshire, Biggar | 584 | RD |
| 2026 | South Lanarkshire Council; Quothquan and Thankerton 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, Bell, Brown, Galloway, Lindsay, Purdie, Smith, Sommerville, Vassie, Wilson
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 Bryce Little.
"There are in the parish 223 males and 261 females. There are 21 farmers, about 45 household servants, 17 tradesmen, and 16 Seceders. There is one village called Thankerton, situated on the river Clyde. The inhabitants, in general, are very humane, industrious, decent, and devout. None have enlisted in the army since 1778."
(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. 190
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 6, p. 872
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