BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Brown, Campbell, Gibson, Hannah, Kelly, Murray, Smith, Stewart, Thomson, Wilson
Common Surnames:
A: Adair, Agnew, Alexander, Allison, Anderson
B: Baird, Bell, Black, Blackwell
C: Cain, Caldwell, Clive, Cochrane, Copeland
D: Dalrymple, Davidson, Douglas, Drysdale
E: Edgar, Erskine
F: Ferguson, Fraser, Fulton
G: Galloway, Gilmour, Glass, Gordon, Graham
H: Hamilton, Hardie, Harkness, Henderson, Heron, Higgins, Hunter
J: Jamieson, Johnstone
K: Kennedy, Kerr, Kilpatrick
L: Little
M: Marshall, Martin, Miller, Milligan, Milroy, Monteith, More, Muir
N: Nelson, Nicholson
P: Parker, Paterson, Potts, Preston
R: Rankin, Reid, Rennie, Rodgers, Ross, Rutledge
S: Stevenson
T: Templeton, Todd, Turner
V: Vint
W: Walker, Wallace, Watson, White, Wright
POPULATION:
1755: 16,466
1801: 22,918
1811: 26,891
1821: 33,240
1831: 36,258
1841: 39,195
1851: 43,389
Location of Wigtownshire
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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 |
|---|---|
| Glasserton | 885 |
| Inch | 886 |
| Kirkcolm | 887 |
| Kirkcowan | 888 |
| Kirkinner | 889 |
| Kirkmaiden | 890 |
| Leswalt | 891 |
| Mochrum | 892 |
| New Luce | 893 |
| Old Luce, or Glenluce | 894 |
| Penninghame | 895 |
| Portpatrick | 896 |
| Sorbie | 897 |
| Stoneykirk | 898 |
| Stranraer | 899 |
| Whithorn | 900 |
| Wigtown | 901 |