Muirkirk of Luce
New Luce is a parish in Wigtownshire. It is bounded by Ayrshire, and by Kirkcowan, Old Luce, and Inch. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Glenwhilly, Miltonise, New Luce
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
This parish was disjoined from Glenluce in 1646. Within the territory now belonging to New Luce there were two chapels: St Peter's at Kilfeather, and St Patrick's at Kilmafadzean.
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 |
| 1694-1854 | New Luce | 893 | OPR |
| 1855-1970 | New Luce | 893 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Stranraer | 870 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries and Galloway Council; New Luce 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
Agnew, Baird, Blackwell, Dalrymple, Hardie, Kelly, Ross, Todd, Wilson, Wright
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 Anthony Stewart, D. D..
"As the land is of a moorish nature, there are but few inhabitants compared to the extent of the parish, being not more than 400 in whole, of which number about 72 live in the village adjoining to the church. The parish is divided into 32 farms, which are held in lease by 27 farmers."
(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 13, p. 582
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section III, p. 76
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
