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Parish Lookups
A complete list of Wigtownshire parishes is found below, with resources and links to volunteers provided. To ask for a volunteer lookup, click on the volunteer name.
Steps to making a lookup request:
| 1. Take time to review the information the source provides on our Glossary and Explanation page. Information about census records can be found on our Census Information page. |
| 2. Click on the volunteer name |
| 3. In subject line, write WIG Help Request, followed by Surname in Caps. Without a relevant subject line, your email could be mistaken for spam, and thus deleted. Take time to do this important step. |
4. Offer as much specific information as possible:
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| Please note: 1851 census lookups can be very labour intensive. Please try the CIS transcription first, which covers most, but not all Wig Parishes. For those not covered, you may request a lookup if a volunteer exists. However, a lookup request must be accompanied by a page reference, provided by John Roy's Heads of Household Index of the 1851 census. |
| Apply to only one volunteer at a time for the same information. Avoid requesting all references to a common name. |
OPR = Old Parish Records, MIs = Monumental Inscriptions, BMD=Birth, Marriages, Deaths
Glasserton (885)
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| 1841 census | Bruce McDowall and Carrie Gulline |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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Inch (886)
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| 1841 census | Carrie Gulline, and Sam Heron |
| 1841 census for Stranraer-Inch only | Bob McKerlie, Lorna McCubbin and Sam Heron |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Karen Plant |
| more parish info | |
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Kirkcolm (887)
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| 1841 census | Lorna McCubbin and Sam Heron |
| 1851 see note below table | Wayne Hannay and Jean. |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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Kirkcowan (888)
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| 1841 census | Bob McKerlie and Carrie Gulline |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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Kirkinner (889)
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| 1841 census | Mary Richardson and Carrie Gulline |
| OPRs | Bruce McDowall |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| MIs for the following names only MCulloch, McBratnie, Christison, Borows/Barras, Gremond, Litterick, Rennie |
Mary Richardson |
| more parish info | |
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Kirkmaiden (890)
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| 1841 census | Phil Reed or Bob McKerlie |
| 1841 to 91 census | Meg Greenwood |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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Leswalt (891)
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| 1841 census |
Lorna McCubbin,
Carrie Gulline, and Sam Heron |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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Mochrum (892)
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| 1841 census | Carrie Gulline |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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New Luce (893)
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| 1841 census | Bob McKerlie |
| OPRs, birth/marriages only | Meg Greenwood |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| MIs | Wayne Hannay |
| more parish info | |
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Old Luce/Glenluce (894)
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| 1841 census, Glenluce village | Carrie Gulline |
| 1851 census | Wayne Hannay, Jean and Meg Greenwood |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| MIs | Janet Tennent and Wayne Hannay |
| more parish info | |
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Penninghame (895)
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| 1841 census | Mary Richardson, Carrie Gulline and Darlene Vernon |
| 1841 census/Newton St. only | Lorna McCubbin |
| 1851 census transcription | available here |
| 1861 census transcription | available here |
| OPRs | Bruce McDowall |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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Portpatrick (896)
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| 1841 census/Portpatrick Town only | Phil Reed and Sam Heron |
| 1841 census, Parish of Portpatrick | Sam Heron |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| MIs | Eddie Ronnie |
| more parish info | |
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Sorbie (897)
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| 1841 census | Bruce McDowall, Carrie Gulline and Darlene Vernon |
| 1851 census,see note below table> | Wayne Hannay, Jean |
| OPRs | Bruce McDowall |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
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Stoneykirk (898)
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| 1841 census | Carrie Gulline and Lorna McCubbin |
| 1841 to 91 census | Meg Greenwood |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Phil Reed and Karen Plant |
| M.I.s Kirkmadrine | Karen Plant |
| more parish info | |
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Stranraer (899)
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| 1841 census | Carrie Gulline and Sam Heron |
| 1841 census, Stranraer-Inch | Lorna McCubbin and Sam Heron |
| 1841 census, Stranraer Burgh only | Phil Reed and Sam Heron |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Karen Plant |
| more parish info | |
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Whithorn (900)
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| 1841 census | Bob McKerlie and Carrie Gulline |
| 1851, see note below table | Bruce McDowall |
| 1861, 71, 91 | Meg Greenwood |
| MI's for St. Ninian's Kirkyard up to mid 1800s | Nancy Clarken |
| OPRs | Bruce McDowall |
| more parish info | |
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Wigtown (901)
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| 1841 census | Bruce McDowall and Carrie Gulline |
| 1841 census, Parish and Burgh | Darlene Vernon |
| 1851, see note below table | Bruce McDowall |
| MIs | Janet Tenant or Wayne Hannay |
| BMDs, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891 | Meg Greenwood |
| more parish info | |
Regarding the 1851 census lookups: Most, though not all of the Wigtownshire parishes have been transcribed by Council Information Service site. The Wigtownshire Pages includes John Roy's Heads of Household Index of the 1851 census. John's index provides a page number for each surname reference, not available with the CIS transcription. Please take time to search the Heads of Household index before making your lookup request. The page number is required for all lookups.
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