Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN RYAN FREE CHURCH | Cairn Ryan Free Church . Cairn Ryan Free Church |
Revd [Reverend] Archibald McCreadie Minister Cairn Ryan James Cairns, Shopkeeper & Church Presenter, Cairn Ryan |
010 | A Small neat Stone and lime built house finished and in complete and thorough repair and of that Size capable of accommodating 284 persons, it was built in the years 1844 and 1845 by Subscription and a Small Grant from the Scotch Free church building fund in Edinburgh. The average number of attendant congregation is about 120 persons and the number of Communicants about 75 persons. There is an ordained minister Chosen by the Congregation and Sanctioned by the Presbytery by Permission of the general assembly The Salary of the minister is fixed at three times the Sum raised for his Support by the Congregation every year - thus the Sum Subscribed every year by the Congregation for the Support of the Minister is Sent to the Sustentation fund and on receipt of the Same three times the Same sum is returned to the minister as his years Salary there is two Elders and a Presenter this last at a Salary of £2.12s.0d per annum paid out of the every Sabath day Collections There is no ordained Deacons, a local Committee Supplies their place at present. |
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Plan 10 A -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Trace 3 Chain Trace of Cairn Ryan Village -- [Parish] Inch
Object
Cairn Ryan Free Church -- A church
[Signed] Thomas Smith c/a [Civilian Assistant]
18th March 1847
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Kirkcolm and Inch, OS1/35/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcolm, and Inch.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.