Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARISH CHURCH | Parish church Parish church |
James Adair Timber Merchant Charlotte St Stranraer William Galbraith Shoemaker Elder & sessions Clerk Charlotte St. Stranraer |
016 | A fine Stone building in the Gothic Style of Architecture, Commenced in the year 1838 and finished in May 1841 by Subscription. Cost about £2400 it has 1050 Sittings including Gallery at at the last Sacrament 112 Communicants. Government prays the clergyman £126 and £30 for a house he is allowed £24 from the Town Council. and a Glebe left for the Support of the minister the Revd. [Reverend] Walter Lowrie of Reed Castle, deceased, formerly minister of Stranraer , The Glebe is in the Parish of Liswalt and within a short distance of the Town. The house and land (33 acres) are let to a farmer, and brings in to the minister from £60 to £70 annualay |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 165 -- Sheet 4 Trace 1 - For the 5 feet Scale of the Town of Stranraer -- List of Names collected by C. A. [Civilian Assistant] Thomas Jordan 8th. April 1847 -- 1st. Examiner - Parish of Stranraer
Object - Parish Church - Church
Very feint pencil note -
[Signed] Thomas Jordan
c.a [civilian assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 35 - Parishes of Leswalt, Portpatrick, Stranraer and Inch, OS1/35/35
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Leswalt, Portpatrick, Stranraer, 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.