Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Kirk | Free Kirk | Revd. [Reverend] Robt. [Robert] McNeil, Sandhead. Jas. [James] McKenzie, School Master, Sandhead. |
22 | A large stone edifice plain rectangular building built A.D.1043 and by subscription. The number of sittings is 600 and the average no of communicants is about 425. The site was granted by Mr. McTaggart by paying this feu rent. The ground including the Manse, school House. Site of church yd [yard] consists of about an acre. The Minister the Revd. [Reverend] Robt. [Robert] McNeil. This residence above mentioned, is a neat & handsome cottage two story high adjacent to it is the school house and school masters residence in connection with the church. It is a good stone building two story high & slated. The School Masters fees assisted from the fund appropriated to this endowment of the schools connected with the Free Church together with the scholars fees. The average number of scholars is about 86. The minister is paid out of the Scotland religous funds. |
Transcriber's notes
Unable to decipher the word
"The site was granted by ???? Mr. McTaggart "
Continued entries/extra info
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List of names collected by [left blank thought to be John Callaman C.A.]
Plan 22.D trace 4
parish of Stoney Kirk
Object
Free Kirk - a church
[signed] John Callaman C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 57 - Parish of Stoneykirk, OS1/35/57
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Stoneykirk.
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.