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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Cathedral.jpg
Glasgow Cathedral
Type Quoad Omnia Parish
Parish Number 6441
Civil Jurisdictions
Historic County Lanarkshire
Burgh Glasgow
Council Area Glasgow
Registration District Central District, High Church, Bridgeton, Calton, Clyde, Blythswood, Milton, Anderston, Tradeston, and Hutchesontown
Records begin
Parish registers: 1609
Kirk Sessions: Glasgow
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Presbytery Hamilton
Synod Glasgow & Ayr
Judicial Jurisdictions
Sheriff Court Aidre, Glasgow, Hamilton, and Lanark
Commissary Court Hamilton & Campsie, Glasgow, and Edinburgh
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History

Coat of arms of Glasgow
Glasgow location in Scotland

GLASGOW, a city, the seat of a university, and a sea-port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the Lower ward of the county of Lanark. The city is the seat of a presbytery, including the ten parishes in Glasgow, and the twelve surrounding parishes of Barony, Gorbals, Rutherglen, Cumbernauld, Carmunnock, Cadder, Campsie, Govan, Kirkintilloch, Kilsyth, Cathcart, and Eaglesham. The cathedral is one of the proudest ornaments of the city. The parish of the Inner High church, the Outer High church, or the parish of St. Paul, Tron, St. David, St. George, St. Andrew, St. Enoch, St. John, and St. James are some of the churches in Glasgow. There are places of worship for members of the Free Church, Glassites, Old Scotch Independents, Baptists, Scottish Baptists, the Society of Friends, and others.[1]

For more information about Glasgow's geography, economy, history, education, and people, see the parish reports in The First and Second Statistical Accounts of Scotland, or the Third Statistical Account for Lanark (941 B4sa 3rd ser. v. 8).

Cemeteries

Because of its size, as well as its long history, Glasgow has many cemeteries and crematoria.

Large Non-Denominational Cemeteries

Glasgow Necropolis
The Merchants’ House built the Glasgow Necropolis on Fir Park hill beside Glasgow Cathedral. They were inspired by Pere la Chaise cemetery in Paris. The first burial was in 1832. The Necropolis is now 37 acres (15 ha). 50,000 burials have taken place at the Necropolis. In 1966, the Merchants’ House gave the Necropolis to the Glasgow City Council which now administers and maintains it.

Southern Necropolis
The Central Section of the Southern Necropolis was opened in 1840 by a committee of the Magistrates of the Gorbals. In 1847 the Eastern Section was opened (under different management) and in 1853 the Western Section was opened (also under different management).
Over 250,000 individuals are interred within the many lairs of the cemetery over 21 acres.

Sighthill Cemetery
225 Springburn Road
Glasgow
The cemetery is located to the north of the city centre in Springburn. The first burial was in 1840.

Eastern Necropolis (Janefield)
The Eastern Cemetery Joint-stock Company opened the cemetery in 1847. It is located adjacent to Celtic Park in Parkhead in the east-end of the city.

Western Necropolis
19 Tresta Road
Glasgow G23 5AQ
It opened in 1882. Glasgow Crematorium stands within the Western Necropolis.

Lambhill Cemetery
829 Balmore Rd
Glasgow G23 5HA
Lambhill Cemetery is at the rear of the Western Necropolis. It opened in 1881.

Sandymount Cemetery
Gartocher Terrace
Springboig
Glasgow G32 0HE
This large cemetery is in the eastern part of Glasgow.
Sandymount Cemetery was opened in 1878, and contains approximately 5,950 monuments, 350 of which are Muslim and 1,250 Jewish. Some burials were also re-interred there from the Christ Church Episcopal Churchyard in Bridgeton.

Tollcross Cemetery
114 Corbett St
Tollcross
Glasgow G32 8LG
This cemetery is in the east-end of Glasgow. It extended the Tollcross United Presbyterian Church Burying Ground. The first burial in the cemetery was in 1897. There were earlier burials in the burying ground.

Cardonald Cemetery
547 Mosspark Boulevard
Cardonald
Glasgow G52 1SB
The Cardonald Cemetery is next to the Corkerhill Railway Station in the southwest of the city. The Glasgow Reform Synagogue operates the Jewish Section of this cemetery.

Carmunnock Cemetery
Carmunnock Road and Netherton Road
Carmunnock
Glasgow G45 9QE
The Linn Cemetery Extension is also known as Carmunnock Cemetery. Carmunnock is a conservation village within three miles of East Kilbride and Rutherglen.

Craigton Cemetery
Berryknowes Road or
10 Cemetery Road
Glasgow G52 2DB
Craigton Cemetery is in south west Glasgow, near Ibrox. From 1876 to 1877 various reburials took place moving earlier graves from Blackfriars Churchyard which was removed for railway improvements. The cemetery has a Jewish section containing 230 graves.

Roman Catholic Cemeteries

Census Records

Scottish Censuses were taken every 10 years beginning in 1801. Beginning with the 1841 Census, each individual in the nation was enumerated at the location they slept on a particular day. For more information, including which day each census was taken, read about Scottish Census Records.

Click here for a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Glasgow.

The 1841 through 1911 censuses of Scotland, indexes and images, are available on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk for a small access fee. The indexes without images are also available on www.ancestry.com and www.findmypast.co.uk

Church Records

Established Church

The Established Church in Scotland is the Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity. Church of Scotland records generally cover the period of time prior to 1855, when Civil Registration began. Unlike in England, Scottish law never mandated that vital events be registered with the established church. For more information, read about Scottish Church Records.

Old Parochial Registers

Click here to see a list of the parish registers of Glasgow.

Kirk Session Records

The kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and businessmen of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. It dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths.

Click here to see a list of the records of the various kirk sessions of Glasgow.

Scottish Episcopal Church

The 1689 Revolution established the national Church of Scotland as Presbyterian and an independent non-established Scottish Episcopal Church was formed. The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Province of the Anglican Communion. Glasgow & Galloway is a Diocese and so it has a Bishop and a Cathedral in Glasgow.

1689-2021 Scottish Episcopal places of worship interactive map

1838-1991 Glasgow City Archives hold records of the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway, including records of the diocese itself and of a large number of churches.

St Andrews-by-the-Green
33 Turnbull Street
Glasgow
Built in 1750-1752. The episcopal church of St John's, Cranstonhill, was united with St Andrew's in November 1959. The church held its last service in 1975.

St Silas Church
69 Park Road
Glasgow G4 9JE
The congregation was established in 1864 as an independent private chapel committed to the 1662 English Book of Common Prayer. For much of its history, it was under the oversight of Bishops from the Church of England, particularly the Bishop of Carlisle, but a few decades ago the congregation took the decision to join the Scottish Episcopal Church as a Private Chapel. In November 2019, St Silas Church left the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Christ Church Episcopal
Corner of Brook Street and Crownpoint Road
Bridgeton
Glasgow
The church was opened in 1837 and closed in 1977. The churchyard was demolished around 1940. There is no known list of monumental inscriptions.

Episcopal Mission of Cowcaddens
Glasgow

St Annes Church
Baltic Street
Bridgeton
Glasgow
The congregation was formed in 1894. In 1911 it was renamed St Columba's Church

St Columba's Church
Baltic Street
Bridgeton
Glasgow

St John the Evangelist Church
Houldsworth Street
Cranstonhill
Glasgow
Dedicated in 1850, closed in 1959, on uniting with St Andrew-by-the-Green, which itself closed in 1975.

St Jude's Church
278-282 West George Street
Glasgow

St Margaret and St Mungo's Church
Clarence Street
Kingston
Glasgow

St Martin's Church
Dixon Street, Polmadie
Glasgow
Dedicated in 1887 and closed in the early 1980's.

St Michael's Church
Whitefield Street
Govan
Glasgow

St Paul's Church
Sorby Street
Parkhead
Glasgow
Dedicated in 1906 and closed in 1953.

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Street
St George's Cross
Glasgow
It closed in 1963.

St Saviour's Church
Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
It closed in 1954.

Holy Trinity Church
Riddrie
Glasgow

St Barnabas Church
Dennistoun
Glasgow

St Serf's Church
1464 Shettleston Road
Shettleston
Glasgow G32 9AL
The congregation was founded in 1899.

All Saints' Church
10 Woodend Drive
Jordanhill
Glasgow G13 1QS
Dedicated in 1904.

St George's Church
Sandbank Street
Maryhill
Glasgow

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin
300 Great Western Rd
Glasgow G4 9JB
Phone: +44 141 339 6691

St Aidan's Church
Clarkston Toll
Mearns Road
Clarkston
Glasgow G76 7ER

St Margaret of Scotland
353 Kilmarnock Rd
Glasgow G43 2DS
Phone: +44 141 636 1131

St Bride's Church
69 Hyndland Rd
Glasgow G12 9UX
Phone: +44 141 334 1401

Drumchapel Episcopal Church
50 Essenside Avenue
Glasgow G15 6DX
Phone: +44 141 954 5563

St James the Less
66 Hilton Rd
Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 3EL
Phone: +44 141 563 5154

St Oswald's Church
260 Castlemilk Rd
Glasgow G44 4LB
Phone: +44 141 440 7455

All Saints Church
10 Woodend Dr
Glasgow G13 1QS

St Cyprian's Church
Beech Rd
Kirkintilloch, Glasgow G66 4HN
Phone: +44 141 776 0880

St Ninian's Church
1 Albert Dr
Glasgow G41 2PE
Phone: +44 141 423 1247

Nonconformist Church Records

A nonconformist church is any church that is not the established church (the Church of Scotland). For more information, read about Scottish Nonconformity.

Glasgow Nonconformist Church Records lists Glasgow area pre-1855 nonconformist churches with their histories and records.

Other Faiths

Additionally the following non-Christian groups have assemblies in the region of Glasgow:

  • Buddhist
  • Hindu
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Sikh

Civil Registration Records

Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths is called Statutory Registers in Scotland. The system began 1 January 1855, and each parish had a registrar's office, with large cities having several. Over time, districts merged and split due to changing populations and technological advancements. The system has largely stayed the same over time, with records being created by local registrars and copies sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Initially annual indexes were published, but now these indexes are available online as soon as an event is registered. Many of these records are only available on ScotlandsPeople ($), however the years 1855-1875, 1881, and 1891 are available through FamilySearch(*). For more information, read about Scottish Statutory Registers.

Directories

1787 Nathaniel Jones Directory of Glasgow

Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland, Post Office Directories are available online. The directories available for Glasgow are:

1783-1912: These are available in either PDF format or viewable online. ( A few years are missing)

Local Histories

Maps and Gazetteers

Military Records

Newspapers

Occupations

Glasgow has experienced major economic growth and development in recent years, bolstered by careful planning, a growing and young population, and business growth in high-tech and service sectors.

Launched in 2016, the current Economic Strategy is building on this success and aiming to make Glasgow the most productive major city economy in the UK by 2023. This will be achieved by creating the conditions for growth and supporting residents to take advantage of the opportunities this will create.

Within this framework, Glasgow looks to attract the right mix of business, productivity, innovation and investment to the city and building on its excellent infrastructure to be one of the most diverse and forward-thinking cities in Europe while being globally competitive in a number of sectors:

  • Creative Industries
  • Digital Technology
  • Engineering Design & Advanced Manufacturing
  • Finance & Business Services
  • Health & Life Sciences
  • Higher and Further Education
  • Low Carbon footprint technology
  • Tourism & Events

Glasgow also has the third highest GDP Per capita of any city in the UK (after London and Edinburgh). The city itself sustains more than 410,000 jobs in over 12,000 companies. Over 153,000 jobs were created in the city between 2000 and 2005 – a growth rate of 32% and this has continued for the next decade. Glasgow's annual economic growth rate of 4.4% is now second only to that of London.

Glasgow has improved its employment rate significantly, reaching its highest ever employment rate in 2016 of 67.3%. Glasgow’s Economic Strategy plans to maintain or exceed the city’s employment rate at the national Scottish average over the period 2017-2023. This will be achieved by taking advantage of underused talent in Glasgow and increasing the skills base. [2]

Poor Law Records

Prior to 1845, the care of the poor was the joint responsibility of the kirk session and the heritors (local landowners). Beginning in 1845, parochial boards were responsible and they collected funds from property taxes rather than church collections and contributions from heritors. The New Poor Law system took a while to be fully accepted in all areas of the country, though in some areas civil responsibility was practiced from the 1830's. (For further information, see the Wiki article on Scotland Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc.)

The city of Glasgow had a parochial board and the neighboring areas of Barony, Govan and Gorbals each had their own (see those parish pages for more). The city was divided into six districts (later expanded to twelve) and each district kept detailed registers of the poor receiving relief while the board also kept minutes of meetings and accounts of assessments and expenditures. Not all records survive equaly well, but those that do are very helpful to family history research.

Registers of applications for relief from the various districts, generally for 1851-1900 (though there are some gaps in records) are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City:

An index has been created to the Glasgow applications for relief that is available as a searchable database on computer at the Glasgow City Archives, Mitchell Library, in Glasgow. There is no cost for using the index or the archive collection. Once a search is made in the index and a reference is found, the appropriate register is ordered. After a short wait, you can view the original register in the archive's search room. You can read all about the search room rules by clicking here.

Probate Records

Glasgow was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Glasgow until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Glasgow. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library catalog for the 'Place-names' of Lanark and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Glasgow.
The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Lanark. Look in the library catalog for the 'Place-names' of Lanark and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.'

Read more about Scotland Probate Records.

Repositories

Archives

Societies

Websites

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (1846), pp. 478-499. Adapted. Date accessed: 28 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Invest in Glasgow, http://investglasgow.com/about-us/economy/ accessed 28 January 2018

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