Dunbartonshire, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Dumbartonshire (or Dunbartonshire) is a county in the west of Scotland, bounded on the north by Perthshire, on the east by the counties of Perth and Stirling, on the south by the Firth of Clyde, and on the west by Argyllshire. Including the detached parishes of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld, it extends towards the east for 12 miles between the counties of Stirling and Lanark and is about 57 miles in length. It varies from 24 to 2 miles in breadth and contains 261 square miles or 167,040 acres.  

The county consists of twelve parishes. Dumbarton is the county town and the only royal burgh. There are four [[B genealogical glossary terms|burghs of barony]] and several villages.<ref>Samuel Lewis. ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, England: S. Lewis and Co., 1846), 3 v.: 651, [FHL book 941 E5]. Digitized by FamilySearch International, ''FamilySearch.org'', https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216925?availability=Family%20History%20Library (accessed June 20, 2016).</ref><ref>Samuel Lewis. "Dubbieside - Dun," in ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, 1846), 297-310. ''British History Online'',  http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp297-310 (accessed May 24, 2020).</ref>  

A description with drawings and photos of the workhouses today along with databases of those living there from the 1881 Census are provided on the links above located on the site entitled '''''[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ The Workhouse: The story of an institution...]''''' which is owned and operated by Peter Higginbotham.