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''' | '''Parish #499''' | ||
Guide to '''Luss''' ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
{{Infobox Scotland Parishes | |||
| Type = [[Scotland Jurisdictions#Quoad Omnia Parish|Quoad Omnia Parish]] | |||
| ParishNo = 499 | |||
| Historic County = Dunbartonshire | |||
| Burgh = | |||
| Council Area = Argyll & Bute | |||
| Registration District = Luss | |||
| PRbegin = 1698 | |||
| KSbegin = 1711 | |||
| Presbytery = Dumbarton | |||
| Synod = Glasgow & Ayr | |||
| Sheriff Court = Dumbarton | |||
| Commissary Court = Glasgow and Edinburgh | |||
}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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LUSS, a '''parish''', in the county of Dumbarton, 9 miles (N. N. E.) from Helensburgh. The name of this parish is derived from a Gaelic word signifying a "plant" or "herb," and probably applied from the circumstance of the river of Luss, or rather the valley through which it flows, being once overspread with shrubs. The church, built in 1771, is a plain building in good repair. The members of the '''Free Church''' have a place of worship.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43461#s16 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 216-225. Adapted. Date accessed: 20 February 2014.</ref> | LUSS, a '''parish''', in the county of Dumbarton, 9 miles (N. N. E.) from Helensburgh. The name of this parish is derived from a Gaelic word signifying a "plant" or "herb," and probably applied from the circumstance of the river of Luss, or rather the valley through which it flows, being once overspread with shrubs. The church, built in 1771, is a plain building in good repair. The members of the '''Free Church''' have a place of worship.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43461#s16 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 216-225. Adapted. Date accessed: 20 February 2014.</ref> | ||
' | For more information about Luss's geography, economy, history, education, and people, see the parish reports in [https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/home ''The First and Second Statistical Accounts of Scotland''], or the ''Third Statistical Account'' for Dunbartonshire {{FSC|941 B4sa 3rd ser. v. 6|disp=941 B4sa 3rd}}. | ||
==Census Records== | ==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 [[Scotland_Census|Scottish Census Records]]. | |||
Click here for a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|636544|title-id|disp=census records of Luss.}} | Click here for a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|636544|title-id|disp=census records of Luss.}} | ||
Below is information for any known surname indexes: | Below is information for any known surname indexes: | ||
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Indexes and images for the 1901, 1911, and 1921 censuses of Scotland are found on [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ScotlandsPeople] ($). Registration is required and there is a small access fee per image. All available censuses, 1841-1921, are indexed on this website. | |||
== Church Records= == | == Church Records= == | ||
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 [[Scotland_Church_Records|Scottish Church Records]]. | |||
The Established Church of Scotland | |||
Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish. | Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish. | ||
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===Established Church—Kirk Session Records=== | ===Established Church—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. | |||
The | |||
'''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:''' | '''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:''' | ||
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===Nonconformist Church Records=== | ===Nonconformist Church Records=== | ||
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the established church (the Church of Scotland). For more information, read about [[Scotland_Church_Records_Union_Lists#Historical_Background|Scottish Nonconformity]]. | |||
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the | |||
==== Luss Free Church, later United Free, and then Baudry Church of Scotland ==== | ==== Luss Free Church, later United Free, and then Baudry Church of Scotland ==== | ||
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== Civil Registration Records == | == 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 [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ScotlandsPeople] ($), however the years 1855-1875, 1881, and 1891 are {{FSC|79310|item|disp=available through FamilySearch}}(*). For more information, read about [[Scotland_Civil_Registration|Scottish Statutory Registers]]. | |||
Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths | |||
== Probate Records == | == Probate Records == | ||
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Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Return to the [[Dunbartonshire Parishes|Dunbartonshire parish]] list. | |||
[[Category:Dunbartonshire Parishes]] | [[Category:Dunbartonshire Parishes]] | ||