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'''Parish #585''' | '''Parish #585''' | ||
Guide to '''Dailly''' history, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
{{Infobox Scotland Parishes | |||
| Type = [[Scotland Jurisdictions#Quoad Omnia Parish|Quoad Omnia Parish]] | |||
| ParishNo = 585 | |||
| Historic County = Ayrshire | |||
| Burgh = | |||
| Council Area = South Ayrshire | |||
| Registration District = Dailly | |||
| PRbegin = 1691 | |||
| KSbegin = 1691 | |||
| Presbytery = Ayr | |||
| Synod = Glasgow & Ayr | |||
| Sheriff Court = Ayr and Kilmarnock | |||
| Commissary Court = Glasgow and Edinburgh | |||
}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The name given to this parish has probably arisen from its consisting principally of dale or valley stretching along the banks of the river Girvan. Girvan, Maybole, and Dailly are the closet major towns to the parish of Dailly. On the 5th day of July 1836, a day which will long be remembered for the length and violence of the thunder storm which raged over all the lowlands of Scotland, the lightning struck upon the hill in two different places leaving zig-zag fissures extending seven or eight yards. The population in 1801 was 2116, and in 1831 was 2074. The parish registers occupy seven volumes. The first volume begins in 1691 and is in some places is much decayed. During the early parts of the 1700s the records were not regularly kept but have been from 1751. The Established Church has 400 families, the Roman Catholic has 20 families, and the Disenters have 12.<br>This history was orginially written in 1837. | The name given to this parish has probably arisen from its consisting principally of dale or valley stretching along the banks of the river Girvan. Girvan, Maybole, and Dailly are the closet major towns to the parish of Dailly. On the 5th day of July 1836, a day which will long be remembered for the length and violence of the thunder storm which raged over all the lowlands of Scotland, the lightning struck upon the hill in two different places leaving zig-zag fissures extending seven or eight yards. The population in 1801 was 2116, and in 1831 was 2074. The parish registers occupy seven volumes. The first volume begins in 1691 and is in some places is much decayed. During the early parts of the 1700s the records were not regularly kept but have been from 1751. The Established Church has 400 families, the Roman Catholic has 20 families, and the Disenters have 12.<br>This history was orginially written in 1837. | ||
''' | '''Source:''' ''New Statistical Account of Scotland'' (FS Library book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol.5) | ||
For more information about Dailly'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 Ayrshire ({{FSC|item|309651|disp=FS Catalog book 941 B4sa 3rd ser. v. 1}}). | |||
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==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]]. | |||
Here is a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|633858|title-id|disp=census records of Dailly}} as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: <br> | Here is a list of the FS Library microfilm numbers for the {{FSC|633858|title-id|disp=census records of Dailly}} as well as the library numbers for any surname indexes available: <br> | ||
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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.<br><!--{12085554783161} --><!--{12085554783162} --> | Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.<br><!--{12085554783161} --><!--{12085554783162} --> | ||
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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:<br>''' | '''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:<br>''' | ||
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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 | |||
====Dailly Free Church==== | ====Dailly Free Church==== | ||
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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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Dailly was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Glasgow until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Ayr. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Ayr and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Glasgow.<br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Ayr. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Ayr and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | Dailly was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Glasgow until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Ayr. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Ayr and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Glasgow.<br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Ayr. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Ayr and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|<u>Scotland Probate Records.</u>]] | ||
Return to | ==References== | ||
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Return to [[Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy#Parishes|Ayrshire Parishes]]. | |||
[[Category:Ayrshire Parishes]] | [[Category:Ayrshire Parishes]] | ||