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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
KIRKCONNEL [village] Kirkconnel

Kirkconnel
Kirkconnel

Kirkconnel
Revd [Reverend] D Simpson
William Hastings
Statistical Account of DumfriesShire
Estate Plan
005; 006 [situation] Is situated 30 Miles from the town of Dumfries on the main road leading to Glasgow.
The village consists of one long street, the buildings with but few exceptions are only one story in height.
There are the following buildings one established church, one school, a post office and an Inn, two Corn-mills, public library etc etc
The inhabitants are generally agricultural labourers, and Colliers, besides which there are a number of tradesmen, such as Smiths, joiners, tailors, Masons, Shoemakers etc.

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Parish of Kirkconnel Sheet 5.8 Trace 6

[note for Kirkconnel]
Chalmers in his Caledonia, derives the name of this parish from the saint to whom the church was dedicated; and the name Conel he considers as an abbreviation or corruption of Congel.
For general information see ststistical account of Dumfries Shire.

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Some words on the right hand side are partly hidden by the page fold, but the readings are fairly certain

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