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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRONGRAY CHURCH | Irongray Church Irongray Church Kirk |
Rev. [Reverend] M. Wilson Mr Mungomery Ainslies Map - 1820 |
027 | [Situation] Nearly 3/8 Mile N, by W, [North by West] of ingleston farm house A plain modern built Edifice situate near the North side of the road leading from Dumfries to Roughtree and about 4 1/2 Miles from the former. the interior of which is well fitted out. (but no Gallarey) affording accommodation for about 350 persons. No. of communicants 150. Patron [--] Oswald Esqr of Auchencrew, Synod of Dumfries. The minister's stipend In the churchyard is the monument erected over the grave of Helen WalKer, a remarKable individual whose singular life gave rise to the story of The Heart of Mid Lothian and is the prototype of Jeanie Deans. An appropriate inscription is inscribed on her tomb by the author of Waverly. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 10Kirkpaprick Irongray -- Trace No 1
Form 136 Page
41 Irongray Church
[Note] --"Irongray or Earn-gray as it was
" formerly Spelled, Signifies in the Scots
"Irish Speech, Gray's land or the portion
"of land, belonging to a person called Gray" -- Chalmers Caledonia
Earrann (Gaelic) a share, portion etc,
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, Jane F Jamieson, Moira L- Moderator, Ruth Currie
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