Hide
Borgue
hide
Hide
hide
Hide
hide
Hide
Hide
"Borgue, Senwick, and Kirkandrews were united about the year 1670. Borgue, or Borg, the general name of the united parishes, is derived from the Gaelic word burg, which signifies a little hill, and is certainly very descriptive either of the situation of the church, which is situated on a beautiful eminence in the middle of the parish, or of the general apperance of the district land...
The parish of Borgue presents in our county map, the figure of a triangle, of which the Solway forms the base; the parish of Girthon, with a small portion of the river Fleet, one of the bounding sides; and the parish of Twynholm, with three miles of the estuary of the Dee, the other boundary line....
Cattle are almost exclusively of the Galloway breed, and the greatest attention is paid by the farmers to have their stock pure, and of the most correct symmetry...
The proximity of a safe and commodious harbour, has induced one of our enterprising farmers to build two vessels of considerable size, for the exportation of grain and other produce; and for importing coals, lime, and such other articles as are wanted for home consumption...
Market Towns -- Gatehouse and Kirkcudbright are nearly at equal distance from Borgue..."
Rev. Samuel Smith, late Minister of the parish, New Statistical Account, Blackwood.
Hide
The Church Yards of Borgue, Kirkandrews, and Senwick has had pre-1855 monumental inscriptions transcribed and indexed. The index and transcribed inscriptions are included in a series of volumes that cover all of Kirkcudbrightshire. All three are in volume 1. Refer to the county page for additional details.
| Borgue Parish Church, Borgue, Church of Scotland |
| Senwick Church, Senwick, Church of Scotland |
"The parish church is conveniently situated, as nearly as possible in the centre of the parish. It is seated to accommodate about 500 persons, and is remarkably well attended...
At the last dispensation (1840) of the Lord's Supper, the number of communicants, including a very few strangers, was 367,--considerably more than a third of the whole population. From this it may be seen that the number of persons belonging to other denominations is inconsiderable. Their relative numbers may be stated as follows: Established Church, 965; Baptists, 8; United Secession, 10; Roman Catholic, 12."
Rev. Samuel Smith, late Minister of the parish, New Statistical Account, Blackwood.
Church of Scotland records are held at the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Copies of the pairsh register on microfilm may be consulted in LDS Family History Centres around the world. Refer to the county page for additional details.
| Records Available | Baptism | Marriage | Burial | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Scotland | 1742-1854 | 1741-1799 1816-1854 | 1765-1799 1816-1854 | OPR 858 |
| Free Church | CH3 648 |
There are communion rolls for the Free Church from 1844 to 1851 and minutes of the church starting in 1842. (CH3 648).
Kirk Session Notes: The poor fund accounts start in 1758 and continue till 1794. Borgue kirk session minutes start in 1825 and continue till 1879. (CH2 713) Refer to the county page for additional details.
- The transcription of the section for Borgue from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Borgue to another place.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NX612498 (Lat/Lon: 54.823683, -4.162035), Borgue which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.