July 31, 2000

WIGTOWNSHIRE
SCOTLAND
One of the three Counties which make up Dumfries-Galloway





MAP OF WIGTOWNSHIRE (Red area on map)
The green area is Kirkcudbrightshire
The blue area is Dumfriesshire





Church of Scotland - Kirkinner Parish
Welcome....my name is Tom Welch and I am the volunteer host for Wigtownshire County GenWeb pages. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments regarding this site, please contact me at tomas@directcon.net

Wigtownshire Parishes Include
Glasserton, Inch, Kirkcolm, Kirkcowan, Kirkinner, Kirkmaiden, Leswalt, Mochrum, New Luce, Old Luce, Penninghame, Portpatrick, Sorbie, Stoneykirk, Stranraer, Whithorn, Wigtown
NOTE: Wigtown is a parish within Wigtownshire

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** WIGTOWNSHIRE LINKS **

The Hannay`s of Dumfries and Galloway [Wigtownshire]

Records for the surname McClelland, McClellan, McLelland, Clelland
MacLellan  and  other similar spellings

Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society

Dumfries and Galloway Map
Crown Copyright

Wigtownshire Genuki Page

The Scottish Page  
Devoted to Dumfries Galloway....great maps and research resources!

Maps of Wigtownshire

Galloway Genealogy
Ancestral Research in South West Scotland

Wigtownshire Churchyards

Wigtown Booktown Scotland

Sorbie Tower
Ancestral Home of  the Hanna/ Hannay/ Hannah Family


** SCOTLAND LINKS **

Scots Origins--General Registers Office for Scotland
Records on-line for a fee

Scotland Research Outline  

Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
Access to the 1851 Census index of Glasgow and surrounding area

Scottish Genealogical Research Information

Monarchs & Regents of Scotland

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** VOLUNTEERS AND LOOK-UPS **  

Wigtownshire Free Press

1881 Census Look-Up
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