Torthorwald Parish Church Records

The parish of Torthorwald is bounded on the north by the parish of Tinwald, on the east by Lochmeban and Mousewald, and on the west by Dumfries. There baptismal and marriages records dating from 1696, and burial records from 1697. The Torthorwald burial records have not been examined.


Baptisms 1696-1854, marriages 1696-1854: Burials 1696-1854

November 5, 1742
Burial of Jean Milligane in Torthorwald Town aged 67.

July 9, 1743
Marriage of John Milligane in Kirkmahoe parish and Isobell Richardson in this parish.

May 2, 1747
Marriage of John Milligane from Dumfries Parish and Jean Mundal daughter of the deceased James Mundal in this parish.

October 30, 1748
Baptism of Janet Milligane daughter of John Milligane in Torthorwald Town.

June 30, 1751
Baptism of Mary Milligane daughter of John Milligane in Mains of Torthorwald.

April 2, 1753
Burial of Mary Milligan daughter to John Milligan, a child.

October 11, 1753
Baptism of John Milligane son of John Milligane weaver in Torthorwald Town.

May 25, 1755
Baptism of Jean Milligane daughter of John Milligane weaver in Torthorwald Town.

December 1, 1767
Burial of Jean Mundel spouse to John Milligan in Torthorwald aged 54, she had laboured under Rheumatisms for 13 years whereby she was very much contracted.

January 23, 1769
Marriage at Dumfries of John Milligan weaver in Torthorwald Town and Elizabeth Aitkin in Dumfries.

February 20, 1769
Burial of Janet Milligan daughter to John Milligan Weaver in Torthorwald Town aged 20 of a fever of the malignant kind in 10 days most of time delirious.

March 24, 1769
Burial of John Milligan son to the above John Milligan aged 15, born deaf, he was first said with a swelling in his stomach and belly accompanied with a vomiting afterwards he turned feverish which is or must have been of the vigorous kind, spots appeared thorough out his body, he vomited excessively, the illness became irreversible, he was never deprived do his reason, he continued in his delirious about a fortnight.

November 9, 1817
Baptism of Sarah Milligan daughter of Robert Milligan labourer and Sarah Grierson in Collin.

April 22, 1821
Birth of Mary Milligan daughter of Robert Milligan and Sarah Grierson in Kirkwood.

February 5, 1845
Birth of Alexander John Milligan bastard son of William Milligan in Collin and Margaret Halliday (mother admitted as spouse), registered on February 27, 1854.

August 16, 1846
Birth of Sarah Jane Milligan bastard daughter of William Milligan in Collin and Margaret Halliday (mother admitted as spouse), registered on February 27, 1854.

February 16, 1847
Birth of Janet Milligan bastard daughter of William Milligan in Collin and Margaret Halliday (mother admitted as spouse), registered on February 27, 1854.

May 20, 1849
Marriage of Grace Milligan and James Gillison both of this parish where proclaimed in the Church of Torthorwald on May 20th and 29th, and married 29th day.

February 11, 1851
Baptism of Robert Coupland Milligan bastard son of James Milligan lately residing in Rocan and Catherine Coupland in Rocan (mother received as spouse), born on March 14, 1850.

April 23, 1854
Marriage of Edward Milligan of Newcastle and Sarah Carlyle in Racks were regular proclaimed in the Church of Torthorwald in order to marriage on April 23rd and 30th, and married 30th day.



[Source: Torthorwald OPR 850/1-2]



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