FamilySearch releases Lanarkshire dissenting Presbyterian church records

FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org) has added the following collection:

Scotland, Lanarkshire Church Records, 1823-1967
Church Records from various, non-Church of Scotland churches containing christening, marriage, and burial entries that took place in the county of Lanarkshire from 1823 to 1967. Records may include: name, parents, spouse, father's occupation, residence, date of birth, date of marriage, burial date and place and much more depending on the record type. The original records are held at the National Library of Scotland under the CH2 series.

The following churches are represented:

• Biggar Relief congregation, Biggar (South United Presbyterian; Gillespie, United Presbyterian; and United Free)
• Calderbank Mission Station, United Free Church, Calderbank    **
• Kirkton United Presbyterian Church, Carluke    **
• Dunbeth Relief Church, Coatbridge (later Dunbeth United Presbyterian Church, Dunbeth United Free Church)
  
• Brandon Street Second Relief Church, Hamilton (United Presbyterian, Hamilton Brandon United Free)
• St. John's Free Church, Hamilton    

And in Glasgow: 

• Greenhead United Free Church (formerly Relief Free Church, later United Free, East Church of Scotland)
• Plantation United Presbyterian Church (aka Plantation Cornwall Street Church of Scotland) **
  
• Presbytery of Glasgow    
• Regent Place United Associate Session (United Presbyterian, United Free and Church of Scotland, united with Cathedral Square in October, 1941)
• St. James's Free Church    

NB: A quick comparison suggest that those collections marked with ** do not appear to be on ScotlandsPeople. (Although the Kirkton UP records may be the Kirkton Relief marriage records collection on SP)

To access the records visit https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4453939. 

For more on their background, visit https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Scotland,_Lanarkshire_Church_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records

(With thanks to Alison Spring @FrugalFH via Twitter)

Chris

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