Difference between revisions of "Wigtownshire"

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Wigtownshire map: Wikipedia image

As Wigtown, it is a lieutenancy area. The county town was historically Wigtown. On the establishment of a county council in 1890, Stranraer, the largest town in the county, became the administrative centre. Wigtown includes the southernmost point in Scotland, the Mull of Galloway, the Machars and the Rhins of Galloway peninsula.

Major towns: Wigtown, Stranraer
Industries: Agriculture

Register Offices

Provided by Dumfries and Galloway Council the Registration Service covers
a large geographical area, some of which extends into adjoining counties

Stranraer Register Office

Wigtown Register Office

Record Office Lookup Requests

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Record Office Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.

Links

Library Links

Archives

Archives Service Homepage
Burns Street
Dumfries
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 2PS
Tel: 01387-269254

Family History Society

Dumfries and Galloway FHS

Genealogy Links

History and Heritage

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+As Wigtown, it is a lieutenancy area. The county town was historically Wigtown. On the establishment of a county council in 1890, Stranraer, the largest town in the county, became the administrative centre. Wigtown includes the southernmost point in Scotland, the Mull of Galloway, the Machars and the Rhins of Galloway peninsula.
+Major towns: Wigtown, Stranraer <br>
+Industries: Agriculture <br>
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+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
 ==Links==
 '''Library Links'''<br>
 *[http://www.dgcommunity.net/dgcommunity/MiniWeb.aspx?id=86&menuid=1189&openid=949 Stranraer Library]
 *[http://www.dgcommunity.net/dgcommunity/MiniWeb.aspx?id=86&menuid=1192&openid=949 Wigtown Library]
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 '''Archives'''<br>
 [http://www.dgcommunity.net/dgcommunity/Services.aspx?id=6 Archives Service Homepage]<br>
 Burns Street<br>
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 '''Family History Society'''<br>
 *[http://www.dgfhs.org.uk/ Dumfries and Galloway FHS]
 '''Genealogy Links'''<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWigtown.htm#PageTitle IGI Wigtownshire]
 *[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~leighann/wfp/intro.html Wigtown Free Press BMD Announcements]
 *[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Eleighann/index.html Rootsweb;Wigtownshire]