Greenock is home to the world's first Burns Club, The Mother Club, which was founded in 1801 by merchants born in Ayrshire, some of whom had known Robert Burns. They held the first Burns Supper on what they thought was his birthday on 29 January 1802, but in 1803 discovered from the Ayr parish records that the correct date was 25 January 1759. Webbe obtained from the Parish records for St Mary’s Chapel. Built in 1808, this was, at the time, the only Roman Catholic Chapel in Greenock. Parish records

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WebCivil registration of births, marriages and deaths started in Scotland in 1855 and parish registers started around 1553. Statutory registers and parish registers (1553–2009) … WebJun 28, 2024 · Records held at Watt Library. Kilmacolm Parish Churchyard Main Street Kilmacolm St Andrew’s Churchyard Church Street, Port Glasgow Newark Parish … on this very night

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WebWhen searching in a cemetery, use the ? or * wildcards in name fields.? replaces one letter.* represents zero to many letters.E.g. Sorens?n or Wil* Search for an exact birth/death … WebDec 9, 2024 · Scotland Church Records Union Lists. This is a brief description of the purpose, format, content, and sources of the Union List that was created for patron use in the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The information from the union list for each individual parish is found in the Wiki by doing a search for a parish or county of interest. WebThe small harbor was converted into a main port in the very early 1700s. Greenock flourished as many trade ships from the Caribbean came to the port bearing sugar. Records show that by the year 1850 there were some 400 sugar ships docking at Greenock, which had set up some 14 sugar refineries. on this video or in this video