The Agnews of Lochnaw: Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway (1330–1747) – Searchable Genealogy PDF

Uncover over four centuries of Southwest Scottish and Ulster-Scots family history, feudal charters, Covenanting rolls, and baronial pedigrees in Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.

Originally published in Edinburgh in 1864 by Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet of Lochnaw and M.P. for Wigtownshire, The Agnews of Lochnaw: A History of the Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway, with Contemporary Anecdotes, Traditions, and Genealogical Notices of Old Families of the Sheriffdom, 1330 to 1747 is the foundational primary-source chronicle of Galloway's hereditary magistracy, landed families, and parish life. Drawn directly from the fire-proof charter-chest at Lochnaw Castle, the family archives of Garthland, Barnbarroch, and Kilhilt, and the Privy Council and Justiciary records of Scotland, this 686-page digital edition is an indispensable research volume for anyone tracing ancestors in Wigtownshire, the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Carrick (South Ayrshire), or County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

What Inside Makes This a Genealogical Goldmine?

• 10 Complete Baronial Pedigrees (Appendix I): Multi-generation genealogies of Agnew of Lochnaw, Agnew of Croach / Lochryan, Agnew of Castlewigg, M'Dowall of Garthland, M'Douall of Logan, M'Dowall of Freuch, Adair of Kilhilt & Ballymena, Vans-Agnew of Barnbarroch, Dunbar of Mochrum & Baldoon, and Stewart of Garlies (Earls of Galloway).
• The Ulster-Scots & County Antrim Connection: Traces the Anglo-Norman d'Agneau Lords of Larne (accompagnateurs of Sir John de Courcy in 1176) and the 17th-century Agnew leases and tenantry in the Barony of Glenarm, Kilwaughter, Carncastle, and Larne alongside the Adairs of Kilhilt and Ballymena and the Montgomeries (Viscounts Airds) of Portpatrick and Donaghadee.
• Verbatim Tax, Valuation & Muster Rolls: Includes the complete 1657 Wigtownshire Extent & Valuation Roll (listing every baron, heritor, rental value, and tax assessment), the 1643–1649 Committees of Warre, the 1689 & 1711 Rolls of Freeholders, and the 1625–1747 Parliamentary Representation Rolls.
• 1684 Test Act Prisoner Depositions & The Wigtown Martyrs (1685): Preserves the verbatim October 1684 Wigtown Court examinations of 55 named local parishioners (farmers, skippers, chapmen, and wives across Glenluce, Arioland, Kirkinner, Penninghame, and Stranraer) prosecuted by Claverhouse and Queensberry, plus the original Penninghame and Kirkinner Kirk-Session accounts of the Wigtown Martyrs (Margaret Lachlane and Margaret Wilson).
• Heraldic Plates & Castle Engravings: Features all three original 1864 full-page plates—Site of the King's Castle of Lochnaw, Lochnaw Castle, and the full-page heraldic achievement plate Quarterings and Arms of Agnew of Lochnaw—plus the 1663 official topographical survey of every parish, loch, river, and castle in Wigtownshire.

Enhanced Fairbairn's Crests Digital Edition

This Fairbairn's Crests Digital Library Edition (686 pages) preserves 100% of the original 1864 archival page images and embedded OCR text layer for instant Ctrl+F / Cmd+F keyword searching, while removing 11 blank scan pages and adding:

• 4 Pages of Branded Front Matter (Pages i–iv): Publisher's Note, 19th-century Scots spelling variant search tips, historical context, and a complete Page Offset Key mapping every original printed page number to its exact PDF page.
• 15-Page Master Back-of-Book Index (Merged PDF pp. 672–686): A newly compiled, three-part alphabetical research index covering 246 Surname Groups, 221 Parishes, Castles & Places, and 14 Military Regiments & Campaigns, dual-indexed with both original 1864 page numbers and exact Merged PDF page numbers.

Surnames & Families Featured

Accarson (Acarsane), Adair (of Kilhilt, Drumore, Genoch, Curgie, Ballymena), Agnew (of Lochnaw, Croach/Lochryan, Galdenoch, Sheuchan, Castlewigg, Barmeill, Whitehills, Dalreagle, Myrtoun, Kilwaughter), Ahannay / Hannay (of Sorbie, Mochrum, Kirkdale), Auld, Baillie (of Dunragit, Lamington, Polkemmet), Bannatyne,Baylis, Beaton, Bell, Bellenden, Blair (of Dunskey), Boyd (of Kirkland, Larbrax, Penkill), Bruce, Cairns (of Orchardtoun), Campbell (of Corswall, Loudoun, Argyle, Skerrington), Carnegie (of Southesk), Carson, Cathcart (of Carleton, Genoch), Chalmers (of Eldrick, Gadgirth), Claverhouse (Graham), Cleland, Coltran (of Drummoral), Comyn, Corrie, Courcy, Craufurd, Crichton (of Dumfries), Crookshanks, Cunningham, Dalrymple (Earls of Stair, Balneil, Carscreugh), Donnan, Douglas (Black Douglas, Drumlanrig, Kelhead, Cavers), Dunbar (of Mochrum, Baldoon, Cumnock, Westfield, Pankhill), Dunlop, Edmonstone, Eglinton (Montgomerie), Fergusson (of Kilkerran, Craigdarroch, Dowalton), Fleming (Earl of Wigtown),env, Forsyth, Fullerton, Gairdner, Gardiner, Gillon, Glover, Gordon (of Lochinvar/Kenmure, Craichlaw, Clanyard, Airds/Earlston, Barskeog, Balmeg, Grange, Culvennan, Penninghame, Glenluce), Gray, Grierson (of Lagg, Bargatoune), Hamilton (Lord Basil of Baldoon, Bargany), Hathorn (of Airies, Castlewigg, Chang), Hay (of Park, Arioland), Henderson, Hepburn, Heron (of Heron, Kirrochtree), Herries (of Terregles), Houstoun (of Drummastoun, Cutreoch), Hunter, Innes, Jardine, Johnstone, Kells, Kennedy (Earls of Cassilis, Bargany, Culzean, Dunure, Cruggleton, Chappell, Knockdaw, Sinniness, Bennane, Ardmillan, Girvanmains, Blairquhan), Ker, Kerlie / M'Kerlie (of Cruggleton), Kincaid, Kirkpatrick, Lauder, Lawrie, Lin / Lynne (of Larg), Livingstone, Lockhart, Macdonnell (Sorly Boye, Earls of Antrim), M'Alexander, M'Beath, M'Blane, M'Brair, M'Camon, M'Claherty, M'Clellan (Lords Kirkcudbright, Bomby, Gelston, Glenshannoch), M'Clery, M'Clingan, M'Clumpha, M'Connell, M'Cracken, M'Cubbin, M'Culloch (of Myrtoun, Ardwell, Cardoness, Torhouse, Killeser, Barholm, Drummorell, Mertoun), M'Douall / M'Dowall (of Garthland, Logan, Freuch, Dalreagle, Mindork, Dowalton, Elrig, Knockglass, Leffnol, Machermore, Corochtrie), M'Ewen, M'Gachan, M'Ghie / M'Ghee (of Balmaghie, Egerness), M'Gowan, M'Haffie, M'Ilrae, M'Ilroy, M'Ilvaine, M'Kay, M'Keand, M'Kechnie, M'Kenna, M'Kie / Mackie (of Larg, Myrtoun-M'Kie, Glassock, Palgown, Bargaly, Whitehills, Drumbuy), M'Lurg (of Machermore), M'Master, M'Meikan (Laird M'Meikan of Kilmorie, Miltonise), M'Morland, M'Neal, M'Nillie, M'Queen (Lord Braxfield), Maxwell (of Monreith, Garrarie, Caerlaverock, Tinwald, Cardoness, Munches), Meine, Milligan, Milroy, Montgomery (Viscounts Airds, Dunskey), Muirhead, Murdoch, Mure (of Auchindrane, Cloncaird, Craichlaw, Rowallan), Murray (of Broughton, Cockpule), Neilson (of Craigcaffie), Nibloe, Nisbet, O'Gnive, O'Neill, Ozburn, Park, Paterson,plot, Ramsay, Reid, Richartt, Robertson, Ross (of Balneil, Carscreugh, Balsarroch, Cairnbrock, Balkail), Rutherford,398, Scott, Semple, Shaw (of Ballygelly, Greenock, Sornbeg),Sinclair, Slowan,Smollett, Spot, Sprot, Stewart / Stuart (Earls of Galloway, Lords Garlies, Castle-Stewart, Ravenston, Sorbie, Physgill, Tonderghie, Fintalloch, Dalswinton, Bonkyl), Stroyan, Sydserff, Traquair, Turner, Urquhart, Vallange, Vans / Vaus / Vaux / Wauss (of Barnbarroch, Cascrew, Longcastle), Wallace (Sir William, Craigie), Watson, Welsh, Wilson (Wigtown Martyrs), Winram, Wishart, Wither, and Young.

Parishes, Castles & Locations Covered

Wigtownshire (The Rhinns, The Machers & The Moors): Lochnaw Castle, King's Castle of Lochnaw, White Loch of Lochnaw, Leswalt, Aldouran Glen, Kempe's Graves, Tor of Craigoch, Larbrax Bay (Kempe's Walks), Galdenoch Tower, Salt Pans, Kirkcolm, Corsewall Castle, Kilmorie (St. Mary's Chapel), Salchrie, Lochryan, Cairnryan, Innermessan (Rerigonium & Mote), Craigcaffie Castle, Stranraer (Chapel & Castle of St. John), Sheuchan, Culhorn, Inch, Castle Kennedy, Lochs of Inch, Soulseat Abbey, Portpatrick (Chapel Patrick / Port Montgomery), Dunskey Castle, Killantringan, Stoneykirk, Garthland Tower, Balgreggan (Freuch / Castle M'Dowall), Killeser, Ardwell, Kirkmaiden, Logan (Balzeiland), Clanyard Castle, Portencorkrie, Drumore, Mull of Galloway, Old Luce (Glenluce Abbey, Castle of Park, Balkail, Carscreugh Castle, Dunragit, Balneil), New Luce (Moorkirk of Luce, Larg, Bloody Wheel, Laggan-garn, Miltonise), Kirkcowan (Mindork Castle), Mochrum (Old Place of Mochrum, Myrtoun Castle, Monreith, Tower of Moure, Arioland, Crailloch, Port-William), Glasserton (Castle-Stewart, Physgill, Ravenston, Kidsdale), Whithorn (Candida Casa Priory, Isle of Whithorn, Castlewigg, Drummastoun, Skeog), Sorbie (Cruggleton Castle, Place of Sorbie, Dowalton, Garlieston, Eggerness), Kirkinner (Barnbarroch, Baldoon Castle, Dalreagle, Barglass), Wigtown (Wigtown Castle, Market Cross, Torhouse Standing Stones, Bladnoch), and Penninghame (Castle-Stewart, Clary Castle, Myrtoun-M'Kie, Challenger/Newton-Stewart).
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Ayrshire & Ulster: Threave Castle, Kenmure Castle, Lochinvar, Cardoness Castle, Larg Castle (Minnigaff), Kirrochtree, Craigencallie, Forest & Dungeon of Buchan, Loch Trool, Raeberry Castle, Bomby, Kirkcudbright, Carsphairn, Tongland, Lincluden, Glenapp, Ballantrae, Ardstinchar, Maybole, Culzean, Dunure, Greenan, Bargany, Killochan, Ayr, Larne, Olderfleet Castle, Agnew's Hill, Kilwaughter, Glenarm, Carncastle, Ballygally, Carrickfergus, Belfast, Lisnegarvey, Ballymena, and Donaghadee.

Digital Product Specifications

• Format: High-resolution, fully searchable PDF (native embedded OCR + newly typeset front/back matter and PDF bookmarks)
• Length: 686 pages (32.13 MB)
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