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Sheriff of Wigtown

March 14, 2023

The Sheriff of Wigtown was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Wigtown, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar.

It became known as the Sheriff of Wigton & Kirkcudbright in 1860[1] and was dissolved and incorporated into the sheriffdom of Dumfries & Galloway in 1874.

The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright was created in 1369, when the area between the Rivers Nith and Cree was granted to Archibald the Grim. A steward was appointed by to administer the area which was known the "Stewartry".

Sheriffs of Wigtown

Sheriffs-Depute

Stewards of Kirkcudbright

Sheriffs of Kirkcudbright

Sheriffs of Wigton & Kirkcudbright (1860)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries". Morning Post. 29 November 1860. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Guide to the Boswell Collection". Yale University. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ Brunton, George. An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice. p. 515.
  4. ^ The Scots Magazine, Volume 13. p. 109.
  5. ^ Mackenzie, William. The history of Galloway: from the earliest period to the present time. p. 433.
  6. ^ The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 82. p. 286.
  7. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 19. p. 128.
  8. ^ "Moray Register" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Scottish Court of Session Records". University of Virginia. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  10. ^ Bulletins and Other State Intelligence. p. 765.
  11. ^ a b "Catalog Search". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2021.


  

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sheriff, wigtown, historically, office, responsible, enforcing, order, wigtown, scotland, bringing, criminals, justice, prior, 1748, most, sheriffdoms, were, held, hereditary, basis, from, that, date, following, jacobite, uprising, 1745, hereditary, sheriffs, . The Sheriff of Wigtown was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Wigtown Scotland and bringing criminals to justice Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis From that date following the Jacobite uprising of 1745 the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff deputes qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar It became known as the Sheriff of Wigton amp Kirkcudbright in 1860 1 and was dissolved and incorporated into the sheriffdom of Dumfries amp Galloway in 1874 The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright was created in 1369 when the area between the Rivers Nith and Cree was granted to Archibald the Grim A steward was appointed by to administer the area which was known the Stewartry Contents 1 Sheriffs of Wigtown 2 Stewards of Kirkcudbright 3 Sheriffs of Kirkcudbright 4 Sheriffs of Wigton amp Kirkcudbright 1860 5 See also 6 ReferencesSheriffs of Wigtown EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2017 Robert FitzTrute c 1200 Alexander Comyn 1263 1266 John Comyn Master of Buchan 1288 Walter of Twynham 1296 Domhnall mac Cailein c 1298 John Comyn Earl of Buchan 1300 Thomas McCulloch 1305 William Douglas of Leawalt 1424 Andrew Agnew 1456 Thomas Boyd Earl of Arran 1468 Andrew Agnew 1468 John Graham 1648 Andrew Agnew 1747 Sheriffs DeputeAlexander Boswell 1748 1750 2 Andrew Pringle 1750 1751 3 Sheriff of Selkirk 1751 Thomas Dundas 1751 4 Alexander Spalding Gordon 1794 5 John Busby Maitland 1794 1818 6 James Walker 1818 c 1840 7 Adam Urquhart 1843 1860 8 Stewards of Kirkcudbright EditDonald Maclellen of Gelston 1456 William Edmonstoune of Duntreath 1462 John Kennedy of Blairquhan 1463 Thomas Boyd Earl of Arran 1468 Humphrey Colquhoun 1468 Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl of Bothwell 1489 Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell 1526Sheriffs of Kirkcudbright EditThomas Miller Lord Glenlee 1748 1755 David Ross 1756 1763 Alexander Gordon Lord Rockville 1764 1784 9 Sir Alexander Gordon 1784 1830 Alexander Wood of Woodcote 1830 1841 Erskine Douglas Sandford 1841 1860 10 Sheriffs of Wigton amp Kirkcudbright 1860 EditErskine Douglas Sandford 1860 61 11 David Hector 1861 1874 11 For sheriffs after 1874 see Sheriff of Dumfries and GallowaySee also EditHistorical development of Scottish sheriffdomsReferences Edit Births Deaths Marriages and Obituaries Morning Post 29 November 1860 p 8 Guide to the Boswell Collection Yale University Retrieved 17 April 2018 Brunton George An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice p 515 The Scots Magazine Volume 13 p 109 Mackenzie William The history of Galloway from the earliest period to the present time p 433 The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany Volume 82 p 286 Parliamentary Papers Volume 19 p 128 Moray Register PDF Retrieved 10 April 2018 Scottish Court of Session Records University of Virginia Retrieved 10 April 2018 Bulletins and Other State Intelligence p 765 a b Catalog Search National Records of Scotland Retrieved 25 February 2021 This article related to law in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Scottish history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sheriff of Wigtown amp oldid 1135046929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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