Hi Yvette I think Kirkmabreck church was built around 1860, from memory, there is a gravestone which reads "the first burial in this Kirkyard" or words to that effect. Regards Ian A McClumpha Researching Family History in Dumfries & Galloway ~ and beyond. Please visit my Website: http://www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: Yvette MUIR [mailto:ymuir1706@rogers.com] Sent: 01 December 2004 02:26 To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [D-G LIST] Kirkmabreck church Have been looking @ photos of parish churches in DG. When was the new Kirkmabreck church built? My gggrandfather, Andrew MUIR, was christened @ Kirkmabreck 6 Apr 1784. Would that have been in the old or new parish church? His 1874 obit in Halifax, N.S. said he was a native of Creetown, but I had not realized that Creetown was in that parish. The family must have moved there between 1774 when 1st child christened @ Anwoth & 1781 when 1st of 4 others christened @ Kirkmabreck Yvette ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your line involves the surname BRUCE why not join CLAN-BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 26/11/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 26/11/04