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Allanton is a village that straddles the present border between North Lanarkhshire and [[Place:South Lanarkshire, Scotland|South Lanarkshire. Parish records will therefore be found in Cambusnethan and Hamilton Parish respectively.
It is situated in the valley of the South Calder Water 4 miles northwest of the town of Wishaw and 2 miles north of the village of Bonkle. Growth occurred in the 20th century with the building of the nearby collieries of Kingshills and Allanton. Both were taken over by the National Coal Board in 1951 and underground mining ended in 1973, although some open-cast mining has been carried on since that date.
The part of the village in South Lanarkshire acts as a commuter settlement for Hamilton.
Research Tips
Sources for Old Parish Registers Records, Vital Records and Censuses
Note: Refer to parishes of Cambusnethan and Hamilton.
- FamilySearch (Indexes only)
- Scotland's People This is a pay website providing vital statistics and census data for all of Scotland with original images. There is a description at Scotland under Genealogical Resources.
Further Sources of Reference
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- GENUKI article on Cambusnethan
- GENUKI article on Hamilton Parish
- Scottish Places article on Allandale in North Lanarkshire--more information may be found by following the tabs on the right. The parish maps in this series are very useful.
- Scottish Places article on Allandale in South Lanarkshire--more information may be found by following the tabs on the right. The parish maps in this series are very useful.
- The maps website of the National Library of Scotland allows comparisons of modern-day and old maps of the same place. From the home page click on "Find by place" and then follow the instructions on the next page. Once you are viewing the place you want, use the slider <----> at the top of the map to compare the layout of roads and the place names of smaller areas, perhaps even farms, with the landscape today. The website takes some getting used to.
- The Statistical Accounts for Scotland In the 1790s and again in the 1830s, the ministers of the all the parishes of the Church of Scotland were asked to provide a description of their parish to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The original account request included 160 questions to be answered. These accounts are available in print in 20 volumes and are also online where it is freely available to browse. The browsing portal is below the viewing area of most computer screens. Scroll down to "For non-subscribers" and click on "Browse scanned pages". This brings you to another page on which one can enter the name of the parish in which you are interested.
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