Since we started selling our books online the following are our Top 5 Books sold.
Correct as at 1st April 2024
1. Dumfries and Galloway Placenames by Parish
This is a 100 page A5 booklet published in February 2021. It lists every placename in the counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire from the Ordnance Survey Maps of 1857-1891. It includes an alphabetical index and a Parish map. Cost £6.50 each
2. Canonbie Churchyards (Books 1 & 2)
These books total 116 pages of Memorial Inscriptions for Canonbie (old name Canonby) Churchyard in the town and Parish of Canonbie, Dumfriesshire. Canonbie is on the border with England. They were re-published in 2020 and consists of inscriptions from 579 headstones. They are fully indexed by Surname and Forename. Cost £4.00 each
3. Lochmaben Old Churchyard
This is a 76 page book of Memorial Inscriptions for Lochmaben Old Churchyard in the Parish of Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire. It was published in 2019 and consists of 48 pages of inscriptions from 362 headstones. It is fully indexed by Surname and Forename. The oldest known stone is 1700. This edition includes 206 new transcriptions that were not included in the 2007 edition. A Parish Map is included. There is also an article on a very localised name, Fairgray. Cost £5.25
4. Annan Early Census 1801/1811/1821
This is a 68 page book of Early Census for Annan, Dumfriesshire. It was published in 2009 and consists of listings by place name of the Censuses 1801, 1811 and 1821. Each census is indexed by Surname only. Cost £4.65
5. Annan Old Burial Ground
This is a 72 page book of Memorial Inscriptions for Annan Old Burial Ground in the town of Annan, Dumfriesshire. It was published in 2007 and consists of 35 pages of inscriptions from 399 headstones. It is fully indexed by Surname and Forename. Cost £5.25