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. 1 2 "Catalog Search". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2021.


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