Records -> Berwickshire
Edrom records
Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year.
Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
School records – Index to School Leaving Certificate Examination results
Anatomy Registers – Index to the records of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland
Birth records with no father’s name – Hit a brick wall with no father named in a birth record? Help is at hand: see our list for this parish below.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
Male Heads of Families – Free transcripts of rolls of male heads of families from the 1830s
Kirk Sessions Index – Free extracts from Kirk Session records
Lookups
The records of the Kirk Session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout Scotland from the 16th century onwards. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in the table below, and provide you with transcripts of any matching entries for just £1 per name per year.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
- £3 for a single minute
- £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
- £9 for any single case with more than 3 minutes (some cases have as many as 8 minutes)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William AITCHISON | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth BRUNTON | Foulden | 1845-1846 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| William CLAGIE | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Peter DONALDSON | 1863 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John FALCONER | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Biddy HALLORAN or SHERIDAN | 1858 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret KAY or GIGGIE | 1852 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Agnes MARSHALL | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alice MCALLISTER | 1853 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Catherine MCALLISTER | 1851 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Georgina H REAY | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James ROBERTSON | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John THOMSON | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alison WAIT | 1848 (1) | Order images | Require medical certificate of applicant's health and ability |
Sheriff Court paternity decrees
Single mothers often took the fathers of their children to court for child support. Such cases were known as filiation and aliment cases. The court could order the father to provide maintenance payments to the mother. If the mother won her case, the court would issue a decree, which would allow the mother to enforce payment of aliment. We have indexed all the records of such cases held by the National Records of Scotland from at least 1855 to 1880, and can provide digital images of the records. To order your copy, simply click on the Order now link in the table below.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes BLACKHALL Nisbet Hill, Edrom, Berwickshire | George KINGHORN OR KING | 10 Feb 1875 Oldcambus East Mains, Cockburnspath | Order now | Haddington SC40/7/38 |
| Margaret BROWN Nisbethill, Edrom | Anderson GIBSON | 27 Dec 1876 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/42 |
| Jane DARLING Edrom, Berwickshire | George HISLOP | 14 Sep 1884 Edrom, Berwickshire | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Eleanor HARDIE Blackadder Mains, Edrom | James COWE | 24 Mar 1886 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Elizabeth MARTIN Swallowdean, Edrom | John MARTIN | 28 Sep 1900 Swallowdean, Edrom | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Jane MAVIN Broomhouse Mains, Edrom | John ENENS | 18 Feb 1886 Broomhouse Mains, Edrom | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
| Ellen MOFFAT Todheugh, Edrom, Berwickshire | Charles PATERSON | 14 Sep 1884 | Order now | Jedburgh SC62/7/14 |
| Margaret PRENTICE Reedyloch, Edrom | James HUNTER | 18 Jul 1845 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/41 |
| Euphemia SIMPSON Kimmerghame Mains, Edrom | William WADDELL | 17 Mar 1884 | Order now | Duns SC60/7/43 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
Anatomy register
This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
Your research hit a brick wall when you discovered a birth record missing this vital name? Choose Find the Father by any birth below to start breaking down that barrier today with our FREE search service. Where we've already identified the father, click on the Father Found link to order a copy of the record naming the father. For births outwith this period, click here.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry AINSLIE | 29 October 1871 | Elizabeth AINSLIE | Find the father |
| James AINSLIE | 6 December 1865 | Ann AINSLIE | Father found |
| John AINSLIE | 27 September 1858 | Charlotte AINSLIE | Find the father |
| Christina Aitchison ANDERSON | 22 October 1871 | Elizabeth ANDERSON | Find the father |
| John ANDERSON | 17 June 1857 | May ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Thomas ARMSTRONG | 29 January 1856 | Helen ARMSTRONG | Find the father |
| Andrew BROWN | 1 February 1872 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| George BROWN | 2 May 1861 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| Isabella BROWN | 18 October 1866 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| John BROWN | 20 December 1865 | Elizabeth BROWN | Find the father |
| John BROWN | 7 January 1867 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| Thomas BROWN | 7 January 1870 | Margaret BROWN | Find the father |
| John BURNS | 4 July 1857 | Agnes BURNS | Find the father |
| Thomas COCKBURN | 7 August 1865 | Mary COCKBURN | Find the father |
| Andrew COSSAR | 31 December 1874 | Isabella COSSAR | Find the father |
| Helen COWE | 26 December 1865 | Margaret COWE | Find the father |
| Thomas CROW | 16 November 1874 | Margaret CROW | Find the father |
| Catherine CUTHBERT | 3 February 1860 | Elizabeth CUTHBERT | Find the father |
| Agnes DUNSE | 28 August 1867 | Isabell DUNSE | Find the father |
| Helen FAIRLIE | 19 January 1861 | Eliza FAIRLIE | Find the father |
| Jane FALCONER | 31 August 1863 | Jane FALCONER | Find the father |
| William FISH | 28 December 1863 | Elizabeth FISH | Find the father |
| Alexander FORREST | 8 February 1862 | Elizabeth FORREST | Find the father |
| Jane FORREST | 30 November 1862 | Jane FORREST | Find the father |
| Elizabeth FORSYTH | 18 September 1860 | Christina FORSYTH | Find the father |
| James Alexander FORSYTH | 30 November 1861 | Margaret FORSYTH | Find the father |
| Margaret FORSYTH | 13 March 1861 | Mary FORSYTH | Find the father |
| Agnes GILLIE | 23 October 1873 | Mary GILLIE | Father found |
| Margaret GRAY | 2 May 1868 | Janet GRAY | Find the father |
| Margaret HALLIDAY | 8 September 1860 | Margaret HALLIDAY | Father found |
| Agnes HEATTIE | 29 May 1871 | Isabella HEATTIE | Find the father |
| James HILSON | 4 December 1862 | Elisabeth HILSON | Find the father |
| Peter HOGG | 14 October 1871 | Hellen HOGG | Find the father |
| John George HOLYDAY | 16 July 1863 | Margaret HOLYDAY | Find the father |
| Margaret HUME | 1 August 1864 | Agnes HUME | Father found |
| John HUNTER | 16 July 1871 | Margaret HUNTER | Find the father |
| James Stennis HUSH | 25 May 1860 | Jane HUSH | Father found |
| David JEFFERY | 6 April 1862 | Mary JEFFERY | Find the father |
| George JEFFREY | 4 March 1861 | Euphemia JEFFREY | Find the father |
| Robert JONES | 28 August 1869 | Margaret JONES | Find the father |
| George KERR | 24 November 1866 | Margaret KERR | Find the father |
| Margaret KERR | 24 November 1866 | Margaret KERR | Find the father |
| John KERSE | 14 January 1864 | Isabella KERSE | Find the father |
| Robert LAIDLAW | 5 October 1864 | Jane LAIDLAW | Find the father |
| Walter LAIDLAW | 16 June 1861 | Jane LAIDLAW | Find the father |
| Wilhelmina MCDONALD | 13 August 1871 | Mary MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Agnes Georgina Lily MCLAREN | 5 November 1864 | Margaret MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Jane MCLAREN | 2 January 1857 | Jane MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Christina MURRAY | 25 June 1868 | Agnes MURRAY | Find the father |
| Janet MURRAY | 9 June 1872 | Agnes MURRAY | Find the father |
| John MURRAY | 4 October 1864 | Agnes MURRAY | Find the father |
| Andrew NAIRN | 13 March 1874 | Christina NAIRN | Find the father |
| George NAIRN | 19 May 1871 | Christina NAIRN | Find the father |
| James PATERSON | 9 March 1870 | Margaret PATERSON | Find the father |
| James Willis PATTERSON | 18 March 1866 | Helen Willis PATTERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret PATTERSON | 28 September 1866 | Margaret PATTERSON | Father found |
| Marion Clagie PENNY | 3 March 1872 | Jane PENNY | Find the father |
| John PRENTICE | 9 February 1862 | Mary PRENTICE | Find the father |
| Margaret RENTON | 2 October 1861 | Jane RENTON | Find the father |
| Robert ROBERTSON | 31 July 1869 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Margaret RUNCIMAN | 14 May 1863 | Joan RUNCIMAN | Find the father |
| May SIMPSON | 1 June 1865 | Catherine SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Catherine Gullen STEEL | 22 February 1858 | Agnes STEEL | Find the father |
| Agnes SWANSTON | 26 December 1867 | Marjory SWANSTON | Find the father |
| Mary SWANSTON | 9 November 1868 | Margaret SWANSTON | Find the father |
| James Bell TAIT | 11 June 1871 | Catherine TAIT | Find the father |
| James TAYLOR | 6 December 1857 | Elizabeth TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Mary Ann THOMPSON | 7 February 1860 | Elizabeth THOMPSON | Find the father |
| John TURNER | 26 April 1868 | Margaret TURNER | Find the father |
| Robert TURNER | 31 October 1871 | Margaret TURNER | Find the father |
| Ellen WARDHAUGH | 25 December 1860 | Ellen WARDHAUGH | Find the father |
| George WARDHAUGH | 19 January 1855 | Fanny WARDHAUGH | Find the father |
| Margaret WATSON | 5 December 1871 | Agnes WATSON | Find the father |
| Agne WHITE | 25 November 1856 | Agnes WHITE | Find the father |
| Anthony WHITEHEAD | 5 September 1869 | Mary WHITEHEAD | Find the father |
| George WIGHTMAN | 6 November 1874 | Margaret WIGHTMAN | Find the father |
| Peter Aitchison WILSON | 3 January 1860 | Jane WILSON | Find the father |
| Alexander WINDRAM | 24 August 1855 | Agnes WINDRAM | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. We have not yet identified any patients from this parish.
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
