Bonkill, Bonkyl (Bunkle)
Bunkle and Preston is a united parish in Berwickshire, bounded by Abbey St Bathans, Coldingham, Chirnside, Edrom, Duns, and Longformacus. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Bunkle, Preston
Cruicksfield
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Bunkle and Preston were united by the Presbytery and by direction of Parliament in 1621. Both belonged to the Bishopric of Dunkeld, and Bunkle was a mensal church of the Bishop.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1704-1854 | Bunkle and Preston | 728 | OPR |
| 1855-1966 | Bunkle and Preston | 728 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Duns | 785 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Abbey St Bathans, Bonkyl and Preston Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Allan, Cockburn, Lawrie, Moffat, Nicol, Patterson, Redpath, Reid, Spence, Wilson
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Robert Douglas.
"From an exact state of the population, taken November 1790, it stands thus: 131 families, 622 persons, 380 males, 342 females, 160 below 10 years, 130 Seceders of all denominations. In this parish there are no Roman Catholics or Episcopalians; no lawyers, writers, physicians, surgeons, or apothecaries."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 3, p. 153
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 2, Section III, p. 114
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
