Primrose
Carrington is a parish in the south of Edinburghshire. It is bounded by the parishes of Lasswade, Cockpen, Borthwick, Temple, and Penicuick. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Barley Dean, Carrington, Thornton, Whitefaugh
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
In 1567 the parish was held with Cockpen. In 1703 the name Carrington was changed to Primrose, but has been resumed.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Parish (QO)
(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 |
| 1653-1854 | Carrington | 675 | OPR |
| 1855-1963 | Carrington | 675 | RD |
| 1964-1968 | Borthwick, Stobhill and Carrington | 674 | RD |
| 2009 | Midlothian | 762 | RD |
| 2026 | (Borthwick) Midlothian Council; Moorfoot Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Carrington) Midlothian Council; Moorfoot Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Stobhill) Midlothian Council; Newtongrange 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
Andrews, Greig, Henderson, Hughes, Kirkwood, Noble, Robertson, Simpson, Smith, Stewart
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 Mr John Fleming.
"In July 1793 there were 329 souls of both sexes, and of all ages and descriptions. The number of families in the parish is 85; of females, 171, of males 158, and of children below 10 years of age, 66. There are 42 Seceders in the parish, including the children of those who are of that persuasion. All the rest of the inhabitants attend the Established Church.
There are in the parish 9 farmers, 1 smith, 1 wright, 2 weavers, 3 tailors, 1 shoemaker, 1 gardener, and 1 small innkeeper. The bulk of the rest of the people are farmers' servants and labourers. There are no practitioners either of law or physic in the parish."
(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 14, p. 439
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 1, p. 611
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
