Gullane, Golyn
Dirleton is a parish on the coast of Haddingtonshire. It is bounded on the west and on the north by the Firth of Forth, and on the other sides by the parishes of North Berwick, Athelstaneford, and Aberlady. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Congalton, Dirleton, Fenton, Ferrygate, Gulane or Gullane, Kingston, Muirfield, Newhouse, Queenstonbank, Saltcoats
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church at Gullane, dedicated to St Andrew as far back as the ninth century, belonged to Dryburgh Abbey. In 1612 the church was removed to Direlton. The church of Direlton, also dedicated to St Andrew, had been made collegiate in 1444 by Sir Walter of Haliburton.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Gullane. Erected into a parish quoad sacra 30 October 1903. Gullane or Golyn gave the name to the parish of Direlton long ago, and in the centre of the old churchyard may still be seen the ruins of the Parish Church.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Dirleton (QO)
Gullane (QS)
(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 |
| 1664-1854 | Dirleton | 704 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Dirleton | 704 | RD |
| 2009 | East Lothian, North Berwick | 721 | RD |
| 2026 | East Lothian Council; Gullane Area 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
Cunningham, Hamilton, Lees, Logan, Nicholson, Paterson, Robertson, Smith, Thomson, Watt
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 Alexander Glen.
"There are at present about 1200 individuals of all ages, of whom about 300 are below 10 years of age. The common people are rather of a large size, and are remarkable for their sober and industrious manner of living.
There has been no great alteration in the number of inhabitants for these 50 years past. There never was any great trade or manufacture in the parish, and the hands employed in agriculture, are always nearly the same. There are at present about 20 farmers in the parish, men remarkable for their industry and knowledge in agriculture. The farmers have both servants in their houses, and cottagers, for the purposes of agriculture. The latter are considered to be more steady, and less given to change; and are generally trusted with some degree of oversight in the farm.
In the parish there are several small villages, where old and infirm people keep schools for young children. There are schools in Direlton, Fenton, Kingston, and Gulan."
(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. 194
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 2, Section II, p. 202
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