Whittingeham
Whittingehame is a parish in Haddingtonshire. It is bounded on the south by Berwickshire, and on other sides by the parishes of Garvald, Morham, Prestonkirk, Stenton, and Dunbar. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Whittingehame
Papple, Rushlaw, Whittingham House
The parish of Stenton had two detached parts, and the parish of Whittingehame one detached part. One of the detached parts of Stenton was situated at Friarsdykes, between the parishes of Spott and Innerwick. The other detached part of Stenton was separated from the rest of the parish by part of the parish of Spott and by the detached part of Whittingehame. The detached part of Stenton at Friarsdyke was transferred to Spott, and the other detached part of Stenton was united to the main portion of Stenton by the transference to that parish of the intervening portion of Spott and of the detached part of Whittingehame. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Previous to the Reformation the church was a prebend of the collegiate church of Dunbar. The present building was erected in 1722, and restored in 1820 and 1876.
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 |
| 1627-1854 | Whittinghame | 724 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Whittinghame | 724 | RD |
| 2009 | East Lothian, Dunbar | 724 | RD |
| 2026 | West Lothian Council; Dunpender 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
Cockburn, Mitchell, Paterson, Redpath, Ross, Scott, Spence, Watt, White, 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 Mr John Ewan.
"The following is an accurate state of the population of the parish: 296 males, 359 females, 655 souls. Whittingham is the only village in the parish, and is but thinly inhabited. There is a public house in this village, which is the only one in the whole parish. It has had no bad effect on the morals of the people. The people are all virtuous, and distinguished for an unremitting attention to their own business.
Within the hills of the upper part of the parish, or the Lammermoor, there are six sheep farms, most of which are extensive. The lower part of the parish is all arable, and excellently cultivated.
No manufactures are carried on in this parish; and there are few tradesmen, except such as are necessary for the purposes of agriculture. There are 3 smiths, and each of them, without a servant, is able to manage his own work; 4 wrights, one of whom has an apprentice, and another two; 4 weavers, each of these work single without an assistant; 2 shoemakers one of these has a young man, the other, besides a journeyman, has three apprentices. It may be added, that there are 3 millers."
(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 2, p. 345
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 2, Section II, p. 61
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