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Kirkurd is a parish in the west border of Peeblesshire. It is bounded by Lanarkshire, and by Linton, Newlands, Stobo, Broughton, and Skirling. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Castlecraig, Kirkurd
Castle Craig, Netherurd House
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church, dedicated to St Constantine, belonged previous to the Reformation to Trinity College Church, Edinburgh.
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 |
| 1705-1854 | Kirkurd | 764 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Kirkurd | 764 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, West Linton | 800 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Lamancha, Newlands and Kirkurd 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
Brown, Church, Forrest, Gauld, Jack, Jackson, Kilgour, Smith, Swan, 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 David Anderson.
"The number of souls in 1792 is 288, of whom 131 are males, 157 females, and 55 under 10 years of age. There are 65 families. There are 250 of the established Church, 23 Burgher Seceders, 11 Antiburgher, 3 of the Relief, and 1 Episcopalian.
In the parish are 1 merchant, 1 schoolmaster, 1 innkeeper, 3 smiths, 3 carpenters, 4 weavers and apprentices, 2 shoemakers and apprentice, 4 tailors and apprentices, 3 gardeners, 2 millers, 1 overseer, 44 male servants, 38 female servants, and 9 day-labourers."
(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 10, p. 177
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section II, p. 127
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
