Peebles is a parish lying principally in Peeblesshire, but having a small part in Selkirkshire. It is bounded by Eddlestone, Innerleithen, Traquair, Yarrow, Manor, Stobo, and Lyne. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Peebles, East Port, Port Brae
Haystoun, Kerfield, Rosetta
The parish of Peebles was situated partly in the county of Peebles and partly in the county of Selkirk. The parish has been placed wholly in the county of Peebles. 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:
Peebles. The church, dedicated to St Andrew, was formerly held by the Archdeacon of Glasgow.
Kailzie, or Hope Kailzie. Previous to the Reformation the church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, belonged to the Abbey of Kelso. The parish was suppressed by the Commissioners for Plantation of Kirks between 22 May and 5 August 1674, and united to Traquair, Peebles, and Innerleithen.
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 |
| 1622-1854 | Peebles | 768 | OPR |
| 1855-1855 | Peebles Burgh | 768-1 | RD |
| 1855-1855 | Peebles Landward | 768-2 | RD |
| 1867-1971 | Peebles | 768 | RD |
| 1972-2006 | Peebles | 801 | RD |
| 2007-2009 | Scottish Borders, Peebles | 801 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Royal Burgh of Peebles and District 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, Campbell, Dickson, Johnston, Scott, Smith, Thomson, Veitch, Walker, 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 William Dalgliesh, D. D..
"The inhabitants in this parish, of all denominations, in 1791, are 1920, distinguished as follows: In the Old Town, 350; in the new Town, 1130; in the landward part of the parish, 440. There are 61 Seceders and Cameronians.
The inhabitants of the parish, in town and country, are generally healthy, and live many of them to very advanced age. The people are regular in their attendance on the institutions of religion, sober, peaceable, and virtuous; so that, in the memory of the oldest person living, no native of Peebles has either been banished, or suffered capital punishment."
(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 12, p. 1
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section II, p. 1
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