Stobo is a parish in Peeblesshire. It is bounded by Newlands, Lyne, Peebles, Manor, Drumelzier, and Glenholm. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Dawick, Haprew, Stobo
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Stobo. The church of Stobo is of great antiquity, and was the plebania or mother-church of nearly all the parish churches of Peeblesshire. It was dedicated to St Mungo, and previous to the Reformation was a prebend of Glasgow. Restored in 1863 at the expense of Sir G. Graham Montgomery of Stanhope, Bart.
Dawyck. Formerly a chapelry of Stobo. Annexed by the Court of Teinds, 17 November 1742, to the parishes of Stobo and Drumelzier.
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 |
| 1671-1854 | Stobo | 770 | OPR |
| 1855-1963 | Stobo | 770 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Peebles | 801 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Manor, Stobo and Lyne 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
Anderson, Ballantyne, Brown, Dodds, Hogg, Jackson, Lawrie, Lindsay, Milne, Robertson
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 Ker.
"There are at present 221 examinable persons, and 97 that are not examinable, or under 8 years of age; total, 318 souls. Among this number there are 15 Seceders. The number of males, from eight years of age and upwards, is 119; the females, 102. There are 60 houses 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 3, p. 324
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section II, p. 121
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