BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Melrose - Detached portions of Earlston and Lauder, Berwickshire transferred to Melrose, 1891
St Boswells - Detached portion of Merton, Berwickshire transferred to St Boswells, 1891
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Anderson, Brown, Elliot, Henderson, Murray, Oliver, Scott, Thomson, Turnbull, Wilson
Common Surnames:
A: Aitchison, Allan, Armstrong
B: Balmer, Beattie, Bell, Blackie, Blake, Blyth, Borthwick, Broomfield, Brunton, Brydon, Burns, Burrell
C: Cairns, Chisholm, Clark, Cockburn, Cowan, Craig, Cranston, Crozier
D: Davidson, Douglas
E Easton
F: Fairbairn, Fleming, Fortune, Fox
G: Gibson, Goodfellow, Gordon, Gourlay, Graham, Gray
H: Hall, Hamilton, Hardie, Heatly, Hendry, Hislop, Hogg, Hume, Hunter
I: Inglis, Irvine
J: Johnston, Johnstone
K: Kerr, Kinghorn, Knox
L: Laidlaw, Lauder, Lawrie, Little, Loftus, Luke
M: Mack, Meikle, Mercer, Miller, Minto, Mitchell, Muir, Muldoon
N: Nichol
O: Ormiston
P: Paterson, Patton, Pringle, Purves
R: Redford, Redpath, Reid, Renwick, Richardson, Riddell, Robertson, Robson, Rutherford
S: Sanderson, Simpson, Simson, Sinton, Smith, Spratt, Sprott, Steele
T: Tait, Taylor, Telfer, Thompson, Todd, Trotter, Turner
V: Vallance, Veitch
W: Waddel, Waldie, Walker, Watson, Waugh, White, Whitson, Williamson, Wood, Wright, Wyllie
Y: Young
POPULATION:
1755: 34,704
1801: 33,721
1811: 37,230
1821: 40,892
1831: 43,663
1841: 46,025
1851: 51,642
Location of Roxburghshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Ancrum | 780 |
| Ashkirk | 781 |
| Bedrule | 782 |
| Bowden | 783 |
| Castleton | 784 |
| Cavers | 785 |
| Crailing | 786 |
| Eckford | 787 |
| Ednam | 788 |
| Hawick | 789 |
| Hobkirk | 790 |
| Hownam | 791 |
| Jedburgh | 792 |
| Kelso | 793 |
| Kirkton | 794 |
| Lilliesleaf | 795 |
| Linton | 796 |
| Makerstoun | 797 |
| Maxton | 798 |
| Melrose | 799 |
| Minto | 800 |
| Morebattle | 801 |
| Oxnam | 802 |
| Roxburgh | 803 |
| St Boswells, or Lessudden | 804 |
| Smailholm | 805 |
| Southdean and Abbotrule | 806 |
| Sprouston | 807 |
| Stichill | 808 |
| Teviothead | 809 |
| Wilton | 810 |
| Yetholm | 811 |