Kirktown
Kirkton is a parish in Teviotdale, Roxburghshire. It is bounded by the parishes of Cavers, Hobkirk, Teviothead, and Hawick. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Craigton, Kirkton
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Before the Reformation the parish of Kirkton was a Rectory.
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 |
| 1707-1854 | Kirkton | 794 | OPR |
| 1866-1895 | Kirkton | 794 | RD |
| 1896-1967 | Kirkton | 785-2 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Hawick | 823 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Denholm 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
Bell, Blyth, Burnett, Davidson, Gourlay, Murray, Patton, Rutherford, Scott, Thomson
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 Benjamin Dickison.
"The number of souls in 1792 was 342, of whom 172 are males, 170 females, and 63 under 10 years of age. There are 292 members of the established Church, and 50 Seceders. In the parish are 17 farmers, 1 smith, 3 carpenters, 6 weavers, 1 tailor, and 1 miller. There is here neither town nor village. Annexed to each farm-stead are a few cottages, reared, in general, of turf and stone. The inhabitants are poor and indolent, contented and frugal."
(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. 78
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section I, p. 377
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
