Ettrick is a parish in Selkirkshire. The parish is bounded by the counties of Peebles, Dumfries, and Roxburgh, and by the parishes of Roberton, Kirkhope, and Yarrow. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Buccleuch, Caddonlee, Clovenfords, Ettrick, Ramsaycleugh, Tushielaw, Wardlaw
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Ettrick and Buccleuch were united in 1650.
Ettrick. The church, dedicated to St Mary, belonged to the Abbey of Melrose. There was a chapel at the Chapelhope.
Buccleuch, or Rankilburn. This parish was united for a time to Yarrow, but severed in 1621. It was joined to Ettrick in 1650.
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 |
| 1693-1854 | Ettrick | 774 | OPR |
| 1855-1870 | Ettrick | 774 | RD |
| 1871-1930 | Caddonfoot | 774a | RD |
| 1871-1930 | Ettrick | 774b | RD |
| 1931-1968 | Ettrick | 774 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Selkirk | 811 | RD |
| 2026 | (Caddonfoot) Scottish Borders Council; Clovenfords and District Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Ettrick) Scottish Borders Council; Ettrick and Yarrow 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
Amos, Anderson, Blyth, Brydon, Elliot, Johnston, Laidlaw, Pringle, Roden, Scott
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 Robert Russell.
"The present number of inhabitants amounts to 470; of these 222 are males, and 248 females. The nearest market town is 15 miles distant; the roads to all of them are almost impassable. The snow also, at times, is a great inconvenience; often for many months, we can have no intercourse with mankind. It often also obliges the farmers to fly with their stocks to Annandale for provision."
(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. 294
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section III, p. 59
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