Alphabetical index to the Child Ballads
While working on folk songs in manuscript I wanted to have in front of me a list of the Child ballads with their numbers. Child himself does not supply such a list and the index of my edition of Kittredge* was too small to scan. Steve Roud kindly scanned his for me. I then found that what I really wanted was an alphabetical list - so here it is:
Adam Bell, Clim Of The Clough And William Of Cloudesly Child 116
Alison And Willie Child 256
Allison Gross Child 35
Andrew Lammie Child 233
Archie o Cawfield Child 188
Auld Matrons Child 249
Babylon (or The Bonnie Banks of Fordie) Child 14
Baffled Knight, The Child 112
Bailiff's Daughter Of Islington , The Child 105
Baron o Leys, The Child 241
Baron Of Brackley, The Child 203
Battle Of Harlaw, The Child 163
Battle Of Otterburn, The Child 161
Battle Of Philiphaugh, The Child 202
Beggar-Laddie, The Child 280
Bent Sae Brown, The Child 71
Bessy Bell And Mary Gray Child 201
Bewick And Graham Child 211
Blancheflour And Jellyflorice Child 300
Bold Pedlar And Robin Hood, The Child 132
Bonnie Annie Child 24
Bonnie House o Airlie, The Child 199
Bonnie James Campbell Child 210
Bonnie Lizie Baillie Child 227
Bonny Baby Livingston Child 222 Bonny Barbara Allan Child 84
Bonny Bee Hom Child 92
Bonny Birdy, The Child 82
Bonny Earl Of Murray, The Child 181
Bonny Hind, The Child 50
Bonny John Seton Child 198
Bonny Lass Of Anglesey, The Child 220
Bothwell Bridge Child 206
Boy And The Mantle, The Child 29
Braes o Yarrow, The Child 214
Broom Of Cowdenknows, The Child 217
Broomfield Hill, The Child 43
Broughty Wa's Child 258
Brown Adam Child 98
Brown Girl, The Child 295
Brown Robin Child 97
Brown Robyn's Confession Child 57
Burd Ellen And Young Tamlane Child 28
Burd Isabel And Earl Patrick Child 257
Captain Car Or Edom o Gordon Child 178
Captain Ward And The Rainbow Child 287
Captain Wedderburn's Courtship Child 46
Carnal And The Crane, The Child 55
Charlie Macpherson Child 234
Cherry Tree Carol, The Child 54
Child Maurice Child 83
Child Owlet Child 291
Child Waters Child 63
Christopher White Child 108
Clerk Colvill Child 42 Clerk Saunders Child 69
Clerk's Twa Sons o Owsenford, The Child 72
Coble o Cargill, The Child 242
Crafty Farmer, The Child 283
Crow And Pie Child 111
Cruel Brother, The Child 11
Cruel Mother, The Child 20
Death Of Parcy Reed, The Child 193
Death Of Queen Jane, The Child 170
Dick o The Cow Child 185
Dives And Lazarus Child 56
Dugall Quinn Child 294
Duke Of Athole's Nurse, The Child 212
Duke Of Gordon's Daughter, The Child 237
Durham Field Child 159
Earl Bothwell Child 174
Earl Brand Child 7
Earl Crawford Child 229
Earl Of Aboyne, The Child 235
Earl Of Errol, The Child 231
Earl Of Mar's Daughter, The Child 270
Earl Of Westmoreland, The Child 177
Earl Rothes Child 297
Edward Child 13
Elfin Knight, The Child 2
Eppie Morrie Child 223
Erlinton Child 8
Fair Annie Child 62 Fair Flower Of Northumberland, The Child 9
Fair Janet Child 64
Fair Margaret And Sweet William Child 74
Fair Mary Of Wallington Child 91
False Lover Won Back, The Child 218
Famous Flower Of Servingmen, The Child 106
Farmer's Curst Wife, The Child 278
Fause Foodrage Child 89
Fause Knight Upon The Road, The Child 3
Fire Of Frendraught , The Child 196
Flodden Field Child 168
Friar In The Well. The Child 276
Gardener, The Child 219
Gay Goshawk, The Child 96
Geordie Child 209
George Aloe And The Sweepstake. The Child 285
Gest Of Robyn Hode, A Child 117
Get Up And Bar The Door Child 275
Gil Brenton Child 5
Glasgerion Child 67
Glasgow Peggie Child 228
Glenlogie Or Jean 0 Bethelnie Child 238
Great Silkie Of Sule Skerry, The Child 113
Grey Cock, The (Saw You My Father?) Child 248
Gude Wallace Child 157
Gypsy Laddie, The Child 200
Heir Of Linne, The Child 267
Henry Martyn Child 250
Hind Etin Child 41 Hind Horn Child 17
Hobie Noble Child 189
Holy Nunnery, The Child 303
Hugh Spencer's Feats In France Child 158
Hughie Grame Child 191
Hunting Of The Cheviot, The Child 162
James Grant Child 197
James Harris (The Daemon Lover) Child 243
James Hatley Child 244
Jamie Douglas Child 204
Jamie Telfer Of The Fair Dodhead Child 190
Jellon Grame Child 90
Jock o The Side Child 187
Jock The Leg And The Merry Merchant Child 282
John Dory Child 284
John Of Hazelgreen Child 293
John Thomson And The Turk Child 266
Johnie Armstrong Child 169
Johnie Cock Child 114
Johnie Scot Child 99
Jolly Beggar, The Child 279
Jolly Pinder Of Wakefield, The Child 124
Judas Child 23
Katharine Jaffray Child 221
Keach I The Creel, The Child 281
Kemp Owyne Child 34
Kempy Kay Child 33
King Arthur And King Cornwall Child 30
King Edward And A Tanner Of Tamworth Child 273 King Estmere Child 60
King Henry Child 32
King Henry Fifth's Conquest Of France Child 164
King James And Brown Child 180
King John And The Bishop Child 45
King Orfeo Child 19
King's Disguise And Friendship With Robin Hood, The Child 151
King's Dochter Lady Jean, The Child 52
Kinmont Willie Child 186
Kitchie-Boy, The Child 252
Knight And Shepherd's Daughter, The Child 110
Knight Of Liddersdale, The Child 160
Knight's Ghost, The Child 265
Lads Of Wamphray , The Child 184
Lady Alice Child 85
Lady Diamond Child 269
Lady Elspat Child 247
Lady Isabel Child 261
Lady Isabel And The Elf-Knight Child 4
Lady Maisry Child 65
Laily Worm And The Machrel Of The Sea, The Child 36
Laird o Drum, The Child 236
Laird o Logie, The Child 182
Laird Of Wariston, The Child 194
Lamkin Child 93
Lang Johnny More Child 251
Lass Of Roch Royal, The Child 76
Leesome Brand Child 15
Little John A Begging Child 142
Little Musgrave And Lady Barnard Child 81 Lizie Lindsay Child 226
Lizie Wan Child 51
Lochmaben Harper, The Child 192
Lord Delamere Child 207
Lord Derwentwater Child 208
Lord Ingram And Chiel Wyet Child 66
Lord Livingston Child 262
Lord Lovel Child 75
Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight Child 195
Lord Of Lorn And The False Steward Child 271
Lord Randal Child 12
Lord Seaton And Auchanachie Child 239
Lord Thomas And Fair Annet Child 73
Lord Thomas And Lady Margaret Child 260
Lord Thomas Stuart Child 259
Lord William (Lord Lundy) Child 254
Loudon Hill (Drumclog) Child 205
Maid And The Palmer, The (The Samaritan Woman) Child 21
Maid Freed From The Gallows, The Child 95
Marriage Of Sir Gawain, The Child 31
Mary Hamilton Child 173
Mermaid, The Child 289
Mother's Malison, The (Clyde's Water) Child 216
Musselburgh Field Child 172
New Slain Knight, The Child 263
Noble Fisherman, The (Robin Hood's Preferment) Child 148
Northumberland Betrayed By Douglas Child 176
Old Robin Of Portingale Child 80 Our Goodman Child 274
Outlaw Murray, The Child 305
Prince Heathen Child 104
Prince Robert Child 87
Proud Lady Margaret Child 47
Queen Eleanor's Confession Child 156
Queen Of Elfans Nourice, The Child 40
Queen Of Scotland, The Child 301
Rantin Laddie, The Child 240
Rare Willie Drowned In Yarrow (The Water 0 Gamrie) Child 215
Redesdale And Wise William Child 246
Richie Story Child 232
Riddles Wisely Expounded Child 1
Rising In The North, The Child 175
Rob Roy Child 224
Robin Hood And Allen A Dale Child 138
Robin Hood And Guy Of Gisborne Child 118
Robin Hood And Little John Child 125
Robin Hood And Maid Marian Child 150
Robin Hood And Queen Katherine Child 145
Robin Hood And The Beggar - I Child 133
Robin Hood And The Beggar - II Child 134
Robin Hood And The Bishop Child 143
Robin Hood And The Bishop Of Hereford Child 144
Robin Hood And The Butcher Child 122
Robin Hood And The Curtal Friar Child 123
Robin Hood And The Golden Arrow Child 152
Robin Hood And The Monk Child 119 Robin Hood And The Pedlars Child 137
Robin Hood And The Potter Child 121
Robin Hood And The Prince Of Aragon Child 129
Robin Hood And The Ranger Child 131
Robin Hood And The Scotchman Child 130
Robin Hood And The Shepherd Child 135
Robin Hood And The Tanner Child 126
Robin Hood And The Tinker Child 127
Robin Hood And The Valiant Knight Child 153
Robin Hood Newly Revived Child 128
Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires Child 140
Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutley Child 141
Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor And Marriage Child 149
Robin Hood's Chase Child 146
Robin Hood's Death Child 120
Robin Hood's Delight (Robin Hood, John Scarlock And Three Keepers) Child 136
Robin Hood's Golden Prize Child 147
Robin Hood's Progress To Nottingham Child 139
Robyn And Gandeleyn Child 115
Rookhope Ryde Child 179
Rose Of England, The Child 166
Rose The Red And White Lily Child 103
Sheath And Knife Child 16
Sir Aldingar Child 59
Sir Andrew Barton Child 167
Sir Cawline Child 61
Sir Hugh And The Jew's Daughter Child 155
Sir James The Rose Child 213
Sir John Butler Child 165
Sir Lionel Child 18 Sir Patrick Spens Child 58
Slaughter Of The Lord Of Mellerstain, The Child 230
St Stephen And Herod Child 22
Suffolk Miracle, The Child 272
Sweet Trinity, The (The Golden Vanity) Child 286
Sweet William's Ghost Child 77
Tam Lin Child 39
Thomas o Yonderdale Child 253
Thomas Cromwell Child 171
Thomas Rhymer Child 37
Three Ravens, he Child 26
Tom Potts Child 109
Trooper And Maid Child 299
True Tale Of Robin Hood, A Child 154
Twa Brothers, The Child 49
Twa Knights, The Child 268
Twa Magicians, The Child 44
Twa Sisters, The Child 10
Unquiet Grave, The Child 78
Walter Lesly Child 296
Wee Wee Man, The Child 38
West Country Damosel's Complaint, The Child 292
White Fisher, The Child 264
Whummil Bore, The Child 27
Wife Of Usher's Well, The Child 79
Wife Wrapt In Wether's Skin, The Child 277
Will Stewart And John Child 107
Willie o Douglas Dale Child 101
Willie o Winsbury Child 100 Willie And Earl Richard's Daughter Child 102
Willie And Lady Maisry Child 70
Willie Macintosh Child 183
Willie's Fatal Visit Child 255
Willie's Lady Child 6
Willie's Lyke-Wake Child 25
Wylie Wife Of The Hie Toun Hie, The Child 290
Young Allan Child 245
Young Andrew Child 48
Young Bearwell Child 302
Young Beichan Child 53
Young Benjie Child 86
Young Earl Of Essex's Victory Over The Emperor Of Germany, The Child 288
Young Hunting Child 68
Young Johnstone Child 88
Young Peggy Child 298
Young Ronald Child 304
Young Waters Child 94
Martin Graebe (checked and corrected March 2011)
* English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Helen Child Sargeant and George Lyman Kittredge, Harrap, 1904