Berwickshire Catalogue of Fiche and Film
1841 Census 1891 Census Index Parish Registers
1851 Census Directories Probate Records
1861 Census Maps Taxes
1861 Census Index Miscellaneous Wills
1881 Census Transcrip & Index Non-conformist Records
1841 CENSUS A complete set of films covering all Berwickshire Parishes in the 1841 Census is held in the AIGS Library Note that these items are microfilm of the original Census records and are filed in the Film cabinets under their County Abbreviation and Film Number. Please note: (999) number in brackets denotes Parish Number Parish of Coldingham (726) Film BER 726-736 Quoad Sacra Parish of Houndwood Parish of Ayton (727) Film BER 726-736 Enumeration Districts 1-6 Parish of Bunde & Preston Parish (728) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Channelkirk (729) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Chirnside (730) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Cockburnspath (731) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Coldingham (732) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Coldstream (733) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Cranshaws (734) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Dunds/Dunse (735) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Earlston (736) Film BER 726-736 Parish of Eccles (737) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Edrom (738) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Eyemouth (739) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Fogo (740) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Gordon (742) Film BER 737-757 Note: Missing from the Film (741) Parish of Greenlaw (743) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Hume (744) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Hutton (745) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Ladykirk (746) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Langtom (747) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Lauder (748) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Legerwood (749) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Longformacus (750) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Merton (751) Film BER 737-757
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1841 CENSUS Continued Parish of Mordington (752) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Mordington (752) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Nenthorn (753) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Polwarth (754) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Swinton & Simprim (755) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Westruther (756) Film BER 737-757 Parish of Whitesome & Holton (757) Film BER 737-757
1851 CENSUS Berwickshire Parishes in the 1851 Census held in the AIGS Library Note that these items are microfilm of the original Census records and are filed in the Film cabinets under their County Abbreviation and Film Number. Parish of Abbey St. Bathans (726) Abbey St. Bathans Shannabank Film 1851/BER 1 Strafontaine Godscroft Pateshill Barnside Parish of Ayton (727) Ayton Flemington Film 1851/BER 1 CoastGuard Stonefauld Head of Brae Parish of Bunkle & Preston (728) Linlaw Bunkle Marygold Croftgatehall Film 1851/BER 1 Blackhouse Mayfield Preston Billiemains Parish of Channelkirk (729) Oxton Shotts Grassmyres Collielaw, Tenrigs Midburn Netherbowerhouse Overbowerhouse Old Collielaw Dass Threeburnford Southfield Overhouden Herriotsall Ugston Justicehall Ugstonmains Parkfoot Airhouse Nertherhowden Nattbarnes Film 1851/BER 1 Wiselawmill Channelkirk Kirktonhall Harlside Eldershape Lowries Dan Glengelt Headshanlaugh New Channelkirk Annfield Inn Bradfoot Friarsnose Keiphope Hillhouse Carpae Carpae Upper Gate Carpae Gate Carpac Common Headshaw Updated 18 August 2018 Page 2 of 13 Berwickshire Catalogue of Fiche and Film
1851 CENSUS Continued Parish of Chirnside (730) Film 1851/BER 1 Chirnside Parish of Cockburnspath (731) Cove Cockburnspath Film 1851/BER 1 Redburgh Parish of Edrom (738) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Eyemouth (739) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Fogo (740) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Foulden (741) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Gordon (742) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Greenlaw (743) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Hutton (745) Film 1851/BER 2 Hutton Paxton Parish of Ladykirk (746) Film 1851/BER 2 Horndean Parish of Langton (747) Film 1851/BER 2 Gavington Parish of Lauder (748) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Legerwood (Ledgerwood) (749) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Longformacus (750) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Merton (Mertoun) (751) Film 1851/BER 2 Bemersyde Dryburgh Parish of Mordington (752) Film 1851/BER 2 Mordington Ross Parish of Nenthorn (753) Courthill Harrietfield Film 1851/BER 2 Newton Newton Don Parish of Polwarth (754) Polwarth Mill Mount Robert Film 1851/BER 2 Cothill Charterden Ford Marchmont Manse of Polwarth Parish of Swinton (755) Film 1851/BER 2 Parish of Westruther (756) Film 1851/BER 2 Houndslow Westruther Parish of Whitsome (757) Whitsome Leetside Dykehead Muirhouse Hilton Wymfield Film 1851/BER 2 Jardenfield Eaglehall Whitsome Hill East Newton West Newton Wester Laws Whitsome Manse Whitsome Crofts
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1861 CENSUS Berwickshire Parishes in the 1861 Census held in the AIGS Library Note that these items are microfilm of the original Census records and are filed in the Film cabinets under their County Abbreviation and Film Number. Please note: (999) number in brackets denotes Parish Number Abbey St. Bathans (726) Film BER 726-739 List of Persons Not in Houses Ayton (727) Ayton East of Netherbyre Hillburn Netherbyre Lodge Brownsbank Ayrton Toll Hillburn Greystanless Cottage Catch Kenny Film BER 726-739 New Flemington Farm New Flemington Cottages Chesterbank Farm Flemington Cottages Cowdrait Swaddlers Corner Burmouth Stonefauld Coast Guard Station Cliff Cottage Bunkle & Preston (728) Film BER 726-739 Primrose Hill Preston Channelkirk (729) Film BER 726-739 Axton Chirnside (730) Film BER 726-739 Chirnside Cockburnspath (731) Cockburnspath Chapel Hill Tower Linkhead Cove Farm Cove Pathhead Railway Station Hoprig Tulfordlees Stockbridge Neuk Film BER 726-739 PeaseMill Rotheugh Old Cambers Head-chesters TownHead Blackburn Blackburn Mill Hoprig Shiels Ecclie Bowshiel Coldingham (732) Coldringham Store Coldringham Film BER 726-739 Farms of Heughead Houndwood Grants House List of Persons not in Houses Reston Auchincrow Coldstream (733) Film BER 726-739 Cranshaws (734) Film BER 726-739 Dunse (735) Film BER 726-739 List of Persons not in Houses Earlston (736) Film BER 726-739
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1861 CENSUS Continued Eccles (737) Eccles Shiells Cottages Bartlehill Farm Kingsrig Cottages Wormeslaw Farm Eccles Hassington Mains Garm Kennetsidheads Farm Hassingotn Loanknow Farm List of Persons not in Houses Sain Farm Lockton Brigham Film BER 726-739 Home Bank Grange Lane Bank Head Newtown Mersington Hill Eccleslofts Herdrigg Boughtrigg Langrigg Karns Meesington List of Persons not in Houses Leitholm Belville West Leitholm Edrom (738) Film BER 726-739 Allanton Eyemouth (739) Film BER 726-739 Eyemouth Fogo (740) Film BER 740-757 Foulden (741) Film BER 740-757 Gordon (742) Film BER 740-757 Greenlaw (743) Film BER 740-757 Hume (744) Hamlet of Humehall Hume Hamlet of Hume Orchard Hamlet of Hardies Mill Place Film BER 740-757 Hamlet of Hallsidehill Hamlet of Humeford Hume Mill Hutton (745) Hutton Paxton Crossrig Farm Sunwick Farm West Fishwick Broadmeadows Film BER 740-757 Broadmeadows Farm Fishwick Farm Fishwick & Tweedhill Paxton Nabdean Farm South Mains Farm Ladykirk (746) Film BER 740-757 Horndean Langton (747) Film BER 740-757 Cavington Lauder (748) Film BER 740-757
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1861 CENSUS Continued Legerwood (749) Ledgerwood Cornbie East Mortherton West Mortherton Cambridge Dodmill Film BER 740-757 Dods Old Boon New Boon Whitslaid Bridgehaugh Bridgehaugh Mill Birkenside Bridgend Longformacus (750) Film BER 740-757 Merton (751) Burnsyde Bryburgh Film BER 740-757 Brotherton Whitriggbog Whiterighill Mordington (752) Film BER 740-757 Ross Starch-Houses Nenthorn (753) Girrick Newthorn Film BER 740-757 Whitehills Polwarth (754) Polwarth Hamlet of Polwarth Hill Film BER 740-757 Polwarth Manse Marchmont Hamlet of Colthills Swinton & Simprin (755) Film BER 740-757 Westruther (756) Westruther Farm of Whiteburn Film BER 740-757 Hamlet of Ryelshaw Gateside Bruntisburn Mill Spottiswood House Houndslow Whitsome & Hilton (757) Whitsome Whitesomehaus Film BER 740-757 Heritage Crofts & Manse Longrigg
Census of Merchant and Royal Navy Ships The film of 1861 Census of Merchant and Royal Navy Ships in Port covers all of Scotland. Film 1861 Census "Ships in For Berwick , ships are listed in the following Registration Districts: - Coldingham and Port" 902 Eyemouth.
1861 CENSUS INDEXES Index to Marine Returns for Scotland Fiche SCT 1E
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1881 CENSUS TRANSCRIPT & INDEX 1881 Census Index for entire County of Berwickshire in 6 sets of fiche. (Surname Index, Birth Place Index, Census Place Index, As Enumerated, Misc. Notes, Ships, Institutions). Also on CD (1881 British Census and Index). 1881 Census - Surname Index Fiche BER G1-G2 1881 Census - Birth Place Index Fiche BER G3-G4 1881 Census - Census Place Index Fiche BER G5-G6 1881 Census - As Enumerated Fiche BER G7-G8 1881 Census - Miscellaneous Notes Fiche BER G9 1881 Census - List of Instutions Fiche BER G10
1891 CENSUS INDEX Parishes in the Berwickshire 1891 Census in the AIGS Library We have a complete set of Indexes for all Berwickshire parishes for the 1891 Census. 1891 Census Index Fiche BER 1H-2H
DIRECTORIES 1805 Directory of Berwickshire, Berwick Fiche BER 1 Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection 1837 Directory of Berwickshire Fiche BER 2 Part of the Nick Vine Hall Collection 1915 Directory of Scotland [Private Residents & Trades] Fiche SCT 419-425 Part of The Nick Vine Hall Collection
MAPS Note: The collection of Maps held in the library is in paper format, and will be found in the Map Cabinet. Civil Parishes and Counties of Scotland showing Overall Dates of Old Parochial Records Held in Edinburgh and available Worldwide on microfilm for the Counties of Berwick, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles. Plan of the town of Berwick upon Tweed (from the actual survey 1882, Wood, John) Kelso Ordnance Survey Map [Landranger series] 1976 Complete Set of Ordnance Survey Plans for Scotland
MISCELLANEOUS Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth Film England DEV 6
NONCONFORMIST RECORDS Lauder Free Church Film SCT 29 Baptisms 1844, 1856
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PARISH REGISTERS Abbreviations used: B. Burials, C. Christenings/Baptisms, D. Deaths, M. Marriages. Please note: (999) number in brackets denotes Parish Number Berwick County Index to OPR's Christenings To 1855, given name (7 Fiche) LDS Fiche 6025631 Married To 1855, given name (4 Fiche) LDS Fiche 6025633 Christenings To 1855, surname (5 Fiche) Fiche (2-7) Married To 1855, surname (3 Fiche) Fiche (2-4) Cranshaws Parish Register (734) Kirk Session Minutes from 1731 – 1854 Film BER 5 Which include: -Christenings, Proclamations of Banns for Weddings and Mort Cloth Dues. Cranshaws Parish Register (734) Film SCT 25 (LDS Film 1068236 Kirk Session Minutes [Item 11]) Some Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1844-1853 Cranshaws Blotter Registers, (734), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Cranshaws (Berwickshire), [Item 11] Kirk session minutes, 1844-1853 LDS Film 1068236 [Item 11] - Baptisms, 1844-1853 Located under SCT ARG Marriages 1846-1850 Burials 1846-1853 Duns Parish Register (735) Christenings 1615 – 1820 Film BER 3 Note: Some dates repeat and many are out of sequence. Duns Parish Register (735) Marriages 1797-1819 Deaths & Burials 1798-1818 Births & Baptisms 1820-1854 Marriages 1819-1854 Film BER 4 Deaths 1820-1854 Index Births & Christenings 1797-1854 Index Marriages 1797-1854 Index Deaths 1798-1854 Dunse or Dunse Parish Index, (735), Computer Printout [Taken from Film 1067893- 1067894, 0103222-0103224] Births and christenings, A thru Z 1615-1854 (5 fiche) LDS Fiche 6900383 Marriages, A thru Z 1732-1734 1781, 1797-1854 (1 fiche) LDS Fiche 6902075 Earlston Parish Register, (736), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Earlston (Berwickshire), [Item 1-2] Baptisms 1694-1854 LDS Film 1067895 [Item 1-2] Marriages 1694-1854 Burials 1784-1791 Earlston Parish Index, (736) Computer Printout [Taken from Film 1067895] Births and christenings A thru Z, 1694-1854 [2 fiche] LDS Fiche 6901620 Marriages A thru Z, 1694-1854 (1 fiche) LDS Fiche 6902076
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PARISH REGISTERS Continued Eccles Parish Register, (373), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Eccles (Berwickshire), [Item 3-6] Baptisms 1699-1854 LDS Film 1067895 [Item 3-6] Marriages 1697-1854 Deaths 1784-1854 Eccles Parish Index, (373) Computer Printout [Taken from Film 1067895-1067896, 0103226] Births and christenings A thru Z 1699-1854 [2 fiche] LDS Fiche 6901621 Marriages A thru Z, 1699-1854 (1 fiche) LDS Fiche 6901622 Eccles Parish Register, (373), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Eccles (Berwickshire), [Item 1] LDS Film 1067896 [Item 1] Baptisms 1761-1854 Edrom Parish Register, (738), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Edrom (Berwickshire), [Item 2-5] Baptisms 1721-1854 Marriages 1783-1854 LDS Film 1067896 [Item 2-5] Burials 1783-1792, 1817-1822 Birth index 1721-1854 Neglected Birth Entries, 1836-1854. Edrom Parish Index, Edrom Computer Printout [Taken from Films 1067896] Births and Christenings, A thru Z 1721-1854 (2 fiche) LDS Fiche 6901514 Marriages, A thru Z, 1783-1854 (1 fiche) LDS Fiche 6901515 Eyemouth Parish Index, Computer Printout [Taken from Film 1067896-1067897, 0103228] Births and christenings, A thru Z 1709-1854 LDS Fiche 6901536 Marriages, A thru Z, 1710-1854 LDS Fiche 6901623 Eyemouth Parish Register, (739), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Eyemouth (Berwickshire), [Item 6] Baptisms 1709-1756 LDS Film 1067896 [Item 6] Marriages 1710-1792 Burials 1744-1777 Eyemouth Parish Register, (739), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Eyemouth (Berwickshire), [Items 1-3] Baptisms 1757-1854 LDS Film 1067897 [Items 1-3] Marriages 1783-1854 Collections & Mortcloth Money 1732-1777 Neglected Births 1841-1843 Fogo Parish Index, (740), [Taken from LDS Films 1067897 and 0103229] Births and Christening A thru Z, 1660-1854 LDS Fiche 6901336 Marriages, A thru Z, 1600-1848 LDS Fiche 6901509 Fogo Parish Register, (740), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Fogo (Berwickshire) [Items 4-5] Baptisms 1660-1854 LDS Film 1067897 [Items 4-5] Marriages 1660-1848 Burials 1831-1846
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PARISH REGISTERS Continued Greenlaw Parish Register (743) This film covers Christenings 1699 – 1854, Marriages 1780-1854 and Burials 1780-1854
BUT: The majority of the entries are interspersed with the Kirk Session Records [records of the parish church] and will need some searching for. Marriages are quite often simply listed as an amount of Proclamation Monies paid [for proclaiming banns] and for Burials Mort Cloth Dues or the amount paid to the parish for using the cloth the body was wrapped in are not only an indication of burial but also of social status. In this parish there were first and second-class Mort Cloths made of velvet for the best with silver and gold clasps.These Film BER 2 records also contain the more usual entries but there are duplications, which differ slightly, so search carefully. Not all years in the date spans listed above are included.
This film comprises a mixture of Kirk Session Minutes, Parish 'Collections of Money' and actual parish registers both in draft and 'good' form within the date ranges listed below: Christenings 1699-1854 Marriages 1780-1854 Burials 1780-1854 Greenlaw Parish Register (743) This film comprises a mixture of Kirk Session Minutes, Parish 'Collections of Money' and Film BER 2 actual parish registers both in draft and 'good' form within the date ranges listed below: Christenings 1699-1854 Marriages 1780-1854 Burials 1780-1854 Hume Parish Register, Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Hume (Berwickshire) [Item 5] LDS Film 1067952 [Item 5] Baptisms 1640-1819 Hume Parish Register, Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Hume (Berwickshire) [Item 1-2] LDS Film 1067953 [Item 1-2] Baptisms 1819-1854 Marriages 1648-1854 Hutton Parish Register (745) This parish like Greenlaw above, includes Session Minutes with entries included therein. Again, search carefully. The dates covered [with gaps] are : Film BER 2 Christenings 1730-1809 Births & Christenings 1809-1855 Marriages 1730-1854 Burials 1767-1854 Hutton Parish Register (745) The Hutton registers are a mixture of Kirk Session Minutes and actual registers and include entries in the following date ranges: Christenings 1700 -1854 Film BER 6 Marriages 1702 -1854 Burials 1702 –1854 With some duplication and overlap of records.
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PARISH REGISTERS Continued Ladykirk Parish Register, (746), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Ladykirk (Berwickshire), [Items 1-2] Baptisms 1697-1822, 1819-1854 LDS Film 1067901 [Items 1-2} Marriages 1697-1822, 1819-1854 Burials 1697-1822, 1819-1854 Ladykirk Parish Index, (746), Computer Printout [Taken from LDS Film 1067901] Births and christenings A thru Z, 1694-1854 [2 fiche] LDS Fiche 6901551 Marriages A thru Z, 1694-1854 LDS Fiche 6901917 Lamberton Toll Film BER 7 Irregular Marriages 1834-1848 Langton Blotter Register, (747), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Langton (Berwickshire), [Item 7] LDS Film 1068240 [Item 7] Kirk Session Minutes, 1727-1733 Langton Parish Register (747) Film SCT 27 - LDS Film Kirk Session Minutes [partial] 1727-1733 1068240 [Item 7] Langton Parish Register, (747), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Langton (Berwickshire), [Items 3-4] Baptisms 1728-1822, 1820-1854 LDS Film 1067901 [Items 3-4] Marriages 1728-1822, 1820-1854 Burials 1728-1822, 1820-1854 Langton Parish Index, (747), Computer Printout [Taken from LDS Film 1067901] Births and christenings A thru Z, 1728-1854 LDS Fiche 6901626 Marriages A thru Z, 1730-1854 LDS Fiche 6901552 Langton Parish Register [747] Blotter Kirk Session Minute Film SCT 6 [partial] 1727-1733 Lauder Parish Register, (748), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Lauder (Berwickshire), [Items 5-6] Baptisms 1680-1820 LDS Film 1067901 [Items 5-6] Marriages 1677-1796 Burials 1785-1794 Lauder Parish Register, (748), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Lauder (Berwickshire), [Item 1] Baptisms 1820-1854 LDS Film 1067902 [Item 1] Marriages 1844-1854 Burials 1836-1855 Lauder Parish Index, (748), Computer Printout [Taken from LDS Films 1067901- 1067902, 0103237] Births and christenings A thru Z, 1677-1855 [2 fiche] LDS Fiche 6902059 Marriages A thru Z, 1677-1854 LDS Fiche 6902060 Ledgerwood Parish Register, (749), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Legerwood (Berwickshire), [Items 2-3] Baptisms 1689-1854 LDS Film 1067902 [Items 2-3] Marriages 1690-1702, 1717-1723, 1734-1854 Burials 1788-1854
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PARISH REGISTERS Continued Ledgerwood Parish Index, (749), Computer Printout [Taken from Film 1067902, 0103238] Births and christenings A thru Z, 1728-1854 LDS Fiche 6901553 Marriages A thru Z, 1730-1854 LDS Fiche 6901707 Longformacus Parish Register, (750),Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Longformacus (Berwickshire), [Items 4-5] Baptisms 1654-1854 LDS Film 1067902 [Items 4-5] Marriages 1654-1856 Burials 1716-1855 Longformacus Parish Index, (750), Computer Printout [Taken from Film 1067902, 0103238] Births and christenings A thru Z, 1654-1854 LDS Fiche 6900988 Marriages A thru Z, 1654-1856 LDS Fiche 6900384 Mertoun Parish Register, (751), Church of Scotland, Parish Church of Mertoun (Berwickshire), [Items 6-7] Baptisms 1729-1854 LDS Film 1067902 [Items 6-7] Marriages 1737-1855 Burials 1784-1854 Mertoun or Merton Parish Index, (751), Computer Printout [Taken from Film 1067902] Births and christenings A thru Z, 1729-1854 LDS Fiche 6901266 Marriages A thru Z, 1737-1854 LDS Fiche 6901267 Swinton & Simprin Parish Register (Kirk Session) (775) The dates listed below are indications only. The majority of the entries are interspersed with the Kirk Session Minute Extracts and care will need to be taken when searching this film. Film BER 1 Christenings 1700-1819 Marriages 1698-1855 Burials 1697-1855 Swinton & Simprin Parish Register (Kirk Session) (775) Film SCT 38 - LDS Film 304666 Baptisms 1665, 1673-1674, 1823-1826, 1832-1841 [Item 9] Marriages 1832-1859 Westruther Parish Register (756) Care will need to be taken in searching for entries as they are not in date order. Kirk Session Minutes 1655-1682 including Christenings 1657-1680 Film BER 1 Marriages 1745-1819 Christenings 1819-1855 Marriages 1818-1856
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PARISH REGISTERS Continued Whitsome & Hilton Parish Register (757) Christenings 1724-1736, 1736-1786 Population of the County of Berwick August 27, 1801 Christenings 1786-1811 Population of Berwick June 21, 1811 Population of Whitsome Parish various dates Film BER 1 Marriages 1782-1822 and Burials 1784-1790 – these entries are intermingled Christenings 1820-1854, Marriages 1821-1854 (The above dates are in irregular runs and should be followed forward to the end of the books filmed). A list of Articles belonging to Paupers in the Parish in 1810.
PROBATE RECORDS see also WILLS Wills before 1875 were proved in Commissariot Courts. The areas covered by Commissariot Courts pre 1800 in Scotland relate to Church jurisdiction and not county borders so more than one Court can cover a County. The Commissariot Court of Edinburgh had jurisdiction for the whole of Scotland and abroad and should also be checked. These Testaments are for personal property only. The Library has a complete set of Indexes for pre 1800 Commissariot Court Wills.
The Commissariot of Edinburgh was the main court and covered all of Scotland and Fiche T11-T23 overseas as well as the local area and should always be checked.
The Commissariot of Lauder covered all of the County of Berwick Fiche T38
British Probate Calendar 1858 - 1898 Contains English and Welsh Wills and Administrations as well as some Irish and Scottish entries. Entries can also be found from around the world and from deaths many years earlier. (See Guide) Where a Scottish testator also held property in England, for the years listed below, wills were also proved in London , and indexes to these are found at the end of the films Film listing English probate on the last film for each year after the letter 'Z.' 1858 to 1866 inclusive. 1869 to 1876 inclusive. Register of Defuncts 1846 - 1867
Index to the Inventories of the Personal Estates of Defuncts recorded in the Commissary Court Books of Ayr, Berwick, Dumfries, Kircudbright, Peebles, Roxburgh, Selkirk & Film SCT 2 Wigtown from 1846-1867, plus an Addenda..
TAXES Hearth Tax - List of hearths 1694 Film SCT 20
WILLS see also PROBATE RECORDS Scottish Calendar of Confirmations [of wills] 1876 - 1936 - see "Scotland General - Fiche WILLS" for more information .
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