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Monumental Inscriptions

Scottish Borders Archive & Local History Centre

We hold the following gravestone inscriptions and other records of death and burial:

Berwickshire

  • Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Berwickshire : three volumes.
    Compiled by David Cargill for the Scottish Genealogy Society, 2001
  • Berwickshire Monumental Inscriptions compiled by Borders Family History Society for
    • Ayton
    • Eccles
    • Fogo
    • Foulden & Mordington
    • Gordon, Nenthorn & Westruther
    • Greenlaw
    • Mertoun
    • Polwarth
  • Old Parish Record Burials/Deaths, transcribed by Nigel Hardie, for
    • Channelkirk (1730 –1841)
    • Earlston (1784 -1854)
    • Eccles (1786-1854)
    • Foulden (1817-1854)
    • Greenlaw (1780 -1854)
    • Lauder (1781 -1855)
    • Legerwood (1784 -1854)
  • Index to Coldingham Mortcloth Records 1694-1759, compiled by Vivienne S. Dunstan

Peeblesshire

  • Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Peeblesshire
    Compiled by Sheila Scott, for the Scottish Genealogy Society, 1993


Roxburghshire

  • A register of monumental inscriptions in Heritors’ Area, Wellogate Cemetery, Hawick, by James H. Haining, 1942-1950.
  • A register of monumental inscriptions in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Hawick, by James H. Haining, 1936
  • A register of monumental inscriptions in Wilton Old churchyard, Hawick, by James H. Haining, 1937-1939
  • Gravestones in Kelso Parish Church
  • Pre-1855 gravestone inscriptions in Roxburghshire for:
    • Abbotrule
    • Cavers
    • Crailing (Old Kirkyard)
    • Crailing (Present Church)
    • Eckford
    • Jedburgh
    • Oxnam
    • Roberton (Borthwick Wa’s)
    • Roberton (Parish Burial Ground)
    • St. Boswells
    • Stichill
  • Roxburghshire Monumental Inscriptions, compiled by the Borders Family History Society
    • Ancrum & Longnewton
    • Bedrule
    • Crailing
    • Eckford
    • Edgerston
    • Ednam
    • Hownam & Linton
    • Kelso
    • Makerstoun
    • Maxton
    • Morebattle
    • Oxnam
    • Roxburgh
    • St. Boswells (Lessudden)
    • Smailholm
    • Sprouston & Lempitlaw
    • Stichill & Hume
    • Yetholm
  • Register of dead buried in Ancrum, 1702-1855.
  • Kelso Mortcloths: cash book and register. In 2 volumes: volume 1 1784-1821 and volume 2 1821-1855. Transcribed and indexed by J. Perkins, 1994. (Microfiche)
  • Smailholm Mortcloths, 1822-1847.
  • Index to Kelso Chronicle death notices 1853, compiled by Vivienne S. Dunstan, 2000
  • Index to Kelso Chronicle death notices 1854, compiled by Vivienne S. Dunstan, 2000


Selkirkshire

  • Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions for:

    • Ashkirk
    • Bewlie
    • Ettrick
    • Galashiels Old Cemetery
    • Lindean
    • Ladhope
    • Selkirk Old Churchyard
    • St. Mary’s Yarrow
    • Yarrow
  • Old Parish Record Burials/Deaths, transcribed by Nigel Hardie
  • Ettrick (1746-1852)
  • Galashiels (1762-1788)
  • Selkirk (1819-1854)
  • Yarrow (1791-1837)

 

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