Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy

Heriot, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland (#688)

History
The patronage of the church, during the 12th and part of the 13th century, belonged to Roger deQuincy, then Lord of the Manor, and Constable of Scotland. In the division of De Quincy's estates among his three daughters, Heriot fell to Elena, the youngest, who married La Touche, and English Baron. The earliest parochial register is 1685, but have not been regularly kept. The population in 1801 was 320 and in 1831 it was 327. The land was primarily used for grains, potatoes, turnips, hay and meadow. There is no villiage in the parish and the nearest market town is Dalkeith. The post-office is at Fushie Bridge seven miles away. The parish church is situated in nearly the very center of the parish. Divine service in the Established Church is well attended, with the number of communicats about 100.

This account was written in 1839.

Source:New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2, vol. 1)

Condition of Original Registers—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers. Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: There are no entries January 1688–November 1689 or January 1693–August 1695; one for July 1745–November 1748. One entry at January 1697 has been torn off. From 1784–1793 births, marriages, and deaths are intermixed. Marriages: There are entries of marriage pledges until December 1702. There are no entries December 1702–May 1731; August 1744–June 1755; and except three for 1817–1818, record ends November 1814. Entries 1784–1793 are among births for same period. Deaths: Records are mainly Mortcloth Dues and funeral expenses, except 1784–1793, when burials are recorded among births and marriages for same period. There are no entries July 1702–July 1731 and 1819–1845 after which they are burials. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Collections 1731–1846 Minutes 1832–1891 List of Communicants 1819–1835 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/187.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are none

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