Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland Genealogy

Skirling (#769)

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: 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 May 1797–June1701 and March 1714–April 1718. The record for 1721–1764 is among Kirk session records and other matters. Mothers' names are not recorded until 1729. Marriages: There are no entries February 1672–April 1690, March 1697–April 1701, November 1711–June1718, and August 1719–December 1720. Deaths: Mortcloth Dues are intermixed with other matters until 1765. No entries exist 1736–1750 and 1765–1783, after which burials are recorded. The record ends October 1794. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1654–1659, 1701–1713, 1718–1720, 1765–1853 - with gaps Accounts 1658–1675, 1690–1697, 1701–1714 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/329.

Skirling Free Church
History— The minister of the parish and most of his congregation left the Established Church at the Disruption. The congregation was well managed and built a church in 1843. Membership: 1848, 150; 1900, 83 Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records— Minutes 1849–1924 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/900.

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