Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #740

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Fogo.

= History =

Available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Browse the scanned pages via the parish reports.

= Census Record =

A census record is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about census records.

= Church Records =

The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about church records.

Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.

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: The record prior to about 1750 is much damaged from damp. Mothers’ names are not recorded. Marriages: The early part of the record is damaged by dampness. The pages are blank December 1686–June 1694. Only two entries exist August 1695–June 1697. The pages are blank March 1698–June 1700, October 1721–June 1723, June 1727–June 1729, and December 1734–December 1739. There are no entries for 1745 or 1758. The pages are blank December 1795–June 1798 and only three entries exist, 1806–1816, from December 1805 to June 1819. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The Kirk session was made up of he minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths.

No records exist.

Nonconformist Church Records
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the Scotland Church Records Union List

Though nearly a third of the 435 residents of Fogo belonged to Dissenter or Secession churches in 1834, there were no chapels in the parish. The people belonged to either the United Secession Church or the Relief Church and attended services in Dunse or Greenlaw.

= Civil Registration Records =

Government or civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (also called Statutory records) began on January 1, 1855 in Scotland. Each parish has a registrar's office and large cities have several. The records are created by the registrars and copies are sent to the General Register Office in Edinburgh. Annual indexes are then created for the records for the whole country. See the article on Scotland Civil Registration for more information and to access the records.

= Probate Records =

Read more about Scotland Probate Records.

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