Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland Genealogy

Crailing (#786)

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: Births are intermixed with marriages until 1741. There are no entries July 1715–April 1719 and November 1734–February 1736. There is an index to the record after 1742. Marriages: Marriages are intermixed with births until 1741. There are no entries July 1715–April 1719 and November 1734–February 1736; May 1741–November 1746, after which only transcribed entries of proclamation fees, etc., and no entries 1836–1841. Deaths: There are no transcribed entries of Mortcloth Dues and no entries of deaths or births 1833–1842. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1756–1885 Accounts 1756–1885 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1159.

Crailing Free Church
History— Andrew Milroy, minister of Crailing, "came out" at the Disruption. The church was built in 1843, and the manse in 1847. A new church, hall, and vestry were erected in 1900. The district being entirely rural, the congregation suffered through depopulation. The members were, for the most part, working people. Membership: 1848, 185; 1900, 142. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details may be given in the source.

Records— Minutes 1843–1931 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/1176.

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