Morham, East Lothian, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #712

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Morham. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies.

= History =

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

= Census Records =

A census 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—
Indexed: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family and family history centers. Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births &amp; Marriages: Births and marriages are intermixed with other matters until 1805, and intermixed with each other after 1805. Mothers’ names are not recorded in births until 1722. Deaths: Mortcloth Dues are intermixed with births and marriages. Names of deceased persons not specified in the entries of Mortcloth Dues 1742–1783, and not unfrequently omitted after 1842. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b. Note: The New Statistical Account of Scotland for Morham 1837 states that there were at one time earlier records, but that they are “irrecoverably lost.”

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The 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

Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish: 

Minutes 1832–1957 Poors’ Fund Accounts 1805–1849 Heritor’s Minutes and Accounts 1810–1861 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1382.

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.

There are non

= 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 =

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