Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland Genealogy

Traquair (#771)

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 October 1729–January 1734. After the record for 1772 is a page containing entries July 1732– April 1733 followed by a copy of the record for January 1734–April 1744. Only a few entries exist April 1777–June1786. Entries 1716–1733 are on a page after June1772. Mothers' names are rarely recorded. Marriages: Proclamation and marriage dues are recorded after December 1725 until April 1736 and from December 1739–January 1772. Except for a few entries of marriages 1773–1774, the entries relate to proclamations. Deaths: There are no burial entries October 1729–December 1745. From 1752–1758, burials are intermixed with other matters. There are no entries January 1791–January 1795 and January 1797–June1809, except a few for 1805. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Records— Minutes 1694–1711, 1738–1898 - with gaps Lists of Communicants, 1834–1839 Minutes of Parochial Board 1846–1856 Accounts 1694–1804 - with gaps Heritors' and Kirk Session Minutes 1806–1854 Transcripts from Records of Presbytery of Peebles Dealing with Parish of Traquair, 1598–1736 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/470.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are no known nonconformist groups.

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