Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland Genealogy

Tweedsmuir (#772)

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 and deaths until 1683. No entries exist October 1683–November 1690, November 1691–March 1696, September 1698–December 1720, except one entry, February 1732–April 1734. Mothers' names are not recorded until 1762. Marriages: Marriages are intermixed with births and deaths until 1683. No entries August 1683–December 1720 or March 1731–April 1734; five entries for December 1744–March 1755, none for 1765; only two 1807 and 1817, November 1795–October 1817; and two entries, 1807–1814, November 1795–1823. They are again intermixed 1720–1731. Deaths: These records are intermixed with births and marriages until 1683. There are no entries September 1683–June1689 and September 1692–November 1761. There are two entries January 1795–October 1817 and three 1823–1824, February 1818–March 1830. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Transcript Session Minutes 1691–1951 Other Minutes 1691, 1723, 1761–1774, 1761–1791, 1793–1959 Collections 1761–1845 Accounts 1718–1724, 1725–1729, 1734–1774, 1761–1845, Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/613.

Nonconformist Church Records
There are no known nonconformist groups.

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