Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland Genealogy

Kirkurd (#764)

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 1794. No entries exist 1707–1718 and 1738–1742. After March 1794, separate records are kept. Mothers' names are not recorded. Marriages: Marriages are intermixed with births until 1794. No entries 1707–1718 and 1738–1742. After March 1794, separate records are kept. Deaths: Mortcloth Dues are intermixed with births and marriages, etc. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1779–1793, 1844–1845, 1847, 1853 Cash Book 1794–1878 Heritors' Minutes, transcript 1836–1934 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/233.

Kirkurd, Blyth Bridge Free Church
History— The minister of this parish with his congregation left the Established Church in 1843. They met first in the old mansion house of Scotston. A site for a church building was donated in Newlands where a church and manse were soon built. The population of this rural area diminished in time. Membership: 1848, 173; 1900, 131. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details are given in the source.

Records—                                              FHL Film Number  Session Minutes   1850–1871      1562924 item 2 Other: Deacons' Court Minutes 1844–1934 Communion Roll 1850–1934 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/202.

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