Borders Family History Society

About Borders Family History Society

We're here to help people with their family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, as well as in adjacent counties of England and Scotland.

Use this site to further your research by

recording your Surname Interests (the first time, you'll need to register)
viewing others' Queries and Surname Interests
searching the indexes to our publications:
- the Gravestones Index
- the Magazine Article Index
- the Family Tree Index
buying the Monumental (Gravestone) Inscriptions volumes we research, compile, and publish;
and the other publications we sell, so that you can use them in the comfort of your own home
coming to the meetings (no admission charge) we hold and events we attend
joining us and receiving the Society's 44 page magazine published 3 times a year.
using our Research Service to save you time and travel costs or to give your research a boost.
preparing for visiting our Archive and Search Room and seeing the resources available
using our Forums
looking at the links to other websites

Recording Gravestone Inscriptions at Linton, Roxburghshire

This video talks about why our volunteers record gravestone inscriptions (or tombstone / monumental inscriptions), and what information is available. We thank, gratefully, ITV Border News, for supplying us with a copy of the video and for permission to publish it.
The lady in the red pullover is Catherine Fish, and the man in the navy blue shirt is David Rudram.

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