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Yarrow Parish is situated in east Selkirkshire being bounded on the north by the Parishes of Traquair in Peeblesshire and Caddonfoot, on the east by the Parishes of Selkirk and Kirkhope, on the south by the Parish of Ettrick and the County of Dumfries and on the west by the Parishes of Tweedsmuir, Drumelzier, Lyne and Meggat, Manor and Peebles all in Peeblesshire. Yarrow is now part of a combined parish that includes Ettrick & Kirkhope
Old Parish Birth Records exist from 1691 to 1854.
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| Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| An Elephantine trip to St Mary's Loch | George Reavly in his history of Galashiels notes that fifty years ago not a gig could be got to hire. One of the largest trips that ever left Galashiels propelled by horse power. On the trip to St Marys Loch. | 2 pages or more | 22 | K. MsRae |
| A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| A Canadian Connection | Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Jenifer Payne |
| Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Yarrow monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): Scott (47), Anderson (22), Hogg (20), Laidlaw (18), Mitchell (16), Turnbull (16), Nichol (13), Johnstone (12), Little (12), Brown (12), Renwick (11), Brydon (10), Dalgleish (10), Amos (10), Beattie (9), Goodfellow (9), Baptie (9), Henderson (9), Brunton (8), Stewart (8).
1841 census: Yarrow Peelburn Head, Peel, Ashisteel, Elybank, Howfoord, Birks, Shootenlees, St.Marys Cottage, Crosscleuch, Berrybush, Bowerhope, Adinhope, Altrive Lake, Craig Douglas, Dryhope, Craighope, Blackhouse, Muttonhall, Kirkstead, Gordon Inn, Mt.Benger, Sundhope, Sundhopehead, Sundhopeburn, Cutkerwood, Catslacknow, Yarrow Feu, Sandbed, Ladhope, Catslackburn, Whitehope, Whitefield, Hennel, Linfoot, East Deuchar, West Deuchar, Tinnis, Old Lewinshope, Lewinshope, Haningshaw, Yarrowford Village, Newbrough, Gilmanscleugh, Singly, Newhouse, Kirkhope, Ettrickbridge Village, Woodend, Nether Delorain Upper Delorain, Drycleughlee, Stenhopefoot, Shiringscleugh, East Redfordgreen, West Redfordgreen, Goldisgreen, Dodhead, Whitelshiell, Hydhope, Shaws, Helmburn, Howford, Fanns, Langhope, Lower Huntly, Whithillbrea, Cathaugh, Huntly, Huttlerburn, Fauldshope, Brockhill.
1851 census: Yarrow Peelburnhead, Ashisteel, Elibank, Old Howford, Eldinhope, Altrieve, Hart Leap, Berrybush, Crosscleugh, St.Marys Ct., Bourhop, Dryhop, Kirkstead, Mutton Hall, Craig Douglas, Whitehope, Whitefield, Catslackburn, Ladhope, Sundhope, Catslacknow Village, Cutkerwood, Mt.Benger, Birks, Hennel, Deuchar, Tinnis, Lewinshope, Old Lewinshope, Hangingshaw, Yarrowford Village, East Kershope, West Kershope, Hyndhope, Newburgh, Nether Deolraine, Over Deolraine, Stenhopefoot, Drycleuchlee, Sherengscleuch, Redfordgreen, Newousehouse, Kirkhope, Rabbit Hall, Singlee, Goldiesgreen, Gilmanscleuch, Inch, Shaws, Dodhead, Whithillshiel, Hillend, Ettrickbridge Village, Helmburn, Howford, Woodend, Brockhill, Fauldshope, Huntly, Hutlerburn, Cathaugh, Whithillbrae, Fanns, Langhope.
1861 census: Yarrow, Mountbenger, Craig of Douglas, Blackhouse, Muttonhall, Dryhope, Kirkstead, Bowehope, Crooscleugh, Berrybush, Hartleap ,Altrieve, Eldinhope, Gordon Arms, Scar Neuk, Catslackburn, Feus, Sandbed, The Plantain, Greenwells, Carleton, Sunny Bank, Town Head, Sundhope, Ladhope, Whitehope, Warrior's Rest, Hennel, Lewinshope, Glengaber, Yarowford Village, Haningshaw, Tinnis, Duchermill, Birks, East Kershope, West Kershope, Howford, Elibank, Ashiesteel, Peel.