Abbey St Bathans is a very rural and picturesque Parish nestling in the valley of the River Whitadder in the Lammermuir Hills being bordered on the north by the Parish of Cockburnspath, on the east by the Parishes of Coldingham and Bunkle,
on the south by the Parish of Duns and on the west by the Parish of Longformacus and the County of East Lothian.
Old Parish Birth Records exist from 1715 to 1854.
Marriage Records from 1720 to 1775 and from 1821 to 1854.
Death records exist from 1755 to 1760.
1841 census Abbey St. Bathans.
1851 census Abbey St. Bathans.
1861 census Abbey St. Bathans.
Abbey St. Bathans Monumental Inscriptions Vol. 15 Berwickshire transcribed by
Elma Fleming (contains Hearth Tax, Militia List, list of Ministers, mortcloth records and Roll of Honour transcription). See our blog.
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Abbey St. Bathan's Parish Church
Volumes available for consultation within our Archive;
Pre 1855 Memorial inscriptions of Berwickshire by David Cargill.
The Churches and Churchyards of Berwickshire by G.A.C. Binnie.
C.D. The Churches and Churchyards of Berwickshire by James Robson 1896.
Notes on the Parish and Church of Abbey St. Bathans by Crichton E Eddy.
Glimpses into the Past in Lammermuir by Norrie McLeish.
Trotter of Prentonan by George Baird Trotter.
Index to Particular Register of Sasines for Berwickshire.
Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
Rutherford's Southern Counties Register and Directory 1867.
C.D. Slater's Directory of Berwickshire 1903.
County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.
Magazine Articles;
Please note that the heading Author includes persons who have compiled or transcribed records; and that the topics indexed, and the synopses are subjective opinions. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.
Title
Synopsis
Size Description
Issue No
Author
Some Purves families in Duns Berwickshire
A well known Berwickshire name Purves, a family from Duns in 1634 and his heirs.
2 pages or more
22
Mrs. Evelyn Carlson
Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire
What the records have to tell
Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information
2 pages or more
38
Dr Charles Hoy
Other Sources;
Scottish Borders Archives and Family History Centre The Hub Hawick hold the following records;
School Board Minute Book 1873 to 1919 ref; B/ED/1/1.
School Log Books 1949 to 1961 ref; B/ED/2/1.
The National Archives of Scotland Edinburgh hold the following records;
Abbey St. Bathans Parish Church;
Baptisms 1855 to 1933.
Proclamations of Marriage 1856 to 1867.
Minutes 1720 to 1776 and 1832 to 1927 - ref; CH2/596/7.
Berwickshire Naturalists' Club has published the following articles;
Farm Horse tax 1797-1798.
Medical Officer's of Health Reports 1891.
Land Ownership Commission Report 1872 -1873. (available on C.D. in Society Archives).
