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Ayton is on the coast of East Berwickshire, with the Parish of Eyemouth to the north, the North Sea on the east, the Parishes of Mordington and Foulden to the south and the Parishes of Chirnside and Coldingham to the west. Old Parish Records cover the periods:
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Ayton Parish Church and War Memorial.
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| Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
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| The Ayton Bard | This is in issues 16 and 17. Robert Mennon was a well known Borders bard and contributed to many Scottish weeklies. | 5 pages or more | 16 | A. Michael Mennim |
| The Ayton Bard Robert Mennon 1797-1885 | This is a two part article abridged from the book of the title written by A. Michael Mennim. A copy of the complete book together with maps, photgraphs and poems is in Scottish Borders Council Library Headquartors with a family tree | 4 pages or more | 15 | Michael Mennon |
| The Aytons of Ayton | The parish of Ayton from the Norman family De-Vesci who changed their name to Ayton to a history of the village. | 2 pages or more | 17 | James Eaton |
| Memories of Ayton | Mrs. Patricia Payne was so interested in the articles on 'The Ayton Bard' that she felt the need to record some of her memories of Ayton before all was forgotten. | less than 1 page | 18 | Patricia Payne |
| The Breadford Family Search | A tale of family that moved from Northumberland to Berwickshre. All were farm servants some labourers some farm stewards. There are irregular marriages, name changes and a possible pioneering birth using chloroform. | 6 pages or more | 72 | Bill Bradford |
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Ayton monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): ANDERSON (59), AITCHISON (50), MARTIN (49), JOHNSTON (40), KERR (38), WOOD (37), PURVES (35), WILSON (32), BROWN (26), SMITH (25), COCKBURN (25), BELL (24), PATERSON (19), RENTON (18), WHITE (17), DARLING (17), SCOTT (17), BURNS (16), HOGG (15), SHEARLAW (15).
Village Website.
Burnmouth Community Site - contains a family history of John Willis owner of the Cutty Sark.
The RCHAMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;
1841 census: Ayton, Peelwalls, Prenderguest, Whiterige, Whitrig, Bastledge, Bastlerig, Cocklaw, Flemington, Chester Bank, Graystonelees, Farnayside, Burnmouth, Hillburn, Netherbyres, Redhall, Gunsgreen, Gunsgreen Hill, Bleachfield, Summerhill, Southside, Ayton Mains, Mill Bank, Ayton Law, Littledean, Whitfield, Newbiggin, Ross Hall, Burn Head, Dron Hill, Mossfield, Burn Head, Murtal Hall, Springbank, Spring Hill, Hawthorn Dean Wood Side, Springwell, Springfield.
1851 census: Ayton, Peelwalls, Prenderguest, Whitrig, Bastlerig, Cocklaw, Meikles Flemington, Innes Flemington, Chesterbank, Graystonelees, Catchapenny, Ross Village, Burnmouth, Parton Hall, Stonefauld, Head of Brae, Netherbyres, Gunsgreen, Gunsgreenhill, Bridgend, Browns Bank, Redhall, Hillburn, Fairneyside, Cote, Ayton Mill, Ayton Law, Wood House, Little Dean, Whitfield, Ayton Mains, Millbank, Mill Cottage.
1861 census: Ayton, Littledean, Whitfield, Bleachfield, Summerhill, Beanburn, Peelwalls, Prenderguest, Whiterig, Bastleridge, Cocklaw, Millbank, Netherbyres, Hillburn, Flemington, Redhall, Gunsgreen, Brownsbank, Hillburn, Ferneyside, Burnmouth, Greystonelees, Catch-a-Penny, Chesterbank, Cowdrait, Partan Hall, Stonefauld.
The population has been recorded as follows: