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Bowden
Bowden Parish Church
Bowden is situated in the north east of the County of Roxburgh being bounded on the north by the Parish of Melrose, on the east by the Parishes of St. Boswells, on the south by the Parish of Lilliesleaf and on the west by the Parishes of Selkirk and Galashiels in Selkirkshire. Bowden and Melrose have now been combined as a single parish.
CD-ROM Bowden Memorial Inscriptions Vol. 22 Roxburghshire transcribed by Rosemary Morrison - includes:
List of Ministers
Hearth tax
Militia list
War Memorial transcription
Bowden School Records 1864 to 1873)
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Volumes available for consultation within our Archive
Bowden Kirk 1128 to 1978 by J. S. M. McDonald published by Bowden Kirk Session.
Old Melrose, St. Boswells and Bowden by Judy Olsen.
The Protocol Book of Sir. Ninian Brydin 1536-1564 edited by Teresa Maley and Walter Elliot.
1823 Pigot's Directory.
The Churches and Graveyards of Roxburghshire by Dr. G. A. C. Binnie 2001.
Rutherford's Southern Counties Register and Directory 1867.
County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.
CD-ROM Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
CD-ROM Land Ownership Commission Report 1872 -1873.
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
Bowden School Records
Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian.
2 pages or more
25
Editor
CD Review - Bowden Monumental Inscriptions
Review of the content of this publication, and suggestions of other useful publications.
1 page or more
67
Norrie McLeish
Bowden Memorial Inscriptions
Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish.
less than 1 page
100
Ronald Morrison
Bowden Scottish Women's Institute (aka The Rural)
Description of the imminent Bowden WI centenary in November 2019. A brief history of the founders, and the initiation of the institutes in Roberton and Minto.
less than 1 page
101
Enid Cruikshank
McKenzie's around the River Ale
An account of McKenzies in and around the Borders.
4 pages or more
49
W E McKenzie
Bowden Memorial Inscriptions
Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish.
less than 1 page
100
Ronald Morrison
The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland
The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family.
2 pages or more
37
Thomas Dimma Minster
Map of Bowden from UK Great Britain, Ordnance Survey one-inch to the mile (1:63,360), 'Hills' edition, 1885-1903 by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland. Use the control at the top left of the map to zoom in or out and drag the map left, right, up, or down as you wish.
Map of Bowden from UK Ordnance Survey Historical Maps from 1919-1947 by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland. Use the control at the top left of the map to zoom in or out and drag the map left, right, up, or down as you wish.
20 Most Common Surnames
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Bowden monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): SCOTT (36), TURNBULL (14), THOMSON (12), BROWN (11), THORBURN (11), ANDERSON (9), COCHRANE (8), CLARK (7), WALKER (7), RIDDELL (7), SIBBALD (7), SMITH (7), WILSON (7), GRIEVE (7), SPIDEN (7), HALL (6), PRINGLE (6), DALGLEISH (5), STENHOUSE (5), MURRAY (5).
Other Sources
Bowden Kirk by William Cuthbertson - James Thin Edinburgh 1899.
A Short Guide to the Parish Kirk of Bowden by Ian B Smith - Galashiels 1973.
