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Channelkirk

The Parish of Channelkirk lies in the north west corner of Berwickshire, with the County of Midlothian to the north and north-west, the Parish of Lauder lies to the east, the Parish of Stow formerly in the County of Midlothian but now in the Scottish Borders lies to the south. Old Parish Records cover the periods: Births: 1651 to 1854. Marriages: 1653 to 1854. Deaths: 1730 to 1849.

Channelkirk Parish Church

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• 1841 census Channelkirk.
• 1851 census Channelkirk.
• 1861 census Channelkirk.
• Channelkirk Death Records transcribed by Nigel Hardie.
• Channelkirk and Legerwood Memorial Inscriptions, Volume 9 Berwickshire, edited by Jean Sanderson, 2003 - includes:
  • Hearth Tax
  • Militia List
  • List of Ministers
  • Transcription of the War Memorial)

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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.1995.
• Index to Particular Register of Sasines for Berwickshire.
• Rutherford's Southern Counties Register and Directory 1867.
• County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.
• Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
• CD-ROM The Churches and Churchyards of Berwickshire by James Robson 1896.
• 1957 Memories of Oxton, G. R. Knight. (The Southern Annual, 1957)
• CD-ROM Slater's Directory of Berwickshire 1903.
• 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.
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Map of Channelkirk 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.
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Map of Channelkirk from UK Ordnance Survey Historical Maps from 1919-1947
by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland.
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20 Most Common Surnames

The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Channelkirk and Legerwood monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): SCOTT (17), YOUNG (15), RUSSELL (13), ALLAN (11), WILSON (10), HARDIE (10), ANDERSON (10), BLAIKIE (10), SHARP (9), LOGAN (9), BROWN (9), BELL (8), SMITH (8), COCKBURN (8), ROBERTSON (7), THOMSON (7), MILLER (7), HUME (7), TAIT (7), WOOD (7).

Other Sources

• The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-99 vol.13 p.384: Channelkirk, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)
• The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-45 vol.2 p.88: Channelkirk, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)

Scottish Borders Archives, The Hub Hawick

School Records

• School Board Minute Books etc. 1873 to 1919.

The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh

Channelkirk Parish Church (Ref - CH2/769).

• Accounts 1650 to 1665, 1681 to 1684 and 1706 to 1755.
• Minutes 1803 to 1850.
• Testificates 1761 to 1822.
• Discipline Matters 1734 to 1800.
• Poor Fund, Minutes and Accounts 1752 to 1854.

Map

• 1833 Plan of Kings Inch enlarged from a plan of Channelkirk Estate (Ref - RHP.3906).

Berwickshire Naturalists' Club.

• Vol. 29 St. Cuthbert and Channelkirk.
• Vol. 35 Dere Street.
• Vol. 36 Ministers of the 17th. century.
• Vol. 40 Glengelt.
• Vol. 40 Parish School.

The Southern Annual

• 1957 Memories of Oxton by G. R. Knight.

Websites

Oxton Village Website - contains a number of old photographs.
The RCHAMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;

• Farm Horse Tax 1797-1798.
• Medical Officer's of Health Reports 1891.

Place and Farm names in Census Records

1841 census: Channelkirk, Netherhouden, Ugston, Airhouseburnside, Justice Hall, Herriotshall, Parkfoot, Airhousemains, Airhouse, Carfrae, Headshaw, New Channelkirk, Glengelt, Headshawhaugh, Huntershall, Carfrae Common, Fairnylees, Kelphope, Friersness, Hazeldean, Hillhouse, Carfraemill, Threeburnford, Clints, Alderhope, Hartside, Raughby, Kirktonhill, Mount Mill, Brefoot, Annsfield, Southfield, Dass, Overhouden, Grasmier. Collilaw, Nether Bourhouse, Tenrigs, Midburn, Weslymill, Maltbarns, Over Bourhouse, Ugston Shots.

1851 census: Channelkirk, Oxtonshotts, Grassmyres, Collielaw, Tenrigs, Midburn, Netherbowerhouse, Overbowerhouse, Old Collielaw, Das, Threeburnford, Southfield, Overhouden, Herriotshall, Ugston, Parkfoot, Newhousemains, Airhouse, Netherhowden, Carfraemill, Maltbarns Wiselaw Mill, Kirktonhall, Hartside, Raichie, Clints, Elderhope, Lowries Den, Glengelt, Headshawhaugh, New Channelkirk, Annfield Inn, Braefoot, Mountmill, Friarnose, Kelphope, Hillhouse, Carfrae Gate, Headshaw, Fairneylees, Carfrae Common.

1861 census: Channelkirk, Ugstonshotts, Grassmyres, Collielaw, Tenrigs, Midburn, Netherbowerhouse, Overbowerhouse, Old Collielaw, Dass,Threeburnford, Southfield, Overhouden, Herriotshall, Oxton, Netherhowden Justicehall, Ugston Mains, Parkfoot, Airhousemains, Airhouse, Carfrae Maltbarns, Wiselaw Mill, Kirktonhill, Hartside, Rauchie, Clints, Huntershall, Glengelt, Headshaughhaugh, Annfield, Braefoot, Mountmill, Headshaw, Fairneylees, Friars Nose, Kelphope, Hillhouse.

Population

The population has been recorded as follows:

• 1755 - 531
• 1801 - 640
• 1811 - 707
• 1821 - 730
• 1831 - 841
• 1841 - 780
• 1851 - 671
• 1861 - 641

Berwickshire map