Chirnside is situated in eastern Berwickshire, being bounded on the north by the Parish of Coldingham, on the east by the Parishes of Ayton and Foulden, on the south by the Parish of Hutton and on the west by the Parishes of Edrom and Bunkle & Preston.
Only pre 1855 memorial records have been transcribed (see below).
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Volumes available for consultation within our Archive
Chirnside Past and Present by Erica Hunt.
Chirnside a Border Village by Chirnside Community Council
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.
The Chirnside Manuscripts by Grace A. Elliot. (Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Vol. 38).
CD-ROM The Churches and Churchyards of Berwickshire by James Robson 1896.
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. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.
Title
Synopsis
Size Description
Issue No
Author
Cockburns face to face
Cockburns and there likeness seems to have been the great asset of this family. From 1650 onwards this family have a interesting history.
2 pages or more
10
Anne Cockburn
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
Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864)
Part 1 of an account of George Henderson of Chirnside, a medical doctor, who also found time for his interests in local history and customs, botany and poetry.
12 pages or more
62
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
Letters of Slains 1569--A family puzzle
An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569.
2 pages or more
12
Jean Smithers
Border Murders
This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s.
2 pages or more
32
Norrie Mcleish
Life in Melrose--150 years ago
This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence.
3 pages or more
11
Colin Wood
Map of Chirnside from Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1921-1923 or One-inch to the mile, Popular edition, Scotland, 1920-1930 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.
Other Sources
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-99 vol.14 p.1: Chirnside, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-45 vol.2 p.124: Chirnside, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)
