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Cranshaws

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The Parish of Cranshaws is situated in northern Berwickshire in the Lammermuir Hills being bounded on the north by the County of East Lothian, on the east by the Parish of Abbey St. Bathans, on the south by the Parishes of Duns and Longformacus and on the west by the County of East Lothian. Old Parish Birth Records exist from 1731 to 1854. Marriage Records exist from 1731 to 1850. Death records exist from 1731 to 1854. Sales List 1841 census Cranshaws. 1851 census Cranshaws. 1861 census Cranshaws. Cranshaws Monumental Inscriptions, Vol. 13 Berwickshire transcribed by Elma Fleming (contains Hearth Tax, Militia List, list of Ministers, mortcloth records and Roll of Honour transcription). See our blog. See our sales list for full details and cost of postage.

Cranshaws 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.
Glimpses into the Past in Lammermuir by Norrie McLeish.
Notes on the Parish of Cranshaws by Crichton E Eddy.
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;

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Scottish Borders Archives and Family History Centre, The Hub Hawick hold the following records;

• Cranshaws School Board Minute Book 1873 to 1919 ref; B/ED/1/32.

The Scottish National Archives Edinburgh contain the following records;

• Cranshaws Church Minutes and Accounts 1731 to 1827.
• do Minutes and Accounts 1827 to 1853.
• Communicants 1853 to 1864, ref; CH2/597/2.

Berwickshire Naturalists' Club has published the following articles;

• Vols. 8 and 12 Cranshaws and its ownership.
• Vol. 22. visited 1889.
• Vol. 36 Cranshaws Castle by S. A. E. Landale.
• Vol. 36 Cranshaws Kirk by Rev. C. E. Eddy.
• Vol. 36 Ministers of the 17th. century.
• Vol. 41 History of by D. B. Robertson.
• Vol. 41 Parish School.
• Vol. 41 Visited by Dr. Hardy.
• Vol. 42 Notes on the History of Cranshaws Castle by Donald Buchanan Robertson Q. C. (available in Society Archives).
• Vol 45 A ramble in the hills by Mrs. Sheila Pate.

Websites;

Lammermuir Life Website contains a history of Cranshaws Church.

Pictures of Cranshaws .

First Statistical Account by the Rev. Mr. George Drummond (click "browse scanned pages" and enter Parish name).

Second Statistical Account by the Rev. J. H. Sibbald (click "browse scanned pages" and enter Parish name).

RCHAMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;

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).

Place and Farm names in Census Records;

1841 census: Cranshaws, Cowiehaugh, Castle, Dickshall, Bontree, Playhaugh, Hainshawside, Howbog, Scarlaw, Twinlawford, Rawburn, Whinrigg.
1851 census: Cranshaws, Cowie Haugh, Play Haugh, Boontree, Howbog, Whinrigg, Scarlaw, Rawburn, Twinlawford.
1861 census: Cranshaws, Boontree, Playhaugh, Cowiehaugh, Howbog, Rawburn, New Scarlaw, Old Scarlaw, Whinrigg.

Population;

The population has been recorded as follows: 1755 - 214, 1791 - 164, 1801 - 166, 1811 - 186, 1821 - 156, 1831 - 136, 1841 - 120, 1851 - 127, 1861 - 134.