Ednam is a rural Parish situated in north east Roxburghshire which is traversed by the River Eden and is bounded on the north by the Parishes of Stichill and Eccles, Berwickshire, on the east by the Parish of Sprouston on the south by the Parish of Kelso and on west by the Parish of Nenthorn. Enam is now part pf a combined parish with with Kelso North Old Parish Records cover the periods:
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Ednam Parish Church.
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| Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
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| Ednam and Captain Cook | A Cleveland lady spent time and effort tracing Captain Cook. Herein lies the Ednam Connection | less than 1 page | 25 | John Newlands |
| James Thomson, Capt. James Cook R.N., Ednam and Cleveland | The connection of Rev. James Thomson and Capt. Cook with the village of Ednam. | 1 page or more | 27 | P. D. Thomson |
| Know Your Parish - Ednam | History of the parish of Ednam and some inhabitants. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Captain Cook's Border Background | The history of Captain James Cook and the Ednam connection. | 1 page or more | 6 | Dr Jim Trainer |
| Lt Col Hon Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt | Biography of Richard Waldie Griffith, grandson of Richard Griffith, Laird of Ednam, a renowned geologist and mining engineer, and son of George Richard Griffith | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Question: Where did all the Smiths from Ednam go? | An attempt to explore the lineage of the 2 Smith families baptised in Ednam from 1790 to 1819. Family 1 -The possible great grandparents of William Smith (1801-1882) the great grandfather of Eric Smith (author), were Andrew Smith and Isabel Davidson - they had 8 children baptised in Ednam. Family 2 - Thomas Smith (baptised 1766 in Ednam) married Janet Waddle from Stichill, had 13 children mostly baptised in Ednam. 2 William Smiths of note from Family 1 ended up in Edinburgh and Australia. in the 1800s, The tracing of 34 children in 3 generations of Smiths is a challenge. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Margaret Smith Eric Smith |
| James Thomson - A Man for all Seasons | An account of the life and works of Border poet, James Thomson. | 5 pages or more | 87 | Norrie McLeish |
| Gallipoli and Hill 70 Loos | Some notes on an exhibition on Gallipoli staged by the Society with background; also notes on the centenary of the Battle of Loos and service of commemoration at Edrom Church | 2 pages or more | 89 |
Map of Ednam 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 Ednam from UK Ordnance Survey Historical Maps from 1919-1947
by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland.
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The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Ednam monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): ROBERTSON (13), SCOTT (12), WILSON (11), ANDERSON (9), SHIEL (7), PATERSON (7), DOUGLAS (7), THOMSON (6), PURVES (6), YOUNG (6), BROWN (6), GRAHAM (5), BURN (5), CAMPBELL (5), SMITH (5), MITCHELL (5), FAIRBAIRN (4), SWAN (4), KINGHORN (4), LAIDLAW (4).
Ednam Village Website .
The Village Information Website
Stobie's Map of Roxburghshire of 1770 .
A description of the parish from The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland,1868
The RCAHMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;
1841 census: Ednam, Hendersyde, Edenmouth, Springhall, Sharpitlaw,Fannyhill, Sydenham, Brewery House, West Mill, Newtonlees, Kaimflat, Houndridge, Harpertoun, Highridgehall, New Edmonston, Cliftonhill.
1851 census: Ednam, Newtonlees, Kaimflat, Houndridge, Harpertown, Highridgehall, New Edmonston, Cliftonhill, Red House, Sydenham, Check Toll, Ferneyhill, Hendersyde, Springhall, Banff Mill, Edenmouth.
1861 census: Sydenham, Hendersyde, Ferneyhill, Check Toll, Sharpitlaw, Springhall, Newtonlees, Kaimflat, Harpertown, Highridgehall, New Edmonston, Cliftonhill, Houndridge.
The population has been recorded as follows: