Fogo Parish is situated in south central Berwickshire being bounded in the north by the Parishes of Polwarth and Langton on the east by the Parish of Edrom on the south by the Parishes of Swinton and Eccles, and on the west by the Parish Greenlaw.
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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.
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
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Synopsis
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Author
Yorkie, the Gentle Shepherd
Note about a tramp, known as Yorkie, as well as his picture on the cover.
less than 1 page
52
Carol Trotter
Map of Fogo 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.
20 Most Common Surnames
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Fogo monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): ANDERSON (11), BROWN (9), PENNY (7), FAIRBAIRN (7), KERR (6), PURVES (6), ROBERTSON (6), TURNBULL (6), RAE (6), HAMILTON (5), WOOD (5), THOMSON (5), NISBET (5), CHISHOLM (5), JOHNSTON (5), HUNTER (5), PATTERSON (5), KINGHORN (4), OLIVER (4), HOME (4).
Other Sources
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-99 vol.20 p.270: Fogo, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-45 vol.2 p.223: Fogo, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)
