Borders Family History Society

Fogo

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Fogo Parish is situated in south east Berwickshire being bounded in the north by the Parishes of Langton and Edrom, on the east by the Parishes of Edrom, Swinton and Eccles, on the south by the Parishes of Eccles and Greenlaw and on the west by the Parishes of Polwarth and Langton. Old Parish Birth Records exist from 1660 to 1854. Marriage Records exist from 1660 to 1854. Death records exist from 1831 to 1846. Sales List 1841 census Fogo. 1851 census Fogo. 1861 census Fogo. Berwickshire Monumental Inscriptions Vol. 3 Fogo edited by Elspeth Ewan 1995 (contains hearth tax, militia list, list of ministers and War Memorial transcription) See our sales list for full details and cost of postage.

Fogo Parish Church and Lych Gaste.

Volumes available for consultation within our Archive;

Pre 1855 Memorial Inscriptions of Berwickshire by David Cargill.
C.D. The Churches and Churchyards of Berwickshire by James Robson 1896.
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.
C.D. Slater's Directory of Berwickshire 1903.
County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.

Magazine Articles;

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Other Records;

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

• Fogo Public School Log Books 1873-1963 ref; B/ED/2/20 -22.
• School Board minute books 1873 to 1917 ref; B/ED/1/50-51.
• Plan of School 1932 ref; SBA/59/340.

Berwickshire Naturalists' Club has published the following articles;

• Vol. 14 Ministers.
• Vol. 10 List of ministers at muster.
• Vol. 13 Fogo Church.
• Vol. 14 Visited 1892.
• Vol. 28 Trotters of Fogo.
• Vol. 33 Church Armorial panel.
• Vol. 36 Ministers of the 17th. century.
• Vol. 37 Fogo Bridge.
• Vol. 47 Yorkie (Thomas Oliver) by L. H. Cleat.

Websites;

Gavinton, Fogo and Polwarth Village Website

First Statistical Account by the Rev. John Tod (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name).

Second Statistical Account by the Rev. George McLean (click "browse scanned pages" and insert 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: Fogo, Caldra, Corbie Hall, Sisterpath Mill, Wauk Mill, Sisterpath, Chesters, Clerkinville, Cleughhead, Whinkerstone, Charterhall, Fogomuir, Fogorigg, Pilmuir, Riselaw, Harcarse, Bogend, Cairnsmill, Rashie.
1851 census: Fogo, Fogorig, Fogo Moor, Sisterpath, Chesters, Clerkinville, Cleughhead, Winkerstones, Charter Hall, Corby Hall, Caldra, Cairn's Mill, Bogend, Harcase, Riselaw, Pilmuir, Blackrow, Rashie.
1861 census: Fogo, Cairns Mill, Bogend, Harcase, Riselaw, Hunthall, Pilmuir, Fogo Rig, Caldra, Corbyhall, Sisterpath, Chesters, Waulk Mill, Sistreth, Charter Hall, Clerkinville, Cleughhead, Whinkerstone, Charterhall, Fogo Muir, Rashie.

Population;

The population has been recorded as follows: 1755 - 566, 1797 - 450, 1801 - 507, 1811 - 450, 1821 - 469, 1831 - 433, 1841 - 455, 1851 - 604 1861 - 559, 1901 - 445, 1951 - 425.