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Ladykirk

Ladykirk, previously known as Upsettlington, is situated in south east Berwickshire on the border with England. The Parish of Whitsome is to the north, the Parish of Hutton lies to the east, the English County of Northumberland is on the south and the Parish of Swinton & Simprim lies to the west. Old Parish Records cover the periods: Births: 1697 to 1854. Marriages: 1698 to 1817 and 1820 to 1854. Deaths: 1784 to 1854

Ladykirk Parish Church

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• 1811 census Ladykirk.
• 1831 census Ladykirk.
• 1841 census Ladykirk.
• 1851 census Ladykirk.
• 1861 census Ladykirk.

Only pre 1855 memorial records have been transcribed (see below).

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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.
• Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
• 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.
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Map of Ladykirk 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 Ladykirk from UK Ordnance Survey Historical Maps from 1919-1947
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.8 p.71: Ladykirk, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)
• The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-45 vol.2 p.181: Ladykirk, County of Berwick (click "browse scanned pages" and insert Parish name)

Scottish Borders Archives, The Hub Hawick

School Records

• Ladykirk School Board Minute Book 1873 to 1919 (Ref - B/ED/1/63).
• Ladykirk Public School Log Book 1873 to 1908 (Ref - B/ED/2/26-27).
• Ladykirk Public School Log Book 1908 to 1960 (Ref - B/ED/2/20-21).

The National Archive of Scotland, Edinburgh (Ref - CH2/660 and 1092)

Ladykirk Parish Church

• Minutes 1697 to 1745 and 1811 to 1933.
• Accounts 1787 to 1821.
• Disbursements 1697 to 1752 and 1756 to 1762.
• List of Ministers 1694 to 1905.
• Seat Rent Accounts 1812 to 1824.
• Collections 1697 to 1752 and 1756 to 1762.
• Detailed list of Inhabitants 1811 and 1831.

Maps

• 1774 Plan of the Tweed in Ladykirk (Ref - RHP.67).
• 1780 Plan of the road between Swinton and the River Tweed (Ref - RHP.645).

Berwickshire Naturalists' Club

• Vol 13 Ladykirk -its ministers.
• Vol 25 Ladykirk the Parish by the Rev. W Dobie.
• Vol 25 Ladykirk House by the Rev. H Paton.
• Vol 30 Ladykirk Church by Rev. A Pringle.
• Vol 36 Ladykirk Church.
• Vol 36 Ministers of the 17th. century.
• Vol 39 Ladykirk and James IV.
• Vol 40 Ladykirk Parish School.
• Vol 40 Church - Marjoribanks hatchment.

Websites

Swinton and Ladykirk Community
A brief description of the pasrish.
The RCHAMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;

• Farm Horse Tax 1797-1798.
• Medical Officer's of Health Reports 1891.

Place and Farm names in Census Records

1841 census: Ladykirk, New Ladykirk, Old Lady, Upsett, Ramrig, Wester Fellow Hills, Horden.

1851 census: Ladykirk, Walter Stead, Upsettlington, Shiels, Smiddy Green, Old Ladykirk, Horndean Bank, Horndean, New Horndean, Foleyhills, Ranrig, Ramrig, New Ladykirk.

1861 census: Ladykirk, Greenside, Ramrig, Foleyhills, New Horndean, Horndean, Upsettlington, Ladykirk Shiels, Walter Stead.

Population;

The population has been recorded as follows:

• 1755 - 386
• 1791 - 534
• 1801 - 516
• 1811 - 535
• 1821 - 527
• 1831 - 485
• 1841 - 504
• 1851 - 502
• 1861 - 565
• 1911 - 315
• 1951 - 261

Berwickshire map