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![]() Minto Parish is situated in west central Roxburghshire. The Parish of Lilliesleaf is to the north, the Parish of Ancrum to the east, the Parish Cavers, to the south and the Parish of Wilton on the west. Minto Hill is a prominent feature in the local landscape. The Parish of Minto incoporates the village of Hassendean, once a parish in its own right. In 1975 the Parishes of Minto and Bedrule were combined as the Parish of Ruberslaw which is now linked with Hobkirk and Southdean. Old Parish Records cover the periods:
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Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
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One of the many Brown Families | A family tree of Browns in Galashiels and Selkirk areas. | 1 page or more | 26 | I.M. Brown |
Minto Memorial Inscriptions | Some notes on the Minto gravestone inscriptions published by the Society on CD. | 1 page or more | 77 | Elma Fleming |
Elliots | Some notes on the Elliot Clan Gathering and the donation to the Society of a book 'The Rise of the Elliots of Minto'. | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
The War Memorial at Minto by Roger J Owen | Some paragraphs on the book 'The War Memorial at Minto' by Roger J Owen. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia: Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages. | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs. Robyn Crossle |
Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' wills and testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
The Parish of Langlands | The parish of Langlands and the history of old leper hospital at Rutherford. Also the history of Langton that was absorbed into Wilton. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Michael Langlands |
A Denholm Family And My Border Memories | A journey through time in Denholm. From Post office, Lord Minto and his new bride to preserves cooking on the range in Meg Purness' draper's shop. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Jean Kelly |
The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors. | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
Map of Minto 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 Minto 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.
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Minto monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): SCOTT (22), ELLIOT (15), TURNBULL (11), RUTHERFORD (8), BROWN (8), WATSON (8), WILSON (8), OLIVER (8), GALLOWAY (7), SMITH (7), TAIT (5), DOUGLAS (5), THOMSON (5), ANDERSON (4), RENWICK (4), EASTON (4), SMAIL (4), MAXWELL (4), HENDERSON (3), HUGHES (3).
A 19th century description of Hassendean
Stobie's Map of Roxburghshire of 1770
The RCAHMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;
1841 census: Hillhouse, Butterhall, Craigend, Deanfoot, Wester Hillend, Hassendean Village, Huntlaw, Horselyhill, Westerhouses, Know, Hassendeanbank.
1851 census: Minto, Hillhouse, Cleughhead, Easter Hillend, Butterhall, Craigend, Deanfoot, Kaims, Pink, Hassendeanbank, Halsendean, Know, Lurden, Hassendeanburn, Horsleyhill, Hassendean, Horsley Hill, Newland, Huntlaw.
1861 census: Minto, Clokerhall, Kaims, Pink Cottage, Hillend, Butterhall, Cleughhead, Hillhouse, Lillilaw, Cragend, Deanfoot, Hassendeanbank, Teviotbank, Knowtonhead, Hassendeanburn, Lowerdean, Horsleyhill, Wester Houses, Huntlaw, Newlands,Hassendean.
The population has been recorded as follows: