The Parish of Mordington lies on the east coast of Berwickshire, being bounded on the north by the Parish of Ayton,
on the east by the North Sea, on the south by the County of Northumberland and on the west by the Parishes of Hutton, Foulden and Ayton.
Old Parish Birth Records exist from 1721 to 1854.
Marriage Records exist from 1736 to 1854.
Death records exist from 1745 to 1794 and from 1831 to 1845.
1841 census Mordington.
1851 census Mordington.
1861 census Mordington.
Memorial Inscriptions Foulden and Mordington Vol.8 Berwickshire transcribed by Elspeth Ewan 2000
(contains Hearth Tax, Militia List and List of Ministers).
Remains of the former Mordington Parish Church demolished 1989.
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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.
C.D. The Churches and Churchyards of Berwickshire by James Robson 1896.
Index to Particular Register of Sasines for Berwickshire.
Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
Rutherford's Southern Counties Register and Directory 1867.
C.C. Slater's Directory of Berwickshire 1903.
County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.
Smallholding Memories - Foulden Community Council.
Irregular marriages Lamberton Toll 1833 to 1849 by Arthur Brack.
Micro fiche. Lamberton Toll Irregular Marriages 1804 to 1816.
Micro fiche. Lamberton Toll Irregular Marriages 1849 to 1855.
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. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.
Title
Synopsis
Size Description
Issue No
Author
A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties
The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good.
2 pages or more
32
Jean Greenland
The Chisholm Highland Connection
The story of the Chisholm family, their involvement in medieval wars and their move from the Borders to the Highlands.
5 pages or more
73
Gregory Lauder-Frost
Map of Mordington 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. 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.
Map of Mordington 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.
20 Most Common Surnames
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Foulden and Mordington monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): MURRAY (31), WILSON (22), RENTON (17), PURVES (17), SCOTT (15), JEFFREY (14), SMITH (13), WOOD (11), JOHNSTON (10), COWE (10), PATERSON (10), PATTERSON (8), DARLING (8), BROWN (8), THOMPSON (7), ANDERSON (7), DAVIDSON (7), MILLER (7), CRAIG (7), COCKBURN (7).
Other Sources
Smallholding Memories by Foulden, Mordington and Lamberton Community Council.
Scottish Borders Archive, The Hub, Hawick hold the following records:
Mordington School Log Books 1891 to 1941 ref; SBA/28/1-2.
Mordington School Board Minute Books etc 1899 to 1919 ref; B/ED/1/74.
Mordington School Admission Registers 1894 to 1941 ref; B/ED/3/28-46.
The Scottish National Archives Edinburgh contain the
following records:
Mordington Parish Church
Accounts 1736 to 1745 and 1767 to 1784.
Minutes 1784 to 1796, 1816 to 1845, 1848 and 1871 to 1895.
Collections 1783 to 1875.
Communicants' Roll 1842 to 1843 - ref CH2/1137
also the following Maps; .
1796 Plan of Edrington Estate ref; RHP 3566.
1847 Part of the Estate of Lamberton ref; RHP 795/4.
Railway plan showing line through Lamberton Estate ref; RPH 795/1-3.
Berwickshire Naturalists' Club has published the following articles;
Vols. 6 and 13 Lamberton Church.
Vol. 16 Mordington - its owners. 13, 19, 19 and 21.
Vol. 24 Lady Mordington.
Vol. 26 de Mordington family.
Vols. 33 and 37 Sir James Douglas, Lord Mordington.
Vol. 36 Ministers of the 17th. century.
Vol. 39 Mordington - burning of witches.
Vol. 40 Mordington Kirk Session Records.
Vol. 40 Mordington Parish School.
Vol. 40 Mordington and Lamberton Irregular Marriages.
Vol. 49 A brief account of historical events occurring around Lamberton by Colonel S Furness.
Vol 51 Mordington Witches Knowe by John Izat, OBE
Websites
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland compiled initially between 1791 and 1799, with a subsequent edition between 1834 and 1845 are a valuable record of the geography, history, economy, people and customs recorded by local ministers. You'll need to search for the parish name.
