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![]() Roxburgh Parish is situated towards the north east of the County of the same name and is bounded on the north-west by the Parish of Makerstoun on the north-east by the Parish of Kelso, on the south by the Parishes of Eckford and Crailing and and on the west by the Parishes of Ancrum and Maxton. The parish includes the village of Heiton and the manor of Fairnington. Once a royal burgh; in the Middle Ages it rivalled Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth, or Berwick-upon-Tweed in importance and as as royal residence of David I it could have been considered the Capital of Scotland. It occupies an easily defensible site between the Rivers Tweed and Teviot and remains of the Roxburgh Castle can still be seen on a mound opposite Floors Castle. This part of the medeival parish of Roxburgh is now incorporated into the Parish of Kelso. Roxburgh is now one of the Kelso Country Churches - the others are Makerstoun, Nenthorn, Smailholm & Stichill - which is linked with Kelso Old Parish Church & Sprouston. Old Parish Records cover the periods:
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Letters of Slains 1569--A family puzzle | An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Jean Smithers |
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Roxburgh monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): SCOTT (21), HOPE (18), LAIDLAW (13), HENDERSON (13), HOGG (12), TURNBULL (12), KERR (10), ROBERTON (10), RICHARDSON (9), ROBSON (8), BROWN (8), BELL (8), JOHNSTONE (8), ARMSTRONG (7), HAY (7), TAIT (7), WALKER (7), GRAY (7), SMITH (7), RUTHERFORD (6).
1841 census: Pirnie-hall, Fairnington, Mossend, Newtown, Cairnmount, Stockstruther, Roxburgh Mains, Trows, Susanfield, Friars, Waterdykes, Over Roxburgh, Kersmains, Roxburgh Village, Farm of Barns, Sunlaws, Whithillfoot, Ladyrig, Craigrig, Heiton Village, Doghill, Highton East Mains.
1851 census: Fairnington, Barns, Kersmains, Trows, Red Stead, Waterdykes, Newton, Stockstruther, Cairn Mount, Friars, Doghill, Ladyrig, Craigrig, Heiton, Whitehillfoot, Sunlaws Hill, Over Roxburgh, Castle Innes, Moorhouse.
1861 census: Barony of Fairnington, Over Roxburgh, Kersmains, Barns, Friars, Trows, Newtown, Stockstruther, Heiton Village, Ladyrig, Craigrig, Doghill, Sunlaws, Whitehillfoot.
The population has been recorded as follows
Roxburgh Castle
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