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Wilton
Wilton Parish lies on the eastern boundary of Roxburghshire, with the Parishes of Ashkirk and Lilliesleaf to the north, the Parish of Minto on the east, the Parishes of Cavers and Hawick to the south and the Parish of Roberton in Selkirkshire on the west.
The Parish of Wilton a substantial part of the town of Hawick and more relvant source material will be found on the Hawick page. The Parish is now linked with that of Teviothead.
St Mary's Churchyard Hawick MI Hawick Archaeological Society.
Companion to Hawick and District by R E Scott.
Hawick Characters by Robert Murray.
Street Names of Hawick by Lilias H Britton.
All these fine fellows by Derek Robertson (WW1 Casualties).
Borthwick Water by Kathleen W Stewart.
After Gallipoli by Gavin Richardson.
The Churches and Graveyards of Roxburghshire by Dr. G.A.C. Binnie 2001.
Rutherford's Southern Counties Register and Directory 1867.
County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.
Wilton Cemetery Transcriptions - Hawick Archaeological Society
CD-ROM Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
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. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.
Title
Synopsis
Size Description
Issue No
Author
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
Stirches Brick, Tile and Pottery Works
A history of the Stirches Brick Tile and Pottery Works (est. 1850 by John Scott-Chisholme), when the tweed and hosiery trade took a downturn. A combination of the growth in the woollen trade bringing people from the Midlands and Yorkshire who needed living accommodation, plus the arrival of the railway in 1849 to bring sandstone for building, seemed an idea that could not fail. Clay for bricks found on the Stirches Estate added to the positive outlook, but the death of Chisholm and increasing competition initiated the demise of the factory which closed in 1873. The account includes site maps and reference to many other accounts and articles at the time and since.
3 pages or more
101
J.G.Macdonald
Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman?
An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick.
3 pages or more
98
Kathryn Holloway
Map of Wilton 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 Wilton 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
A Sketch of the History of Hawick by Robert Wilson 1825.
The History of Hawick by Robert Wilson (second edition)1841.
Annals of Hawick AD.1214-1814 by James Wilson 1850.
Hawick and its old memories by James Wilson 1858.
Hawick in the early sixties (1860s) by James Edgar 1913 - includes lists of:
Voters in 1861
Rifle Corps Volunteers 1860
Shareholders in Corn Exchange
Burgesses in 1860
Pictures of the Past of Auld Hawick by J. J. Vernon and J McNairn 1911.
Braid Hawick - 'the Hawick dialect' by Elliot Cowan Smith 1927.
Hawick in bygone days by James Turnbull 1927.
Provosts of Hawick 1861 to 1931 by James Edgar 1933.
The Story of Hawick by William S Robson 1945 (revised 1947).
Hawick as it was (photographic record) published by Hawick Archaeological Society and Hawick Camera Club.
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.
Two Centuries of Borders Church Life by J Tait Kelso 1891.
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