Borders Family History Society

About Borders Family History Society

We're here to help people with their family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, as well as in adjacent counties of England and Scotland.

Come to our Family and Local History Fair and Conference, Melrose, Scotland on 9th October 2010, there will be talks and lots of exhibitors.

Use this site to further your research by

buying the Monumental (Gravestone) Inscriptions and the Poor Law Records volumes we research, compile, and publish
and the other publications (PDF) we sell, so that you can use them in the comfort of your own home
joining us and receiving the Society's 44 page magazine published 3 times a year
using our Research Service to save you time and travel costs or to give your research a boost, or whet your interest by reading our blog
recording your Surname Interests (the first time, you'll need to register)
coming to the meetings (admission free) we hold and events we attend
viewing others' Queries and Surname Interests
searching the indexes to our publications:
- the Gravestones Index
- the Magazine Article Index
- the Poor Law Records Index
- the Family Tree Index
preparing for visiting our Archive and Search Room and seeing the resources available
using our Forums
looking at the links to other websites or at our Facebook page

Recording Gravestone Inscriptions at Linton, Roxburghshire

This video talks about why our volunteers record gravestone inscriptions (or tombstone / monumental inscriptions), and what information is available. We thank, gratefully, ITV Border News, for supplying us with a copy of the video and for permission to publish it.
The lady in the red pullover is Catherine Fish, the lady in the grey top is Jean Fleming, and the man in the navy blue shirt is David Rudram.

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