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Ayton is on the coast of East Berwickshire, with the Parish of Eyemouth to the north, the North Sea on the east, the Parishes of Mordington and Foulden to the south and the Parishes of Chirnside and Coldingham to the west. Old Parish Records cover the periods:
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Ayton Parish Church and War Memorial.
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| Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
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| The Ayton Bard | This is in issues 16 and 17. Robert Mennon was a well known Borders bard and contributed to many Scottish weeklies. | 5 pages or more | 16 | A. Michael Mennim |
| The Bradford Family Search | A tale of family that moved from Northumberland to Berwickshire. All were farm servants some labourers some farm stewards. There are irregular marriages, name changes and a possible pioneering birth using chloroform. | 6 pages or more | 72 | Bill Bradford |
| Ayton History Society | Note on a booklet 'The History of Ayton and other personal Recollections published by Ayton History Society; includes extracts from the work of T Ramsay Turner, an account by an unknown author entitled 'Happy Childhood Reminiscences of 1876' and some works by the local poet Robert Mennon. | less than 1 page | 81 | |
| Ayton Church 150th. Anniversary | History of Ayton Parish Church, celebrating its 150th anniversary. | less than 1 page | 93 | Bill Stewart |
| The History of Ayton - A Berwickshire Village | Notes on a book, 'The History of Ayton and other personal recollections' published by Ayton History Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | Bill Stewart |
| Local Histories - The History of Ayton - A Berwickshire Village | Review of a volume about the history of Ayton, including old photographs. It looks in detail at the businesses, shopkeepers, schools, churches, sports clubs and societies | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| The Ayton Bard Robert Mennon 1797-1885 | Book review. Author: Michael Mennon. This is a two part article abridged from the book of the title written by A. Michael Mennon. A copy of the complete book together with maps, photographs and poems is in Scottish Borders Council Library Headquarters with a family tree. | 4 pages or more | 15 | A. Michael Mennon |
| The Aytons of Ayton | The parish of Ayton from the Norman family De Vesci who changed their name to Ayton to a history of the village. | 2 pages or more | 17 | James Eaton |
| 'Fair' Suspended | An account of how the writer discovered three generations his ancestors of the name Fair in the Churchyard at Ayton. | 1 page or more | 84 | Bill Stewart |
| Memories of Ayton | Mrs Patricia Payne was so interested in the articles on 'The Ayton Bard' that she felt the need to record some of her memories of Ayton before all was forgotten. | less than 1 page | 18 | Patricia Payne |
| Ninewells Waulkmill, Chirnside | Some investigation by the author finding Ayton church memorials for his x4 and x5 great grandparents - Paternal side Edward Fair (d. 1847) and wife Elizabeth Wood (d.1857), their son William Fair (d. 1801) and wife Christina Darling (d. 1825). Dates? Maternal side - William Martin (d.1794) and wife Isabel Jeffrey (d. 1790), and Thomas Martin (d. 1841) and wife Hellen Cockburn (d. 1851). Thomas - at the time of erecting the stone was working and living in Ninewells Waulkmill, Chirnside, and lived there for 50 years. | less than 1 page | 106 | Bill Stewart |
Map of Ayton 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 Ayton from UK Ordnance Survey Historical Maps from 1919-1947
by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland.
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The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Ayton monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): ANDERSON (59), AITCHISON (50), MARTIN (49), JOHNSTON (40), KERR (38), WOOD (37), PURVES (35), WILSON (32), BROWN (26), SMITH (25), COCKBURN (25), BELL (24), PATERSON (19), RENTON (18), WHITE (17), DARLING (17), SCOTT (17), BURNS (16), HOGG (15), SHEARLAW (15).
Village Website.
RCHAMS website Scotland's Places contains details of
1841 census: Ayton, Peelwalls, Prenderguest, Whiterige, Whitrig, Bastledge, Bastlerig, Cocklaw, Flemington, Chester Bank, Graystonelees, Farnayside, Burnmouth, Hillburn, Netherbyres, Redhall, Gunsgreen, Gunsgreen Hill, Bleachfield, Summerhill, Southside, Ayton Mains, Mill Bank, Ayton Law, Littledean, Whitfield, Newbiggin, Ross Hall, Burn Head, Dron Hill, Mossfield, Burn Head, Murtal Hall, Springbank, Spring Hill, Hawthorn Dean Wood Side, Springwell, Springfield.
1851 census: Ayton, Peelwalls, Prenderguest, Whitrig, Bastlerig, Cocklaw, Meikles Flemington, Innes Flemington, Chesterbank, Graystonelees, Catchapenny, Ross Village, Burnmouth, Parton Hall, Stonefauld, Head of Brae, Netherbyres, Gunsgreen, Gunsgreenhill, Bridgend, Browns Bank, Redhall, Hillburn, Fairneyside, Cote, Ayton Mill, Ayton Law, Wood House, Little Dean, Whitfield, Ayton Mains, Millbank, Mill Cottage.
1861 census: Ayton, Littledean, Whitfield, Bleachfield, Summerhill, Beanburn, Peelwalls, Prenderguest, Whiterig, Bastleridge, Cocklaw, Millbank, Netherbyres, Hillburn, Flemington, Redhall, Gunsgreen, Brownsbank, Hillburn, Ferneyside, Burnmouth, Greystonelees, Catch-a-Penny, Chesterbank, Cowdrait, Partan Hall, Stonefauld.
The population has been recorded as follows: