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The united Parish of Crailing and Nisbet, formerly two separate Parishes divided by the River Teviot which were amalgamated in 1606, is in north Roxburghshire. The Parish of Ancrum is to the west, the Parish of Roxburgh to the north, the Parish of Eckford is to the east and the Parishes of Oxnam and Jedburgh lie to the south. Old Parish Records cover the periods:
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Crailing Parish Church with Piniel Heugh in the background
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| Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
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| A grave look at the Borders | This must be one of the great stories ever to be printed in our magazine - it is the story of grave snatchers, and how one brave chap got his just reward. | 4 pages or more | 21 | Ian Abernethy |
| Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Rob of Trows | Born at Birgham, Rob was a favourite with anglers of all classes, "peer and peasant alike". A boatman of great distinction on the Tweed. | 2 pages or more | 18 | Mrs M. E. Mason |
| William Elliot, Architect | The family history of William Elliot and descriptions of some of the fine house's he built. | 3 pages or more | 15 | Kathleen Stewart |
| Family History in "The Gladstaines Bible" | This is the very old history of the Gladstains in the Hawick area in and around 1645 through to 1850 . Few families can go back that far with as much confidence in the manuscript as this one. | 3 pages or more | 27 | Michael Robson |
Map of Crailing 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 Crailing 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 Crailing & Nisbet monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): SCOTT (20), ROBSON (18), PATON (18), YOUNG (16), RUTHERFORD (14), BROWN (10), WOOD (10), DOUGLAS (10), TURNBULL (8), BELL (8), FAIRBAIRN (8), OLIVER (7), SMITH (7), RIDDELL (6), RICHARDSON (6), THOMSON (6), BUCKHAM (6), PURVES (6), GRIEVE (6), LINDORES (6).
1841 census: Crailing Village, Toll, Kirkhouses, Kirkmains, Palace, Haug,h Braehead, Baittings, Orchard, Tofts, Burnhouses, Brownridge, Littledeanslees, Mounteviot, Nisbet Mill, North Upper Nisbet, West Upper Nisbet, Penial Heugh House, Ploughland.
1851 census: Crailing Tofts, Brownrig, Littletonlees, Baittings, Palace, Short Acres, Kirkmains, East Nisbet, West Nisbet, Upper Nisbet, Mounteviot, Hillhead, Nisbet Village.
1861 census: Crailing Tofts, Brownrig, Littletonlees, Baittings, Palace Farm, Kirkmains, Braeheads, Nisbet Mill, Mount Teviot, Upper Nisbet, Ploughlands, East Nisbet, West Nisbet.
The population has been recorded as follows: