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Ettrick is a rural Parish in the County of Selkirk being bounded on the north-west by the Parish of Yarrow, on the north-east by the Parish of Kirkhope on the south-east by the Parish of Roberton, on the south-west by the County of Dumfries. Ettrick is now part of the combined parish of Ettrick and Yarrow which also includes Kirkhope.
Old Parish Records cover the periods:
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| Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
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| An Elephantine trip to St Mary's Loch | George Reavly in his history of Galashiels notes that fifty years ago not a gig could be got to hire. One of the largest trips that ever left Galashiels propelled by horse power. On the trip to St Marys Loch. | 2 pages or more | 22 | K. McRae |
| Seasons of Promise | Report on a book 'Seasons of Promise' being a history of the Currie family. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| The See-Through House: My Father in Full Colour | A review of a book by Shelley Klein, the younger daughter of Bernat Klein, who built a modern house between Selkirk and Ettrick, and who ran a textile design business in Galashiels in the 1950s to 1970s. It is the story of Bernat's life. | less than 1 page | 104 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Rob of Trows | A very prince of a Tweed boatman. That was the description of Rob by Sir Robert Maxwell in his Book "The Story of the Tweed". | 2 pages or more | 19 | |
| From Crosslee to Salt Lake City | The journey of William Scott Clark from Ettrick to Idaho. | 2 pages or more | 71 | George Clark |
| James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
Map of Ettrick 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 Ettrick 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.
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Ettrick Kirkyard monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): SCOTT (25), NAPIER (21), LAIDLAW (21), BRYDON (16), ANDERSON (16), GRIEVE (13), AMOS (11), DALGLIESH (9), DAVIDSON (8), BEATTIE (7), STEWART (6), LITTLE (6), BIGGAR (5), MOFFAT (5), ELLIOT (5), THOMSON (5), SWORD (5), CUNNINGHAM (4), GLENDINNING (4), PRINGLE (4).
Ettrick and Yarrow Valleys Website .
RCHAMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;
1841 census: Ettrick, Over Phawhope, Potburn, Bragbarhill, Nether Phowhope, Kirkhope, Shorthope, Brockhope, Cossarhill, Burnfoot, Rockvale, Scabcleugh, Goose Green, Craih Hill, Ramsaycleugh, Thirlestane, Hopehouse, Shepherdcleugh, Thirlestane Hope, Tushilaw, Wolfhope,, Crookwelcome, Crosslee, Deephope, Gemmelscleugh, Ettrickside, Flockfield, Annalshope, Burnfoot, Carcabank, East Buccleuch, West Buccleuch, Muchrah, Kercleugh, Chapelhope, Riskinhope, Fenzrhopehaugh, Baldhill, Roplawshiel, Mountcommon, Meerlees, Gair, Over Dalgleish, Glenkerry, Burnfoot, Nether Dalgleish, Conscleugh, Midgehope.
1851 census: Ettrick, Over Phawhope, Under Phawhope, Potburn, Braidgarhill, Kirkhope, Brockhopeburnfoot, Shorthope, Brockhoperigg, Cossarhill, Rockvale, Scabcleuch, Goosegreen, Craighill, Ettrick Hall, Ramsaycleuch, Primrose Brae, Kiisyke, Thirlstane, Hopehouse, Tushielaw, Crosslee, Crookwelcome, East Buccleuch, West Buccleuch, Cacrabank, Annelshope, Ettrickside, Gamescleuch, Deephope, Kerrcleuch, Muchrah, Chapelhope, Summerhope, Riskinhope, Midgehope, Timaside, Glenkerry, Nether Dalgliesh Over Dalgliesh, Concecleuch, Gair, Meerlees, Mt.Common, Ropelawshiel, Badhill , Fenzhopehaugh.
1861 census: Ettrick, Over & Lower Phawhope, Potburn, Broadgarhill, Kirkhope, Shorthope, Brockhoperigg, Cossarhill, Rockvale, Scabcleuch, Craighillend, Goosegreen, Ramsaycleugh, Kilsyke, Thirlestane, Hopehouse, Tushilaw, Crookwelcome, Crosslee, Deephope, Gamescleuch, Annelshope, Cacrabank, E & W Buccleuch, Fenzehopehaugh, Ropelawshiel, Bedhill, Over Dalgleish, Nether Dalgliesh, Conscleuch, Gair, Meerlees, Glenkerry, Timaside, Midgehope, Summerhope, Muchrah, Chapelhope, Riskinhope, Kerrcleuch.
The population has been recorded as follows:
James Hogg Monument, St Mary's Loch (before 1939)
James Hogg Monument, St Mary's Loch
St Mary's Loch (before 1906)
St Mary's Loch (before 1906)
St Mary's Loch (before 1906)
St Mary's Loch
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