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Teviothead

Teviothead, an upland Parish in the south of Roxburghshire, which lies on the border with Dumfriesshirewas, created in 1850 out of the Parishes of Hawick and Cavers. It is now linked to the Parish of Wilton. The Parish of Roberton in Selkirkshire lies to the nort-west, the Parish of Hawick is to the north-east, and that of Kirkton lies to the east and Cavers, whilst the Parish of Castleton, is on the south-east.

Old Parish Records cover the periods:

Births: 1824 to 1854.
Marriages: refer to Hawick or Cavers.
Deaths: refer to Hawick or Cavers..

Teviothead Parish Church

Sales List

1851 census Teviothead.
1861 census Teviothead.

(See our sales list for full details and cost of postage.)

Volumes available for consultation within our Archive

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.
CD-ROM Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
CD-ROM Land Ownership Commission Report 1872 -1873.
The Ewes Valley by Brenda I Morrison and A Bruce McCartney.

Magazine Articles;

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Map of Teviothead from Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1921-1923 or One-inch to the mile, Popular edition, Scotland, 1920-1930
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

The History and Antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent Districts by Alexander Jeffrey 1864 .
Two Centuries of Borders Church Life by J Tait Kelso 1891.

Scottish Borders Archives, The Hub Hawick

School Records

Allan Water School admission registers 1892 to 1946 (Ref R/ED/3/1).
Allan Water School Log Books 1977 to 1946 (Ref R/ED/2/1).

Hawick Archaeological Society

1859 Raid by a Selkirk Souter.
1875 Old Northhouse and Teviothead.
1902 Teviothead and District.
1906 A minstrelsy: "Wattling, Roarin' Willie" (Henderson).
1933 Mosspaul and its associations.
1937 Yesterday and today.
1940 Old Churchyard.
1969 Feus of Teviothead in 1844.
1971 Henry Scott Riddell and the Parish of Teviothead.

Websites

Village Website
Photographs of World War 1 Gravestones.
Stobie's Map of Roxburghshire of 1770
The RCAHMS website Scotland's Places contains details of;

Farm Horse Tax 1797-1798.
Medical Officer's of Health Reports 1891.

Place and Farm names in Census Records;

1851 census: Teviothead, Castleweary, Phaup, Linnhope, Foley Grain, Mosspaul, Wisp, Limiecleuch, Blackcleuch, Commonbrae, Merrylaw, Giddenscleuch, Rashiegrain, Ramsiecleuchburn, Hislop, Lairhope, Priesthaugh, Skelfhill, Houdshall, Doecleuch, Shankfoot, Loughburnfoot, Stobbitcoat, Broadhaugh, Northhousehaugh, Teinsidebridgend, Mossieknow, Binks, Bowanhillbridge, Henderson Know, Backwater, Hatknow, Harwood, Slatehills, Commonside, Dryden, Falnash.

1861 census:Teviothead, Castleweary, Phaup, Linhope, Mosspaul, Wisp, Lairhope, Limiecleuch, Blackcleuch, Commonbrae, Giddenscleuch, Rashiegrain, Ramsiecleuchburn, Hislop, Foulage, Skelfhill, Southdeanriggshiel, Priesthaugh, Doccleuch, Carlenrigg, Loughburnfoot, Stobbitcoat, Broughshankfoot, Binks, Henderson's Know, Glednest, Bowanhill, Colterscleuch, Oldbar, Mossieknow, Teindsidebridge, Northhouse, Broadhaugh, Commonside, Teindside, Hayknow, Harwood.

Population;

The population has been recorded as follows:

1861 - 438

Roxburghshire map