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| Topic | Title | Synopsis | Size Description | Issue No | Author |
| Churches | A Divine Heritage by James Denham | Review of the book 'A Divine Heritage' by James Denham. | less than 1 page | 87 | Peter Munro |
| 1921 Census | The 1921 Census | The release of the 1921 Census is announced, and a brief description of the differences between this and the 1911 Census. More information is available to confirm dates of birth and parental deaths, and educational/employment establishments. It is anticipated that due to the numbers of Scots emigrating before the 1931 Census, this Census may be the last to include some members of Scottish families. | less than 1 page | 108 | Ken Nisbet |
| 9th Battalion | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| A Village Roll Call 1935 | A Village Roll Call 1935 | A list of the names found in St Abbs in 1935 - in verse. In addition to those in the index another 22 names which appear less than 8 times are listed. | 1 page or more | 70 | Alexander Nisbet |
| Abbey St Bathans | Abbey St Bathans, Cranshaws and Longformacus | A brief description of 3 neighbouring parishes and the records available. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Abbey St Bathans | Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire What the records have to tell | Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information | 2 pages or more | 38 | Dr Charles Hoy |
| Abbey St Bathans | Some Purves families in Duns Berwickshire | A well known Berwickshire name Purves, a family from Duns in 1634 and his heirs. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mrs Evelyn Carlson |
| Abbothill | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Abbotsford | Sir Walter Scott's Borders | A note about Scott being born in Edinburgh, but convalescing at Sandyknowe Farm near Smailholm with grandfather and Aunt Jenny, where he was immersed in Borders history and folklore and music. A year at Kelso Grammar School, Deputy Sheriff of Selkirkshire, Ashestiel and construction Abbotsford. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Aberfoyle | Border-Line Experiences of a Canadian Researcher | The Ainslie born in Lilliesleaf and how a trip from Canada to research the family ended in a book. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert L. Morden |
| Achi Baba | Gala Water and the First World War | Review of book 'Gala Water and the First World War' published by Gala Water History and Heritage Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Adair | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Adams | Village life in Darnick 1845 | Report on an article in the Otago Witness, New Zealand on life in Darnick in 1948. | less than 1 page | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Adelaide | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Advertiser | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Affleck | A Borders Man in the American Civil War | A research for Borderers who fought in the American Civil War with particular reference to Thomas Affleck born in Galashiels. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Michael Hammerson |
| Africa | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Africa | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Agnes Gledinning | Laidlaws of The Gair | Reference to the story available on Google documents of tenant farmer Laidlaws in Ettrick, initially Glenkerry and Ropeslawshiel, but then the Gair in the Ettrick Valley. Andrew Laidlaw (b. 1724) married Agnes Gledinning at Westerkirk (1746). The author believes that Andrew's father was Walter who married Margaret Grieve in the late 1600s, since Andrew and Agnes first son was named Walter. Information is requested. | 1 page or more | 109 | Ruary Laidlaw |
| Agnes Haddon | Bowden Scottish Women's Institute (aka The Rural) | Description of the imminent Bowden WI centenary in November 2019. A brief history of the founders, and the initiation of the institutes in Roberton and Minto. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Agnes Ker | Our Jeffrey Progenitor | An account of the history of the Jeffery family, from Peter (blacksmith), born in Riselaw. He moved with his wife Agnes Ker, to Hopetoun, Leitholm - they had 3 children George, John and Margaret. | 1 page or more | 100 | John Jeffrey |
| Agnes Minto | Archibald Minto | Further to Issue 109, the contributor has confirmed that Archibald Minto was a brother of her great grandmother Agnes Minto. Agnes' daughter Agnes had several children, one of whom was Jessie, who in turn had 8 children after marrying Thomas Henderson of Hawick, one of whom, William was the contributors' father. The family moved to Greenock in 1909 where Thomas was a foreman in the Greenock Woollen Mill. | less than 1 page | 110 | Archibald Minto |
| Agnes Tait | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Agricultural Show | Society Library | Recent additions to the Society Library. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Aikwood Tower | Shillinglaw Walls | Shillinglaw Tower not far from Traquair it is not only a heap of stones - an interesting tale. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Jean Shillinglaw Ridley |
| Ainslie | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Ainslie | John Ainslie Map Maker | John Ainslie who was described at a conference in Edinburgh in 1971 as Scotland's greatest cartographer. | 2 pages or more | 4 | C.M. Ainslie |
| Ainslie | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser 1855-1900 | A transcription of death notices in the local newspaper. There are too many names to list them all. Only those with extended entries are indexed. | 10 pages or more | 69 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Ainslie | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| Ainslie | Robert Ainslie | Some background to Robert Ainslie of Berrywell Duns, friend of Robert Burns. | 1 page or more | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ainslie | Border-Line Experiences of a Canadian Researcher | The Ainslie born in Lilliesleaf and how a trip from Canada to research the family ended in a book. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert L. Morden |
| Ainslie | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Ainslie | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Ainslie | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Ainslie | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Aircrash | Earlston Air Crash | An appeal for further information following the crash of a German bomber near Earlston during WW2. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Aitchison | Aitchison - A Berwickshire Family | Information on a book 'Aitchison - A Berwickshire Family' by Pam Rae published by the Society. | less than 1 page | 89 | Bill Stewart |
| Aitchison | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Aitchison | Galashiels through Time | A review of the book 'Galashiels through Time' published by Amberley Press. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Aitchson | Guess Who’s Missing | The descendants of William Steel Story who lived in Yetholm, Morebattle, Hobkirk, who married Elizabeth Aitchson, daughter of Francis Aitchson and Elizabeth Hogg around 1806. | 1 page or more | 64 | E .Helen Ball |
| Aitken | Chrissie Aitken's Story | The story of Chrissie, a survivor from the sinking of the S.S. Lusitania in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Oliver Russell |
| Aitken | Adam moves to the Borders | Adam Brown bought a small plot of land in West Linton in 1839 after which he emigrated to Australia with seven of his nine children-this story covers their history. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Helen M. Booth |
| Aitkenhead | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| Akeld | A Hogarth Family Tree | There came into James Hogarth's possession a manuscript family tree covering seven or eight generations of the Hogarth family, also, where they came from. | 1 page or more | 27 | James Hogarth |
| Alan Turnbull | Alan Turnbull | A brief obituary to Alan Turnbull a member of the Society since 2005. | less than 1 page | 110 | Ronald Morrison |
| Alastair Ewing | Manure Menu and Canine Genealogy | A brief description from the late 1800s of the manures and feeding stuffs available from the West Nisbet Farm rented by Robert Ewing (grandfather of Vice Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing - previously mentioned in Issues 106 and 107). In addition are copies of advertisements for a greyhound or whippet being available for stud from the farm. | 1 page or more | 108 | Editor |
| Alastair Ewing | Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing | Following the appeal for more information on Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing in Issue 106 (June 2021), the author has updated the story based on additional documents received. Born in West Nisbet 1909 of Ian Alastair Ewing (farmer) and Muriel-Adele Carlyle-Child. Alastair's early years show he was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, rising steadily through the ranks with his first command in 1940 with further mentions in dispatches in 1941, and service in the Arctic convoys. He married Diane Smeed Archer (1940) and had a son David Alastair (1941). Alastair rose through the ranks in the Admiralty and was knighted in 1959. He retired in 1962 and died May 1997 in Winchester, but was buried at Jedburgh Abbey. The summary includes what happened to his sister Elizabeth Helen, and his parents story, and Muriel his wife. and his family history as far back as the late 1700s. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Alastair Ewing | Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing | Description of a large collection of papers previously in the possession of Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing born in Jedburgh, and recognised as a bold and successful sea captain in WW2. The papers, largely in copper plate are family records and documents from the 18th and 19th centuries. Most papers relate to times before the family moved to the Borders in the 1880s. Indexing is ongoing. Family interest invited. | less than 1 page | 106 | Ronald Morrison |
| Alberta | About the Shillinglaw | Family history about the Shillinglaw family. | 1 page or more | 5 | Ada Elizabeth Shillinglaw |
| Alderman | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Alderne | 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 |
| Alemoor | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Alexander | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Alexander Blackadder | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Alexander Cuthbertson | 'What a Mine of Capability!' - Victorian Church Extension and the Edrom Subscription List of 1839 | A review of the survey of the denominations of families within Edrom parish in 1835 organised by Rev. Alexander Cuthbertson (835 established church individuals from a population of just over 1,400). The survey found the church to be too small and subscriptions were collected (£864 9s 2d) to rebuild the church under the auspices of the Church of Scotland's Extension scheme, but this was never to be as the split in to the church by the founding of the Free Church of Scotland 1843, meant there was no longer a need for additional space. However, it was still rebuilt and reopened in 1886. Since then the fall in population and religious affiliation has meant uniting with Chirnside + Bonkyl and then Duns + Bonkyl. Currently there are twice-monthly services to a congregation of 12 Sunday 15th March 2020. A list if the subscribers including a third from working class families ranging from 1d to £1 10s per subscriber. | 5 pages or more | 104 | Kenneth McLean |
| Alexander Oliphaunt | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Alexander Robertson | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Alexandrina Hislop | From Peebleshire to Canada: William Cranston Murray - An Artist in Architecture | The story of the architect William Cranston Murray from Peeblesshire who went to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, and joined the growing Scottish community (about 2,000 people) there in 1819. Born in Stobo in 1788, his father James was a shepherd. James' first wife Elizabeth (b. about 1761) died and was buried in Stobo Kirk graveyard in 1842. William married Alexanderina Hislop from Glenholm, and their son James was born 1814 in Drumelzier. By 1825 the population of the Miramichi are had grown to about 8,500. The account summarises Murray's major works in the New Brunswick area, many as a result of the Great Miramichi fire in the October of 1825 i.e. St Paul's Anglican Church (Bushville), Judge Peters stately home (Bushville), Murray House , St James Presbyterian and St John United churches, Old Northumberland County Courthouse - all in (Newcastle). In addition there is an attempt at creating a detailed family tree of the Murray family following William's 10 children, of which only 6 names are known. The children of first son James (13), and daughter Margaret (8). | 7 pages or more | 106 | Barbara MacIntosh Charlotte Loggie |
| Alice Simpson | Putting the Life of Alice Simpson Together 1925 - 1927 | A focus on Alice Simpson, the great great great granddaughter of John Simpson (b. about 1775) and Elizabeth Anderson (b. about 1775) from Galashiels. Their son William (b. 1800) married Elizabeth Thin 1862, and their son James married Mildred West in Vermont, USA. William and Mildreds' son was Kenneth Alan Simpson (see Page 21 of this Issue). It was Kenneth who was the father of Alice Simpson, the author's aunt. Eleanor Donham was her mother. Alice was born 1925 and died 1927. | 1 page or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Alison Potts | Halbert DNA | Letter to the editor encouraging people to perform the Ancestry DNA test to help build the family history of the Halbert family from William Halbert marriage to Alison Potts in Kelso (1763), with 14 children mostly born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | less than 1 page | 100 | Cameron Day |
| Alison Purves | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| All Blacks | Innerleithen's All-Black | An account by the author of how researching her Dickson line from Innerleithen, she traced an unknown descendant who had emigrated to New Zealand and played rugby for the 'All Blacks'. | 1 page or more | 84 | Esther Davies |
| Allan | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Allan | Grantshouse and the Turner family | History of the family from around 1840. Continued from issue 27. | 1 page or more | 28 | James Burns |
| Allan | Gallipoli and Hill 70 Loos | Some notes on an exhibition on Gallipoli staged by the Society with background; also notes on the centenary of the Battle of Loos and service of commemoration at Edrom Church | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Allan | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Allan | Know your Parish-Polwarth | Description of the village of Polwarth, its history, the inhabitants, and their occupations. | 1 page or more | 28 | |
| Allan | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Allan Line | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Allanton | Allanton | An account based on a local newspaper account of the celebration of the Coronation Day of Edward VII, including a competition for a Coronation Jug. | less than 1 page | 101 | Margaret Dick |
| Allanton | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Allerdean | Mrs Euphemia Voy | Obituary of Euphemia Voy, first wife of William Voy, who died at Coldstream on 24th March 1891. | 1 page or more | 23 | Benjamin Moody |
| Allie | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Almond | Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn | Continuation of the article in magazine 91 looking at the life of George Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | 2 pages or more | 92 | Vincent Tickner |
| Alnwick | The Cheviot Motorcycle - postscript | Further to the article in Feb 2022 Issue 108, more information about the Cheviot cycles and motorcycles made in Alnwick, by the Alnwick and Berwick Garages & Cycle Co, run by Charles Blackwood Ford in the early 1900s. A copy of a sales leaflet is included. | less than 1 page | 109 | Martin Shelley |
| Altarstone | The Altarstone at Stobo | Stobo Slate Quarry 'whatever'. Also a connection to Merlin and Arthur. | 1 page or more | 10 | Isobel Jardine |
| Alwin | Hawick and District from Old Photographs | Some notes on the recently published book 'Hawick and District from Old Photographs', by Alastair M Redpath. | less than 1 page | 89 | Editor |
| America | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser -Deaths 1857-1878 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 5 pages or more | 51 | Marjorie Gavin |
| America | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Marriages 1876-1900 | Marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Marjorie Gavin |
| America | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1890-1900 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 53 | Marjorie Gavin |
| America | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Marriages 1872-1875 | Marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | less than 1 page | 49 | Marjorie Gavin |
| America | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1879-1889 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 52 | Marjorie Gavin |
| American Civil War | Joannes Wyllie | Book review. Author: John F Messner. "A Scottish Blockade Runner in the America Civil War". It is the story of Joannes (John) Wyllie born Nenthorn 1834 son of Alexander Wyllie (gardener at Newton Don) who came to the Borders in early 1820s and married Janet Smith. The family returned to Fife before 1830. Joannes was a school teacher at 17 and went to St Andrews University and became a headmaster, but ran away to sea to become first mate. The American Civil War starting 1861 lead to him being one of the sailors prepared to run the blockade and build up his fortune. He retired to be a farmer in Fife. | 1 page or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Amos | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Amos | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Amos | Travellers Tales in the Borders | This is the text of Fred's talk to the Society on 25th April 2004. Absorbing review of public road transport in the Borders mainly in the 20th century. | 9 pages or more | 55 | Fred Kennington |
| Amos | On the Buses | An article from The Southern Reporter of October 29th 1959 about George Turnbull's working life from 1913 to 1959, as a chauffeur or mechanic until 1924, then various jobs for a local bus company. | 2 pages or more | 66 | Charles Borthwick |
| Anaston | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Ancestry | Gedcoms and Ancestry | A letter of concern regarding the Society providing gedcoms which the requesters post on their Ancestry record as their trees. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Anchor line | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Ancrum | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Ancrum | Travelling Scottish Sons from Ancrum, Crailing, Stichill and Earlston | Information extracted from the privately printed book about 3 large Border families, all of who had 1 girl who married a minister in each generations, where letters were written and kept by the brothers. The Cranstoun brothers to the Ancrum manse, the Scott brothers to the Stichill manse, and the Gordon brothers to Gordon and Earlston; the groups of brothers also kept in touch with each other. All these documents have been indexed and reflect every day life in the 1700s and early 1800s, including writing and social skills, education, professions and ministers tenures. | 1 page or more | 107 | Colin -Miles Edgar Anne Edgar |
| Ancrum | John Ainslie Map Maker | John Ainslie who was described at a conference in Edinburgh in 1971 as Scotland's greatest cartographer. | 2 pages or more | 4 | C.M. Ainslie |
| Ancrum | Inheritances and Family History | A short article on the inheritance of a pair of silver sugar tongs which had originally belonged to Walter Laing Wilson and his wife Janet Nichol of Ancrum. | less than 1 page | 78 | Anne Golden |
| Ancrum | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Ancrum | Placenames in the Ancrum area | Review of book 'Placenames in the Ancrum area' by David Cain. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Ancrum | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Anderson | Notes on the Ancestry of the Ettrick Shepherd | James Hogg (1770-1835) where he and his ancestors lived in the Borders, also who they married. | 2 pages or more | 18 | Donald Wyte |
| Anderson | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Anderson | On the Buses | An article from The Southern Reporter of October 29th 1959 about George Turnbull's working life from 1913 to 1959, as a chauffeur or mechanic until 1924, then various jobs for a local bus company. | 2 pages or more | 66 | Charles Borthwick |
| Anderson | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Anderson | Old Town Dairy, Galashiels | A history of the Old Town Dairy in Galashiels and the Anderson family. | 1 page or more | 98 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Anderson | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Anderson | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| Anderson | Border Influences on the Dark Continent | Borderers who played a part in the exploration and settlement of Africa. Mungo Park, Thomas Pringle, John Leyden. | 2 pages or more | 27 | Donald Whyte |
| Anderson | Baillie John Smail of Galashiels | Baillie Smail, born at Clovenfords, was First Baillie in 1867, and was renowned for severe punishment . He died of chronic alcoholism. | 1 page or more | 36 | |
| Anderson | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Anderson | Anderson Family Legend | Three brothers shared their last sixpence at Kelso Fair and then parted company. How a lady searched for relatives. | less than 1 page | 8 | Mrs Steele |
| Anderson | A Canadian Connection | Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Jenifer Payne |
| Anderson | Forgotten Borderers | James Grieve and his interesting contribution to the lowly apple. | 1 page or more | 28 | Jean M. Smith |
| Anderson | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Andrea Ferares | Savages of the North | Short letter from James Usher to Walter Scott 1828. | 1 page or more | 14 | Vivienne S. Moore |
| Andrew Goodfellow | Some Related Goodfellow Settlers in Canada | An account of the emigration of Robert Goodfellow, thought to have been living in Bewlie (1811), from Scotland and arriving in Quebec around 1820. His spouse, Janet Thomson went with him and bore a child (Janet) in Quebec on March 21 1821 - further children were born in Canada. He and his brothers Thomas, William and Andrew were recorded as Valcartier settlers. Other siblings stayed in Roxburghshire, where there are records of the family being in Bowden, Lillesleaf and Midlem. Robert died in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 100 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Andrew Jeffery | Jeffrey Canadian Bicentennial | The author describes his grandmother Jessie Belle Jeffrey born in Canada, and granddaughter of Scottish immigrant Andrew Jeffrey from Berwickshire. Andrew was 1 of 5 children of William Jeffrey and Mary Edna Lyall who emigrated in 1820. The author and Jim Jeffrey (California) have collated well-documented details of the family in North America, and celebrated the bicentennial of the arrival in Canada. | less than 1 page | 103 | John Cowan |
| Andrew Laidlaw | Laidlaws of The Gair | Reference to the story available on Google documents of tenant farmer Laidlaws in Ettrick, initially Glenkerry and Ropeslawshiel, but then the Gair in the Ettrick Valley. Andrew Laidlaw (b. 1724) married Agnes Gledinning at Westerkirk (1746). The author believes that Andrew's father was Walter who married Margaret Grieve in the late 1600s, since Andrew and Agnes first son was named Walter. Information is requested. | 1 page or more | 109 | Ruary Laidlaw |
| Andrew Mather | From Kelso to Toulouse - the Extraordinary Story of the Mather Family | A summary of the story of the Mather family triggered by William (Guillaume) Mather (1754-1844), a metal worker born in Newton Don, who went to Toulouse to found cannon foundries to supply the French army. His father, Andrew, was born in Kelso in 1718, and his father George, who had 4 children. Andrew married Isobel, to have 4 children - Christian (a girl) born in Rutherford (1749), John, then Andrew, and finally Isobel Mather (1764). William learnt his trade in Paisley and moved to France, marrying twice (Anne Pellisier) and later Marie Elizabeth Mazars de Mazarin, having two children (Adolphe and Josephine), and was instrumental in establishing a successful foundry at Sainte Claire on the banks of the Garonnette. By the late 1800s the foundry had declined and was sold after William's death. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Fraser Sim |
| Andrew Oliver | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Andrew Robeson | Robeson descendants in Roxburghshire & Berwickshire | Andrew Robeson was born in Kelso (1640), with 4 siblings Thomas, David, James and Janet, was a wool and linen merchant and a Quaker and was imprisoned in Duns and Edinburgh for that reason in the 1660s. He went to America, via Clonmel, Ireland and established the earliest township in Philadelphia, and called it Roxburgh.His grandson Thomas was heavily involved American Revolution in North Carolina, and Robeson County was named after him. Robesone, Robison, Robson and Robertson make tracing this family a challenge. | 1 page or more | 102 | Editor |
| Andrew Wood | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Angling | 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 |
| Angling | 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 | |
| Annandale | Family History News - The Jardine Clan Society | Formed in 1977. Came from France 1066, settled in Annandale; now, branches of the family world wide. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Editor |
| Anne Turnbull | Obituary: Anne Turnbull | A brief obituary to Anne Turnbull a member of the Society since 2001. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Antigua | Scots in Antigua | Note about St John's Cathedral, Antigua where the author found an splendid marble memorial for Robert Peddie, surgeon, native of Kelso. | 1 page or more | 61 | Diana Pirrie |
| Anti-Slavery | Thomas Pringle, Writer, Poet and Anti-Slavery Campaigner | An account of the life of Thomas Pringle born at Linton in 1789 who went on to become a respected poet and close acquaintance of Sir Walter Scott. He later emigrated to South Africa where he experiences many travails. The article recounts these experiences and how the family overcame many difficulties as early settlers. He founded a school and wrote a book on the state of the English settlers. He became a noted campaigner for human rights and came to be known as "the father of South African Poetry" | 9 pages or more | 82 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Applegarth | Recording the Jardines - A one-name study | 17 years of research of the Jardine Clan Society. A history of the Clan and the worldwide story of the Jardines. | 4 pages or more | 27 | Violet Jardine |
| Applegirth | Family History News - The Jardine Clan Society | Formed in 1977. Came from France 1066, settled in Annandale; now, branches of the family world wide. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Editor |
| Appleton | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Apprenticeships | Melrose Apprenticeships | A report on the compilation by Society member, Dr. Vivienne Dunstan on masters and apprentices in Melrose Parish between 1743 and 1804. | less than 1 page | 83 | Vivienne Dunstan |
| Archaeology | Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum | An update on archaeological digs and other activities and research relative to the Battle of Flodden. | 1 page or more | 85 | Becki Cooper |
| Archdale | The Genealogical Society of Utah | The history, and the Mormons with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Society has grown to be the largest family history research organisation and resource in the world. | 2 pages or more | 28 | Mr Rogers |
| Archibald Cochrane | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Archibald Johnstone | Archibald Johnstone, Galashiels weaver and Australian mill owner | The story of Archibald Johnstone from Galashiels who set up a mill in Selkirk (Burn Mill) with his uncle Daniel, who were then persuaded by Peter Bulman (a wool mill engineer and machinist originally from Denholm; a cattle farmer in Australia) to relocate to Australia in Australia to develop a mill (the Waverley mill) in Launceston, Tasmania. The new mill opened in May 1874. Peter Bulman bought out the Johnstones in 1883 and the mill passed to his brother-in-las Robert Hogarth. The mill is still operating at the time of writing. The Johnstones set up a new mill in Hobart (the Johnstone Bros Derwent Mill) with production starting in 1884 using members of the Aiken family from the Borders. Archibald died in 1917. The mill ceased operating in 1939, the building now used for multiple purposes. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Marion Johnstone |
| Archibald Leman Cochrane | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Archibald Minto | Archibald Minto | Further to Issue 109, the contributor has confirmed that Archibald Minto was a brother of her great grandmother Agnes Minto. Agnes' daughter Agnes had several children, one of whom was Jessie, who in turn had 8 children after marrying Thomas Henderson of Hawick, one of whom, William was the contributors' father. The family moved to Greenock in 1909 where Thomas was a foreman in the Greenock Woollen Mill. | less than 1 page | 110 | Archibald Minto |
| Archibald Scott | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| Architects | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Archives | Scottish Borders Council Archives - Hawick Heritage Hub | Information about the new ‘state of the art’ Council archives due to open in May 2007. | 2 pages or more | 63 | Rachel Hosker |
| Archives | Developing the Society Library | An account by the Society Librarian on the Society library and what is available. | less than 1 page | 93 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Arcus | Six Names - One Family | Report on a book researching the family of Hercus (with many variations of spelling). | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Armstrong | Promises Promises | Review of a book 'Promises Promises' written by Norrie McLeish on cases of breach of promise. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Armstrong | The Berwick Sensation | This story would make a very good murder mystery, the research that has gone into this story would be long and time consuming. For anyone interested in Berwick history you should read it. | 3 pages or more | 35 | F. L. Kennington |
| Armstrong | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Armstrong | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Armstrong | Clan Armstrong Trust | Some paragraphs on the Clan Armstrong Trust. | less than 1 page | 82 | |
| Armstrong | A Border Tragedy - Hawick 900, Court of Session and Civil Records | An article on cases of Breach of Promise. | 5 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Armstrong | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Arthur William Swanston | Remembering a Soldier from the Boer War | A tracing of the history of Arthur William Swanston of Marshall Meadows commemorated in Eyemouth churchyard, who died in 1900 in the Boer War in South Africa. Swanston House (now a hotel) was owned by James Swanston (wealthy merchant) and his wife Christian (6th daughter of John Turnbull, fish curer in Eyemouth). They also set up a home in the Canary Islands, and a home in London. John was their eldest son and married Fanny Elizabeth Nash in Kensington, and they often visited their widowed mother in Marshall Meadows. Arthur was their 3rd child, who showed athletic and military prowess and was educated at Loretto School Musselburgh, and Jesus College, Cambridge University, rowing for the university. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the VIth Dragoons, but was killed by a sniper's bullet in Mpumalanga, South Africa 9/Oct/1900 at 25, whilst trying to save the life of a trooper, and was buried there in a marked grave. His fiancée sent flowers every year until the 1960s; the children of a local school have taken over the ceremony and leave flowers and sing 'My bonny lies over the ocean' every year since 2000 when the story was uncovered by Ettie Bierman. He is also remembered in a memorial brass tablet in Berwick in the parish church. | 1 page or more | 105 | Colin Miller |
| Artisans | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 2 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses wages of artisans, workers’ household budget, unemployment, poor relief, and medical assistance. Continued from issue 44, and in issue 46. | 6 pages or more | 45 | Peter Munro |
| Ashestiel | Sir Walter Scott's Borders | A note about Scott being born in Edinburgh, but convalescing at Sandyknowe Farm near Smailholm with grandfather and Aunt Jenny, where he was immersed in Borders history and folklore and music. A year at Kelso Grammar School, Deputy Sheriff of Selkirkshire, Ashestiel and construction Abbotsford. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Ashkirk | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Ashkirk | Old Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem | Information on a book containing old photographs relating to Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Ashton | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser 1855-1900 | A transcription of death notices in the local newspaper. There are too many names to list them all. Only those with extended entries are indexed. | 10 pages or more | 69 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Astor | Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' Wills and Testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
| Atcheson | The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland | The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Thomas Dimma Minster |
| Atkin | Thistle and Shamrock | A very well researched article on family history covering Rutherford, Brown, Atkin, and more. The Irish connection would make it very difficult. | 2 pages or more | 9 | John L. Alton |
| Atkins | So You've Found A Soldier | The trials that you may find looking for your connection with a soldier that was in the British Army. | 2 pages or more | 14 | Capt. John E. Grey |
| Atkinson | Border Marriages Boon for "Priests" and Bane for Searchers | The rise and fall of the "Irregular Marriages" From Gretna to Lamberton. | 4 pages or more | 30 | Northumberland and Durham History Soc. |
| Auchope | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| Aurora Borealis | Aurora Borealis | Note on photo of Aurora Borealis over Preston Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Austin | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Australia | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Australia | Australian Intimations in Hawick Advertiser | Births 1858-1897, Marriages 1854-1900, Deaths 1853-1862, in Australia of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 8 pages or more | 54 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Australia | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Australia | William Coulthard: Emigrant to South Australia | Captain A. J. Coultherd has sent a moving account of an intrepid explorer who moved to Australia in 1836. | less than 1 page | 7 | Alfred J. Coultherd |
| Australia | Australian Intimations in Hawick Advertiser | Deaths 1862-1900, in Australia of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 8 pages or more | 55 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Australia | Dr John Macwhirter: A Man of Letters | Book review. Author: L & P Macwhirter. The history of the medical doctor John Macwhirter probably born in Chirnside around 1780. He had 15 children, 3 of which were buried in Calcutta, India. The family returned to Edinburgh but later emigrated to Australia. It includes a chapter on medical practice in Scotland at that time, and an extensive bibliography. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Australia | Records of a Noble Life - Rev Archibald William Murray 1811 to 1892 | Born in Jedburgh, he was a missionary to Samoa and New Guinea, afterwards living in Australia till his death. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Ronald Morrison |
| Australia | Harvey Settlers Reunion | This was the evening address to the reunion, about why they were in the Borders and Northumberland, and about the author's Australian cousins. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Australia | Australian Deaths Recorded in the Hawick Advertiser 1854-1873 | A list of people from Hawick who died in or on the way to Australia. Very comprehensive. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Marjory Gavin |
| Australia | William Kemp Letters | A description of a volume of 80 letters covering the period 1840 to 1861 addressed to William Kemp a valued member of the Galashiels community in the mid 1800s. Born in Bleachfields, Melrose 1788, first child of James Kemp (linen bleacher) and Christian Skirvan (Skirving). Williams' siblings were John, Georgina and Andrew. Harried Elisabeth Ketchen 1821, his children were James, Mariame(Marianne?), John, William and George Macdonald. Kemp was an engineer and amateur geologist. The letters travelled out to Queensland Australia with William's son John, and years later passed to the author (David Cramond) via his great grandparents and grandfather. The letters include a number letters from Charles Darwin arising from a discovery of old seeds in a sandpit near Melrose. | 3 pages or more | 104 | David Cramond |
| Australia | John Liddle (13.3.1842 - 26.9.1907) | An account of the life of John Liddle born at Reston and his voyage to Australia in 1865 aboard the "Clara". He kept a diary during the voyage and extracts are included illustrating what life was like aboard an emigrant ship. There are also details from the ship's register (a full list of the names of the 384 immigrants is available) also a breakdown of occupations, nationalities and deaths during the voyage. | 6 pages or more | 80 | Bill Stewart |
| Australia | Great Grandfather's Clock | An account by the author of a clock belonging to his great grandfather which he came upon when holidaying in Australia. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bill Stewart |
| Australia | Andrew Thompson (Convict, Emancipist and Philanthropist) | Some notes on the life of Yetholm born Andrew Thompson transported to Australia for petty theft but who went on to become a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and one of the most influential men in the Colony. How a town square created by him and now the oldest surviving in Australia is under threat and of attempts to try to preserve this. | 2 pages or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Australia | Journey to Australia | The vivid descriptions of life at sea recorded in James Stewart's diary will be of interest to all of us whose ancestors left these shores in the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 37 | Dr J. B. Sproule |
| Australia | George Hope 1814-1884 | The story of George Hope 1814-1884 born in Morebattle who with his family emigrated to Australia, their struggles and achievements in Australia including their experiences of the 'Goldrush' and an account of their return visit to Morebattle 38 years later. | 4 pages or more | 85 | Alistair Hope |
| Australia | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Australia | Convicts Transported to Western Australia in 1858 aboard the 'Edwin Fox' | A list of Scottish convicts transported to Australia on the "Edwin Fox". Reprinted from Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal | 2 pages or more | 70 | Lynn Manning |
| Australia | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Australia | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Australia | Charles McGinn | Some notes on Charles McGinn born at Stow in 1865 and his emigration to Australia. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Michael and Chris Hume |
| Australia | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Autosomal test | DNA Testing for Genealogists - A Primer | A description of the use of DNA testing and the strengths of the use of the Autosomal test to extend knowledge to 4th cousins registered in the system. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing is briefly described, plus Y-DNA. The author has used these tests to successfully trace the birth of his great great grandparents, and uncovered links to 4 different family lines. | 3 pages or more | 103 | George Ferguson |
| Auxiliaries | WW2 Auxiliaries | Some notes on the work of the World War 2 Auxiliaries or the British Resistance Army. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Avonmouth | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Ayton | 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 | 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 |
| Ayton | 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 |
| Ayton | 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 |
| Ayton | Ayton Church 150th. Anniversary | History of Ayton Parish Church, celebrating its 150th anniversary. | less than 1 page | 93 | Bill Stewart |
| Ayton | '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 |
| Ayton | 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 | 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 |
| Ayton | 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 |
| Ayton | 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 |
| Ayton | 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 |
| Babington | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Baillie | Young Family Website | Mention of the launch of the 'Young Family website'. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Baillie | What Might Have Been | The writer pursues a mysterious entry which she finds in the family Bible and suggests that her ancestor Lochhart Baillie was the natural son of George Baillie of Jerviswood and Catherine Sangster and surmises how different the history of her family could have been. | 2 pages or more | 78 | Mike Bucher |
| Baillie | A Border Tragedy - Hawick 900, Court of Session and Civil Records | An article on cases of Breach of Promise. | 5 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Bailzie | More Gypsy Snippets | Some interesting snippets extracted by Peter Munro regarding gypsies throughout the ages | 2 pages or more | 86 | Peter Munro |
| Bain | The Search for Donald MacBean | The author recounts his search for his ancestor, Donald McBain a roadman who married in Chirnside in 1788 and finds he originated from very close to where he currently resides in Aberdeenshire. | 2 pages or more | 92 | Marjorie Murray |
| Bain | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Baird | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Baird | Rev. John Baird, 1799-1861 - Friend of the Gypsies | John Baird was Minister at Kirk Yetholm. He was responsible for the new bridge , rebuilding the Kirk and School. He also educated the Gypsies and brought them into the community. was a founder member of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Donald Whyte |
| Baker | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Balaclava | Coldstream History Society | A note on the raising of a stone to commemorate James Charles Purves who died at the Battle of Balaclava in the 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. | less than 1 page | 81 | |
| Balaclava | My Ancestor Fought at Balaclava | Robert Brand (born 1815 in Ceres, Fife) was the son of John Brand and Helen Patie. He was a weaver and joined the 93rd Highlanders, serving for 21 years. In 1851 he, and his wife (Anne, Co. Tyrone), were based at Edinburgh Castle. He fought at Balaclava in the Crimean War as one of 'The Thin Red Line'. When he left the army he lived with his sister Elizabeth and husband Robert Nicholson, in Bank Court, until he died in 1875. | less than 1 page | 105 | Liz Cowie |
| Balaclava | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Balaclava | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Balfour | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Balfour | The Years of Date Change | Some legal consequences of the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar. | 1 page or more | 92 | Ronald Morrison |
| Balfour | Letters of Slains 1569 - A family puzzle | An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Jean Smithers |
| Balfour | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| Balfour Hays of Yester | Links with old Peebles Families | A investigating search into old Peebles families. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Rena Stewart |
| Ballantyne | Walkerburn; Its Origins and Progress 1854-1897 | Review of book 'Walkerburn; Its Origins and Progress 1854-1897' by F.W. Pearce. | less than 1 page | 97 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ballantyne | The Story of Caerlee Mill/Ballantyne Sportswear | Book review. Author: Fraser Simm. An introduction to the history of the Caerlee Mill Innerleithen, and the textiles innovation and influence in the Borders towns by the Ballantynes. | 1 page or more | 108 | Ross McGinn |
| Ballantyne | Donation to Society Archive | An acknowledgement of the donation to the Society of the book 'John Wood (blacksmith) - from Scotland to Rawdon N.S. in 1815 and his Descendants'. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Ballantyne | Kelso Abbey and Walter Scott's Kelso | Review of two books, Kelso Abbey and Walter Scott's Kelso, looking in particular at the connection between Sir Walter Scott and the Town. | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Ballantyne | Gordian Cross Tweeddale | Some notes on the Gordian Cross in the Manor Valley Tweeddale. | less than 1 page | 94 | Howard Kennedy |
| Ballard | Woods Ballard - An Illustrated Chronicle | Review of a book donated to the Society tracing the history of the family of Woods-Ballard. | less than 1 page | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ballie | A forgotten village-Huguenot refugees at Polwarth | The story of the Huguenot refugees who landed at Berwick on Tweed and travelling inland alighted on this secluded spot to settle there, is known, perhaps only by their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 6 | Colin Wood |
| Balliol | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Ballooning | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Banishment | Banishment and Transportation | An expansion by the author of his talk to the Society on Banishment and Transportation as a means of punishment. | 3 pages or more | 96 | Ken Nisbet |
| Bankhouse | Grantshouse and the Turner family | The history of Grantshouse and one of its sons, James Turner. Continued in issue 28. | 3 pages or more | 27 | James Burns |
| Banking | Saving, Spending and Family History | In his follow up article on "Granny's Bawbees and Other Coins" the writer considers different forms of currency which circuited in Scotland including doits or dytes and rex dollars. He goes on to outline the not inconsiderable role played by Scottish banks in the development of the current banking system including such things as the invention of the first overdraft, the first retail bank branch, the world's first coloured bank note and the first mobile bank. | 5 pages or more | 79 | Peter Munro |
| Banking | The Banker's Revenge | The rise and fall of a bank in East Lothian. | less than 1 page | 10 | A. W. Kerr |
| Banks | Saving, Spending and Family History | In his follow up article on "Granny's Bawbees and Other Coins" the writer considers different forms of currency which circuited in Scotland including doits or dytes and rex dollars. He goes on to outline the not inconsiderable role played by Scottish banks in the development of the current banking system including such things as the invention of the first overdraft, the first retail bank branch, the world's first coloured bank note and the first mobile bank. | 5 pages or more | 79 | Peter Munro |
| Baptie | Baptie Death Notices | Details of Death Notices relative to the Bapties of Hobkirk. | less than 1 page | 97 | Jane Stephenson |
| Baptie | Tweedmount House Tweedmount Road Melrose | A great deal of research has gone into this article on a house from when the land was bought to when it was last sold. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Valerie Mackay |
| Baptisms | Extracting information from local parish records | A detailed description about how best to utilise the old parish records (OPRs) to look back further than the mid 1800s when researching family trees. Using examples from Hawick, baptism records, including witnesses, are a particularly rich source of information. | 9 pages or more | 108 | Douglas Scott |
| Barbara Fraser | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Barbara Miller | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Barclay | My Barclay Ancestors | The author's great grandfather, Joseph Edgely Barclay, and other relatives. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Liz Butchart |
| Baremoor | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Barnett | Chrissie Aitken's Story | The story of Chrissie, a survivor from the sinking of the S.S. Lusitania in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Oliver Russell |
| Barony | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Barossa | William Coulthard: Emigrant to South Australia | Captain A. J. Coultherd has sent a moving account of an intrepid explorer who moved to Australia in 1836. | less than 1 page | 7 | Alfred J. Coultherd |
| Barrie | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Bartoun | Church and School Connections in the Borders: 1717-1869 and earlier | Account of various Hoy ancestors, many connected with the Church. A lot of research has gone into this. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Charles Hoy |
| Bass | Robert Lauder of the Bass | An account, fully referenced, of the family of the Lauders of the Bass Rock. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Bass Rock | Robert Lauder of the Bass | An account, fully referenced, of the family of the Lauders of the Bass Rock. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Batavia | The Leyden Family | From USA, an article on the name Leyden with particular reference to Dr John Leyden. | less than 1 page | 12 | Ronald Spencer |
| Bathgate | Following in the Footsteps of Robert Redpath. | The story of one man's journey to mine gold in Australia. There is reference to two diaries kept by other men on the voyage from Glasgow to Townsville, Queensland. | 3 pages or more | 69 | Irene J Redpath |
| Baton Rouge | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| Battle of Chickamauga | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Battle of Dunbar | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Battle of Murphreesboro | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Battle of Nashville | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Battle of Shiloh | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Baumholder | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Bavianns | Thomas Pringle | A follow up from Professor Charles Wait in South Africa on the article on Thomas Pringle in the previous edition with photographs of a memorial church to Thomas Pringle, its history, some notes on his descendants and how he is remembered in South Africa. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Professor Charles Wait |
| Bawbee | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Baxter | Who Was Lizzie Jardine ? | The author's start on her family history - mainly ordinary working folk in the Borders. | 3 pages or more | 51 | Carol Trotter |
| Baxter | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Baxter | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| Bayeux | Great Tapestry of Scotland | Some notes on the proposed housing of the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels. | less than 1 page | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Beanburn | 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 |
| Beattie | Who was Little Arthur Foster? Elliots at court 1675-1682 | Border Reivers Court sittings in the 1600's. How Cautioners upheld the Law. Also in 5 pages in issue 30 covering the same subject. | 5 pages or more | 29 | Michael Robson |
| Beattie | Beatties | Langholm Archive Centre is looking for Beattie volunteers to take part in a DNA project. Participation is completely free and available to all male Beatties not immediately related who can provide a little family tree information and full results will be made available. | less than 1 page | 67 | Bruce McCartney |
| Beattie | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Bedrule | 12 Towers of Rule Project | Progress for the 12 Towers of Rule Project. 120 pupils from Borders primary schools have taken part in the archaeological dig at Bedrule Castle - the first phase. | less than 1 page | 108 | Editor |
| Bedrule | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Bedrule | Bedrule Heritage Project Update | The Bedrule Project is Phase II of 'The 12 Towers of Rule" project. This article is a brief summary on the administration of the project, including impact, access, information dissemination and next steps. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Bedrule | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Bedrule | Border Tales and Trails, The Clan Turnbull | Review of book 'Border Tales and Trails, the Clan Turnbull' by Kenneth Turnbull. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bedrule | The Bedrule Stained Glass Window Dedication | A summary of the Turnbull Clan Association AGM in 2019 at the Bedrule Kirk. The AGM included a reflection on and dedication of the Great Commission stained glass window designed by Sandy Milligan, and made and installed by Maurice Jackson of The Stained Glass Studio, Edinburgh, following the donation by Wally and Betty Turnbull from North Carolina. | 1 page or more | 101 | Ken Turnbull |
| Bedrule | Summary of the 'Dig' at Bedrule | Further to the 12 Towers of Rule Adopt-a-Monument project, additional funding has been secured, and excavations performed in partnership with local volunteers, young and old. The project plan for the dig is described. | 1 page or more | 110 | Jane Bowers |
| Befinells | The Way We Were | Berwickshire farm servants wages from 1751 and how the farm hand had to make the hovel of a house more habitable. It was not the good old days, it was slavery. | 1 page or more | 15 | Colin Wood |
| Beggars badges | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Belfast | Recording the Jardines - A one-name study | 17 years of research of the Jardine Clan Society. A history of the Clan and the worldwide story of the Jardines. | 4 pages or more | 27 | Violet Jardine |
| Belford | Know your Parish--Morebattle | A history of Morebattle Parish and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Elspeth Ewan |
| Belgium | Talbot House, Poperinge, Belgium | A description of the founding of Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium. Talbot House (Toc H) was founded by 2 army chaplains and opened as a club in 1915 for servicemen for rest and relaxation. The writers paternal grandfather (James Robinson - a rabbit trapper and mole catcher from Lilliesleaf) may have been there. | 2 pages or more | 101 | Esther Davies |
| Bell | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Bell | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Bell | Bell Ancestry | A report by the author on his researches to trace his Bell family from Yorkshire back to the Borders. | 1 page or more | 93 | Mike Bell |
| Bell | Excerpts from the Diaries of the Rev William Bell | Biography of Rev Bell who emigrated from Scotland in 1817 to lead a pioneer life in Perth, in the wilderness of Upper Canada. | 3 pages or more | 48 | Malcolm Sissons Jennifer Sissons |
| Bell | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Bell | Peeblesshire's First Car | An account of Peeblesshire's first car built by Laurence Bell in a rented shed in Peebles and how from such humble beginnings developed the Scottish Motor Traction Company (SMT). | 2 pages or more | 82 | Gwen Stein |
| Bell | A Rutherfurd family | Notes on the name Rutherfurd taken from the book 'Rutherfurds of that Ilk'. | 2 pages or more | 21 | James Selkirk |
| Bell | Genealogy of the Symington Family | A review of the book 'The Genealogy of the Symington Family' by the Rev Henry Paton kindly donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 88 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bell | Bell Ancestry | The author traces his Bell history form Asrigg and Dent in Yorkshire | 1 page or more | 92 | Mike Bell |
| Bell | Dingleton Hospital, Melrose | Some notes on Dingleton Hospital, Melrose and how to access information of those having a connection. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Bell | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Bells | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Belses | Station Masters of Belses | A summary of a presentation by Mrs V. Brittain about Belses station (opened 1849) and the station master Hugh Harvey. A collection of station records from the 1880s were found. | 1 page or more | 15 | Jed Squirrel |
| Belses | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Beltane | Know your parish -Peebles | Arms of the Burgh Charters. Families. Fairs, Transport A good history of the town and tale or two. | 3 pages or more | 26 | Jean Moffat |
| Bemersyde | Haigs of Bemersyde | Some notes on the history of the Haigs of Bemersyde with particular reference to a book of same title by John Russell in 1881. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bemersyde | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Bemersyde | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Bennet | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Bennet | Know your Parish--Morebattle | A history of Morebattle Parish and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Elspeth Ewan |
| Benrig | Stoddart | Margaret Stoddart, born 1831, and her very interesting history. From stot-herd, one who tended cattle 1376. Earliest mention in Douglas Barony of Buittle. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Bernat Klein | 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 |
| Bernat Klein | Klein and Womersley - Two "Local" Heroes | Further to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bernat Klein (1922-2014) an exhibition is planned in the National Museum in Chambers Street, Edinburgh from November 2023 until April 2023. Klein was an influential textile designer who established Colourcraft in Galashiels and introduced vibrant colours to textiles. Charles Peter Womersley (1923-1993) was born in Nottinghamshire, living in West Yorkshire, he designed 57 Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders, including the Fairydean Rovers FC stand, Church Square in Galashiels and the Borders Council offices in Newtown St Boswells. In 1956 Bernat Klein spotted Farnley Hey in Yorkshire, and a visionary friendship was born. | 3 pages or more | 110 | Mike Chandler |
| Berrywell | Robert Ainslie | Some background to Robert Ainslie of Berrywell Duns, friend of Robert Burns. | 1 page or more | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Berrywell | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Bertram | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Bertram Tyson | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| Berwick | Spowart | Reference to a page on the Berwick Museum website pertaining to the name Spowart. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Berwick | Wounded Soldiers at Berwick | Newspaper extract regarding the arrival of wounded soldiers at Berwick during W.W.1. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Berwick | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Berwick | St.Boswells to Berwick Railway via Duns | Some paragraphs on a book 'St Boswells to Berwick via Duns' which traces the history of this railway line. | less than 1 page | 83 | |
| Berwick | Crossing the Border | Notes on Linda Bankier's talk to the Society on 20th February 2005, mainly about the differences between English and Scottish records, irregular marriages, and the Berwick Record Office's holdings. | 1 page or more | 57 | Linda Bankier |
| Berwick | Fifties in Focus | Notes on the publication by Berwick Record Office of photographs from the 1950s. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Berwick | The Cheviot Motorcycle | A description of the construction of the Cheviot Motorcycle by George Chappell, Bridge Street, Berwick, trained in Wooler. | less than 1 page | 108 | Martin Shelley |
| Berwick | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Berwick | Migration From Glendale To New Brunswick, Canada | Account of the families who migrated from Berwick-upon-Tweed to New Brunswick, Canada, and the hazards they faced. Includes a list of families with Glendale or Border origins were granted land. | 4 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Berwick | County Railway Routes - Berwick to St Boswells | Details of the book in the Country Railway Book series Berwick to St Boswells. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Berwick | The Berwick Sensation | This story would make a very good murder mystery, the research that has gone into this story would be long and time consuming. For anyone interested in Berwick history you should read it. | 3 pages or more | 35 | F. L. Kennington |
| Berwick | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Berwick Barracks | A Creditable Soldier - Arthur James (Dick) Kennington | An account of the life and military career of Arthur James (Dick) Kennington (1870 to 1945). | 5 pages or more | 99 | Fred Kennington |
| Berwick on Tweed | Berwick-upon-Tweed Twixt Thistle and Rose-A Family Historian's Nightmare | Locations and types of marriages in and on the Border. Types of sources, also Parish Registers for 18th and 19th century. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Linda Bankier |
| Berwickshire | Bondagers of the Borders | Liz Taylor presented a most informative talk to members of the society, this is a short story of Bondagers. | 1 page or more | 9 | Liz Taylor |
| Berwickshire | My Grandfather and the Demon Drink - the Berwickshire "No-Licence" campaign of 1920 | An account by the Rev. Tom Notman, minister of Leitholm United Free Church in his campaign for prohibition in Berwickshire and later in the Cowcaddens District in Glasgow prior to the Second World War | 3 pages or more | 75 | Malcolm Lindsay |
| Berwickshire | The Autobiography of a Working man | Some notes regarding the life of Alexander Somerville born in East Lothian but who spent most of his early life in Berwickshire. He became a cavalryman in the Royal British Dragoons but was subjected to punishment of 100 lashes for writing to a local paper at the time of the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. Questions were asked in Parliament regarding his punishment almost universally regarded as excessive and his release from the army was purchased by public subscription. His autobiography recalls the hardship of his early life in Berwickshire as son of a farm hand. | 2 pages or more | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Berwickshire | Kennington/Cowe Family History | The story of the family's arrival in Berwickshire and their life there until they departed to Canada. | 9 pages or more | 70 | Fred Kennington |
| Berwickshire | The Parish Churches Of Berwickshire | A talk by the author given to the Society on 22nd March, 1998. | 5 pages or more | 51 | G A C Binnie |
| Berwickshire | Coldstream History Society | A note on a project recently undertaken by the Society including the transcription of the graveyard at Lennel Cemetery, Coldstream and also a project to record detailed genealogical information of all names appearing on War Memorials in Berwickshire and North Northumberland. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| Berwickshire | The Homes of Paxton House | A fascinating piece of Borders family history came to light when a 200 year-old Berwickshire mansion was gifted to the nation. Along with the history of the family of Home's. Love is a wondrous thing ! | 2 pages or more | 11 | Violet Jardine |
| Berwickshire | CD Review - Kelso Poor House and Ragged School | Interesting review of the content of this much loved publication, and a bit on the social context of the Poor House and the Ragged School in Kelso. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Berwickshire | Rentons of Billie and Lamberton | The first part of an account of the History of the Rentons of Billie and Lamberton in Berwickshire. Tracing in detail the history of the family from the early fourteenth century. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Berwickshire | The Way We Were | Berwickshire farm servants wages from 1751 and how the farm hand had to make the hovel of a house more habitable. It was not the good old days, it was slavery. | 1 page or more | 15 | Colin Wood |
| Berwickshire | Howes and Knowes | Mention of a volume 'An introduction to Berwickshire Place Names' by Michael E Braithwaite. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Berwickshire | Jeffrey Canadian Bicentennial | The author describes his grandmother Jessie Belle Jeffrey born in Canada, and granddaughter of Scottish immigrant Andrew Jeffrey from Berwickshire. Andrew was 1 of 5 children of William Jeffrey and Mary Edna Lyall who emigrated in 1820. The author and Jim Jeffrey (California) have collated well-documented details of the family in North America, and celebrated the bicentennial of the arrival in Canada. | less than 1 page | 103 | John Cowan |
| Berwickshire | Berwickshire Fencible Cavalry | Details of discharge records of the Berwickshire Cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. Following the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1835) which may be of interest to those researching their ancestors. An interesting mix of Bordermen and those from south of the Border. These records are from the National Archives at Kew. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Berwickshire | Maps | Brief notes about Borders maps available from the Society, and on the Internet. | 1 page or more | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Berwickshire | 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 |
| Berwickshire | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Berwickshire Bard | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Berwickshire Yeomanry | East Berwickshire Names List | Information on contents of recently published book ' Early Berwickshire Names List'. | 1 page or more | 98 | Betty Snow |
| Bessie Quinn | Bessie Quinn : Survivor Spirit | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. An account of the Quinn family fleeing the famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Bessie's' parents - father Owen via Haddington, and mother Mary Lyons via Glasgow, Haddington and Walkerburn, spent a lot of time in the Borders towns, including Galashiels. Bessie ended up in Hampstead Garden Suburb with her husband Cecil, the son of Ebenezer Howard, and had 2 children, one of which was the authors' father. Bessie dies of the Spanish flu in 1919. | less than 1 page | 111 | Ursula Howard |
| Bessie Quinn | Bessie Quinn, Survivor Spirit - from Galashiels Mills to Garden Cities. The story of an Irish family in Scotland, 1845-1922 | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. The story of an extraordinary woman who moved from famine-ravaged Ireland to settle in the Borders, in the tenements of Low Buckholmside, Galashiels in the 1800s. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Beveridge | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Bewlie | Canadian Goodfellows | A request for information on the following: Robert Goodfellow (Bewlie) and Janet Thomson - son John Born Peebles 1810, and the emigration of his parents to Quebec, Canada between 1815 and 1825. | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| Bewlie | Some Related Goodfellow Settlers in Canada | An account of the emigration of Robert Goodfellow, thought to have been living in Bewlie (1811), from Scotland and arriving in Quebec around 1820. His spouse, Janet Thomson went with him and bore a child (Janet) in Quebec on March 21 1821 - further children were born in Canada. He and his brothers Thomas, William and Andrew were recorded as Valcartier settlers. Other siblings stayed in Roxburghshire, where there are records of the family being in Bowden, Lillesleaf and Midlem. Robert died in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 100 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Bews | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Bieston | Scotland's Aldershot | A report on excavations at Stobs Prisoner of War Camp and attempts to trace further information on prisoners. | 1 page or more | 92 | Jared Squirrell |
| Biggar | Clan Galbraith - Royalty to Refugees | A summary of the torrid history of the Galbraith clan and its associations, describing the branch that ended up in the Scottish Borders, back to John Galbraith in Greenlaw in late 1600s/early 1700s. His son John went on to be a tenant farmer in Humbie, another son (also John) to Symington, and all other siblings to work on the land. By the mid 19th century the merchant arm of the family moved to London. | 1 page or more | 105 | Alastair Galbraith Ann Galbraith |
| Biggiesknowe | Know your parish -Peebles | Arms of the Burgh Charters. Families. Fairs, Transport A good history of the town and tale or two. | 3 pages or more | 26 | Jean Moffat |
| Billerwell | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Billie | Rentons of Billie and Lamberton | The first part of an account of the History of the Rentons of Billie and Lamberton in Berwickshire. Tracing in detail the history of the family from the early fourteenth century. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Billie | Rentons of Billie and Lamberton | Continuation of the article in the previous issue of the history of the Renton family of Billie and Lamberton. The story continues from the 16th. century to date detailing many achievements but also revealing some scandal. | 7 pages or more | 84 | Gregory Lauder- Frost |
| Binnie | George Fleming M.A. | Article on George Fleming M.A., distinguished educationalist. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ian McGregor |
| Binnie | Greetings from Northland | The author from New Zealand describes seeking information on the Turnbulls, Binnies, Hoggs and Stoddarts from Selkirk, especially Richard Turnbull, and his sons Thomas and Peter who died in WW1, Jane Hogg Binnie Turnbull, and Ernest Joseph Ramsbottom. A small family tree is presented. | 2 pages or more | 104 | Brian O'Brian |
| Bird | Tweedmount House Tweedmount Road Melrose | A great deal of research has gone into this article on a house from when the land was bought to when it was last sold. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Valerie Mackay |
| Bird | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Birgham | Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire What the records have to tell | Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information | 2 pages or more | 38 | Dr Charles Hoy |
| Birgham | 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 |
| Birgham | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| Birmingham | Charles Lapworth, Geologist | An account of the unveiling of a plaque in recognition of Charles Lapworth, palaeontologist (born 1842), at St Peters School, Galashiels where he was Headmaster. Further information on his wives (Eliza Cooper and Jenny Sanderson), and their children in England. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Birth | American Intimations in the Hawick Advertiser Births 1859-1900 and Marriages 1855-1872 | Births and marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 4 pages or more | 48 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Birth | Australian Intimations in Hawick Advertiser | Births 1858-1897, Marriages 1854-1900, Deaths 1853-1862, in Australia of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 8 pages or more | 54 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Births | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Births | New Zealand Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1861-1896 | Births and marriages, 1861-1896, in New Zealand of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Births | Canadian Intimations in the "Hawick Advertiser" 1855 - 1898 | A list of births and marriages of Canadians intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1898, with brief additional notes on some items. | 4 pages or more | 47 | Marjory Gavin |
| Black | 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 | |
| Black | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| Black | Border Beginnings | The author traces her descent from Adam Black born in Coldingham in 1732. | 1 page or more | 95 | Val Metcalfe |
| Black Dwarf | The Black Dwarf | An account of the life of David Ritchie, the "Black Dwarf" of Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name An account of his life (1741 to 1811) in and around the Manor Valley including an account of his meeting with Sir Walter Scott and after death the removal of his corpse by the Resurrectionists. | 5 pages or more | 76 | Ronald Morrison |
| Blackadder | Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association | Note on the renovation by the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association of stone in North Berwick Churchyard to the Rev John Blackadder and his Borders connections. | less than 1 page | 77 | Ronald Morrison |
| Blackadder | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Blackadder | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Blackadder | New Society Publication - Edrom | An account of the publication by the Society of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions etc. also some background on the parish and persons associated. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Blackadder | Gallipoli and Hill 70 Loos | Some notes on an exhibition on Gallipoli staged by the Society with background; also notes on the centenary of the Battle of Loos and service of commemoration at Edrom Church | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Blackburn | An Infamous Mistress | A review of the book 'An Infamous Mistress' by Sarah Murden and Joanne Major being a biography of Grace Dalrymple Elliot. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Blacket | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Blackethouse | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Blackie | Longformacus Free Church | Discovery of a poem written in 1869 relating to Longformacus Free Church. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Blackie | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Blacksmith | Fountainhall Smiddy 1793-1945 | Account of the Hislop / Dick family who worked in the smiddy (blacksmith's shop) for five generations. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Margaret Dick |
| Blacksmith | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Blacksmiths | The Famous and Infamous of the Jeffrey Family | Absorbing biography of James Jeffrey, son of James Jeffrey and Elizabeth Sinton, and his career as a famous gardener. | 3 pages or more | 46 | George Martin |
| Blaikie | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Blaikie | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Blaikie | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Blaiklock | Elliot Gathering | Notes on the Elliot Clan Gathering. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Blaikup stone | The Blaikup Stone - A Mystery Finally Solved? - Possibly | A plaque referring to the nearby Blaikup Stone is located a few yards south of Allerley Well Part gates on the A68 (old turnpike road), and is marked on the John Ainslie map of 1770. Reference to a Blakehope stone in 1731 being on the boundary of the Inchbonny Braes. The purpose of the original stone is suggested - religious site marker, boundary marker, used for punishment (stoning, flogging, beheading), penitent stool, gate post, marker for water. The original stone no longer exists it seems. | 2 pages or more | 106 | Chris Veitch |
| Blair | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Blair | Researching Family History across the Border | An account by the author of the challenges and pitfalls of cross-border research. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Fred Kennington |
| Blake | The Alternative Relationship | The Alternative Relationship and how it can be used. Also an interesting research into the Cavers and Cammond families. | 3 pages or more | 4 | Mrs H. Crammond |
| Blakelaw | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Blakemore | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| Blindburn | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Blog | The Society's Website Blog | Notes on the Society blog and how to access and post. | 2 pages or more | 76 | Peter Munro |
| Blyndlee | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Blyth | Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS on the Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History. "Scotland's other Royal Family" | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Blyth | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Blyth | Jethart Jock | The mystery of Jethart Jock of Coldstream, husband of the Gypsy Queen Esther Faa Blyth and attempts to identify. | 2 pages or more | 86 | John Murray |
| Blyth | The Gypsy King and the President | Relationship between President Clinton and Charles Blyth, king of the gypsies. Reprinted from the Sunday Telegraph. | less than 1 page | 23 | |
| Blythe | Charles Dicken' Interview with a Gypsy King | A description of the King of the Yetholm Gypsies, Charles Blythe. Prominent writers visited the King over the years, and this article gives Charles Dickens account of his visit in 1861; his account describes the village, villagers and meeting with the King. The King described the origins of the gypsies as from Egypt 2-3 thousand years ago (with the name Fa'a - from Pharaoh), and the fact that it was the Egyptians who invented whisky. The language used by the gypsies was discussed. | 5 pages or more | 101 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Blythe | Rev. John Baird, 1799-1861 - Friend of the Gypsies | John Baird was Minister at Kirk Yetholm. He was responsible for the new bridge , rebuilding the Kirk and School. He also educated the Gypsies and brought them into the community. was a founder member of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Donald Whyte |
| Bodle | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Body Snatching | History in the Graveyard | Body snatching in the Borders and how it was fought. | less than 1 page | 10 | Violet Jardine |
| Body Snatching | 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 |
| Boer War | Remembering a Soldier from the Boer War | A tracing of the history of Arthur William Swanston of Marshall Meadows commemorated in Eyemouth churchyard, who died in 1900 in the Boer War in South Africa. Swanston House (now a hotel) was owned by James Swanston (wealthy merchant) and his wife Christian (6th daughter of John Turnbull, fish curer in Eyemouth). They also set up a home in the Canary Islands, and a home in London. John was their eldest son and married Fanny Elizabeth Nash in Kensington, and they often visited their widowed mother in Marshall Meadows. Arthur was their 3rd child, who showed athletic and military prowess and was educated at Loretto School Musselburgh, and Jesus College, Cambridge University, rowing for the university. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the VIth Dragoons, but was killed by a sniper's bullet in Mpumalanga, South Africa 9/Oct/1900 at 25, whilst trying to save the life of a trooper, and was buried there in a marked grave. His fiancée sent flowers every year until the 1960s; the children of a local school have taken over the ceremony and leave flowers and sing 'My bonny lies over the ocean' every year since 2000 when the story was uncovered by Ettie Bierman. He is also remembered in a memorial brass tablet in Berwick in the parish church. | 1 page or more | 105 | Colin Miller |
| Boer War | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| Bogue | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Boleside House | Charles and the Chocolate Factory | An account of the Schulze family; Charles William Schulze moved to Scotland from Braunschweig in the 1800s, founded Schulze, Gow and Co., wool exporters in Galashiels, and had 5 children, Charles, Rudolph, Hugh, Johanna, Mary and Alwine, all in Galashiels. In 1911 Charles founded the Continental Chocolate Factory in Portobello, with the family home moving to Brunswickhill 10 years later. The factory was requisitioned by the army at the start of WW1. | 1 page or more | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Bollardson | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| Bombay | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Bomber Command | Bomber Command | An account of a new museum dedicated to Bomber Command of World War 11 and how to trace an ancestor who served. | less than 1 page | 95 | Peter Munro |
| Bombing | Memories of Fogo | Recollections of life in Fogo at the end of the 19th. and beginning of the 20th century. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Kate Duncan Thomas |
| Bonchester Bridge | A Tale of Two Brothers and a Photographic Puzzle | A tale of and contrast between two brothers Robert (later Sir Robert) and William Laidlaw born in Bonchester Bridge; Sir Robert who set up a chain of multiples in India , known as 'The Selfridges of the East' and who became a Member of Parliament and William who ran a grocery shop in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Ben Haslam |
| Bonfire | Bonfire Night in Denholm village | A description of the tradition of commemorating the warning fires (bale fires) lit at the threat of invasion by Saxons and Vikings, which is celebrated in Denholm on 5th November, without the addition of burning a guy. Denholm was close to the height of Cavers Tower, from which the Denholm population came. | 1 page or more | 103 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Bonkyl | Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions | Some background on the CD of Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Bonnkill | East Berwickshire Names List | Information on contents of recently published book ' Early Berwickshire Names List'. | 1 page or more | 98 | Betty Snow |
| Bookless | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| boots | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Border Games | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Border Magazine | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Border Railway | 1849 | A report on Hawick in the year 1849, the year the Border Railway reached Hawick but also the year of the cholera epidemic. Includes contemporary reports on the epidemic and names of a number of those who died | 4 pages or more | 77 | Anne Golden |
| Borders | Saving and Sharing Borders Stories of WWI | Reference to the project by Live Borders Museum and Library Services to commemorate the Borders experience during the Great War. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Borders | Scottish Borders Council Archives - Hawick Heritage Hub | Information about the new ‘state of the art’ Council archives due to open in May 2007. | 2 pages or more | 63 | Rachel Hosker |
| Borders | 17th. Century Borders Witchcraft Trials; the role of reputation | A resume by the author of her talk to the Society on witchcraft in the Borders, evidence of witchcraft and sentences and the reasons for its particular prevalence in Scotland. | 2 pages or more | 78 | Mary Craig |
| Borders | Border Names | A note of the most common names in the Borders extracted from the Society's transcription of Memorial Inscriptions, | less than 1 page | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Borders | Harvey Settlers Reunion | This was the evening address to the reunion, about why they were in the Borders and Northumberland, and about the author's Australian cousins. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Borders Festivals | No Room at the Inn for Common Riding 2014 | An account of the Borders Festivals, their dates and formats. | 3 pages or more | 83 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Borders FHS | Borders Family History Society - from its beginning | The story of the foundation and growth of the Borders FHS. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Borders Hardie | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Borrowman | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Borthwick | The Banker's Revenge | Extract from the History of Banking in Scotland by A W Kerr concerning some aspects of William Borthwick's behaviour. | less than 1 page | 13 | Colin Woods |
| Borthwick | Is Anybody Out There ? | The author's search for an ancestor's home. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Jean Currie |
| Borthwick | Society Library | Recent additions to the Society Library. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Borthwick | The Banker's Revenge | The rise and fall of a bank in East Lothian. | less than 1 page | 10 | A. W. Kerr |
| Borthwick | Berwick 900 Publication | An account of a publication by the Berwick 900 Project describing 90 key characters and events over nine centuries including family histories. | less than 1 page | 93 | Peter Munro |
| Borthwick | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Borthwick water | Who was Little Arthur Foster? Elliots at court 1675-1682 | Border Reivers Court sittings in the 1600's. How Cautioners upheld the Law. Also in 5 pages in issue 30 covering the same subject. | 5 pages or more | 29 | Michael Robson |
| Boston | Border Beginnings | The author traces her descent from Adam Black born in Coldingham in 1732. | 1 page or more | 95 | Val Metcalfe |
| Boston | The Boston Family of Gattonside | A tale of hand loom weavers from Gattonside who decided to visit a sister in Canada. How they eventually decided to emigrate over to Canada and they walked from New York to Upper Canada. Most of the family are buried in Melrose Church Yard. | 2 pages or more | 39 | M.C.Lawson |
| Boston | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Bothwell | Know your parish -Peebles | Arms of the Burgh Charters. Families. Fairs, Transport A good history of the town and tale or two. | 3 pages or more | 26 | Jean Moffat |
| Bovina | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| Bowden | Bowden Memorial Inscriptions | Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bowden | McKenzie's around the River Ale | An account of McKenzies in and around the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 49 | W E McKenzie |
| Bowden | CD Review - Bowden Monumental Inscriptions | Review of the content of this publication, and suggestions of other useful publications. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Bowden | Bowden Scottish Women's Institute (aka The Rural) | Description of the imminent Bowden WI centenary in November 2019. A brief history of the founders, and the initiation of the institutes in Roberton and Minto. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Bowden | The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland | The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Thomas Dimma Minster |
| Bowden | Bowden Memorial Inscriptions | Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bowden | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Bowden School | Bowden School Records | Transcribed admission register of pupils admitted 1864-1872, showing addresses, dates of birth, and parents. Continued in issue 25. | 2 pages or more | 24 | |
| Bowhill | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| Bowhill | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Bowhill | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Bowie | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Bowling | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Bowmaker | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| Bowmaker | Gunsgreen House, Eyemouth | Notes on the book "Eustace the Outcast" by David Pae also on the will of James Swanston of Eyemouth containing what is thought to be a list of customers for illicit produce including the Rev. Robert Bowmaker, minister, Duns. | 1 page or more | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bowmaker | Robert Ainslie | Some background to Robert Ainslie of Berrywell Duns, friend of Robert Burns. | 1 page or more | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bowmaker | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Bowman | Stobs Military Camp | Account of a project by Archaeology Scotland to excavate and obtain information on Stobs Military Camp and the Society's involvement. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Jared Squirrel |
| Bowshank | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Boyd | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Boyd | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Boyle | Douglas of Springwood Park | The name Douglas would run fear into many Englishmen. This distinguished Border family and its history. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Donald Whyte |
| Boyle | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Bradford | 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 |
| Bradley | Who was Robert Proudfoot? | A look by the author at his Proudfoot ancestry and mysteries surrounding it. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Chris Proudfoot |
| Bradshaw's Railway Guide | Bradshaw's Railway Guide | A note on Bradshaw's Railway Guide and what might be available - some snippets from the entry for Duns. | less than 1 page | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Braidford | 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 |
| Bramton | A Hogarth Family Tree | There came into James Hogarth's possession a manuscript family tree covering seven or eight generations of the Hogarth family, also, where they came from. | 1 page or more | 27 | James Hogarth |
| Brandt | The Homes of Paxton House | A fascinating piece of Borders family history came to light when a 200 year-old Berwickshire mansion was gifted to the nation. Along with the history of the family of Home's. Love is a wondrous thing ! | 2 pages or more | 11 | Violet Jardine |
| Branxholm | From Hawick to Kirkpatrick-Durham by way of Moscow | Notes of Grieves of Kirkpatrick-Durham in Kirkcudbrightshire, who were descendants of Walter Grieve of Branxholm Park, most of whom were farmers, but also included two eminent doctors who were physicians to the Russian court in the 18th century. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Linda M Chapman |
| Branxholme | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Branxton | Hawick Through Time | A review of the book 'Hawick through Time' by Alistair Moffat. | 1 page or more | 85 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Breach of promise | Promises Promises | Review of a book 'Promises Promises' written by Norrie McLeish on cases of breach of promise. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Breadalbane | Rev. Dr. John Brown, Langton | Notes and background information on the Rev. John Brown, minister at Langton and his son Thomas Brown author of 'Annals of the Disruption'. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Breasted | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Breck | The Years of Date Change | Some legal consequences of the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar. | 1 page or more | 92 | Ronald Morrison |
| Brewster | James Veitch - Border Astronomer | Short extract of a talk given by Mr. Bill Veitch to the Society on the 15th of May 1994. | less than 1 page | 26 | Bill Veitch |
| Brewster | William Lorrain-Borders Schoolmaster | During the last war attics were cleared of paper and, from an attic in Jedburgh there appeared a collection of papers concerning the Rector of Jedburgh Grammar School, William Lorrain. | less than 1 page | 27 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Brice | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bridges | Moves to Restore the Union Bridge | An account of moves to restore the Union Bridge linking Scotland and England at the lowest crossing point on the River Tweed. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Bridges | Adam Clark (1811 to 1866) | A fascinating account of Adam Clark, born in Edinburgh but brought up in Kelso who became a bridge builder of renown in Hungary building the first bridge across the Danube linking the communities of Buda and Pest. | 4 pages or more | 79 | Dr. Jim Lyon |
| Brisbane house | Sir Thomas Brisbane - His Link with the Borders | From a request to Kelso Museum for details on Sir Thomas Brisbane. A history of Makerston and the City of Brisbane He was also a keen astronomer. Very interesting. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Zilla Oddy |
| British Army | So You've Found A Soldier | The trials that you may find looking for your connection with a soldier that was in the British Army. | 2 pages or more | 14 | Capt. John E. Grey |
| British Linen Bank | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| British Resistance Army | WW2 Auxiliaries | Some notes on the work of the World War 2 Auxiliaries or the British Resistance Army. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Brixton | Forgotten Borderers--Andrew Walker (1808-1896) | Andrew Walker, born Earlston, worked at Newton Don and moved eventually to Camden and started a Ragged School. He emigrated to Troy in New York and died there. | less than 1 page | 30 | |
| Broadlee | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Broderbund | Family Tree Maker Online | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program with the Internet | 2 pages or more | 40 | Allan McVittie |
| Broderbund | Family Tree Maker | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Unsworth |
| Brodie | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Brodies | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Brogdale | Forgotten Borderers | James Grieve and his interesting contribution to the lowly apple. | 1 page or more | 28 | Jean M. Smith |
| Brook | Travellers Tales in the Borders | This is the text of Fred's talk to the Society on 25th April 2004. Absorbing review of public road transport in the Borders mainly in the 20th century. | 9 pages or more | 55 | Fred Kennington |
| Brooke | Sidelines on the Borders Railway | Nowadays, the only railway line in the Borders is the main east coast line in Berwickshire. Lady Gibson has discovered, however, that the history of the railways has plenty of interest for family historians. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jane Gibson |
| Broomhouse | Helen Home of Broomhouse | Notification that copies of the letters from James Home of Broomhouse, captain of marines with the Mediterranean fleet during the Napoleonic Wars written to his sister Helen have been donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Broomhouse | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Broomiesdyke | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| Broughton | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Broughton | Finlaysons of Goseland Farm, Kilbuncho | A journey tracing the author's links to the Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbuncho, Peeblesshire. | 2 pages or more | 97 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Broun | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Brown | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Brown | Canadian Strays | Some discoveries of Lowland strays from Grey township, Ontario | 1 page or more | 30 | J. Hislop |
| Brown | Who was Little Arthur Foster? Elliots at court 1675-1682 | Border Reivers Court sittings in the 1600's. How Cautioners upheld the Law. Also in 5 pages in issue 30 covering the same subject. | 5 pages or more | 29 | Michael Robson |
| Brown | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Brown | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Brown | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Brown | Two Brothers-in- Law | An account of the conflict and subsequent reconciliation of two members of the Haddon family of Hawick. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Brown | Rev. Dr. John Brown, Langton | Notes and background information on the Rev. John Brown, minister at Langton and his son Thomas Brown author of 'Annals of the Disruption'. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Brown | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Brown | Thistle and Shamrock | A very well researched article on family history covering Rutherford, Brown, Atkin, and more. The Irish connection would make it very difficult. | 2 pages or more | 9 | John L. Alton |
| Brown | An Infamous Mistress | A review of the book 'An Infamous Mistress' by Sarah Murden and Joanne Major being a biography of Grace Dalrymple Elliot. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Brown | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Brown | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Brown | Adam moves to the Borders | Adam Brown bought a small plot of land in West Linton in 1839 after which he emigrated to Australia with seven of his nine children-this story covers their history. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Helen M. Booth |
| Brown | More Gypsy Snippets | Some interesting snippets extracted by Peter Munro regarding gypsies throughout the ages | 2 pages or more | 86 | Peter Munro |
| Brown | An ill-matched couple | An account from a solicitor's file of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife over assets. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ralph Maltman |
| Brown | Australian Deaths Recorded in the Hawick Advertiser 1854-1873 | A list of people from Hawick who died in or on the way to Australia. Very comprehensive. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Marjory Gavin |
| Brown | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Brown | One of the many Brown Families | A family tree of Browns in Galashiels, Selkirk areas. | 1 page or more | 26 | I.M. Brown |
| Brown | My dig into the past | Peeblesshire family and from other parts of the Borders, an interesting tale. Also history of various bridges over the Tweed. | 3 pages or more | 34 | A. Turner |
| Brown | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Brown | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Brown | Strayed far from Berwickshire | This is a small article on Berwickshire strays in the township of Canden East in the county of Lennox and Addington in Ontario, Canada. | 2 pages or more | 30 | G.H. Jeffery |
| Brown | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Brown Square | Brown Square, Edinburgh | Amendment to the account in Issue 102. Brown Square finally disappeared after the 1970s. Brown Square House was used as the Heriot Watt university Students Union building set back from the main road. | less than 1 page | 103 | Editor |
| Browne | The People of the Lammermuirs | Detailed history of the Lammermuirs from Celtic times to the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 23 | Norrie McLeish |
| Browning | Kings Own Scottish Borderers | A list of men who died in the Boer War in outlying places. | 1 page or more | 32 | Helen Reichenbach |
| Bruce | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Brunswickhill | Charles and the Chocolate Factory | An account of the Schulze family; Charles William Schulze moved to Scotland from Braunschweig in the 1800s, founded Schulze, Gow and Co., wool exporters in Galashiels, and had 5 children, Charles, Rudolph, Hugh, Johanna, Mary and Alwine, all in Galashiels. In 1911 Charles founded the Continental Chocolate Factory in Portobello, with the family home moving to Brunswickhill 10 years later. The factory was requisitioned by the army at the start of WW1. | 1 page or more | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Brunton | Roxburgh Here ! | Extract from the memoirs of the late John Fairbairn, born 28th March 1912, married in 1937, who died on 20th July 2003. He worked for the Kelso Chronicle, and later was the editor of the Hobart Mercury, Tasmania. | 4 pages or more | 54 | John Fairbairn |
| Brunton | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Bryce | The Monteath Mausoleum | An account of the history of the Monteath Mausoleum near St Boswells and moves to conserve. | 4 pages or more | 87 | John D Wood/ David Freeman |
| Bryden | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Brydon | Mike Brydon | Biopic of Mike Brydon, then Vice-Chairman of the Society. | 1 page or more | 40 | Mike Brydon |
| Brydon | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Brydon | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Brydone | A Quite Remarkable Man | Review of a book ' A Quite Remarkable Man - the life of Patrick Brydone'(1736-1818)' by John Evans. | 1 page or more | 87 | Peter Munro |
| Brymer | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Buchan | On John Buchan's grave | An account of a small volume by David Weekes on his search to interpret the Latin and Greek text on the grave of John Buchan in Elsfield Church, Oxfordshire. | 1 page or more | 83 | David Weekes |
| Buchan | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Buchan | The Tweedsmuir Connection | Report of the society's summer outing to Upper Tweeddale. | 1 page or more | 13 | Violet Jardine |
| Buchan | The Altarstone at Stobo | Stobo Slate Quarry 'whatever'. Also a connection to Merlin and Arthur. | 1 page or more | 10 | Isobel Jardine |
| Buckholm | Thistle and Shamrock | A very well researched article on family history covering Rutherford, Brown, Atkin, and more. The Irish connection would make it very difficult. | 2 pages or more | 9 | John L. Alton |
| Budapest | Adam Clark (1811 to 1866) | A fascinating account of Adam Clark, born in Edinburgh but brought up in Kelso who became a bridge builder of renown in Hungary building the first bridge across the Danube linking the communities of Buda and Pest. | 4 pages or more | 79 | Dr. Jim Lyon |
| Buglass | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| Buglass | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Bukles | Letters of Slains 1569 - A family puzzle | An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Jean Smithers |
| Bunkle | East Berwickshire Names List | Information on contents of recently published book ' Early Berwickshire Names List'. | 1 page or more | 98 | Betty Snow |
| Bunkle | Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions | Some background on the CD of Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Bunkle | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| Bunkle | The Lost Village of Bunkle | Report on excavations to discover the lost village of Bunkle. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Bunkle | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| Bunkle and Preston | Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions | Some background on the CD of Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Bunyan | Building a Business | A history of the Bunyans (Bunyies) from Melrose and Newstead from the early 1600s, originally masons from France, but moving into butcher shops, and prominence in the Melrose Town Council by George Bunyan (Bunyie - the authors' great great grandfather, and Provost of Melrose). | 2 pages or more | 111 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Bunyan | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Bunzie | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Burgeon | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Burgon | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Burial | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Burials | Death is for the Living | Second part of the talk given to the Society on 15th September 2002. | 7 pages or more | 52 | Anne Gordon |
| Burials | Death is for the Living | The first part of the talk given to the Society on 15th September 2002. | 7 pages or more | 51 | Anne Gordon |
| Burke | The Berwick Sensation | This story would make a very good murder mystery, the research that has gone into this story would be long and time consuming. For anyone interested in Berwick history you should read it. | 3 pages or more | 35 | F. L. Kennington |
| Burke | A Creditable Soldier - Arthur James (Dick) Kennington | An account of the life and military career of Arthur James (Dick) Kennington (1870 to 1945). | 5 pages or more | 99 | Fred Kennington |
| Burnet | The Reverence Alexander Naughley | A very interesting account of a Parish Clergyman from Stow to Threlkeld and his life story. | 2 pages or more | 31 | Eddie Wren |
| Burnett | Old Uncle | Brief biopic about Alexander Virtue, sometime schoolmaster at Nenthorn. | less than 1 page | 20 | Margery V. Turnbull |
| Burnmouth | The Tweed to the Northern Isles | Some information on a new publication entitled 'The Tweed to the Northern Isles' which traces the history of fishing along Scotland's east coast. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Burns | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Kidstons of Stow | A very comprehensive account of the early Rev Kidston from Stow and their thirteen children and who they married. | 1 page or more | 12 | John Kidston Tait |
| Burns | Village life in Darnick 1845 | Report on an article in the Otago Witness, New Zealand on life in Darnick in 1948. | less than 1 page | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Burns | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Burns | Robert Ainslie | Some background to Robert Ainslie of Berrywell Duns, friend of Robert Burns. | 1 page or more | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Burns | The Berwick Sensation | This story would make a very good murder mystery, the research that has gone into this story would be long and time consuming. For anyone interested in Berwick history you should read it. | 3 pages or more | 35 | F. L. Kennington |
| Burnside | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Burrell | Memories of Sir William Burrell's house staff at Hutton Castle | Follow-up on article on Staff at Hutton Castle. | less than 1 page | 98 | Lesley Gray |
| Burrell | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Burt | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Bus | Travellers Tales in the Borders | This is the text of Fred's talk to the Society on 25th April 2004. Absorbing review of public road transport in the Borders mainly in the 20th century. | 9 pages or more | 55 | Fred Kennington |
| Bush | The King and I and the Galashiels War Memorial | Background on the life of Captain V.G.A. Bush, the only member of the R.A.F. whose name appears on the Galashiels War Memorial and his connection with Anna Leonowens the 'I' in 'The King and I'. | 1 page or more | 97 | Gavin McLelland |
| Caberston | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Caddonfoot | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Caddonfoot | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Cadell | Wisdom lingers: Adventures of an ex-officer | From 1908 the Territorial movement through the First World War. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Stanly Gordon Ayer |
| Caerlee Mill | The Story of Caerlee Mill/Ballantyne Sportswear | Book review. Author: Fraser Simm. An introduction to the history of the Caerlee Mill Innerleithen, and the textiles innovation and influence in the Borders towns by the Ballantynes. | 1 page or more | 108 | Ross McGinn |
| Cairncross | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Cairncross | The Cairncross family - an example of a 16th-17th century family of feuars | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society on 18th September 2005 titled 'Cairncross, a Border Family'. Outline of a typical noted old family in the Lauderdale/Melrose/Galashiels district, with descriptions of some of the local areas and ownership. | 12 pages or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Cairncross | The Perils of Secondary Sources | The writer looks at the dangers to research from not checking primary sources quoting examples and showing how mistakes can arise. | 3 pages or more | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Cairns | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Cairns | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Cairns | Young Family Website | Mention of the launch of the 'Young Family website'. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Calder | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Caledon, Ireland | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Calgary | Early Days | Excerpts from the account of early years of her marriage written by Mrs Minerve Gibson from Calgary, Alberta, in 1980 at the age of 107. | 3 pages or more | 19 | Jane Gibson |
| California | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Cambrai | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| Cameron | Canadian Strays | Some discoveries of Lowland strays from Grey township, Ontario | 1 page or more | 30 | J. Hislop |
| Cameron | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Cameron | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Cameron | Strayed far from Berwickshire | This is a small article on Berwickshire strays in the township of Canden East in the county of Lennox and Addington in Ontario, Canada. | 2 pages or more | 30 | G.H. Jeffery |
| Cameron | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Cameron | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Cameron | Wisdom lingers: Adventures of an ex-officer | From 1908 the Territorial movement through the First World War. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Stanly Gordon Ayer |
| Cameron Highlanders | The Maitland War Records | Some notes on the War Diary of Major, the Hon Alfred Maitland, Cameron Highlanders, digital copies of which have been made available to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Cammond | The Alternative Relationship | The Alternative Relationship and how it can be used. Also an interesting research into the Cavers and Cammond families. | 3 pages or more | 4 | Mrs H. Crammond |
| Campbell | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Campbell | Polwarth on the Green | A history of Polwarth that was handed out by Colin Wood on the outing to Polwarth, Oct 1988. | 1 page or more | 8 | Colin Wood |
| Campbell | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Campbell | Strayed far from Berwickshire | This is a small article on Berwickshire strays in the township of Canden East in the county of Lennox and Addington in Ontario, Canada. | 2 pages or more | 30 | G.H. Jeffery |
| Campbell-Renton | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Campbell-Swinton | New Society Publication - Edrom | An account of the publication by the Society of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions etc. also some background on the parish and persons associated. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Canada | Navigating the Library and Archives Canada Website | Guidance on navigating the Library and Archives Canada Website, to assist in building a family history and genealogy. There is an extensive list of provincial/ territorial archives and genealogical societies. | 2 pages or more | 108 | Christine Woodcock |
| Canada | Canadian Intimations in the "Hawick Advertiser" 1857 – 1863 | Deaths extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued in issue 43. | 1 page or more | 40 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Canada | More Canadian Intimations in the Hawick Advertiser 1864-1868 | List of deaths in Canada mainly of persons who had connections with Hawick and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Canada | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Canada | Canadian Goodfellows | A request for information on the following: Robert Goodfellow (Bewlie) and Janet Thomson - son John Born Peebles 1810, and the emigration of his parents to Quebec, Canada between 1815 and 1825. | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| Canada | The Dumma Family of Kelso | James Dumma, born 1790, in Kelso; Helen Hay, and their descendants, many of whom went to England, USA, and Canada. | 2 pages or more | 48 | Shirley Dumma |
| Canada | Migration From Glendale To New Brunswick, Canada | Account of the families who migrated from Berwick-upon-Tweed to New Brunswick, Canada, and the hazards they faced. Includes a list of families with Glendale or Border origins were granted land. | 4 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Canada | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Canada | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Canada | Jeffrey Canadian Bicentennial | The author describes his grandmother Jessie Belle Jeffrey born in Canada, and granddaughter of Scottish immigrant Andrew Jeffrey from Berwickshire. Andrew was 1 of 5 children of William Jeffrey and Mary Edna Lyall who emigrated in 1820. The author and Jim Jeffrey (California) have collated well-documented details of the family in North America, and celebrated the bicentennial of the arrival in Canada. | less than 1 page | 103 | John Cowan |
| Canada | One line of Descent from John Simpson and Elizabeth Sanderson | A targeted tracing of the family of Kenneth Alan Simpson, of Vermont, USA. Kenneth was 5th generation of the Simpsons, starting with John Simpson (b. about 1775), married (about 1795) to Elizabeth Anderson - all 8 of their children were born in Galashiels. The article traces the generations mentioning Hawick, Earlston, Barnard Castle in connection with William Simpson (3rd generation) who emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada, and died in Vermont USA. The account takes the tree to the 6th generation - Kenneth Alan Simpson Steeter and Roberta Nelson and 2 children who died in 1948 and 1955. | 3 pages or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Canada | Thomas Symington's Farewell to the Borders | Based on documents provided by Tameron Hodges, California, a history of the Symingtons. They appear to have ancestors in Clydesdale from the 11th century. Following the Reform Act 1832, Thomas Symington and his son John and wife, left to settle in Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, where other family members joined them the next year, including Thomas' wife (Isabella), and 6 sons and 3 daughters (2 died on the journey). The Biography of Lambton County describes Thomas as a carpenter from Peebles and working on the Torwoodlee estate owned by James Pringle, and his reasons for leaving Scotland. There is an account of the leaving speech given at a well attended presentation at the Auld Kirk of Galashiels by the pastor with a detailed and colourful account of Thomas's reasons for leaving, and his experiences on visiting the docks where people left for the Americas. | 5 pages or more | 104 | Editor |
| Canada | A Tale of Two Brothers and a Photographic Puzzle | A tale of and contrast between two brothers Robert (later Sir Robert) and William Laidlaw born in Bonchester Bridge; Sir Robert who set up a chain of multiples in India , known as 'The Selfridges of the East' and who became a Member of Parliament and William who ran a grocery shop in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Ben Haslam |
| Canada | A Tale of Two Sisters | A Wanless family’s emigration from Yetholm to Canada. | 3 pages or more | 49 | Gordon Roy Fairbairn |
| Canada | The Lowland Clearances | Talk given on 19 November 2006, about the Lowland Clearances which preceded the much more infamous Highland Clearances. | 7 pages or more | 66 | Peter Aitchison Andrew Cassell |
| Canada | Early Days | Excerpts from the account of early years of her marriage written by Mrs Minerve Gibson from Calgary, Alberta, in 1980 at the age of 107. | 3 pages or more | 19 | Jane Gibson |
| Canada | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Canada | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Canada | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Canada | Excerpts from the Diaries of the Rev William Bell | Biography of Rev Bell who emigrated from Scotland in 1817 to lead a pioneer life in Perth, in the wilderness of Upper Canada. | 3 pages or more | 48 | Malcolm Sissons Jennifer Sissons |
| Canada | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Canada | From Peebleshire to Canada: William Cranston Murray - An Artist in Architecture | The story of the architect William Cranston Murray from Peeblesshire who went to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, and joined the growing Scottish community (about 2,000 people) there in 1819. Born in Stobo in 1788, his father James was a shepherd. James' first wife Elizabeth (b. about 1761) died and was buried in Stobo Kirk graveyard in 1842. William married Alexanderina Hislop from Glenholm, and their son James was born 1814 in Drumelzier. By 1825 the population of the Miramichi are had grown to about 8,500. The account summarises Murray's major works in the New Brunswick area, many as a result of the Great Miramichi fire in the October of 1825 i.e. St Paul's Anglican Church (Bushville), Judge Peters stately home (Bushville), Murray House , St James Presbyterian and St John United churches, Old Northumberland County Courthouse - all in (Newcastle). In addition there is an attempt at creating a detailed family tree of the Murray family following William's 10 children, of which only 6 names are known. The children of first son James (13), and daughter Margaret (8). | 7 pages or more | 106 | Barbara MacIntosh Charlotte Loggie |
| Canada | Kennington/Cowe Family History | The story of the family's arrival in Berwickshire and their life there until they departed to Canada. | 9 pages or more | 70 | Fred Kennington |
| Canada | Whitsome to West Sparta | The story of Christopher Moffat and his wife Agnes Common who emigrated to Canada aboard the John Bright in 1856, some earlier history, the reason for their emigration, an account of the voyage and their subsequent life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 81 | Elizabeth Doley |
| Canada | Some Related Goodfellow Settlers in Canada | An account of the emigration of Robert Goodfellow, thought to have been living in Bewlie (1811), from Scotland and arriving in Quebec around 1820. His spouse, Janet Thomson went with him and bore a child (Janet) in Quebec on March 21 1821 - further children were born in Canada. He and his brothers Thomas, William and Andrew were recorded as Valcartier settlers. Other siblings stayed in Roxburghshire, where there are records of the family being in Bowden, Lillesleaf and Midlem. Robert died in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 100 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Canada | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Canada | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Canada Hardie | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Canadian Expeditionary Force | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Canals | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Cannock Chase | Earlston Air Crash | An appeal for further information following the crash of a German bomber near Earlston during WW2. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Canonbie | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Canonbie | My Namesake | About the Telford family from the Hawick area. He moved around from Langlee, Ancrum. They were buried in Melrose. | less than 1 page | 3 | Helen (Telford) Reichenbach |
| Canonbie | The Davidson Families of Canonbie | Reference to a History of the Clan Davidson with mention of families in Canonbie, Teviothead and Hawick. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Canonbie | Update on Surnames and Clansmen | Additional notes, about the lands of Fantalane, relating to the author's book. | 1 page or more | 43 | Michael Robson |
| Canwick | Bomber Command | An account of a new museum dedicated to Bomber Command of World War 11 and how to trace an ancestor who served. | less than 1 page | 95 | Peter Munro |
| Cape Town | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Captain Samuel Brown | Moves to Restore the Union Bridge | An account of moves to restore the Union Bridge linking Scotland and England at the lowest crossing point on the River Tweed. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Captain Widderington | Who was Little Arthur Foster? Elliots at court 1675-1682 | Border Reivers Court sittings in the 1600's. How Cautioners upheld the Law. Also in 5 pages in issue 30 covering the same subject. | 5 pages or more | 29 | Michael Robson |
| Cardigan | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Carham | Who am I | History of the Cockburns who all came from Duns parish. It also looks into the history of Edinshall Broch. | 1 page or more | 37 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Carnegie | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Carolside | Whiteslade, Berwickshire, and its Owners | Many have seen this ruin on the way from Greenlaw to Lauder, and often wondered about the history of this once great fortress. This article covers it magnificently. | 2 pages or more | 31 | G.M.S. Lauder Frost |
| Carr | A Stitch in Time | Account of a sampler and the search for its creator in the family tree. | 1 page or more | 47 | Patricia Williamson |
| Casimer | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Cassillis | More Gypsy Snippets | Some interesting snippets extracted by Peter Munro regarding gypsies throughout the ages | 2 pages or more | 86 | Peter Munro |
| Castleton | Kelso Dispensary and Castleton Poor Law Records | Some notes by the author on his publication on C.D. of Poor Law records instancing some of the information available and mentioning various diseases mentioned | 1 page or more | 75 | Peter Munro |
| Castleton | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Castleton | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| Castletown | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders- | The history of Hermitage Castle and its inhabitants from 1207 right through. Continued in issue 11. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Castletown | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Castlewood | Thomas Davidson (1838-1870), Scottish poet | Some notes on the life of Thomas Davidson, poet born in Jedburgh. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Nick Hide |
| Castlewood | Castlewood Cemetery Jedburgh | A note on the stones at Castlewood Cemetery Jedburgh and the transcribing of them. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Casualties | Records of Sudden Deaths and Casualties, Roxburghshire | The records of Sudden Deaths and Casualties in Roxburghshire between 1876 and 1906 have now been indexed. Some examples from these records. | 3 pages or more | 80 | |
| Catharine Gilmour | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Catherine Glen | Adam moves to the Borders | Adam Brown bought a small plot of land in West Linton in 1839 after which he emigrated to Australia with seven of his nine children-this story covers their history. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Helen M. Booth |
| Catherine II | The Barons Folly | The Barons Folly at Lilliards Edge. Built by Sir John Rutherford of Edgerston. He was a Russian Baron. It was as a banker he first made his mark and connections with the Russian navy, he made his fortune. | 2 pages or more | 38 | John D. Wood |
| Catherine Queenan | 'A Lamentable Accident' | A description collated from the local press from December 1881 of the death of Michael Queenan (from Frogden, and father of 5 children) as result of an accident near Frogden on the way home in a spring cart being driven home by brother-in-law James Corcoran (toll collector at Cowbog Toll), from St Marys Church Kelso. The funeral was in Linton churchyard. James was sent to prison, but released on bail 13 January 1882, and was found not guilty of homicide February 1882. The parents of the deceased originally came from Sligo, Ireland. There is a further investigation into the Queenans all over the Borders and the other children of Michael and Catherine Queenan, including Betsy who had married the aforementioned James Corcoran. | 3 pages or more | 104 | Cyril Corcoran |
| Cavalryman | The Autobiography of a Working man | Some notes regarding the life of Alexander Somerville born in East Lothian but who spent most of his early life in Berwickshire. He became a cavalryman in the Royal British Dragoons but was subjected to punishment of 100 lashes for writing to a local paper at the time of the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. Questions were asked in Parliament regarding his punishment almost universally regarded as excessive and his release from the army was purchased by public subscription. His autobiography recalls the hardship of his early life in Berwickshire as son of a farm hand. | 2 pages or more | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Caverhill | John Ainslie Map Maker | John Ainslie who was described at a conference in Edinburgh in 1971 as Scotland's greatest cartographer. | 2 pages or more | 4 | C.M. Ainslie |
| Cavers | Hobkirk/Hopkirk | Report on research into the name Hobkirk/Hopkirk. | less than 1 page | 96 | Glenys Bollard |
| Cavers | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Cavers | 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 |
| Cavers | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Cavers | A quest for Scottish Roots in the Middle Marches | This article was first printed in the Laidlaw Family Journal of October 1995 and has been reprinted in this issue. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Kenneth Laidlaw |
| Cavers | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Cavers | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Cavers | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Cavers | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Cavers tower | Bonfire Night in Denholm village | A description of the tradition of commemorating the warning fires (bale fires) lit at the threat of invasion by Saxons and Vikings, which is celebrated in Denholm on 5th November, without the addition of burning a guy. Denholm was close to the height of Cavers Tower, from which the Denholm population came. | 1 page or more | 103 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Cawderstanes | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Cecil Howard | Bessie Quinn : Survivor Spirit | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. An account of the Quinn family fleeing the famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Bessie's' parents - father Owen via Haddington, and mother Mary Lyons via Glasgow, Haddington and Walkerburn, spent a lot of time in the Borders towns, including Galashiels. Bessie ended up in Hampstead Garden Suburb with her husband Cecil, the son of Ebenezer Howard, and had 2 children, one of which was the authors' father. Bessie dies of the Spanish flu in 1919. | less than 1 page | 111 | Ursula Howard |
| Celery | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| Census | New Research Facility at Eyemouth Museum | Details of new research facilities available at Eyemouth Museum and a project to determine the names of old wynds and vennels recorded in the 1841 census. | 1 page or more | 80 | |
| Census | Longformacus | A cautionary tale from 1871 and some extracts from the school log book, | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Census | The Clovenfords District and the Census | Clovenfords and notable residents mainly in the 19th century. | 4 pages or more | 48 | Mike Brydon |
| Census | Borders Family History Inaugural Lecture | Inaugural talk on the basic sources for looking into your family history. Dealing with parochial registers, census returns, etc. | 5 pages or more | 1 | Donald Whyte |
| Ceres | My Ancestor Fought at Balaclava | Robert Brand (born 1815 in Ceres, Fife) was the son of John Brand and Helen Patie. He was a weaver and joined the 93rd Highlanders, serving for 21 years. In 1851 he, and his wife (Anne, Co. Tyrone), were based at Edinburgh Castle. He fought at Balaclava in the Crimean War as one of 'The Thin Red Line'. When he left the army he lived with his sister Elizabeth and husband Robert Nicholson, in Bank Court, until he died in 1875. | less than 1 page | 105 | Liz Cowie |
| Cessford | Borders family origins | Border family origins, surname derivations, and various aspects of family history . | 1 page or more | 33 | Michael Robson |
| Cessford | In the Footsteps of the Reivers | Notes on the book 'In the Footsteps of the Reivers' by Brian Dingle. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Cessford | The Kers of Cessford Castle | A history of the Kers of Cessford Castle. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Chamberlin | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Chandler | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Channelkirk | A Nostalgic Visit to Lauder and Channelkirk | A report of the author's return from South Africa, his attendance at a late night Church service in Lauder, the erection of a plaque and his family connections with the area. | 3 pages or more | 82 | Prof. Charles Wait |
| Channelkirk | Pte John Donaldson Scott | An investigation into the life of John Donaldson Scott, killed in France in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 97 | John Simpson Barton |
| Channelkirk | Lauder and Lauderdale | This is the text of the talk given by Ian Miller, president of Old Gala House on the 18th April 1999 | 5 pages or more | 41 | Ian Miller |
| Chaplehope | A quest for Scottish Roots in the Middle Marches | This article was first printed in the Laidlaw Family Journal of October 1995 and has been reprinted in this issue. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Kenneth Laidlaw |
| Chappell | Glass Slides | Some information on a large collection of glass slides containing images taken in the 1940s to 1960s by Leslie Chappell photographer Duns, mostly relating to the town | 1 page or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Charles Darwin | William Kemp Letters | A description of a volume of 80 letters covering the period 1840 to 1861 addressed to William Kemp a valued member of the Galashiels community in the mid 1800s. Born in Bleachfields, Melrose 1788, first child of James Kemp (linen bleacher) and Christian Skirvan (Skirving). Williams' siblings were John, Georgina and Andrew. Harried Elisabeth Ketchen 1821, his children were James, Mariame(Marianne?), John, William and George Macdonald. Kemp was an engineer and amateur geologist. The letters travelled out to Queensland Australia with William's son John, and years later passed to the author (David Cramond) via his great grandparents and grandfather. The letters include a number letters from Charles Darwin arising from a discovery of old seeds in a sandpit near Melrose. | 3 pages or more | 104 | David Cramond |
| Charles Lapworth | Charles Lapworth, Geologist | An account of the unveiling of a plaque in recognition of Charles Lapworth, palaeontologist (born 1842), at St Peters School, Galashiels where he was Headmaster. Further information on his wives (Eliza Cooper and Jenny Sanderson), and their children in England. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Charles Ormiston | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Charles Peter Womersley | Klein and Womersley - Two "Local" Heroes | Further to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bernat Klein (1922-2014) an exhibition is planned in the National Museum in Chambers Street, Edinburgh from November 2023 until April 2023. Klein was an influential textile designer who established Colourcraft in Galashiels and introduced vibrant colours to textiles. Charles Peter Womersley (1923-1993) was born in Nottinghamshire, living in West Yorkshire, he designed 57 Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders, including the Fairydean Rovers FC stand, Church Square in Galashiels and the Borders Council offices in Newtown St Boswells. In 1956 Bernat Klein spotted Farnley Hey in Yorkshire, and a visionary friendship was born. | 3 pages or more | 110 | Mike Chandler |
| Charles William Schulze | Charles and the Chocolate Factory | An account of the Schulze family; Charles William Schulze moved to Scotland from Braunschweig in the 1800s, founded Schulze, Gow and Co., wool exporters in Galashiels, and had 5 children, Charles, Rudolph, Hugh, Johanna, Mary and Alwine, all in Galashiels. In 1911 Charles founded the Continental Chocolate Factory in Portobello, with the family home moving to Brunswickhill 10 years later. The factory was requisitioned by the army at the start of WW1. | 1 page or more | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Charlesworth | From Yellow to Golden, the stately history of the Golden Retriever' | An account of the history of the Golden Retriever and its Borders' connection. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Charteris | Old Emigrant’s Diaries | Extract from diary of Margaret Charteris, wife of Thomas Hinshelwood, emigrant from Jedburgh, ship ‘Nebo’, to Queensland, in 1883. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Jane Gibson |
| Charters | Mary Sommerville | An account of the life of Mary Sommerville, born in Jedburgh and the reason for her being honoured on a bank note. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Chatto | Lady Scott Douglas Chatto | Notes on the lodgement with the Society of papers relating to Lady Scott Douglas, Chatto. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Chatton | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Chatton | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Chelsea | So You've Found A Soldier | The trials that you may find looking for your connection with a soldier that was in the British Army. | 2 pages or more | 14 | Capt. John E. Grey |
| Chelsea | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Chelsea Hospital | Ways of Arguing in the Social Sciences | This article is an extended version of a talk given to the Society on 17th September 2000, and follows an earlier article in the "Scottish Genealogist" in 1997 on the theme of methods of approach for family history researchers. Uses Hoy ancestors for examples. | 3 pages or more | 46 | Charles Hoy |
| Cherrytrees | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Cheswick | Mrs Euphemia Voy | Obituary of Euphemia Voy, first wife of William Voy, who died at Coldstream on 24th March 1891. | 1 page or more | 23 | Benjamin Moody |
| Cheviot motorcycle | The Cheviot Motorcycle | A description of the construction of the Cheviot Motorcycle by George Chappell, Bridge Street, Berwick, trained in Wooler. | less than 1 page | 108 | Martin Shelley |
| Cheviot motorcycle | The Cheviot Motorcycle - postscript | Further to the article in Feb 2022 Issue 108, more information about the Cheviot cycles and motorcycles made in Alnwick, by the Alnwick and Berwick Garages & Cycle Co, run by Charles Blackwood Ford in the early 1900s. A copy of a sales leaflet is included. | less than 1 page | 109 | Martin Shelley |
| Chevy Chase | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Children | An act anent murthering of children | Act of Assembly May 26th 1762 for reading the 21st Act of Parliament of the second session of parliament of King William and Queen Mary dated July 19th 1690 about murdering of children. | less than 1 page | 21 | Margaret Steele |
| Chile | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| China | Robert Fortune | An account of the life of Robert Fortune born at Edrom who became a renowned botanist and undertook several journeys (often proving quite perilous ) to China and the Far East - Many plants are named after him and he can probably lay claim to be the founder of the tea industry in India having smuggled plants out of China to help establish this. Buried at Brompton Cemetery, London where a memorial to him has recently been restored. | 3 pages or more | 80 | Ronald Morrison |
| China | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden, poet and orientalist from Denholm | An account of the life of Dr. John Leyden born in Denholm, poet and orientalist and friend of Sir Stamford Raffles; his travels in India, China and Java. | 6 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie A Gavin |
| Chirnside | Dr John Macwhirter: A Man of Letters | Book review. Author: L & P Macwhirter. The history of the medical doctor John Macwhirter probably born in Chirnside around 1780. He had 15 children, 3 of which were buried in Calcutta, India. The family returned to Edinburgh but later emigrated to Australia. It includes a chapter on medical practice in Scotland at that time, and an extensive bibliography. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Chirnside | Cockburns face to face | Cockburns and their likeness seems to have been the great asset of this family. From 1650 onwards this family have a interesting history. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Anne Cockburn |
| Chirnside | Letters of Slains 1569 - A family puzzle | An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Jean Smithers |
| Chirnside | 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 |
| Chirnside | 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 |
| Chirnside | Local Histories - Chirnside - A Borders Village | Review of a volume about the history of Chirnside from 'earliest times'. Merchants and tradespeople from 1825 and 1940s included. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Chirnside | 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 |
| Chirnside | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| Chirnside | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Part 1 of an account of George Henderson of Chirnside, a medical doctor, who also found time for his interests in local history and customs, botany and poetry. | 12 pages or more | 62 | |
| Chirnside | Memories of Fogo | Recollections of life in Fogo at the end of the 19th. and beginning of the 20th century. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Kate Duncan Thomas |
| Chirnside | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Chisholm | Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman? | An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Kathryn Holloway |
| Chisholm | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Chisholm | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Chisholm | The Chisholm Highland Connection | The story of the Chisholm family, their involvement in medieval wars and their move from the Borders to the Highlands. | 5 pages or more | 73 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Chisolm | 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 |
| Cholera | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| cholera epidemic | 1849 | A report on Hawick in the year 1849, the year the Border Railway reached Hawick but also the year of the cholera epidemic. Includes contemporary reports on the epidemic and names of a number of those who died | 4 pages or more | 77 | Anne Golden |
| Cholers | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Christening | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Christison | Border-Line Experiences of a Canadian Researcher | The Ainslie born in Lilliesleaf and how a trip from Canada to research the family ended in a book. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert L. Morden |
| Chritison | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Church | Full of Egotism, Diaries of Rev John Hastie | This is the text of Ronald's talk to the Society on 21st March 2004. It was about a diary which should appeal to those with an interest in local history, a snapshot of life in a rural Parish between 1797 and 1822, and for those connected to Edrom - an opportunity to ‘meet the ancestor’. | 2 pages or more | 55 | Ronald Morrison |
| Church | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Church Records | Presbyterian Church Records | A note on Church Records available to access on the Scotlands people website. | 1 page or more | 95 | |
| Churches | The Parish Churches Of Berwickshire | A talk by the author given to the Society on 22nd March, 1998. | 5 pages or more | 51 | G A C Binnie |
| Claise | Clazie | The author tells of research he has done on the name Clazie (and variations) and makes particular reference to a bell in Hutton Church | less than 1 page | 92 | Pauli Fergie |
| Clapperton | The War Memorial at Minto by Roger J Owen | Some paragraphs on the book 'The War Memorial at Minto' by Roger J Owen. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Clara Leitch | Berwickshire Leitchs Part 4: Update and Early Days | Further to the Berwickshire Leitchs article in Issue 05 (Feb 2021), describing the marriage of Colin Leitch in Runcorn, to Clara in 1893, and his death from drowning 9 months later on-board the SS Hibernian (in 1894) when it was hit off the Isle of Man by paddle steamer SS Prince of Wales on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow. The author also confirms the presence of the Leitch family in Hume in the 1600s evidenced by the monumental inscriptions for Hume. | 1 page or more | 109 | Diana Leitch |
| Clark | From Crosslee to Salt Lake City | The journey of William Scott Clark from Ettrick to Idaho. | 2 pages or more | 71 | George Clark |
| Clark | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Clark | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Clark | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Clark | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Clark | Baillie John Smail of Galashiels | Baillie Smail, born at Clovenfords, was First Baillie in 1867, and was renowned for severe punishment . He died of chronic alcoholism. | 1 page or more | 36 | |
| Clark | North Dumfries, Ontario | North Dumfries, Ontario - how John Clark set up and built a settlement. | 1 page or more | 31 | Mr G. Clark |
| Clark | The Pedigree of the Selkirk Family of Selkirk , Scotland | A family tree of the Selkirk Family. | 2 pages or more | 2 | James Selkirk |
| Clark | Adam Clark (1811 to 1866) | A fascinating account of Adam Clark, born in Edinburgh but brought up in Kelso who became a bridge builder of renown in Hungary building the first bridge across the Danube linking the communities of Buda and Pest. | 4 pages or more | 79 | Dr. Jim Lyon |
| Clavering Place, Newcastle | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This article, reprinted by permission of Northumberland and Durham FHS, is a list of persons in communion rolls, who had moved from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 20 | Don Mason |
| Clay | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Clay Station | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Clazey | Clazie | The author tells of research he has done on the name Clazie (and variations) and makes particular reference to a bell in Hutton Church | less than 1 page | 92 | Pauli Fergie |
| Clazie | Clazie | The author tells of research he has done on the name Clazie (and variations) and makes particular reference to a bell in Hutton Church | less than 1 page | 92 | Pauli Fergie |
| Clazy | Clazie | The author tells of research he has done on the name Clazie (and variations) and makes particular reference to a bell in Hutton Church | less than 1 page | 92 | Pauli Fergie |
| Clearances | The Lowland Clearances | Talk given on 19 November 2006, about the Lowland Clearances which preceded the much more infamous Highland Clearances. | 7 pages or more | 66 | Peter Aitchison Andrew Cassell |
| Cleghorn | Marth’s Marmalade and Diet Loaf | Some letters which brought life to the bare bones of the author's family tree. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Marjorie Dybeck |
| Cleughbrae | Miriam Fish | One of the band of grave yard inscription recorders, she gives a interesting description of her youth. | 1 page or more | 31 | Miriam Fish |
| Cleveland | Ednam and Captain Cook | A Cleveland lady spent time and effort tracing Captain Cook. Herein lies the Ednam Connection | less than 1 page | 25 | John Newlands |
| Clezie | Clazie | The author tells of research he has done on the name Clazie (and variations) and makes particular reference to a bell in Hutton Church | less than 1 page | 92 | Pauli Fergie |
| Clinton | The Gypsy King and the President | Relationship between President Clinton and Charles Blyth, king of the gypsies. Reprinted from the Sunday Telegraph. | less than 1 page | 23 | |
| Clipstone | Walking in the Footsteps of our Oliver Ancestors | The author traces her Oliver ancestors with particular reference to Dr. George Oliver (1762-1867). | 1 page or more | 95 | Liz Oliver |
| Clock | Grandfather's Clock | Report on a longcase clock manufactured in Kelso now in Nova Scotia. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Clock | Great Grandfather's Clock | An account by the author of a clock belonging to his great grandfather which he came upon when holidaying in Australia. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bill Stewart |
| Clockmakers | Great grandfather's Clock | Report on the history of a clock from Jedburgh from about the beginning of the 19th. century and its subsequent history | less than 1 page | 92 | Joan Gooding |
| Clocks | James the Clock | An account of the sourcing and transportation of a James Gowans (1800-1886) clock to Australia by the Ball family. James Gowans was the 3rd great grandson of the authors husband. James Gowans worked in East Linton, working in his shop in Galashiels 47 High Street from the 1840s to 1890s. His son John was a prize winning chronometer maker and jeweller in New York; his son James was a watch and clock maker in Hawick; his son William became a doctor. | 1 page or more | 105 | Jill Ball |
| Clocks | Roll of Taxes on Clocks and Watches | Some details on the taxation of clocks and watches during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. | less than 1 page | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Clovenfords | The Clovenfords District and the Census | Clovenfords and notable residents mainly in the 19th century. | 4 pages or more | 48 | Mike Brydon |
| Clovenfords | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Cobbler | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Cobblers | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Coburn | Strayed far from Berwickshire | This is a small article on Berwickshire strays in the township of Canden East in the county of Lennox and Addington in Ontario, Canada. | 2 pages or more | 30 | G.H. Jeffery |
| Cochrane | K.O.S.B. Memories | This is a look at the talk given by Gavin Richardson, who must be the best informed on the first world war and Gallipoli. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Gavin Richardson |
| Cochrane | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Cockburn | Whiteslade, Berwickshire, and its Owners | Many have seen this ruin on the way from Greenlaw to Lauder, and often wondered about the history of this once great fortress. This article covers it magnificently. | 2 pages or more | 31 | G.M.S. Lauder Frost |
| Cockburn | A Cockburn Family in Berwickshire and Its Descendants - The Book | The author's Cockburn family history - mostly recent. | 3 pages or more | 24 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Cockburn | Who am I | History of the Cockburns who all came from Duns parish. It also looks into the history of Edinshall Broch. | 1 page or more | 37 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Cockburn | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Cockburn | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Cockburn | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Cockburn Castle | Cockburns face to face | Cockburns and their likeness seems to have been the great asset of this family. From 1650 onwards this family have a interesting history. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Anne Cockburn |
| Cockburn Law | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Cockburnspath | Kennington/Cowe Family History. Part 2 - Emigration to New Brunswick 1837 - James Cowe & Isabella Donaldson | Details of the lives of further branches of the Cowe family including one that emigrated to New Brunswick. | 6 pages or more | 71 | Fred Kennington |
| Cockburnspath | Johne Blair of Cockburnspath | Further to a request for information on Johne Blair of Cockburnspath in Issue 108, the author has found a book with a mention of Johne, showing a lively trade with the Netherlands in the past (evidenced by the use of red roof tiles. Also a Blair living in Dunbar is happy to do a DNA test. "Cockburnspath: A History of a People and a Place", by Sally Smith. | less than 1 page | 110 | Rudolf de Blij |
| Cockburnspath | Kennington/Cowe Family History | The story of the family's arrival in Berwickshire and their life there until they departed to Canada. | 9 pages or more | 70 | Fred Kennington |
| Coinage | Granny's Bawbees and other coins (part 2) | The writer traces the history of coinage in Scotland and talks of shop cheques or tokens particularly instancing Co-operative stores and also mentioning J.A. Game's tea shop in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Coinage | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Coins | Saving, Spending and Family History | In his follow up article on "Granny's Bawbees and Other Coins" the writer considers different forms of currency which circuited in Scotland including doits or dytes and rex dollars. He goes on to outline the not inconsiderable role played by Scottish banks in the development of the current banking system including such things as the invention of the first overdraft, the first retail bank branch, the world's first coloured bank note and the first mobile bank. | 5 pages or more | 79 | Peter Munro |
| Colden | Cadwallader Colden | Some notes on the life of Cawallader Colden, born in Duns who went on to become the last Colonial Governor of New York State and whose image was burnt in effigy by the mob. | 1 page or more | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Colden | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Coldingham | Coldingham Monumental Inscriptions | A report of the Society's publication on CD. of the Monumental Inscriptions in Coldingham Priory with some additional information. | 1 page or more | 78 | Elma Fleming |
| Coldingham | Coldingham mortcloth records | The mortcloth records are fascinating as they list every occasion when a mortcloth was hired out for a burial. This covers the Coldingham mortcloth. | 1 page or more | 28 | Vivienne S. Dunstan |
| Coldingham | From Coldstream to Canada | The Galbraith history from Coldstream to Toronto University. A comprehensive account of the Galbraiths. | 3 pages or more | 26 | James Burns |
| Coldingham | A Fortunate Experience at Coldingham | Discovering a family grave in the churchyard at Coldingham Priory. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ian Blackie |
| Coldingham | Grantshouse and the Turner family | The history of Grantshouse and one of its sons, James Turner. Continued in issue 28. | 3 pages or more | 27 | James Burns |
| Coldingham | Liddles Abroad | Family pictures awaken an interest in family history. The author made contact with relatives in Australia, descendants of a blacksmith who'd emigrated front Heughhead, Reston. | 2 pages or more | 72 | Bill Stewart |
| Coldingham | 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 |
| Coldingham | 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 |
| Coldingham priory | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Coldstream | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Coldstream | Poor Relief in the 1840s | A review of the operation of the poor relief in the early 19th century. It includes the size of the allowances paid and an estimate of the cost of living at the time. | 4 pages or more | 71 | Peter Munro |
| Coldstream | Border Marriage Records | The history of Irregular Marriages up and down the country. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Donald Whyte |
| Coldstream | Berwick-upon-Tweed Twixt Thistle and Rose-A Family Historian's Nightmare | Locations and types of marriages in and on the Border. Types of sources, also Parish Registers for 18th and 19th century. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Linda Bankier |
| Coldstream | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Coldstream | Jerdan Family History | The family history of the Jerdans, who they married, and where they lived in the Borders. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Fred Kennington |
| Coldstream | County Railway Routes - Berwick to St Boswells | Details of the book in the Country Railway Book series Berwick to St Boswells. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Coldstream | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Coldstream | The Jessie Miller story | A mystery regarding the parentage of Jessie Miller born in 1793 at Coldstream - her marriage to a Robert Scott who was later convicted for murder and questions about the number of her own family. | 1 page or more | 79 | Mike Bucher |
| Coldstream | Female Suffrage by "Titwillow" | This article was first published in a family magazine produced and edited by his grandfather Robert Hogg who farmed at Fireburnmill Coldstream. | 4 pages or more | 38 | John C. Gill |
| Coldstream | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Coldstream | Poor Relief in the 1840s | Talk given at the Society’s Open Meeting on 16th September 2001, about how poor relief cases were determined, and how much they received in 1843 in Coldstream. | 4 pages or more | 47 | Peter Munro |
| Coldstream | Local Histories - Second to None - a History of Coldstream | Review of a volume about the history of Coldstream, from the founding of the priory in 1098, movement of armies to and fro across the Border (including campaigns and the Battle of Flodden). The 'Rough Wooing' and the formation of the Coldstream Guards and their campaigns is covered, plus local businesses and societies over the years. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Coldstream | Jethart Jock | The mystery of Jethart Jock of Coldstream, husband of the Gypsy Queen Esther Faa Blyth and attempts to identify. | 2 pages or more | 86 | John Murray |
| Coldstream | From Simprim Kirk session records 1705--A case of Drunkenness | Drink was the downfall of two friends after a session in Coldstream in 1705. | 1 page or more | 7 | Colin Wood |
| Coldstream | Notes on the Halliburton Family | The Halliburton family who were well known landowners in the Borders from the 13th to 18th centuries. The Halliburtons intermarried with other well known Border families. | 2 pages or more | 6 | C.D. Wickenden |
| Coldstream | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Coldstream | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Coldstream | Border Marriages Boon for "Priests" and Bane for Searchers | The rise and fall of the "Irregular Marriages" From Gretna to Lamberton. | 4 pages or more | 30 | Northumberland and Durham History Soc. |
| Coldstream | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Coldstream | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| Coldstream | Coldstream History Society | A note on a project recently undertaken by the Society including the transcription of the graveyard at Lennel Cemetery, Coldstream and also a project to record detailed genealogical information of all names appearing on War Memorials in Berwickshire and North Northumberland. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| Cole | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Colin Leitch | Berwickshire Leitchs Part 4: Update and Early Days | Further to the Berwickshire Leitchs article in Issue 05 (Feb 2021), describing the marriage of Colin Leitch in Runcorn, to Clara in 1893, and his death from drowning 9 months later on-board the SS Hibernian (in 1894) when it was hit off the Isle of Man by paddle steamer SS Prince of Wales on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow. The author also confirms the presence of the Leitch family in Hume in the 1600s evidenced by the monumental inscriptions for Hume. | 1 page or more | 109 | Diana Leitch |
| Collingwood | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Collingwood | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Collins | Researching Family History across the Border | An account by the author of the challenges and pitfalls of cross-border research. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Fred Kennington |
| Collins | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Collins | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Collison | A Stitch in Time | Account of a sampler and the search for its creator in the family tree. | 1 page or more | 47 | Patricia Williamson |
| Colmeslie | The Cairncross family - an example of a 16th-17th century family of feuars | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society on 18th September 2005 titled 'Cairncross, a Border Family'. Outline of a typical noted old family in the Lauderdale/Melrose/Galashiels district, with descriptions of some of the local areas and ownership. | 12 pages or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Colombo | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Coltart | Robert Coltart | An account of the life and death of Robert Coltart an itinerant confectionery salesman on whom the popular song Coulter's Candy is based | 1 page or more | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Coltart | Coulter's Candy and other Delicacies | Reminiscences of Coulter's Candy and other Borders sweetmeats. Also notes on the statue erected in his memory and the sculptress Angela Hunter. | 1 page or more | 100 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Coltart | Coulter's Candy | Some investigation into the life and background of Robert Coltart, confectionery manufacturer who probably compiled the song 'Coulter's Candy', his connections with Galashiels and the history of the song. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Coltbridge | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Coltman | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Coltman | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Coltman | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| Colven | A Fortunate Experience at Coldingham | Discovering a family grave in the churchyard at Coldingham Priory. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ian Blackie |
| Colvile | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Colville | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Commercial Bank | Selkirk Protocol Books. An amazing Discovery | A hidden hoard of 16th and 17th century documents from Selkirk. | less than 1 page | 7 | |
| Commercial Bank | The Walter Mason Papers | The Walter Mason Papers. This is a brief description of the collection held by the museum services of Scottish Borders Council. | 1 page or more | 19 | Walter Elliot |
| Commissary | Wills and Testaments | Scots law on wills and testaments-the difference. With a good description on how and where to find information on the subject. | 3 pages or more | 22 | James Galbraith |
| Common | Whitsome to West Sparta | The story of Christopher Moffat and his wife Agnes Common who emigrated to Canada aboard the John Bright in 1856, some earlier history, the reason for their emigration, an account of the voyage and their subsequent life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 81 | Elizabeth Doley |
| Common Riding | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Common Ridings | No Room at the Inn for Common Riding 2014 | An account of the Borders Festivals, their dates and formats. | 3 pages or more | 83 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Common-land | The Lowland Clearances | Talk given on 19 November 2006, about the Lowland Clearances which preceded the much more infamous Highland Clearances. | 7 pages or more | 66 | Peter Aitchison Andrew Cassell |
| Communion Rolls | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This article, reprinted by permission of Northumberland and Durham FHS, is a list of persons in communion rolls, who had moved from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 20 | Don Mason |
| Communion tokens | Newlands Communion Tokens | Based on information from George Ainslie. A description and photographs of communion tokens from his collection from United Presbyterian Churches, Newlands parish. | 1 page or more | 104 | Editor |
| Comper | A Tale of Two Brothers and a Photographic Puzzle | A tale of and contrast between two brothers Robert (later Sir Robert) and William Laidlaw born in Bonchester Bridge; Sir Robert who set up a chain of multiples in India , known as 'The Selfridges of the East' and who became a Member of Parliament and William who ran a grocery shop in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Ben Haslam |
| Compton | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Computers | Family Tree Maker | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Unsworth |
| Confederate States Army | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Conference 2013 | SAFHS Conference 2013 | A report of the SAFHS Conference 2013. | 1 page or more | 82 | |
| Conklin | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Conlan | Woods Ballard - An Illustrated Chronicle | Review of a book donated to the Society tracing the history of the family of Woods-Ballard. | less than 1 page | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Conquergood | A Remarkable Coincidence | Anecdote of a visit to the Society's library. | less than 1 page | 40 | Mike Brydon |
| Conroy | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Convict | 19th Century Prisons database | A description of how to access The Open University 19th Century Prisons database, which now contains data on any temporary imprisonment structures between the 16th and early 20th centuries, including all lock-ups, stocks, rooms in pubs reserved for same. 8 lock-ups are listed for Scotland, but include Ayton, Duns, Cockburnspath, Coldstream and Melrose. www.prisonhistory.org. Contributions welcomed via www.prisonhistory.org/locallock-up/submit-lock-up. Also the convict records database - mainly Old Bailey and Australian is described and link provided www.digitalpanopticon.org. | less than 1 page | 102 | Elma Fleming |
| Convicts | Convicts Transported to Western Australia in 1858 aboard the 'Edwin Fox' | A list of Scottish convicts transported to Australia on the "Edwin Fox". Reprinted from Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal | 2 pages or more | 70 | Lynn Manning |
| Cook | James Thomson, Capt. James Cook R.N., Ednam and Cleveland | The connection of Rev. James Thomson and Capt. Cook with the village of Ednam. | 1 page or more | 27 | P. D. Thomson |
| Cook | Grantshouse and the Turner family | The history of Grantshouse and one of its sons, James Turner. Continued in issue 28. | 3 pages or more | 27 | James Burns |
| Cook | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Cook | Captain Cook's Border Background | The history of Captain James Cook and the Ednam connection. | 1 page or more | 6 | Dr Jim Trainer |
| Cook | Ednam and Captain Cook | A Cleveland lady spent time and effort tracing Captain Cook. Herein lies the Ednam Connection | less than 1 page | 25 | John Newlands |
| Co-operative stores | Granny's Bawbees and other coins (part 2) | The writer traces the history of coinage in Scotland and talks of shop cheques or tokens particularly instancing Co-operative stores and also mentioning J.A. Game's tea shop in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Cope | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| Copeland | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued from issue 41. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Jim Wilson |
| Coppin | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Cordiners | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Corn Exchange | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Cornelius | Migration From Glendale To New Brunswick, Canada | Account of the families who migrated from Berwick-upon-Tweed to New Brunswick, Canada, and the hazards they faced. Includes a list of families with Glendale or Border origins were granted land. | 4 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Cornhill | Border Marriage Records | The history of Irregular Marriages up and down the country. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Donald Whyte |
| Cornhill | Berwick-upon-Tweed Twixt Thistle and Rose-A Family Historian's Nightmare | Locations and types of marriages in and on the Border. Types of sources, also Parish Registers for 18th and 19th century. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Linda Bankier |
| Cornhill | The Alternative Relationship | The Alternative Relationship and how it can be used. Also an interesting research into the Cavers and Cammond families. | 3 pages or more | 4 | Mrs H. Crammond |
| Cornhill | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Cornhill | Anderson Family Legend | Three brothers shared their last sixpence at Kelso Fair and then parted company. How a lady searched for relatives. | less than 1 page | 8 | Mrs Steele |
| Coronation | Allanton | An account based on a local newspaper account of the celebration of the Coronation Day of Edward VII, including a competition for a Coronation Jug. | less than 1 page | 101 | Margaret Dick |
| Cossar | Frisken Genealogy | Notes on a genealogy report submitted by a member, Edward Frisken. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Cost | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Cost of living | Poor Relief in the 1840s | A review of the operation of the poor relief in the early 19th century. It includes the size of the allowances paid and an estimate of the cost of living at the time. | 4 pages or more | 71 | Peter Munro |
| Coulter | Robert Coltart | An account of the life and death of Robert Coltart an itinerant confectionery salesman on whom the popular song Coulter's Candy is based | 1 page or more | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Coulter | Coulter's Candy and other Delicacies | Reminiscences of Coulter's Candy and other Borders sweetmeats. Also notes on the statue erected in his memory and the sculptress Angela Hunter. | 1 page or more | 100 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Coulter's Candy | Coulter's Candy | Some investigation into the life and background of Robert Coltart, confectionery manufacturer who probably compiled the song 'Coulter's Candy', his connections with Galashiels and the history of the song. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Coulthard | Coulthard History | Investigation into the Coulthard family | less than 1 page | 26 | Captain A.J. Coulthard |
| Coultherd | William Coulthard: Emigrant to South Australia | Captain A. J. Coultherd has sent a moving account of an intrepid explorer who moved to Australia in 1836. | less than 1 page | 7 | Alfred J. Coultherd |
| Coupar | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Cout of Keelder | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Coutts | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Covenanter | Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association | Note on the renovation by the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association of stone in North Berwick Churchyard to the Rev John Blackadder and his Borders connections. | less than 1 page | 77 | Ronald Morrison |
| Covenanters | Covenanting Ancestors | How to research Covenanting ancestors. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Covenanters | List of covenanters in the Parish of Tweedsmuir in 1682, as compiled by Mr Francis Scott, minister | An account with list of Covenanters in Tweedsmuir in 1682. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Francis Scott |
| Covenanters | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Covington | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Cowan | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Cowan | North Dumfries, Ontario | North Dumfries, Ontario - how John Clark set up and built a settlement. | 1 page or more | 31 | Mr G. Clark |
| Cowan | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Cowcaddens | My Grandfather and the Demon Drink - the Berwickshire "No-Licence" campaign of 1920 | An account by the Rev. Tom Notman, minister of Leitholm United Free Church in his campaign for prohibition in Berwickshire and later in the Cowcaddens District in Glasgow prior to the Second World War | 3 pages or more | 75 | Malcolm Lindsay |
| Cowe | Kennington/Cowe Family History | The story of the family's arrival in Berwickshire and their life there until they departed to Canada. | 9 pages or more | 70 | Fred Kennington |
| Cowe | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Cowe | Kennington/Cowe Family History. Part 2 - Emigration to New Brunswick 1837 - James Cowe & Isabella Donaldson | Details of the lives of further branches of the Cowe family including one that emigrated to New Brunswick. | 6 pages or more | 71 | Fred Kennington |
| Cowe | Researching Family History across the Border | An account by the author of the challenges and pitfalls of cross-border research. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Fred Kennington |
| Cowe | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Cowie | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Cowlin | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Crafts | The Ancient Crafts of Selkirk | The history of crafts in Selkirk from 1113 with the building of the Border abbeys through to the Union of the Crowns. | 1 page or more | 32 | Jim Newlands |
| Craig | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Craig-Brown | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Craigie | A Lad o' Pairts- George Watson (1876 -1950) | An account of the life of George Watson (1876-1950) born in Jedburgh, linguist and etymologist who worked on the Oxford New English Dictionary before emigrating to the United States. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Norrie McLeish |
| Craigie Knowe | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Craigmyle | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Craigmyle | Peel Hospital - Galashiels Exhibition | An account of the exhibition on Peel Hospital staged by the Society. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Gwen Stein, Davina Smart and Margaret Bowers |
| Craik | Notes on the Ancestry of the Ettrick Shepherd | James Hogg (1770-1835) where he and his ancestors lived in the Borders, also who they married. | 2 pages or more | 18 | Donald Wyte |
| Crailing | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Crailing | 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 |
| Crailing | 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 |
| Crailing | 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 |
| Crailing | 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 |
| Cram | A DNA Revelation | The author's discovery of a direct link to a blood cousin with the name of CRAM, and the surmise that CRAMMOND got shortened along the passage of time. | less than 1 page | 57 | Gordon Crammond |
| Crammon | The Crammond Family of Smailholm | Notes about a Crammond family of Smailholm and their children. | 1 page or more | 57 | Hazel Crammond |
| Crammond | A DNA Revelation | The author's discovery of a direct link to a blood cousin with the name of CRAM, and the surmise that CRAMMOND got shortened along the passage of time. | less than 1 page | 57 | Gordon Crammond |
| Crammond | The Crammond Family of Smailholm | Notes about a Crammond family of Smailholm and their children. | 1 page or more | 57 | Hazel Crammond |
| Cramond | William Kemp Letters | A description of a volume of 80 letters covering the period 1840 to 1861 addressed to William Kemp a valued member of the Galashiels community in the mid 1800s. Born in Bleachfields, Melrose 1788, first child of James Kemp (linen bleacher) and Christian Skirvan (Skirving). Williams' siblings were John, Georgina and Andrew. Harried Elisabeth Ketchen 1821, his children were James, Mariame(Marianne?), John, William and George Macdonald. Kemp was an engineer and amateur geologist. The letters travelled out to Queensland Australia with William's son John, and years later passed to the author (David Cramond) via his great grandparents and grandfather. The letters include a number letters from Charles Darwin arising from a discovery of old seeds in a sandpit near Melrose. | 3 pages or more | 104 | David Cramond |
| Cramond | Know your parish -Peebles | Arms of the Burgh Charters. Families. Fairs, Transport A good history of the town and tale or two. | 3 pages or more | 26 | Jean Moffat |
| Cranshaws | Abbey St Bathans, Cranshaws and Longformacus | A brief description of 3 neighbouring parishes and the records available. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Cranston | Donation to Society Archive | An acknowledgement of the donation to the Society of the book 'John Wood (blacksmith) - from Scotland to Rawdon N.S. in 1815 and his Descendants'. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Cranston | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Cranston | The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland | The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Thomas Dimma Minster |
| Cranston | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Cranston | Cranston-Pringle-Spark | The author traces her genealogy. | 1 page or more | 94 | Muriel Hall |
| Cranstoun | The Perils of Secondary Sources | The writer looks at the dangers to research from not checking primary sources quoting examples and showing how mistakes can arise. | 3 pages or more | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Cranstoun | Travelling Scottish Sons from Ancrum, Crailing, Stichill and Earlston | Information extracted from the privately printed book about 3 large Border families, all of who had 1 girl who married a minister in each generations, where letters were written and kept by the brothers. The Cranstoun brothers to the Ancrum manse, the Scott brothers to the Stichill manse, and the Gordon brothers to Gordon and Earlston; the groups of brothers also kept in touch with each other. All these documents have been indexed and reflect every day life in the 1700s and early 1800s, including writing and social skills, education, professions and ministers tenures. | 1 page or more | 107 | Colin -Miles Edgar Anne Edgar |
| Craw | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Crawford | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Crawford | Robert Lauder of the Bass | An account, fully referenced, of the family of the Lauders of the Bass Rock. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Crawhill | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Crichton | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Crime | Convicts Transported to Western Australia in 1858 aboard the 'Edwin Fox' | A list of Scottish convicts transported to Australia on the "Edwin Fox". Reprinted from Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal | 2 pages or more | 70 | Lynn Manning |
| Crimea | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Crimea | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Crimean War | My Ancestor Fought at Balaclava | Robert Brand (born 1815 in Ceres, Fife) was the son of John Brand and Helen Patie. He was a weaver and joined the 93rd Highlanders, serving for 21 years. In 1851 he, and his wife (Anne, Co. Tyrone), were based at Edinburgh Castle. He fought at Balaclava in the Crimean War as one of 'The Thin Red Line'. When he left the army he lived with his sister Elizabeth and husband Robert Nicholson, in Bank Court, until he died in 1875. | less than 1 page | 105 | Liz Cowie |
| Criminal Records | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Criminal Records | Police and Criminal Indexing Project | An update on the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register. | less than 1 page | 85 | Elma Flaming |
| Criminals | Police and Criminal Indexing Project | An update on the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register. | less than 1 page | 85 | Elma Flaming |
| Criminals | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Crockett | 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 |
| Crockett | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Crooklaw | Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire What the records have to tell | Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information | 2 pages or more | 38 | Dr Charles Hoy |
| Crouse | At The Beginning | A tale of one mans delve into family history from the U.K. to Canada and beyond. | 2 pages or more | 1 | Peter Elliot |
| Croyser | The Parish of Langlands | The parish of Langlands and the history of old leper hospital at Rutherford. Also the history of Langton that was absorbed into Wilton. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Michael Langlands |
| Crozier | Roots - of a Crozier Family | Review of a book received by BFHS on a thorough history of the Crozier family back to earliest times - i.e. pre-1400s. Origins of the surname is discussed. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Crozier | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Crozier | North West passage-the Melrose connection | It is 150 years since the explorer, Sir John Franklin, vanished. This is the tale of a Melrose man who was with him on the long journey to find the North West Passage. | 1 page or more | 21 | |
| Cumming | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Cumnock | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| Cunninghame | Robert Ainslie | Some background to Robert Ainslie of Berrywell Duns, friend of Robert Burns. | 1 page or more | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Curly Burn | Shillinglaw Walls | Shillinglaw Tower not far from Traquair it is not only a heap of stones - an interesting tale. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Jean Shillinglaw Ridley |
| Currency | Saving, Spending and Family History | In his follow up article on "Granny's Bawbees and Other Coins" the writer considers different forms of currency which circuited in Scotland including doits or dytes and rex dollars. He goes on to outline the not inconsiderable role played by Scottish banks in the development of the current banking system including such things as the invention of the first overdraft, the first retail bank branch, the world's first coloured bank note and the first mobile bank. | 5 pages or more | 79 | Peter Munro |
| Currie | Elusive Curries | The author's and other members' interests in the surname Currie. | 1 page or more | 51 | Jean Currie |
| Currie | From Simprim Kirk session records 1705--A case of Drunkenness | Drink was the downfall of two friends after a session in Coldstream in 1705. | 1 page or more | 7 | Colin Wood |
| Currie | Seasons of Promise | Report on a book 'Seasons of Promise' being a history of the Currie family. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Currie | Andrew Currie, Border Sculptor | An account of the life of Andrew Currie, sculptor (1812-1891) born at Howford Farm Yarrow. Won commissions for several well known public monuments including Mungo Park in Selkirk, the Ettrick Shepherd at St Mary's Loch, two characters on the Scott monument in Edinburgh and Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle. Married Isabella Hardie daughter of a Denholm stocking-maker and moved to Earlston to work as a sculptor. A full account of his life and works | 5 pages or more | 78 | Bob Johnstone |
| Currie | Is Anybody Out There ? | The author's search for an ancestor's home. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Jean Currie |
| Currie | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Currie | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| Currie | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Curry | Bible Reunited | A report on the tracking down of a family Bible which had originally belonged to Thomas Curry of Paston, North Northumberland. | 1 page or more | 77 | David Kennedy |
| Curry | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Curry | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| Customs | Death is for the Living | The first part of the talk given to the Society on 15th September 2002. | 7 pages or more | 51 | Anne Gordon |
| Customs | Death is for the Living | Second part of the talk given to the Society on 15th September 2002. | 7 pages or more | 52 | Anne Gordon |
| Cuthbert Blackadder | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Cuthill | Innerleithen's All-Black | An account by the author of how researching her Dickson line from Innerleithen, she traced an unknown descendant who had emigrated to New Zealand and played rugby for the 'All Blacks'. | 1 page or more | 84 | Esther Davies |
| Cutty Sark | Eyemouth Museum | Notes of an exhibition in Eyemouth Museum about John Whillis. | less than 1 page | 90 | |
| Cutty Sark | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Dael | 100 year Belgian connection to the Borders | The story of a Belgian lady who every evening attended the memorial ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres and her Borders connection. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Esther Davies |
| dairy | Old Town Dairy, Galashiels | A history of the Old Town Dairy in Galashiels and the Anderson family. | 1 page or more | 98 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Dalgety | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Dalgleish | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Dalgleish | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Dalhousie | Mentions of the Ramsays of Foulden family | An account of the history of the Ramsays of Foulden in Berwickshire from the 13th century | 2 pages or more | 92 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Dalrymple | An Infamous Mistress | A review of the book 'An Infamous Mistress' by Sarah Murden and Joanne Major being a biography of Grace Dalrymple Elliot. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Dandie Dinmont | James Davidson (alias Dandie Dinmont) | An account of the life of James Davidson (1764-1820), born at Southdean who is recognised as being the 'father' of the breed of dogs known as Dandie Dinmonts. | 1 page or more | 93 | Marjorie McLaughlan |
| Dandie Dinmont | Dandie Dinmont Statue | Some notes on the Dandie Dinmont statue at The Haining Selkirk. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Daniel Laidlaw | James Melrose Scott | Further to a request for information on Margaret B Scott (1874-1953) in Issue 108, more information is included from member Bruce McCartney regarding James Melrose Scott, Margaret's brother. He joined the KOSB July 1888 and died at Loos August 1915 as a sergeant in WW1, leaving a widow Louisa Selina (Hamilton) Scott of Halliburton Place, Galashiels, and 2 adopted daughters, known as Isabella Melrose, and Agnes Scott. Piper Daniel Laidlaw of Swinton, was later awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery playing the company out of the gassed trench. | less than 1 page | 109 | Editor |
| Dantzic | The Banker's Revenge | The rise and fall of a bank in East Lothian. | less than 1 page | 10 | A. W. Kerr |
| Danzig | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Dardanelles | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Darling | From Simprim Kirk session records 1705--A case of Drunkenness | Drink was the downfall of two friends after a session in Coldstream in 1705. | 1 page or more | 7 | Colin Wood |
| Darling | Mrs Euphemia Voy | Obituary of Euphemia Voy, first wife of William Voy, who died at Coldstream on 24th March 1891. | 1 page or more | 23 | Benjamin Moody |
| Darling | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Darling | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Darlingfield | Earlston Air Crash | An appeal for further information following the crash of a German bomber near Earlston during WW2. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Darnick | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Darnick | Savages of the North | Short letter from James Usher to Walter Scott 1828. | 1 page or more | 14 | Vivienne S. Moore |
| Darnick | Village life in Darnick 1845 | Report on an article in the Otago Witness, New Zealand on life in Darnick in 1948. | less than 1 page | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Darnick | Smallpox inoculation in late 18th century Melrose | A brief account of the smallpox child inoculations in Totfield by Andrew Usher (born 1782 - died 1855 - founder of the whisky distilling dynasty Edinburgh) from Darnick. | less than 1 page | 105 | Editor |
| Database | 19th Century Prisons database | A description of how to access The Open University 19th Century Prisons database, which now contains data on any temporary imprisonment structures between the 16th and early 20th centuries, including all lock-ups, stocks, rooms in pubs reserved for same. 8 lock-ups are listed for Scotland, but include Ayton, Duns, Cockburnspath, Coldstream and Melrose. www.prisonhistory.org. Contributions welcomed via www.prisonhistory.org/locallock-up/submit-lock-up. Also the convict records database - mainly Old Bailey and Australian is described and link provided www.digitalpanopticon.org. | less than 1 page | 102 | Elma Fleming |
| David Hume | David Hume 1711 to 1776 | Some biographical notes on David Hume, philosopher on the occasion of the 300th. Anniversary of his birth - also some notes on John Duns Scotus and the Revd. Thomas McCrie | 2 pages or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| David Hume | Local Histories - Chirnside - A Borders Village | Review of a volume about the history of Chirnside from 'earliest times'. Merchants and tradespeople from 1825 and 1940s included. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| David Learmouth | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 2 | Following Part 1 in Ed. 105, further research into David Learmouth living at 8 years old with the authors' husbands great great grandfather James Leitch in 1851 at Fogo? Did he become David Leitch pharmacist in Greenlaw? Examination of the 1871 census shed a light on the complicated story of David and his family (wife Jessie and children David (2) and James Findlay (1) based around Hillhead (Glasgow). Prior David apparently of Makerstoun, Wester Row Greenlaw, Dunse Road Greenlaw, probably the illegitimate and then adopted son of James Leitch. He returned as the first pharmacist in Greenlaw. He died in 1905 aged 61, leaving 4 sons and a daughter. His son David also trained as a pharmacist; his siblings Charles Blair, Matthew, James Findlay and Jessie McLeod all moved away from Greenlaw. | 3 pages or more | 106 | Diana Leitch |
| David Leitch | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 3 | A continuation of the Parts 1 and 2 of the Berwickshire Leitchs (Issues 105 and 106). Further investigating the possible older sons of James Leitch (1800-1880). Matthew was born in Fogo (b. 1851), moving to Greenlaw and then Clockmill, Duns with his parents, and then to High Street Langton marrying Elizabeth Calder and having 6 children. Later, he and brother David (the pharmacist) inherited the family home in Greenlaw, which they tried to let out. Matthew died in Longformacus, but his sons James and John continued as stone dykers, but James joined the Kings own Scottish Borderers and died in 1915 at Gallipoli. Son John stayed in Longformacus and his sons Matthew and Robert taking part in WW2. The tracing goes on trying to establish the history of Matthews older half brothers. The trail becomes complicated. | 2 pages or more | 107 | Diana Leitch |
| David Ritchie | The Black Dwarf | An account of the life of David Ritchie, the "Black Dwarf" of Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name An account of his life (1741 to 1811) in and around the Manor Valley including an account of his meeting with Sir Walter Scott and after death the removal of his corpse by the Resurrectionists. | 5 pages or more | 76 | Ronald Morrison |
| David Robertson Williamson | A Renton Family Mystery which starts in the parish of Hutton, Berwickshire | Following the article on the Rentons in Issue 13, the author traces the Renton family back to his great-grandmother (Elizabeth Renton - born in Hutton - 1841-1920), who had an illegitimate son David Renton by a Scottish 'gentleman' (allegedly David Robertson Williamson (Colonel)). David married Ida Sandimans, and had 3 children including Edward Renton (1912-1975), the authors father. There is an account of the investigations into the validity of this family history. | 5 pages or more | 109 | Simon Renton |
| David Seton | Links with old Peebles Families | A investigating search into old Peebles families. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Rena Stewart |
| David Welsh | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Davidson | A Davidson Family in Teviothead | A history of the family of Davidson, originally from Canonbie who settled in Teviothead. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Walter F Davidson Deidre McKenzie |
| Davidson | The Davidson Families of Canonbie | Reference to a History of the Clan Davidson with mention of families in Canonbie, Teviothead and Hawick. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Davidson | A note on Davidson genealogy in Roxburghshire | Follow up from the article on the Davidson family in issue 95 plus references to two further volumes on Davidson family history. | less than 1 page | 96 | Walter F Davidson and Deidre McKenzie |
| Davidson | James Davidson (alias Dandie Dinmont) | An account of the life of James Davidson (1764-1820), born at Southdean who is recognised as being the 'father' of the breed of dogs known as Dandie Dinmonts. | 1 page or more | 93 | Marjorie McLaughlan |
| Davidson | Thomas Davidson (1838-1870), Scottish poet | Some notes on the life of Thomas Davidson, poet born in Jedburgh. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Nick Hide |
| Davidson | Jerdan Family History | The family history of the Jerdans, who they married, and where they lived in the Borders. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Fred Kennington |
| Davidson | Who Was Lizzie Jardine ? | The author's start on her family history - mainly ordinary working folk in the Borders. | 3 pages or more | 51 | Carol Trotter |
| Davidson | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Davidson | Stray | Transcript of a memorial stone recorded by Manchester General Transcription Project. | 81 | ||
| Davidson | Friends of Hoar Cottage | An account of Hoar Cottage, a shepherd's cottage on Exmoor in North Devon which has connections with shepherds from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bette Baldwin |
| Davidson | Dandie Dinmont Statue | Some notes on the Dandie Dinmont statue at The Haining Selkirk. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Davidson | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Davidson | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Davies | An Unexpected Homecoming | An Englishman migrates to the Borders when Riddell House changes hands. He marries a local lass with links to Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 71 | David Rudram |
| Davies | George Fleming M.A. | Article on George Fleming M.A., distinguished educationalist. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ian McGregor |
| Davis | A Borders Man in the American Civil War | A research for Borderers who fought in the American Civil War with particular reference to Thomas Affleck born in Galashiels. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Michael Hammerson |
| Davison | Death duty register | Extracts from the death duty registers (seen at the public record office, Chancery Lane, London). Relating to Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. | 3 pages or more | 4 | |
| Dawyck | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| De Bolebeck | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| De Rule | Border Tales and Trails, The Clan Turnbull | Review of book 'Border Tales and Trails, the Clan Turnbull' by Kenneth Turnbull. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| De Soulis | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| De Soulis | Elliot Gathering | Notes on the Elliot Clan Gathering. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| De Vesci | 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 |
| Deans | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Dearden | Every Post Card tells a story | An article on the place of postcards in family history including a history of the postcard and the information which can be gleaned from them. The writer instances several examples of how postcards have enabled her to expand on her own family history research | 3 pages or more | 79 | Anne Golden |
| Dearden | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| Dearsden | Auld Edward Dearsden 1799-1875 | An account of the life of Edward Dearsden who was killed by the horse of Thomas Kennaway during the Hawick Common Riding, the family and in particular his great grandson William James Dearsden who originally had a cycle agent's shop in Hawick but who went on to develop a very successful photographic business and who during WW2 flew and worked with Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb. | 3 pages or more | 81 | Anne Golden |
| Death | Canadian Intimations in the "Hawick Advertiser" 1857 – 1863 | Deaths extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued in issue 43. | 1 page or more | 40 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Death | Australian Intimations in Hawick Advertiser | Births 1858-1897, Marriages 1854-1900, Deaths 1853-1862, in Australia of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 8 pages or more | 54 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Death | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser 1855-1900 | A transcription of death notices in the local newspaper. There are too many names to list them all. Only those with extended entries are indexed. | 10 pages or more | 69 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Deaths | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1879-1889 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 52 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Deaths | More extracts from the Kelso Mail | Some death entries from the Kelso Mail recorded 29th. December 1803 to 16th. May 1804. | 2 pages or more | 81 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Deaths | Morebattle St Lawrence Church Death Register | Transcription of the death register (1848-1862) from Morebattle St Lawrence Church. | 2 pages or more | 49 | Transcribed by Jean Sanderson |
| Deaths | Death is for the Living | Second part of the talk given to the Society on 15th September 2002. | 7 pages or more | 52 | Anne Gordon |
| Deaths | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail | Death notices published in the Kelso Mail 1805-1808. | 2 pages or more | 84 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Deaths | Death is for the Living | The first part of the talk given to the Society on 15th September 2002. | 7 pages or more | 51 | Anne Gordon |
| Deaths | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1890-1900 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 53 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Deaths | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser -Deaths 1857-1878 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 5 pages or more | 51 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Debra McConkey | Cousins Meet | Two distant cousins Esther Davies (the author) and Debra McConkey of Louisiana, USA, met up in 2017 and 2018, as result of the connections through membership of the Borders Family History Society. Also, the authors maiden name of Anderson brought up in Lilliesleaf, lead to the discovery of another cousin in Edinburgh (a new member Jim Dick from 2019) with roots from the Dick family in Lilliesleaf. | less than 1 page | 107 | Esther Davies |
| Deeds | Duns Title Deeds | A summary of the extensive property portfolio of the Watson family in Duns in the 18th and 19th centuries, recorded in a collection of 17 deeds, hand written, bound and indexed by solicitors in the Watson family. Adjoining proprietors are also recorded. | less than 1 page | 108 | Ronald Morrison |
| Delaware | The Miller Family of Hawick, Scotland and Delaware County, New York | This Miller family who emigrated from Hawick or Roberton-they set up a farm in the Catskill mountains of New York. | 2 pages or more | 34 | C. Raymond La Fever |
| Deloraine | William Lorrain-Borders Schoolmaster | During the last war attics were cleared of paper and, from an attic in Jedburgh there appeared a collection of papers concerning the Rector of Jedburgh Grammar School, William Lorrain. | less than 1 page | 27 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Denbie | Family History News - The Jardine Clan Society | Formed in 1977. Came from France 1066, settled in Annandale; now, branches of the family world wide. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Editor |
| Denholm | A Denholm Family And My Border Memories | A journey through time in Denholm. From Post office, Lord Minto and his new bride to preserves cooking on the range in Meg Purness' draper's shop. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Jean Kelly |
| Denholm | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden, poet and orientalist from Denholm | An account of the life of Dr. John Leyden born in Denholm, poet and orientalist and friend of Sir Stamford Raffles; his travels in India, China and Java. | 6 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie A Gavin |
| Denholm | The Leyden Family | From USA, an article on the name Leyden with particular reference to Dr John Leyden. | less than 1 page | 12 | Ronald Spencer |
| Denholm | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| Denholm | Bonfire Night in Denholm village | A description of the tradition of commemorating the warning fires (bale fires) lit at the threat of invasion by Saxons and Vikings, which is celebrated in Denholm on 5th November, without the addition of burning a guy. Denholm was close to the height of Cavers Tower, from which the Denholm population came. | 1 page or more | 103 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Dent | Researching Family History across the Border | An account by the author of the challenges and pitfalls of cross-border research. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Fred Kennington |
| Dere Street | Know your Parish--Hounam | The history of Hounam. | 1 page or more | 16 | |
| Devil's Acre | Forgotten Borderers--Andrew Walker (1808-1896) | Andrew Walker, born Earlston, worked at Newton Don and moved eventually to Camden and started a Ragged School. He emigrated to Troy in New York and died there. | less than 1 page | 30 | |
| Dewar | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| Diary | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Dick | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Dick | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| Dick | Fountainhall Smiddy 1793-1945 | Account of the Hislop / Dick family who worked in the smiddy (blacksmith's shop) for five generations. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Margaret Dick |
| Dick | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Dick | Dick Family papers | Notes on papers and a booklet pertaining to the Dick family of Melrose. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Dickins | A Hogarth Family Tree | There came into James Hogarth's possession a manuscript family tree covering seven or eight generations of the Hogarth family, also, where they came from. | 1 page or more | 27 | James Hogarth |
| Dickson | Innerleithen's All-Black | An account by the author of how researching her Dickson line from Innerleithen, she traced an unknown descendant who had emigrated to New Zealand and played rugby for the 'All Blacks'. | 1 page or more | 84 | Esther Davies |
| Dickson | Forgotten Borderers | James Grieve and his interesting contribution to the lowly apple. | 1 page or more | 28 | Jean M. Smith |
| Dickson | Scott and Dickson - two blacksmith families in Earlston | An account by the author seeking to establish his ancestry from the Scott and Dickson families, blacksmiths in Earlston | 1 page or more | 94 | Donald Straughan |
| Dickson | A Scots Saga | Book review. Author: Sylvia Robinson. A historical fiction description of 7 generations of women in the authors family between 1720 and 2012, starting in Hassendeanburn, near Hawick. Links to the Dicksons and Turnbulls | less than 1 page | 109 | Sylvia Robinson |
| Dickson | Border Marriages Boon for "Priests" and Bane for Searchers | The rise and fall of the "Irregular Marriages" From Gretna to Lamberton. | 4 pages or more | 30 | Northumberland and Durham History Soc. |
| Dickson | North Dumfries, Ontario | North Dumfries, Ontario - how John Clark set up and built a settlement. | 1 page or more | 31 | Mr G. Clark |
| Dickson | Know Your Parish - Ednam | History of the parish of Ednam and some inhabitants. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Dickson | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Dickson | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Dickson | Old Town Dairy, Galashiels | A history of the Old Town Dairy in Galashiels and the Anderson family. | 1 page or more | 98 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Dickson | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Dickson | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Dickson | Recording the Jardines - A one-name study | 17 years of research of the Jardine Clan Society. A history of the Clan and the worldwide story of the Jardines. | 4 pages or more | 27 | Violet Jardine |
| Dickson | The Scots in Poland | The story of Scottish emigration to Poland as merchant's, engineers and farm managers. The parents of the author's mother came back to Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Mona K. McLeod |
| Dickson | The Dicksons | Notes on various Dicksons. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Dickson | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Dickson | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Dickson | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Dickson | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Dickson | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Diet | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 1 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses the Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Law (Scotland), diet, and prices. Continued in issue 45. | 4 pages or more | 44 | Peter Munro |
| Dimma | The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland | The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Thomas Dimma Minster |
| Dingleton | National Health Service - 70th. Anniversary Exhibition | Notes on a display mounted by the Society to mark the 70th. anniversary of the foundation of the National Health Service. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Dingleton | Dingleton Hospital, Melrose | Some notes on Dingleton Hospital, Melrose and how to access information of those having a connection. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Dinlabyre | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Dinwoodie | An Unusual Way Of Recording Family Trees | This is about a gravestone in the burial ground of Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries-shire which has a drawn family tree of the Jardine family. The article shows a picture of the gravestone. | 1 page or more | 66 | Colin McInnes |
| Discharge Records | Berwickshire Fencible Cavalry | Details of discharge records of the Berwickshire Cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. Following the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1835) which may be of interest to those researching their ancestors. An interesting mix of Bordermen and those from south of the Border. These records are from the National Archives at Kew. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Dispensary | Kelso Dispensary and Castleton Poor Law Records | Some notes by the author on his publication on C.D. of Poor Law records instancing some of the information available and mentioning various diseases mentioned | 1 page or more | 75 | Peter Munro |
| Disruption | Rev. Dr. John Brown, Langton | Notes and background information on the Rev. John Brown, minister at Langton and his son Thomas Brown author of 'Annals of the Disruption'. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Disruption | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Dixon | Berwick 900 Publication | An account of a publication by the Berwick 900 Project describing 90 key characters and events over nine centuries including family histories. | less than 1 page | 93 | Peter Munro |
| Dixon | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Dixon | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| DNA | From the Scottish Borders to South Australia | An account of the lives of William Oliver his wife Elizabeth Turnbull who were married at Jedburgh in1833 who emigrated to South Australia, their family and subsequent life, Contains much genealogy and notes on the Oliver DNA project. | 5 pages or more | 78 | Ruth Oliver |
| DNA | DNA and Family History | A short article on DNA and its value in family history. | 1 page or more | 80 | Mary Graham |
| DNA | Turnbull Origin Stories | The author describes the CAN project hosted with FTDNA with over 250 members. The contributions and work so far appears to have established the Turnbull branch in the tree of mankind goes back about 450 years to a common ancestor that may have been based in Jedburgh. The Trimbles have origins in Ulster, but also clearly align with the Turnbulls, so may simply be a spelling variation. There are also the Bulls (descendants of John Bull (b.1754 Virginia, USA. This has flagged many potential surnames in this group. To try and find the Turnbull origins, any Turnbulls and Trimbles who did not emigrate are invited to join the project. | 1 page or more | 110 | Fiona Turnbull |
| DNA | Update to 'Bringing science to genealogy' | An update on a DNA project that was first described in Volume 67, pages 1 -4 June 2008. | 4 pages or more | 72 | Lorna Henderson |
| DNA | DNA Testing for Genealogists - A Primer | A description of the use of DNA testing and the strengths of the use of the Autosomal test to extend knowledge to 4th cousins registered in the system. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing is briefly described, plus Y-DNA. The author has used these tests to successfully trace the birth of his great great grandparents, and uncovered links to 4 different family lines. | 3 pages or more | 103 | George Ferguson |
| DNA | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| DNA | Bringing Science to Genealogy - DNA Testing | Have you got a family rumour of relationships between families that you cannot prove ? Perhaps you’re curious whether or not you’ve some undiscovered relations out there somewhere in the world, or a brick wall that stubbornly refuses to budge. Then possibly you should consider DNA testing. The author set up three surname DNA projects for Sinton, Fairbairn and Runciman. | 2 pages or more | 67 | Lorna Henderson |
| DNA | Beatties | Langholm Archive Centre is looking for Beattie volunteers to take part in a DNA project. Participation is completely free and available to all male Beatties not immediately related who can provide a little family tree information and full results will be made available. | less than 1 page | 67 | Bruce McCartney |
| DNA | Clan Dunbar DNA Appeal | An appeal for men with the surname Dunbar for Y-DNA testing. | less than 1 page | 111 | Debra Dunbar Nowell |
| DNA | Pringles of Stichill | An account of how DNA was used to determine the succession to the Barony of Stichill. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| DNA | DNA Update | A review of the DNA results of the author. He describes the limitations of the system, but summarises the positive outcomes. | less than 1 page | 103 | Bill Stewart |
| DNA | DNA Records for Genealogy | Obtaining the genetic records for your paternal line is important for identification of your cousins and ancestors who share your recent paternal line descent with you. | 1 page or more | 60 | |
| DNA | Harvey Settlers Reunion | This was the evening address to the reunion, about why they were in the Borders and Northumberland, and about the author's Australian cousins. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Dobson | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Dobson | Rev. Robert Douglas, 1747-1820 The father of Galashiels | The Rev. Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, 1747-1820, was a man of great ability and served his parishioners so well he was called "The Father of Galashiels". | 2 pages or more | 37 | Donald Whyte |
| Dobson | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Doctors | World War 1 Medical Records | How to access information on doctors and other medical staff who served during World War 1 and what information might be available. | 1 page or more | 84 | Peter Munro |
| Doctors | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Doctors | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Doddington | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Doddington Moor | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Dodds | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Dodds | Jerdan Family History | The family history of the Jerdans, who they married, and where they lived in the Borders. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Fred Kennington |
| Dodds | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Dods | The Berwick Sensation | This story would make a very good murder mystery, the research that has gone into this story would be long and time consuming. For anyone interested in Berwick history you should read it. | 3 pages or more | 35 | F. L. Kennington |
| Dogs | Manure Menu and Canine Genealogy | A brief description from the late 1800s of the manures and feeding stuffs available from the West Nisbet Farm rented by Robert Ewing (grandfather of Vice Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing - previously mentioned in Issues 106 and 107). In addition are copies of advertisements for a greyhound or whippet being available for stud from the farm. | 1 page or more | 108 | Editor |
| Doits | Saving, Spending and Family History | In his follow up article on "Granny's Bawbees and Other Coins" the writer considers different forms of currency which circuited in Scotland including doits or dytes and rex dollars. He goes on to outline the not inconsiderable role played by Scottish banks in the development of the current banking system including such things as the invention of the first overdraft, the first retail bank branch, the world's first coloured bank note and the first mobile bank. | 5 pages or more | 79 | Peter Munro |
| Dollar | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Dollar | Saving, Spending and Family History | In his follow up article on "Granny's Bawbees and Other Coins" the writer considers different forms of currency which circuited in Scotland including doits or dytes and rex dollars. He goes on to outline the not inconsiderable role played by Scottish banks in the development of the current banking system including such things as the invention of the first overdraft, the first retail bank branch, the world's first coloured bank note and the first mobile bank. | 5 pages or more | 79 | Peter Munro |
| Dolphinston | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Don | Forgotten Borderers--Andrew Walker (1808-1896) | Andrew Walker, born Earlston, worked at Newton Don and moved eventually to Camden and started a Ragged School. He emigrated to Troy in New York and died there. | less than 1 page | 30 | |
| Donaldson | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Donaldson | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | For anyone with a Renton in the family this is very interesting with full name, where, and the date they were born, and more. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Donaldson | Blind Jamie Donaldson | Account of James Donaldson, whose tombstone is in Melrose Abbey churchyard. | 1 page or more | 47 | Margaret Lawson |
| Donaldson | Pte John Donaldson Scott | An investigation into the life of John Donaldson Scott, killed in France in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 97 | John Simpson Barton |
| Donaldson | Kennington/Cowe Family History | The story of the family's arrival in Berwickshire and their life there until they departed to Canada. | 9 pages or more | 70 | Fred Kennington |
| Doorpool | A Border Tragedy - Hawick 900, Court of Session and Civil Records | An article on cases of Breach of Promise. | 5 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Doorpool | Promises Promises | Review of a book 'Promises Promises' written by Norrie McLeish on cases of breach of promise. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Dougal | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Dougal | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Douglas | Covenanting Grave, Tweedsmuir | Notes on the grave in Tweedsmuir, of the Covenanter, Thomas Hunter. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Douglas | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Douglas | Robert Lauder of that Ilk | This is the story of the background and demise of Robert Lauder of that ilk (d.1598), one of the last to be recorded with that appellation. | 3 pages or more | 29 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Douglas | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Douglas | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Douglas | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Douglas | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Douglas | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Douglas | Letters of Slains 1569 - A family puzzle | An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Jean Smithers |
| Douglas | Douglas of Springwood Park | The name Douglas would run fear into many Englishmen. This distinguished Border family and its history. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Donald Whyte |
| Douglas | Notes on the Early History of the Kidston family in Scotland | An account of notes on the history of the Kidston family in Scotland as submitted by Robert D Davis. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Douglas | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Douglas | Rev. Robert Douglas, 1747-1820 The father of Galashiels | The Rev. Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, 1747-1820, was a man of great ability and served his parishioners so well he was called "The Father of Galashiels". | 2 pages or more | 37 | Donald Whyte |
| Douglas | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Douglas | The Monteath Mausoleum | An account of the history of the Monteath Mausoleum near St Boswells and moves to conserve. | 4 pages or more | 87 | John D Wood/ David Freeman |
| Douglas | Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman? | An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Kathryn Holloway |
| Douglas | The Homes of Paxton House | A fascinating piece of Borders family history came to light when a 200 year-old Berwickshire mansion was gifted to the nation. Along with the history of the family of Home's. Love is a wondrous thing ! | 2 pages or more | 11 | Violet Jardine |
| Douglas | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Douglas | The Perils of Secondary Sources | The writer looks at the dangers to research from not checking primary sources quoting examples and showing how mistakes can arise. | 3 pages or more | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Douglas | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Douglas | Pringles | A letter regarding the Pringles of Overhaugh Street, Galashiels and a Captain George Sharp Pringle, with response and follow-up. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Alexander Watson/ Liz McGregor |
| Douglas | 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 |
| Douglas Hamilton | Douglas of Springwood Park | The name Douglas would run fear into many Englishmen. This distinguished Border family and its history. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Donald Whyte |
| Douglas-Hume | Swinton Memorial Inscriptions | A mention of the transcription of the Memorial Inscriptions at Swinton Churchyard recently carried out by Coldstream History Society and developments at Lennel Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Down Law | The Barons Folly | The Barons Folly at Lilliards Edge. Built by Sir John Rutherford of Edgerston. He was a Russian Baron. It was as a banker he first made his mark and connections with the Russian navy, he made his fortune. | 2 pages or more | 38 | John D. Wood |
| Downie | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Doyle | Sarah Ellen Doyle | An account of research carried out by the Society following the handing in of a portrait to a Charity Shop. | less than 1 page | 95 | Davina Smart |
| Dr Binnie | Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire What the records have to tell | Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information | 2 pages or more | 38 | Dr Charles Hoy |
| Dr Elsie Inglis | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| Drumelzier | Finlaysons of Goseland Farm, Kilbuncho | A journey tracing the author's links to the Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbuncho, Peeblesshire. | 2 pages or more | 97 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Drumelzier | Grandpa Johnston's Reminiscences | A consolidated reflection of the account of his heritage and the recollections by James Johnston(e) (1825-1902) a blacksmith born in Tweedsmuir, and who died in Edinburgh. He traced is family back to the 17th century, with many forefathers buried in Drumelzier, with most men working as smiths in Tweedsmuir. James was sent to school 2 miles away in Tweedsmuir, with peat the primary fuel. The Crook Inn was the main posting and coaching stop between Edinburgh and Dumfries. There are tales of problems with the post in bad weather, and of the families running the Crook Inn. The Johnston family moved to Eddleston in 1838 with stories about the journey and the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Victoria. James moved to the school in Eddleston, with a very strict approach compared to Tweedsmuir. The family had to relocate to Macbiehill as the leaseholder re-took possession of the smiddy. Linton was the next location, and then training in Edinburgh as a veterinarian. In the late 1800s many of the family, including James's wife, son and daughter died from different afflictions. Based on transcripts sent to the Editor by Kath Baines. | 6 pages or more | 107 | Editor |
| Drumelzier | Drumelzier Smiths | A reaction to the article 'Grandpa Johnston's Reminiscences' Issue 107, and the connection to blacksmiths, Drumelzier and Crookhaugh. The author x6 great grandfather John Findlayson was a blacksmith in Drumelzier, and the history of this family is summarised. | less than 1 page | 108 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Drumelzier | Gravestone Photos | A note on a facility provided by the Society to photograph individual gravestones, a report on one such request for a photograph of a stone to the Rev. Gilmour Neil in Drumelzier and a note on his experiences in World War 1 and how he sought to find " a little Parish, a thousand miles from anywhere". | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Drumelzier | Fourth Cousins Meet | A brief update on the story "Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbucho" Issue 96 June 2018 p. 14. The Sandilands family are seen to have roots with the Finlaysons near Drumelzier. The meeting with the Canadian 4th cousin. | less than 1 page | 111 | Sue Brownjohn |
| Drumelzier | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Drumelzier | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Drumelzier Castle | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Drumlanrig’s Tower | Scottish Borders Council Archives - Hawick Heritage Hub | Information about the new ‘state of the art’ Council archives due to open in May 2007. | 2 pages or more | 63 | Rachel Hosker |
| Drummond | A Six Year Family History Investigation | Absorbing account of James Drummond, botanist, born at Hawthornden (near Lasswade), and Thomas Drummond (also a botanist). | 5 pages or more | 23 | Andrew Brown |
| Drummond | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| Dryburgh | My dig into the past | Peeblesshire family and from other parts of the Borders, an interesting tale. Also history of various bridges over the Tweed. | 3 pages or more | 34 | A. Turner |
| Dryden | North Dumfries, Ontario | North Dumfries, Ontario - how John Clark set up and built a settlement. | 1 page or more | 31 | Mr G. Clark |
| Drygrange | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Drymen | Rev. Dr. John Brown, Langton | Notes and background information on the Rev. John Brown, minister at Langton and his son Thomas Brown author of 'Annals of the Disruption'. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Duffes | History in the Graveyard | Body snatching in the Borders and how it was fought. | less than 1 page | 10 | Violet Jardine |
| Duke of Argyle | The Langlands | How a family can be traced with the help of a family Bible | 3 pages or more | 36 | Mrs Prue Langlands |
| Dumfries | A light-hearted tale--Epitaphs | We will never know what is written on our headstone, this article it gives you some ideas. | 1 page or more | 31 | Ian Abernethy |
| Dumma | The Dumma Family of Kelso | James Dumma, born 1790, in Kelso; Helen Hay, and their descendants, many of whom went to England, USA, and Canada. | 2 pages or more | 48 | Shirley Dumma |
| Dunbar | Wisdom lingers: Adventures of an ex-officer | From 1908 the Territorial movement through the First World War. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Stanly Gordon Ayer |
| Dunbar | Eyemouth Museum | Notes of an exhibition in Eyemouth Museum about John Whillis. | less than 1 page | 90 | |
| Dunbar | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Dunbar | The Banker's Revenge | The rise and fall of a bank in East Lothian. | less than 1 page | 10 | A. W. Kerr |
| Dunbar | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Dunbar | Clan Dunbar DNA Appeal | An appeal for men with the surname Dunbar for Y-DNA testing. | less than 1 page | 111 | Debra Dunbar Nowell |
| Dunbar | Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire What the records have to tell | Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information | 2 pages or more | 38 | Dr Charles Hoy |
| Dunbar | 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 |
| Duncan | Marth’s Marmalade and Diet Loaf | Some letters which brought life to the bare bones of the author's family tree. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Marjorie Dybeck |
| Duncan | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Duncan | Ednam and Captain Cook | A Cleveland lady spent time and effort tracing Captain Cook. Herein lies the Ednam Connection | less than 1 page | 25 | John Newlands |
| Duncan | Captain Cook's Border Background | The history of Captain James Cook and the Ednam connection. | 1 page or more | 6 | Dr Jim Trainer |
| Duncan | James Thomson, Capt. James Cook R.N., Ednam and Cleveland | The connection of Rev. James Thomson and Capt. Cook with the village of Ednam. | 1 page or more | 27 | P. D. Thomson |
| Duncan | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Dundee | Son of a Reluctant Immigrant - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS by Leon Zawadzk, born in Chirnside and son of a Polish soldier who had been captured by the Russians in 1939, but escaped to Britain and stationed in Dundee. | less than 1 page | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Dunglass | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Dunkeld | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| Dunlop | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Dunn | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Dunnon | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Dunoon | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Dunoon | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Duns | Glass Slides | Some information on a large collection of glass slides containing images taken in the 1940s to 1960s by Leslie Chappell photographer Duns, mostly relating to the town | 1 page or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Cadwallader Colden | Some notes on the life of Cawallader Colden, born in Duns who went on to become the last Colonial Governor of New York State and whose image was burnt in effigy by the mob. | 1 page or more | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| Duns | Who am I | History of the Cockburns who all came from Duns parish. It also looks into the history of Edinshall Broch. | 1 page or more | 37 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Duns | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Duns | Dunse Mystery Photo | A request to identify the people in a postcard taken in Duns(e). Thought to be prior to 1882. | less than 1 page | 103 | Editor |
| Duns | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 1 | Research into the ancestors of the author's husband David Leitch. Two groups of the Leitch families were revealed - 1 from Glasgow and Argyll area and a group from the Borders, with the family original home in Hume in the 1700s. Duns, Stichill, Makerstoun, Clockmill, Haddington, Greenlaw and Gavinton have all emerged as places where the Leitch family has lived. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Diana Leitch |
| Duns | Bradshaw's Railway Guide | A note on Bradshaw's Railway Guide and what might be available - some snippets from the entry for Duns. | less than 1 page | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Edrom and Preston Road, Duns burials | Report of a donation to the Society of copy records relating to burials at Edrom Churchyard and Preston Road, Duns Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Duns | John Duns Scotus | A mention of events to commemorate the 750th. Anniversary of the birth of John Duns Scotus, genealogy research and the seeking of a possible DNA connection. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | St.Boswells to Berwick Railway via Duns | Some paragraphs on a book 'St Boswells to Berwick via Duns' which traces the history of this railway line. | less than 1 page | 83 | |
| Duns | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Southfield House and The Knoll | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 2 properties in Duns. Southfield House (now Southfield Community Centre) - Robson family, and The Knoll (now The Knoll Medical Centre) - Wilson family. Digital copies available. | less than 1 page | 106 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Hunters of Duns | Detailed article on the history of the Hunter family of Duns and their involvement in the American War of Independence. | 3 pages or more | 94 | David J Wesley |
| Duns | The Soldiers Remember | Report on launch of the book 'The Soldiers Remember' being of memories recorded by wounded soldiers during WW1 as they recovered at Southfield Military Hospital, Duns. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Duns | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Duns | Duns 700 | A summary of the origin of the 700th anniversary of the granting of a Charter to Randolph, Earl of Moray, of the lands of Duns, by his uncle King Robert the Bruce. Randolph initiated the building of Duns Castle and effectively giving rise to the town. It is acknowledged the Iron Age fort (before 1320), and the Franciscan scholar Duns Scotus pre-date this. The Duns 700 coincides with the 200th anniversary of the Town Hal (now demolished). Preston Road Monumental Inscriptions, 1821 population list, militia lists, Church of Scotland and Duns Kirk communicants, plus custody records will be available. | 1 page or more | 102 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Murder Most Foul | The story of a murderer John Newbigging (born Duns 1871) who married Margaret White from Eyemouth. He killed his wife and 4 children in Lanark Lodge in Duns assessed as due to 'homicidal mania'. | 1 page or more | 103 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Duns Title Deeds | A summary of the extensive property portfolio of the Watson family in Duns in the 18th and 19th centuries, recorded in a collection of 17 deeds, hand written, bound and indexed by solicitors in the Watson family. Adjoining proprietors are also recorded. | less than 1 page | 108 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Duns | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. History of 1 further property in Duns. A description of Wellnage, a grand early 19th century house, and 2 families that resided there (the Peats, the original owners, and their successors, the Wilsons). Digital copy available. See also Issue 106 and Issue 107 for other properties. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns | Cockburns face to face | Cockburns and their likeness seems to have been the great asset of this family. From 1650 onwards this family have a interesting history. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Anne Cockburn |
| Duns | Duns Associations | A detail of different Associations and Societies in Duns with dates of incorporation. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Duns | Longformacus | A cautionary tale from 1871 and some extracts from the school log book, | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Duns | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Duns Auction Mart | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Duns Auxiliary Unit | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Duns Scotus | John Duns Scotus | A mention of events to commemorate the 750th. Anniversary of the birth of John Duns Scotus, genealogy research and the seeking of a possible DNA connection. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ronald Morrison |
| Dunse | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Dunse | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Durnford | In Search of a Storey | Account of research on her family done by the late Valerie Storey in the 1980s/90s with updates and comments by Enid Cruickshank. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Valerie Storey/Enid Cruickshank |
| Dye | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Dysart | A Quite Remarkable Man | Review of a book ' A Quite Remarkable Man - the life of Patrick Brydone'(1736-1818)' by John Evans. | 1 page or more | 87 | Peter Munro |
| Earl of Bothwell | Hermitage--Grim Guardian of the Borders | Lord Soulis and how he came to his rather barbaric death. It follows the history of Hermitage through the years. Very interesting. | 3 pages or more | 14 | Norrie McLeish |
| Earl of Douglas | The battle of Otterburn 600th Anniversary | The history of the battle of Otterburn and the families that took part, also, Walter Scott's version is different to that of the English version in The Chevy chase. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Earl of Haddington | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Earl of Hertford | The Twelve Towers of Rule Update | An update on the survey of the 12 Towers of Rule destroyed by the Earl of Hertford and his army in 1545. | less than 1 page | 103 | Editor |
| Earlston | Earlston Air Crash | An appeal for further information following the crash of a German bomber near Earlston during WW2. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Earlston | Building a Business | A history of the Bunyans (Bunyies) from Melrose and Newstead from the early 1600s, originally masons from France, but moving into butcher shops, and prominence in the Melrose Town Council by George Bunyan (Bunyie - the authors' great great grandfather, and Provost of Melrose). | 2 pages or more | 111 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Earlston | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Earlston | Scott and Dickson - two blacksmith families in Earlston | An account by the author seeking to establish his ancestry from the Scott and Dickson families, blacksmiths in Earlston | 1 page or more | 94 | Donald Straughan |
| Earlston | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Earlston | Travelling Scottish Sons from Ancrum, Crailing, Stichill and Earlston | Information extracted from the privately printed book about 3 large Border families, all of who had 1 girl who married a minister in each generations, where letters were written and kept by the brothers. The Cranstoun brothers to the Ancrum manse, the Scott brothers to the Stichill manse, and the Gordon brothers to Gordon and Earlston; the groups of brothers also kept in touch with each other. All these documents have been indexed and reflect every day life in the 1700s and early 1800s, including writing and social skills, education, professions and ministers tenures. | 1 page or more | 107 | Colin -Miles Edgar Anne Edgar |
| Earlston | Society Library | Recent additions to the Society Library. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Earlston | Lost Earlston | Some notes on a new Earlston website. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Earlston | Andrew Currie, Border Sculptor | An account of the life of Andrew Currie, sculptor (1812-1891) born at Howford Farm Yarrow. Won commissions for several well known public monuments including Mungo Park in Selkirk, the Ettrick Shepherd at St Mary's Loch, two characters on the Scott monument in Edinburgh and Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle. Married Isabella Hardie daughter of a Denholm stocking-maker and moved to Earlston to work as a sculptor. A full account of his life and works | 5 pages or more | 78 | Bob Johnstone |
| Earlston | Executions don't come cheap | An account of the hanging at Fans, Earlston of Robert Scott for the murder of two companions on their returning from a fair in the Town and the costs involved in the execution. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Earlston Black Hill | Lauder and Lauderdale | This is the text of the talk given by Ian Miller, president of Old Gala House on the 18th April 1999 | 5 pages or more | 41 | Ian Miller |
| East Lothian | The Autobiography of a Working man | Some notes regarding the life of Alexander Somerville born in East Lothian but who spent most of his early life in Berwickshire. He became a cavalryman in the Royal British Dragoons but was subjected to punishment of 100 lashes for writing to a local paper at the time of the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. Questions were asked in Parliament regarding his punishment almost universally regarded as excessive and his release from the army was purchased by public subscription. His autobiography recalls the hardship of his early life in Berwickshire as son of a farm hand. | 2 pages or more | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| East Lothian Banking Co | The Banker's Revenge | Extract from the History of Banking in Scotland by A W Kerr concerning some aspects of William Borthwick's behaviour. | less than 1 page | 13 | Colin Woods |
| Eastlands | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Easton | Innerleithen Shops | Information on the CD published by the Society on 'Innerleithen Shops' compiled by Bobby Richardson. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Easton | A Stitch in Time | Account of a sampler and the search for its creator in the family tree. | 1 page or more | 47 | Patricia Williamson |
| Eccles | A Cockburn Family in Berwickshire and Its Descendants - The Book | The author's Cockburn family history - mostly recent. | 3 pages or more | 24 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Eccles | Galashiels Murrays in New South Wales | Murrays first came to the fore in Eccles, follow them through generations. There is also a very touching letter in the article. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Donald Wyte |
| Eckford | Fredrick Thomas Eckford | Biography of F T Eckford, Second Lieutenant, 12th (Green’s) Tennessee Cavalry Regt. | 1 page or more | 43 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Eckford | 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 |
| Eckford | Fairbairn | A modern day manipulator who could be better than a Doctor for pains. Got Rugby players who got hurt at the weekend and she would fix them up. | 2 pages or more | 36 | kind permission of Kelso Museum |
| Eckford | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Eddermouth | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Eddleston | Pte John Donaldson Scott | An investigation into the life of John Donaldson Scott, killed in France in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 97 | John Simpson Barton |
| Eddleston | Grandpa Johnston's Reminiscences | A consolidated reflection of the account of his heritage and the recollections by James Johnston(e) (1825-1902) a blacksmith born in Tweedsmuir, and who died in Edinburgh. He traced is family back to the 17th century, with many forefathers buried in Drumelzier, with most men working as smiths in Tweedsmuir. James was sent to school 2 miles away in Tweedsmuir, with peat the primary fuel. The Crook Inn was the main posting and coaching stop between Edinburgh and Dumfries. There are tales of problems with the post in bad weather, and of the families running the Crook Inn. The Johnston family moved to Eddleston in 1838 with stories about the journey and the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Victoria. James moved to the school in Eddleston, with a very strict approach compared to Tweedsmuir. The family had to relocate to Macbiehill as the leaseholder re-took possession of the smiddy. Linton was the next location, and then training in Edinburgh as a veterinarian. In the late 1800s many of the family, including James's wife, son and daughter died from different afflictions. Based on transcripts sent to the Editor by Kath Baines. | 6 pages or more | 107 | Editor |
| Eddlestone | Fairbairn | A modern day manipulator who could be better than a Doctor for pains. Got Rugby players who got hurt at the weekend and she would fix them up. | 2 pages or more | 36 | kind permission of Kelso Museum |
| Edgar | Longformacus | A cautionary tale from 1871 and some extracts from the school log book, | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Edgar | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Edinburgh | The Stewarts of Kelso | A report into extensive research into the Stewart family of Kelso, latterly of Edinburgh. | 5 pages or more | 77 | Harry D Watson |
| Edinburgh | Dr John Macwhirter: A Man of Letters | Book review. Author: L & P Macwhirter. The history of the medical doctor John Macwhirter probably born in Chirnside around 1780. He had 15 children, 3 of which were buried in Calcutta, India. The family returned to Edinburgh but later emigrated to Australia. It includes a chapter on medical practice in Scotland at that time, and an extensive bibliography. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Edinburgh | Grandpa Johnston's Reminiscences | A consolidated reflection of the account of his heritage and the recollections by James Johnston(e) (1825-1902) a blacksmith born in Tweedsmuir, and who died in Edinburgh. He traced is family back to the 17th century, with many forefathers buried in Drumelzier, with most men working as smiths in Tweedsmuir. James was sent to school 2 miles away in Tweedsmuir, with peat the primary fuel. The Crook Inn was the main posting and coaching stop between Edinburgh and Dumfries. There are tales of problems with the post in bad weather, and of the families running the Crook Inn. The Johnston family moved to Eddleston in 1838 with stories about the journey and the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Victoria. James moved to the school in Eddleston, with a very strict approach compared to Tweedsmuir. The family had to relocate to Macbiehill as the leaseholder re-took possession of the smiddy. Linton was the next location, and then training in Edinburgh as a veterinarian. In the late 1800s many of the family, including James's wife, son and daughter died from different afflictions. Based on transcripts sent to the Editor by Kath Baines. | 6 pages or more | 107 | Editor |
| Edinburgh | Adam Clark (1811 to 1866) | A fascinating account of Adam Clark, born in Edinburgh but brought up in Kelso who became a bridge builder of renown in Hungary building the first bridge across the Danube linking the communities of Buda and Pest. | 4 pages or more | 79 | Dr. Jim Lyon |
| Edinburgh | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Edinburgh | A Renton Family Mystery which starts in the parish of Hutton, Berwickshire | Following the article on the Rentons in Issue 13, the author traces the Renton family back to his great-grandmother (Elizabeth Renton - born in Hutton - 1841-1920), who had an illegitimate son David Renton by a Scottish 'gentleman' (allegedly David Robertson Williamson (Colonel)). David married Ida Sandimans, and had 3 children including Edward Renton (1912-1975), the authors father. There is an account of the investigations into the validity of this family history. | 5 pages or more | 109 | Simon Renton |
| Edinburgh | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Edinburgh | Brown Square, Edinburgh | Amendment to the account in Issue 102. Brown Square finally disappeared after the 1970s. Brown Square House was used as the Heriot Watt university Students Union building set back from the main road. | less than 1 page | 103 | Editor |
| Edinburgh | George Square | A description of the origin of the name George Square in Edinburgh. Named after George Brown (Broun) 1722-1806, by his architect brother James. Sons of William Broun of Lindsayland and Elliston (near Biggar and St Boswells respectively). The account describes George's life, including marrying Helen Scott, and later Dorothea Dundas on Helen's death, and having 3 daughters, and 6 sons, and the development and residents of the Square, and the surrounding New Town development. Many 'second home' residents were landowners from the Borders. | 1 page or more | 102 | Mike Chandler |
| Edinburgh | Henry Mitchell 1877 - 1950 | Based on a collection of personal documents found in Edinburgh, the story of Henry Mitchell (b. 1877) has been pieced together from his parents Thomas Mitchell (b. 1888 - Channel St., Ladhope) and Isabella Kerr. He had 5 siblings, moved to Edinburgh around 1906, and married Martha Isabella Allan Keddie and had 2 children. Testimonials to his life are presented. | 2 pages or more | 111 | Elma Fleming |
| Edinburgh | Will of Gibbie Hatley of Gattonside 1547 | Details of an interesting legacy to the Edinburgh Hangman. | less than 1 page | 74 | |
| Edinburgh | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Edington | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Edmonstone | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Edmonstone | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Edmonton | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Ednam | Captain Cook's Border Background | The history of Captain James Cook and the Ednam connection. | 1 page or more | 6 | Dr Jim Trainer |
| Ednam | James Thomson - A Man for all Seasons | An account of the life and works of Border poet, James Thomson. | 5 pages or more | 87 | Norrie McLeish |
| Ednam | James Thomson, Capt. James Cook R.N., Ednam and Cleveland | The connection of Rev. James Thomson and Capt. Cook with the village of Ednam. | 1 page or more | 27 | P. D. Thomson |
| Ednam | Question: Where did all the Smiths from Ednam go? | An attempt to explore the lineage of the 2 Smith families baptised in Ednam from 1790 to 1819. Family 1 -The possible great grandparents of William Smith (1801-1882) the great grandfather of Eric Smith (author), were Andrew Smith and Isabel Davidson - they had 8 children baptised in Ednam. Family 2 - Thomas Smith (baptised 1766 in Ednam) married Janet Waddle from Stichill, had 13 children mostly baptised in Ednam. 2 William Smiths of note from Family 1 ended up in Edinburgh and Australia. in the 1800s, The tracing of 34 children in 3 generations of Smiths is a challenge. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Margaret Smith Eric Smith |
| Ednam | Ednam and Captain Cook | A Cleveland lady spent time and effort tracing Captain Cook. Herein lies the Ednam Connection | less than 1 page | 25 | John Newlands |
| Ednam | Gallipoli and Hill 70 Loos | Some notes on an exhibition on Gallipoli staged by the Society with background; also notes on the centenary of the Battle of Loos and service of commemoration at Edrom Church | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Ednam | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ednam | Know Your Parish - Ednam | History of the parish of Ednam and some inhabitants. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Ednam | Lt Col Hon Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt | Biography of Richard Waldie Griffith, grandson of Richard Griffith, Laird of Ednam, a renowned geologist and mining engineer, and son of George Richard Griffith | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Edrington | Robert Lauder of the Bass | An account, fully referenced, of the family of the Lauders of the Bass Rock. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Edrington | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Edrington | Robert Lauder of that Ilk | This is the story of the background and demise of Robert Lauder of that ilk (d.1598), one of the last to be recorded with that appellation. | 3 pages or more | 29 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Edrom | Uncleanness at Edrom | A tale of impropriety extracted from the Edrom Session Records. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Edrom | Full of Egotism, Diaries of Rev John Hastie | This is the text of Ronald's talk to the Society on 21st March 2004. It was about a diary which should appeal to those with an interest in local history, a snapshot of life in a rural Parish between 1797 and 1822, and for those connected to Edrom - an opportunity to ‘meet the ancestor’. | 2 pages or more | 55 | Ronald Morrison |
| Edrom | Waterloo and Beyond | Some notes by the author on his attempt to find gravestones and memorials to those who died in the Napoleonic Wars. | less than 1 page | 88 | Kenneth McLean |
| Edrom | New Society Publication - Edrom | An account of the publication by the Society of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions etc. also some background on the parish and persons associated. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Edrom | 'What a Mine of Capability!' - Victorian Church Extension and the Edrom Subscription List of 1839 | A review of the survey of the denominations of families within Edrom parish in 1835 organised by Rev. Alexander Cuthbertson (835 established church individuals from a population of just over 1,400). The survey found the church to be too small and subscriptions were collected (£864 9s 2d) to rebuild the church under the auspices of the Church of Scotland's Extension scheme, but this was never to be as the split in to the church by the founding of the Free Church of Scotland 1843, meant there was no longer a need for additional space. However, it was still rebuilt and reopened in 1886. Since then the fall in population and religious affiliation has meant uniting with Chirnside + Bonkyl and then Duns + Bonkyl. Currently there are twice-monthly services to a congregation of 12 Sunday 15th March 2020. A list if the subscribers including a third from working class families ranging from 1d to £1 10s per subscriber. | 5 pages or more | 104 | Kenneth McLean |
| Edrom | Edrom and Preston Road, Duns burials | Report of a donation to the Society of copy records relating to burials at Edrom Churchyard and Preston Road, Duns Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Edrom | From Coldstream to Canada | The Galbraith history from Coldstream to Toronto University. A comprehensive account of the Galbraiths. | 3 pages or more | 26 | James Burns |
| Edrom | Edrom Monumental Inscriptions | A report on the publication of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions C.D. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Edrom | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Edrom | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Edrom | Robert Fortune | An account of the life of Robert Fortune born at Edrom who became a renowned botanist and undertook several journeys (often proving quite perilous ) to China and the Far East - Many plants are named after him and he can probably lay claim to be the founder of the tea industry in India having smuggled plants out of China to help establish this. Buried at Brompton Cemetery, London where a memorial to him has recently been restored. | 3 pages or more | 80 | Ronald Morrison |
| Edrom | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Edrom church | 'What a Mine of Capability!' - Victorian Church Extension and the Edrom Subscription List of 1839 | A review of the survey of the denominations of families within Edrom parish in 1835 organised by Rev. Alexander Cuthbertson (835 established church individuals from a population of just over 1,400). The survey found the church to be too small and subscriptions were collected (£864 9s 2d) to rebuild the church under the auspices of the Church of Scotland's Extension scheme, but this was never to be as the split in to the church by the founding of the Free Church of Scotland 1843, meant there was no longer a need for additional space. However, it was still rebuilt and reopened in 1886. Since then the fall in population and religious affiliation has meant uniting with Chirnside + Bonkyl and then Duns + Bonkyl. Currently there are twice-monthly services to a congregation of 12 Sunday 15th March 2020. A list if the subscribers including a third from working class families ranging from 1d to £1 10s per subscriber. | 5 pages or more | 104 | Kenneth McLean |
| Edward Fair | 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 |
| Edward VII | Allanton | An account based on a local newspaper account of the celebration of the Coronation Day of Edward VII, including a competition for a Coronation Jug. | less than 1 page | 101 | Margaret Dick |
| Edwards | A.R. Edwards Photographic Archive | Review of the book 'A.R. Edwards Photographic Archive' by Janis Cornwall. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Edwin Fox | Convicts Transported to Western Australia in 1858 aboard the 'Edwin Fox' | A list of Scottish convicts transported to Australia on the "Edwin Fox". Reprinted from Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal | 2 pages or more | 70 | Lynn Manning |
| Egypt | Charles Dicken' Interview with a Gypsy King | A description of the King of the Yetholm Gypsies, Charles Blythe. Prominent writers visited the King over the years, and this article gives Charles Dickens account of his visit in 1861; his account describes the village, villagers and meeting with the King. The King described the origins of the gypsies as from Egypt 2-3 thousand years ago (with the name Fa'a - from Pharaoh), and the fact that it was the Egyptians who invented whisky. The language used by the gypsies was discussed. | 5 pages or more | 101 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Elder | A Rutherfurd family | Notes on the name Rutherfurd taken from the book 'Rutherfurds of that Ilk'. | 2 pages or more | 21 | James Selkirk |
| Electronics | Sir Ambrose Fleming - Father of Modern Electronics | The Borders connection of Sir Ambrose Fleming who designed the transmitter to enable the sending of the first message across the Atlantic and whose work paved the way for the invention of the modern light bulb and radio communication. | 1 page or more | 82 | Robin Croftin |
| Elibank | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Elibank | Langshaw Mill Decree of 1608 | Extract Decree relating to Langshaw Mill. The Decree is interesting for genealogists because of the very considerable number of people mentioned in it. | 1 page or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Elie | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Eliot | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Eliza | "My Great Grandfather died at sea" | A ships Master from Irvine in Ayrshire. How Bill researched the history of a remarkable seaman. 'One of his best'. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Bill Murray |
| Eliza Cooper | Charles Lapworth, Geologist | An account of the unveiling of a plaque in recognition of Charles Lapworth, palaeontologist (born 1842), at St Peters School, Galashiels where he was Headmaster. Further information on his wives (Eliza Cooper and Jenny Sanderson), and their children in England. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Elizabeth Bay | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Elizabeth Douglas | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| Elizabeth Edmonstone | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Elizabeth Elliot | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| Elizabeth Penman | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| Elizabeth Wood | 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 |
| Ellemford | Abbey St Bathans, Cranshaws and Longformacus | A brief description of 3 neighbouring parishes and the records available. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Ellemford | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Elliot | The War Memorial at Minto by Roger J Owen | Some paragraphs on the book 'The War Memorial at Minto' by Roger J Owen. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Elliot | Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' Wills and Testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
| Elliot | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Elliot | Voices from Lilliesleaf by Ian McDougall | Review of a book ' Voices from Lilliesleaf' by Ian MacDougall. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Elliot | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Elliot | Elliot Family Trees | Report on Elliot(t) Clan Gathering and of various family trees donated to the Society by the Clan. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Elliot | At The Beginning | A tale of one mans delve into family history from the U.K. to Canada and beyond. | 2 pages or more | 1 | Peter Elliot |
| Elliot | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| Elliot | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Elliot | The Elliots: The Story of a Border Clan | Book acquisition. Author: Lady Eliot of Stobs and Sir Arthur Eliot. A history the Elliots clan from the Borders heavily laden with family trees. | less than 1 page | 102 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Elliot | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Elliot | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Elliot | Stobs Internment Camp near Hawick | Some notes on Stobs Internment Camp and its history. | 90 | ||
| Elliot | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Elliot | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Elliot | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Elliot | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Elliot | Elliots | Some notes on the Elliot Clan Gathering and the donation to the Society of a book 'The Rise of the Elliots of Minto'. | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
| Elliot | An Infamous Mistress | A review of the book 'An Infamous Mistress' by Sarah Murden and Joanne Major being a biography of Grace Dalrymple Elliot. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Elliot | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Elliot | Who was Little Arthur Foster? Elliots at court 1675-1682 | Border Reivers Court sittings in the 1600's. How Cautioners upheld the Law. Also in 5 pages in issue 30 covering the same subject. | 5 pages or more | 29 | Michael Robson |
| Elliot | Elliot Gathering | Notes on the Elliot Clan Gathering. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Elliot | A Quite Remarkable Man | Review of a book ' A Quite Remarkable Man - the life of Patrick Brydone'(1736-1818)' by John Evans. | 1 page or more | 87 | Peter Munro |
| Elliot | The Elliots: The story of a Border Clan: a Genealogical History | Book review. Authors: The Dowager Lady Elliot of Stobs and Sir Arthur Elliot, 11th Baronet of Stobs. First published in 1974, a greatly revised update. Extensive maps and genealogical trees. Extensive details on the Elliots of Redheugh, Stobs, Brugh, Braidly, Falnash and Horsleyhill, with cadet lines of Minto, Larriston, Stonedge, plus Australia and South Africa. | less than 1 page | 104 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Elliot | 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 |
| Elliot | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Elliot | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Elliott | Elliot Family Trees | Report on Elliot(t) Clan Gathering and of various family trees donated to the Society by the Clan. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Elliott | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Ellis Owens | Erin to Edinburgh | Notes on talk and book by Ellis Owens on her family's migration from Ireland to Stow and Edinburgh. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Elphinstone | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Kidstons of Stow | A very comprehensive account of the early Rev Kidston from Stow and their thirteen children and who they married. | 1 page or more | 12 | John Kidston Tait |
| Elsfield | On John Buchan's grave | An account of a small volume by David Weekes on his search to interpret the Latin and Greek text on the grave of John Buchan in Elsfield Church, Oxfordshire. | 1 page or more | 83 | David Weekes |
| Elwin | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Elwyn Glen | Elwyn Glen | A short lyrical account of Langshaw in the 1920s; a small hamlet nestling in the Elwyn Glen on Allan Water, originally with only a schoolhouse and a smiddy, with neighbouring towers. Describing the changes as traffic increased and hall was built to accommodate meetings and social activities. | less than 1 page | 109 | Editor |
| Emigrants | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| Emigrants | Whitsome to West Sparta | The story of Christopher Moffat and his wife Agnes Common who emigrated to Canada aboard the John Bright in 1856, some earlier history, the reason for their emigration, an account of the voyage and their subsequent life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 81 | Elizabeth Doley |
| Emigrants | Innerleithen's All-Black | An account by the author of how researching her Dickson line from Innerleithen, she traced an unknown descendant who had emigrated to New Zealand and played rugby for the 'All Blacks'. | 1 page or more | 84 | Esther Davies |
| Emigrants | George Hope 1814-1884 | The story of George Hope 1814-1884 born in Morebattle who with his family emigrated to Australia, their struggles and achievements in Australia including their experiences of the 'Goldrush' and an account of their return visit to Morebattle 38 years later. | 4 pages or more | 85 | Alistair Hope |
| Emigrants | A Lad o' Pairts- George Watson (1876 -1950) | An account of the life of George Watson (1876-1950) born in Jedburgh, linguist and etymologist who worked on the Oxford New English Dictionary before emigrating to the United States. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Norrie McLeish |
| Emigrants | John Liddle (13.3.1842 - 26.9.1907) | An account of the life of John Liddle born at Reston and his voyage to Australia in 1865 aboard the "Clara". He kept a diary during the voyage and extracts are included illustrating what life was like aboard an emigrant ship. There are also details from the ship's register (a full list of the names of the 384 immigrants is available) also a breakdown of occupations, nationalities and deaths during the voyage. | 6 pages or more | 80 | Bill Stewart |
| Emigrants | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Emigrants | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Haliburtons of Sprouston | Origins of the Haliburtons; William who had 12 children and their emigration to New Zealand. | less than 1 page | 12 | D.N. Haliburton |
| Emigrants | Charles McGinn | Some notes on Charles McGinn born at Stow in 1865 and his emigration to Australia. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Michael and Chris Hume |
| Emigrants | From the Scottish Borders to South Australia | An account of the lives of William Oliver his wife Elizabeth Turnbull who were married at Jedburgh in1833 who emigrated to South Australia, their family and subsequent life, Contains much genealogy and notes on the Oliver DNA project. | 5 pages or more | 78 | Ruth Oliver |
| Emigrants | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Emigrants | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Emigrants | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Emigrants | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| Emigrants | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Emigration | From Crosslee to Salt Lake City | The journey of William Scott Clark from Ettrick to Idaho. | 2 pages or more | 71 | George Clark |
| Emigration | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| emigration | The Scots in Poland | The story of Scottish emigration to Poland as merchant's, engineers and farm managers. The parents of the author's mother came back to Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Mona K. McLeod |
| Emigration | Liddles Abroad | Family pictures awaken an interest in family history. The author made contact with relatives in Australia, descendants of a blacksmith who'd emigrated front Heughhead, Reston. | 2 pages or more | 72 | Bill Stewart |
| Emigration | Convicts Transported to Western Australia in 1858 aboard the 'Edwin Fox' | A list of Scottish convicts transported to Australia on the "Edwin Fox". Reprinted from Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal | 2 pages or more | 70 | Lynn Manning |
| Emigration | Kennington/Cowe Family History. Part 2 - Emigration to New Brunswick 1837 - James Cowe & Isabella Donaldson | Details of the lives of further branches of the Cowe family including one that emigrated to New Brunswick. | 6 pages or more | 71 | Fred Kennington |
| Emigration | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Emigration | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| emigration | Following in the Footsteps of Robert Redpath. | The story of one man's journey to mine gold in Australia. There is reference to two diaries kept by other men on the voyage from Glasgow to Townsville, Queensland. | 3 pages or more | 69 | Irene J Redpath |
| Emigration | Kennington/Cowe Family History | The story of the family's arrival in Berwickshire and their life there until they departed to Canada. | 9 pages or more | 70 | Fred Kennington |
| Emma Haddon | Bowden Scottish Women's Institute (aka The Rural) | Description of the imminent Bowden WI centenary in November 2019. A brief history of the founders, and the initiation of the institutes in Roberton and Minto. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Emma Purdon | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Emonds | Death in the Borders: 19th Century Border Murder Cases | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Border Murder Cases- a great deal of research has gone into this volume. Gypsies, landlords, and farm workers, and many others. are included. | 2 pages or more | 30 | Hugh K. Mackay |
| Emperor Nudd | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Employees | Servants Emerging from the Shadows | Notes on an exhibition and recording of records pertaining to staff and employees at Paxton House. | 1 page or more | 82 | Chris Pawson |
| England | Dr John Macwhirter: A Man of Letters | Book review. Author: L & P Macwhirter. The history of the medical doctor John Macwhirter probably born in Chirnside around 1780. He had 15 children, 3 of which were buried in Calcutta, India. The family returned to Edinburgh but later emigrated to Australia. It includes a chapter on medical practice in Scotland at that time, and an extensive bibliography. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| England | Crossing the Border | Notes on Linda Bankier's talk to the Society on 20th February 2005, mainly about the differences between English and Scottish records, irregular marriages, and the Berwick Record Office's holdings. | 1 page or more | 57 | Linda Bankier |
| Epitaphs | Some epitaphs written by Robert Burns | Epitaphs written by Robert Burns on Gavin Hamilton, his own father, Willie Mitchie and Robert Fergusson, poet. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Epsom | The Langlands | How a family can be traced with the help of a family Bible | 3 pages or more | 36 | Mrs Prue Langlands |
| Erskine | Local Histories - Chirnside - A Borders Village | Review of a volume about the history of Chirnside from 'earliest times'. Merchants and tradespeople from 1825 and 1940s included. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Eskdalemuir | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Esther Anderson | Cousins Meet | Two distant cousins Esther Davies (the author) and Debra McConkey of Louisiana, USA, met up in 2017 and 2018, as result of the connections through membership of the Borders Family History Society. Also, the authors maiden name of Anderson brought up in Lilliesleaf, lead to the discovery of another cousin in Edinburgh (a new member Jim Dick from 2019) with roots from the Dick family in Lilliesleaf. | less than 1 page | 107 | Esther Davies |
| Etal | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This article, reprinted by permission of Northumberland and Durham FHS, is a list of persons in communion rolls, who had moved from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 20 | Don Mason |
| Ettrick | 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 |
| Ettrick | 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 | |
| Ettrick | Seasons of Promise | Report on a book 'Seasons of Promise' being a history of the Currie family. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Ettrick | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Ettrick | 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 |
| Ettrick | From Crosslee to Salt Lake City | The journey of William Scott Clark from Ettrick to Idaho. | 2 pages or more | 71 | George Clark |
| Ettrick Bridge | 100 year Belgian connection to the Borders | The story of a Belgian lady who every evening attended the memorial ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres and her Borders connection. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Esther Davies |
| Ettrick Bridge | Ettrickbridge Sampler | A sampler embroidered in 1879 in Ettrick Bridge, somehow finding its way to Canada and returned to the local school, Kirkhope Primary. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Ettrick Valley | Laidlaws of The Gair | Reference to the story available on Google documents of tenant farmer Laidlaws in Ettrick, initially Glenkerry and Ropeslawshiel, but then the Gair in the Ettrick Valley. Andrew Laidlaw (b. 1724) married Agnes Gledinning at Westerkirk (1746). The author believes that Andrew's father was Walter who married Margaret Grieve in the late 1600s, since Andrew and Agnes first son was named Walter. Information is requested. | 1 page or more | 109 | Ruary Laidlaw |
| Etymology | A Lad o' Pairts- George Watson (1876 -1950) | An account of the life of George Watson (1876-1950) born in Jedburgh, linguist and etymologist who worked on the Oxford New English Dictionary before emigrating to the United States. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Norrie McLeish |
| Executions | Executions don't come cheap | An account of the hanging at Fans, Earlston of Robert Scott for the murder of two companions on their returning from a fair in the Town and the costs involved in the execution. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Exhibitions | Eyemouth Museum | Notes of an exhibition in Eyemouth Museum about John Whillis. | less than 1 page | 90 | |
| Exhibitions | Peel Hospital - Galashiels Exhibition | An account of the exhibition on Peel Hospital staged by the Society. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Gwen Stein, Davina Smart and Margaret Bowers |
| Exhibitions | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Exmoor | Friends of Hoar Cottage | An account of Hoar Cottage, a shepherd's cottage on Exmoor in North Devon which has connections with shepherds from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bette Baldwin |
| Eyemouth | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Eyemouth | Gunsgreen House, Eyemouth | Notes on the book "Eustace the Outcast" by David Pae also on the will of James Swanston of Eyemouth containing what is thought to be a list of customers for illicit produce including the Rev. Robert Bowmaker, minister, Duns. | 1 page or more | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Eyemouth | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Eyemouth | 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 |
| Eyemouth | Remembering a Soldier from the Boer War | A tracing of the history of Arthur William Swanston of Marshall Meadows commemorated in Eyemouth churchyard, who died in 1900 in the Boer War in South Africa. Swanston House (now a hotel) was owned by James Swanston (wealthy merchant) and his wife Christian (6th daughter of John Turnbull, fish curer in Eyemouth). They also set up a home in the Canary Islands, and a home in London. John was their eldest son and married Fanny Elizabeth Nash in Kensington, and they often visited their widowed mother in Marshall Meadows. Arthur was their 3rd child, who showed athletic and military prowess and was educated at Loretto School Musselburgh, and Jesus College, Cambridge University, rowing for the university. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the VIth Dragoons, but was killed by a sniper's bullet in Mpumalanga, South Africa 9/Oct/1900 at 25, whilst trying to save the life of a trooper, and was buried there in a marked grave. His fiancée sent flowers every year until the 1960s; the children of a local school have taken over the ceremony and leave flowers and sing 'My bonny lies over the ocean' every year since 2000 when the story was uncovered by Ettie Bierman. He is also remembered in a memorial brass tablet in Berwick in the parish church. | 1 page or more | 105 | Colin Miller |
| Eyemouth | Eyemouth Local/Family History Centre | Some notes on the Eyemouth Family History Centre and at 'Virtual Experience Pod' at Eyemouth Fort. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Eyemouth | New Research Facility at Eyemouth Museum | Details of new research facilities available at Eyemouth Museum and a project to determine the names of old wynds and vennels recorded in the 1841 census. | 1 page or more | 80 | |
| Eyemouth | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| Eyemouth | 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 |
| Faa | Charles Dicken' Interview with a Gypsy King | A description of the King of the Yetholm Gypsies, Charles Blythe. Prominent writers visited the King over the years, and this article gives Charles Dickens account of his visit in 1861; his account describes the village, villagers and meeting with the King. The King described the origins of the gypsies as from Egypt 2-3 thousand years ago (with the name Fa'a - from Pharaoh), and the fact that it was the Egyptians who invented whisky. The language used by the gypsies was discussed. | 5 pages or more | 101 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Faa | Jethart Jock | The mystery of Jethart Jock of Coldstream, husband of the Gypsy Queen Esther Faa Blyth and attempts to identify. | 2 pages or more | 86 | John Murray |
| Faa | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Faa | More Gypsy Snippets | Some interesting snippets extracted by Peter Munro regarding gypsies throughout the ages | 2 pages or more | 86 | Peter Munro |
| Faa | Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 5 pages or more | 32 | A. V. Tokley |
| Faa | Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS on the Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History. "Scotland's other Royal Family" | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Faa | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Faa Blythe | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Fair | '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 |
| Fairbairn | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Fairbairn | Update to 'Bringing science to genealogy' | An update on a DNA project that was first described in Volume 67, pages 1 -4 June 2008. | 4 pages or more | 72 | Lorna Henderson |
| Fairbairn | Bringing Science to Genealogy - DNA Testing | Have you got a family rumour of relationships between families that you cannot prove ? Perhaps you’re curious whether or not you’ve some undiscovered relations out there somewhere in the world, or a brick wall that stubbornly refuses to budge. Then possibly you should consider DNA testing. The author set up three surname DNA projects for Sinton, Fairbairn and Runciman. | 2 pages or more | 67 | Lorna Henderson |
| Fairbairn | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Fairburn | Know Your Parish - Ednam | History of the parish of Ednam and some inhabitants. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Fairburn | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Fairfax | Mary Sommerville | An account of the life of Mary Sommerville, born in Jedburgh and the reason for her being honoured on a bank note. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Fairholm Erebus | North West passage-the Melrose connection | It is 150 years since the explorer, Sir John Franklin, vanished. This is the tale of a Melrose man who was with him on the long journey to find the North West Passage. | 1 page or more | 21 | |
| Fairholme | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| Fairington | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Fairlie | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Falahill | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth Century | The Burgesses, and how they looked after Selkirk. The privileges that they gave themselves. Continued in issue 26. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Peter Symms |
| Falstone | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This article, reprinted by permission of Northumberland and Durham FHS, is a list of persons in communion rolls, who had moved from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 20 | Don Mason |
| Family Tree | An Unusual Way Of Recording Family Trees | This is about a gravestone in the burial ground of Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries-shire which has a drawn family tree of the Jardine family. The article shows a picture of the gravestone. | 1 page or more | 66 | Colin McInnes |
| Family Tree Maker | Family Tree Maker Online | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program with the Internet | 2 pages or more | 40 | Allan McVittie |
| Family Tree Maker | Family Tree Maker | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Unsworth |
| Fans | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| Fans | Executions don't come cheap | An account of the hanging at Fans, Earlston of Robert Scott for the murder of two companions on their returning from a fair in the Town and the costs involved in the execution. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Fantalane | Update on Surnames and Clansmen | Additional notes, about the lands of Fantalane, relating to the author's book. | 1 page or more | 43 | Michael Robson |
| Farming | The Way We Were | Berwickshire farm servants wages from 1751 and how the farm hand had to make the hovel of a house more habitable. It was not the good old days, it was slavery. | 1 page or more | 15 | Colin Wood |
| Farquarson | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Farquharsons | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Fastheugh | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Fauldshope | Notes on the Ancestry of the Ettrick Shepherd | James Hogg (1770-1835) where he and his ancestors lived in the Borders, also who they married. | 2 pages or more | 18 | Donald Wyte |
| Feeley | Soldiers' Wills | A brief article of Soldiers' Wills and how to access on line. | 86 | ||
| Feeney | Kings Own Scottish Borderers | A list of men who died in the Boer War in outlying places. | 1 page or more | 32 | Helen Reichenbach |
| Feenie | Memories of Sir William Burrell's house staff at Hutton Castle | Follow-up on article on Staff at Hutton Castle. | less than 1 page | 98 | Lesley Gray |
| Fencible Cavalry | Berwickshire Fencible Cavalry | Details of discharge records of the Berwickshire Cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. Following the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1835) which may be of interest to those researching their ancestors. An interesting mix of Bordermen and those from south of the Border. These records are from the National Archives at Kew. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Fenham | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Fenson | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Fenton Lodge | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ferguson | DNA Testing for Genealogists - A Primer | A description of the use of DNA testing and the strengths of the use of the Autosomal test to extend knowledge to 4th cousins registered in the system. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing is briefly described, plus Y-DNA. The author has used these tests to successfully trace the birth of his great great grandparents, and uncovered links to 4 different family lines. | 3 pages or more | 103 | George Ferguson |
| Ferguson | Life at Pirn House Innerleithen | Review of a book 'Life at Pirn House' Innerleithen by Alexander Grant Ferguson recalling life in the house in the early years of the 20th century. | less than 1 page | 92 | Marianne Morrison |
| Ferguson | James Ferguson Schoolmaster, 1814-1894 | How the memory of a clock led the author to research this ancestor. | less than 1 page | 32 | J Ferguson |
| Ferguson | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ferguson | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ferguson | William Coulthard: Emigrant to South Australia | Captain A. J. Coultherd has sent a moving account of an intrepid explorer who moved to Australia in 1836. | less than 1 page | 7 | Alfred J. Coultherd |
| Ferguson | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Ferneyhill | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Fessey | A Creditable Soldier - Arthur James (Dick) Kennington | An account of the life and military career of Arthur James (Dick) Kennington (1870 to 1945). | 5 pages or more | 99 | Fred Kennington |
| Festival | Hawick Reivers Festival | A summary of the lawless and turbulent times celebrated in the Hawick Reivers Festival celebrated in March. Prominent reivers surnames are listed, together with words originating from the period and region. | 1 page or more | 111 | Editor |
| Fiddes | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Fidra | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Field Marshall Haig | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Fife | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Finlay | One of the many Brown Families | A family tree of Browns in Galashiels, Selkirk areas. | 1 page or more | 26 | I.M. Brown |
| Finlayson | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Finlayson | Finlaysons of Goseland Farm, Kilbuncho | A journey tracing the author's links to the Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbuncho, Peeblesshire. | 2 pages or more | 97 | Susan Brownjohn |
| First World War | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| First World War | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| First World War | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| First World War | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| First World War | Saving and Sharing Borders Stories of WWI | Reference to the project by Live Borders Museum and Library Services to commemorate the Borders experience during the Great War. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| First World War | John Keddie Linton | An enquiry regarding John Keddie Linton killed in action during World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | Mrs Dee Brook |
| First World War | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| First World War | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Firth | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Fisabad | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Fische | Miriam Fish | One of the band of grave yard inscription recorders, she gives a interesting description of her youth. | 1 page or more | 31 | Miriam Fish |
| Fish | Miriam Fish | One of the band of grave yard inscription recorders, she gives a interesting description of her youth. | 1 page or more | 31 | Miriam Fish |
| Fisher | Arrangements for a Victorian wedding | An account of the arrangements made for the marriage in Galashiels of Andrews Stewart Fisher to Elizabeth Tait with details as on the arranging and the ceremony | 2 pages or more | 76 | Janet Nellis |
| Fishing | The Tweed to the Northern Isles | Some information on a new publication entitled 'The Tweed to the Northern Isles' which traces the history of fishing along Scotland's east coast. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Fishing | 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 | |
| Fishing | 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 |
| Fishwick | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| FitzAlans | The Origins of William Wallace | Notes of the genealogy of William Wallace and suggested connections to the FitzAlans and Stewarts. | 1 page or more | 81 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Fitzjames | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| FitzWalter | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| FitzWalter | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| FitzWalter | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Fitzwalter | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| FitzWalter | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| Flanders | A forgotten village-Huguenot refugees at Polwarth | The story of the Huguenot refugees who landed at Berwick on Tweed and travelling inland alighted on this secluded spot to settle there, is known, perhaps only by their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 6 | Colin Wood |
| Fleming | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Fleming | Sir Ambrose Fleming - Father of Modern Electronics | The Borders connection of Sir Ambrose Fleming who designed the transmitter to enable the sending of the first message across the Atlantic and whose work paved the way for the invention of the modern light bulb and radio communication. | 1 page or more | 82 | Robin Croftin |
| Fleming | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Fleming | George Fleming M.A. | Article on George Fleming M.A., distinguished educationalist. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ian McGregor |
| Fleming | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Fleming | James Fleming, father of Sir John Ambrose Fleming | Some notes on James Fleming, born near Smailholm, father of Sir John Ambrose Fleming who featured in issue 82. | 2 pages or more | 84 | Ian McGregor |
| Fleming's Regiment | Ways of Arguing in the Social Sciences | This article is an extended version of a talk given to the Society on 17th September 2000, and follows an earlier article in the "Scottish Genealogist" in 1997 on the theme of methods of approach for family history researchers. Uses Hoy ancestors for examples. | 3 pages or more | 46 | Charles Hoy |
| Flemington | Anderson Family Legend | Three brothers shared their last sixpence at Kelso Fair and then parted company. How a lady searched for relatives. | less than 1 page | 8 | Mrs Steele |
| Fleshers | The Ancient Crafts of Selkirk | The history of crafts in Selkirk from 1113 with the building of the Border abbeys through to the Union of the Crowns. | 1 page or more | 32 | Jim Newlands |
| Fletcher | Miriam Fish | One of the band of grave yard inscription recorders, she gives a interesting description of her youth. | 1 page or more | 31 | Miriam Fish |
| Fletcher | The Flowers of the Forest--Borderers who fell at Flodden | The Fletcher brothers from Selkirk and were they at Flodden? Probably. | 1 page or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Flintlock | James Paris Lee 1831--1904 His Rifles reigned supreme | Born in Hawick, the very man who designed the Lee Enfield Rifle, emigrated to Canada, The Percussion Cap, a development by Rev Alexander Forsyth. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Donald Whyte |
| Flodden | The Flowers of the Forest--Borderers who fell at Flodden | The Fletcher brothers from Selkirk and were they at Flodden? Probably. | 1 page or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Flodden | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Flodden | Hawick Through Time | A review of the book 'Hawick through Time' by Alistair Moffat. | 1 page or more | 85 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Flodden | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Flodden | The Flowers of the Forest | A detail of those known to have died at the Battle of Flodden 1513. | 3 pages or more | 83 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Flodden | Mennims of Norham | The history of Norham, its castle, and how it got its name. | 3 pages or more | 25 | A.M.Mennim |
| Flodden | The Walter Mason Papers | The Walter Mason Papers. This is a brief description of the collection held by the museum services of Scottish Borders Council. | 1 page or more | 19 | Walter Elliot |
| Flodden | Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum | An update on archaeological digs and other activities and research relative to the Battle of Flodden. | 1 page or more | 85 | Becki Cooper |
| Flodden | Flodden 500 | A note on events to commemorate the 500th. anniversary of the Battle. | less than 1 page | 81 | |
| Flodden | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Flodden | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Flodden | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Floors | The Kers of Cessford Castle | A history of the Kers of Cessford Castle. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Floors Castle | Floors Castle Hospital | Note on inventory lists and photographs which have come to light dating from the Second World War and an appeal for more information. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| Fogo | Memories of Fogo | Recollections of life in Fogo at the end of the 19th. and beginning of the 20th century. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Kate Duncan Thomas |
| Fogo | Earlston Air Crash | An appeal for further information following the crash of a German bomber near Earlston during WW2. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Fogo | East Berwickshire Names List | Information on contents of recently published book ' Early Berwickshire Names List'. | 1 page or more | 98 | Betty Snow |
| Fogo | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 3 | A continuation of the Parts 1 and 2 of the Berwickshire Leitchs (Issues 105 and 106). Further investigating the possible older sons of James Leitch (1800-1880). Matthew was born in Fogo (b. 1851), moving to Greenlaw and then Clockmill, Duns with his parents, and then to High Street Langton marrying Elizabeth Calder and having 6 children. Later, he and brother David (the pharmacist) inherited the family home in Greenlaw, which they tried to let out. Matthew died in Longformacus, but his sons James and John continued as stone dykers, but James joined the Kings own Scottish Borderers and died in 1915 at Gallipoli. Son John stayed in Longformacus and his sons Matthew and Robert taking part in WW2. The tracing goes on trying to establish the history of Matthews older half brothers. The trail becomes complicated. | 2 pages or more | 107 | Diana Leitch |
| Fogo | Yorkie, the Gentle Shepherd | Note about a tramp, known as Yorkie, as well as his picture on the cover. | less than 1 page | 52 | Carol Trotter |
| Fogo | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Fogo | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| Forbes | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Fordyce | 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 |
| Forfar | A Six Year Family History Investigation | Absorbing account of James Drummond, botanist, born at Hawthornden (near Lasswade), and Thomas Drummond (also a botanist). | 5 pages or more | 23 | Andrew Brown |
| Forrest | Scots in Antigua | Note about St John's Cathedral, Antigua where the author found an splendid marble memorial for Robert Peddie, surgeon, native of Kelso. | 1 page or more | 61 | Diana Pirrie |
| Forsyth | James Paris Lee 1831--1904 His Rifles reigned supreme | Born in Hawick, the very man who designed the Lee Enfield Rifle, emigrated to Canada, The Percussion Cap, a development by Rev Alexander Forsyth. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Donald Whyte |
| Forsyth | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Forsythe | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Fortune | Grantshouse and the Turner family | History of the family from around 1840. Continued from issue 27. | 1 page or more | 28 | James Burns |
| Fortune | A Fortunate Experience at Coldingham | Discovering a family grave in the churchyard at Coldingham Priory. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ian Blackie |
| Fortune | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Fortune | Robert Fortune | An account of the life of Robert Fortune born at Edrom who became a renowned botanist and undertook several journeys (often proving quite perilous ) to China and the Far East - Many plants are named after him and he can probably lay claim to be the founder of the tea industry in India having smuggled plants out of China to help establish this. Buried at Brompton Cemetery, London where a memorial to him has recently been restored. | 3 pages or more | 80 | Ronald Morrison |
| Fortune | New Society Publication - Edrom | An account of the publication by the Society of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions etc. also some background on the parish and persons associated. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Foster | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Foul Ford | 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 |
| Foulden | Mentions of the Ramsays of Foulden family | An account of the history of the Ramsays of Foulden in Berwickshire from the 13th century | 2 pages or more | 92 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Foulden | Smallholdings at Foulden, Mordington and Lamberton | A summary of Brian Patten’s talk on 17th March 2002. | 3 pages or more | 49 | Brian Patten |
| Foulden | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Foulden | Farms And Smallholdings at Foulden - 1920-21 | Transcription of Valuation Rolls for Foulden | 1 page or more | 50 | Brian Patten |
| Fouldon | Robert Lauder of that Ilk | This is the story of the background and demise of Robert Lauder of that ilk (d.1598), one of the last to be recorded with that appellation. | 3 pages or more | 29 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Foulis | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Foulshiels | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Foundry | From Kelso to Toulouse - the Extraordinary Story of the Mather Family | A summary of the story of the Mather family triggered by William (Guillaume) Mather (1754-1844), a metal worker born in Newton Don, who went to Toulouse to found cannon foundries to supply the French army. His father, Andrew, was born in Kelso in 1718, and his father George, who had 4 children. Andrew married Isobel, to have 4 children - Christian (a girl) born in Rutherford (1749), John, then Andrew, and finally Isobel Mather (1764). William learnt his trade in Paisley and moved to France, marrying twice (Anne Pellisier) and later Marie Elizabeth Mazars de Mazarin, having two children (Adolphe and Josephine), and was instrumental in establishing a successful foundry at Sainte Claire on the banks of the Garonnette. By the late 1800s the foundry had declined and was sold after William's death. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Fraser Sim |
| Fountainhall | Fountainhall Smiddy 1793-1945 | Account of the Hislop / Dick family who worked in the smiddy (blacksmith's shop) for five generations. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Margaret Dick |
| Fountainhall | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Fowlis | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Frain | 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 |
| Frame | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| France | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| France | From Kelso to Toulouse - the Extraordinary Story of the Mather Family | A summary of the story of the Mather family triggered by William (Guillaume) Mather (1754-1844), a metal worker born in Newton Don, who went to Toulouse to found cannon foundries to supply the French army. His father, Andrew, was born in Kelso in 1718, and his father George, who had 4 children. Andrew married Isobel, to have 4 children - Christian (a girl) born in Rutherford (1749), John, then Andrew, and finally Isobel Mather (1764). William learnt his trade in Paisley and moved to France, marrying twice (Anne Pellisier) and later Marie Elizabeth Mazars de Mazarin, having two children (Adolphe and Josephine), and was instrumental in establishing a successful foundry at Sainte Claire on the banks of the Garonnette. By the late 1800s the foundry had declined and was sold after William's death. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Fraser Sim |
| Franke | Stobs Military Camp | Account of a project by Archaeology Scotland to excavate and obtain information on Stobs Military Camp and the Society's involvement. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Jared Squirrel |
| Franklin | North West passage-the Melrose connection | It is 150 years since the explorer, Sir John Franklin, vanished. This is the tale of a Melrose man who was with him on the long journey to find the North West Passage. | 1 page or more | 21 | |
| Franklin | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| Fraser | Borders family origins | Border family origins, surname derivations, and various aspects of family history . | 1 page or more | 33 | Michael Robson |
| Fraser | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Fraser | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Frater | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Frazer | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| freemasonry | Walking in the Footsteps of our Oliver Ancestors | The author traces her Oliver ancestors with particular reference to Dr. George Oliver (1762-1867). | 1 page or more | 95 | Liz Oliver |
| Freemasonry | The Dicksons | Notes on various Dicksons. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Freeny | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| French Revolution | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Friar | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Friendly Societies | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 2 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses wages of artisans, workers’ household budget, unemployment, poor relief, and medical assistance. Continued from issue 44, and in issue 46. | 6 pages or more | 45 | Peter Munro |
| Frisken | Frisken Genealogy | Notes on a genealogy report submitted by a member, Edward Frisken. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Fruid | Know Your Parish - Tweedsmuir | History of the parish of Tweedsmuir, and notable people. Drawing of Polmood in ruins. | 2 pages or more | 23 | Jean Moffatt |
| Fullar | 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 |
| Fullar | 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 |
| funeral arrangements | John Lee, Shoemaker in Kelso | Some details of the funeral of John Lee, shoemaker in Kelso 1802. Details of funeral arrangements and surnames of those attending the funeral | 2 pages or more | 75 | Elma Fleming |
| Furness | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Gainslaw | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Gala Water | Gala Water and the First World War | Review of book 'Gala Water and the First World War' published by Gala Water History and Heritage Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Galahill | Tales of a Borderman | A continuation (from Vol. 80) of Andrew Haddon's recollections and tales handed down. | 4 pages or more | 84 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Galashiels | John White and Margaret Brown | A summary of research into John "Jock" White and Margaret "Maggie" Brown born in Scotland, but lived in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Census records revealed John's father (John White Senior) was born at Needlehall, Galashiels, May 1852, near the Needle Ha' ford across the Tweed. Jock was brought up in Galashiels (Low Buckholmside per the 1861 census) and Maggie married in Innerleithen - both were power loom weavers. They, and 2 sons, and John Senior emigrated to the USA July 1884. Maggie's father was William Brown (born Yarrow 1827) and Jane Anderson (1816), with previous generations hailing from Peebles and Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Galashiels | Torwoodlee Tower | Some history of Torwoodlee Tower, Galashiels and proposals to restore and renovate. | 1 page or more | 88 | James Pringle |
| Galashiels | A Borders Man in the American Civil War | A research for Borderers who fought in the American Civil War with particular reference to Thomas Affleck born in Galashiels. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Michael Hammerson |
| Galashiels | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Galashiels | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Galashiels | Thomas Alan Charters Scott | A partial story put together based on a collection of documents bought at auction in 2018. Thomas Alan Charters Scott born Galashiels 10/Jun/1925. Father Thomas Allan Charters Scott (1898-1938); mother Mary Anderson (1900-1980) woollen reeler - her parents William Anderson (goods porter) and Mary Phillips. Thomas served an apprenticeship as an engineer, fitter and turner at Burnside Iron Works, Galashiels from 1941, and served in the RAF as an Aircraftsman 1st Class from 1945 to 1948. He returned to Scotland, but then joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd Engineer until 1955. In 1956 he moved back to Galashiels, living at Magdala Terrace, but left his employment after 15 months, to possibly spend time mining in Rhodesia, later returning to marry Margaret Anne Brownlee and purchase another property in Magdala Terrace. Further work has been performed in trying to trace the Brownlee family in Newton St Boswells, Bonjedward, Greenlaw, Huntlywood. Also, efforts to trace back Thomas senior from Newtown St Boswells, through Selkirk and Galashiels. There are many more recent photos in what is thought to be a Royal Marines uniform. Contributions welcome. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Editor |
| Galashiels | 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 |
| Galashiels | One line of Descent from John Simpson and Elizabeth Sanderson | A targeted tracing of the family of Kenneth Alan Simpson, of Vermont, USA. Kenneth was 5th generation of the Simpsons, starting with John Simpson (b. about 1775), married (about 1795) to Elizabeth Anderson - all 8 of their children were born in Galashiels. The article traces the generations mentioning Hawick, Earlston, Barnard Castle in connection with William Simpson (3rd generation) who emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada, and died in Vermont USA. The account takes the tree to the 6th generation - Kenneth Alan Simpson Steeter and Roberta Nelson and 2 children who died in 1948 and 1955. | 3 pages or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Galashiels | Charles Lapworth, Geologist | An account of the unveiling of a plaque in recognition of Charles Lapworth, palaeontologist (born 1842), at St Peters School, Galashiels where he was Headmaster. Further information on his wives (Eliza Cooper and Jenny Sanderson), and their children in England. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Galashiels | Old Town Dairy, Galashiels | A history of the Old Town Dairy in Galashiels and the Anderson family. | 1 page or more | 98 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Galashiels | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| Galashiels | Heatheryett, Galashiels Monumental Inscriptions | Announcement of publication of C.D. of Monumental Inscriptions at Heatheryett Cemetery Galashiels; also some notes on the history of St Aidan's Church Galashiels. | 1 page or more | 97 | |
| Galashiels | The Walter Mason Papers | The Walter Mason Papers. This is a brief description of the collection held by the museum services of Scottish Borders Council. | 1 page or more | 19 | Walter Elliot |
| Galashiels | Galashiels History Tour | Review of a book entitled 'Galashiels History Tour' by Sheila Scott. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Galashiels | Nae Luck! | Letters. No success as regards more information on William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant), Tweed Mill enquiry or Greenlaw Galbraiths in Ed. 105. Pursuing more information on TAC Scott or Walter Brownlee (Melrose postman) additional photographs are presented. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Galashiels | Pringles | A letter regarding the Pringles of Overhaugh Street, Galashiels and a Captain George Sharp Pringle, with response and follow-up. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Alexander Watson/ Liz McGregor |
| Galashiels | Bessie Quinn, Survivor Spirit - from Galashiels Mills to Garden Cities. The story of an Irish family in Scotland, 1845-1922 | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. The story of an extraordinary woman who moved from famine-ravaged Ireland to settle in the Borders, in the tenements of Low Buckholmside, Galashiels in the 1800s. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Galashiels | Letter to the Editor - Mystery Photo Appeal | A request from the Pavilion Cinema, for identification of an old photo. | less than 1 page | 101 | Pavilion Cinema |
| Galashiels | The Cairncross family - an example of a 16th-17th century family of feuars | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society on 18th September 2005 titled 'Cairncross, a Border Family'. Outline of a typical noted old family in the Lauderdale/Melrose/Galashiels district, with descriptions of some of the local areas and ownership. | 12 pages or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Galashiels | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Galashiels | Archibald Johnstone, Galashiels weaver and Australian mill owner | The story of Archibald Johnstone from Galashiels who set up a mill in Selkirk (Burn Mill) with his uncle Daniel, who were then persuaded by Peter Bulman (a wool mill engineer and machinist originally from Denholm; a cattle farmer in Australia) to relocate to Australia in Australia to develop a mill (the Waverley mill) in Launceston, Tasmania. The new mill opened in May 1874. Peter Bulman bought out the Johnstones in 1883 and the mill passed to his brother-in-las Robert Hogarth. The mill is still operating at the time of writing. The Johnstones set up a new mill in Hobart (the Johnstone Bros Derwent Mill) with production starting in 1884 using members of the Aiken family from the Borders. Archibald died in 1917. The mill ceased operating in 1939, the building now used for multiple purposes. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Marion Johnstone |
| Galashiels | Premises Report | Report on proposed works to the Society's new premises in Overhaugh Street, Galashiels. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Bill Stewart |
| Galashiels | Robert Coltart | An account of the life and death of Robert Coltart an itinerant confectionery salesman on whom the popular song Coulter's Candy is based | 1 page or more | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Galashiels | The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers | The story from the emigration of George McKenzie Johnstone (son of Walter and Mary Johnstone), the great grandfather of the author Graeme Wood, from Galashiels to Tasmania in 1887, after marrying Marion Dallas of Ladhope, and having 3 children Walter, John and George born in Galashiels, and Ann born in Keith. They had 4 more children in Tasmania (Mary, Lillian Marion, Jessie Gladys and Allen Brownlee, by 1898. George joined his brothers David and Archibald, and uncle Daniel, to help setting up a new woollen mill in Hobart, based on their successful building of the Burn Mill on the Ettrick River. George focussed on tailoring, and as a wool merchant. | 1 page or more | 103 | Graeme Wood |
| Galashiels | New Premises - 52 Overhaugh Street | An announcement of the opening of the Society's new premises. | less than 1 page | 82 | |
| Galashiels | James Melrose Scott | Further to a request for information on Margaret B Scott (1874-1953) in Issue 108, more information is included from member Bruce McCartney regarding James Melrose Scott, Margaret's brother. He joined the KOSB July 1888 and died at Loos August 1915 as a sergeant in WW1, leaving a widow Louisa Selina (Hamilton) Scott of Halliburton Place, Galashiels, and 2 adopted daughters, known as Isabella Melrose, and Agnes Scott. Piper Daniel Laidlaw of Swinton, was later awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery playing the company out of the gassed trench. | less than 1 page | 109 | Editor |
| Galashiels | My Ancestor Fought at Balaclava | Robert Brand (born 1815 in Ceres, Fife) was the son of John Brand and Helen Patie. He was a weaver and joined the 93rd Highlanders, serving for 21 years. In 1851 he, and his wife (Anne, Co. Tyrone), were based at Edinburgh Castle. He fought at Balaclava in the Crimean War as one of 'The Thin Red Line'. When he left the army he lived with his sister Elizabeth and husband Robert Nicholson, in Bank Court, until he died in 1875. | less than 1 page | 105 | Liz Cowie |
| Galashiels | New Premises | An account of the opening of the Society's new premises at 52 Overhaugh Street, Galashiels. | 2 pages or more | 86 | |
| Galashiels | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Galashiels | Coulter's Candy and other Delicacies | Reminiscences of Coulter's Candy and other Borders sweetmeats. Also notes on the statue erected in his memory and the sculptress Angela Hunter. | 1 page or more | 100 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Galashiels | William Kemp Letters | A description of a volume of 80 letters covering the period 1840 to 1861 addressed to William Kemp a valued member of the Galashiels community in the mid 1800s. Born in Bleachfields, Melrose 1788, first child of James Kemp (linen bleacher) and Christian Skirvan (Skirving). Williams' siblings were John, Georgina and Andrew. Harried Elisabeth Ketchen 1821, his children were James, Mariame(Marianne?), John, William and George Macdonald. Kemp was an engineer and amateur geologist. The letters travelled out to Queensland Australia with William's son John, and years later passed to the author (David Cramond) via his great grandparents and grandfather. The letters include a number letters from Charles Darwin arising from a discovery of old seeds in a sandpit near Melrose. | 3 pages or more | 104 | David Cramond |
| Galashiels | Newspapers published in the Borders | Border newspapers published in the Borders, 65 in total. | 2 pages or more | 5 | Peter Elliot |
| Galashiels | Charles Lapworth and the Borders connection | An account of the life of Charles Lapworth, the renowned geologist, who although born in Berkshire became a schoolmaster in Galashiels where he married and had a family. He carried out much of his early work on the rocks in the Galashiels area before moving to St Andrews and subsequently obtaining a professorship of Geology at Birmingham University. | 3 pages or more | 83 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Galashiels | Galashiels through Time | A review of the book 'Galashiels through Time' published by Amberley Press. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Galashiels | Parochial Return of the Parish of Galashiels | This is a transcript of a list of Galashiels men willing to serve their country during the Napoleonic times as pioneers, guides, and providing horses, carts, and drivers. This information was obtained from a document lent by Murray Dickson of the Old Gala Club. | 1 page or more | 47 | |
| Galashiels | Gala Remembers | Reference to a book published by the Old Gala Club on the Centenary of the Armistice bringing an end to WW1. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Galashiels | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Galashiels | Historic Galashiels - Archaeology and Development | Notes on the book 'Historic Galashiels, Archaeology and Development', produced by Historic Scotland. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Galashiels | Know Your Parish - Ladhope | Description of Ladhope (now Galashiels) and historical notes. Includes a drawing of Ladhope Parish Church. | 1 page or more | 20 | |
| Galashiels | Robert Mabon Laidlaw. Woodside Nursery 1900-1950 Wood Street, Galashiels | A brief account of the development of the Wood Street nursery in Galashiels by Robert Mabon Laidlaw (1868-1950), from Bowhill, and the Laidlaw family in Wood Street in Galashiels. Robert was the grandfather of the author. The nursery land was re-developed to form the new housing development called Woodlea 40 years after Roberts death. | 3 pages or more | 108 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Galashiels | Great Tapestry of Scotland | Some notes on the proposed housing of the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels. | less than 1 page | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Galashiels | James the Clock | An account of the sourcing and transportation of a James Gowans (1800-1886) clock to Australia by the Ball family. James Gowans was the 3rd great grandson of the authors husband. James Gowans worked in East Linton, working in his shop in Galashiels 47 High Street from the 1840s to 1890s. His son John was a prize winning chronometer maker and jeweller in New York; his son James was a watch and clock maker in Hawick; his son William became a doctor. | 1 page or more | 105 | Jill Ball |
| Galashiels | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Galashiels | Bessie Quinn : Survivor Spirit | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. An account of the Quinn family fleeing the famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Bessie's' parents - father Owen via Haddington, and mother Mary Lyons via Glasgow, Haddington and Walkerburn, spent a lot of time in the Borders towns, including Galashiels. Bessie ended up in Hampstead Garden Suburb with her husband Cecil, the son of Ebenezer Howard, and had 2 children, one of which was the authors' father. Bessie dies of the Spanish flu in 1919. | less than 1 page | 111 | Ursula Howard |
| Galashiels | Charles and the Chocolate Factory | An account of the Schulze family; Charles William Schulze moved to Scotland from Braunschweig in the 1800s, founded Schulze, Gow and Co., wool exporters in Galashiels, and had 5 children, Charles, Rudolph, Hugh, Johanna, Mary and Alwine, all in Galashiels. In 1911 Charles founded the Continental Chocolate Factory in Portobello, with the family home moving to Brunswickhill 10 years later. The factory was requisitioned by the army at the start of WW1. | 1 page or more | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Galashiels | Rev. Robert Douglas, 1747-1820 The father of Galashiels | The Rev. Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, 1747-1820, was a man of great ability and served his parishioners so well he was called "The Father of Galashiels". | 2 pages or more | 37 | Donald Whyte |
| Galashiels | The King and I and the Galashiels War Memorial | Background on the life of Captain V.G.A. Bush, the only member of the R.A.F. whose name appears on the Galashiels War Memorial and his connection with Anna Leonowens the 'I' in 'The King and I'. | 1 page or more | 97 | Gavin McLelland |
| Galashiels | Transcribing the Stones | Notes on the publication of the monumental inscriptions at Heatheryett, Galashiels with some notes on the history of Galashiels Parish and the first Church at Lindean burial place of the second wife of John Knox. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Galashiels | Henry Mitchell 1877 - 1950 | Based on a collection of personal documents found in Edinburgh, the story of Henry Mitchell (b. 1877) has been pieced together from his parents Thomas Mitchell (b. 1888 - Channel St., Ladhope) and Isabella Kerr. He had 5 siblings, moved to Edinburgh around 1906, and married Martha Isabella Allan Keddie and had 2 children. Testimonials to his life are presented. | 2 pages or more | 111 | Elma Fleming |
| Galashiels | Baillie John Smail of Galashiels | Baillie Smail, born at Clovenfords, was First Baillie in 1867, and was renowned for severe punishment . He died of chronic alcoholism. | 1 page or more | 36 | |
| Galashiels | My Namesake | About the Telford family from the Hawick area. He moved around from Langlee, Ancrum. They were buried in Melrose. | less than 1 page | 3 | Helen (Telford) Reichenbach |
| Galashiels | One of the many Brown Families | A family tree of Browns in Galashiels, Selkirk areas. | 1 page or more | 26 | I.M. Brown |
| Galashiels | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Galashiels | Coulter's Candy | Some investigation into the life and background of Robert Coltart, confectionery manufacturer who probably compiled the song 'Coulter's Candy', his connections with Galashiels and the history of the song. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Galashiels | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Galashiels War Memorial | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Galbraith | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Galbraith | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Galbraith | Clan Galbraith - Royalty to Refugees | A summary of the torrid history of the Galbraith clan and its associations, describing the branch that ended up in the Scottish Borders, back to John Galbraith in Greenlaw in late 1600s/early 1700s. His son John went on to be a tenant farmer in Humbie, another son (also John) to Symington, and all other siblings to work on the land. By the mid 19th century the merchant arm of the family moved to London. | 1 page or more | 105 | Alastair Galbraith Ann Galbraith |
| Galbraith | From Coldstream to Canada | The Galbraith history from Coldstream to Toronto University. A comprehensive account of the Galbraiths. | 3 pages or more | 26 | James Burns |
| Gallipoli | War Records | Report on a project by the Society to record information on Borderers who fell in the First World War. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Gallipoli | K.O.S.B. Memories | This is a look at the talk given by Gavin Richardson, who must be the best informed on the first world war and Gallipoli. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Gavin Richardson |
| Gallipoli | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Gallipoli | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Gallipoli | Gallipoli and Hill 70 Loos | Some notes on an exhibition on Gallipoli staged by the Society with background; also notes on the centenary of the Battle of Loos and service of commemoration at Edrom Church | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Gallipoli | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| Galloway | Stoddart | Margaret Stoddart, born 1831, and her very interesting history. From stot-herd, one who tended cattle 1376. Earliest mention in Douglas Barony of Buittle. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Galloway Levellers | The Lowland Clearances | Talk given on 19 November 2006, about the Lowland Clearances which preceded the much more infamous Highland Clearances. | 7 pages or more | 66 | Peter Aitchison Andrew Cassell |
| Game | Granny's Bawbees and other coins (part 2) | The writer traces the history of coinage in Scotland and talks of shop cheques or tokens particularly instancing Co-operative stores and also mentioning J.A. Game's tea shop in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Gammylstoun | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Gandelu Cemetery | Pte John Donaldson Scott | An investigation into the life of John Donaldson Scott, killed in France in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 97 | John Simpson Barton |
| Gardeners | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| Gardening | The Famous and Infamous of the Jeffrey Family | Absorbing biography of James Jeffrey, son of James Jeffrey and Elizabeth Sinton, and his career as a famous gardener. | 3 pages or more | 46 | George Martin |
| Gardiner | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Garland | A forgotten village-Huguenot refugees at Polwarth | The story of the Huguenot refugees who landed at Berwick on Tweed and travelling inland alighted on this secluded spot to settle there, is known, perhaps only by their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 6 | Colin Wood |
| Gartland | Company Sergeant Major John Gartland | Request for further information on Company Sergeant Major John Gartland, killed in 1917. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Garvald | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Gattonside | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Gattonside | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Gattonside | Will of Gibbie Hatley of Gattonside 1547 | Details of an interesting legacy to the Edinburgh Hangman. | less than 1 page | 74 | |
| Gattonside | The Boston Family of Gattonside | A tale of hand loom weavers from Gattonside who decided to visit a sister in Canada. How they eventually decided to emigrate over to Canada and they walked from New York to Upper Canada. Most of the family are buried in Melrose Church Yard. | 2 pages or more | 39 | M.C.Lawson |
| Gavin Hamilton | Some epitaphs written by Robert Burns | Epitaphs written by Robert Burns on Gavin Hamilton, his own father, Willie Mitchie and Robert Fergusson, poet. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Gedcom | Gedcoms and Ancestry | A letter of concern regarding the Society providing gedcoms which the requesters post on their Ancestry record as their trees. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Geddes | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Gee | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Gefle | Totties in Sweden | Note about Thomas Tottie, from Jedburgh, born in 1664, a tobacco manufacturer, extracted from Th. A. Fischer’s The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907). | less than 1 page | 60 | |
| Genealogy | Navigating the Library and Archives Canada Website | Guidance on navigating the Library and Archives Canada Website, to assist in building a family history and genealogy. There is an extensive list of provincial/ territorial archives and genealogical societies. | 2 pages or more | 108 | Christine Woodcock |
| General Register House | Wills and Testaments | Scots law on wills and testaments-the difference. With a good description on how and where to find information on the subject. | 3 pages or more | 22 | James Galbraith |
| Geology | Charles Lapworth and the Borders connection | An account of the life of Charles Lapworth, the renowned geologist, who although born in Berkshire became a schoolmaster in Galashiels where he married and had a family. He carried out much of his early work on the rocks in the Galashiels area before moving to St Andrews and subsequently obtaining a professorship of Geology at Birmingham University. | 3 pages or more | 83 | Enid Cruickshank |
| George Armstrong | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| George Bell | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| George Brown | George Square | A description of the origin of the name George Square in Edinburgh. Named after George Brown (Broun) 1722-1806, by his architect brother James. Sons of William Broun of Lindsayland and Elliston (near Biggar and St Boswells respectively). The account describes George's life, including marrying Helen Scott, and later Dorothea Dundas on Helen's death, and having 3 daughters, and 6 sons, and the development and residents of the Square, and the surrounding New Town development. Many 'second home' residents were landowners from the Borders. | 1 page or more | 102 | Mike Chandler |
| George Brown | Honest George | A book review of Honest George by Eileen Stewart. Tracing the heritage of George Brown. The earliest branch seems to be the Browns of Coulston in East Lothian, notably James Brown (architect). Available in digital format, with comprehensive indexing. | less than 1 page | 104 | Ronald Morrison |
| George Bunyan | Building a Business | A history of the Bunyans (Bunyies) from Melrose and Newstead from the early 1600s, originally masons from France, but moving into butcher shops, and prominence in the Melrose Town Council by George Bunyan (Bunyie - the authors' great great grandfather, and Provost of Melrose). | 2 pages or more | 111 | Stephen Bunyan |
| George Chappell | The Cheviot Motorcycle | A description of the construction of the Cheviot Motorcycle by George Chappell, Bridge Street, Berwick, trained in Wooler. | less than 1 page | 108 | Martin Shelley |
| George Eliot | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| George Henderson | Commemorating George Henderson | In Issue 104 (Oct/2020) there was a brief report on Captain George Henderson VC DSO and Bar. Born in East Gordon (1983), he served in the Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action in Mesopotamia in 1920. Post COVID lockdowns there is now a stone memorial to him in Gordon unveiled in July 2021. | less than 1 page | 107 | Editor |
| George Henderson | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| George McKenzie Johnstone | The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers | The story from the emigration of George McKenzie Johnstone (son of Walter and Mary Johnstone), the great grandfather of the author Graeme Wood, from Galashiels to Tasmania in 1887, after marrying Marion Dallas of Ladhope, and having 3 children Walter, John and George born in Galashiels, and Ann born in Keith. They had 4 more children in Tasmania (Mary, Lillian Marion, Jessie Gladys and Allen Brownlee, by 1898. George joined his brothers David and Archibald, and uncle Daniel, to help setting up a new woollen mill in Hobart, based on their successful building of the Burn Mill on the Ettrick River. George focussed on tailoring, and as a wool merchant. | 1 page or more | 103 | Graeme Wood |
| George Nelson | Allanton | An account based on a local newspaper account of the celebration of the Coronation Day of Edward VII, including a competition for a Coronation Jug. | less than 1 page | 101 | Margaret Dick |
| George Paris | James Paris Lee 1831--1904 His Rifles reigned supreme | Born in Hawick, the very man who designed the Lee Enfield Rifle, emigrated to Canada, The Percussion Cap, a development by Rev Alexander Forsyth. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Donald Whyte |
| George Square | George Square | A description of the origin of the name George Square in Edinburgh. Named after George Brown (Broun) 1722-1806, by his architect brother James. Sons of William Broun of Lindsayland and Elliston (near Biggar and St Boswells respectively). The account describes George's life, including marrying Helen Scott, and later Dorothea Dundas on Helen's death, and having 3 daughters, and 6 sons, and the development and residents of the Square, and the surrounding New Town development. Many 'second home' residents were landowners from the Borders. | 1 page or more | 102 | Mike Chandler |
| George Stuart Henderson | George Stuart Henderson VC; DSO and bar; MC | A commemorative flagstone is to be installed in Gordon where he was born. Born in 1893 of farmer Robert and Mary Henderson, he served with distinction with the Manchester Regiment throughout WW1. Funding for the flagstone is requested. | less than 1 page | 104 | Editor |
| George Taylor | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| Gibb | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Gibb | The Way We Were | Berwickshire farm servants wages from 1751 and how the farm hand had to make the hovel of a house more habitable. It was not the good old days, it was slavery. | 1 page or more | 15 | Colin Wood |
| Gibson | Early Days | Excerpts from the account of early years of her marriage written by Mrs Minerve Gibson from Calgary, Alberta, in 1980 at the age of 107. | 3 pages or more | 19 | Jane Gibson |
| Gibson | The Way We Were | Berwickshire farm servants wages from 1751 and how the farm hand had to make the hovel of a house more habitable. It was not the good old days, it was slavery. | 1 page or more | 15 | Colin Wood |
| Gibson | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Gibson | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gilkison | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Gill | Australian Deaths Recorded in the Hawick Advertiser 1854-1873 | A list of people from Hawick who died in or on the way to Australia. Very comprehensive. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Marjory Gavin |
| Gillies | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Gilroy | A family of Tainsh | George Tainsh who married Catherine Gilroy from Selkirk and their descendants. | 4 pages or more | 4 | P. Tainsh- Hardie |
| Gladstain | 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 |
| Gladstanes | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Gladstone | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Gladstone | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Gladstone | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Gladstone | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Gladstone | Female Suffrage by "Titwillow" | This article was first published in a family magazine produced and edited by his grandfather Robert Hogg who farmed at Fireburnmill Coldstream. | 4 pages or more | 38 | John C. Gill |
| Gladstone | A Border Tragedy - Hawick 900, Court of Session and Civil Records | An article on cases of Breach of Promise. | 5 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Glasgow | Berwickshire Leitchs Part 4: Update and Early Days | Further to the Berwickshire Leitchs article in Issue 05 (Feb 2021), describing the marriage of Colin Leitch in Runcorn, to Clara in 1893, and his death from drowning 9 months later on-board the SS Hibernian (in 1894) when it was hit off the Isle of Man by paddle steamer SS Prince of Wales on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow. The author also confirms the presence of the Leitch family in Hume in the 1600s evidenced by the monumental inscriptions for Hume. | 1 page or more | 109 | Diana Leitch |
| Glasgow | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Glasgow | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Glasgow | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Glass | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Glass | Governor Glass | Some notes on William Glass, born in Kelso who went on to establish the colony of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic and to become its first Governor. | 1 page or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gledstane | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Glen Gatekeeper House | The Gatekeeper House, The Glen Innerleithen | An account of the genealogy of the Hume family who resided at The Gatekeeper House, The Glen Innerleithen. | 1 page or more | 79 | |
| Glen House | Glen House, Innerleithen | An account of the recording an indexing estate records by Society members and a short history on the house. | 1 page or more | 81 | |
| Glencoe | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Glendinning | An Unexpected Homecoming | An Englishman migrates to the Borders when Riddell House changes hands. He marries a local lass with links to Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 71 | David Rudram |
| Glendinning | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Glendinning | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Glenholm | From Peebleshire to Canada: William Cranston Murray - An Artist in Architecture | The story of the architect William Cranston Murray from Peeblesshire who went to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, and joined the growing Scottish community (about 2,000 people) there in 1819. Born in Stobo in 1788, his father James was a shepherd. James' first wife Elizabeth (b. about 1761) died and was buried in Stobo Kirk graveyard in 1842. William married Alexanderina Hislop from Glenholm, and their son James was born 1814 in Drumelzier. By 1825 the population of the Miramichi are had grown to about 8,500. The account summarises Murray's major works in the New Brunswick area, many as a result of the Great Miramichi fire in the October of 1825 i.e. St Paul's Anglican Church (Bushville), Judge Peters stately home (Bushville), Murray House , St James Presbyterian and St John United churches, Old Northumberland County Courthouse - all in (Newcastle). In addition there is an attempt at creating a detailed family tree of the Murray family following William's 10 children, of which only 6 names are known. The children of first son James (13), and daughter Margaret (8). | 7 pages or more | 106 | Barbara MacIntosh Charlotte Loggie |
| Glenmayne | 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 |
| Glentress | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Godfrey | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| Godson & Lumgair | St Mary's Mills | From the start of the Mill in 1894 through good and bad times . How the mill was used through both world wars. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Jane Gibson |
| gold mining | Following in the Footsteps of Robert Redpath. | The story of one man's journey to mine gold in Australia. There is reference to two diaries kept by other men on the voyage from Glasgow to Townsville, Queensland. | 3 pages or more | 69 | Irene J Redpath |
| Golden Retriever | The Yellow Retriever | Note on a book on the dog, the Yellow Retriever, a breed of dog known today as The Golden Retriever. | less than 1 page | 82 | |
| Golden Retriever | From Yellow to Golden, the stately history of the Golden Retriever' | An account of the history of the Golden Retriever and its Borders' connection. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Goodfellow | The Postie Stone | Some background on the 'Postie Stone' situated just beyond the Peeblesshire border on the Moffat Road. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ian Renwick |
| Goodfellow | Two Brothers-in- Law | An account of the conflict and subsequent reconciliation of two members of the Haddon family of Hawick. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Goodfellow | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Goodfellow | Notes from Kelso Mail re Ship crossings from Leith to Quebec | Feedback on the crossings to Canada available to the Goodfellows from Leith to Quebec in 1818 and 1819. | 1 page or more | 104 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Goodsir | Goodsir Records | Details of family trees and other records relating to the Goodsir family of Galashiels. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Goodwin | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Gordian | Gordian Cross Tweeddale | Some notes on the Gordian Cross in the Manor Valley Tweeddale. | less than 1 page | 94 | Howard Kennedy |
| Gordon | The battle of Otterburn 600th Anniversary | The history of the battle of Otterburn and the families that took part, also, Walter Scott's version is different to that of the English version in The Chevy chase. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Gordon | Cranston-Pringle-Spark | The author traces her genealogy. | 1 page or more | 94 | Muriel Hall |
| Gordon | George Stuart Henderson VC; DSO and bar; MC | A commemorative flagstone is to be installed in Gordon where he was born. Born in 1893 of farmer Robert and Mary Henderson, he served with distinction with the Manchester Regiment throughout WW1. Funding for the flagstone is requested. | less than 1 page | 104 | Editor |
| Gordon | Travelling Scottish Sons from Ancrum, Crailing, Stichill and Earlston | Information extracted from the privately printed book about 3 large Border families, all of who had 1 girl who married a minister in each generations, where letters were written and kept by the brothers. The Cranstoun brothers to the Ancrum manse, the Scott brothers to the Stichill manse, and the Gordon brothers to Gordon and Earlston; the groups of brothers also kept in touch with each other. All these documents have been indexed and reflect every day life in the 1700s and early 1800s, including writing and social skills, education, professions and ministers tenures. | 1 page or more | 107 | Colin -Miles Edgar Anne Edgar |
| Gordon | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Gordon | A Cockburn Family in Berwickshire and Its Descendants - The Book | The author's Cockburn family history - mostly recent. | 3 pages or more | 24 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Gordon | Commemorating George Henderson | In Issue 104 (Oct/2020) there was a brief report on Captain George Henderson VC DSO and Bar. Born in East Gordon (1983), he served in the Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action in Mesopotamia in 1920. Post COVID lockdowns there is now a stone memorial to him in Gordon unveiled in July 2021. | less than 1 page | 107 | Editor |
| Gordon | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Gordon | Hogarth Family Tree | Notes on a tree relating to the Hogarth family and dating back to the 17th. century donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Gordon | Memories of a Lost Border Railway | Review of the book Memories of across Border Railway by Bruce McCartney. | less than 1 page | 94 | Peter Munro |
| Gordon | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Gordon | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Gordon | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gordon Highlanders | Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman? | An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Kathryn Holloway |
| Gorinchem | Who is related to Johne Blair of Cockburnspath, baptised 10th of July 1642? | A request for help to confirm that Johne Blair served in the Netherlands(Gorinchem) in 1758 in the Scots Brigade. | 1 page or more | 108 | Rudolph de Blij |
| Goseland | Finlaysons of Goseland Farm, Kilbuncho | A journey tracing the author's links to the Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbuncho, Peeblesshire. | 2 pages or more | 97 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Gospatrick | Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire What the records have to tell | Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information | 2 pages or more | 38 | Dr Charles Hoy |
| Gow | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Graeme | The battle of Otterburn 600th Anniversary | The history of the battle of Otterburn and the families that took part, also, Walter Scott's version is different to that of the English version in The Chevy chase. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Graham | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Graham | The Homes of Paxton House | A fascinating piece of Borders family history came to light when a 200 year-old Berwickshire mansion was gifted to the nation. Along with the history of the family of Home's. Love is a wondrous thing ! | 2 pages or more | 11 | Violet Jardine |
| Grammar School | Restoration of Gravestone at Peebles - James Sloane | An account of the restoration of a gravestone in the churchyard at Peebles of James Sloane who was rector of Peebles Grammar School between 1802 and 1843. Also extracts on James Sloane from a book 'Glimpses of Peebles and Forgotten Characters in its History' by Alexander Williamson published in 1895. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Grant | Grantshouse and the Turner family | The history of Grantshouse and one of its sons, James Turner. Continued in issue 28. | 3 pages or more | 27 | James Burns |
| Grant | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Grant | Australian Deaths Recorded in the Hawick Advertiser 1854-1873 | A list of people from Hawick who died in or on the way to Australia. Very comprehensive. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Marjory Gavin |
| Grant | An ill-matched couple | An account from a solicitor's file of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife over assets. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ralph Maltman |
| Grant | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Grantshouse | Renton School Grantshouse | Some notes on the book 'Renton School Grantshouse' by Jim Crosbie and Margaret Fleming. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Grantshouse | Grantshouse and the Turner family | History of the family from around 1840. Continued from issue 27. | 1 page or more | 28 | James Burns |
| Grapes | Napoleonic Grapes | Report on an offer to donate to the Society a bunch of wooden grapes, hand carved by a prisoner of war in Napoleonic times, which hung for many years on the door of a Coaching Inn at Whiteburn. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gravestone | Gravestone Care | Tips on how to maintain gravestones following a visit to Lund, Sweden | less than 1 page | 102 | Robert Walker |
| Gravestone Inscriptions | CD Review - Bowden Monumental Inscriptions | Review of the content of this publication, and suggestions of other useful publications. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Gravestone Inscriptions | Transcribing the Stones | Notes on the publication of the monumental inscriptions at Heatheryett, Galashiels with some notes on the history of Galashiels Parish and the first Church at Lindean burial place of the second wife of John Knox. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Gravestone Inscriptions | Stow Monumental Inscriptions | Some information on the forthcoming publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with reference to various documents pertaining to Stow in the National Archives of Scotland with some interesting extracts. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Elma Fleming |
| Gravestones | Recording Monumental Inscriptions | How to record inscriptions on gravestones. Method used by Highland Family History Society to compile inscriptions for genealogical reference. | 4 pages or more | 54 | John Durham |
| Gray | Robert Paterson - Old Mortality | An account of the life of Robert Paterson, on whom Sir Walter Scott based the character Old Mortality. | 1 page or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gray | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gray | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Gray | Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh | An account of an interview with Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh (born Robert Turnbull), a miller then chimney sweep, who occasionally was a town crier, drummer and bell ringer. His mother Mary Gray (maiden name Smeaton born Eccles); his father Adam Turnbull living in Jedburgh. Rob married Elizabeth Hunter. Photographs of Rob the Yirl included. | 1 page or more | 103 | Editor |
| Gray | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Gray | '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 |
| Gray | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Gray | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Great War | Hawick and District and the Great War | Review of a book written by Derek Robertson and published by Hawick Archaeological Society to commemorate the 100th. Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement ending WW1. | less than 1 page | 99 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Greenhead | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Greenknowes | Hogarth Family Tree | Notes on a tree relating to the Hogarth family and dating back to the 17th. century donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Greenlaw | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 2 | Following Part 1 in Ed. 105, further research into David Learmouth living at 8 years old with the authors' husbands great great grandfather James Leitch in 1851 at Fogo? Did he become David Leitch pharmacist in Greenlaw? Examination of the 1871 census shed a light on the complicated story of David and his family (wife Jessie and children David (2) and James Findlay (1) based around Hillhead (Glasgow). Prior David apparently of Makerstoun, Wester Row Greenlaw, Dunse Road Greenlaw, probably the illegitimate and then adopted son of James Leitch. He returned as the first pharmacist in Greenlaw. He died in 1905 aged 61, leaving 4 sons and a daughter. His son David also trained as a pharmacist; his siblings Charles Blair, Matthew, James Findlay and Jessie McLeod all moved away from Greenlaw. | 3 pages or more | 106 | Diana Leitch |
| Greenlaw | Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town | Some notes on the book 'Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town' by James Denham. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Greenlaw | Promises Promises | Review of a book 'Promises Promises' written by Norrie McLeish on cases of breach of promise. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Greenlaw | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Greenlaw | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| Greenlaw | A Glimpse of Greenlaw | Book review. Authors: JD Smith. "A Glimpse of Greenlaw 1900-1930". 341 pp fully illustrated history of Greenlaw. The churches, the school, the Parish Council, the Temperance Movement and clubs and associations. The politics of the period and the impact on locals is described. can be bought through the Society. | less than 1 page | 106 | Ronald Morrrison |
| Greenlaw | Death in the Borders: 19th Century Border Murder Cases | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Border Murder Cases- a great deal of research has gone into this volume. Gypsies, landlords, and farm workers, and many others. are included. | 2 pages or more | 30 | Hugh K. Mackay |
| Greenlaw | The poor, crime and punishment, and the power of the Kirk in the Borders, 17th and 18th Centuries | When paupers died, the contents of their houses were sold by public group. This is an account of one sale and the strength of the Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 31 | M. C. Lawson |
| Greenlaw | Poor Relief in the 1840s | A review of the operation of the poor relief in the early 19th century. It includes the size of the allowances paid and an estimate of the cost of living at the time. | 4 pages or more | 71 | Peter Munro |
| Greenlaw | Clan Galbraith - Royalty to Refugees | A summary of the torrid history of the Galbraith clan and its associations, describing the branch that ended up in the Scottish Borders, back to John Galbraith in Greenlaw in late 1600s/early 1700s. His son John went on to be a tenant farmer in Humbie, another son (also John) to Symington, and all other siblings to work on the land. By the mid 19th century the merchant arm of the family moved to London. | 1 page or more | 105 | Alastair Galbraith Ann Galbraith |
| Greenock | Archibald Minto | Further to Issue 109, the contributor has confirmed that Archibald Minto was a brother of her great grandmother Agnes Minto. Agnes' daughter Agnes had several children, one of whom was Jessie, who in turn had 8 children after marrying Thomas Henderson of Hawick, one of whom, William was the contributors' father. The family moved to Greenock in 1909 where Thomas was a foreman in the Greenock Woollen Mill. | less than 1 page | 110 | Archibald Minto |
| Greenock | Accidents and Disasters in Scotland in the 19th Century | A list of major disasters in Scotland from 1801 to 1849. | 1 page or more | 29 | William P Cross |
| Greig | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Greig | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Gretna | Anderson Family Legend | Three brothers shared their last sixpence at Kelso Fair and then parted company. How a lady searched for relatives. | less than 1 page | 8 | Mrs Steele |
| Gretna | Border Marriages Boon for "Priests" and Bane for Searchers | The rise and fall of the "Irregular Marriages" From Gretna to Lamberton. | 4 pages or more | 30 | Northumberland and Durham History Soc. |
| Gretna Green | Border Marriage Records | The history of Irregular Marriages up and down the country. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Donald Whyte |
| Grieg | Mary Sommerville | An account of the life of Mary Sommerville, born in Jedburgh and the reason for her being honoured on a bank note. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Grieve | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1869-1900) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | 8 pages or more | 46 | Marjory Gavin |
| Grieve | Grieve Families | Notes on Grieve families in the Borders, Edinburgh, Glasgow America, and Canada | 6 pages or more | 56 | Kathleen Stewart |
| Grieve | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Grieve | Forgotten Borderers | James Grieve and his interesting contribution to the lowly apple. | 1 page or more | 28 | Jean M. Smith |
| Grieve | From Hawick to Kirkpatrick-Durham by way of Moscow | Notes of Grieves of Kirkpatrick-Durham in Kirkcudbrightshire, who were descendants of Walter Grieve of Branxholm Park, most of whom were farmers, but also included two eminent doctors who were physicians to the Russian court in the 18th century. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Linda M Chapman |
| Grieve | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Grieve | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Grieve | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Griffith | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Grinlaw | Great Grandfather's Clock | An account by the author of a clock belonging to his great grandfather which he came upon when holidaying in Australia. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bill Stewart |
| Groat | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Grossart | Cousins Meet | How two cousins previously unknown to each other met through membership of the Society. | less than 1 page | 95 | Esther Davies |
| Grueldykes | John Duns Scotus | A mention of events to commemorate the 750th. Anniversary of the birth of John Duns Scotus, genealogy research and the seeking of a possible DNA connection. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ronald Morrison |
| Grymeslaw | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Gucci | St Mary's Mills | From the start of the Mill in 1894 through good and bad times . How the mill was used through both world wars. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Jane Gibson |
| Guild of One Name Studies | Guild of One-Name Studies | An account of a talk given by Lorna Kinnaird on the Guild of One Name Studies. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Guise | A light-hearted tale--Epitaphs | We will never know what is written on our headstone, this article it gives you some ideas. | 1 page or more | 31 | Ian Abernethy |
| Gunn | Lyne , Megget and Manor Monumental Inscriptions | Some notes on the CD of Monumental Inscriptions and other records of Lyne, Megget and Manor, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Gunsgreen House | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gunsgreen House | Gunsgreen House, Eyemouth | Notes on the book "Eustace the Outcast" by David Pae also on the will of James Swanston of Eyemouth containing what is thought to be a list of customers for illicit produce including the Rev. Robert Bowmaker, minister, Duns. | 1 page or more | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gurney | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Guthrie | The poor, crime and punishment, and the power of the Kirk in the Borders, 17th and 18th Centuries | When paupers died, the contents of their houses were sold by public group. This is an account of one sale and the strength of the Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 31 | M. C. Lawson |
| Guthrie | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Guy Mannering | James Davidson (alias Dandie Dinmont) | An account of the life of James Davidson (1764-1820), born at Southdean who is recognised as being the 'father' of the breed of dogs known as Dandie Dinmonts. | 1 page or more | 93 | Marjorie McLaughlan |
| Gypsies | Jethart Jock | The mystery of Jethart Jock of Coldstream, husband of the Gypsy Queen Esther Faa Blyth and attempts to identify. | 2 pages or more | 86 | John Murray |
| Gypsies | Harvey Settlers Reunion | This was the evening address to the reunion, about why they were in the Borders and Northumberland, and about the author's Australian cousins. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| gypsies | Yetholm, Past and Present | Review of a guide book published by Yetholm History Society. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Gypsies | More Gypsy Snippets | Some interesting snippets extracted by Peter Munro regarding gypsies throughout the ages | 2 pages or more | 86 | Peter Munro |
| Gypsies | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Gypsies | The Gypsy King and the President | Relationship between President Clinton and Charles Blyth, king of the gypsies. Reprinted from the Sunday Telegraph. | less than 1 page | 23 | |
| Gypsies | Rev. John Baird, 1799-1861 - Friend of the Gypsies | John Baird was Minister at Kirk Yetholm. He was responsible for the new bridge , rebuilding the Kirk and School. He also educated the Gypsies and brought them into the community. was a founder member of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Donald Whyte |
| Gypsum | The Barons Folly | The Barons Folly at Lilliards Edge. Built by Sir John Rutherford of Edgerston. He was a Russian Baron. It was as a banker he first made his mark and connections with the Russian navy, he made his fortune. | 2 pages or more | 38 | John D. Wood |
| Gypsy | Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS on the Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History. "Scotland's other Royal Family" | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Gypsy | Jeanie Blyth, The Basket Maker's Daughter | A description of the life and times of Jeanie Blyth (born 1881) and her gypsy family travelling through the Borders and the north of England in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The decline of the gypsy presence in the Borders is described and Jeanie's portraits painted by Samuel J Peploe after he had seen her selling flowers in Edinburgh. | 1 page or more | 102 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Gypsy King | Charles Dicken' Interview with a Gypsy King | A description of the King of the Yetholm Gypsies, Charles Blythe. Prominent writers visited the King over the years, and this article gives Charles Dickens account of his visit in 1861; his account describes the village, villagers and meeting with the King. The King described the origins of the gypsies as from Egypt 2-3 thousand years ago (with the name Fa'a - from Pharaoh), and the fact that it was the Egyptians who invented whisky. The language used by the gypsies was discussed. | 5 pages or more | 101 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Gypsy Royalty | Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 5 pages or more | 32 | A. V. Tokley |
| Hadden | The Trotters of Sprouston and Hadden - Part 1 | Absorbing account of the author's researches into her Trotter ancestry. | 7 pages or more | 52 | Jenny Fairman |
| Hadden | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Haddon | Two Brothers-in- Law | An account of the conflict and subsequent reconciliation of two members of the Haddon family of Hawick. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Haddon | Dr. John Haddon - World Tour 1882 | An account by the author of a talk given to the Society of a world tour undertaken in 1882 by his ancestor, Dr. John Haddon, a successful medical practitioner from Hawick. | 2 pages or more | 81 | Andrew Haddon |
| Haddon | Tales of a Borderman | A continuation (from Vol. 80) of Andrew Haddon's recollections and tales handed down. | 4 pages or more | 84 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Haddon | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Haggerston | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Haig | Haigs of Bemersyde | Some notes on the history of the Haigs of Bemersyde with particular reference to a book of same title by John Russell in 1881. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Haig | Notes on the Halliburton Family | The Halliburton family who were well known landowners in the Borders from the 13th to 18th centuries. The Halliburtons intermarried with other well known Border families. | 2 pages or more | 6 | C.D. Wickenden |
| Haig | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Haigsfield | A Hogarth Family Tree | There came into James Hogarth's possession a manuscript family tree covering seven or eight generations of the Hogarth family, also, where they came from. | 1 page or more | 27 | James Hogarth |
| Haining | The Haining, Selkirk | A short history of the house and plans for its future. | 1 page or more | 80 | Ronald Morrison |
| Haining | Dandie Dinmont Statue | Some notes on the Dandie Dinmont statue at The Haining Selkirk. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Haining | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Haldane | Old Lilliesleaf | Reminiscences and photographs of life in Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 92 | Esther Davies |
| Haliburton | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Haliburtons of Sprouston | Origins of the Haliburtons; William who had 12 children and their emigration to New Zealand. | less than 1 page | 12 | D.N. Haliburton |
| Hall | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Hall | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Hall | Galashiels Murrays in New South Wales | Murrays first came to the fore in Eccles, follow them through generations. There is also a very touching letter in the article. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Donald Wyte |
| Hall | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Hall | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Hall | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Hall | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Hall | Every Post Card tells a story | An article on the place of postcards in family history including a history of the postcard and the information which can be gleaned from them. The writer instances several examples of how postcards have enabled her to expand on her own family history research | 3 pages or more | 79 | Anne Golden |
| Hall | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Hall | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Halliburton | Notes on the Halliburton Family | The Halliburton family who were well known landowners in the Borders from the 13th to 18th centuries. The Halliburtons intermarried with other well known Border families. | 2 pages or more | 6 | C.D. Wickenden |
| Hamilton | Whiteslade, Berwickshire, and its Owners | Many have seen this ruin on the way from Greenlaw to Lauder, and often wondered about the history of this once great fortress. This article covers it magnificently. | 2 pages or more | 31 | G.M.S. Lauder Frost |
| Hamilton | Adam moves to the Borders | Adam Brown bought a small plot of land in West Linton in 1839 after which he emigrated to Australia with seven of his nine children-this story covers their history. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Helen M. Booth |
| Hamilton | Accidents and Disasters in Scotland in the 19th Century | A list of major disasters in Scotland from 1801 to 1849. | 1 page or more | 29 | William P Cross |
| Hamilton | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Hamilton | Misinformation and my Scott Family | An account by the author of how she traced the Scottish roots of her ancestor Esther Scott. | less than 1 page | 92 | Nikki Bosworth |
| Hamilton | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Hamilton | The Lowland Clearances | Talk given on 19 November 2006, about the Lowland Clearances which preceded the much more infamous Highland Clearances. | 7 pages or more | 66 | Peter Aitchison Andrew Cassell |
| Hammermen | The Ancient Crafts of Selkirk | The history of crafts in Selkirk from 1113 with the building of the Border abbeys through to the Union of the Crowns. | 1 page or more | 32 | Jim Newlands |
| Hampstead Garden City | Bessie Quinn : Survivor Spirit | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. An account of the Quinn family fleeing the famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Bessie's' parents - father Owen via Haddington, and mother Mary Lyons via Glasgow, Haddington and Walkerburn, spent a lot of time in the Borders towns, including Galashiels. Bessie ended up in Hampstead Garden Suburb with her husband Cecil, the son of Ebenezer Howard, and had 2 children, one of which was the authors' father. Bessie dies of the Spanish flu in 1919. | less than 1 page | 111 | Ursula Howard |
| Hangingshaw | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Hangman | Will of Gibbie Hatley of Gattonside 1547 | Details of an interesting legacy to the Edinburgh Hangman. | less than 1 page | 74 | |
| Hanley | Erin to Edinburgh | Notes on talk and book by Ellis Owens on her family's migration from Ireland to Stow and Edinburgh. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hanratty | In Search of a Storey | Account of research on her family done by the late Valerie Storey in the 1980s/90s with updates and comments by Enid Cruickshank. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Valerie Storey/Enid Cruickshank |
| Happer | Promises Promises | Review of a book 'Promises Promises' written by Norrie McLeish on cases of breach of promise. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Harcourt | From Yellow to Golden, the stately history of the Golden Retriever' | An account of the history of the Golden Retriever and its Borders' connection. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Hardie | Hawick Through Time | A review of the book 'Hawick through Time' by Alistair Moffat. | 1 page or more | 85 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hardie | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Hardie | Andrew Currie, Border Sculptor | An account of the life of Andrew Currie, sculptor (1812-1891) born at Howford Farm Yarrow. Won commissions for several well known public monuments including Mungo Park in Selkirk, the Ettrick Shepherd at St Mary's Loch, two characters on the Scott monument in Edinburgh and Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle. Married Isabella Hardie daughter of a Denholm stocking-maker and moved to Earlston to work as a sculptor. A full account of his life and works | 5 pages or more | 78 | Bob Johnstone |
| Hardie | A family of Tainsh | George Tainsh who married Catherine Gilroy from Selkirk and their descendants. | 4 pages or more | 4 | P. Tainsh- Hardie |
| Hardwick | Border Marriages Boon for "Priests" and Bane for Searchers | The rise and fall of the "Irregular Marriages" From Gretna to Lamberton. | 4 pages or more | 30 | Northumberland and Durham History Soc. |
| Hardwick | Border Marriage Records | The history of Irregular Marriages up and down the country. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Donald Whyte |
| Harehope | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Harelaw | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| Harelaw | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Harestanes | My Namesake | About the Telford family from the Hawick area. He moved around from Langlee, Ancrum. They were buried in Melrose. | less than 1 page | 3 | Helen (Telford) Reichenbach |
| Harewood | The Famous and Infamous of the Jeffrey Family | Absorbing biography of James Jeffrey, son of James Jeffrey and Elizabeth Sinton, and his career as a famous gardener. | 3 pages or more | 46 | George Martin |
| Harkes | Six Names - One Family | Report on a book researching the family of Hercus (with many variations of spelling). | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Harkess | Six Names - One Family | Report on a book researching the family of Hercus (with many variations of spelling). | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Harkins | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Harkness | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1869-1900) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | 8 pages or more | 46 | Marjory Gavin |
| Harkness | Six Names - One Family | Report on a book researching the family of Hercus (with many variations of spelling). | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Harper | Harper Family Tree | This is a copy of a family tree of the Harper family. | 1 page or more | 7 | Mrs B. Logan |
| Harper | Travellers Tales in the Borders | This is the text of Fred's talk to the Society on 25th April 2004. Absorbing review of public road transport in the Borders mainly in the 20th century. | 9 pages or more | 55 | Fred Kennington |
| Harper Ridge | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Harriot | The Heriots of Trabrown | An account by the author of his book 'The Heriots of Trabown' in which he traces the history of the family and its various branches from earliest times. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Ray Harriot |
| Harris | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1869-1900) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | 8 pages or more | 46 | Marjory Gavin |
| Hart | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Hartwoodburn | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Hartwoodburn | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Hartwoodmyres | Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn | Continuation of the article in magazine 91 looking at the life of George Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | 2 pages or more | 92 | Vincent Tickner |
| Harvey | Migration From Glendale To New Brunswick, Canada | Account of the families who migrated from Berwick-upon-Tweed to New Brunswick, Canada, and the hazards they faced. Includes a list of families with Glendale or Border origins were granted land. | 4 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Harvey | Station Masters of Belses | A summary of a presentation by Mrs V. Brittain about Belses station (opened 1849) and the station master Hugh Harvey. A collection of station records from the 1880s were found. | 1 page or more | 15 | Jed Squirrel |
| Harvey | Harvey Settlers Reunion | This was the evening address to the reunion, about why they were in the Borders and Northumberland, and about the author's Australian cousins. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Hassendean | Station Masters of Belses | A summary of a presentation by Mrs V. Brittain about Belses station (opened 1849) and the station master Hugh Harvey. A collection of station records from the 1880s were found. | 1 page or more | 15 | Jed Squirrel |
| Hassendeanbank | A Scots Saga | Book review. Author: Sylvia Robinson. A historical fiction description of 7 generations of women in the authors family between 1720 and 2012, starting in Hassendeanburn, near Hawick. Links to the Dicksons and Turnbulls | less than 1 page | 109 | Sylvia Robinson |
| Hastie | Full of Egotism, Diaries of Rev John Hastie | This is the text of Ronald's talk to the Society on 21st March 2004. It was about a diary which should appeal to those with an interest in local history, a snapshot of life in a rural Parish between 1797 and 1822, and for those connected to Edrom - an opportunity to ‘meet the ancestor’. | 2 pages or more | 55 | Ronald Morrison |
| Hastie | New Society Publication - Edrom | An account of the publication by the Society of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions etc. also some background on the parish and persons associated. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Hastie | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Hastie | Church and School Connections in the Borders: 1717-1869 and earlier | Account of various Hoy ancestors, many connected with the Church. A lot of research has gone into this. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Charles Hoy |
| Hastings Neville | Border Marriages Boon for "Priests" and Bane for Searchers | The rise and fall of the "Irregular Marriages" From Gretna to Lamberton. | 4 pages or more | 30 | Northumberland and Durham History Soc. |
| Hatley | Will of Gibbie Hatley of Gattonside 1547 | Details of an interesting legacy to the Edinburgh Hangman. | less than 1 page | 74 | |
| Hawaii | At The Beginning | A tale of one mans delve into family history from the U.K. to Canada and beyond. | 2 pages or more | 1 | Peter Elliot |
| Hawick | Station Masters of Belses | A summary of a presentation by Mrs V. Brittain about Belses station (opened 1849) and the station master Hugh Harvey. A collection of station records from the 1880s were found. | 1 page or more | 15 | Jed Squirrel |
| Hawick | More Canadian Intimations in the Hawick Advertiser 1864-1868 | List of deaths in Canada mainly of persons who had connections with Hawick and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Hawick | Death in the Borders: 19th Century Border Murder Cases | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Border Murder Cases- a great deal of research has gone into this volume. Gypsies, landlords, and farm workers, and many others. are included. | 2 pages or more | 30 | Hugh K. Mackay |
| Hawick | Archibald Minto | Further to Issue 109, the contributor has confirmed that Archibald Minto was a brother of her great grandmother Agnes Minto. Agnes' daughter Agnes had several children, one of whom was Jessie, who in turn had 8 children after marrying Thomas Henderson of Hawick, one of whom, William was the contributors' father. The family moved to Greenock in 1909 where Thomas was a foreman in the Greenock Woollen Mill. | less than 1 page | 110 | Archibald Minto |
| Hawick | New Zealand Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1860-1900 | Deaths 1860-1900, in New Zealand of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Marriages 1876-1900 | Marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Tales of a Borderman | A continuation (from Vol. 80) of Andrew Haddon's recollections and tales handed down. | 4 pages or more | 84 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hawick | Hawick and District from Old Photographs | Some notes on the recently published book 'Hawick and District from Old Photographs', by Alastair M Redpath. | less than 1 page | 89 | Editor |
| Hawick | A Border Tragedy - Hawick 900, Court of Session and Civil Records | An article on cases of Breach of Promise. | 5 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hawick | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Hawick | Auld Edward Dearsden 1799-1875 | An account of the life of Edward Dearsden who was killed by the horse of Thomas Kennaway during the Hawick Common Riding, the family and in particular his great grandson William James Dearsden who originally had a cycle agent's shop in Hawick but who went on to develop a very successful photographic business and who during WW2 flew and worked with Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb. | 3 pages or more | 81 | Anne Golden |
| Hawick | Two Brothers-in- Law | An account of the conflict and subsequent reconciliation of two members of the Haddon family of Hawick. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hawick | American Intimations in the Hawick Advertiser Births 1859-1900 and Marriages 1855-1872 | Births and marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 4 pages or more | 48 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Sidelines on the Borders Railway | Nowadays, the only railway line in the Borders is the main east coast line in Berwickshire. Lady Gibson has discovered, however, that the history of the railways has plenty of interest for family historians. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jane Gibson |
| Hawick | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1879-1889 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 52 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | It’s in the blood | Notes about why Anne, a member of the Society Council, became interested in family history. | 1 page or more | 57 | Anne Turnbull |
| Hawick | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| Hawick | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Hawick | 1849 | A report on Hawick in the year 1849, the year the Border Railway reached Hawick but also the year of the cholera epidemic. Includes contemporary reports on the epidemic and names of a number of those who died | 4 pages or more | 77 | Anne Golden |
| Hawick | Dr. John Haddon - World Tour 1882 | An account by the author of a talk given to the Society of a world tour undertaken in 1882 by his ancestor, Dr. John Haddon, a successful medical practitioner from Hawick. | 2 pages or more | 81 | Andrew Haddon |
| Hawick | Extracting information from local parish records | A detailed description about how best to utilise the old parish records (OPRs) to look back further than the mid 1800s when researching family trees. Using examples from Hawick, baptism records, including witnesses, are a particularly rich source of information. | 9 pages or more | 108 | Douglas Scott |
| Hawick | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser -Deaths 1857-1878 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 5 pages or more | 51 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Australian Intimations in Hawick Advertiser | Deaths 1862-1900, in Australia of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 8 pages or more | 55 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Hawick | Hawick Reivers Festival | A summary of the lawless and turbulent times celebrated in the Hawick Reivers Festival celebrated in March. Prominent reivers surnames are listed, together with words originating from the period and region. | 1 page or more | 111 | Editor |
| Hawick | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Margaret B. Scott of Hawick | The editors' great aunt Peggy Doig taught in Hawick from 1916, where she stayed with Margaret B Scott and her mother Isabella Scott, in the early 1900s. The editor investigated this branch of the Scott family. | less than 1 page | 108 | Editor |
| Hawick | 2nd Lt Robert Leman Purdom | A native of Hawick Robert Leman Purdom KOSB (1883-1917) was from a family key in the development of the town. Robert senior was the Town Clerk, co-founded Hawick Golf Club, and secretary of the School of Art and Cottage Hospital. Robert seniors siblings (x3) and many half-siblings (x7) are listed and described, as are Robert seniors parents. Robert Leman' mother was Helen Emma Leman, whose family had relocated to Australia during the gold rush. Robert Lemans siblings are listed and described. Robert Leman enlisted and rose to 2nd Lt, but was killed in action 1917 aged 32. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Editor |
| Hawick | Canadian Intimations in the "Hawick Advertiser" 1857 – 1863 | Deaths extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued in issue 43. | 1 page or more | 40 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Scottish Borders Council Archives - Hawick Heritage Hub | Information about the new ‘state of the art’ Council archives due to open in May 2007. | 2 pages or more | 63 | Rachel Hosker |
| Hawick | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1890-1900 | Deaths in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 53 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1869-1900) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | 8 pages or more | 46 | Marjory Gavin |
| Hawick | Stirches Brick, Tile and Pottery Works | A history of the Stirches Brick Tile and Pottery Works (est. 1850 by John Scott-Chisholme), when the tweed and hosiery trade took a downturn. A combination of the growth in the woollen trade bringing people from the Midlands and Yorkshire who needed living accommodation, plus the arrival of the railway in 1849 to bring sandstone for building, seemed an idea that could not fail. Clay for bricks found on the Stirches Estate added to the positive outlook, but the death of Chisholm and increasing competition initiated the demise of the factory which closed in 1873. The account includes site maps and reference to many other accounts and articles at the time and since. | 3 pages or more | 101 | J.G.Macdonald |
| Hawick | The Hawick Word Book | Review of book 'The Hawick Word Book'. | less than 1 page | 98 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hawick | James Wilson, economist 1805-1860 | Some notes on the life of James Wilson, noted economist to whom a statue has recently been erected in Hawick | 1 page or more | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Hawick | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Hawick | New Zealand Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1861-1896 | Births and marriages, 1861-1896, in New Zealand of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | James Paris Lee 1831--1904 His Rifles reigned supreme | Born in Hawick, the very man who designed the Lee Enfield Rifle, emigrated to Canada, The Percussion Cap, a development by Rev Alexander Forsyth. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Donald Whyte |
| Hawick | The Chisholm Highland Connection | The story of the Chisholm family, their involvement in medieval wars and their move from the Borders to the Highlands. | 5 pages or more | 73 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Hawick | Australian Intimations in Hawick Advertiser | Births 1858-1897, Marriages 1854-1900, Deaths 1853-1862, in Australia of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 8 pages or more | 54 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Hawick and District and the Great War | Review of a book written by Derek Robertson and published by Hawick Archaeological Society to commemorate the 100th. Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement ending WW1. | less than 1 page | 99 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hawick | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Hawick | The Miller Family of Hawick, Scotland and Delaware County, New York | This Miller family who emigrated from Hawick or Roberton-they set up a farm in the Catskill mountains of New York. | 2 pages or more | 34 | C. Raymond La Fever |
| Hawick | Sir Thomas Brisbane - His Link with the Borders | From a request to Kelso Museum for details on Sir Thomas Brisbane. A history of Makerston and the City of Brisbane He was also a keen astronomer. Very interesting. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Zilla Oddy |
| Hawick | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Hawick | Canadian Intimations in the "Hawick Advertiser" 1855 - 1898 | A list of births and marriages of Canadians intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1898, with brief additional notes on some items. | 4 pages or more | 47 | Marjory Gavin |
| Hawick | The Leyden Family | From USA, an article on the name Leyden with particular reference to Dr John Leyden. | less than 1 page | 12 | Ronald Spencer |
| Hawick | James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915) | Biography of James Murray, a linguist, philologist, teacher. He was one of the founders of the Oxford English dictionary. | 1 page or more | 45 | Valerie Mackay |
| Hawick | Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman? | An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Kathryn Holloway |
| Hawick | 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 |
| Hawick | At The Beginning | A tale of one mans delve into family history from the U.K. to Canada and beyond. | 2 pages or more | 1 | Peter Elliot |
| Hawick | Newspapers published in the Borders | Border newspapers published in the Borders, 65 in total. | 2 pages or more | 5 | Peter Elliot |
| Hawick | Hawick Through Time by Alastair Redpath | A review of the book 'Hawick through Time' by Alastair Redpath. | less than 1 page | 86 | Peter Munro |
| Hawick | Old Hawick (Lanton?) Photo | A photo taken by R. Robinson, the Arcade , Hawick for 1900 or earlier. Indoor and outdoor staff it seems. Other members of the group will have received a copy. Any identification welcome | less than 1 page | 106 | James McCaskie |
| Hawick | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| Hawick | The Davidson Families of Canonbie | Reference to a History of the Clan Davidson with mention of families in Canonbie, Teviothead and Hawick. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Hawick | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Hawick | James the Clock | An account of the sourcing and transportation of a James Gowans (1800-1886) clock to Australia by the Ball family. James Gowans was the 3rd great grandson of the authors husband. James Gowans worked in East Linton, working in his shop in Galashiels 47 High Street from the 1840s to 1890s. His son John was a prize winning chronometer maker and jeweller in New York; his son James was a watch and clock maker in Hawick; his son William became a doctor. | 1 page or more | 105 | Jill Ball |
| Hawick | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | Border-Line Experiences of a Canadian Researcher | The Ainslie born in Lilliesleaf and how a trip from Canada to research the family ended in a book. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert L. Morden |
| Hawick | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Marriages 1872-1875 | Marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | less than 1 page | 49 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hawick | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Hawick | Granny's Bawbees and other coins (part 2) | The writer traces the history of coinage in Scotland and talks of shop cheques or tokens particularly instancing Co-operative stores and also mentioning J.A. Game's tea shop in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Hawick | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Hawick | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| Hawick | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Hawick | Hawick Through Time | A review of the book 'Hawick through Time' by Alistair Moffat. | 1 page or more | 85 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hawick Academy | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Hawick Characters | Hawick Characters | Names and dates of death of a number of the persons mentioned in the book 'Hawick Characters' by Robert Murray published in 1910. | 1 page or more | 84 | Peter Munro |
| Hawkshaw | Know Your Parish - Tweedsmuir | History of the parish of Tweedsmuir, and notable people. Drawing of Polmood in ruins. | 2 pages or more | 23 | Jean Moffatt |
| Hawthornden | A Six Year Family History Investigation | Absorbing account of James Drummond, botanist, born at Hawthornden (near Lasswade), and Thomas Drummond (also a botanist). | 5 pages or more | 23 | Andrew Brown |
| Hawthornside | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Hay | Origin of the Hays | A review of the book 'The origin of the Hays' in which the author David Anderson seeks to trace the ancestry and background of Margaret Hay, mother of the naturalist, John Muir. | 1 page or more | 83 | David Anderson |
| Hay | Stobs Military Camp | Account of a project by Archaeology Scotland to excavate and obtain information on Stobs Military Camp and the Society's involvement. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Jared Squirrel |
| Hay | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Hay | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Hay | The Scots in Poland | The story of Scottish emigration to Poland as merchant's, engineers and farm managers. The parents of the author's mother came back to Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Mona K. McLeod |
| Hay | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Hay Home | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Heard | Muckle Giggots and Sheep lost in the Snow | A memory of Tibbie Shiel by Margaret Turnbull, of James Thomson, the Shepherd of Whitehope, lost in the snow. | 2 pages or more | 64 | C S Borthwick |
| Hearth Tax | Bowden Memorial Inscriptions | Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Heartrigg | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Heatherlie | The Search for Robert Scott | An account of the author's search for more information on his ancestor, Robert Scott, a teacher in South Africa who died in 1892 and his success in tracing his ancestry back to Selkirkshire. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Robin Scott |
| Heatherlieburn | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Heatheryett | Transcribing the Stones | Notes on the publication of the monumental inscriptions at Heatheryett, Galashiels with some notes on the history of Galashiels Parish and the first Church at Lindean burial place of the second wife of John Knox. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Heatheryett | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Heatheryett | Heatheryett, Galashiels Monumental Inscriptions | Announcement of publication of C.D. of Monumental Inscriptions at Heatheryett Cemetery Galashiels; also some notes on the history of St Aidan's Church Galashiels. | 1 page or more | 97 | |
| Heatlie | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Heaviside | A Sassenach Searches for his Scottish Ancestry | How the family name may have originated. Possible connections with Kelso. The Reiver Connections An interesting historical tale. | 5 pages or more | 39 | George Heaviside |
| Heavy Brigade | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Heber | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Heiton | 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 |
| Heiton | The Scots in Poland | The story of Scottish emigration to Poland as merchant's, engineers and farm managers. The parents of the author's mother came back to Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Mona K. McLeod |
| Helen Emma Leman | 2nd Lt Robert Leman Purdom | A native of Hawick Robert Leman Purdom KOSB (1883-1917) was from a family key in the development of the town. Robert senior was the Town Clerk, co-founded Hawick Golf Club, and secretary of the School of Art and Cottage Hospital. Robert seniors siblings (x3) and many half-siblings (x7) are listed and described, as are Robert seniors parents. Robert Leman' mother was Helen Emma Leman, whose family had relocated to Australia during the gold rush. Robert Lemans siblings are listed and described. Robert Leman enlisted and rose to 2nd Lt, but was killed in action 1917 aged 32. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Editor |
| Heligoland | Stoddart | Margaret Stoddart, born 1831, and her very interesting history. From stot-herd, one who tended cattle 1376. Earliest mention in Douglas Barony of Buittle. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Henderson | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Henderson | A Rutherfurd family | Notes on the name Rutherfurd taken from the book 'Rutherfurds of that Ilk'. | 2 pages or more | 21 | James Selkirk |
| Henderson | A note on Davidson genealogy in Roxburghshire | Follow up from the article on the Davidson family in issue 95 plus references to two further volumes on Davidson family history. | less than 1 page | 96 | Walter F Davidson and Deidre McKenzie |
| Henderson | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Henderson | 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 |
| Henderson | A Davidson Family in Teviothead | A history of the family of Davidson, originally from Canonbie who settled in Teviothead. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Walter F Davidson Deidre McKenzie |
| Henderson | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Part 1 of an account of George Henderson of Chirnside, a medical doctor, who also found time for his interests in local history and customs, botany and poetry. | 12 pages or more | 62 | |
| Henderson | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Henderson | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Henderson | A Denholm Family And My Border Memories | A journey through time in Denholm. From Post office, Lord Minto and his new bride to preserves cooking on the range in Meg Purness' draper's shop. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Jean Kelly |
| Henderson | Kings Own Scottish Borderers | A list of men who died in the Boer War in outlying places. | 1 page or more | 32 | Helen Reichenbach |
| Hendry | A Border Tragedy - Hawick 900, Court of Session and Civil Records | An article on cases of Breach of Promise. | 5 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hendry | Great grandfather's Clock | Report on the history of a clock from Jedburgh from about the beginning of the 19th. century and its subsequent history | less than 1 page | 92 | Joan Gooding |
| Henlawshiels | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Henry | Promises Promises | Review of a book 'Promises Promises' written by Norrie McLeish on cases of breach of promise. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Henry Bell | Allanton | An account based on a local newspaper account of the celebration of the Coronation Day of Edward VII, including a competition for a Coronation Jug. | less than 1 page | 101 | Margaret Dick |
| Henry Jame Bowman | Henry James Bowman | Summary biography of Henry James Bowman from outside the Borders, posted at Stobs Camp. | less than 1 page | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Henry Ker | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| Henry Mitchell | Henry Mitchell 1877 - 1950 | Based on a collection of personal documents found in Edinburgh, the story of Henry Mitchell (b. 1877) has been pieced together from his parents Thomas Mitchell (b. 1888 - Channel St., Ladhope) and Isabella Kerr. He had 5 siblings, moved to Edinburgh around 1906, and married Martha Isabella Allan Keddie and had 2 children. Testimonials to his life are presented. | 2 pages or more | 111 | Elma Fleming |
| Hepburn | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Hepburne | Robert Lauder of the Bass | An account, fully referenced, of the family of the Lauders of the Bass Rock. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Hercus | Six Names - One Family | Report on a book researching the family of Hercus (with many variations of spelling). | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Herefordshire Regiment | Ways of Arguing in the Social Sciences | This article is an extended version of a talk given to the Society on 17th September 2000, and follows an earlier article in the "Scottish Genealogist" in 1997 on the theme of methods of approach for family history researchers. Uses Hoy ancestors for examples. | 3 pages or more | 46 | Charles Hoy |
| Heriots | The Heriots of Trabrown | An account by the author of his book 'The Heriots of Trabown' in which he traces the history of the family and its various branches from earliest times. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Ray Harriot |
| Heriots Dyke | Lauder and Lauderdale | This is the text of the talk given by Ian Miller, president of Old Gala House on the 18th April 1999 | 5 pages or more | 41 | Ian Miller |
| Hermiston | Ecclesiastical Education in Berwickshire What the records have to tell | Ecclesiastical education of Berwickshire and where to find useful information | 2 pages or more | 38 | Dr Charles Hoy |
| Hermitage | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders- | The history of Hermitage Castle and its inhabitants from 1207 right through. Continued in issue 11. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hermitage | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hermitage | Hermitage--Grim Guardian of the Borders | Lord Soulis and how he came to his rather barbaric death. It follows the history of Hermitage through the years. Very interesting. | 3 pages or more | 14 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hermitage | Who was Little Arthur Foster? Elliots at court 1675-1682 | Border Reivers Court sittings in the 1600's. How Cautioners upheld the Law. Also in 5 pages in issue 30 covering the same subject. | 5 pages or more | 29 | Michael Robson |
| Hermitage | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Heron | The Kers of Cessford Castle | A history of the Kers of Cessford Castle. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Heronhill House | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Herring | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Herriot | The Heriots of Trabrown | An account by the author of his book 'The Heriots of Trabown' in which he traces the history of the family and its various branches from earliest times. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Ray Harriot |
| Herron | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Hester | Kings Own Scottish Borderers | A list of men who died in the Boer War in outlying places. | 1 page or more | 32 | Helen Reichenbach |
| Hetherington | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Hetterburn | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| Heughhead | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Hewie | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Hibernia | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Hierstermann | Earlston Air Crash | An appeal for further information following the crash of a German bomber near Earlston during WW2. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Highland Clearances | Two Sutherland Factors | Two brothers from Yair who were factors for Sutherland. It also covers the Highland Clearances right up to his death. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Jane Gibson |
| Hillhead | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 2 | Following Part 1 in Ed. 105, further research into David Learmouth living at 8 years old with the authors' husbands great great grandfather James Leitch in 1851 at Fogo? Did he become David Leitch pharmacist in Greenlaw? Examination of the 1871 census shed a light on the complicated story of David and his family (wife Jessie and children David (2) and James Findlay (1) based around Hillhead (Glasgow). Prior David apparently of Makerstoun, Wester Row Greenlaw, Dunse Road Greenlaw, probably the illegitimate and then adopted son of James Leitch. He returned as the first pharmacist in Greenlaw. He died in 1905 aged 61, leaving 4 sons and a daughter. His son David also trained as a pharmacist; his siblings Charles Blair, Matthew, James Findlay and Jessie McLeod all moved away from Greenlaw. | 3 pages or more | 106 | Diana Leitch |
| Hillhead House | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Hillhouses | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Hillisland | 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 |
| Hilson | A Forgotten Jedburgh Family | An account of the name Hilson in Jedburgh and the history of the firm of James Hilson and Sons, woollen manufacturers. | 3 pages or more | 97 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hilson | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Hingston | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Hinshelwood | The Tweedsmuir Sacrifice | An account of the sacrifices and losses of the Parishioners of Tweedsmuir during W.W.1. and of one family in particular. | 2 pages or more | 96 | Ian Renwick |
| Hinshelwood | Old Emigrant’s Diaries | Extract from diary of Margaret Charteris, wife of Thomas Hinshelwood, emigrant from Jedburgh, ship ‘Nebo’, to Queensland, in 1883. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Jane Gibson |
| Hirsel | Notes on the Halliburton Family | The Halliburton family who were well known landowners in the Borders from the 13th to 18th centuries. The Halliburtons intermarried with other well known Border families. | 2 pages or more | 6 | C.D. Wickenden |
| Hislop | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Hislop | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Hislop | Fountainhall Smiddy 1793-1945 | Account of the Hislop / Dick family who worked in the smiddy (blacksmith's shop) for five generations. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Margaret Dick |
| Hoar Cottage | Friends of Hoar Cottage | An account of Hoar Cottage, a shepherd's cottage on Exmoor in North Devon which has connections with shepherds from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bette Baldwin |
| Hobart | Archibald Johnstone, Galashiels weaver and Australian mill owner | The story of Archibald Johnstone from Galashiels who set up a mill in Selkirk (Burn Mill) with his uncle Daniel, who were then persuaded by Peter Bulman (a wool mill engineer and machinist originally from Denholm; a cattle farmer in Australia) to relocate to Australia in Australia to develop a mill (the Waverley mill) in Launceston, Tasmania. The new mill opened in May 1874. Peter Bulman bought out the Johnstones in 1883 and the mill passed to his brother-in-las Robert Hogarth. The mill is still operating at the time of writing. The Johnstones set up a new mill in Hobart (the Johnstone Bros Derwent Mill) with production starting in 1884 using members of the Aiken family from the Borders. Archibald died in 1917. The mill ceased operating in 1939, the building now used for multiple purposes. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Marion Johnstone |
| Hobkirk | Hobkirk/Hopkirk | Report on research into the name Hobkirk/Hopkirk. | less than 1 page | 96 | Glenys Bollard |
| Hobkirk | A quest for Scottish Roots in the Middle Marches | This article was first printed in the Laidlaw Family Journal of October 1995 and has been reprinted in this issue. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Kenneth Laidlaw |
| Hobkirk | Baptie Death Notices | Details of Death Notices relative to the Bapties of Hobkirk. | less than 1 page | 97 | Jane Stephenson |
| Hofer | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Hog | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Hogart | Hogarth Family Tree | Notes on a tree relating to the Hogarth family and dating back to the 17th. century donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Hogarth | Hogarth Family Tree | Notes on a tree relating to the Hogarth family and dating back to the 17th. century donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Hogarth | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Hogarth | A Hogarth Family Tree | There came into James Hogarth's possession a manuscript family tree covering seven or eight generations of the Hogarth family, also, where they came from. | 1 page or more | 27 | James Hogarth |
| Hogg | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Hogg | Whatever happened to those adventurous Hoggs ? | Various anecdotes about the author's antecedents, | 1 page or more | 64 | Ian Patterson |
| Hogg | The Tangled Web | Some notes on the life of Borders' poetess, Effie Williamson. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Hogg | Seasons of Promise | Report on a book 'Seasons of Promise' being a history of the Currie family. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Hogg | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hogg | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Hogg | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Hogg | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Hogg | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Hogg | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Hogg | Greetings from Northland | The author from New Zealand describes seeking information on the Turnbulls, Binnies, Hoggs and Stoddarts from Selkirk, especially Richard Turnbull, and his sons Thomas and Peter who died in WW1, Jane Hogg Binnie Turnbull, and Ernest Joseph Ramsbottom. A small family tree is presented. | 2 pages or more | 104 | Brian O'Brian |
| Hogg | Notes on the Ancestry of the Ettrick Shepherd | James Hogg (1770-1835) where he and his ancestors lived in the Borders, also who they married. | 2 pages or more | 18 | Donald Wyte |
| Hogg | Guess Who’s Missing | The descendants of William Steel Story who lived in Yetholm, Morebattle, Hobkirk, who married Elizabeth Aitchson, daughter of Francis Aitchson and Elizabeth Hogg around 1806. | 1 page or more | 64 | E .Helen Ball |
| Hogg | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Hogg Hill | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Holbrook | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| Holiwell | Know your Parish-Polwarth | Description of the village of Polwarth, its history, the inhabitants, and their occupations. | 1 page or more | 28 | |
| Holliday | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Holmburn | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Holy Trinity | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| Home | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Home | 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 |
| Home | The Homes of Paxton House | A fascinating piece of Borders family history came to light when a 200 year-old Berwickshire mansion was gifted to the nation. Along with the history of the family of Home's. Love is a wondrous thing ! | 2 pages or more | 11 | Violet Jardine |
| Home | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Home | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Home | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Home | The Flowers of the Forest--Borderers who fell at Flodden | The Fletcher brothers from Selkirk and were they at Flodden? Probably. | 1 page or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Home | Death duty register | Extracts from the death duty registers (seen at the public record office, Chancery Lane, London). Relating to Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. | 3 pages or more | 4 | |
| Home | Helen Home of Broomhouse | Notification that copies of the letters from James Home of Broomhouse, captain of marines with the Mediterranean fleet during the Napoleonic Wars written to his sister Helen have been donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Home | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| Home | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Homes | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Hong Kong | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hood | Jethart Jock | The mystery of Jethart Jock of Coldstream, husband of the Gypsy Queen Esther Faa Blyth and attempts to identify. | 2 pages or more | 86 | John Murray |
| Hood | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Hood | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Hope | Hope Family | Link to the website of the Hope family of Traquair, Tweedsmuir and West Calder. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Hope | George Hope 1814-1884 | The story of George Hope 1814-1884 born in Morebattle who with his family emigrated to Australia, their struggles and achievements in Australia including their experiences of the 'Goldrush' and an account of their return visit to Morebattle 38 years later. | 4 pages or more | 85 | Alistair Hope |
| Hope | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Hopkins | Two Sutherland Factors | Two brothers from Yair who were factors for Sutherland. It also covers the Highland Clearances right up to his death. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Jane Gibson |
| Hopkins | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Hopkirk | Hobkirk/Hopkirk | Report on research into the name Hobkirk/Hopkirk. | less than 1 page | 96 | Glenys Bollard |
| Hoppringle | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Horn Water Brigg | 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 |
| Horncliffe | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Hornshole | Hawick Through Time | A review of the book 'Hawick through Time' by Alistair Moffat. | 1 page or more | 85 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Horsburgh | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Horsey | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Horsill | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Horton | Kings Own Scottish Borderers | A list of men who died in the Boer War in outlying places. | 1 page or more | 32 | Helen Reichenbach |
| Hosburgh | Two Sutherland Factors | Two brothers from Yair who were factors for Sutherland. It also covers the Highland Clearances right up to his death. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Jane Gibson |
| Hospitals | Dingleton Hospital, Melrose | Some notes on Dingleton Hospital, Melrose and how to access information of those having a connection. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Hospitals | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Hospitals | Floors Castle Hospital | Note on inventory lists and photographs which have come to light dating from the Second World War and an appeal for more information. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| Hospitals | Peel Hospital - Galashiels Exhibition | An account of the exhibition on Peel Hospital staged by the Society. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Gwen Stein, Davina Smart and Margaret Bowers |
| Hot Trod | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Hot Trod | Hawick Reivers Festival | Reference to Hawick Reivers Festival. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Hounam | Know your Parish--Morebattle | A history of Morebattle Parish and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Elspeth Ewan |
| Hounam | Know your Parish--Hounam | The history of Hounam. | 1 page or more | 16 | |
| Hounam | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Household Budget | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 2 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses wages of artisans, workers’ household budget, unemployment, poor relief, and medical assistance. Continued from issue 44, and in issue 46. | 6 pages or more | 45 | Peter Munro |
| Houston-Bosswall | Gallipoli and Hill 70 Loos | Some notes on an exhibition on Gallipoli staged by the Society with background; also notes on the centenary of the Battle of Loos and service of commemoration at Edrom Church | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Houston-Boswell | New Society Publication - Edrom | An account of the publication by the Society of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions etc. also some background on the parish and persons associated. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| How | Borderers in the Victorian Marriage Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 5 pages or more | 16 | Barbara Turner |
| Howard | The Quinn Family of Galashiels | The author writes of her family, the Quinns, originally from Ireland who settled in Ladhope in 1879. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Ursula Howard |
| Howie | Church and School Connections in the Borders: 1717-1869 and earlier | Account of various Hoy ancestors, many connected with the Church. A lot of research has gone into this. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Charles Hoy |
| Howieson | Two Brothers-in- Law | An account of the conflict and subsequent reconciliation of two members of the Haddon family of Hawick. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hownam | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Hoy | The Delights and Drawbacks of Working with One's Web Pages | Text of the talk given at the Society’s Open Meeting on 16th September 2001. Suggestions on building a personal website. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Charles Hoy |
| Hoy | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| Hoy | Church and School Connections in the Borders: 1717-1869 and earlier | Account of various Hoy ancestors, many connected with the Church. A lot of research has gone into this. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Charles Hoy |
| Hoy | Ways of Arguing in the Social Sciences | This article is an extended version of a talk given to the Society on 17th September 2000, and follows an earlier article in the "Scottish Genealogist" in 1997 on the theme of methods of approach for family history researchers. Uses Hoy ancestors for examples. | 3 pages or more | 46 | Charles Hoy |
| Hub | Scottish Borders Council Archives - Hawick Heritage Hub | Information about the new ‘state of the art’ Council archives due to open in May 2007. | 2 pages or more | 63 | Rachel Hosker |
| Hugan | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Huguenot | A forgotten village-Huguenot refugees at Polwarth | The story of the Huguenot refugees who landed at Berwick on Tweed and travelling inland alighted on this secluded spot to settle there, is known, perhaps only by their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 6 | Colin Wood |
| Humbie | Clan Galbraith - Royalty to Refugees | A summary of the torrid history of the Galbraith clan and its associations, describing the branch that ended up in the Scottish Borders, back to John Galbraith in Greenlaw in late 1600s/early 1700s. His son John went on to be a tenant farmer in Humbie, another son (also John) to Symington, and all other siblings to work on the land. By the mid 19th century the merchant arm of the family moved to London. | 1 page or more | 105 | Alastair Galbraith Ann Galbraith |
| Hume | The Gatekeeper House, The Glen Innerleithen | An account of the genealogy of the Hume family who resided at The Gatekeeper House, The Glen Innerleithen. | 1 page or more | 79 | |
| Hume | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Hume | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Hume | A Canadian Connection | Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Jenifer Payne |
| Hume | Know your Parish-Polwarth | Description of the village of Polwarth, its history, the inhabitants, and their occupations. | 1 page or more | 28 | |
| Hume | Polwarth on the Green | A history of Polwarth that was handed out by Colin Wood on the outing to Polwarth, Oct 1988. | 1 page or more | 8 | Colin Wood |
| Hume | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Hume | Berwickshire Leitchs Part 4: Update and Early Days | Further to the Berwickshire Leitchs article in Issue 05 (Feb 2021), describing the marriage of Colin Leitch in Runcorn, to Clara in 1893, and his death from drowning 9 months later on-board the SS Hibernian (in 1894) when it was hit off the Isle of Man by paddle steamer SS Prince of Wales on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow. The author also confirms the presence of the Leitch family in Hume in the 1600s evidenced by the monumental inscriptions for Hume. | 1 page or more | 109 | Diana Leitch |
| Hume | Notes on the Halliburton Family | The Halliburton family who were well known landowners in the Borders from the 13th to 18th centuries. The Halliburtons intermarried with other well known Border families. | 2 pages or more | 6 | C.D. Wickenden |
| Hume | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hume | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 1 | Research into the ancestors of the author's husband David Leitch. Two groups of the Leitch families were revealed - 1 from Glasgow and Argyll area and a group from the Borders, with the family original home in Hume in the 1700s. Duns, Stichill, Makerstoun, Clockmill, Haddington, Greenlaw and Gavinton have all emerged as places where the Leitch family has lived. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Diana Leitch |
| Hume | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Hunt | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Hunter | The Tweedsmuir Connection | Report of the society's summer outing to Upper Tweeddale. | 1 page or more | 13 | Violet Jardine |
| Hunter | Miriam Fish | One of the band of grave yard inscription recorders, she gives a interesting description of her youth. | 1 page or more | 31 | Miriam Fish |
| Hunter | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Hunter | Coulter's Candy and other Delicacies | Reminiscences of Coulter's Candy and other Borders sweetmeats. Also notes on the statue erected in his memory and the sculptress Angela Hunter. | 1 page or more | 100 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Hunter | Covenanting Grave, Tweedsmuir | Notes on the grave in Tweedsmuir, of the Covenanter, Thomas Hunter. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Hunter | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Hunter | The Altarstone at Stobo | Stobo Slate Quarry 'whatever'. Also a connection to Merlin and Arthur. | 1 page or more | 10 | Isobel Jardine |
| Hunter | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Hunter | Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh | An account of an interview with Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh (born Robert Turnbull), a miller then chimney sweep, who occasionally was a town crier, drummer and bell ringer. His mother Mary Gray (maiden name Smeaton born Eccles); his father Adam Turnbull living in Jedburgh. Rob married Elizabeth Hunter. Photographs of Rob the Yirl included. | 1 page or more | 103 | Editor |
| Hunter | Hunters of Duns | Detailed article on the history of the Hunter family of Duns and their involvement in the American War of Independence. | 3 pages or more | 94 | David J Wesley |
| Hunter | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Huntlyburn | Smallpox inoculation in late 18th century Melrose | A brief account of the smallpox child inoculations in Totfield by Andrew Usher (born 1782 - died 1855 - founder of the whisky distilling dynasty Edinburgh) from Darnick. | less than 1 page | 105 | Editor |
| Hutcheson | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Hutcheson | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Hutton | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Hutton | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hutton | East Berwickshire Names List | Information on contents of recently published book ' Early Berwickshire Names List'. | 1 page or more | 98 | Betty Snow |
| Hutton | From Coldstream to Canada | The Galbraith history from Coldstream to Toronto University. A comprehensive account of the Galbraiths. | 3 pages or more | 26 | James Burns |
| Hutton | Memories of Sir William Burrell's house staff at Hutton Castle | Follow-up on article on Staff at Hutton Castle. | less than 1 page | 98 | Lesley Gray |
| Hutton | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Hutton | Clazie | The author tells of research he has done on the name Clazie (and variations) and makes particular reference to a bell in Hutton Church | less than 1 page | 92 | Pauli Fergie |
| Hutton | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Hutton | Extracts of the Hutton Session Records Jun 19th 1819 - Dec 7th 1821 | Transcribed extracts of the Hutton Session Records mainly about donations to the Poor, and a list of ministers since 1688. Lots of names. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Heather Lough |
| Hutton | A Renton Family Mystery which starts in the parish of Hutton, Berwickshire | Following the article on the Rentons in Issue 13, the author traces the Renton family back to his great-grandmother (Elizabeth Renton - born in Hutton - 1841-1920), who had an illegitimate son David Renton by a Scottish 'gentleman' (allegedly David Robertson Williamson (Colonel)). David married Ida Sandimans, and had 3 children including Edward Renton (1912-1975), the authors father. There is an account of the investigations into the validity of this family history. | 5 pages or more | 109 | Simon Renton |
| Hutton | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | For anyone with a Renton in the family this is very interesting with full name, where, and the date they were born, and more. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Hutton | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| Hutton | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Huxley | HMS Pathfinder | An account of the sinking in 1914 of HMS Pathfinder off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire viewed by Aldous Huxley. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Hyslop | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Idaho | From Crosslee to Salt Lake City | The journey of William Scott Clark from Ettrick to Idaho. | 2 pages or more | 71 | George Clark |
| Imperial Tobacco | St Mary's Mills | From the start of the Mill in 1894 through good and bad times . How the mill was used through both world wars. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Jane Gibson |
| India | Dr John Macwhirter: A Man of Letters | Book review. Author: L & P Macwhirter. The history of the medical doctor John Macwhirter probably born in Chirnside around 1780. He had 15 children, 3 of which were buried in Calcutta, India. The family returned to Edinburgh but later emigrated to Australia. It includes a chapter on medical practice in Scotland at that time, and an extensive bibliography. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| India | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| India | Robert Fortune | An account of the life of Robert Fortune born at Edrom who became a renowned botanist and undertook several journeys (often proving quite perilous ) to China and the Far East - Many plants are named after him and he can probably lay claim to be the founder of the tea industry in India having smuggled plants out of China to help establish this. Buried at Brompton Cemetery, London where a memorial to him has recently been restored. | 3 pages or more | 80 | Ronald Morrison |
| India | A Tale of Two Brothers and a Photographic Puzzle | A tale of and contrast between two brothers Robert (later Sir Robert) and William Laidlaw born in Bonchester Bridge; Sir Robert who set up a chain of multiples in India , known as 'The Selfridges of the East' and who became a Member of Parliament and William who ran a grocery shop in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Ben Haslam |
| India | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| India | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden, poet and orientalist from Denholm | An account of the life of Dr. John Leyden born in Denholm, poet and orientalist and friend of Sir Stamford Raffles; his travels in India, China and Java. | 6 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie A Gavin |
| India | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Ingham | Misinformation and my Scott Family | An account by the author of how she traced the Scottish roots of her ancestor Esther Scott. | less than 1 page | 92 | Nikki Bosworth |
| Inglis | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Inglis | Longformacus Free Church | Discovery of a poem written in 1869 relating to Longformacus Free Church. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Inglis | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Inglis | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Inglis | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Innerleithen | Glen House, Innerleithen | An account of the recording an indexing estate records by Society members and a short history on the house. | 1 page or more | 81 | |
| Innerleithen | Chrissie Aitken's Story | The story of Chrissie, a survivor from the sinking of the S.S. Lusitania in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Oliver Russell |
| Innerleithen | Innerleithen's All-Black | An account by the author of how researching her Dickson line from Innerleithen, she traced an unknown descendant who had emigrated to New Zealand and played rugby for the 'All Blacks'. | 1 page or more | 84 | Esther Davies |
| Innerleithen | Life at Pirn House Innerleithen | Review of a book 'Life at Pirn House' Innerleithen by Alexander Grant Ferguson recalling life in the house in the early years of the 20th century. | less than 1 page | 92 | Marianne Morrison |
| Innerleithen | The Archives and Collections of Robert Smail's Printing Works | A summary of the Smail family and the development of the printing works in Innerleithen. John Smail arrived first and operated a woollen mill for several years before emigrating to Otago, to produce the first tweed in New Zealand. Robert arrived around 1857 setting up a small shop in Bond Street as a shoemaker, but also selling books and stationery. The arrival of the railway in 1866 an ambitious Robert branched out into printing like his brother Thomas in Jedburgh. He purchased a shop and workshop on High Street, run by the power from water wheels on the lade. The successful business was inherited by his 3 sons James, Robert Cowan and Adam James in 1890. Adam and James also worked as travelling salesmen in the Borders area. Robert Cowan's son inherited Cowan was the last generation to inherit the business, and was lucky to sell the works through the National Trust for Scotland through Maurice Richards who happened to visit Innerleithen. The archives contain historical local newspapers, shipping records, photographs, order (guard) books; a detailed inventory is close to completion at the tine of writing. Guided tours are available. | 4 pages or more | 106 | Rachel May |
| Innerleithen | John White and Margaret Brown | A summary of research into John "Jock" White and Margaret "Maggie" Brown born in Scotland, but lived in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Census records revealed John's father (John White Senior) was born at Needlehall, Galashiels, May 1852, near the Needle Ha' ford across the Tweed. Jock was brought up in Galashiels (Low Buckholmside per the 1861 census) and Maggie married in Innerleithen - both were power loom weavers. They, and 2 sons, and John Senior emigrated to the USA July 1884. Maggie's father was William Brown (born Yarrow 1827) and Jane Anderson (1816), with previous generations hailing from Peebles and Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Innerleithen | Glimpses of Old Innerleithen and Traquair | Notes on the book ' Glimpses of Old Innerleithen and Traquair' published by Innerleithen Civic Association in 1989, a copy of which has been acquired for the Society Archives. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Innerleithen | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Innerleithen | The Story of Caerlee Mill/Ballantyne Sportswear | Book review. Author: Fraser Simm. An introduction to the history of the Caerlee Mill Innerleithen, and the textiles innovation and influence in the Borders towns by the Ballantynes. | 1 page or more | 108 | Ross McGinn |
| Innerleithen | Cleikum Kist Volume 3 | Book review. Innerleithen community accounts by author Ted McKie. Copies available. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ross McGinn |
| Innerleithen | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Innerleithen | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Innerleithen | Innerleithen Shops | Information on the CD published by the Society on 'Innerleithen Shops' compiled by Bobby Richardson. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Innerleithen | An Unexpected Homecoming | An Englishman migrates to the Borders when Riddell House changes hands. He marries a local lass with links to Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 71 | David Rudram |
| Innerleithen | Innerleithen Shops | Some background information on the CD 'Innerleithen Shops' compiled by Bobby Richardson and published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Innerleithen | The Gatekeeper House, The Glen Innerleithen | An account of the genealogy of the Hume family who resided at The Gatekeeper House, The Glen Innerleithen. | 1 page or more | 79 | |
| Innerleithen | Innerleithen News | Book review. Author: Thomas Dobson. "Reminiscences of Innerleithen and Traquair" published 1896. The author recalls life in Innerleithen and accounts passed down from his grandparents going back to Napoleonic times. Many individuals are mentioned in the summary. Also a mention of a recent CD published on Innerleithen Shops. | 1 page or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Innerleithen | Historic and Photographic Glimpses of Old Innerleithen | Promotion of the book 'Historic and Photographic Glimpses of Old Innerleithen' by Bobby Richardson published by the Society. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Innerleithen | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Innerleithen Light Company | Peeblesshire's First Car | An account of Peeblesshire's first car built by Laurence Bell in a rented shed in Peebles and how from such humble beginnings developed the Scottish Motor Traction Company (SMT). | 2 pages or more | 82 | Gwen Stein |
| Innes | Border Beginnings | The author traces her descent from Adam Black born in Coldingham in 1732. | 1 page or more | 95 | Val Metcalfe |
| Innes | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Inscriptions | Recording Monumental Inscriptions | How to record inscriptions on gravestones. Method used by Highland Family History Society to compile inscriptions for genealogical reference. | 4 pages or more | 54 | John Durham |
| Instructions | Roxburgh Police Instruction Book | Book review. Author: William Everitt (Chief Constable of Roxburgh County). "Orders Regulations and Instructions framed and issued for the government of the Roxburgh County Police". 1858. The reviewer lifts instructions from the book describing the law, but also some insight into Borders life at that time. | 1 page or more | 108 | Ronald Morrison |
| Internet | The Delights and Drawbacks of Working with One's Web Pages | Text of the talk given at the Society’s Open Meeting on 16th September 2001. Suggestions on building a personal website. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Charles Hoy |
| Internet | Family Tree Maker Online | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program with the Internet | 2 pages or more | 40 | Allan McVittie |
| Intestate Succession | Intestate Succession | A detail of how property was divided in Scotland in the event of the deceased dying intestate. | 2 pages or more | 77 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Inventions | Sir Ambrose Fleming - Father of Modern Electronics | The Borders connection of Sir Ambrose Fleming who designed the transmitter to enable the sending of the first message across the Atlantic and whose work paved the way for the invention of the modern light bulb and radio communication. | 1 page or more | 82 | Robin Croftin |
| Inverbervie | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Iowa | From Crosslee to Salt Lake City | The journey of William Scott Clark from Ettrick to Idaho. | 2 pages or more | 71 | George Clark |
| Ireland | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Ireland | Erin to Edinburgh | Notes on talk and book by Ellis Owens on her family's migration from Ireland to Stow and Edinburgh. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Ireland | Bessie Quinn, Survivor Spirit - from Galashiels Mills to Garden Cities. The story of an Irish family in Scotland, 1845-1922 | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. The story of an extraordinary woman who moved from famine-ravaged Ireland to settle in the Borders, in the tenements of Low Buckholmside, Galashiels in the 1800s. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ireland | Bessie Quinn : Survivor Spirit | Book review. Author: Ursula Howard. An account of the Quinn family fleeing the famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Bessie's' parents - father Owen via Haddington, and mother Mary Lyons via Glasgow, Haddington and Walkerburn, spent a lot of time in the Borders towns, including Galashiels. Bessie ended up in Hampstead Garden Suburb with her husband Cecil, the son of Ebenezer Howard, and had 2 children, one of which was the authors' father. Bessie dies of the Spanish flu in 1919. | less than 1 page | 111 | Ursula Howard |
| Irish Genealogy | Irish Genealogy | Reference to a talk given by Jill Williams on Irish Genealogy and how to research. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Ironmonger | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Ironmonger | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Irregular | Crossing the Border | Notes on Linda Bankier's talk to the Society on 20th February 2005, mainly about the differences between English and Scottish records, irregular marriages, and the Berwick Record Office's holdings. | 1 page or more | 57 | Linda Bankier |
| Irregular Marriages | 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 |
| Irregular Marriages | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Irwin | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Isabel Davidson | Question: Where did all the Smiths from Ednam go? | An attempt to explore the lineage of the 2 Smith families baptised in Ednam from 1790 to 1819. Family 1 -The possible great grandparents of William Smith (1801-1882) the great grandfather of Eric Smith (author), were Andrew Smith and Isabel Davidson - they had 8 children baptised in Ednam. Family 2 - Thomas Smith (baptised 1766 in Ednam) married Janet Waddle from Stichill, had 13 children mostly baptised in Ednam. 2 William Smiths of note from Family 1 ended up in Edinburgh and Australia. in the 1800s, The tracing of 34 children in 3 generations of Smiths is a challenge. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Margaret Smith Eric Smith |
| Isabel Jeffrey | 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 |
| Isabella Kerr | Henry Mitchell 1877 - 1950 | Based on a collection of personal documents found in Edinburgh, the story of Henry Mitchell (b. 1877) has been pieced together from his parents Thomas Mitchell (b. 1888 - Channel St., Ladhope) and Isabella Kerr. He had 5 siblings, moved to Edinburgh around 1906, and married Martha Isabella Allan Keddie and had 2 children. Testimonials to his life are presented. | 2 pages or more | 111 | Elma Fleming |
| Isabella Scott | Margaret B. Scott of Hawick | The editors' great aunt Peggy Doig taught in Hawick from 1916, where she stayed with Margaret B Scott and her mother Isabella Scott, in the early 1900s. The editor investigated this branch of the Scott family. | less than 1 page | 108 | Editor |
| Isabella Sommers | Thomas Symington's Farewell to the Borders | Based on documents provided by Tameron Hodges, California, a history of the Symingtons. They appear to have ancestors in Clydesdale from the 11th century. Following the Reform Act 1832, Thomas Symington and his son John and wife, left to settle in Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, where other family members joined them the next year, including Thomas' wife (Isabella), and 6 sons and 3 daughters (2 died on the journey). The Biography of Lambton County describes Thomas as a carpenter from Peebles and working on the Torwoodlee estate owned by James Pringle, and his reasons for leaving Scotland. There is an account of the leaving speech given at a well attended presentation at the Auld Kirk of Galashiels by the pastor with a detailed and colourful account of Thomas's reasons for leaving, and his experiences on visiting the docks where people left for the Americas. | 5 pages or more | 104 | Editor |
| Isle of Man | Berwickshire Leitchs Part 4: Update and Early Days | Further to the Berwickshire Leitchs article in Issue 05 (Feb 2021), describing the marriage of Colin Leitch in Runcorn, to Clara in 1893, and his death from drowning 9 months later on-board the SS Hibernian (in 1894) when it was hit off the Isle of Man by paddle steamer SS Prince of Wales on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow. The author also confirms the presence of the Leitch family in Hume in the 1600s evidenced by the monumental inscriptions for Hume. | 1 page or more | 109 | Diana Leitch |
| Italy | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| J. Thomson | Fairbairn | A modern day manipulator who could be better than a Doctor for pains. Got Rugby players who got hurt at the weekend and she would fix them up. | 2 pages or more | 36 | kind permission of Kelso Museum |
| Jack | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Jackson | Friends of Hoar Cottage | An account of Hoar Cottage, a shepherd's cottage on Exmoor in North Devon which has connections with shepherds from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bette Baldwin |
| Jaffray | Follow the Dogs | An update on the book 'Follow the Dogs and Carry the Stick' by Bob Jaffray. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Jaffray | To Follow the Dogs and Carry the Stick | An account of life and shepherding in the Lammermuirs before, during and immediately after the Second World War. | 1 page or more | 90 | Bob Jaffray |
| James Andrew Tyson | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| James Elliot | Allanton | An account based on a local newspaper account of the celebration of the Coronation Day of Edward VII, including a competition for a Coronation Jug. | less than 1 page | 101 | Margaret Dick |
| James Finlayson | Fourth Cousins Meet | A brief update on the story "Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbucho" Issue 96 June 2018 p. 14. The Sandilands family are seen to have roots with the Finlaysons near Drumelzier. The meeting with the Canadian 4th cousin. | less than 1 page | 111 | Sue Brownjohn |
| James Gowans | James the Clock | An account of the sourcing and transportation of a James Gowans (1800-1886) clock to Australia by the Ball family. James Gowans was the 3rd great grandson of the authors husband. James Gowans worked in East Linton, working in his shop in Galashiels 47 High Street from the 1840s to 1890s. His son John was a prize winning chronometer maker and jeweller in New York; his son James was a watch and clock maker in Hawick; his son William became a doctor. | 1 page or more | 105 | Jill Ball |
| James Grieve | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| James Hilson and Sons | A Forgotten Jedburgh Family | An account of the name Hilson in Jedburgh and the history of the firm of James Hilson and Sons, woollen manufacturers. | 3 pages or more | 97 | Norrie McLeish |
| James Johnston | Grandpa Johnston's Reminiscences | A consolidated reflection of the account of his heritage and the recollections by James Johnston(e) (1825-1902) a blacksmith born in Tweedsmuir, and who died in Edinburgh. He traced is family back to the 17th century, with many forefathers buried in Drumelzier, with most men working as smiths in Tweedsmuir. James was sent to school 2 miles away in Tweedsmuir, with peat the primary fuel. The Crook Inn was the main posting and coaching stop between Edinburgh and Dumfries. There are tales of problems with the post in bad weather, and of the families running the Crook Inn. The Johnston family moved to Eddleston in 1838 with stories about the journey and the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Victoria. James moved to the school in Eddleston, with a very strict approach compared to Tweedsmuir. The family had to relocate to Macbiehill as the leaseholder re-took possession of the smiddy. Linton was the next location, and then training in Edinburgh as a veterinarian. In the late 1800s many of the family, including James's wife, son and daughter died from different afflictions. Based on transcripts sent to the Editor by Kath Baines. | 6 pages or more | 107 | Editor |
| James Leitch | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| James Liddle | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| James Melrose Scott | James Melrose Scott | Further to a request for information on Margaret B Scott (1874-1953) in Issue 108, more information is included from member Bruce McCartney regarding James Melrose Scott, Margaret's brother. He joined the KOSB July 1888 and died at Loos August 1915 as a sergeant in WW1, leaving a widow Louisa Selina (Hamilton) Scott of Halliburton Place, Galashiels, and 2 adopted daughters, known as Isabella Melrose, and Agnes Scott. Piper Daniel Laidlaw of Swinton, was later awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery playing the company out of the gassed trench. | less than 1 page | 109 | Editor |
| James Miller | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| James Robinson | Talbot House, Poperinge, Belgium | A description of the founding of Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium. Talbot House (Toc H) was founded by 2 army chaplains and opened as a club in 1915 for servicemen for rest and relaxation. The writers paternal grandfather (James Robinson - a rabbit trapper and mole catcher from Lilliesleaf) may have been there. | 2 pages or more | 101 | Esther Davies |
| James Rutherford | Know your Parish--Hounam | The history of Hounam. | 1 page or more | 16 | |
| James Stewart | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| James Stuart | Shillinglaw Walls | Shillinglaw Tower not far from Traquair it is not only a heap of stones - an interesting tale. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Jean Shillinglaw Ridley |
| James Waddell | Allanton | An account based on a local newspaper account of the celebration of the Coronation Day of Edward VII, including a competition for a Coronation Jug. | less than 1 page | 101 | Margaret Dick |
| James Watson | Duns Title Deeds | A summary of the extensive property portfolio of the Watson family in Duns in the 18th and 19th centuries, recorded in a collection of 17 deeds, hand written, bound and indexed by solicitors in the Watson family. Adjoining proprietors are also recorded. | less than 1 page | 108 | Ronald Morrison |
| James Wilson | James Wilson, Hawick | Description of the movement of the status of James Wilson (economist) from Hawick (Tower Knowe) to the Hawick Heritage Hub | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| James Young | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| Jameson | Death duty register | Extracts from the death duty registers (seen at the public record office, Chancery Lane, London). Relating to Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. | 3 pages or more | 4 | |
| Jamie Cheuch | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Jamieson | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Jamieson | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Jane Brownlees | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| Jane Hunter | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Janet Haig | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| Janet Ker | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| Janet Lees | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Janet Thomson | Canadian Goodfellows | A request for information on the following: Robert Goodfellow (Bewlie) and Janet Thomson - son John Born Peebles 1810, and the emigration of his parents to Quebec, Canada between 1815 and 1825. | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| Janet Thomson | Some Related Goodfellow Settlers in Canada | An account of the emigration of Robert Goodfellow, thought to have been living in Bewlie (1811), from Scotland and arriving in Quebec around 1820. His spouse, Janet Thomson went with him and bore a child (Janet) in Quebec on March 21 1821 - further children were born in Canada. He and his brothers Thomas, William and Andrew were recorded as Valcartier settlers. Other siblings stayed in Roxburghshire, where there are records of the family being in Bowden, Lillesleaf and Midlem. Robert died in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 100 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Janet Waddle | Question: Where did all the Smiths from Ednam go? | An attempt to explore the lineage of the 2 Smith families baptised in Ednam from 1790 to 1819. Family 1 -The possible great grandparents of William Smith (1801-1882) the great grandfather of Eric Smith (author), were Andrew Smith and Isabel Davidson - they had 8 children baptised in Ednam. Family 2 - Thomas Smith (baptised 1766 in Ednam) married Janet Waddle from Stichill, had 13 children mostly baptised in Ednam. 2 William Smiths of note from Family 1 ended up in Edinburgh and Australia. in the 1800s, The tracing of 34 children in 3 generations of Smiths is a challenge. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Margaret Smith Eric Smith |
| Jardine | Update on Surnames and Clansmen | Additional notes, about the lands of Fantalane, relating to the author's book. | 1 page or more | 43 | Michael Robson |
| Jardine | Family History News - The Jardine Clan Society | Formed in 1977. Came from France 1066, settled in Annandale; now, branches of the family world wide. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Editor |
| Jardine | An Unusual Way Of Recording Family Trees | This is about a gravestone in the burial ground of Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries-shire which has a drawn family tree of the Jardine family. The article shows a picture of the gravestone. | 1 page or more | 66 | Colin McInnes |
| Jardine | The battle of Otterburn 600th Anniversary | The history of the battle of Otterburn and the families that took part, also, Walter Scott's version is different to that of the English version in The Chevy chase. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Jardine | Recording the Jardines - A one-name study | 17 years of research of the Jardine Clan Society. A history of the Clan and the worldwide story of the Jardines. | 4 pages or more | 27 | Violet Jardine |
| Jardine | Who Was Lizzie Jardine ? | The author's start on her family history - mainly ordinary working folk in the Borders. | 3 pages or more | 51 | Carol Trotter |
| Jarvie | Chrissie Aitken's Story | The story of Chrissie, a survivor from the sinking of the S.S. Lusitania in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Oliver Russell |
| Java | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Java | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden, poet and orientalist from Denholm | An account of the life of Dr. John Leyden born in Denholm, poet and orientalist and friend of Sir Stamford Raffles; his travels in India, China and Java. | 6 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie A Gavin |
| Jeanie Blyth | Jeanie Blyth, The Basket Maker's Daughter | A description of the life and times of Jeanie Blyth (born 1881) and her gypsy family travelling through the Borders and the north of England in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The decline of the gypsy presence in the Borders is described and Jeanie's portraits painted by Samuel J Peploe after he had seen her selling flowers in Edinburgh. | 1 page or more | 102 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Jeanie Blyth | Jeanie Blyth, The Basket Maker's Daughter | A description of the life and times of Jeanie Blyth (born 1881) and her gypsy family travelling through the Borders and the north of England in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The decline of the gypsy presence in the Borders is described and Jeanie's portraits painted by Samuel J Peploe after he had seen her selling flowers in Edinburgh. | 1 page or more | 102 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Jed Valley | Annals of the Jed Valley | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Tracing the history of the Jedburgh area from Roman times. | less than 1 page | 111 | Ronald Morrison |
| Jed Valley | The Olivers of Jed Valley | A History of the Olivers of the Jed Valley tracing their history from the earliest of times with reference to some of the more famous and infamous. | 6 pages or more | 85 | Norrie McLeish |
| Jedburgh | Old Emigrant’s Diaries | Extract from diary of Margaret Charteris, wife of Thomas Hinshelwood, emigrant from Jedburgh, ship ‘Nebo’, to Queensland, in 1883. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Jane Gibson |
| Jedburgh | The Blaikup Stone - A Mystery Finally Solved? - Possibly | A plaque referring to the nearby Blaikup Stone is located a few yards south of Allerley Well Part gates on the A68 (old turnpike road), and is marked on the John Ainslie map of 1770. Reference to a Blakehope stone in 1731 being on the boundary of the Inchbonny Braes. The purpose of the original stone is suggested - religious site marker, boundary marker, used for punishment (stoning, flogging, beheading), penitent stool, gate post, marker for water. The original stone no longer exists it seems. | 2 pages or more | 106 | Chris Veitch |
| Jedburgh | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Jedburgh | Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing | Following the appeal for more information on Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing in Issue 106 (June 2021), the author has updated the story based on additional documents received. Born in West Nisbet 1909 of Ian Alastair Ewing (farmer) and Muriel-Adele Carlyle-Child. Alastair's early years show he was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, rising steadily through the ranks with his first command in 1940 with further mentions in dispatches in 1941, and service in the Arctic convoys. He married Diane Smeed Archer (1940) and had a son David Alastair (1941). Alastair rose through the ranks in the Admiralty and was knighted in 1959. He retired in 1962 and died May 1997 in Winchester, but was buried at Jedburgh Abbey. The summary includes what happened to his sister Elizabeth Helen, and his parents story, and Muriel his wife. and his family history as far back as the late 1700s. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Jedburgh | Rev. Robert Douglas, 1747-1820 The father of Galashiels | The Rev. Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, 1747-1820, was a man of great ability and served his parishioners so well he was called "The Father of Galashiels". | 2 pages or more | 37 | Donald Whyte |
| Jedburgh | The Archives and Collections of Robert Smail's Printing Works | A summary of the Smail family and the development of the printing works in Innerleithen. John Smail arrived first and operated a woollen mill for several years before emigrating to Otago, to produce the first tweed in New Zealand. Robert arrived around 1857 setting up a small shop in Bond Street as a shoemaker, but also selling books and stationery. The arrival of the railway in 1866 an ambitious Robert branched out into printing like his brother Thomas in Jedburgh. He purchased a shop and workshop on High Street, run by the power from water wheels on the lade. The successful business was inherited by his 3 sons James, Robert Cowan and Adam James in 1890. Adam and James also worked as travelling salesmen in the Borders area. Robert Cowan's son inherited Cowan was the last generation to inherit the business, and was lucky to sell the works through the National Trust for Scotland through Maurice Richards who happened to visit Innerleithen. The archives contain historical local newspapers, shipping records, photographs, order (guard) books; a detailed inventory is close to completion at the tine of writing. Guided tours are available. | 4 pages or more | 106 | Rachel May |
| Jedburgh | Castlewood Cemetery Jedburgh | A note on the stones at Castlewood Cemetery Jedburgh and the transcribing of them. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Jedburgh | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| Jedburgh | Annals of the Jed Valley | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Tracing the history of the Jedburgh area from Roman times. | less than 1 page | 111 | Ronald Morrison |
| Jedburgh | Newspapers published in the Borders | Border newspapers published in the Borders, 65 in total. | 2 pages or more | 5 | Peter Elliot |
| Jedburgh | The Silk Mill Jedburgh: The Story of the North British Rayon Factory 1928 -1956 | A review of the book of the same title written by Norrie McLeish. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Jedburgh | From the Scottish Borders to South Australia | An account of the lives of William Oliver his wife Elizabeth Turnbull who were married at Jedburgh in1833 who emigrated to South Australia, their family and subsequent life, Contains much genealogy and notes on the Oliver DNA project. | 5 pages or more | 78 | Ruth Oliver |
| Jedburgh | The Parish of Langlands | The parish of Langlands and the history of old leper hospital at Rutherford. Also the history of Langton that was absorbed into Wilton. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Michael Langlands |
| Jedburgh | James Veitch - Border Astronomer | Short extract of a talk given by Mr. Bill Veitch to the Society on the 15th of May 1994. | less than 1 page | 26 | Bill Veitch |
| Jedburgh | Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh | An account of an interview with Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh (born Robert Turnbull), a miller then chimney sweep, who occasionally was a town crier, drummer and bell ringer. His mother Mary Gray (maiden name Smeaton born Eccles); his father Adam Turnbull living in Jedburgh. Rob married Elizabeth Hunter. Photographs of Rob the Yirl included. | 1 page or more | 103 | Editor |
| Jedburgh | William Lorrain-Borders Schoolmaster | During the last war attics were cleared of paper and, from an attic in Jedburgh there appeared a collection of papers concerning the Rector of Jedburgh Grammar School, William Lorrain. | less than 1 page | 27 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Jedburgh | Death of Mr Alexander Jeffrey, Solicitor | Obituary that originally appeared in the Jedburgh Gazette and Border Courier in 1874. Alexander Jeffrey was a well-known Jedburgh antiquarian and historian. | 2 pages or more | 62 | |
| Jedburgh | Thomas Davidson (1838-1870), Scottish poet | Some notes on the life of Thomas Davidson, poet born in Jedburgh. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Nick Hide |
| Jedburgh | A Forgotten Jedburgh Family | An account of the name Hilson in Jedburgh and the history of the firm of James Hilson and Sons, woollen manufacturers. | 3 pages or more | 97 | Norrie McLeish |
| Jedburgh | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Jedburgh | Letter to the Editor - Rob the Yirl, Jedburgh | A request for identification of an old postcard photo of an old bearded drummer in a top hat, captioned "Rob the Yirl" Jedburgh. Postmarked Jedburgh, MY 31 04 | less than 1 page | 101 | Tom Maxwell |
| Jedburgh | Records of a Noble Life - Rev Archibald William Murray 1811 to 1892 | Born in Jedburgh, he was a missionary to Samoa and New Guinea, afterwards living in Australia till his death. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Ronald Morrison |
| Jedburgh | James Stevenson, Procurator Fiscal Jedburgh | Report on notes and papers received relating to the life of James Stevenson for approximately 60 years from 1827 Procurator Fiscal in Jedburgh | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Jedburgh | Maps | Brief notes about Borders maps available from the Society, and on the Internet. | 1 page or more | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Jedburgh | Great grandfather's Clock | Report on the history of a clock from Jedburgh from about the beginning of the 19th. century and its subsequent history | less than 1 page | 92 | Joan Gooding |
| Jedburgh | Totties in Sweden | Note about Thomas Tottie, from Jedburgh, born in 1664, a tobacco manufacturer, extracted from Th. A. Fischer’s The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907). | less than 1 page | 60 | |
| Jedburgh | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Jedburgh | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Jedburgh | The Olivers of Jed Valley | A History of the Olivers of the Jed Valley tracing their history from the earliest of times with reference to some of the more famous and infamous. | 6 pages or more | 85 | Norrie McLeish |
| Jedburgh | Jedburgh Place Names | Notes on a book 'Jedburgh Place Names' put together by Society member, Norrie McLeish, from articles written by George Watson. | less than 1 page | 81 | |
| Jedburgh | Swan Family of Jedburgh and Kelso | Recollections by the author's grandmother of life in Jedburgh and Kelso in the early twentieth century. | less than 1 page | 94 | John Falconer Swan |
| Jedburgh | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Jedburgh | Convicts Transported to Western Australia in 1858 aboard the 'Edwin Fox' | A list of Scottish convicts transported to Australia on the "Edwin Fox". Reprinted from Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal | 2 pages or more | 70 | Lynn Manning |
| Jedburgh | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Jedburgh | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Jedburgh | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Jeffery | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Jeffery | A Sassenach Searches for his Scottish Ancestry | How the family name may have originated. Possible connections with Kelso. The Reiver Connections An interesting historical tale. | 5 pages or more | 39 | George Heaviside |
| Jeffery | Ontario Genealogical Society summer camp | Where to research in Ontario for your Canadian cousins. | 2 pages or more | 37 | D. C. Jeffrey |
| Jeffrey | The Famous and Infamous of the Jeffrey Family | Absorbing biography of James Jeffrey, son of James Jeffrey and Elizabeth Sinton, and his career as a famous gardener. | 3 pages or more | 46 | George Martin |
| Jeffrey | The Infamous Jeffrey | Toll-roads in the Borders, toll bars, and William Jeffrey's involvement in protests against them. | 2 pages or more | 58 | George Martin |
| Jeffrey | Bell Ancestry | The author traces his Bell history form Asrigg and Dent in Yorkshire | 1 page or more | 92 | Mike Bell |
| Jeffrey | Death of Mr Alexander Jeffrey, Solicitor | Obituary that originally appeared in the Jedburgh Gazette and Border Courier in 1874. Alexander Jeffrey was a well-known Jedburgh antiquarian and historian. | 2 pages or more | 62 | |
| Jeffrey | The Soldiers Remember | Report on launch of the book 'The Soldiers Remember' being of memories recorded by wounded soldiers during WW1 as they recovered at Southfield Military Hospital, Duns. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Jeffrey | Jeffrey Canadian Bicentennial | The author describes his grandmother Jessie Belle Jeffrey born in Canada, and granddaughter of Scottish immigrant Andrew Jeffrey from Berwickshire. Andrew was 1 of 5 children of William Jeffrey and Mary Edna Lyall who emigrated in 1820. The author and Jim Jeffrey (California) have collated well-documented details of the family in North America, and celebrated the bicentennial of the arrival in Canada. | less than 1 page | 103 | John Cowan |
| Jenny Sanderson | Charles Lapworth, Geologist | An account of the unveiling of a plaque in recognition of Charles Lapworth, palaeontologist (born 1842), at St Peters School, Galashiels where he was Headmaster. Further information on his wives (Eliza Cooper and Jenny Sanderson), and their children in England. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Jerdan | Jerdan Family History | The family history of the Jerdans, who they married, and where they lived in the Borders. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Fred Kennington |
| Jerdan | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Jerdon | James Davidson (alias Dandie Dinmont) | An account of the life of James Davidson (1764-1820), born at Southdean who is recognised as being the 'father' of the breed of dogs known as Dandie Dinmonts. | 1 page or more | 93 | Marjorie McLaughlan |
| Jerviswood | What Might Have Been | The writer pursues a mysterious entry which she finds in the family Bible and suggests that her ancestor Lochhart Baillie was the natural son of George Baillie of Jerviswood and Catherine Sangster and surmises how different the history of her family could have been. | 2 pages or more | 78 | Mike Bucher |
| Jessie Belle Jeffrey | Jeffrey Canadian Bicentennial | The author describes his grandmother Jessie Belle Jeffrey born in Canada, and granddaughter of Scottish immigrant Andrew Jeffrey from Berwickshire. Andrew was 1 of 5 children of William Jeffrey and Mary Edna Lyall who emigrated in 1820. The author and Jim Jeffrey (California) have collated well-documented details of the family in North America, and celebrated the bicentennial of the arrival in Canada. | less than 1 page | 103 | John Cowan |
| Jessie Henderson | Archibald Minto | Further to Issue 109, the contributor has confirmed that Archibald Minto was a brother of her great grandmother Agnes Minto. Agnes' daughter Agnes had several children, one of whom was Jessie, who in turn had 8 children after marrying Thomas Henderson of Hawick, one of whom, William was the contributors' father. The family moved to Greenock in 1909 where Thomas was a foreman in the Greenock Woollen Mill. | less than 1 page | 110 | Archibald Minto |
| Jethart | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Jethart Jock | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Jethart Jock | Jethart Jock | The mystery of Jethart Jock of Coldstream, husband of the Gypsy Queen Esther Faa Blyth and attempts to identify. | 2 pages or more | 86 | John Murray |
| Jim Clark | Local Histories - Chirnside - A Borders Village | Review of a volume about the history of Chirnside from 'earliest times'. Merchants and tradespeople from 1825 and 1940s included. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Jim Dick | Cousins Meet | Two distant cousins Esther Davies (the author) and Debra McConkey of Louisiana, USA, met up in 2017 and 2018, as result of the connections through membership of the Borders Family History Society. Also, the authors maiden name of Anderson brought up in Lilliesleaf, lead to the discovery of another cousin in Edinburgh (a new member Jim Dick from 2019) with roots from the Dick family in Lilliesleaf. | less than 1 page | 107 | Esther Davies |
| Joan Dodds Armstrong | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| Joan Nichol | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| Joannes Wyllie | Joannes Wyllie | Book review. Author: John F Messner. "A Scottish Blockade Runner in the America Civil War". It is the story of Joannes (John) Wyllie born Nenthorn 1834 son of Alexander Wyllie (gardener at Newton Don) who came to the Borders in early 1820s and married Janet Smith. The family returned to Fife before 1830. Joannes was a school teacher at 17 and went to St Andrews University and became a headmaster, but ran away to sea to become first mate. The American Civil War starting 1861 lead to him being one of the sailors prepared to run the blockade and build up his fortune. He retired to be a farmer in Fife. | 1 page or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Jobson | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Johannesburg | A 'Scot' Moves to South Africa | Biography of Archibald Little, born Melrose, 11th Jan 1829, died 13 Dec 1921, Johannesburg. Brief notes on his occupations, and service in the Basuto War. | 2 pages or more | 44 | Tony Little |
| John Blackadder | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| John Blair | Johne Blair of Cockburnspath | Further to a request for information on Johne Blair of Cockburnspath in Issue 108, the author has found a book with a mention of Johne, showing a lively trade with the Netherlands in the past (evidenced by the use of red roof tiles. Also a Blair living in Dunbar is happy to do a DNA test. "Cockburnspath: A History of a People and a Place", by Sally Smith. | less than 1 page | 110 | Rudolf de Blij |
| John Blair | Who is related to Johne Blair of Cockburnspath, baptised 10th of July 1642? | A request for help to confirm that Johne Blair served in the Netherlands(Gorinchem) in 1758 in the Scots Brigade. | 1 page or more | 108 | Rudolph de Blij |
| John Blair | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| John Bright | Whitsome to West Sparta | The story of Christopher Moffat and his wife Agnes Common who emigrated to Canada aboard the John Bright in 1856, some earlier history, the reason for their emigration, an account of the voyage and their subsequent life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 81 | Elizabeth Doley |
| John Bunyie | Building a Business | A history of the Bunyans (Bunyies) from Melrose and Newstead from the early 1600s, originally masons from France, but moving into butcher shops, and prominence in the Melrose Town Council by George Bunyan (Bunyie - the authors' great great grandfather, and Provost of Melrose). | 2 pages or more | 111 | Stephen Bunyan |
| John Callaghan | Stirches Brick, Tile and Pottery Works | A history of the Stirches Brick Tile and Pottery Works (est. 1850 by John Scott-Chisholme), when the tweed and hosiery trade took a downturn. A combination of the growth in the woollen trade bringing people from the Midlands and Yorkshire who needed living accommodation, plus the arrival of the railway in 1849 to bring sandstone for building, seemed an idea that could not fail. Clay for bricks found on the Stirches Estate added to the positive outlook, but the death of Chisholm and increasing competition initiated the demise of the factory which closed in 1873. The account includes site maps and reference to many other accounts and articles at the time and since. | 3 pages or more | 101 | J.G.Macdonald |
| John Cavers | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| John Cochran | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| John Goodfellow | Canadian Goodfellows | A request for information on the following: Robert Goodfellow (Bewlie) and Janet Thomson - son John Born Peebles 1810, and the emigration of his parents to Quebec, Canada between 1815 and 1825. | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| John Gray Centre | Origin of the Hays | A review of the book 'The origin of the Hays' in which the author David Anderson seeks to trace the ancestry and background of Margaret Hay, mother of the naturalist, John Muir. | 1 page or more | 83 | David Anderson |
| John Kemp | William Kemp Letters | A description of a volume of 80 letters covering the period 1840 to 1861 addressed to William Kemp a valued member of the Galashiels community in the mid 1800s. Born in Bleachfields, Melrose 1788, first child of James Kemp (linen bleacher) and Christian Skirvan (Skirving). Williams' siblings were John, Georgina and Andrew. Harried Elisabeth Ketchen 1821, his children were James, Mariame(Marianne?), John, William and George Macdonald. Kemp was an engineer and amateur geologist. The letters travelled out to Queensland Australia with William's son John, and years later passed to the author (David Cramond) via his great grandparents and grandfather. The letters include a number letters from Charles Darwin arising from a discovery of old seeds in a sandpit near Melrose. | 3 pages or more | 104 | David Cramond |
| John Macwhirter | Dr John Macwhirter: A Man of Letters | Book review. Author: L & P Macwhirter. The history of the medical doctor John Macwhirter probably born in Chirnside around 1780. He had 15 children, 3 of which were buried in Calcutta, India. The family returned to Edinburgh but later emigrated to Australia. It includes a chapter on medical practice in Scotland at that time, and an extensive bibliography. | less than 1 page | 108 | Enid Cruikshank |
| John McNeile | John McNeile | Summary biography of John McNeile from outside the Borders, posted at Stobs Camp. | less than 1 page | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| John Muir | Origin of the Hays | A review of the book 'The origin of the Hays' in which the author David Anderson seeks to trace the ancestry and background of Margaret Hay, mother of the naturalist, John Muir. | 1 page or more | 83 | David Anderson |
| John Muir Wood | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| John Newbigging | Murder Most Foul | The story of a murderer John Newbigging (born Duns 1871) who married Margaret White from Eyemouth. He killed his wife and 4 children in Lanark Lodge in Duns assessed as due to 'homicidal mania'. | 1 page or more | 103 | Ronald Morrison |
| John Raymond Murray | John Raymond Murray | An obituary for John Murray (1937-2021) a long-standing member of the Borders Family History Society. | less than 1 page | 108 | Davina Smart |
| John Renwick | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| John Scott-Chisholme | Stirches Brick, Tile and Pottery Works | A history of the Stirches Brick Tile and Pottery Works (est. 1850 by John Scott-Chisholme), when the tweed and hosiery trade took a downturn. A combination of the growth in the woollen trade bringing people from the Midlands and Yorkshire who needed living accommodation, plus the arrival of the railway in 1849 to bring sandstone for building, seemed an idea that could not fail. Clay for bricks found on the Stirches Estate added to the positive outlook, but the death of Chisholm and increasing competition initiated the demise of the factory which closed in 1873. The account includes site maps and reference to many other accounts and articles at the time and since. | 3 pages or more | 101 | J.G.Macdonald |
| John Simpson | One line of Descent from John Simpson and Elizabeth Sanderson | A targeted tracing of the family of Kenneth Alan Simpson, of Vermont, USA. Kenneth was 5th generation of the Simpsons, starting with John Simpson (b. about 1775), married (about 1795) to Elizabeth Anderson - all 8 of their children were born in Galashiels. The article traces the generations mentioning Hawick, Earlston, Barnard Castle in connection with William Simpson (3rd generation) who emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada, and died in Vermont USA. The account takes the tree to the 6th generation - Kenneth Alan Simpson Steeter and Roberta Nelson and 2 children who died in 1948 and 1955. | 3 pages or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| John Skene | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| John Tyson | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| John White | John White and Margaret Brown | A summary of research into John "Jock" White and Margaret "Maggie" Brown born in Scotland, but lived in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Census records revealed John's father (John White Senior) was born at Needlehall, Galashiels, May 1852, near the Needle Ha' ford across the Tweed. Jock was brought up in Galashiels (Low Buckholmside per the 1861 census) and Maggie married in Innerleithen - both were power loom weavers. They, and 2 sons, and John Senior emigrated to the USA July 1884. Maggie's father was William Brown (born Yarrow 1827) and Jane Anderson (1816), with previous generations hailing from Peebles and Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Johnson | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Johnston | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Johnston | Peel Hospital - Galashiels Exhibition | An account of the exhibition on Peel Hospital staged by the Society. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Gwen Stein, Davina Smart and Margaret Bowers |
| Johnston | An ill-matched couple | An account from a solicitor's file of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife over assets. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ralph Maltman |
| Johnstone | Galashiels Johnstones (Gray, Sanderson, Dalgleish) | Further to the article in June 2020 magazine (Issue 103) ('The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers'), contact from distant cousins in Australia (Graeme Wood, Marion Johnstone), has meant the sharing of a family photo album belonging to Archibald Johnstone. See also this issue page 20 for a history of the Johnstone family in Australia. The cousins are keen to allow descendants of other Galashiels families in the photos access to them. i.e. William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant). | less than 1 page | 105 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Johnstone | Dingleton Hospital, Melrose | Some notes on Dingleton Hospital, Melrose and how to access information of those having a connection. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Johnstone | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Johnstone | Friends of Hoar Cottage | An account of Hoar Cottage, a shepherd's cottage on Exmoor in North Devon which has connections with shepherds from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bette Baldwin |
| Jones | The Boston Family of Gattonside | A tale of hand loom weavers from Gattonside who decided to visit a sister in Canada. How they eventually decided to emigrate over to Canada and they walked from New York to Upper Canada. Most of the family are buried in Melrose Church Yard. | 2 pages or more | 39 | M.C.Lawson |
| Jones | Follow the Drum | The author, who has been researching the lives of wives of officers during the Napoleonic Wars, recounts the hardships many of them endured and appeals for further information. | 1 page or more | 99 | David Clammer |
| Jones | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Joseph Bain | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| K.O.S.B | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| K.O.S.B. | Family history and the Military | Researching military records. | less than 1 page | 4 | Lt-Col. D. C. R. Ward |
| Kabul | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Kaeside | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Kalamazoo | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| Kale Water | Know your Parish--Morebattle | A history of Morebattle Parish and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Elspeth Ewan |
| Keddie | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Keddie | John Keddie Linton | An enquiry regarding John Keddie Linton killed in action during World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | Mrs Dee Brook |
| Kedslie | The Scots in Poland | The story of Scottish emigration to Poland as merchant's, engineers and farm managers. The parents of the author's mother came back to Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Mona K. McLeod |
| Kellie | Coldingham mortcloth records | The mortcloth records are fascinating as they list every occasion when a mortcloth was hired out for a burial. This covers the Coldingham mortcloth. | 1 page or more | 28 | Vivienne S. Dunstan |
| Kelloe | East Berwickshire Names List | Information on contents of recently published book ' Early Berwickshire Names List'. | 1 page or more | 98 | Betty Snow |
| Kelso | CD Review - Kelso Poor House and Ragged School | Interesting review of the content of this much loved publication, and a bit on the social context of the Poor House and the Ragged School in Kelso. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Kelso | Governor Glass | Some notes on William Glass, born in Kelso who went on to establish the colony of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic and to become its first Governor. | 1 page or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Kelso | 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 | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Kelso | Family History of George Tulloch (Tully) | Notes on a family history relating to the Tulloch (Tully) family. | less than 1 page | 93 | Judith E Tulloch |
| Kelso | Swan Family of Jedburgh and Kelso | Recollections by the author's grandmother of life in Jedburgh and Kelso in the early twentieth century. | less than 1 page | 94 | John Falconer Swan |
| Kelso | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Kelso | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| Kelso | Robeson descendants in Roxburghshire & Berwickshire | Andrew Robeson was born in Kelso (1640), with 4 siblings Thomas, David, James and Janet, was a wool and linen merchant and a Quaker and was imprisoned in Duns and Edinburgh for that reason in the 1660s. He went to America, via Clonmel, Ireland and established the earliest township in Philadelphia, and called it Roxburgh.His grandson Thomas was heavily involved American Revolution in North Carolina, and Robeson County was named after him. Robesone, Robison, Robson and Robertson make tracing this family a challenge. | 1 page or more | 102 | Editor |
| Kelso | Kelso Tradesmen Transcription Project | Note on a project to transcribe the records of nineteenth century Kelso tradesmen | 1 page or more | 75 | Juline Baird |
| Kelso | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Kelso | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| Kelso | 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 |
| Kelso | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Kelso | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Kelso | Forgotten Borderers--Andrew Walker (1808-1896) | Andrew Walker, born Earlston, worked at Newton Don and moved eventually to Camden and started a Ragged School. He emigrated to Troy in New York and died there. | less than 1 page | 30 | |
| Kelso | Sir Walter Scott's Borders | A note about Scott being born in Edinburgh, but convalescing at Sandyknowe Farm near Smailholm with grandfather and Aunt Jenny, where he was immersed in Borders history and folklore and music. A year at Kelso Grammar School, Deputy Sheriff of Selkirkshire, Ashestiel and construction Abbotsford. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Kelso | Kelso Abbey and Walter Scott's Kelso | Review of two books, Kelso Abbey and Walter Scott's Kelso, looking in particular at the connection between Sir Walter Scott and the Town. | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Kelso | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Kelso | County Railway Routes - Berwick to St Boswells | Details of the book in the Country Railway Book series Berwick to St Boswells. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Kelso | A Sassenach Searches for his Scottish Ancestry | How the family name may have originated. Possible connections with Kelso. The Reiver Connections An interesting historical tale. | 5 pages or more | 39 | George Heaviside |
| Kelso | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Kelso | Lt Col Hon Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt | Biography of Richard Waldie Griffith, grandson of Richard Griffith, Laird of Ednam, a renowned geologist and mining engineer, and son of George Richard Griffith | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Kelso | Stoddart | Margaret Stoddart, born 1831, and her very interesting history. From stot-herd, one who tended cattle 1376. Earliest mention in Douglas Barony of Buittle. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Kelso | The Stewarts of Kelso | A report into extensive research into the Stewart family of Kelso, latterly of Edinburgh. | 5 pages or more | 77 | Harry D Watson |
| Kelso | Kelso Slaters | Photos possibly of the Slaters of Kelso, seeking identification. | less than 1 page | 104 | Andrew Solomon |
| Kelso | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Kelso | 'A Lamentable Accident' | A description collated from the local press from December 1881 of the death of Michael Queenan (from Frogden, and father of 5 children) as result of an accident near Frogden on the way home in a spring cart being driven home by brother-in-law James Corcoran (toll collector at Cowbog Toll), from St Marys Church Kelso. The funeral was in Linton churchyard. James was sent to prison, but released on bail 13 January 1882, and was found not guilty of homicide February 1882. The parents of the deceased originally came from Sligo, Ireland. There is a further investigation into the Queenans all over the Borders and the other children of Michael and Catherine Queenan, including Betsy who had married the aforementioned James Corcoran. | 3 pages or more | 104 | Cyril Corcoran |
| Kelso | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| Kelso | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Kelso | Adam Clark (1811 to 1866) | A fascinating account of Adam Clark, born in Edinburgh but brought up in Kelso who became a bridge builder of renown in Hungary building the first bridge across the Danube linking the communities of Buda and Pest. | 4 pages or more | 79 | Dr. Jim Lyon |
| Kelso | Kelso Dispensary and Castleton Poor Law Records | Some notes by the author on his publication on C.D. of Poor Law records instancing some of the information available and mentioning various diseases mentioned | 1 page or more | 75 | Peter Munro |
| Kelso | Newspapers published in the Borders | Border newspapers published in the Borders, 65 in total. | 2 pages or more | 5 | Peter Elliot |
| Kelso | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| Kelso | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Kelso | Revised and improved edition of Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard and St Andrews Monumental Inscriptions | Notes on the improved version of our Memorial Inscriptions covering Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard Kelso and St Andrews. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Kelso | John Lee, Shoemaker in Kelso | Some details of the funeral of John Lee, shoemaker in Kelso 1802. Details of funeral arrangements and surnames of those attending the funeral | 2 pages or more | 75 | Elma Fleming |
| Kelso | A Cockburn Family in Berwickshire and Its Descendants - The Book | The author's Cockburn family history - mostly recent. | 3 pages or more | 24 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Kelso | Anderson Family Legend | Three brothers shared their last sixpence at Kelso Fair and then parted company. How a lady searched for relatives. | less than 1 page | 8 | Mrs Steele |
| Kelso | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Kelso Abbey | Revised and improved edition of Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard and St Andrews Monumental Inscriptions | Notes on the improved version of our Memorial Inscriptions covering Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard Kelso and St Andrews. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Kelso Abbey | A light-hearted tale--Epitaphs | We will never know what is written on our headstone, this article it gives you some ideas. | 1 page or more | 31 | Ian Abernethy |
| Kelso Combination | CD Review - Kelso Poor House and Ragged School | Interesting review of the content of this much loved publication, and a bit on the social context of the Poor House and the Ragged School in Kelso. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Kelso Mail | More extracts from the Kelso Mail | Some death entries from the Kelso Mail recorded 29th. December 1803 to 16th. May 1804. | 2 pages or more | 81 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Kelso Mail | Kelso Mail Marriage entries | Some marriage entries recorded in the Kelso Mail between 1808 and 1823. | 2 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Kelso Mail | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail | Death notices published in the Kelso Mail 1805-1808. | 2 pages or more | 84 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Kelso Mail | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Kemmel | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Kendall | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Kennaway | Auld Edward Dearsden 1799-1875 | An account of the life of Edward Dearsden who was killed by the horse of Thomas Kennaway during the Hawick Common Riding, the family and in particular his great grandson William James Dearsden who originally had a cycle agent's shop in Hawick but who went on to develop a very successful photographic business and who during WW2 flew and worked with Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb. | 3 pages or more | 81 | Anne Golden |
| Kennedy | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Kenneth Alan Simpson | One line of Descent from John Simpson and Elizabeth Sanderson | A targeted tracing of the family of Kenneth Alan Simpson, of Vermont, USA. Kenneth was 5th generation of the Simpsons, starting with John Simpson (b. about 1775), married (about 1795) to Elizabeth Anderson - all 8 of their children were born in Galashiels. The article traces the generations mentioning Hawick, Earlston, Barnard Castle in connection with William Simpson (3rd generation) who emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada, and died in Vermont USA. The account takes the tree to the 6th generation - Kenneth Alan Simpson Steeter and Roberta Nelson and 2 children who died in 1948 and 1955. | 3 pages or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Kenneth Alan Simpson | Putting the Life of Alice Simpson Together 1925 - 1927 | A focus on Alice Simpson, the great great great granddaughter of John Simpson (b. about 1775) and Elizabeth Anderson (b. about 1775) from Galashiels. Their son William (b. 1800) married Elizabeth Thin 1862, and their son James married Mildred West in Vermont, USA. William and Mildreds' son was Kenneth Alan Simpson (see Page 21 of this Issue). It was Kenneth who was the father of Alice Simpson, the author's aunt. Eleanor Donham was her mother. Alice was born 1925 and died 1927. | 1 page or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Kennington | A Creditable Soldier - Arthur James (Dick) Kennington | An account of the life and military career of Arthur James (Dick) Kennington (1870 to 1945). | 5 pages or more | 99 | Fred Kennington |
| Kennoway | Links with old Peebles Families | A investigating search into old Peebles families. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Rena Stewart |
| Kentucky Campaign | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Ker | In the Footsteps of the Reivers | Notes on the book 'In the Footsteps of the Reivers' by Brian Dingle. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Ker | The Kers of Cessford Castle | A history of the Kers of Cessford Castle. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Ker | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Ker | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Ker | An Infamous Mistress | A review of the book 'An Infamous Mistress' by Sarah Murden and Joanne Major being a biography of Grace Dalrymple Elliot. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Ker | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Kerr | 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 | |
| Kerr | Canadian Strays | Some discoveries of Lowland strays from Grey township, Ontario | 1 page or more | 30 | J. Hislop |
| Kerr | Littledean Tower | A brief history of a little-known tower located at Ploughlands, about 1 mile east of Maxton (Grid Ref. 633313), near the disused quarry that supplied some of the stone for Melrose Abbey. Attacked in the Earl of Hertford in 1544, the tower was the chief residence of the Kerrs of Cessford. | less than 1 page | 102 | Margaret Dick |
| Kerr | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued from issue 41. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Jim Wilson |
| Kerr | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Kerr | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Kerr | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Kerr | Coldingham mortcloth records | The mortcloth records are fascinating as they list every occasion when a mortcloth was hired out for a burial. This covers the Coldingham mortcloth. | 1 page or more | 28 | Vivienne S. Dunstan |
| Kerr | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Kerr | Canadian Strays | Some discoveries of Lowland strays from Grey township, Ontario | 1 page or more | 30 | J. Hislop |
| Kerr | Forgotten Borderers | James Grieve and his interesting contribution to the lowly apple. | 1 page or more | 28 | Jean M. Smith |
| Kerr | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Kerr | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| Kerr | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Kersquarter | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Khyber Massacre | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Kidnapped | The Years of Date Change | Some legal consequences of the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar. | 1 page or more | 92 | Ronald Morrison |
| Kidston | Notes on the Early History of the Kidston family in Scotland | An account of notes on the history of the Kidston family in Scotland as submitted by Robert D Davis. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Kidston | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Kidstons of Stow | A very comprehensive account of the early Rev Kidston from Stow and their thirteen children and who they married. | 1 page or more | 12 | John Kidston Tait |
| Kiel Canal | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Kielder | James Ferguson Schoolmaster, 1814-1894 | How the memory of a clock led the author to research this ancestor. | less than 1 page | 32 | J Ferguson |
| Kilbucho | Fourth Cousins Meet | A brief update on the story "Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbucho" Issue 96 June 2018 p. 14. The Sandilands family are seen to have roots with the Finlaysons near Drumelzier. The meeting with the Canadian 4th cousin. | less than 1 page | 111 | Sue Brownjohn |
| Kilbuncho | Finlaysons of Goseland Farm, Kilbuncho | A journey tracing the author's links to the Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbuncho, Peeblesshire. | 2 pages or more | 97 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Kilbuncho | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Killiecrankie | James Veitch - Border Astronomer | Short extract of a talk given by Mr. Bill Veitch to the Society on the 15th of May 1994. | less than 1 page | 26 | Bill Veitch |
| Killing Times | Covenanting Grave, Tweedsmuir | Notes on the grave in Tweedsmuir, of the Covenanter, Thomas Hunter. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Kilmarnock | Accidents and Disasters in Scotland in the 19th Century | A list of major disasters in Scotland from 1801 to 1849. | 1 page or more | 29 | William P Cross |
| Kilmum | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Kincaidston | The King and I and the Galashiels War Memorial | Background on the life of Captain V.G.A. Bush, the only member of the R.A.F. whose name appears on the Galashiels War Memorial and his connection with Anna Leonowens the 'I' in 'The King and I'. | 1 page or more | 97 | Gavin McLelland |
| Kincaird | Summary of Talk on Witchcraft | Summary of talk by Roy Pugh on Witchcraft in Scotland. | 2 pages or more | 97 | |
| King | Coldingham mortcloth records | The mortcloth records are fascinating as they list every occasion when a mortcloth was hired out for a burial. This covers the Coldingham mortcloth. | 1 page or more | 28 | Vivienne S. Dunstan |
| King | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| King Harold | "My Great Grandfather died at sea" | A ships Master from Irvine in Ayrshire. How Bill researched the history of a remarkable seaman. 'One of his best'. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Bill Murray |
| King William | An act anent murthering of children | Act of Assembly May 26th 1762 for reading the 21st Act of Parliament of the second session of parliament of King William and Queen Mary dated July 19th 1690 about murdering of children. | less than 1 page | 21 | Margaret Steele |
| Kingsmeadows | My dig into the past | Peeblesshire family and from other parts of the Borders, an interesting tale. Also history of various bridges over the Tweed. | 3 pages or more | 34 | A. Turner |
| Kinmont Willie | In the Footsteps of the Reivers | Notes on the book 'In the Footsteps of the Reivers' by Brian Dingle. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Kinnear | The Monteath Mausoleum | An account of the history of the Monteath Mausoleum near St Boswells and moves to conserve. | 4 pages or more | 87 | John D Wood/ David Freeman |
| Kinsale | Forgotten Borders Andrew Cockburn 1871- 1955 | Born Kelso 1871 of a Blacksmith. Second engineer on the Lusitania, he also had two terms on the Mauretania . | 2 pages or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Kirk | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Kirk Session Records | Uncleanness at Edrom | A tale of impropriety extracted from the Edrom Session Records. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Kirk Session Records | Hawick Hub | An account with some background information on various records which have been transferred to Scottish Borders Archives at Hawick including and Kirk Session Records, Poor Relief records - some examples of content instanced | 2 pages or more | 76 | |
| Kirk Yetholm | Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS on the Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History. "Scotland's other Royal Family" | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Kirk Yetholm | Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 5 pages or more | 32 | A. V. Tokley |
| Kirk Yetholm | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Kirk Yetholm | Charles Dicken' Interview with a Gypsy King | A description of the King of the Yetholm Gypsies, Charles Blythe. Prominent writers visited the King over the years, and this article gives Charles Dickens account of his visit in 1861; his account describes the village, villagers and meeting with the King. The King described the origins of the gypsies as from Egypt 2-3 thousand years ago (with the name Fa'a - from Pharaoh), and the fact that it was the Egyptians who invented whisky. The language used by the gypsies was discussed. | 5 pages or more | 101 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Kirk Yetholm | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued from issue 41. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Jim Wilson |
| Kirk Yetholm | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Kirkcaldy | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Kirkhope | A Policeman's Lot | Article on the lie of Alexander Linton born in 1829 at Kirkhope who became a river bailiff and later a policemen in Caithness. Requirements for admission to the police force and some general background regarding a policeman's lot. Letter he returned to the Borders and had various positions; as a factory night watchman, as a stone dyke builder and was still employed as a stonebreaker at age 71. | 3 pages or more | 79 | Charles Borthwick |
| Kirkhope | Ettrickbridge Sampler | A sampler embroidered in 1879 in Ettrick Bridge, somehow finding its way to Canada and returned to the local school, Kirkhope Primary. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Kirknewton | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Kirkpatrick | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Kirkpatrick-Durham | From Hawick to Kirkpatrick-Durham by way of Moscow | Notes of Grieves of Kirkpatrick-Durham in Kirkcudbrightshire, who were descendants of Walter Grieve of Branxholm Park, most of whom were farmers, but also included two eminent doctors who were physicians to the Russian court in the 18th century. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Linda M Chapman |
| Kirkton | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Kirna | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Kirton | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| Klein | Stobs Military Camp | Account of a project by Archaeology Scotland to excavate and obtain information on Stobs Military Camp and the Society's involvement. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Jared Squirrel |
| Klondike | Early Days | Excerpts from the account of early years of her marriage written by Mrs Minerve Gibson from Calgary, Alberta, in 1980 at the age of 107. | 3 pages or more | 19 | Jane Gibson |
| Knight | James Stevenson, Procurator Fiscal Jedburgh | Report on notes and papers received relating to the life of James Stevenson for approximately 60 years from 1827 Procurator Fiscal in Jedburgh | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Knout | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders- | The history of Hermitage Castle and its inhabitants from 1207 right through. Continued in issue 11. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Knout | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Knox | John Knox Quincentenary | Some biographical notes on the Scottish Reformer John Knox. | less than 1 page | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Knox | Summary of Talk on Witchcraft | Summary of talk by Roy Pugh on Witchcraft in Scotland. | 2 pages or more | 97 | |
| Knox | Transcribing the Stones | Notes on the publication of the monumental inscriptions at Heatheryett, Galashiels with some notes on the history of Galashiels Parish and the first Church at Lindean burial place of the second wife of John Knox. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Knox | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Konigsberg | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| KOSB | K.O.S.B. Memories | This is a look at the talk given by Gavin Richardson, who must be the best informed on the first world war and Gallipoli. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Gavin Richardson |
| KOSB | Kings Own Scottish Borderers | A list of men who died in the Boer War in outlying places. | 1 page or more | 32 | Helen Reichenbach |
| KOSB | 2nd Lt Robert Leman Purdom | A native of Hawick Robert Leman Purdom KOSB (1883-1917) was from a family key in the development of the town. Robert senior was the Town Clerk, co-founded Hawick Golf Club, and secretary of the School of Art and Cottage Hospital. Robert seniors siblings (x3) and many half-siblings (x7) are listed and described, as are Robert seniors parents. Robert Leman' mother was Helen Emma Leman, whose family had relocated to Australia during the gold rush. Robert Lemans siblings are listed and described. Robert Leman enlisted and rose to 2nd Lt, but was killed in action 1917 aged 32. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Editor |
| KOSB | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| KOSB | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Kramer | Summary of Talk on Witchcraft | Summary of talk by Roy Pugh on Witchcraft in Scotland. | 2 pages or more | 97 | |
| KSOB | Lt Col Hon Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt | Biography of Richard Waldie Griffith, grandson of Richard Griffith, Laird of Ednam, a renowned geologist and mining engineer, and son of George Richard Griffith | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Kyle | A Borders Man in the American Civil War | A research for Borderers who fought in the American Civil War with particular reference to Thomas Affleck born in Galashiels. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Michael Hammerson |
| Kyle | Australian Deaths Recorded in the Hawick Advertiser 1854-1873 | A list of people from Hawick who died in or on the way to Australia. Very comprehensive. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Marjory Gavin |
| Kyle | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Kyle | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Kyle | Blind Jamie Donaldson | Account of James Donaldson, whose tombstone is in Melrose Abbey churchyard. | 1 page or more | 47 | Margaret Lawson |
| Kyle | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Kyle | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Ladhope | Know Your Parish - Ladhope | Description of Ladhope (now Galashiels) and historical notes. Includes a drawing of Ladhope Parish Church. | 1 page or more | 20 | |
| Lady Grisell | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Ladykirk | Bygone Days | This is the text of Eleanor's fascinating talk on Upsettlington (also known as Ladykirk) from the 12th century onwards, given to the Society on 19th October 2003. | 3 pages or more | 54 | Eleanor Moffat |
| Ladykirk | 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 |
| Ladykirk | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| Laidlaw | Piper Laidlaw Memorial | Notes on a ceremony to mark the 100th. Anniversary of the events during the Battle of Loos leading to the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Piper Daniel Laidlaw. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Laidlaw | A Tale of Two Brothers and a Photographic Puzzle | A tale of and contrast between two brothers Robert (later Sir Robert) and William Laidlaw born in Bonchester Bridge; Sir Robert who set up a chain of multiples in India , known as 'The Selfridges of the East' and who became a Member of Parliament and William who ran a grocery shop in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Ben Haslam |
| Laidlaw | Notes on the Ancestry of the Ettrick Shepherd | James Hogg (1770-1835) where he and his ancestors lived in the Borders, also who they married. | 2 pages or more | 18 | Donald Wyte |
| Laidlaw | A quest for Scottish Roots in the Middle Marches | This article was first printed in the Laidlaw Family Journal of October 1995 and has been reprinted in this issue. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Kenneth Laidlaw |
| Laidlaw | Moffat Great-Grandparents | About the author's farming great grandfather, John Moffat. | 1 page or more | 60 | David W Kennedy |
| Laidlaw | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Laidlaw | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Laidlaw | List of covenanters in the Parish of Tweedsmuir in 1682, as compiled by Mr Francis Scott, minister | An account with list of Covenanters in Tweedsmuir in 1682. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Francis Scott |
| Laidlawstiel | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Laing | James Stewart (c. 1824-1904) - a life) | An account or research into the life of James Stewart (born in Wilton 1824/25) and his family. | 6 pages or more | 96 | Harry D Watson |
| Laing | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Lamb | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Lamberton | Rentons of Billie and Lamberton | Continuation of the article in the previous issue of the history of the Renton family of Billie and Lamberton. The story continues from the 16th. century to date detailing many achievements but also revealing some scandal. | 7 pages or more | 84 | Gregory Lauder- Frost |
| Lamberton | Rentons of Billie and Lamberton | The first part of an account of the History of the Rentons of Billie and Lamberton in Berwickshire. Tracing in detail the history of the family from the early fourteenth century. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Lamberton | Border Marriages Boon for "Priests" and Bane for Searchers | The rise and fall of the "Irregular Marriages" From Gretna to Lamberton. | 4 pages or more | 30 | Northumberland and Durham History Soc. |
| Lamberton | Berwick-upon-Tweed Twixt Thistle and Rose-A Family Historian's Nightmare | Locations and types of marriages in and on the Border. Types of sources, also Parish Registers for 18th and 19th century. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Linda Bankier |
| Lamberton Toll | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Lamberton Toll | Border Marriage Records | The history of Irregular Marriages up and down the country. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Donald Whyte |
| Lambton | A Canadian Connection | Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Jenifer Payne |
| Lammermuir | Longformacus and Lammermuir Heritage Centre | Notes on the newly opened Longformacus and Lammermuir Heritage Centre. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Lammermuir | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Lammermuir | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Lammermuir Hills | The People of the Lammermuirs | Detailed history of the Lammermuirs from Celtic times to the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 23 | Norrie McLeish |
| Lammermuirs | Follow the Dogs | An update on the book 'Follow the Dogs and Carry the Stick' by Bob Jaffray. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Lammermuirs | Abbey St Bathans, Cranshaws and Longformacus | A brief description of 3 neighbouring parishes and the records available. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Lammermuirs | To Follow the Dogs and Carry the Stick | An account of life and shepherding in the Lammermuirs before, during and immediately after the Second World War. | 1 page or more | 90 | Bob Jaffray |
| Lancaster | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Landles | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| Langholm | Beatties | Langholm Archive Centre is looking for Beattie volunteers to take part in a DNA project. Participation is completely free and available to all male Beatties not immediately related who can provide a little family tree information and full results will be made available. | less than 1 page | 67 | Bruce McCartney |
| Langholm | William Coulthard: Emigrant to South Australia | Captain A. J. Coultherd has sent a moving account of an intrepid explorer who moved to Australia in 1836. | less than 1 page | 7 | Alfred J. Coultherd |
| Langlands | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Langlands | The Parish of Langlands | The parish of Langlands and the history of old leper hospital at Rutherford. Also the history of Langton that was absorbed into Wilton. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Michael Langlands |
| Langnewton | Douglas of Springwood Park | The name Douglas would run fear into many Englishmen. This distinguished Border family and its history. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Donald Whyte |
| Langshaw | Elwyn Glen | A short lyrical account of Langshaw in the 1920s; a small hamlet nestling in the Elwyn Glen on Allan Water, originally with only a schoolhouse and a smiddy, with neighbouring towers. Describing the changes as traffic increased and hall was built to accommodate meetings and social activities. | less than 1 page | 109 | Editor |
| Langshaw | Langshaw Mill Decree of 1608 | Extract Decree relating to Langshaw Mill. The Decree is interesting for genealogists because of the very considerable number of people mentioned in it. | 1 page or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Langton | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Langton | Rev. Dr. John Brown, Langton | Notes and background information on the Rev. John Brown, minister at Langton and his son Thomas Brown author of 'Annals of the Disruption'. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Lanton | Old Hawick (Lanton?) Photo | A photo taken by R. Robinson, the Arcade , Hawick for 1900 or earlier. Indoor and outdoor staff it seems. Other members of the group will have received a copy. Any identification welcome | less than 1 page | 106 | James McCaskie |
| Lapworth | Charles Lapworth and the Borders connection | An account of the life of Charles Lapworth, the renowned geologist, who although born in Berkshire became a schoolmaster in Galashiels where he married and had a family. He carried out much of his early work on the rocks in the Galashiels area before moving to St Andrews and subsequently obtaining a professorship of Geology at Birmingham University. | 3 pages or more | 83 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Latch | Lennie Papers | Some notes on papers relating to the Lennie family donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Lauder | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| Lauder | The Perils of Secondary Sources | The writer looks at the dangers to research from not checking primary sources quoting examples and showing how mistakes can arise. | 3 pages or more | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Lauder | Through Time and Place - a walk through Whitslaid Farm and Tower Lauder | Review of a book by Andrew Mercer. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Lauder | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Lauder | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Lauder | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Lauder | A Nostalgic Visit to Lauder and Channelkirk | A report of the author's return from South Africa, his attendance at a late night Church service in Lauder, the erection of a plaque and his family connections with the area. | 3 pages or more | 82 | Prof. Charles Wait |
| Lauder | Coldingham mortcloth records | The mortcloth records are fascinating as they list every occasion when a mortcloth was hired out for a burial. This covers the Coldingham mortcloth. | 1 page or more | 28 | Vivienne S. Dunstan |
| Lauder | The Chisholm Highland Connection | The story of the Chisholm family, their involvement in medieval wars and their move from the Borders to the Highlands. | 5 pages or more | 73 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Lauder | Robert Lauder of that Ilk | This is the story of the background and demise of Robert Lauder of that ilk (d.1598), one of the last to be recorded with that appellation. | 3 pages or more | 29 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Lauder | Whiteslade, Berwickshire, and its Owners | Many have seen this ruin on the way from Greenlaw to Lauder, and often wondered about the history of this once great fortress. This article covers it magnificently. | 2 pages or more | 31 | G.M.S. Lauder Frost |
| Lauder | Robert Lauder of the Bass | An account, fully referenced, of the family of the Lauders of the Bass Rock. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Lauder | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Lauder | The Flowers of the Forest--Borderers who fell at Flodden | The Fletcher brothers from Selkirk and were they at Flodden? Probably. | 1 page or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Lauder | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Lauder | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Lauder | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Lauder | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Lauder Barns | Lennie Papers | Some notes on papers relating to the Lennie family donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Lauderdale | St Hilary's School for Girls | An account of the re-location of the school to Thirlestane Castle during World War 2 | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
| Lauderdale | The Cairncross family - an example of a 16th-17th century family of feuars | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society on 18th September 2005 titled 'Cairncross, a Border Family'. Outline of a typical noted old family in the Lauderdale/Melrose/Galashiels district, with descriptions of some of the local areas and ownership. | 12 pages or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Lauderdale | Clan Maitland - The Earl of Lauderdale | An article by the Society Patron on the history of the Maitlands and the Clan Maitland Society. | 2 pages or more | 79 | The Earl of Lauderdale |
| Lauderdale (Earl of) | New Patron | Article on the appointment of new patron for the Society and some details on the family background. | 1 page or more | 76 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Launceston | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Laurie | Coldingham mortcloth records | The mortcloth records are fascinating as they list every occasion when a mortcloth was hired out for a burial. This covers the Coldingham mortcloth. | 1 page or more | 28 | Vivienne S. Dunstan |
| Law | Banishment and Transportation | An expansion by the author of his talk to the Society on Banishment and Transportation as a means of punishment. | 3 pages or more | 96 | Ken Nisbet |
| Law | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Lawers | A Renton Family Mystery which starts in the parish of Hutton, Berwickshire | Following the article on the Rentons in Issue 13, the author traces the Renton family back to his great-grandmother (Elizabeth Renton - born in Hutton - 1841-1920), who had an illegitimate son David Renton by a Scottish 'gentleman' (allegedly David Robertson Williamson (Colonel)). David married Ida Sandimans, and had 3 children including Edward Renton (1912-1975), the authors father. There is an account of the investigations into the validity of this family history. | 5 pages or more | 109 | Simon Renton |
| Lawrence | Swinton Memorial Inscriptions | A mention of the transcription of the Memorial Inscriptions at Swinton Churchyard recently carried out by Coldstream History Society and developments at Lennel Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Lawrie | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Lawson | Adam moves to the Borders | Adam Brown bought a small plot of land in West Linton in 1839 after which he emigrated to Australia with seven of his nine children-this story covers their history. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Helen M. Booth |
| Lawson | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Leader | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Leaderfoot | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Learment | Church and School Connections in the Borders: 1717-1869 and earlier | Account of various Hoy ancestors, many connected with the Church. A lot of research has gone into this. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Charles Hoy |
| Learmond | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Learmond | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Learmont | Ways of Arguing in the Social Sciences | This article is an extended version of a talk given to the Society on 17th September 2000, and follows an earlier article in the "Scottish Genealogist" in 1997 on the theme of methods of approach for family history researchers. Uses Hoy ancestors for examples. | 3 pages or more | 46 | Charles Hoy |
| Learmonth | Kennington/Cowe Family History | The story of the family's arrival in Berwickshire and their life there until they departed to Canada. | 9 pages or more | 70 | Fred Kennington |
| Learmonth | Researching Family History across the Border | An account by the author of the challenges and pitfalls of cross-border research. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Fred Kennington |
| Learmouth | Kennington/Cowe Family History. Part 2 - Emigration to New Brunswick 1837 - James Cowe & Isabella Donaldson | Details of the lives of further branches of the Cowe family including one that emigrated to New Brunswick. | 6 pages or more | 71 | Fred Kennington |
| Ledgerwood | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Ledgerwood | About the Shillinglaw | Family history about the Shillinglaw family. | 1 page or more | 5 | Ada Elizabeth Shillinglaw |
| Lee | James Paris Lee 1831--1904 His Rifles reigned supreme | Born in Hawick, the very man who designed the Lee Enfield Rifle, emigrated to Canada, The Percussion Cap, a development by Rev Alexander Forsyth. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Donald Whyte |
| Lee | John Lee, Shoemaker in Kelso | Some details of the funeral of John Lee, shoemaker in Kelso 1802. Details of funeral arrangements and surnames of those attending the funeral | 2 pages or more | 75 | Elma Fleming |
| Lee Enfield | James Paris Lee 1831--1904 His Rifles reigned supreme | Born in Hawick, the very man who designed the Lee Enfield Rifle, emigrated to Canada, The Percussion Cap, a development by Rev Alexander Forsyth. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Donald Whyte |
| Lee Pen | Shillinglaw Walls | Shillinglaw Tower not far from Traquair it is not only a heap of stones - an interesting tale. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Jean Shillinglaw Ridley |
| Leenders | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Leeward Islands | James Thomson - A Man for all Seasons | An account of the life and works of Border poet, James Thomson. | 5 pages or more | 87 | Norrie McLeish |
| Leghorn | The Barons Folly | The Barons Folly at Lilliards Edge. Built by Sir John Rutherford of Edgerston. He was a Russian Baron. It was as a banker he first made his mark and connections with the Russian navy, he made his fortune. | 2 pages or more | 38 | John D. Wood |
| Leitch | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Leitch | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 2 | Following Part 1 in Ed. 105, further research into David Learmouth living at 8 years old with the authors' husbands great great grandfather James Leitch in 1851 at Fogo? Did he become David Leitch pharmacist in Greenlaw? Examination of the 1871 census shed a light on the complicated story of David and his family (wife Jessie and children David (2) and James Findlay (1) based around Hillhead (Glasgow). Prior David apparently of Makerstoun, Wester Row Greenlaw, Dunse Road Greenlaw, probably the illegitimate and then adopted son of James Leitch. He returned as the first pharmacist in Greenlaw. He died in 1905 aged 61, leaving 4 sons and a daughter. His son David also trained as a pharmacist; his siblings Charles Blair, Matthew, James Findlay and Jessie McLeod all moved away from Greenlaw. | 3 pages or more | 106 | Diana Leitch |
| Leitch | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 1 | Research into the ancestors of the author's husband David Leitch. Two groups of the Leitch families were revealed - 1 from Glasgow and Argyll area and a group from the Borders, with the family original home in Hume in the 1700s. Duns, Stichill, Makerstoun, Clockmill, Haddington, Greenlaw and Gavinton have all emerged as places where the Leitch family has lived. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Diana Leitch |
| Leith | Notes from Kelso Mail re Ship crossings from Leith to Quebec | Feedback on the crossings to Canada available to the Goodfellows from Leith to Quebec in 1818 and 1819. | 1 page or more | 104 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Leitholm | Our Jeffrey Progenitor | An account of the history of the Jeffery family, from Peter (blacksmith), born in Riselaw. He moved with his wife Agnes Ker, to Hopetoun, Leitholm - they had 3 children George, John and Margaret. | 1 page or more | 100 | John Jeffrey |
| Leitholm | My Grandfather and the Demon Drink - the Berwickshire "No-Licence" campaign of 1920 | An account by the Rev. Tom Notman, minister of Leitholm United Free Church in his campaign for prohibition in Berwickshire and later in the Cowcaddens District in Glasgow prior to the Second World War | 3 pages or more | 75 | Malcolm Lindsay |
| Lennel | Swinton Memorial Inscriptions | A mention of the transcription of the Memorial Inscriptions at Swinton Churchyard recently carried out by Coldstream History Society and developments at Lennel Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Lennel Cemetery | Coldstream History Society | A note on a project recently undertaken by the Society including the transcription of the graveyard at Lennel Cemetery, Coldstream and also a project to record detailed genealogical information of all names appearing on War Memorials in Berwickshire and North Northumberland. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| Lennelhill | A Hogarth Family Tree | There came into James Hogarth's possession a manuscript family tree covering seven or eight generations of the Hogarth family, also, where they came from. | 1 page or more | 27 | James Hogarth |
| Lennie | Lennie Papers | Some notes on papers relating to the Lennie family donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Leon Zawadzk | Son of a Reluctant Immigrant - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS by Leon Zawadzk, born in Chirnside and son of a Polish soldier who had been captured by the Russians in 1939, but escaped to Britain and stationed in Dundee. | less than 1 page | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Leonowens | The King and I and the Galashiels War Memorial | Background on the life of Captain V.G.A. Bush, the only member of the R.A.F. whose name appears on the Galashiels War Memorial and his connection with Anna Leonowens the 'I' in 'The King and I'. | 1 page or more | 97 | Gavin McLelland |
| Lesenger | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Leslie | Snaresbrook Institute | An account of the workings of the Snaersbrook Institute set up in 1827 to 'afford relief for the orphans of seaman' and of research of the records. | 1 page or more | 93 | Peter Munro |
| Leslie | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Leslie | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Letters | William Kemp Letters - the People | An account further to the article in Issue 104 describing the letters written to William Kemp, who was born in Melrose (1788), and whilst managing a local gas company had a deep interest in geology and landscape. This account explores the main correspondents (from and to) retained in the collection of letters. There were over 12 correspondents e.g.. William Brockie, Dr Buckland, Robert Chambers, Charles Darwin, JS Henslow, Andrew Johnstone, from mainly the Borders, but also London, Edinburgh, Great Yarmouth, Castleton and Suffolk. | 6 pages or more | 105 | David Cramond |
| Levellers | The Lowland Clearances | Talk given on 19 November 2006, about the Lowland Clearances which preceded the much more infamous Highland Clearances. | 7 pages or more | 66 | Peter Aitchison Andrew Cassell |
| Lever | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Lewins | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Lewins | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Lewis | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Leyden | Border Influences on the Dark Continent | Borderers who played a part in the exploration and settlement of Africa. Mungo Park, Thomas Pringle, John Leyden. | 2 pages or more | 27 | Donald Whyte |
| Leyden | The Leyden Family | From USA, an article on the name Leyden with particular reference to Dr John Leyden. | less than 1 page | 12 | Ronald Spencer |
| Leyden | John Leyden | A short note on the origins of the name. | less than 1 page | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Leyden | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden, poet and orientalist from Denholm | An account of the life of Dr. John Leyden born in Denholm, poet and orientalist and friend of Sir Stamford Raffles; his travels in India, China and Java. | 6 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie A Gavin |
| Leyden | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Leyton | Mennims of Norham | The history of Norham, its castle, and how it got its name. | 3 pages or more | 25 | A.M.Mennim |
| Liberton | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Library | Developing the Society Library | An account by the Society Librarian on the Society library and what is available. | less than 1 page | 93 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Liddesdale | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| Liddesdale | Roots - of a Crozier Family | Review of a book received by BFHS on a thorough history of the Crozier family back to earliest times - i.e. pre-1400s. Origins of the surname is discussed. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Liddesdale | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Liddle | Great Grandfather's Clock | An account by the author of a clock belonging to his great grandfather which he came upon when holidaying in Australia. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bill Stewart |
| Liddle | John Liddle (13.3.1842 - 26.9.1907) | An account of the life of John Liddle born at Reston and his voyage to Australia in 1865 aboard the "Clara". He kept a diary during the voyage and extracts are included illustrating what life was like aboard an emigrant ship. There are also details from the ship's register (a full list of the names of the 384 immigrants is available) also a breakdown of occupations, nationalities and deaths during the voyage. | 6 pages or more | 80 | Bill Stewart |
| Liddle | Liddles Abroad | Family pictures awaken an interest in family history. The author made contact with relatives in Australia, descendants of a blacksmith who'd emigrated front Heughhead, Reston. | 2 pages or more | 72 | Bill Stewart |
| life expectancy | An account of the number of people in Scotland in the year 1755 | A review of a document held by the National Archive of Scotland giving details of the population, life expectancy and religious affiliation, | 1 page or more | 69 | Peter Munro |
| Light Brigade | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Lilie | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Lillburne | The Kers of Cessford Castle | A history of the Kers of Cessford Castle. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Lilley | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Lilliard's Edge | The Monteath Mausoleum | An account of the history of the Monteath Mausoleum near St Boswells and moves to conserve. | 4 pages or more | 87 | John D Wood/ David Freeman |
| Lilliesleaf | Old Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem | Information on a book containing old photographs relating to Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Lilliesleaf | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| Lilliesleaf | Voices from Lilliesleaf by Ian McDougall | Review of a book ' Voices from Lilliesleaf' by Ian MacDougall. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Lilliesleaf | An Unexpected Homecoming | An Englishman migrates to the Borders when Riddell House changes hands. He marries a local lass with links to Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 71 | David Rudram |
| Lilliesleaf | Old Lilliesleaf | Reminiscences and photographs of life in Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 92 | Esther Davies |
| Lilliesleaf | Border-Line Experiences of a Canadian Researcher | The Ainslie born in Lilliesleaf and how a trip from Canada to research the family ended in a book. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert L. Morden |
| Lilliesleaf | Station Masters of Belses | A summary of a presentation by Mrs V. Brittain about Belses station (opened 1849) and the station master Hugh Harvey. A collection of station records from the 1880s were found. | 1 page or more | 15 | Jed Squirrel |
| Lilliesleaf | Cousins Meet | Two distant cousins Esther Davies (the author) and Debra McConkey of Louisiana, USA, met up in 2017 and 2018, as result of the connections through membership of the Borders Family History Society. Also, the authors maiden name of Anderson brought up in Lilliesleaf, lead to the discovery of another cousin in Edinburgh (a new member Jim Dick from 2019) with roots from the Dick family in Lilliesleaf. | less than 1 page | 107 | Esther Davies |
| Lilliesleaf | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Lilliesleaf | A Tour through the Borders | A poem submitted by the author with other records relating to Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 94 | Esther Davis |
| Lilliico | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Lincoln | A Borders Man in the American Civil War | A research for Borderers who fought in the American Civil War with particular reference to Thomas Affleck born in Galashiels. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Michael Hammerson |
| Lindean | Transcribing the Stones | Notes on the publication of the monumental inscriptions at Heatheryett, Galashiels with some notes on the history of Galashiels Parish and the first Church at Lindean burial place of the second wife of John Knox. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Lindesay | The battle of Otterburn 600th Anniversary | The history of the battle of Otterburn and the families that took part, also, Walter Scott's version is different to that of the English version in The Chevy chase. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Lindisfarne | Mennims of Norham | The history of Norham, its castle, and how it got its name. | 3 pages or more | 25 | A.M.Mennim |
| Lindores | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Lindsay | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Lindsey | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Linton | Jerdan Family History | The family history of the Jerdans, who they married, and where they lived in the Borders. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Fred Kennington |
| Linton | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Linton | John Keddie Linton | An enquiry regarding John Keddie Linton killed in action during World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | Mrs Dee Brook |
| Linton | 'A Lamentable Accident' | A description collated from the local press from December 1881 of the death of Michael Queenan (from Frogden, and father of 5 children) as result of an accident near Frogden on the way home in a spring cart being driven home by brother-in-law James Corcoran (toll collector at Cowbog Toll), from St Marys Church Kelso. The funeral was in Linton churchyard. James was sent to prison, but released on bail 13 January 1882, and was found not guilty of homicide February 1882. The parents of the deceased originally came from Sligo, Ireland. There is a further investigation into the Queenans all over the Borders and the other children of Michael and Catherine Queenan, including Betsy who had married the aforementioned James Corcoran. | 3 pages or more | 104 | Cyril Corcoran |
| Linton | A Policeman's Lot | Article on the lie of Alexander Linton born in 1829 at Kirkhope who became a river bailiff and later a policemen in Caithness. Requirements for admission to the police force and some general background regarding a policeman's lot. Letter he returned to the Borders and had various positions; as a factory night watchman, as a stone dyke builder and was still employed as a stonebreaker at age 71. | 3 pages or more | 79 | Charles Borthwick |
| Linton | Thomas Pringle, Writer, Poet and Anti-Slavery Campaigner | An account of the life of Thomas Pringle born at Linton in 1789 who went on to become a respected poet and close acquaintance of Sir Walter Scott. He later emigrated to South Africa where he experiences many travails. The article recounts these experiences and how the family overcame many difficulties as early settlers. He founded a school and wrote a book on the state of the English settlers. He became a noted campaigner for human rights and came to be known as "the father of South African Poetry" | 9 pages or more | 82 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Little | A 'Scot' Moves to South Africa | Biography of Archibald Little, born Melrose, 11th Jan 1829, died 13 Dec 1921, Johannesburg. Brief notes on his occupations, and service in the Basuto War. | 2 pages or more | 44 | Tony Little |
| Little | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Little | Cranston-Pringle-Spark | The author traces her genealogy. | 1 page or more | 94 | Muriel Hall |
| Little Billy | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Part 1 of an account of George Henderson of Chirnside, a medical doctor, who also found time for his interests in local history and customs, botany and poetry. | 12 pages or more | 62 | |
| Little York | Ontario Genealogical Society summer camp | Where to research in Ontario for your Canadian cousins. | 2 pages or more | 37 | D. C. Jeffrey |
| Littledean | Littledean Tower | A brief history of a little-known tower located at Ploughlands, about 1 mile east of Maxton (Grid Ref. 633313), near the disused quarry that supplied some of the stone for Melrose Abbey. Attacked in the Earl of Hertford in 1544, the tower was the chief residence of the Kerrs of Cessford. | less than 1 page | 102 | Margaret Dick |
| Littledean | John Duns Scotus | A mention of events to commemorate the 750th. Anniversary of the birth of John Duns Scotus, genealogy research and the seeking of a possible DNA connection. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ronald Morrison |
| Liverpool | Journey to Australia | The vivid descriptions of life at sea recorded in James Stewart's diary will be of interest to all of us whose ancestors left these shores in the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 37 | Dr J. B. Sproule |
| Livingstone | Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn | Continuation of the article in magazine 91 looking at the life of George Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | 2 pages or more | 92 | Vincent Tickner |
| Livingstone | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Lloyd | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Lloyd George | Stoddart | Margaret Stoddart, born 1831, and her very interesting history. From stot-herd, one who tended cattle 1376. Earliest mention in Douglas Barony of Buittle. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Lockhart | Genealogy of the Symington Family | A review of the book 'The Genealogy of the Symington Family' by the Rev Henry Paton kindly donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 88 | Ronald Morrison |
| Lockie | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Lock-up | 19th Century Prisons database | A description of how to access The Open University 19th Century Prisons database, which now contains data on any temporary imprisonment structures between the 16th and early 20th centuries, including all lock-ups, stocks, rooms in pubs reserved for same. 8 lock-ups are listed for Scotland, but include Ayton, Duns, Cockburnspath, Coldstream and Melrose. www.prisonhistory.org. Contributions welcomed via www.prisonhistory.org/locallock-up/submit-lock-up. Also the convict records database - mainly Old Bailey and Australian is described and link provided www.digitalpanopticon.org. | less than 1 page | 102 | Elma Fleming |
| Log Books | Abbey St Bathans, Cranshaws and Longformacus | A brief description of 3 neighbouring parishes and the records available. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Logan | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Logan | Death duty register | Extracts from the death duty registers (seen at the public record office, Chancery Lane, London). Relating to Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. | 3 pages or more | 4 | |
| Logan | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Logan | Harper Family Tree | This is a copy of a family tree of the Harper family. | 1 page or more | 7 | Mrs B. Logan |
| Logan | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Logan | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Logan | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Logan | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Logan | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Logie | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Kidstons of Stow | A very comprehensive account of the early Rev Kidston from Stow and their thirteen children and who they married. | 1 page or more | 12 | John Kidston Tait |
| London | Ways of Arguing in the Social Sciences | This article is an extended version of a talk given to the Society on 17th September 2000, and follows an earlier article in the "Scottish Genealogist" in 1997 on the theme of methods of approach for family history researchers. Uses Hoy ancestors for examples. | 3 pages or more | 46 | Charles Hoy |
| Londonderry | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Kidstons of Stow | A very comprehensive account of the early Rev Kidston from Stow and their thirteen children and who they married. | 1 page or more | 12 | John Kidston Tait |
| Long Yester | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Longformacus | To Follow the Dogs and Carry the Stick | An account of life and shepherding in the Lammermuirs before, during and immediately after the Second World War. | 1 page or more | 90 | Bob Jaffray |
| Longformacus | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Longformacus | Longformacus Free Church | Discovery of a poem written in 1869 relating to Longformacus Free Church. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Longformacus | Longformacus | A cautionary tale from 1871 and some extracts from the school log book, | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Longformacus | Poor Relief in the 1840s | A review of the operation of the poor relief in the early 19th century. It includes the size of the allowances paid and an estimate of the cost of living at the time. | 4 pages or more | 71 | Peter Munro |
| Longformacus | Abbey St Bathans, Cranshaws and Longformacus | A brief description of 3 neighbouring parishes and the records available. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Longformacus | Longformacus and Lammermuir Heritage Centre | Notes on the newly opened Longformacus and Lammermuir Heritage Centre. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Longformacus | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 3 | A continuation of the Parts 1 and 2 of the Berwickshire Leitchs (Issues 105 and 106). Further investigating the possible older sons of James Leitch (1800-1880). Matthew was born in Fogo (b. 1851), moving to Greenlaw and then Clockmill, Duns with his parents, and then to High Street Langton marrying Elizabeth Calder and having 6 children. Later, he and brother David (the pharmacist) inherited the family home in Greenlaw, which they tried to let out. Matthew died in Longformacus, but his sons James and John continued as stone dykers, but James joined the Kings own Scottish Borderers and died in 1915 at Gallipoli. Son John stayed in Longformacus and his sons Matthew and Robert taking part in WW2. The tracing goes on trying to establish the history of Matthews older half brothers. The trail becomes complicated. | 2 pages or more | 107 | Diana Leitch |
| Longformacus | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Longnewton | Lennie Papers | Some notes on papers relating to the Lennie family donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Longstaffe | James Thomson, Capt. James Cook R.N., Ednam and Cleveland | The connection of Rev. James Thomson and Capt. Cook with the village of Ednam. | 1 page or more | 27 | P. D. Thomson |
| Loos | Piper Laidlaw Memorial | Notes on a ceremony to mark the 100th. Anniversary of the events during the Battle of Loos leading to the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Piper Daniel Laidlaw. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Lord Minto | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Lorimer | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Lorimer | Sculpting the Past | Review of a book on the life of the sculptor George Paterson Sutherland. | less than 1 page | 92 | Ronald Morrison |
| Lorrain | William Lorrain-Borders Schoolmaster | During the last war attics were cleared of paper and, from an attic in Jedburgh there appeared a collection of papers concerning the Rector of Jedburgh Grammar School, William Lorrain. | less than 1 page | 27 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Lothian | 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 |
| Lough | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| Louisa Selina Scott | James Melrose Scott | Further to a request for information on Margaret B Scott (1874-1953) in Issue 108, more information is included from member Bruce McCartney regarding James Melrose Scott, Margaret's brother. He joined the KOSB July 1888 and died at Loos August 1915 as a sergeant in WW1, leaving a widow Louisa Selina (Hamilton) Scott of Halliburton Place, Galashiels, and 2 adopted daughters, known as Isabella Melrose, and Agnes Scott. Piper Daniel Laidlaw of Swinton, was later awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery playing the company out of the gassed trench. | less than 1 page | 109 | Editor |
| Louisiana | Cousins Meet | Two distant cousins Esther Davies (the author) and Debra McConkey of Louisiana, USA, met up in 2017 and 2018, as result of the connections through membership of the Borders Family History Society. Also, the authors maiden name of Anderson brought up in Lilliesleaf, lead to the discovery of another cousin in Edinburgh (a new member Jim Dick from 2019) with roots from the Dick family in Lilliesleaf. | less than 1 page | 107 | Esther Davies |
| Low | Death duty register | Extracts from the death duty registers (seen at the public record office, Chancery Lane, London). Relating to Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. | 3 pages or more | 4 | |
| Lowe | Canadian Strays | Some discoveries of Lowland strays from Grey township, Ontario | 1 page or more | 30 | J. Hislop |
| Lowick | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Lowlands | The Lowland Clearances | Talk given on 19 November 2006, about the Lowland Clearances which preceded the much more infamous Highland Clearances. | 7 pages or more | 66 | Peter Aitchison Andrew Cassell |
| Lowrie | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Lucknow | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Lumgair | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| Lumgair | K.O.S.B. Memories | This is a look at the talk given by Gavin Richardson, who must be the best informed on the first world war and Gallipoli. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Gavin Richardson |
| Lumgair | A View of Newtown St Boswells 1840-1920 | A review of the book 'Newtown St Boswells 1840 to 1920' by J.D. Smith. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Lumsden | Old Town Dairy, Galashiels | A history of the Old Town Dairy in Galashiels and the Anderson family. | 1 page or more | 98 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Lumsden | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Lunacy | Dingleton Hospital, Melrose | Some notes on Dingleton Hospital, Melrose and how to access information of those having a connection. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Lunardi | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Lunatic Asylum | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Lunn | Cousins Meet | How two cousins previously unknown to each other met through membership of the Society. | less than 1 page | 95 | Esther Davies |
| Lunn | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Lusitania | Forgotten Borders Andrew Cockburn 1871- 1955 | Born Kelso 1871 of a Blacksmith. Second engineer on the Lusitania, he also had two terms on the Mauretania . | 2 pages or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Lusitania | Chrissie Aitken's Story | The story of Chrissie, a survivor from the sinking of the S.S. Lusitania in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Oliver Russell |
| Lyle | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Lylestone | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Lyne | Lyne , Megget and Manor Monumental Inscriptions | Some notes on the CD of Monumental Inscriptions and other records of Lyne, Megget and Manor, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Lynn | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Lyons | The Quinn Family of Galashiels | The author writes of her family, the Quinns, originally from Ireland who settled in Ladhope in 1879. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Ursula Howard |
| Lyte | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| MaCaskill | About the Shillinglaw | Family history about the Shillinglaw family. | 1 page or more | 5 | Ada Elizabeth Shillinglaw |
| MacBean | The Search for Donald MacBean | The author recounts his search for his ancestor, Donald McBain a roadman who married in Chirnside in 1788 and finds he originated from very close to where he currently resides in Aberdeenshire. | 2 pages or more | 92 | Marjorie Murray |
| MacCorquodale | Update on Surnames and Clansmen | Additional notes, about the lands of Fantalane, relating to the author's book. | 1 page or more | 43 | Michael Robson |
| MacDonald | Scots in Antigua | Note about St John's Cathedral, Antigua where the author found an splendid marble memorial for Robert Peddie, surgeon, native of Kelso. | 1 page or more | 61 | Diana Pirrie |
| Mack | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Mackerkindale | Update on Surnames and Clansmen | Additional notes, about the lands of Fantalane, relating to the author's book. | 1 page or more | 43 | Michael Robson |
| Mackintosh | A Six Year Family History Investigation | Absorbing account of James Drummond, botanist, born at Hawthornden (near Lasswade), and Thomas Drummond (also a botanist). | 5 pages or more | 23 | Andrew Brown |
| MacLagan | Berwick 900 Publication | An account of a publication by the Berwick 900 Project describing 90 key characters and events over nine centuries including family histories. | less than 1 page | 93 | Peter Munro |
| Maclehose | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Macleod | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Macquarie | Thompson Square Windsor N.S.W. - a memorial to two Scotsman | A report on the campaign to save an historic town square named after James Thompson, born Yetholm, convict, emancipist and philanthropist. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Nina Butler |
| Madagascar | North West passage-the Melrose connection | It is 150 years since the explorer, Sir John Franklin, vanished. This is the tale of a Melrose man who was with him on the long journey to find the North West Passage. | 1 page or more | 21 | |
| Maddox | The Pedigree of the Selkirk Family of Selkirk , Scotland | A family tree of the Selkirk Family. | 2 pages or more | 2 | James Selkirk |
| Maidstone | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| Maitland | St Hilary's School for Girls | An account of the re-location of the school to Thirlestane Castle during World War 2 | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
| Maitland | Clan Maitland - The Earl of Lauderdale | An article by the Society Patron on the history of the Maitlands and the Clan Maitland Society. | 2 pages or more | 79 | The Earl of Lauderdale |
| Maitland | The Maitland War Records | Some notes on the War Diary of Major, the Hon Alfred Maitland, Cameron Highlanders, digital copies of which have been made available to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Maitland | Robert Lauder of that Ilk | This is the story of the background and demise of Robert Lauder of that ilk (d.1598), one of the last to be recorded with that appellation. | 3 pages or more | 29 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Maitland | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Majoribanks | Two Sutherland Factors | Two brothers from Yair who were factors for Sutherland. It also covers the Highland Clearances right up to his death. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Jane Gibson |
| Makcorkill | Update on Surnames and Clansmen | Additional notes, about the lands of Fantalane, relating to the author's book. | 1 page or more | 43 | Michael Robson |
| Makdougall | Sir Thomas Brisbane - His Link with the Borders | From a request to Kelso Museum for details on Sir Thomas Brisbane. A history of Makerston and the City of Brisbane He was also a keen astronomer. Very interesting. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Zilla Oddy |
| Makerston | Family History of George Tulloch (Tully) | Notes on a family history relating to the Tulloch (Tully) family. | less than 1 page | 93 | Judith E Tulloch |
| Makerstoun | Thistle and Shamrock | A very well researched article on family history covering Rutherford, Brown, Atkin, and more. The Irish connection would make it very difficult. | 2 pages or more | 9 | John L. Alton |
| Makerstoun | 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 |
| Makerstoun | Sir Thomas Brisbane - His Link with the Borders | From a request to Kelso Museum for details on Sir Thomas Brisbane. A history of Makerston and the City of Brisbane He was also a keen astronomer. Very interesting. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Zilla Oddy |
| Makerstoun | 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 | |
| Makerstoun | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Malta | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Manchester | Stray | Transcript of a memorial stone recorded by Manchester General Transcription Project. | 81 | ||
| Manchester | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Mangerton | Update on Surnames and Clansmen | Additional notes, about the lands of Fantalane, relating to the author's book. | 1 page or more | 43 | Michael Robson |
| Manitoulin Island | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Mann | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Manor | Gordian Cross Tweeddale | Some notes on the Gordian Cross in the Manor Valley Tweeddale. | less than 1 page | 94 | Howard Kennedy |
| Manor | Lyne , Megget and Manor Monumental Inscriptions | Some notes on the CD of Monumental Inscriptions and other records of Lyne, Megget and Manor, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Manor Valley | The Black Dwarf | An account of the life of David Ritchie, the "Black Dwarf" of Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name An account of his life (1741 to 1811) in and around the Manor Valley including an account of his meeting with Sir Walter Scott and after death the removal of his corpse by the Resurrectionists. | 5 pages or more | 76 | Ronald Morrison |
| Manure | Manure Menu and Canine Genealogy | A brief description from the late 1800s of the manures and feeding stuffs available from the West Nisbet Farm rented by Robert Ewing (grandfather of Vice Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing - previously mentioned in Issues 106 and 107). In addition are copies of advertisements for a greyhound or whippet being available for stud from the farm. | 1 page or more | 108 | Editor |
| Maps | Maps as historical sources | A history of map making in Scotland and some indication as to what maps are available within the National Library of Scotland. | 3 pages or more | 76 | Laragh Quinney |
| Maps | National Map Library of Scotland | Some details of map accessibility of the website of the National Map Library of Scotland. | less than 1 page | 78 | |
| March | Know your Parish-Polwarth | Description of the village of Polwarth, its history, the inhabitants, and their occupations. | 1 page or more | 28 | |
| Marchmont | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Marchmont | Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town | Some notes on the book 'Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town' by James Denham. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Marco Polo | Journey to Australia | The vivid descriptions of life at sea recorded in James Stewart's diary will be of interest to all of us whose ancestors left these shores in the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 37 | Dr J. B. Sproule |
| Margaret Anderson | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Margaret Blyth | Jeanie Blyth, The Basket Maker's Daughter | A description of the life and times of Jeanie Blyth (born 1881) and her gypsy family travelling through the Borders and the north of England in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The decline of the gypsy presence in the Borders is described and Jeanie's portraits painted by Samuel J Peploe after he had seen her selling flowers in Edinburgh. | 1 page or more | 102 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| Margaret Brown | John White and Margaret Brown | A summary of research into John "Jock" White and Margaret "Maggie" Brown born in Scotland, but lived in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Census records revealed John's father (John White Senior) was born at Needlehall, Galashiels, May 1852, near the Needle Ha' ford across the Tweed. Jock was brought up in Galashiels (Low Buckholmside per the 1861 census) and Maggie married in Innerleithen - both were power loom weavers. They, and 2 sons, and John Senior emigrated to the USA July 1884. Maggie's father was William Brown (born Yarrow 1827) and Jane Anderson (1816), with previous generations hailing from Peebles and Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Margaret Grieve | Laidlaws of The Gair | Reference to the story available on Google documents of tenant farmer Laidlaws in Ettrick, initially Glenkerry and Ropeslawshiel, but then the Gair in the Ettrick Valley. Andrew Laidlaw (b. 1724) married Agnes Gledinning at Westerkirk (1746). The author believes that Andrew's father was Walter who married Margaret Grieve in the late 1600s, since Andrew and Agnes first son was named Walter. Information is requested. | 1 page or more | 109 | Ruary Laidlaw |
| Margaret Hastie | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| Margaret Lauder | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| Margaret Oliver | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Margaret Purves | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| Margaret Rowat | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| Margaret Scott | Margaret B. Scott of Hawick | The editors' great aunt Peggy Doig taught in Hawick from 1916, where she stayed with Margaret B Scott and her mother Isabella Scott, in the early 1900s. The editor investigated this branch of the Scott family. | less than 1 page | 108 | Editor |
| Maria Jane Waldie | Lt Col Hon Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt | Biography of Richard Waldie Griffith, grandson of Richard Griffith, Laird of Ednam, a renowned geologist and mining engineer, and son of George Richard Griffith | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Marion Dallas | The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers | The story from the emigration of George McKenzie Johnstone (son of Walter and Mary Johnstone), the great grandfather of the author Graeme Wood, from Galashiels to Tasmania in 1887, after marrying Marion Dallas of Ladhope, and having 3 children Walter, John and George born in Galashiels, and Ann born in Keith. They had 4 more children in Tasmania (Mary, Lillian Marion, Jessie Gladys and Allen Brownlee, by 1898. George joined his brothers David and Archibald, and uncle Daniel, to help setting up a new woollen mill in Hobart, based on their successful building of the Burn Mill on the Ettrick River. George focussed on tailoring, and as a wool merchant. | 1 page or more | 103 | Graeme Wood |
| Marjorybanks | From Yellow to Golden, the stately history of the Golden Retriever' | An account of the history of the Golden Retriever and its Borders' connection. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Marjorybanks | Full of Egotism, Diaries of Rev John Hastie | This is the text of Ronald's talk to the Society on 21st March 2004. It was about a diary which should appeal to those with an interest in local history, a snapshot of life in a rural Parish between 1797 and 1822, and for those connected to Edrom - an opportunity to ‘meet the ancestor’. | 2 pages or more | 55 | Ronald Morrison |
| Marks | Memories of a Lost Border Railway | Review of the book Memories of across Border Railway by Bruce McCartney. | less than 1 page | 94 | Peter Munro |
| Marlefield | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Marmion | 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 |
| Marriage | Australian Intimations in Hawick Advertiser | Births 1858-1897, Marriages 1854-1900, Deaths 1853-1862, in Australia of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 8 pages or more | 54 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Marriage | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Marriage | Crossing the Border | Notes on Linda Bankier's talk to the Society on 20th February 2005, mainly about the differences between English and Scottish records, irregular marriages, and the Berwick Record Office's holdings. | 1 page or more | 57 | Linda Bankier |
| Marriage | American Intimations in the Hawick Advertiser Births 1859-1900 and Marriages 1855-1872 | Births and marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 4 pages or more | 48 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Marriage | Kelso Mail Marriage entries | Some marriage entries recorded in the Kelso Mail between 1808 and 1823. | 2 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Marriages | Canadian Intimations in the "Hawick Advertiser" 1855 - 1898 | A list of births and marriages of Canadians intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1898, with brief additional notes on some items. | 4 pages or more | 47 | Marjory Gavin |
| Marriages | New Zealand Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1861-1896 | Births and marriages, 1861-1896, in New Zealand of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Marriages | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Marriages 1872-1875 | Marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | less than 1 page | 49 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Marriages | American Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Marriages 1876-1900 | Marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Marshall | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Marshall Meadows | Remembering a Soldier from the Boer War | A tracing of the history of Arthur William Swanston of Marshall Meadows commemorated in Eyemouth churchyard, who died in 1900 in the Boer War in South Africa. Swanston House (now a hotel) was owned by James Swanston (wealthy merchant) and his wife Christian (6th daughter of John Turnbull, fish curer in Eyemouth). They also set up a home in the Canary Islands, and a home in London. John was their eldest son and married Fanny Elizabeth Nash in Kensington, and they often visited their widowed mother in Marshall Meadows. Arthur was their 3rd child, who showed athletic and military prowess and was educated at Loretto School Musselburgh, and Jesus College, Cambridge University, rowing for the university. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the VIth Dragoons, but was killed by a sniper's bullet in Mpumalanga, South Africa 9/Oct/1900 at 25, whilst trying to save the life of a trooper, and was buried there in a marked grave. His fiancée sent flowers every year until the 1960s; the children of a local school have taken over the ceremony and leave flowers and sing 'My bonny lies over the ocean' every year since 2000 when the story was uncovered by Ettie Bierman. He is also remembered in a memorial brass tablet in Berwick in the parish church. | 1 page or more | 105 | Colin Miller |
| Martha Isabella Allan Keddie | Henry Mitchell 1877 - 1950 | Based on a collection of personal documents found in Edinburgh, the story of Henry Mitchell (b. 1877) has been pieced together from his parents Thomas Mitchell (b. 1888 - Channel St., Ladhope) and Isabella Kerr. He had 5 siblings, moved to Edinburgh around 1906, and married Martha Isabella Allan Keddie and had 2 children. Testimonials to his life are presented. | 2 pages or more | 111 | Elma Fleming |
| Martin | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Martine | Church and School Connections in the Borders: 1717-1869 and earlier | Account of various Hoy ancestors, many connected with the Church. A lot of research has gone into this. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Charles Hoy |
| Martine | Ways of Arguing in the Social Sciences | This article is an extended version of a talk given to the Society on 17th September 2000, and follows an earlier article in the "Scottish Genealogist" in 1997 on the theme of methods of approach for family history researchers. Uses Hoy ancestors for examples. | 3 pages or more | 46 | Charles Hoy |
| Martin-Peake | HMS Pathfinder | An account of the sinking in 1914 of HMS Pathfinder off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire viewed by Aldous Huxley. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Martyn | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Mary Anderson | Thomas Alan Charters Scott | A partial story put together based on a collection of documents bought at auction in 2018. Thomas Alan Charters Scott born Galashiels 10/Jun/1925. Father Thomas Allan Charters Scott (1898-1938); mother Mary Anderson (1900-1980) woollen reeler - her parents William Anderson (goods porter) and Mary Phillips. Thomas served an apprenticeship as an engineer, fitter and turner at Burnside Iron Works, Galashiels from 1941, and served in the RAF as an Aircraftsman 1st Class from 1945 to 1948. He returned to Scotland, but then joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd Engineer until 1955. In 1956 he moved back to Galashiels, living at Magdala Terrace, but left his employment after 15 months, to possibly spend time mining in Rhodesia, later returning to marry Margaret Anne Brownlee and purchase another property in Magdala Terrace. Further work has been performed in trying to trace the Brownlee family in Newton St Boswells, Bonjedward, Greenlaw, Huntlywood. Also, efforts to trace back Thomas senior from Newtown St Boswells, through Selkirk and Galashiels. There are many more recent photos in what is thought to be a Royal Marines uniform. Contributions welcome. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Editor |
| Mary Ann Hood | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| Mary Cunningham | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| Mary Edna Lyall | Jeffrey Canadian Bicentennial | The author describes his grandmother Jessie Belle Jeffrey born in Canada, and granddaughter of Scottish immigrant Andrew Jeffrey from Berwickshire. Andrew was 1 of 5 children of William Jeffrey and Mary Edna Lyall who emigrated in 1820. The author and Jim Jeffrey (California) have collated well-documented details of the family in North America, and celebrated the bicentennial of the arrival in Canada. | less than 1 page | 103 | John Cowan |
| Mary Murray | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| Mary Paterson Lees | Charles and the Chocolate Factory | An account of the Schulze family; Charles William Schulze moved to Scotland from Braunschweig in the 1800s, founded Schulze, Gow and Co., wool exporters in Galashiels, and had 5 children, Charles, Rudolph, Hugh, Johanna, Mary and Alwine, all in Galashiels. In 1911 Charles founded the Continental Chocolate Factory in Portobello, with the family home moving to Brunswickhill 10 years later. The factory was requisitioned by the army at the start of WW1. | 1 page or more | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Mason | Grandfather's Clock | Report on a longcase clock manufactured in Kelso now in Nova Scotia. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Mason | The Walter Mason Papers | The Walter Mason Papers. This is a brief description of the collection held by the museum services of Scottish Borders Council. | 1 page or more | 19 | Walter Elliot |
| Mason | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Masterton | Masterton Family Website | Note of updates to the Masterton Family Website. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Masterton | The Tweedsmuir Connection | Report of the society's summer outing to Upper Tweeddale. | 1 page or more | 13 | Violet Jardine |
| Mather | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Mather | Death in the Borders: 19th Century Border Murder Cases | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Border Murder Cases- a great deal of research has gone into this volume. Gypsies, landlords, and farm workers, and many others. are included. | 2 pages or more | 30 | Hugh K. Mackay |
| Matheson | My Namesake | About the Telford family from the Hawick area. He moved around from Langlee, Ancrum. They were buried in Melrose. | less than 1 page | 3 | Helen (Telford) Reichenbach |
| Mathewson | Executions don't come cheap | An account of the hanging at Fans, Earlston of Robert Scott for the murder of two companions on their returning from a fair in the Town and the costs involved in the execution. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Matthew Leitch | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 3 | A continuation of the Parts 1 and 2 of the Berwickshire Leitchs (Issues 105 and 106). Further investigating the possible older sons of James Leitch (1800-1880). Matthew was born in Fogo (b. 1851), moving to Greenlaw and then Clockmill, Duns with his parents, and then to High Street Langton marrying Elizabeth Calder and having 6 children. Later, he and brother David (the pharmacist) inherited the family home in Greenlaw, which they tried to let out. Matthew died in Longformacus, but his sons James and John continued as stone dykers, but James joined the Kings own Scottish Borderers and died in 1915 at Gallipoli. Son John stayed in Longformacus and his sons Matthew and Robert taking part in WW2. The tracing goes on trying to establish the history of Matthews older half brothers. The trail becomes complicated. | 2 pages or more | 107 | Diana Leitch |
| Matthew Little | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Mauldsheugh | On the Buses | An article from The Southern Reporter of October 29th 1959 about George Turnbull's working life from 1913 to 1959, as a chauffeur or mechanic until 1924, then various jobs for a local bus company. | 2 pages or more | 66 | Charles Borthwick |
| Maule | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| Maunsell | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Mauritania | Forgotten Borders Andrew Cockburn 1871- 1955 | Born Kelso 1871 of a Blacksmith. Second engineer on the Lusitania, he also had two terms on the Mauretania . | 2 pages or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Mavis Bank | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Mavisbank | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Maxton | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Maxton | War Records | Update on W.W.1 records being compiled by the Society. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Maxton | Littledean Tower | A brief history of a little-known tower located at Ploughlands, about 1 mile east of Maxton (Grid Ref. 633313), near the disused quarry that supplied some of the stone for Melrose Abbey. Attacked in the Earl of Hertford in 1544, the tower was the chief residence of the Kerrs of Cessford. | less than 1 page | 102 | Margaret Dick |
| Maxton | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Maxton | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Maxwell | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Maxwell | Friends of Hoar Cottage | An account of Hoar Cottage, a shepherd's cottage on Exmoor in North Devon which has connections with shepherds from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bette Baldwin |
| Maxwell | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Maxwell | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Maxwell | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Maxwell | Amazing Co-incidence | An account of the unexpected discovery of relations. | 1 page or more | 92 | Sybil Berredoth |
| Maxwellheugh | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| May Day | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| May Queen | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| Mc Lean | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| McBain | The Search for Donald MacBean | The author recounts his search for his ancestor, Donald McBain a roadman who married in Chirnside in 1788 and finds he originated from very close to where he currently resides in Aberdeenshire. | 2 pages or more | 92 | Marjorie Murray |
| McClean | Thistle and Shamrock | A very well researched article on family history covering Rutherford, Brown, Atkin, and more. The Irish connection would make it very difficult. | 2 pages or more | 9 | John L. Alton |
| McClintock | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| McCracken | A family of Tainsh | George Tainsh who married Catherine Gilroy from Selkirk and their descendants. | 4 pages or more | 4 | P. Tainsh- Hardie |
| McCrie | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| McDonald | A Fortunate Experience at Coldingham | Discovering a family grave in the churchyard at Coldingham Priory. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ian Blackie |
| McDonald | Scots in Antigua | Note about St John's Cathedral, Antigua where the author found an splendid marble memorial for Robert Peddie, surgeon, native of Kelso. | 1 page or more | 61 | Diana Pirrie |
| McDougal | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| McDougall | George Fleming M.A. | Article on George Fleming M.A., distinguished educationalist. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ian McGregor |
| McDuff | Spence Family Records | Note on extensive records of the Spence family donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| McEwan | Polwarth on the Green | A history of Polwarth that was handed out by Colin Wood on the outing to Polwarth, Oct 1988. | 1 page or more | 8 | Colin Wood |
| McFarland | The Altarstone at Stobo | Stobo Slate Quarry 'whatever'. Also a connection to Merlin and Arthur. | 1 page or more | 10 | Isobel Jardine |
| McGeorge | The Postie Stone | Some background on the 'Postie Stone' situated just beyond the Peeblesshire border on the Moffat Road. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ian Renwick |
| Mcgill | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| McGinn | Charles McGinn | Some notes on Charles McGinn born at Stow in 1865 and his emigration to Australia. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Michael and Chris Hume |
| McGravie | Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman? | An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Kathryn Holloway |
| McIntosh | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| McIsaac | Border Beginnings | The author traces her descent from Adam Black born in Coldingham in 1732. | 1 page or more | 95 | Val Metcalfe |
| McKay | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| McKenzie | McKenzie's around the River Ale | An account of McKenzies in and around the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 49 | W E McKenzie |
| McKinlay Tariff | St Mary's Mills | From the start of the Mill in 1894 through good and bad times . How the mill was used through both world wars. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Jane Gibson |
| McLaren | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| McLaren | The Pedigree of the Selkirk Family of Selkirk , Scotland | A family tree of the Selkirk Family. | 2 pages or more | 2 | James Selkirk |
| McLeish | The Silk Mill Jedburgh: The Story of the North British Rayon Factory 1928 -1956 | A review of the book of the same title written by Norrie McLeish. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| McLeish | The People of the Lammermuirs | Detailed history of the Lammermuirs from Celtic times to the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 23 | Norrie McLeish |
| McLeish | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| McLevie | Banishment and Transportation | An expansion by the author of his talk to the Society on Banishment and Transportation as a means of punishment. | 3 pages or more | 96 | Ken Nisbet |
| McMath | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| McNaught | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| McNeile | K.O.S.B. Memories | This is a look at the talk given by Gavin Richardson, who must be the best informed on the first world war and Gallipoli. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Gavin Richardson |
| McNiele | The men who marched away | If you have heard Gavin speak, you will know how he has devoted his all spare time to this subject this is the K.O.S.B. part in Gallipoli, another Flodden. Men missing: Gala 54, Hawick 52, Jedburgh 18, and so on. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Gavin Richardson |
| McPherson | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| McQuarrie | Banishment and Transportation | An expansion by the author of his talk to the Society on Banishment and Transportation as a means of punishment. | 3 pages or more | 96 | Ken Nisbet |
| McVittie | Family Tree Maker Online | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program with the Internet | 2 pages or more | 40 | Allan McVittie |
| McWatt | Napoleonic Grapes | Report on an offer to donate to the Society a bunch of wooden grapes, hand carved by a prisoner of war in Napoleonic times, which hung for many years on the door of a Coaching Inn at Whiteburn. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| McWatt | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Meadowbank house | Tweedmount House Tweedmount Road Melrose | A great deal of research has gone into this article on a house from when the land was bought to when it was last sold. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Valerie Mackay |
| Medals | Granddad's Medals | A description of the campaign medals awarded to servicemen and women in WWI. The medal records are often the only record of a forebears service in the army during that conflict. | 1 page or more | 72 | David Rudram |
| Medical Assistance | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 2 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses wages of artisans, workers’ household budget, unemployment, poor relief, and medical assistance. Continued from issue 44, and in issue 46. | 6 pages or more | 45 | Peter Munro |
| Medical Staff | World War 1 Medical Records | How to access information on doctors and other medical staff who served during World War 1 and what information might be available. | 1 page or more | 84 | Peter Munro |
| Medicine | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Part 1 of an account of George Henderson of Chirnside, a medical doctor, who also found time for his interests in local history and customs, botany and poetry. | 12 pages or more | 62 | |
| Meek | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Megget | Lyne , Megget and Manor Monumental Inscriptions | Some notes on the CD of Monumental Inscriptions and other records of Lyne, Megget and Manor, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Meikledale | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Melbourne | Adam moves to the Borders | Adam Brown bought a small plot of land in West Linton in 1839 after which he emigrated to Australia with seven of his nine children-this story covers their history. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Helen M. Booth |
| Melbourne | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Melbourne | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Melbourne | Journey to Australia | The vivid descriptions of life at sea recorded in James Stewart's diary will be of interest to all of us whose ancestors left these shores in the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 37 | Dr J. B. Sproule |
| Mellerstain | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Melrose | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Melrose | My dig into the past | Peeblesshire family and from other parts of the Borders, an interesting tale. Also history of various bridges over the Tweed. | 3 pages or more | 34 | A. Turner |
| Melrose | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Melrose | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Melrose | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Melrose | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| Melrose | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Melrose | Selkirk and Melrose Through Time | Review of the book published by Amberley Publishing. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Melrose | Dick Family papers | Notes on papers and a booklet pertaining to the Dick family of Melrose. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Melrose | Memorials to the late Rev Thomas Williamson | Detail of a book on the Rev. Thomas Williamson. Minister of Melrose Secession Church for 30 years. | less than 1 page | 90 | |
| Melrose | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Melrose | Melrose Apprenticeships | A report on the compilation by Society member, Dr. Vivienne Dunstan on masters and apprentices in Melrose Parish between 1743 and 1804. | less than 1 page | 83 | Vivienne Dunstan |
| Melrose | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Melrose | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Melrose | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Melrose | A Berwickshire Schoolmaster | Jean Smithers has contributed this "nugget" from her investigations into the history of one of the strands of her ancestry. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jean Smithers |
| Melrose | The Boston Family of Gattonside | A tale of hand loom weavers from Gattonside who decided to visit a sister in Canada. How they eventually decided to emigrate over to Canada and they walked from New York to Upper Canada. Most of the family are buried in Melrose Church Yard. | 2 pages or more | 39 | M.C.Lawson |
| Melrose | McKenzie's around the River Ale | An account of McKenzies in and around the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 49 | W E McKenzie |
| Melrose | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Melrose | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Melrose | The Cairncross family - an example of a 16th-17th century family of feuars | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society on 18th September 2005 titled 'Cairncross, a Border Family'. Outline of a typical noted old family in the Lauderdale/Melrose/Galashiels district, with descriptions of some of the local areas and ownership. | 12 pages or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Melrose | The Presbytery of Melrose and Peebles | Book review. Author: Fraser Simm. A summary of the upcoming merger of the presbyteries in the Borders from 1/January 2023. The current 3: Duns, Jedburgh and Melrose & Peebles, will be merged. This commemorative booklet combines the achievements each congregation has achieved in the past, with 122 photographs to back up the text. Many parishes in the Melrose & Peebles parishes are listed. | less than 1 page | 110 | Fraser Simm |
| Melrose | Building a Business | A history of the Bunyans (Bunyies) from Melrose and Newstead from the early 1600s, originally masons from France, but moving into butcher shops, and prominence in the Melrose Town Council by George Bunyan (Bunyie - the authors' great great grandfather, and Provost of Melrose). | 2 pages or more | 111 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Melrose | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Melrose | Blind Jamie Donaldson | Account of James Donaldson, whose tombstone is in Melrose Abbey churchyard. | 1 page or more | 47 | Margaret Lawson |
| Melrose | Smallpox inoculation in late 18th century Melrose | A brief account of the smallpox child inoculations in Totfield by Andrew Usher (born 1782 - died 1855 - founder of the whisky distilling dynasty Edinburgh) from Darnick. | less than 1 page | 105 | Editor |
| Melrose | A 'Scot' Moves to South Africa | Biography of Archibald Little, born Melrose, 11th Jan 1829, died 13 Dec 1921, Johannesburg. Brief notes on his occupations, and service in the Basuto War. | 2 pages or more | 44 | Tony Little |
| Melrose | Langshaw Mill Decree of 1608 | Extract Decree relating to Langshaw Mill. The Decree is interesting for genealogists because of the very considerable number of people mentioned in it. | 1 page or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Melrose | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Melrose | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Melrose | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Melrose | Dingleton Hospital, Melrose | Some notes on Dingleton Hospital, Melrose and how to access information of those having a connection. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Melrose | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Melrose Secession Church | Memorials to the late Rev Thomas Williamson | Detail of a book on the Rev. Thomas Williamson. Minister of Melrose Secession Church for 30 years. | less than 1 page | 90 | |
| Memorial Inscriptions | Minto Memorial Inscriptions | Some notes on the Minto Memorial Inscriptions published by the Society on CD. | 1 page or more | 77 | Elma Fleming |
| Memorial Inscriptions | Border Names | A note of the most common names in the Borders extracted from the Society's transcription of Memorial Inscriptions, | less than 1 page | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Memories | Scottish Borders Memory Bank Website | Brief note about the launch of the website and its contents. | less than 1 page | 46 | |
| Menin Gate | 100 year Belgian connection to the Borders | The story of a Belgian lady who every evening attended the memorial ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres and her Borders connection. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Esther Davies |
| Mennim | Mennims of Norham | The history of Norham, its castle, and how it got its name. | 3 pages or more | 25 | A.M.Mennim |
| Mennon | 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 |
| Mennon | 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 | |
| Mennon | 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 |
| Menzies | 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 |
| Merchant Navy | Thomas Alan Charters Scott | A partial story put together based on a collection of documents bought at auction in 2018. Thomas Alan Charters Scott born Galashiels 10/Jun/1925. Father Thomas Allan Charters Scott (1898-1938); mother Mary Anderson (1900-1980) woollen reeler - her parents William Anderson (goods porter) and Mary Phillips. Thomas served an apprenticeship as an engineer, fitter and turner at Burnside Iron Works, Galashiels from 1941, and served in the RAF as an Aircraftsman 1st Class from 1945 to 1948. He returned to Scotland, but then joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd Engineer until 1955. In 1956 he moved back to Galashiels, living at Magdala Terrace, but left his employment after 15 months, to possibly spend time mining in Rhodesia, later returning to marry Margaret Anne Brownlee and purchase another property in Magdala Terrace. Further work has been performed in trying to trace the Brownlee family in Newton St Boswells, Bonjedward, Greenlaw, Huntlywood. Also, efforts to trace back Thomas senior from Newtown St Boswells, through Selkirk and Galashiels. There are many more recent photos in what is thought to be a Royal Marines uniform. Contributions welcome. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Editor |
| merchants | The Scots in Poland | The story of Scottish emigration to Poland as merchant's, engineers and farm managers. The parents of the author's mother came back to Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Mona K. McLeod |
| Merk | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Merlet | Helen Home of Broomhouse | Notification that copies of the letters from James Home of Broomhouse, captain of marines with the Mediterranean fleet during the Napoleonic Wars written to his sister Helen have been donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Merlet | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Mermaid | Douglas of Springwood Park | The name Douglas would run fear into many Englishmen. This distinguished Border family and its history. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Donald Whyte |
| Merton | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Mexico | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Michael Queenan | 'A Lamentable Accident' | A description collated from the local press from December 1881 of the death of Michael Queenan (from Frogden, and father of 5 children) as result of an accident near Frogden on the way home in a spring cart being driven home by brother-in-law James Corcoran (toll collector at Cowbog Toll), from St Marys Church Kelso. The funeral was in Linton churchyard. James was sent to prison, but released on bail 13 January 1882, and was found not guilty of homicide February 1882. The parents of the deceased originally came from Sligo, Ireland. There is a further investigation into the Queenans all over the Borders and the other children of Michael and Catherine Queenan, including Betsy who had married the aforementioned James Corcoran. | 3 pages or more | 104 | Cyril Corcoran |
| Michigan | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| Middleburg | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth Century | The Burgesses, and how they looked after Selkirk. The privileges that they gave themselves. Continued in issue 26. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Peter Symms |
| Middlemiss | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Middlemist | Old Emigrant’s Diaries | Extract from diary of Margaret Charteris, wife of Thomas Hinshelwood, emigrant from Jedburgh, ship ‘Nebo’, to Queensland, in 1883. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Jane Gibson |
| Midlem | CD Review - Bowden Monumental Inscriptions | Review of the content of this publication, and suggestions of other useful publications. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Midlem | Old Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem | Information on a book containing old photographs relating to Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Midside Maggie Midside Maggie | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Military Records | Berwickshire Fencible Cavalry | Details of discharge records of the Berwickshire Cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. Following the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1835) which may be of interest to those researching their ancestors. An interesting mix of Bordermen and those from south of the Border. These records are from the National Archives at Kew. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Militia lists | Bowden Memorial Inscriptions | Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Mill | Langshaw Mill Decree of 1608 | Extract Decree relating to Langshaw Mill. The Decree is interesting for genealogists because of the very considerable number of people mentioned in it. | 1 page or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Millar | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Millar | In the hands of the Turk | The story of a collection to pay a ransom of a man who fell into the hands of a Turk. This is as told in the Register of the Privy Council for the year 1677. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jane Gibson |
| Miller | Australian Deaths Recorded in the Hawick Advertiser 1854-1873 | A list of people from Hawick who died in or on the way to Australia. Very comprehensive. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Marjory Gavin |
| Miller | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Miller | Hunters of Duns | Detailed article on the history of the Hunter family of Duns and their involvement in the American War of Independence. | 3 pages or more | 94 | David J Wesley |
| Miller | The Miller Family of Hawick, Scotland and Delaware County, New York | This Miller family who emigrated from Hawick or Roberton-they set up a farm in the Catskill mountains of New York. | 2 pages or more | 34 | C. Raymond La Fever |
| Miller | A Denholm Family And My Border Memories | A journey through time in Denholm. From Post office, Lord Minto and his new bride to preserves cooking on the range in Meg Purness' draper's shop. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Jean Kelly |
| Miller | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| Miller | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Miller | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Miller | The Jessie Miller story | A mystery regarding the parentage of Jessie Miller born in 1793 at Coldstream - her marriage to a Robert Scott who was later convicted for murder and questions about the number of her own family. | 1 page or more | 79 | Mike Bucher |
| Miller | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Mills | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| Mills | Archibald Johnstone, Galashiels weaver and Australian mill owner | The story of Archibald Johnstone from Galashiels who set up a mill in Selkirk (Burn Mill) with his uncle Daniel, who were then persuaded by Peter Bulman (a wool mill engineer and machinist originally from Denholm; a cattle farmer in Australia) to relocate to Australia in Australia to develop a mill (the Waverley mill) in Launceston, Tasmania. The new mill opened in May 1874. Peter Bulman bought out the Johnstones in 1883 and the mill passed to his brother-in-las Robert Hogarth. The mill is still operating at the time of writing. The Johnstones set up a new mill in Hobart (the Johnstone Bros Derwent Mill) with production starting in 1884 using members of the Aiken family from the Borders. Archibald died in 1917. The mill ceased operating in 1939, the building now used for multiple purposes. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Marion Johnstone |
| Milne-Graden | The Milne-Graden papers | Some notes on the records at Paxton House particularly the domestic records. There are many references to the Home and Milne-Home servants by name from the 1780s to the early 20th. | less than 1 page | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Milnholm | Inglis Family Tree | Report on an extensive family tree relating to the Inglis family submitted to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Ministers | Bowden Memorial Inscriptions | Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ministers | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Minnydow | From Hawick to Kirkpatrick-Durham by way of Moscow | Notes of Grieves of Kirkpatrick-Durham in Kirkcudbrightshire, who were descendants of Walter Grieve of Branxholm Park, most of whom were farmers, but also included two eminent doctors who were physicians to the Russian court in the 18th century. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Linda M Chapman |
| Minto | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| Minto | The Parish of Langlands | The parish of Langlands and the history of old leper hospital at Rutherford. Also the history of Langton that was absorbed into Wilton. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Michael Langlands |
| Minto | A Denholm Family And My Border Memories | A journey through time in Denholm. From Post office, Lord Minto and his new bride to preserves cooking on the range in Meg Purness' draper's shop. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Jean Kelly |
| Minto | One of the many Brown Families | A family tree of Browns in Galashiels, Selkirk areas. | 1 page or more | 26 | I.M. Brown |
| Minto | Elliots | Some notes on the Elliot Clan Gathering and the donation to the Society of a book 'The Rise of the Elliots of Minto'. | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
| Minto | Minto Memorial Inscriptions | Some notes on the Minto Memorial Inscriptions published by the Society on CD. | 1 page or more | 77 | Elma Fleming |
| Minto | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Minto | The War Memorial at Minto by Roger J Owen | Some paragraphs on the book 'The War Memorial at Minto' by Roger J Owen. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Minto | Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' Wills and Testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
| Minto | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Minto | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Miramichi | From Peebleshire to Canada: William Cranston Murray - An Artist in Architecture | The story of the architect William Cranston Murray from Peeblesshire who went to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, and joined the growing Scottish community (about 2,000 people) there in 1819. Born in Stobo in 1788, his father James was a shepherd. James' first wife Elizabeth (b. about 1761) died and was buried in Stobo Kirk graveyard in 1842. William married Alexanderina Hislop from Glenholm, and their son James was born 1814 in Drumelzier. By 1825 the population of the Miramichi are had grown to about 8,500. The account summarises Murray's major works in the New Brunswick area, many as a result of the Great Miramichi fire in the October of 1825 i.e. St Paul's Anglican Church (Bushville), Judge Peters stately home (Bushville), Murray House , St James Presbyterian and St John United churches, Old Northumberland County Courthouse - all in (Newcastle). In addition there is an attempt at creating a detailed family tree of the Murray family following William's 10 children, of which only 6 names are known. The children of first son James (13), and daughter Margaret (8). | 7 pages or more | 106 | Barbara MacIntosh Charlotte Loggie |
| Mitchell | Ontario Genealogical Society summer camp | Where to research in Ontario for your Canadian cousins. | 2 pages or more | 37 | D. C. Jeffrey |
| Mitchell | Misinformation and my Scott Family | An account by the author of how she traced the Scottish roots of her ancestor Esther Scott. | less than 1 page | 92 | Nikki Bosworth |
| Mitchell | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Mitchell | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Mitchell | Cranston-Pringle-Spark | The author traces her genealogy. | 1 page or more | 94 | Muriel Hall |
| Mitchell | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Mitchell | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Mitchell | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Mitchell-Innes | 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 |
| Mitchells | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Mithag | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Moffat | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Moffat | Whitsome to West Sparta | The story of Christopher Moffat and his wife Agnes Common who emigrated to Canada aboard the John Bright in 1856, some earlier history, the reason for their emigration, an account of the voyage and their subsequent life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 81 | Elizabeth Doley |
| Moffat | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Moffat | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Moffat | Moffat Great-Grandparents | About the author's farming great grandfather, John Moffat. | 1 page or more | 60 | David W Kennedy |
| Moffat | Clan Moffat | Reference to the Clan Moffat Website. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Moffat | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Moffat | List of covenanters in the Parish of Tweedsmuir in 1682, as compiled by Mr Francis Scott, minister | An account with list of Covenanters in Tweedsmuir in 1682. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Francis Scott |
| Moffat | Old Uncle | Brief biopic about Alexander Virtue, sometime schoolmaster at Nenthorn. | less than 1 page | 20 | Margery V. Turnbull |
| Moffat | A Davidson Family in Teviothead | A history of the family of Davidson, originally from Canonbie who settled in Teviothead. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Walter F Davidson Deidre McKenzie |
| Moffatt | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Moir | Donation to Society Archive | An acknowledgement of the donation to the Society of the book 'John Wood (blacksmith) - from Scotland to Rawdon N.S. in 1815 and his Descendants'. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Mole Catchers | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| Molesworth | Woods Ballard - An Illustrated Chronicle | Review of a book donated to the Society tracing the history of the family of Woods-Ballard. | less than 1 page | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Molle | A Sassenach Searches for his Scottish Ancestry | How the family name may have originated. Possible connections with Kelso. The Reiver Connections An interesting historical tale. | 5 pages or more | 39 | George Heaviside |
| Monasteries | The Parish Churches Of Berwickshire | A talk by the author given to the Society on 22nd March, 1998. | 5 pages or more | 51 | G A C Binnie |
| Moncreiff | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Money | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Mons | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| Mons | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| Monteath | The Monteath Mausoleum | An account of the history of the Monteath Mausoleum near St Boswells and moves to conserve. | 4 pages or more | 87 | John D Wood/ David Freeman |
| Monteath Mausoleum | The Barons Folly | The Barons Folly at Lilliards Edge. Built by Sir John Rutherford of Edgerston. He was a Russian Baron. It was as a banker he first made his mark and connections with the Russian navy, he made his fortune. | 2 pages or more | 38 | John D. Wood |
| Montgomery | Death duty register | Extracts from the death duty registers (seen at the public record office, Chancery Lane, London). Relating to Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. | 3 pages or more | 4 | |
| Montreal | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Montreal | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| Montrose | In the hands of the Turk | The story of a collection to pay a ransom of a man who fell into the hands of a Turk. This is as told in the Register of the Privy Council for the year 1677. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jane Gibson |
| Monumental | Recording Monumental Inscriptions | How to record inscriptions on gravestones. Method used by Highland Family History Society to compile inscriptions for genealogical reference. | 4 pages or more | 54 | John Durham |
| Monumental inscription | Commemorating George Henderson | In Issue 104 (Oct/2020) there was a brief report on Captain George Henderson VC DSO and Bar. Born in East Gordon (1983), he served in the Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action in Mesopotamia in 1920. Post COVID lockdowns there is now a stone memorial to him in Gordon unveiled in July 2021. | less than 1 page | 107 | Editor |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Abbey St Bathans, Cranshaws and Longformacus | A brief description of 3 neighbouring parishes and the records available. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions | Some background on the CD of Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Coldingham Monumental Inscriptions | A report of the Society's publication on CD. of the Monumental Inscriptions in Coldingham Priory with some additional information. | 1 page or more | 78 | Elma Fleming |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Transcribing the Stones | Notes on the publication of the monumental inscriptions at Heatheryett, Galashiels with some notes on the history of Galashiels Parish and the first Church at Lindean burial place of the second wife of John Knox. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Stow Monumental Inscriptions | Some information on the forthcoming publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with reference to various documents pertaining to Stow in the National Archives of Scotland with some interesting extracts. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Elma Fleming |
| Monumental inscriptions | A Monumental Challenge | The history of the recording of monument inscriptions from 1989, initiated by Elspeth Ewan, and continued with Jean Fleming and Miriam Fish (mother of the author) as the Borders Family History was in its infancy. The process is described, culminating in the 3 members receiving a special Selkirk Glass paperweight presented by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Thirlestane Castle in July 2009. | 1 page or more | 107 | Kate Fish |
| Monumental inscriptions | Medieval Grave Slabs of the Borders | Book review. Author: Peter F Ryder. "The Medieval Grave Slabs of the Borders". Hints on reading and interpreting medieval grave slabs and stones. 41 locations are listed, and some re-drawn to aid in interpretation. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Monumental Inscriptions | New Society Publication - Edrom | An account of the publication by the Society of the Edrom Monumental Inscriptions etc. also some background on the parish and persons associated. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Revised and improved edition of Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard and St Andrews Monumental Inscriptions | Notes on the improved version of our Memorial Inscriptions covering Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard Kelso and St Andrews. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Monumental Inscriptions | CD Review - Bowden Monumental Inscriptions | Review of the content of this publication, and suggestions of other useful publications. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Monumental inscriptions | Bowden Memorial Inscriptions | Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Heatheryett, Galashiels Monumental Inscriptions | Announcement of publication of C.D. of Monumental Inscriptions at Heatheryett Cemetery Galashiels; also some notes on the history of St Aidan's Church Galashiels. | 1 page or more | 97 | |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Stow of Wedale | An announcement of the publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with details of all names. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Lyne , Megget and Manor Monumental Inscriptions | Some notes on the CD of Monumental Inscriptions and other records of Lyne, Megget and Manor, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Moodie | Old Lilliesleaf | Reminiscences and photographs of life in Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 92 | Esther Davies |
| Moor | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Moor | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Moore | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Mordington | The Chisholm Highland Connection | The story of the Chisholm family, their involvement in medieval wars and their move from the Borders to the Highlands. | 5 pages or more | 73 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Mordington | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Mordinton | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Morebattle | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Morebattle | George Hope 1814-1884 | The story of George Hope 1814-1884 born in Morebattle who with his family emigrated to Australia, their struggles and achievements in Australia including their experiences of the 'Goldrush' and an account of their return visit to Morebattle 38 years later. | 4 pages or more | 85 | Alistair Hope |
| Morebattle | Know your Parish--Morebattle | A history of Morebattle Parish and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Elspeth Ewan |
| Morebattle | Know your Parish--Hounam | The history of Hounam. | 1 page or more | 16 | |
| Morebattle | Morebattle St Lawrence Church Death Register | Transcription of the death register (1848-1862) from Morebattle St Lawrence Church. | 2 pages or more | 49 | Transcribed by Jean Sanderson |
| Morebattle | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Morgan | The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Extracts from a talk given by Joan Ferguson on the Royal College of Physicians from 1681 right through the years. | 4 pages or more | 39 | Joan Ferguson |
| Morgan | A light-hearted tale--Epitaphs | We will never know what is written on our headstone, this article it gives you some ideas. | 1 page or more | 31 | Ian Abernethy |
| Moritz | Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' Wills and Testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
| Morley | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Mormons | The Genealogical Society of Utah | The history, and the Mormons with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Society has grown to be the largest family history research organisation and resource in the world. | 2 pages or more | 28 | Mr Rogers |
| Morris | Duns Associations | A detail of different Associations and Societies in Duns with dates of incorporation. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Morrison | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Morrison & Co | Forgotten Borders Andrew Cockburn 1871- 1955 | Born Kelso 1871 of a Blacksmith. Second engineer on the Lusitania, he also had two terms on the Mauretania . | 2 pages or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Morrison & Co | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Mortcloth | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Mortcloth | Death is for the Living | Second part of the talk given to the Society on 15th September 2002. | 7 pages or more | 52 | Anne Gordon |
| Mortcloth records | Coldingham mortcloth records | The mortcloth records are fascinating as they list every occasion when a mortcloth was hired out for a burial. This covers the Coldingham mortcloth. | 1 page or more | 28 | Vivienne S. Dunstan |
| Mortsafes | History in the Graveyard | Body snatching in the Borders and how it was fought. | less than 1 page | 10 | Violet Jardine |
| Moscrip | Death in the Borders: 19th Century Border Murder Cases | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Border Murder Cases- a great deal of research has gone into this volume. Gypsies, landlords, and farm workers, and many others. are included. | 2 pages or more | 30 | Hugh K. Mackay |
| Moscript | A Remarkable Coincidence | Anecdote of a visit to the Society's library. | less than 1 page | 40 | Mike Brydon |
| Moscrop | Cousins Meet | How two cousins previously unknown to each other met through membership of the Society. | less than 1 page | 95 | Esther Davies |
| Mosside | A Rutherfurd family | Notes on the name Rutherfurd taken from the book 'Rutherfurds of that Ilk'. | 2 pages or more | 21 | James Selkirk |
| Mossilee | The Search for Robert Scott | An account of the author's search for more information on his ancestor, Robert Scott, a teacher in South Africa who died in 1892 and his success in tracing his ancestry back to Selkirkshire. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Robin Scott |
| Mossman | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Mounsey | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Mounsey | From Hawick to Kirkpatrick-Durham by way of Moscow | Notes of Grieves of Kirkpatrick-Durham in Kirkcudbrightshire, who were descendants of Walter Grieve of Branxholm Park, most of whom were farmers, but also included two eminent doctors who were physicians to the Russian court in the 18th century. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Linda M Chapman |
| Mountain Cross | The History of Mountain Cross Church | An account of the history of Mountain Cross Church from the secession in the 1700s in Scotland, and the impact on the West Linton parish and the adjacent Newlands parish. The ministers are listed and the transition of Mountain Cross to the Relief Church, United Presbyterian Church, United Free Church in the early 1900s, until the church passed into lay hands by sale in 1919. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Editor |
| Mountain Cross | The Fate of Mountain Cross Church | Mountain Cross near West Linton. Was there ever a settlement or only a church? The evidence from maps suggests in 1845 there were 4 dwellings and a church, and now 8 dwellings and the Manse (Cross House) | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| Mountain Cross | The Long Ministry of Robert Rutherford | A summary of the story of Robert Rutherford longest-serving minister. First ordained at Mountaincross 10 March 1847, he was born Earshall 1817. Married to Agnes Gunion, he was renowned as being strict. He was relieved of active duties in 1891 and died 11 December 1894 to be buried in Newlands churchyard. | 1 page or more | 104 | Valerie Matthews |
| Moysen | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Mpumalanga | Remembering a Soldier from the Boer War | A tracing of the history of Arthur William Swanston of Marshall Meadows commemorated in Eyemouth churchyard, who died in 1900 in the Boer War in South Africa. Swanston House (now a hotel) was owned by James Swanston (wealthy merchant) and his wife Christian (6th daughter of John Turnbull, fish curer in Eyemouth). They also set up a home in the Canary Islands, and a home in London. John was their eldest son and married Fanny Elizabeth Nash in Kensington, and they often visited their widowed mother in Marshall Meadows. Arthur was their 3rd child, who showed athletic and military prowess and was educated at Loretto School Musselburgh, and Jesus College, Cambridge University, rowing for the university. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the VIth Dragoons, but was killed by a sniper's bullet in Mpumalanga, South Africa 9/Oct/1900 at 25, whilst trying to save the life of a trooper, and was buried there in a marked grave. His fiancée sent flowers every year until the 1960s; the children of a local school have taken over the ceremony and leave flowers and sing 'My bonny lies over the ocean' every year since 2000 when the story was uncovered by Ettie Bierman. He is also remembered in a memorial brass tablet in Berwick in the parish church. | 1 page or more | 105 | Colin Miller |
| mtDNA | DNA Testing for Genealogists - A Primer | A description of the use of DNA testing and the strengths of the use of the Autosomal test to extend knowledge to 4th cousins registered in the system. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing is briefly described, plus Y-DNA. The author has used these tests to successfully trace the birth of his great great grandparents, and uncovered links to 4 different family lines. | 3 pages or more | 103 | George Ferguson |
| Muir | Wisdom lingers: Adventures of an ex-officer | From 1908 the Territorial movement through the First World War. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Stanly Gordon Ayer |
| Muirhead | St Hilary's School for Girls | An account of the re-location of the school to Thirlestane Castle during World War 2 | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
| Mungo | A Six Year Family History Investigation | Absorbing account of James Drummond, botanist, born at Hawthornden (near Lasswade), and Thomas Drummond (also a botanist). | 5 pages or more | 23 | Andrew Brown |
| Mungo | Border Influences on the Dark Continent | Borderers who played a part in the exploration and settlement of Africa. Mungo Park, Thomas Pringle, John Leyden. | 2 pages or more | 27 | Donald Whyte |
| Mungo Noble | Who was Little Arthur Foster? Elliots at court 1675-1682 | Border Reivers Court sittings in the 1600's. How Cautioners upheld the Law. Also in 5 pages in issue 30 covering the same subject. | 5 pages or more | 29 | Michael Robson |
| Mungo Park | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Mungo Park | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Munro | Robert Ainslie | Some background to Robert Ainslie of Berrywell Duns, friend of Robert Burns. | 1 page or more | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Munro | Bomber Command | An account of a new museum dedicated to Bomber Command of World War 11 and how to trace an ancestor who served. | less than 1 page | 95 | Peter Munro |
| Munro | Executions don't come cheap | An account of the hanging at Fans, Earlston of Robert Scott for the murder of two companions on their returning from a fair in the Town and the costs involved in the execution. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Munro | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| murder | The Wicked Trade | Review of the book 'The Wicked Trade' a genealogical crime mystery. | less than 1 page | 97 | Peter Munro |
| murder | Death in the Borders | Review of book entitle 'Death in the Borders' by Norrie McLeish looking at different murders and unlawful killings mainly from the 19th century. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Murder | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| Murdering | An act anent murthering of children | Act of Assembly May 26th 1762 for reading the 21st Act of Parliament of the second session of parliament of King William and Queen Mary dated July 19th 1690 about murdering of children. | less than 1 page | 21 | Margaret Steele |
| Murders | The Jessie Miller story | A mystery regarding the parentage of Jessie Miller born in 1793 at Coldstream - her marriage to a Robert Scott who was later convicted for murder and questions about the number of her own family. | 1 page or more | 79 | Mike Bucher |
| Murders | Executions don't come cheap | An account of the hanging at Fans, Earlston of Robert Scott for the murder of two companions on their returning from a fair in the Town and the costs involved in the execution. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Murdoch | James Paris Lee 1831--1904 His Rifles reigned supreme | Born in Hawick, the very man who designed the Lee Enfield Rifle, emigrated to Canada, The Percussion Cap, a development by Rev Alexander Forsyth. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Donald Whyte |
| Murdoch | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| Murray | Border Beginnings | The author traces her descent from Adam Black born in Coldingham in 1732. | 1 page or more | 95 | Val Metcalfe |
| Murray | "My Great Grandfather died at sea" | A ships Master from Irvine in Ayrshire. How Bill researched the history of a remarkable seaman. 'One of his best'. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Bill Murray |
| Murray | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Murray | The Hawick Word Book | Review of book 'The Hawick Word Book'. | less than 1 page | 98 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Murray | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Murray | Border Influences on the Dark Continent | Borderers who played a part in the exploration and settlement of Africa. Mungo Park, Thomas Pringle, John Leyden. | 2 pages or more | 27 | Donald Whyte |
| Murray | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Murray | James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915) | Biography of James Murray, a linguist, philologist, teacher. He was one of the founders of the Oxford English dictionary. | 1 page or more | 45 | Valerie Mackay |
| Murray | Records of a Noble Life - Rev Archibald William Murray 1811 to 1892 | Born in Jedburgh, he was a missionary to Samoa and New Guinea, afterwards living in Australia till his death. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Ronald Morrison |
| Murray | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Murray | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Murray | Galashiels Murrays in New South Wales | Murrays first came to the fore in Eccles, follow them through generations. There is also a very touching letter in the article. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Donald Wyte |
| Murray | Some Purves families in Duns Berwickshire | A well known Berwickshire name Purves, a family from Duns in 1634 and his heirs. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mrs Evelyn Carlson |
| Murray | Hawick Characters | Names and dates of death of a number of the persons mentioned in the book 'Hawick Characters' by Robert Murray published in 1910. | 1 page or more | 84 | Peter Munro |
| Murray | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Murray | The Flowers of the Forest--Borderers who fell at Flodden | The Fletcher brothers from Selkirk and were they at Flodden? Probably. | 1 page or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Murray | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | For anyone with a Renton in the family this is very interesting with full name, where, and the date they were born, and more. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Murray | Shillinglaw Walls | Shillinglaw Tower not far from Traquair it is not only a heap of stones - an interesting tale. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Jean Shillinglaw Ridley |
| Murray | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Murray | Langshaw Mill Decree of 1608 | Extract Decree relating to Langshaw Mill. The Decree is interesting for genealogists because of the very considerable number of people mentioned in it. | 1 page or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Murray | A Lad o' Pairts- George Watson (1876 -1950) | An account of the life of George Watson (1876-1950) born in Jedburgh, linguist and etymologist who worked on the Oxford New English Dictionary before emigrating to the United States. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Norrie McLeish |
| Murray | Death duty register | Extracts from the death duty registers (seen at the public record office, Chancery Lane, London). Relating to Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. | 3 pages or more | 4 | |
| Murray | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Murray | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Murray | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Murray | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Murray | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Murray | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Musgrave | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Music Hall | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Mustards | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Myles | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| mystery | The Wicked Trade | Review of the book 'The Wicked Trade' a genealogical crime mystery. | less than 1 page | 97 | Peter Munro |
| N. Robertson | Fairbairn | A modern day manipulator who could be better than a Doctor for pains. Got Rugby players who got hurt at the weekend and she would fix them up. | 2 pages or more | 36 | kind permission of Kelso Museum |
| Naesmiths | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Naismyth | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Nantes | A forgotten village-Huguenot refugees at Polwarth | The story of the Huguenot refugees who landed at Berwick on Tweed and travelling inland alighted on this secluded spot to settle there, is known, perhaps only by their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 6 | Colin Wood |
| Napier | Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn | Continuation of the article in magazine 91 looking at the life of George Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | 2 pages or more | 92 | Vincent Tickner |
| Napoleonic prisoners | Napoleonic Grapes | Report on an offer to donate to the Society a bunch of wooden grapes, hand carved by a prisoner of war in Napoleonic times, which hung for many years on the door of a Coaching Inn at Whiteburn. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Napoleonic War | Follow the Drum | The author, who has been researching the lives of wives of officers during the Napoleonic Wars, recounts the hardships many of them endured and appeals for further information. | 1 page or more | 99 | David Clammer |
| Napoleonic Wars | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Napoleonic Wars | Waterloo and Beyond | Some notes by the author on his attempt to find gravestones and memorials to those who died in the Napoleonic Wars. | less than 1 page | 88 | Kenneth McLean |
| Napoleonic Wars | Berwickshire Fencible Cavalry | Details of discharge records of the Berwickshire Cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. Following the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1835) which may be of interest to those researching their ancestors. An interesting mix of Bordermen and those from south of the Border. These records are from the National Archives at Kew. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Napoleonic Wars | Helen Home of Broomhouse | Notification that copies of the letters from James Home of Broomhouse, captain of marines with the Mediterranean fleet during the Napoleonic Wars written to his sister Helen have been donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| National Archives | Berwickshire Fencible Cavalry | Details of discharge records of the Berwickshire Cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. Following the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1835) which may be of interest to those researching their ancestors. An interesting mix of Bordermen and those from south of the Border. These records are from the National Archives at Kew. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| National Archives of Scotland | Stow Monumental Inscriptions | Some information on the forthcoming publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with reference to various documents pertaining to Stow in the National Archives of Scotland with some interesting extracts. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Elma Fleming |
| National Health | National Health Service - 70th. Anniversary Exhibition | Notes on a display mounted by the Society to mark the 70th. anniversary of the foundation of the National Health Service. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| National Library of Scotland | Maps as historical sources | A history of map making in Scotland and some indication as to what maps are available within the National Library of Scotland. | 3 pages or more | 76 | Laragh Quinney |
| National Map Library | National Map Library of Scotland | Some details of map accessibility of the website of the National Map Library of Scotland. | less than 1 page | 78 | |
| National Trust for Scotland | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Naughley | The Reverence Alexander Naughley | A very interesting account of a Parish Clergyman from Stow to Threlkeld and his life story. | 2 pages or more | 31 | Eddie Wren |
| Needlehall | John White and Margaret Brown | A summary of research into John "Jock" White and Margaret "Maggie" Brown born in Scotland, but lived in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Census records revealed John's father (John White Senior) was born at Needlehall, Galashiels, May 1852, near the Needle Ha' ford across the Tweed. Jock was brought up in Galashiels (Low Buckholmside per the 1861 census) and Maggie married in Innerleithen - both were power loom weavers. They, and 2 sons, and John Senior emigrated to the USA July 1884. Maggie's father was William Brown (born Yarrow 1827) and Jane Anderson (1816), with previous generations hailing from Peebles and Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Needpath | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Neidpath Castle | Links with old Peebles Families | A investigating search into old Peebles families. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Rena Stewart |
| Neidpath Castle | Know your parish -Peebles | Arms of the Burgh Charters. Families. Fairs, Transport A good history of the town and tale or two. | 3 pages or more | 26 | Jean Moffat |
| Neil | Gravestone Photos | A note on a facility provided by the Society to photograph individual gravestones, a report on one such request for a photograph of a stone to the Rev. Gilmour Neil in Drumelzier and a note on his experiences in World War 1 and how he sought to find " a little Parish, a thousand miles from anywhere". | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Nenthorn | Kelso Mail August 30th. 1824 | Transcription of an ancient gravestone dug up at Nenthorn to one Alexander Stensone who died 1606. | 1 page or more | 78 | |
| Nenthorn | Old Uncle | Brief biopic about Alexander Virtue, sometime schoolmaster at Nenthorn. | less than 1 page | 20 | Margery V. Turnbull |
| Nenthorn | Joannes Wyllie | Book review. Author: John F Messner. "A Scottish Blockade Runner in the America Civil War". It is the story of Joannes (John) Wyllie born Nenthorn 1834 son of Alexander Wyllie (gardener at Newton Don) who came to the Borders in early 1820s and married Janet Smith. The family returned to Fife before 1830. Joannes was a school teacher at 17 and went to St Andrews University and became a headmaster, but ran away to sea to become first mate. The American Civil War starting 1861 lead to him being one of the sailors prepared to run the blockade and build up his fortune. He retired to be a farmer in Fife. | 1 page or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Nenthorn | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Nesbit | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Nesbit boat house | Thistle and Shamrock | A very well researched article on family history covering Rutherford, Brown, Atkin, and more. The Irish connection would make it very difficult. | 2 pages or more | 9 | John L. Alton |
| Ness | Berwick-upon-Tweed Twixt Thistle and Rose-A Family Historian's Nightmare | Locations and types of marriages in and on the Border. Types of sources, also Parish Registers for 18th and 19th century. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Linda Bankier |
| Nether Horsbrugh | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Netherby Hall | 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 |
| Netherbyres | 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 |
| Netherlands | Who is related to Johne Blair of Cockburnspath, baptised 10th of July 1642? | A request for help to confirm that Johne Blair served in the Netherlands(Gorinchem) in 1758 in the Scots Brigade. | 1 page or more | 108 | Rudolph de Blij |
| Netherlands | Johne Blair of Cockburnspath | Further to a request for information on Johne Blair of Cockburnspath in Issue 108, the author has found a book with a mention of Johne, showing a lively trade with the Netherlands in the past (evidenced by the use of red roof tiles. Also a Blair living in Dunbar is happy to do a DNA test. "Cockburnspath: A History of a People and a Place", by Sally Smith. | less than 1 page | 110 | Rudolf de Blij |
| New Brunswick | Migration From Glendale To New Brunswick, Canada | Account of the families who migrated from Berwick-upon-Tweed to New Brunswick, Canada, and the hazards they faced. Includes a list of families with Glendale or Border origins were granted land. | 4 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| New Brunswick | Kennington/Cowe Family History. Part 2 - Emigration to New Brunswick 1837 - James Cowe & Isabella Donaldson | Details of the lives of further branches of the Cowe family including one that emigrated to New Brunswick. | 6 pages or more | 71 | Fred Kennington |
| New Guinea | Records of a Noble Life - Rev Archibald William Murray 1811 to 1892 | Born in Jedburgh, he was a missionary to Samoa and New Guinea, afterwards living in Australia till his death. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Ronald Morrison |
| New York | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| New York | James the Clock | An account of the sourcing and transportation of a James Gowans (1800-1886) clock to Australia by the Ball family. James Gowans was the 3rd great grandson of the authors husband. James Gowans worked in East Linton, working in his shop in Galashiels 47 High Street from the 1840s to 1890s. His son John was a prize winning chronometer maker and jeweller in New York; his son James was a watch and clock maker in Hawick; his son William became a doctor. | 1 page or more | 105 | Jill Ball |
| New York | The Boston Family of Gattonside | A tale of hand loom weavers from Gattonside who decided to visit a sister in Canada. How they eventually decided to emigrate over to Canada and they walked from New York to Upper Canada. Most of the family are buried in Melrose Church Yard. | 2 pages or more | 39 | M.C.Lawson |
| New York | Cadwallader Colden | Some notes on the life of Cawallader Colden, born in Duns who went on to become the last Colonial Governor of New York State and whose image was burnt in effigy by the mob. | 1 page or more | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| New York | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| New York | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| New Zealand | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| New Zealand | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Haliburtons of Sprouston | Origins of the Haliburtons; William who had 12 children and their emigration to New Zealand. | less than 1 page | 12 | D.N. Haliburton |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1861-1896 | Births and marriages, 1861-1896, in New Zealand of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Marjorie Gavin |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Deaths 1860-1900 | Deaths 1860-1900, in New Zealand of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Marjorie Gavin |
| New Zealand | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| New Zealand | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| New Zealand | Innerleithen's All-Black | An account by the author of how researching her Dickson line from Innerleithen, she traced an unknown descendant who had emigrated to New Zealand and played rugby for the 'All Blacks'. | 1 page or more | 84 | Esther Davies |
| Newbie | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Newcastleton | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| Newcastleton | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Newcastleton | Sidelines on the Borders Railway | Nowadays, the only railway line in the Borders is the main east coast line in Berwickshire. Lady Gibson has discovered, however, that the history of the railways has plenty of interest for family historians. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jane Gibson |
| Newfoundland | Rev. John Baird, 1799-1861 - Friend of the Gypsies | John Baird was Minister at Kirk Yetholm. He was responsible for the new bridge , rebuilding the Kirk and School. He also educated the Gypsies and brought them into the community. was a founder member of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Donald Whyte |
| Newlands | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Newlands | Newlands Communion Tokens | Based on information from George Ainslie. A description and photographs of communion tokens from his collection from United Presbyterian Churches, Newlands parish. | 1 page or more | 104 | Editor |
| Newspaper Archives | Newspaper Archives | A note on the availability of newspaper archives on line. | 79 | ||
| Newspapers | On-line Index to Digitalised newspapers | A detail of some of the newspapers which have been digitised and are accessible on line. | less than 1 page | 83 | |
| Newspapers | Newspaper Archives | A note on the availability of newspaper archives on line. | 79 | ||
| Newstead | Building a Business | A history of the Bunyans (Bunyies) from Melrose and Newstead from the early 1600s, originally masons from France, but moving into butcher shops, and prominence in the Melrose Town Council by George Bunyan (Bunyie - the authors' great great grandfather, and Provost of Melrose). | 2 pages or more | 111 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Newstead | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Newstead | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Newstead | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Newton | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Newton | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Newton Don | From Kelso to Toulouse - the Extraordinary Story of the Mather Family | A summary of the story of the Mather family triggered by William (Guillaume) Mather (1754-1844), a metal worker born in Newton Don, who went to Toulouse to found cannon foundries to supply the French army. His father, Andrew, was born in Kelso in 1718, and his father George, who had 4 children. Andrew married Isobel, to have 4 children - Christian (a girl) born in Rutherford (1749), John, then Andrew, and finally Isobel Mather (1764). William learnt his trade in Paisley and moved to France, marrying twice (Anne Pellisier) and later Marie Elizabeth Mazars de Mazarin, having two children (Adolphe and Josephine), and was instrumental in establishing a successful foundry at Sainte Claire on the banks of the Garonnette. By the late 1800s the foundry had declined and was sold after William's death. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Fraser Sim |
| Newton Don | Joannes Wyllie | Book review. Author: John F Messner. "A Scottish Blockade Runner in the America Civil War". It is the story of Joannes (John) Wyllie born Nenthorn 1834 son of Alexander Wyllie (gardener at Newton Don) who came to the Borders in early 1820s and married Janet Smith. The family returned to Fife before 1830. Joannes was a school teacher at 17 and went to St Andrews University and became a headmaster, but ran away to sea to become first mate. The American Civil War starting 1861 lead to him being one of the sailors prepared to run the blockade and build up his fortune. He retired to be a farmer in Fife. | 1 page or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Newton Stewart | From Coldstream to Canada | The Galbraith history from Coldstream to Toronto University. A comprehensive account of the Galbraiths. | 3 pages or more | 26 | James Burns |
| Newtown St Boswells | Thomas Alan Charters Scott | A partial story put together based on a collection of documents bought at auction in 2018. Thomas Alan Charters Scott born Galashiels 10/Jun/1925. Father Thomas Allan Charters Scott (1898-1938); mother Mary Anderson (1900-1980) woollen reeler - her parents William Anderson (goods porter) and Mary Phillips. Thomas served an apprenticeship as an engineer, fitter and turner at Burnside Iron Works, Galashiels from 1941, and served in the RAF as an Aircraftsman 1st Class from 1945 to 1948. He returned to Scotland, but then joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd Engineer until 1955. In 1956 he moved back to Galashiels, living at Magdala Terrace, but left his employment after 15 months, to possibly spend time mining in Rhodesia, later returning to marry Margaret Anne Brownlee and purchase another property in Magdala Terrace. Further work has been performed in trying to trace the Brownlee family in Newton St Boswells, Bonjedward, Greenlaw, Huntlywood. Also, efforts to trace back Thomas senior from Newtown St Boswells, through Selkirk and Galashiels. There are many more recent photos in what is thought to be a Royal Marines uniform. Contributions welcome. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Editor |
| Newtown St Boswells | A View of Newtown St Boswells 1840-1920 | A review of the book 'Newtown St Boswells 1840 to 1920' by J.D. Smith. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Nichol | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Nichol | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Nichol | The poor, crime and punishment, and the power of the Kirk in the Borders, 17th and 18th Centuries | When paupers died, the contents of their houses were sold by public group. This is an account of one sale and the strength of the Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 31 | M. C. Lawson |
| Nichol | Inheritances and Family History | A short article on the inheritance of a pair of silver sugar tongs which had originally belonged to Walter Laing Wilson and his wife Janet Nichol of Ancrum. | less than 1 page | 78 | Anne Golden |
| Nichol | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Nicol | The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland | The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Thomas Dimma Minster |
| Nicol | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Nicol | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Nicol | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Nicol | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Nicoll | Stoddart | Margaret Stoddart, born 1831, and her very interesting history. From stot-herd, one who tended cattle 1376. Earliest mention in Douglas Barony of Buittle. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Nine Stane Rig | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders- | The history of Hermitage Castle and its inhabitants from 1207 right through. Continued in issue 11. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Nine Stane Rig | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders | History of Hermitage castle and its occupants. Continued in issue 14. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Nisbet | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Nisbet | 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 |
| Nixson | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Norham | Mennims of Norham | The history of Norham, its castle, and how it got its name. | 3 pages or more | 25 | A.M.Mennim |
| Norham | Piper Laidlaw Memorial | Notes on a ceremony to mark the 100th. Anniversary of the events during the Battle of Loos leading to the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Piper Daniel Laidlaw. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| North Berwick Churchyard | Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association | Note on the renovation by the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association of stone in North Berwick Churchyard to the Rev John Blackadder and his Borders connections. | less than 1 page | 77 | Ronald Morrison |
| North British Railway | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| North Northumberland | Coldstream History Society | A note on a project recently undertaken by the Society including the transcription of the graveyard at Lennel Cemetery, Coldstream and also a project to record detailed genealogical information of all names appearing on War Memorials in Berwickshire and North Northumberland. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| North West Passage | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| Northumberland | Harvey Settlers Reunion | This was the evening address to the reunion, about why they were in the Borders and Northumberland, and about the author's Australian cousins. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Ian Herbert |
| Northumberland | William Lewins 1785-1848 | Account of William Lewins' life. | 1 page or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Northumberland | 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 |
| Northumberland | The Alternative Relationship | The Alternative Relationship and how it can be used. Also an interesting research into the Cavers and Cammond families. | 3 pages or more | 4 | Mrs H. Crammond |
| Northumberland | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This article, reprinted by permission of Northumberland and Durham FHS, is a list of persons in communion rolls, who had moved from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 20 | Don Mason |
| Northumberland | James Ferguson Schoolmaster, 1814-1894 | How the memory of a clock led the author to research this ancestor. | less than 1 page | 32 | J Ferguson |
| Nova Scotia | Recording the Jardines - A one-name study | 17 years of research of the Jardine Clan Society. A history of the Clan and the worldwide story of the Jardines. | 4 pages or more | 27 | Violet Jardine |
| Nunlands | Mentions of the Ramsays of Foulden family | An account of the history of the Ramsays of Foulden in Berwickshire from the 13th century | 2 pages or more | 92 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Nuriootpa | William Coulthard: Emigrant to South Australia | Captain A. J. Coultherd has sent a moving account of an intrepid explorer who moved to Australia in 1836. | less than 1 page | 7 | Alfred J. Coultherd |
| Obituary | Obituary: Anne Turnbull | A brief obituary to Anne Turnbull a member of the Society since 2001. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Obituary | Alan Turnbull | A brief obituary to Alan Turnbull a member of the Society since 2005. | less than 1 page | 110 | Ronald Morrison |
| Obituary | John Raymond Murray | An obituary for John Murray (1937-2021) a long-standing member of the Borders Family History Society. | less than 1 page | 108 | Davina Smart |
| Obituary | Death of Mr Alexander Jeffrey, Solicitor | Obituary that originally appeared in the Jedburgh Gazette and Border Courier in 1874. Alexander Jeffrey was a well-known Jedburgh antiquarian and historian. | 2 pages or more | 62 | |
| Obituary | Mrs Euphemia Voy | Obituary of Euphemia Voy, first wife of William Voy, who died at Coldstream on 24th March 1891. | 1 page or more | 23 | Benjamin Moody |
| Oeongus | Border Tales and Trails, The Clan Turnbull | Review of book 'Border Tales and Trails, the Clan Turnbull' by Kenneth Turnbull. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ogilvie | Will H. Ogilvie - A Border Poet | Brief notes on Will Ogilvie and the cairn to him. | 1 page or more | 23 | |
| Old Churchyard | Revised and improved edition of Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard and St Andrews Monumental Inscriptions | Notes on the improved version of our Memorial Inscriptions covering Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard Kelso and St Andrews. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Old Mortality | Robert Paterson - Old Mortality | An account of the life of Robert Paterson, on whom Sir Walter Scott based the character Old Mortality. | 1 page or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Oldham | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Oldham | Prison Record Transcription | An account of the prison record of one, Matthew Oldham. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Oliver | From the Scottish Borders to South Australia | An account of the lives of William Oliver his wife Elizabeth Turnbull who were married at Jedburgh in1833 who emigrated to South Australia, their family and subsequent life, Contains much genealogy and notes on the Oliver DNA project. | 5 pages or more | 78 | Ruth Oliver |
| Oliver | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Oliver | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Oliver | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| Oliver | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Oliver | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Oliver | 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 |
| Oliver | A Sassenach Searches for his Scottish Ancestry | How the family name may have originated. Possible connections with Kelso. The Reiver Connections An interesting historical tale. | 5 pages or more | 39 | George Heaviside |
| Oliver | Notes on the Ancestry of the Ettrick Shepherd | James Hogg (1770-1835) where he and his ancestors lived in the Borders, also who they married. | 2 pages or more | 18 | Donald Wyte |
| Oliver | Nostalgic Memories | Sandra Devlin of Queensland sent a copy of a letter written in Langholm in 1934 by T. Ritchie to his cousin, Dr. T. Oliver. An abridged version is printed in this volume. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Sandra Devlin |
| Oliver | Walking in the Footsteps of our Oliver Ancestors | The author traces her Oliver ancestors with particular reference to Dr. George Oliver (1762-1867). | 1 page or more | 95 | Liz Oliver |
| Oliver | The Olivers of Jed Valley | A History of the Olivers of the Jed Valley tracing their history from the earliest of times with reference to some of the more famous and infamous. | 6 pages or more | 85 | Norrie McLeish |
| Oliver | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Oliver | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Oliver | Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' Wills and Testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
| Ontario | Ontario Genealogical Society summer camp | Where to research in Ontario for your Canadian cousins. | 2 pages or more | 37 | D. C. Jeffrey |
| Ontario | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Ontario | At The Beginning | A tale of one mans delve into family history from the U.K. to Canada and beyond. | 2 pages or more | 1 | Peter Elliot |
| Ontario | One line of Descent from John Simpson and Elizabeth Sanderson | A targeted tracing of the family of Kenneth Alan Simpson, of Vermont, USA. Kenneth was 5th generation of the Simpsons, starting with John Simpson (b. about 1775), married (about 1795) to Elizabeth Anderson - all 8 of their children were born in Galashiels. The article traces the generations mentioning Hawick, Earlston, Barnard Castle in connection with William Simpson (3rd generation) who emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada, and died in Vermont USA. The account takes the tree to the 6th generation - Kenneth Alan Simpson Steeter and Roberta Nelson and 2 children who died in 1948 and 1955. | 3 pages or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Ontario | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Oral History | Napoleonic Grapes | Report on an offer to donate to the Society a bunch of wooden grapes, hand carved by a prisoner of war in Napoleonic times, which hung for many years on the door of a Coaching Inn at Whiteburn. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ord | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Ord | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Ord | The People of the Lammermuirs | Detailed history of the Lammermuirs from Celtic times to the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 23 | Norrie McLeish |
| Orde | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Ormistane | Will of Gibbie Hatley of Gattonside 1547 | Details of an interesting legacy to the Edinburgh Hangman. | less than 1 page | 74 | |
| Ormiston | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Ormiston | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Ormiston | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Ormiston | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Oswald Skene | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| Otago | Village life in Darnick 1845 | Report on an article in the Otago Witness, New Zealand on life in Darnick in 1948. | less than 1 page | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ovens | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Ovens | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Over Common | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Overhaugh Street | New Premises - 52 Overhaugh Street | An announcement of the opening of the Society's new premises. | less than 1 page | 82 | |
| Overhaugh Street | New Premises | An account of the opening of the Society's new premises at 52 Overhaugh Street, Galashiels. | 2 pages or more | 86 | |
| Overhaugh Street | Premises Report | Report on proposed works to the Society's new premises in Overhaugh Street, Galashiels. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Bill Stewart |
| Oxford | James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915) | Biography of James Murray, a linguist, philologist, teacher. He was one of the founders of the Oxford English dictionary. | 1 page or more | 45 | Valerie Mackay |
| Oxford English dictionary | James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915) | Biography of James Murray, a linguist, philologist, teacher. He was one of the founders of the Oxford English dictionary. | 1 page or more | 45 | Valerie Mackay |
| Oxfordshire | On John Buchan's grave | An account of a small volume by David Weekes on his search to interpret the Latin and Greek text on the grave of John Buchan in Elsfield Church, Oxfordshire. | 1 page or more | 83 | David Weekes |
| Oxton | Following in the Footsteps of Robert Redpath. | The story of one man's journey to mine gold in Australia. There is reference to two diaries kept by other men on the voyage from Glasgow to Townsville, Queensland. | 3 pages or more | 69 | Irene J Redpath |
| P.O.W. | Stobs War Memorial | Some notes on Stobs P.O.W. camp near Hawick and restoration of the War Memorial. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Pace | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Pae | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Paisley | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Paisley | Accidents and Disasters in Scotland in the 19th Century | A list of major disasters in Scotland from 1801 to 1849. | 1 page or more | 29 | William P Cross |
| Paisley | An Unexpected Homecoming | An Englishman migrates to the Borders when Riddell House changes hands. He marries a local lass with links to Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 71 | David Rudram |
| Palestine | K.O.S.B. Memories | This is a look at the talk given by Gavin Richardson, who must be the best informed on the first world war and Gallipoli. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Gavin Richardson |
| Palestine | After Gallipoli | After Gallipoli was written as a sequel to "For King and Country" and the Scottish Borderers and continues the story of the 1/4th. (Border) Battalion the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | 3 pages or more | 21 | Gavin Richardson |
| Palmer | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Papermaking | 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 |
| Parachute Regiment | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Parish records | Extracting information from local parish records | A detailed description about how best to utilise the old parish records (OPRs) to look back further than the mid 1800s when researching family trees. Using examples from Hawick, baptism records, including witnesses, are a particularly rich source of information. | 9 pages or more | 108 | Douglas Scott |
| Park | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Parker | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Parkmount | John McNeile | Summary biography of John McNeile from outside the Borders, posted at Stobs Camp. | less than 1 page | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Parr | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Pasley | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Passengers | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Paston | Bible Reunited | A report on the tracking down of a family Bible which had originally belonged to Thomas Curry of Paston, North Northumberland. | 1 page or more | 77 | David Kennedy |
| Paterson | A Davidson Family in Teviothead | A history of the family of Davidson, originally from Canonbie who settled in Teviothead. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Walter F Davidson Deidre McKenzie |
| Paterson | Robert Paterson - Old Mortality | An account of the life of Robert Paterson, on whom Sir Walter Scott based the character Old Mortality. | 1 page or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Paterson | Australian Deaths Recorded in the Hawick Advertiser 1854-1873 | A list of people from Hawick who died in or on the way to Australia. Very comprehensive. | 3 pages or more | 36 | Marjory Gavin |
| Paterson | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Paterson | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Paterson | Sculpting the Past | Review of a book on the life of the sculptor George Paterson Sutherland. | less than 1 page | 92 | Ronald Morrison |
| Paterson | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Paterson | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| Paterson | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Pathfinder | HMS Pathfinder | An account of the sinking in 1914 of HMS Pathfinder off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire viewed by Aldous Huxley. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Paton | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Paton | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Patrick Faa | Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS on the Kirk Yetholm Gypsy History. "Scotland's other Royal Family" | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Patrick Hume | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Patrick Pens | Hermitage--Grim Guardian of the Borders | Lord Soulis and how he came to his rather barbaric death. It follows the history of Hermitage through the years. Very interesting. | 3 pages or more | 14 | Norrie McLeish |
| Patrick Sanderson | Links with old Peebles Families | A investigating search into old Peebles families. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Rena Stewart |
| Patterson | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Patterson | Cockburns face to face | Cockburns and their likeness seems to have been the great asset of this family. From 1650 onwards this family have a interesting history. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Anne Cockburn |
| Patterson | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Patterson | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Patterson | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Patterson | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| Patterson | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | For anyone with a Renton in the family this is very interesting with full name, where, and the date they were born, and more. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Patterson | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Pauper | The poor, crime and punishment, and the power of the Kirk in the Borders, 17th and 18th Centuries | When paupers died, the contents of their houses were sold by public group. This is an account of one sale and the strength of the Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 31 | M. C. Lawson |
| Paxton | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | For anyone with a Renton in the family this is very interesting with full name, where, and the date they were born, and more. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Paxton | Borders family origins | Border family origins, surname derivations, and various aspects of family history . | 1 page or more | 33 | Michael Robson |
| Paxton | The Homes of Paxton House | A fascinating piece of Borders family history came to light when a 200 year-old Berwickshire mansion was gifted to the nation. Along with the history of the family of Home's. Love is a wondrous thing ! | 2 pages or more | 11 | Violet Jardine |
| Paxton | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Paxton | The Milne-Graden papers | Some notes on the records at Paxton House particularly the domestic records. There are many references to the Home and Milne-Home servants by name from the 1780s to the early 20th. | less than 1 page | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Paxton | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Paxton | Servants Emerging from the Shadows | Notes on an exhibition and recording of records pertaining to staff and employees at Paxton House. | 1 page or more | 82 | Chris Pawson |
| Paxton | A walk around Foulden in the thirties and forties | The following article was written by Jean Greenland for her granddaughters. She lived in the Manse at Foulden and travelled mostly on foot to all the surrounding area with her parents. Very good. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Jean Greenland |
| Paxton | The Chisholm Highland Connection | The story of the Chisholm family, their involvement in medieval wars and their move from the Borders to the Highlands. | 5 pages or more | 73 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Paxton House | Servants Emerging from the Shadows | Notes on an exhibition and recording of records pertaining to staff and employees at Paxton House. | 1 page or more | 82 | Chris Pawson |
| Paxton House | The Milne-Graden papers | Some notes on the records at Paxton House particularly the domestic records. There are many references to the Home and Milne-Home servants by name from the 1780s to the early 20th. | less than 1 page | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Peal | The Search for Robert Scott | An account of the author's search for more information on his ancestor, Robert Scott, a teacher in South Africa who died in 1892 and his success in tracing his ancestry back to Selkirkshire. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Robin Scott |
| Pearce | Walkerburn; Its Origins and Progress 1854-1897 | Review of book 'Walkerburn; Its Origins and Progress 1854-1897' by F.W. Pearce. | less than 1 page | 97 | Ronald Morrison |
| Pearson | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Pearson | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Pearson | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Pearson | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Peat | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. History of 1 further property in Duns. A description of Wellnage, a grand early 19th century house, and 2 families that resided there (the Peats, the original owners, and their successors, the Wilsons). Digital copy available. See also Issue 106 and Issue 107 for other properties. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Peatson | From Simprim Kirk session records 1705--A case of Drunkenness | Drink was the downfall of two friends after a session in Coldstream in 1705. | 1 page or more | 7 | Colin Wood |
| Peddie | The Monteath Mausoleum | An account of the history of the Monteath Mausoleum near St Boswells and moves to conserve. | 4 pages or more | 87 | John D Wood/ David Freeman |
| Peddie | Scots in Antigua | Note about St John's Cathedral, Antigua where the author found an splendid marble memorial for Robert Peddie, surgeon, native of Kelso. | 1 page or more | 61 | Diana Pirrie |
| Peebles | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| Peebles | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| Peebles | Restoration of Gravestone at Peebles - James Sloane | An account of the restoration of a gravestone in the churchyard at Peebles of James Sloane who was rector of Peebles Grammar School between 1802 and 1843. Also extracts on James Sloane from a book 'Glimpses of Peebles and Forgotten Characters in its History' by Alexander Williamson published in 1895. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Peebles | Links with old Peebles Families | A investigating search into old Peebles families. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Rena Stewart |
| Peebles | Newspapers published in the Borders | Border newspapers published in the Borders, 65 in total. | 2 pages or more | 5 | Peter Elliot |
| Peebles | The Railways of Peebles | Information on a new publication entitled 'The Railways of Peebles' which traces the competition between two railway companies to open a line to Peebles, the competing lines which were opened and their subsequent history. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Peebles | Secret Peebles | Review of the book 'Secret Peebles' by Liz Hanson. | less than 1 page | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Peebles | The Presbytery of Melrose and Peebles | Book review. Author: Fraser Simm. A summary of the upcoming merger of the presbyteries in the Borders from 1/January 2023. The current 3: Duns, Jedburgh and Melrose & Peebles, will be merged. This commemorative booklet combines the achievements each congregation has achieved in the past, with 122 photographs to back up the text. Many parishes in the Melrose & Peebles parishes are listed. | less than 1 page | 110 | Fraser Simm |
| Peebles | Maps | Brief notes about Borders maps available from the Society, and on the Internet. | 1 page or more | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Peebles | John White and Margaret Brown | A summary of research into John "Jock" White and Margaret "Maggie" Brown born in Scotland, but lived in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Census records revealed John's father (John White Senior) was born at Needlehall, Galashiels, May 1852, near the Needle Ha' ford across the Tweed. Jock was brought up in Galashiels (Low Buckholmside per the 1861 census) and Maggie married in Innerleithen - both were power loom weavers. They, and 2 sons, and John Senior emigrated to the USA July 1884. Maggie's father was William Brown (born Yarrow 1827) and Jane Anderson (1816), with previous generations hailing from Peebles and Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Peebles | Peebles History Tour | Review of a book compiled by Liz Hanson being a photographic tour of Peebles. | less than 1 page | 97 | Ronald Morrison |
| Peebles | Forgotten Borderers | James Grieve and his interesting contribution to the lowly apple. | 1 page or more | 28 | Jean M. Smith |
| Peebles | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Peebles | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Peebles | Recording the Jardines - A one-name study | 17 years of research of the Jardine Clan Society. A history of the Clan and the worldwide story of the Jardines. | 4 pages or more | 27 | Violet Jardine |
| Peebles | The Descendants of James Borrowman (1744-1813) | The history of the name Borrowman from Edinburgh down to Peebles and beyond, with a pedigree chart. | 2 pages or more | 17 | Philip R Borrowman |
| Peebles | Peeblesshire's First Car | An account of Peeblesshire's first car built by Laurence Bell in a rented shed in Peebles and how from such humble beginnings developed the Scottish Motor Traction Company (SMT). | 2 pages or more | 82 | Gwen Stein |
| Peeblesshire | Maps | Brief notes about Borders maps available from the Society, and on the Internet. | 1 page or more | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Peeblesshire | Peeblesshire's First Car | An account of Peeblesshire's first car built by Laurence Bell in a rented shed in Peebles and how from such humble beginnings developed the Scottish Motor Traction Company (SMT). | 2 pages or more | 82 | Gwen Stein |
| Peeblesshire | The Peeblesshire Volunteers | A review of a book written by Society member, Robert D Knox, on the history of the Peeblesshire Rifle Volunteers between 1860 and 1908. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Peeblesshire Rifle Volunteers | The Peeblesshire Volunteers | A review of a book written by Society member, Robert D Knox, on the history of the Peeblesshire Rifle Volunteers between 1860 and 1908. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Peel | Peel Hospital - Galashiels Exhibition | An account of the exhibition on Peel Hospital staged by the Society. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Gwen Stein, Davina Smart and Margaret Bowers |
| Peel | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Peel Hospital | National Health Service - 70th. Anniversary Exhibition | Notes on a display mounted by the Society to mark the 70th. anniversary of the foundation of the National Health Service. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Peel Hospital | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Peel Hospital | Peel Hospital - Galashiels Exhibition | An account of the exhibition on Peel Hospital staged by the Society. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Gwen Stein, Davina Smart and Margaret Bowers |
| Pefferlaw | Brave Borderland | Connections between the Borders and the Canadian state of Ontario, some poetry, and 2 buses. | 3 pages or more | 63 | Fred Kennington |
| Penang | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Peninsular Campaign | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Peninsular War | Elspeth Ewan’s talk on Army Military History | Synopsis of talk. | less than 1 page | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Penn | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Pennyfeather | Anderson Family Legend | Three brothers shared their last sixpence at Kelso Fair and then parted company. How a lady searched for relatives. | less than 1 page | 8 | Mrs Steele |
| Percival | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Percy Douglas Turnbull | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| Perkins | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Perrie | Canadian Strays | Some discoveries of Lowland strays from Grey township, Ontario | 1 page or more | 30 | J. Hislop |
| Perth | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Perthshire | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| Peter Jeffrey | Our Jeffrey Progenitor | An account of the history of the Jeffery family, from Peter (blacksmith), born in Riselaw. He moved with his wife Agnes Ker, to Hopetoun, Leitholm - they had 3 children George, John and Margaret. | 1 page or more | 100 | John Jeffrey |
| Pettigrew | James Stewart (c. 1824-1904) - a life) | An account or research into the life of James Stewart (born in Wilton 1824/25) and his family. | 6 pages or more | 96 | Harry D Watson |
| Phaup | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Philiphaugh | Border Tales and Trails, The Clan Turnbull | Review of book 'Border Tales and Trails, the Clan Turnbull' by Kenneth Turnbull. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Photograph | Letter to the Editor - Mystery Photo Appeal | A request from the Pavilion Cinema, for identification of an old photo. | less than 1 page | 101 | Pavilion Cinema |
| Photograph | The Cheviot Motorcycle - postscript | Further to the article in Feb 2022 Issue 108, more information about the Cheviot cycles and motorcycles made in Alnwick, by the Alnwick and Berwick Garages & Cycle Co, run by Charles Blackwood Ford in the early 1900s. A copy of a sales leaflet is included. | less than 1 page | 109 | Martin Shelley |
| Photograph | Old Hawick (Lanton?) Photo | A photo taken by R. Robinson, the Arcade , Hawick for 1900 or earlier. Indoor and outdoor staff it seems. Other members of the group will have received a copy. Any identification welcome | less than 1 page | 106 | James McCaskie |
| Photograph | Galashiels Johnstones (Gray, Sanderson, Dalgleish) | Further to the article in June 2020 magazine (Issue 103) ('The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers'), contact from distant cousins in Australia (Graeme Wood, Marion Johnstone), has meant the sharing of a family photo album belonging to Archibald Johnstone. See also this issue page 20 for a history of the Johnstone family in Australia. The cousins are keen to allow descendants of other Galashiels families in the photos access to them. i.e. William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant). | less than 1 page | 105 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Photograph | Dunse Mystery Photo | A request to identify the people in a postcard taken in Duns(e). Thought to be prior to 1882. | less than 1 page | 103 | Editor |
| Photograph | Letter to the Editor - Rob the Yirl, Jedburgh | A request for identification of an old postcard photo of an old bearded drummer in a top hat, captioned "Rob the Yirl" Jedburgh. Postmarked Jedburgh, MY 31 04 | less than 1 page | 101 | Tom Maxwell |
| Photograph | Tweed Mill Receipt Query | A photograph of an invoice from the Tweed Mill in Galashiels, including reference to the Prince Albert Building. Contributions welcome. | less than 1 page | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Photograph | Thomas Alan Charters Scott | A partial story put together based on a collection of documents bought at auction in 2018. Thomas Alan Charters Scott born Galashiels 10/Jun/1925. Father Thomas Allan Charters Scott (1898-1938); mother Mary Anderson (1900-1980) woollen reeler - her parents William Anderson (goods porter) and Mary Phillips. Thomas served an apprenticeship as an engineer, fitter and turner at Burnside Iron Works, Galashiels from 1941, and served in the RAF as an Aircraftsman 1st Class from 1945 to 1948. He returned to Scotland, but then joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd Engineer until 1955. In 1956 he moved back to Galashiels, living at Magdala Terrace, but left his employment after 15 months, to possibly spend time mining in Rhodesia, later returning to marry Margaret Anne Brownlee and purchase another property in Magdala Terrace. Further work has been performed in trying to trace the Brownlee family in Newton St Boswells, Bonjedward, Greenlaw, Huntlywood. Also, efforts to trace back Thomas senior from Newtown St Boswells, through Selkirk and Galashiels. There are many more recent photos in what is thought to be a Royal Marines uniform. Contributions welcome. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Editor |
| Photograph | Nae Luck! | Letters. No success as regards more information on William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant), Tweed Mill enquiry or Greenlaw Galbraiths in Ed. 105. Pursuing more information on TAC Scott or Walter Brownlee (Melrose postman) additional photographs are presented. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| photographer | Glass Slides | Some information on a large collection of glass slides containing images taken in the 1940s to 1960s by Leslie Chappell photographer Duns, mostly relating to the town | 1 page or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Photographs | Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing | Following the appeal for more information on Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing in Issue 106 (June 2021), the author has updated the story based on additional documents received. Born in West Nisbet 1909 of Ian Alastair Ewing (farmer) and Muriel-Adele Carlyle-Child. Alastair's early years show he was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, rising steadily through the ranks with his first command in 1940 with further mentions in dispatches in 1941, and service in the Arctic convoys. He married Diane Smeed Archer (1940) and had a son David Alastair (1941). Alastair rose through the ranks in the Admiralty and was knighted in 1959. He retired in 1962 and died May 1997 in Winchester, but was buried at Jedburgh Abbey. The summary includes what happened to his sister Elizabeth Helen, and his parents story, and Muriel his wife. and his family history as far back as the late 1700s. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Photographs | Talbot House, Poperinge, Belgium | A description of the founding of Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium. Talbot House (Toc H) was founded by 2 army chaplains and opened as a club in 1915 for servicemen for rest and relaxation. The writers paternal grandfather (James Robinson - a rabbit trapper and mole catcher from Lilliesleaf) may have been there. | 2 pages or more | 101 | Esther Davies |
| Photographs | Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee | In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, a brief article about past visits to the Borders by her in 1947 (Galashiels) and in 1966 (Peebles). | 1 page or more | 109 | Editor |
| Photographs | Hawick and District from Old Photographs | Some notes on the recently published book 'Hawick and District from Old Photographs', by Alastair M Redpath. | less than 1 page | 89 | Editor |
| Photographs | Kelso Slaters | Photos possibly of the Slaters of Kelso, seeking identification. | less than 1 page | 104 | Andrew Solomon |
| Photographs | A Monumental Challenge | The history of the recording of monument inscriptions from 1989, initiated by Elspeth Ewan, and continued with Jean Fleming and Miriam Fish (mother of the author) as the Borders Family History was in its infancy. The process is described, culminating in the 3 members receiving a special Selkirk Glass paperweight presented by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Thirlestane Castle in July 2009. | 1 page or more | 107 | Kate Fish |
| Photographs | A Renton Family Mystery which starts in the parish of Hutton, Berwickshire | Following the article on the Rentons in Issue 13, the author traces the Renton family back to his great-grandmother (Elizabeth Renton - born in Hutton - 1841-1920), who had an illegitimate son David Renton by a Scottish 'gentleman' (allegedly David Robertson Williamson (Colonel)). David married Ida Sandimans, and had 3 children including Edward Renton (1912-1975), the authors father. There is an account of the investigations into the validity of this family history. | 5 pages or more | 109 | Simon Renton |
| Photographs | Letter to Editor - Photographs Border Auction Lot | Letter to the editor regarding old family photographs bought at auction at Borders Auction. Requesting help to reunite them with their families. | less than 1 page | 100 | Wendy Tait |
| Photographs | Roots - of a Crozier Family | Review of a book received by BFHS on a thorough history of the Crozier family back to earliest times - i.e. pre-1400s. Origins of the surname is discussed. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Photographs | Manure Menu and Canine Genealogy | A brief description from the late 1800s of the manures and feeding stuffs available from the West Nisbet Farm rented by Robert Ewing (grandfather of Vice Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing - previously mentioned in Issues 106 and 107). In addition are copies of advertisements for a greyhound or whippet being available for stud from the farm. | 1 page or more | 108 | Editor |
| Photographs | 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 |
| Photographs | Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh | An account of an interview with Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh (born Robert Turnbull), a miller then chimney sweep, who occasionally was a town crier, drummer and bell ringer. His mother Mary Gray (maiden name Smeaton born Eccles); his father Adam Turnbull living in Jedburgh. Rob married Elizabeth Hunter. Photographs of Rob the Yirl included. | 1 page or more | 103 | Editor |
| Photographs | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Photographs | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Photographs | Building a Business | A history of the Bunyans (Bunyies) from Melrose and Newstead from the early 1600s, originally masons from France, but moving into butcher shops, and prominence in the Melrose Town Council by George Bunyan (Bunyie - the authors' great great grandfather, and Provost of Melrose). | 2 pages or more | 111 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Photographs | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Photographs | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| Photography | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Piper Laidlaw | Anderson Family Legend | Three brothers shared their last sixpence at Kelso Fair and then parted company. How a lady searched for relatives. | less than 1 page | 8 | Mrs Steele |
| Pirn | Life at Pirn House Innerleithen | Review of a book 'Life at Pirn House' Innerleithen by Alexander Grant Ferguson recalling life in the house in the early years of the 20th century. | less than 1 page | 92 | Marianne Morrison |
| Pirne | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Pitcairne | The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Extracts from a talk given by Joan Ferguson on the Royal College of Physicians from 1681 right through the years. | 4 pages or more | 39 | Joan Ferguson |
| Place Names | Howes and Knowes | Mention of a volume 'An introduction to Berwickshire Place Names' by Michael E Braithwaite. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Platinum Jubilee | Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee | In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, a brief article about past visits to the Borders by her in 1947 (Galashiels) and in 1966 (Peebles). | 1 page or more | 109 | Editor |
| Ploughlands | Littledean Tower | A brief history of a little-known tower located at Ploughlands, about 1 mile east of Maxton (Grid Ref. 633313), near the disused quarry that supplied some of the stone for Melrose Abbey. Attacked in the Earl of Hertford in 1544, the tower was the chief residence of the Kerrs of Cessford. | less than 1 page | 102 | Margaret Dick |
| Plummer | A Lad o' Pairts- George Watson (1876 -1950) | An account of the life of George Watson (1876-1950) born in Jedburgh, linguist and etymologist who worked on the Oxford New English Dictionary before emigrating to the United States. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Norrie McLeish |
| Plympton | Thomas Symington's Farewell to the Borders | Based on documents provided by Tameron Hodges, California, a history of the Symingtons. They appear to have ancestors in Clydesdale from the 11th century. Following the Reform Act 1832, Thomas Symington and his son John and wife, left to settle in Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, where other family members joined them the next year, including Thomas' wife (Isabella), and 6 sons and 3 daughters (2 died on the journey). The Biography of Lambton County describes Thomas as a carpenter from Peebles and working on the Torwoodlee estate owned by James Pringle, and his reasons for leaving Scotland. There is an account of the leaving speech given at a well attended presentation at the Auld Kirk of Galashiels by the pastor with a detailed and colourful account of Thomas's reasons for leaving, and his experiences on visiting the docks where people left for the Americas. | 5 pages or more | 104 | Editor |
| Poland | Son of a Reluctant Immigrant - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS by Leon Zawadzk, born in Chirnside and son of a Polish soldier who had been captured by the Russians in 1939, but escaped to Britain and stationed in Dundee. | less than 1 page | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Police | Police Records | A note on success in tracing records of a James Scott of Maxton in the 1878 police records also some extracts from a book "orders, Regulations and instructions" issued by Roxburgh County Police in 1858. | 1 page or more | 78 | Elma Fleming |
| Police | Police and Criminal Indexing Project | An update on the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register. | less than 1 page | 85 | Elma Flaming |
| Police | Roxburgh Police Instruction Book | Book review. Author: William Everitt (Chief Constable of Roxburgh County). "Orders Regulations and Instructions framed and issued for the government of the Roxburgh County Police". 1858. The reviewer lifts instructions from the book describing the law, but also some insight into Borders life at that time. | 1 page or more | 108 | Ronald Morrison |
| Police | A Policeman's Lot | Article on the lie of Alexander Linton born in 1829 at Kirkhope who became a river bailiff and later a policemen in Caithness. Requirements for admission to the police force and some general background regarding a policeman's lot. Letter he returned to the Borders and had various positions; as a factory night watchman, as a stone dyke builder and was still employed as a stonebreaker at age 71. | 3 pages or more | 79 | Charles Borthwick |
| Police Records | Police Records | A note on success in tracing records of a James Scott of Maxton in the 1878 police records also some extracts from a book "orders, Regulations and instructions" issued by Roxburgh County Police in 1858. | 1 page or more | 78 | Elma Fleming |
| Police Records | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Policemen | A Policeman's Lot | Article on the lie of Alexander Linton born in 1829 at Kirkhope who became a river bailiff and later a policemen in Caithness. Requirements for admission to the police force and some general background regarding a policeman's lot. Letter he returned to the Borders and had various positions; as a factory night watchman, as a stone dyke builder and was still employed as a stonebreaker at age 71. | 3 pages or more | 79 | Charles Borthwick |
| Polmood | Know Your Parish - Tweedsmuir | History of the parish of Tweedsmuir, and notable people. Drawing of Polmood in ruins. | 2 pages or more | 23 | Jean Moffatt |
| Polmood | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Polwarth | A forgotten village-Huguenot refugees at Polwarth | The story of the Huguenot refugees who landed at Berwick on Tweed and travelling inland alighted on this secluded spot to settle there, is known, perhaps only by their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 6 | Colin Wood |
| Polwarth | Polwarth on the Green | A history of Polwarth that was handed out by Colin Wood on the outing to Polwarth, Oct 1988. | 1 page or more | 8 | Colin Wood |
| Polwarth | Know your Parish-Polwarth | Description of the village of Polwarth, its history, the inhabitants, and their occupations. | 1 page or more | 28 | |
| Polwarth | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Poor | Selkirk Poor Cases, 1844 | 16 cases of Selkirk Poor from the Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Law (Scotland), 1844. | 2 pages or more | 54 | Peter Munro |
| Poor House | CD Review - Kelso Poor House and Ragged School | Interesting review of the content of this much loved publication, and a bit on the social context of the Poor House and the Ragged School in Kelso. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Poor Houses | Poor Borderers | Synopsis of a talk given by the author about provision for the poor. | 1 page or more | 20 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Poor Law | Kelso Dispensary and Castleton Poor Law Records | Some notes by the author on his publication on C.D. of Poor Law records instancing some of the information available and mentioning various diseases mentioned | 1 page or more | 75 | Peter Munro |
| Poor Law | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 1 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses the Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Law (Scotland), diet, and prices. Continued in issue 45. | 4 pages or more | 44 | Peter Munro |
| Poor Law | Poor Borderers | Synopsis of a talk given by the author about provision for the poor. | 1 page or more | 20 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Poor Law Cases | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 3 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses emigrants, and cites some poor law cases. Continued from issue 45. | 1 page or more | 46 | Peter Munro |
| Poor Relief | Poor Relief in the 1840s | Talk given at the Society’s Open Meeting on 16th September 2001, about how poor relief cases were determined, and how much they received in 1843 in Coldstream. | 4 pages or more | 47 | Peter Munro |
| Poor Relief | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 2 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses wages of artisans, workers’ household budget, unemployment, poor relief, and medical assistance. Continued from issue 44, and in issue 46. | 6 pages or more | 45 | Peter Munro |
| Poor Relief | Hawick Hub | An account with some background information on various records which have been transferred to Scottish Borders Archives at Hawick including and Kirk Session Records, Poor Relief records - some examples of content instanced | 2 pages or more | 76 | |
| Poor Relief | Poor Relief in the 1840s | A review of the operation of the poor relief in the early 19th century. It includes the size of the allowances paid and an estimate of the cost of living at the time. | 4 pages or more | 71 | Peter Munro |
| Poorhouse | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Poperinge | Talbot House, Poperinge, Belgium | A description of the founding of Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium. Talbot House (Toc H) was founded by 2 army chaplains and opened as a club in 1915 for servicemen for rest and relaxation. The writers paternal grandfather (James Robinson - a rabbit trapper and mole catcher from Lilliesleaf) may have been there. | 2 pages or more | 101 | Esther Davies |
| population | An account of the number of people in Scotland in the year 1755 | A review of a document held by the National Archive of Scotland giving details of the population, life expectancy and religious affiliation, | 1 page or more | 69 | Peter Munro |
| Port of Monteith | Rev. Dr. John Brown, Langton | Notes and background information on the Rev. John Brown, minister at Langton and his son Thomas Brown author of 'Annals of the Disruption'. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Port Phillip | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Porter | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Portobello | Charles and the Chocolate Factory | An account of the Schulze family; Charles William Schulze moved to Scotland from Braunschweig in the 1800s, founded Schulze, Gow and Co., wool exporters in Galashiels, and had 5 children, Charles, Rudolph, Hugh, Johanna, Mary and Alwine, all in Galashiels. In 1911 Charles founded the Continental Chocolate Factory in Portobello, with the family home moving to Brunswickhill 10 years later. The factory was requisitioned by the army at the start of WW1. | 1 page or more | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Portrey | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Postcards | Every Post Card tells a story | An article on the place of postcards in family history including a history of the postcard and the information which can be gleaned from them. The writer instances several examples of how postcards have enabled her to expand on her own family history research | 3 pages or more | 79 | Anne Golden |
| Postie Stone | The Postie Stone | Some background on the 'Postie Stone' situated just beyond the Peeblesshire border on the Moffat Road. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ian Renwick |
| postmarks | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Potbury | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Potts | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Preacher | The Scots in Poland | The story of Scottish emigration to Poland as merchant's, engineers and farm managers. The parents of the author's mother came back to Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Mona K. McLeod |
| Prentice | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Presbytery | The Presbytery of Melrose and Peebles | Book review. Author: Fraser Simm. A summary of the upcoming merger of the presbyteries in the Borders from 1/January 2023. The current 3: Duns, Jedburgh and Melrose & Peebles, will be merged. This commemorative booklet combines the achievements each congregation has achieved in the past, with 122 photographs to back up the text. Many parishes in the Melrose & Peebles parishes are listed. | less than 1 page | 110 | Fraser Simm |
| Preston | Aurora Borealis | Note on photo of Aurora Borealis over Preston Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Preston | Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions | Some background on the CD of Bunkle and Preston Monumental Inscriptions, published by the Society. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Preston | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Preston | James Wilson, economist 1805-1860 | Some notes on the life of James Wilson, noted economist to whom a statue has recently been erected in Hawick | 1 page or more | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Preston | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| Preston | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| Pretoria | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Price | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Prices | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 1 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses the Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Law (Scotland), diet, and prices. Continued in issue 45. | 4 pages or more | 44 | Peter Munro |
| Priestfield | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Primrose | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Primrose League | Female Suffrage by "Titwillow" | This article was first published in a family magazine produced and edited by his grandfather Robert Hogg who farmed at Fireburnmill Coldstream. | 4 pages or more | 38 | John C. Gill |
| Pringle | Pringles in South Africa | Information of a C.D. regarding the Pringles of South Africa. | less than 1 page | 92 | Professor Wait |
| Pringle | Torwoodlee Tower | A note of the completion of restoration work at Torwoodlee Tower near Galashiels. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Pringle | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Pringle | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Pringle | Border Influences on the Dark Continent | Borderers who played a part in the exploration and settlement of Africa. Mungo Park, Thomas Pringle, John Leyden. | 2 pages or more | 27 | Donald Whyte |
| Pringle | Innerleithen Shops | Information on the CD published by the Society on 'Innerleithen Shops' compiled by Bobby Richardson. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Pringle | Pringles | A letter regarding the Pringles of Overhaugh Street, Galashiels and a Captain George Sharp Pringle, with response and follow-up. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Alexander Watson/ Liz McGregor |
| Pringle | Torwoodlee Tower | Some history of Torwoodlee Tower, Galashiels and proposals to restore and renovate. | 1 page or more | 88 | James Pringle |
| Pringle | From Simprim Kirk session records 1705--A case of Drunkenness | Drink was the downfall of two friends after a session in Coldstream in 1705. | 1 page or more | 7 | Colin Wood |
| Pringle | Thomas Pringle, Writer, Poet and Anti-Slavery Campaigner | An account of the life of Thomas Pringle born at Linton in 1789 who went on to become a respected poet and close acquaintance of Sir Walter Scott. He later emigrated to South Africa where he experiences many travails. The article recounts these experiences and how the family overcame many difficulties as early settlers. He founded a school and wrote a book on the state of the English settlers. He became a noted campaigner for human rights and came to be known as "the father of South African Poetry" | 9 pages or more | 82 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Pringle | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Pringle | Letter to the Editor - Ulster Pringles? | A request for help with researching the Pringle Clan who lived at Smailholm Tower (1400 to 1650-1700), and their connection with the Pringles of Ulster. | less than 1 page | 101 | Nigel C.B. Pringle |
| Pringle | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Pringle | Thomas Pringle | A follow up from Professor Charles Wait in South Africa on the article on Thomas Pringle in the previous edition with photographs of a memorial church to Thomas Pringle, its history, some notes on his descendants and how he is remembered in South Africa. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Professor Charles Wait |
| Pringle | Cranston-Pringle-Spark | The author traces her genealogy. | 1 page or more | 94 | Muriel Hall |
| Pringle | Pringles of Stichill | An account of how DNA was used to determine the succession to the Barony of Stichill. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Pringle | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Pringles | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Printer | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Printing works | The Archives and Collections of Robert Smail's Printing Works | A summary of the Smail family and the development of the printing works in Innerleithen. John Smail arrived first and operated a woollen mill for several years before emigrating to Otago, to produce the first tweed in New Zealand. Robert arrived around 1857 setting up a small shop in Bond Street as a shoemaker, but also selling books and stationery. The arrival of the railway in 1866 an ambitious Robert branched out into printing like his brother Thomas in Jedburgh. He purchased a shop and workshop on High Street, run by the power from water wheels on the lade. The successful business was inherited by his 3 sons James, Robert Cowan and Adam James in 1890. Adam and James also worked as travelling salesmen in the Borders area. Robert Cowan's son inherited Cowan was the last generation to inherit the business, and was lucky to sell the works through the National Trust for Scotland through Maurice Richards who happened to visit Innerleithen. The archives contain historical local newspapers, shipping records, photographs, order (guard) books; a detailed inventory is close to completion at the tine of writing. Guided tours are available. | 4 pages or more | 106 | Rachel May |
| Procurator Fiscal | James Stevenson, Procurator Fiscal Jedburgh | Report on notes and papers received relating to the life of James Stevenson for approximately 60 years from 1827 Procurator Fiscal in Jedburgh | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Protocol books | Selkirk Protocol Books. An amazing Discovery | A hidden hoard of 16th and 17th century documents from Selkirk. | less than 1 page | 7 | |
| Proudfoot | Who was Robert Proudfoot? | A look by the author at his Proudfoot ancestry and mysteries surrounding it. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Chris Proudfoot |
| Proudfoot | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Prussia | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Purdie | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Purdom | A Tale of Two Brothers and a Photographic Puzzle | A tale of and contrast between two brothers Robert (later Sir Robert) and William Laidlaw born in Bonchester Bridge; Sir Robert who set up a chain of multiples in India , known as 'The Selfridges of the East' and who became a Member of Parliament and William who ran a grocery shop in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Ben Haslam |
| Purdom | Robert Paterson - Old Mortality | An account of the life of Robert Paterson, on whom Sir Walter Scott based the character Old Mortality. | 1 page or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Purdom | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Purness | A Denholm Family And My Border Memories | A journey through time in Denholm. From Post office, Lord Minto and his new bride to preserves cooking on the range in Meg Purness' draper's shop. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Jean Kelly |
| Purves | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Part 1 of an account of George Henderson of Chirnside, a medical doctor, who also found time for his interests in local history and customs, botany and poetry. | 12 pages or more | 62 | |
| Purves | Know your parish - Longformacus | The history, and how Longformacus got its name. Its population and parish records. | 1 page or more | 21 | Editor |
| Purves | Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town | Some notes on the book 'Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town' by James Denham. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Purves | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Purves | Coldstream History Society | A note on the raising of a stone to commemorate James Charles Purves who died at the Battle of Balaclava in the 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. | less than 1 page | 81 | |
| Purves | Some Purves families in Duns Berwickshire | A well known Berwickshire name Purves, a family from Duns in 1634 and his heirs. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mrs Evelyn Carlson |
| Purves | Liddles Abroad | Family pictures awaken an interest in family history. The author made contact with relatives in Australia, descendants of a blacksmith who'd emigrated front Heughhead, Reston. | 2 pages or more | 72 | Bill Stewart |
| Purves | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Purves | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Purves | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Purves | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Purvishill | Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694 | An Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll, 1694; transcribed by John Ballantyne. Lots of people, their occupations, the rent values of their lands, and poll taxes due. A very useful and interesting document. | 7 pages or more | 43 | John Ballantyne |
| Pyle | The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland | The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Thomas Dimma Minster |
| Pyle | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Quebec | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Quebec | Notes from Kelso Mail re Ship crossings from Leith to Quebec | Feedback on the crossings to Canada available to the Goodfellows from Leith to Quebec in 1818 and 1819. | 1 page or more | 104 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Queen Elizabeth II | Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee | In commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, a brief article about past visits to the Borders by her in 1947 (Galashiels) and in 1966 (Peebles). | 1 page or more | 109 | Editor |
| Queen Mary | An act anent murthering of children | Act of Assembly May 26th 1762 for reading the 21st Act of Parliament of the second session of parliament of King William and Queen Mary dated July 19th 1690 about murdering of children. | less than 1 page | 21 | Margaret Steele |
| Queensland (Rockhampton) | Old Emigrant’s Diaries | Extract from diary of Margaret Charteris, wife of Thomas Hinshelwood, emigrant from Jedburgh, ship ‘Nebo’, to Queensland, in 1883. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Jane Gibson |
| Quinn | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| Quinn | Driver Augustine Quinn | Request for further information following the donation of a certificate of discharge granted to Driver Augustine Quinn. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Quinn | The Quinn Family of Galashiels | The author writes of her family, the Quinns, originally from Ireland who settled in Ladhope in 1879. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Ursula Howard |
| Quixwood | Some Purves families in Duns Berwickshire | A well known Berwickshire name Purves, a family from Duns in 1634 and his heirs. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mrs Evelyn Carlson |
| R.A.F. | The King and I and the Galashiels War Memorial | Background on the life of Captain V.G.A. Bush, the only member of the R.A.F. whose name appears on the Galashiels War Memorial and his connection with Anna Leonowens the 'I' in 'The King and I'. | 1 page or more | 97 | Gavin McLelland |
| Radio | Sir Ambrose Fleming - Father of Modern Electronics | The Borders connection of Sir Ambrose Fleming who designed the transmitter to enable the sending of the first message across the Atlantic and whose work paved the way for the invention of the modern light bulb and radio communication. | 1 page or more | 82 | Robin Croftin |
| Radio | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Rae | The Fairholme Memorial (Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose) | An article on the memorial in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose to James Walter Fairholme, R.N. who perished with the Franklin expedition of 1845 to discover the North West Passage and an account of the expedition itself. | 89 | John Wood | |
| RAF | Thomas Alan Charters Scott | A partial story put together based on a collection of documents bought at auction in 2018. Thomas Alan Charters Scott born Galashiels 10/Jun/1925. Father Thomas Allan Charters Scott (1898-1938); mother Mary Anderson (1900-1980) woollen reeler - her parents William Anderson (goods porter) and Mary Phillips. Thomas served an apprenticeship as an engineer, fitter and turner at Burnside Iron Works, Galashiels from 1941, and served in the RAF as an Aircraftsman 1st Class from 1945 to 1948. He returned to Scotland, but then joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd Engineer until 1955. In 1956 he moved back to Galashiels, living at Magdala Terrace, but left his employment after 15 months, to possibly spend time mining in Rhodesia, later returning to marry Margaret Anne Brownlee and purchase another property in Magdala Terrace. Further work has been performed in trying to trace the Brownlee family in Newton St Boswells, Bonjedward, Greenlaw, Huntlywood. Also, efforts to trace back Thomas senior from Newtown St Boswells, through Selkirk and Galashiels. There are many more recent photos in what is thought to be a Royal Marines uniform. Contributions welcome. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Editor |
| Raffles | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden, poet and orientalist from Denholm | An account of the life of Dr. John Leyden born in Denholm, poet and orientalist and friend of Sir Stamford Raffles; his travels in India, China and Java. | 6 pages or more | 76 | Marjorie A Gavin |
| Raffles | The Life and Family of Dr. John Leyden | Enthralling biography of the famous polymath (minister, surgeon, judge, linguist, poet and naturalist) who lived from 1775 to 1811. | 7 pages or more | 45 | Marjory Gavin |
| Ragged School | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Ragged School | CD Review - Kelso Poor House and Ragged School | Interesting review of the content of this much loved publication, and a bit on the social context of the Poor House and the Ragged School in Kelso. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Ragged School | Kelso's Ragged school | Case histories and fate of children in the 1800s who went to a Ragged School. These three names from the excellent book that Audrey has written will make you want to purchase this book. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Raglan | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Railway | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Railway Haugh | Lauder and Lauderdale | This is the text of the talk given by Ian Miller, president of Old Gala House on the 18th April 1999 | 5 pages or more | 41 | Ian Miller |
| Railways | Border Railways - Places of Popular Resort | An account of the history of the Border Railways from their opening in the 1840s to their closure in the 1960s. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Ann Glen |
| Railways | The Railways of Peebles | Information on a new publication entitled 'The Railways of Peebles' which traces the competition between two railway companies to open a line to Peebles, the competing lines which were opened and their subsequent history. | 1 page or more | 84 | |
| Railways | St.Boswells to Berwick Railway via Duns | Some paragraphs on a book 'St Boswells to Berwick via Duns' which traces the history of this railway line. | less than 1 page | 83 | |
| Railways | Sidelines on the Borders Railway | Nowadays, the only railway line in the Borders is the main east coast line in Berwickshire. Lady Gibson has discovered, however, that the history of the railways has plenty of interest for family historians. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jane Gibson |
| Railways | County Railway Routes - Berwick to St Boswells | Details of the book in the Country Railway Book series Berwick to St Boswells. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Ralph Oliphant | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Ramsay | Mentions of the Ramsays of Foulden family | An account of the history of the Ramsays of Foulden in Berwickshire from the 13th century | 2 pages or more | 92 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Ramsay | The Days of Our Youth - Memories of Melrose | This article has been extracted from a much longer memoir that John Dick wrote when he retired around 1950. He was born in 1889, the second son of William Dick, an ironmonger in Melrose and his wife Isobella Lauder. He emigrated to Canada as a young man where he eventually became the Chief Cost Accountant for Sun Life Assurance Company. John served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I as a quarter-master sergeant. Although he was twice married he had no children. | 7 pages or more | 67 | John Dick |
| Ramsay | James Hogg Ancestry | Report of research to establish a family connection with James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, | 1 page or more | 98 | Mike Hogg |
| Ramsay | The Famous and Infamous of the Jeffrey Family | Absorbing biography of James Jeffrey, son of James Jeffrey and Elizabeth Sinton, and his career as a famous gardener. | 3 pages or more | 46 | George Martin |
| Rangoon | "My Great Grandfather died at sea" | A ships Master from Irvine in Ayrshire. How Bill researched the history of a remarkable seaman. 'One of his best'. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Bill Murray |
| Rankine | Saving and Sharing Borders Stories of WWI | Reference to the project by Live Borders Museum and Library Services to commemorate the Borders experience during the Great War. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Rankine | Coulter's Candy | Some investigation into the life and background of Robert Coltart, confectionery manufacturer who probably compiled the song 'Coulter's Candy', his connections with Galashiels and the history of the song. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Ranulph | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders- | The history of Hermitage Castle and its inhabitants from 1207 right through. Continued in issue 11. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Rathie | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Ravenswood | North West passage-the Melrose connection | It is 150 years since the explorer, Sir John Franklin, vanished. This is the tale of a Melrose man who was with him on the long journey to find the North West Passage. | 1 page or more | 21 | |
| Ray | Greenlaw Jail | List of prisoners in Greenlaw Jail in the 1851 census. | 1 page or more | 35 | Carol Trotter |
| Reavly | 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 |
| Reay | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Red Fox | The Years of Date Change | Some legal consequences of the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar. | 1 page or more | 92 | Ronald Morrison |
| Redbrae | Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town | Some notes on the book 'Greenlaw - an Ancient County Town' by James Denham. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Redesdale | The battle of Otterburn 600th Anniversary | The history of the battle of Otterburn and the families that took part, also, Walter Scott's version is different to that of the English version in The Chevy chase. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Redesdale | Miriam Fish | One of the band of grave yard inscription recorders, she gives a interesting description of her youth. | 1 page or more | 31 | Miriam Fish |
| Redewater | The Kers of Cessford Castle | A history of the Kers of Cessford Castle. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Redheugh | Elliot Family Trees | Report on Elliot(t) Clan Gathering and of various family trees donated to the Society by the Clan. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Redpath | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Redpath | My dig into the past | Peeblesshire family and from other parts of the Borders, an interesting tale. Also history of various bridges over the Tweed. | 3 pages or more | 34 | A. Turner |
| Redpath | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Redpath | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Redpath | Following in the Footsteps of Robert Redpath. | The story of one man's journey to mine gold in Australia. There is reference to two diaries kept by other men on the voyage from Glasgow to Townsville, Queensland. | 3 pages or more | 69 | Irene J Redpath |
| Reedyloch | The Soldiers Remember | Report on launch of the book 'The Soldiers Remember' being of memories recorded by wounded soldiers during WW1 as they recovered at Southfield Military Hospital, Duns. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Reformatory Schools | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Regality | Langshaw Mill Decree of 1608 | Extract Decree relating to Langshaw Mill. The Decree is interesting for genealogists because of the very considerable number of people mentioned in it. | 1 page or more | 59 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Rehill | The Quinn Family of Galashiels | The author writes of her family, the Quinns, originally from Ireland who settled in Ladhope in 1879. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Ursula Howard |
| Reid | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Reid | A Certain Political Slant | An account of the death by hanging of a sheep stealer and train robber, Remus Reid and the slant subsequently put on the event by an American Congressman. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Reid | An ill-matched couple | An account from a solicitor's file of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife over assets. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ralph Maltman |
| Reid | Secret Peebles | Review of the book 'Secret Peebles' by Liz Hanson. | less than 1 page | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Reivers | Reivers | Note of two books (one of poetry) recently published on the Border Reivers. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Reivers | In the Footsteps of the Reivers | Notes on the book 'In the Footsteps of the Reivers' by Brian Dingle. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Reivers | Hawick Reivers Festival | A summary of the lawless and turbulent times celebrated in the Hawick Reivers Festival celebrated in March. Prominent reivers surnames are listed, together with words originating from the period and region. | 1 page or more | 111 | Editor |
| Reivers | Hawick Reivers Festival | Reference to Hawick Reivers Festival. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Reivers | The Olivers of Jed Valley | A History of the Olivers of the Jed Valley tracing their history from the earliest of times with reference to some of the more famous and infamous. | 6 pages or more | 85 | Norrie McLeish |
| Relationships | A somewhat convoluted tree | An old music hall ditty about father and son marrying daughter and mother. | less than 1 page | 73 | |
| Rennell | Pierre Merlet and the Humes of Broomhouse | An account of the author's researches to prove that Helen Home of Broomhouse was responsible for the smuggling out of France during the French Revolution of the infant Pierre Merlet who later became a distinguished linguist. | 6 pages or more | 90 | David Wesley |
| Rennie | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Renton | Rentons of Billie and Lamberton | Continuation of the article in the previous issue of the history of the Renton family of Billie and Lamberton. The story continues from the 16th. century to date detailing many achievements but also revealing some scandal. | 7 pages or more | 84 | Gregory Lauder- Frost |
| Renton | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Renton | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Renton | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | For anyone with a Renton in the family this is very interesting with full name, where, and the date they were born, and more. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Renton | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Renton | Rentons of Billie and Lamberton | The first part of an account of the History of the Rentons of Billie and Lamberton in Berwickshire. Tracing in detail the history of the family from the early fourteenth century. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Renton | A Renton Family Mystery which starts in the parish of Hutton, Berwickshire | Following the article on the Rentons in Issue 13, the author traces the Renton family back to his great-grandmother (Elizabeth Renton - born in Hutton - 1841-1920), who had an illegitimate son David Renton by a Scottish 'gentleman' (allegedly David Robertson Williamson (Colonel)). David married Ida Sandimans, and had 3 children including Edward Renton (1912-1975), the authors father. There is an account of the investigations into the validity of this family history. | 5 pages or more | 109 | Simon Renton |
| Renton | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| Renton | Renton School Grantshouse | Some notes on the book 'Renton School Grantshouse' by Jim Crosbie and Margaret Fleming. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Renton | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Renton | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Renton | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Renwick | The Tweedsmuir Sacrifice | An account of the sacrifices and losses of the Parishioners of Tweedsmuir during W.W.1. and of one family in particular. | 2 pages or more | 96 | Ian Renwick |
| Renwick | Staff at Hutton Castle | Appeal for further information on the staff at Hutton Castle, home of Sir William Burrell. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Renwick | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Renwick | Ormistons and Renwicks - Two Melrose Families | An investigation into the origins of the business Ormiston and Renwick, seedsman/garden shop, in Melrose High Street. Starting with John Renwick (b. Makertstoun 1839, and his wife Wilhelmina Wilton 1846 and 5 children). 2 later children, one of which included the name Ormiston (the couple had a boarder Charles Ormiston d.1882, son of Archibald Ormiston 1815-1866, son of Walter Ormiston (b. 1750) and Agnes Brown d. 1846. The account goes on to describe more detail about the success of Charles and his legacy left to the Renwicks and to Melrose (Ormiston Institute). The business passed to George Henderson. The author's family (Bunyan) took over Rosebank from the Renwicks, and later acquired the Ship Inn (Alexander Bunyan) in 1921. John Renwick was a 2nd Lieutenant in the KOSB in WW1, returning to join his mother in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Renwick | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Reston | John Liddle (13.3.1842 - 26.9.1907) | An account of the life of John Liddle born at Reston and his voyage to Australia in 1865 aboard the "Clara". He kept a diary during the voyage and extracts are included illustrating what life was like aboard an emigrant ship. There are also details from the ship's register (a full list of the names of the 384 immigrants is available) also a breakdown of occupations, nationalities and deaths during the voyage. | 6 pages or more | 80 | Bill Stewart |
| Reston | Liddles Abroad | Family pictures awaken an interest in family history. The author made contact with relatives in Australia, descendants of a blacksmith who'd emigrated front Heughhead, Reston. | 2 pages or more | 72 | Bill Stewart |
| Resurrectionists | The Black Dwarf | An account of the life of David Ritchie, the "Black Dwarf" of Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name An account of his life (1741 to 1811) in and around the Manor Valley including an account of his meeting with Sir Walter Scott and after death the removal of his corpse by the Resurrectionists. | 5 pages or more | 76 | Ronald Morrison |
| Retriever | From Golden to Golden | An update on the article in magazine 88 on the Golden Retriever and its connection with the Borders; also information on a book recently published | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Rev. R. Malcolm | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Rex dollars | Saving, Spending and Family History | In his follow up article on "Granny's Bawbees and Other Coins" the writer considers different forms of currency which circuited in Scotland including doits or dytes and rex dollars. He goes on to outline the not inconsiderable role played by Scottish banks in the development of the current banking system including such things as the invention of the first overdraft, the first retail bank branch, the world's first coloured bank note and the first mobile bank. | 5 pages or more | 79 | Peter Munro |
| Richard Griffith | Lt Col Hon Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt | Biography of Richard Waldie Griffith, grandson of Richard Griffith, Laird of Ednam, a renowned geologist and mining engineer, and son of George Richard Griffith | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Richardson | James Stewart (c. 1824-1904) - a life) | An account or research into the life of James Stewart (born in Wilton 1824/25) and his family. | 6 pages or more | 96 | Harry D Watson |
| Richmond, Missouri | Ralph Oliphant of Marefield nr. Kelso, Mentor for the early Scottish Photographer John Muir Wood | Story of John Muir Wood - photographer, who was mentored by Ralph Oliphaunt of Marlefield near Kelso. | 2 pages or more | 100 | Paul Muir Wood |
| Riddell | A Tour through the Borders | A poem submitted by the author with other records relating to Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 94 | Esther Davis |
| Riddell | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Riddell | Voices from Lilliesleaf by Ian McDougall | Review of a book ' Voices from Lilliesleaf' by Ian MacDougall. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Riddell | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Riddell House | An Unexpected Homecoming | An Englishman migrates to the Borders when Riddell House changes hands. He marries a local lass with links to Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 71 | David Rudram |
| Riddell Lodge | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Riddle | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Ringan Oliver | James Veitch - Border Astronomer | Short extract of a talk given by Mr. Bill Veitch to the Society on the 15th of May 1994. | less than 1 page | 26 | Bill Veitch |
| Riselaw | Our Jeffrey Progenitor | An account of the history of the Jeffery family, from Peter (blacksmith), born in Riselaw. He moved with his wife Agnes Ker, to Hopetoun, Leitholm - they had 3 children George, John and Margaret. | 1 page or more | 100 | John Jeffrey |
| Ritchie | Nostalgic Memories | Sandra Devlin of Queensland sent a copy of a letter written in Langholm in 1934 by T. Ritchie to his cousin, Dr. T. Oliver. An abridged version is printed in this volume. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Sandra Devlin |
| Ritson | Every Post Card tells a story | An article on the place of postcards in family history including a history of the postcard and the information which can be gleaned from them. The writer instances several examples of how postcards have enabled her to expand on her own family history research | 3 pages or more | 79 | Anne Golden |
| Ritson | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Ritson | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Ritson | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| River Bailiffs | A Policeman's Lot | Article on the lie of Alexander Linton born in 1829 at Kirkhope who became a river bailiff and later a policemen in Caithness. Requirements for admission to the police force and some general background regarding a policeman's lot. Letter he returned to the Borders and had various positions; as a factory night watchman, as a stone dyke builder and was still employed as a stonebreaker at age 71. | 3 pages or more | 79 | Charles Borthwick |
| River Tweed | Bridging the Tweed | A book review of 'Bridging the Tweed' by Jim Lyon. The book describes all the bridges along the length of the river in some detail - pictures, construction and history, including architectural. | 1 page or more | 102 | Ronald Morrison |
| Rob the Yirl | Letter to the Editor - Rob the Yirl, Jedburgh | A request for identification of an old postcard photo of an old bearded drummer in a top hat, captioned "Rob the Yirl" Jedburgh. Postmarked Jedburgh, MY 31 04 | less than 1 page | 101 | Tom Maxwell |
| Robb | Wisdom lingers: Adventures of an ex-officer | From 1908 the Territorial movement through the First World War. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Stanly Gordon Ayer |
| Robert Adam | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Robert Blackadder | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| Robert Brand | My Ancestor Fought at Balaclava | Robert Brand (born 1815 in Ceres, Fife) was the son of John Brand and Helen Patie. He was a weaver and joined the 93rd Highlanders, serving for 21 years. In 1851 he, and his wife (Anne, Co. Tyrone), were based at Edinburgh Castle. He fought at Balaclava in the Crimean War as one of 'The Thin Red Line'. When he left the army he lived with his sister Elizabeth and husband Robert Nicholson, in Bank Court, until he died in 1875. | less than 1 page | 105 | Liz Cowie |
| Robert Brownlee | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| Robert Bunyie | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Robert Burns | John Ainslie Map Maker | John Ainslie who was described at a conference in Edinburgh in 1971 as Scotland's greatest cartographer. | 2 pages or more | 4 | C.M. Ainslie |
| Robert Burns | Some epitaphs written by Robert Burns | Epitaphs written by Robert Burns on Gavin Hamilton, his own father, Willie Mitchie and Robert Fergusson, poet. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Robert Burns | The Ainslies--Some notes | The name Ainslie, from 1066 onwards, a full and detailed family history. | 1 page or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Robert Elliot | Am I or am I not an Elliot? Can I wear my Elliot tartan scarf? | An account of the research into the authors connections to the Elliot name. Elizabeth Elliot was born in Hawick 1892 to Robert Eliot (b. 1857) and Margaret Rowat. Robert was 1 of 3 children born to George and Elizabeth Douglas. Before then the researcher has been unable to clearly trace the Elliots further with any confidence. | less than 1 page | 102 | Christine Nichol |
| Robert Ewing | Manure Menu and Canine Genealogy | A brief description from the late 1800s of the manures and feeding stuffs available from the West Nisbet Farm rented by Robert Ewing (grandfather of Vice Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing - previously mentioned in Issues 106 and 107). In addition are copies of advertisements for a greyhound or whippet being available for stud from the farm. | 1 page or more | 108 | Editor |
| Robert Fergusson | Some epitaphs written by Robert Burns | Epitaphs written by Robert Burns on Gavin Hamilton, his own father, Willie Mitchie and Robert Fergusson, poet. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Robert Goodfellow | Some Related Goodfellow Settlers in Canada | An account of the emigration of Robert Goodfellow, thought to have been living in Bewlie (1811), from Scotland and arriving in Quebec around 1820. His spouse, Janet Thomson went with him and bore a child (Janet) in Quebec on March 21 1821 - further children were born in Canada. He and his brothers Thomas, William and Andrew were recorded as Valcartier settlers. Other siblings stayed in Roxburghshire, where there are records of the family being in Bowden, Lillesleaf and Midlem. Robert died in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 100 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Robert Goodfellow | Canadian Goodfellows | A request for information on the following: Robert Goodfellow (Bewlie) and Janet Thomson - son John Born Peebles 1810, and the emigration of his parents to Quebec, Canada between 1815 and 1825. | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| Robert Hart | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Robert Leman Purdom | 2nd Lt Robert Leman Purdom | A native of Hawick Robert Leman Purdom KOSB (1883-1917) was from a family key in the development of the town. Robert senior was the Town Clerk, co-founded Hawick Golf Club, and secretary of the School of Art and Cottage Hospital. Robert seniors siblings (x3) and many half-siblings (x7) are listed and described, as are Robert seniors parents. Robert Leman' mother was Helen Emma Leman, whose family had relocated to Australia during the gold rush. Robert Lemans siblings are listed and described. Robert Leman enlisted and rose to 2nd Lt, but was killed in action 1917 aged 32. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Editor |
| Robert Mabon Laidlaw | Robert Mabon Laidlaw. Woodside Nursery 1900-1950 Wood Street, Galashiels | A brief account of the development of the Wood Street nursery in Galashiels by Robert Mabon Laidlaw (1868-1950), from Bowhill, and the Laidlaw family in Wood Street in Galashiels. Robert was the grandfather of the author. The nursery land was re-developed to form the new housing development called Woodlea 40 years after Roberts death. | 3 pages or more | 108 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Robert Oliver | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Robert Purdom | 2nd Lt Robert Leman Purdom | A native of Hawick Robert Leman Purdom KOSB (1883-1917) was from a family key in the development of the town. Robert senior was the Town Clerk, co-founded Hawick Golf Club, and secretary of the School of Art and Cottage Hospital. Robert seniors siblings (x3) and many half-siblings (x7) are listed and described, as are Robert seniors parents. Robert Leman' mother was Helen Emma Leman, whose family had relocated to Australia during the gold rush. Robert Lemans siblings are listed and described. Robert Leman enlisted and rose to 2nd Lt, but was killed in action 1917 aged 32. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Editor |
| Robert Rutherford | The Long Ministry of Robert Rutherford | A summary of the story of Robert Rutherford longest-serving minister. First ordained at Mountaincross 10 March 1847, he was born Earshall 1817. Married to Agnes Gunion, he was renowned as being strict. He was relieved of active duties in 1891 and died 11 December 1894 to be buried in Newlands churchyard. | 1 page or more | 104 | Valerie Matthews |
| Robert Smail | The Archives and Collections of Robert Smail's Printing Works | A summary of the Smail family and the development of the printing works in Innerleithen. John Smail arrived first and operated a woollen mill for several years before emigrating to Otago, to produce the first tweed in New Zealand. Robert arrived around 1857 setting up a small shop in Bond Street as a shoemaker, but also selling books and stationery. The arrival of the railway in 1866 an ambitious Robert branched out into printing like his brother Thomas in Jedburgh. He purchased a shop and workshop on High Street, run by the power from water wheels on the lade. The successful business was inherited by his 3 sons James, Robert Cowan and Adam James in 1890. Adam and James also worked as travelling salesmen in the Borders area. Robert Cowan's son inherited Cowan was the last generation to inherit the business, and was lucky to sell the works through the National Trust for Scotland through Maurice Richards who happened to visit Innerleithen. The archives contain historical local newspapers, shipping records, photographs, order (guard) books; a detailed inventory is close to completion at the tine of writing. Guided tours are available. | 4 pages or more | 106 | Rachel May |
| Robert the Bruce | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Robert Turnbull | Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh | An account of an interview with Rob the Yirl of Jedburgh (born Robert Turnbull), a miller then chimney sweep, who occasionally was a town crier, drummer and bell ringer. His mother Mary Gray (maiden name Smeaton born Eccles); his father Adam Turnbull living in Jedburgh. Rob married Elizabeth Hunter. Photographs of Rob the Yirl included. | 1 page or more | 103 | Editor |
| Roberton | The Miller Family of Hawick, Scotland and Delaware County, New York | This Miller family who emigrated from Hawick or Roberton-they set up a farm in the Catskill mountains of New York. | 2 pages or more | 34 | C. Raymond La Fever |
| Roberton | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Roberton | Rev. Robert Douglas, 1747-1820 The father of Galashiels | The Rev. Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, 1747-1820, was a man of great ability and served his parishioners so well he was called "The Father of Galashiels". | 2 pages or more | 37 | Donald Whyte |
| Roberton | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | Militia list of all men between 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 13 | |
| Roberton | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Roberton | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| Roberts | On the Buses | An article from The Southern Reporter of October 29th 1959 about George Turnbull's working life from 1913 to 1959, as a chauffeur or mechanic until 1924, then various jobs for a local bus company. | 2 pages or more | 66 | Charles Borthwick |
| Robertson | Early Days | Excerpts from the account of early years of her marriage written by Mrs Minerve Gibson from Calgary, Alberta, in 1980 at the age of 107. | 3 pages or more | 19 | Jane Gibson |
| Robertson | Lamberton Toll | Some notes on the history of Lamberton Toll and irregular marriages with particular reference to the Dixon (Dickson) family who resided there. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Jennifer Dunlop |
| Robertson | 15 PARA - Jumping for Joy | The author's talk to the Society on 30th April 2006 about life in the Parachute Regiment, its history, and some of its characters. | 9 pages or more | 61 | Alasdair Hutton |
| Robertson | Women of Gunsgreen | An account of an exhibition entitled 'Women of Gunsgreen' with information on women who resided at or had connections with Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Robertson | 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 |
| Robertson | Know Your Parish - Ednam | History of the parish of Ednam and some inhabitants. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Robertson | Border Beginnings | The author traces her descent from Adam Black born in Coldingham in 1732. | 1 page or more | 95 | Val Metcalfe |
| Robertson | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Robertson | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Robinson | A Scots Saga | Book review. Author: Sylvia Robinson. A historical fiction description of 7 generations of women in the authors family between 1720 and 2012, starting in Hassendeanburn, near Hawick. Links to the Dicksons and Turnbulls | less than 1 page | 109 | Sylvia Robinson |
| Robinson | A Tour through the Borders | A poem submitted by the author with other records relating to Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 94 | Esther Davis |
| Robinson | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Robson | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Robson | A Branch of the Johnston Clan | Review of a book received by BFHS on the history of the Johnston clan, plus family tree. Also describing life in the 1700s. They emigrated to Australia in 1817. Other Border families mentioned in the tree - Bogue, Darling, Edgar, Fairbairn, Dunlop, Logan, McWatt, Robson, Rutherford, Trotter. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Robson | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Rochead | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Rockhampton | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Rockhopper Copper | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Rodger | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Roland | Charles McGinn | Some notes on Charles McGinn born at Stow in 1865 and his emigration to Australia. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Michael and Chris Hume |
| Romanes | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Roosevelt | Family Tree Maker Online | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program with the Internet | 2 pages or more | 40 | Allan McVittie |
| Ross | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Ross | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Routledge | Routledge Clan Society | A reference to the name Routledge and the Clan website. | less than 1 page | 94 | Editor |
| Rowanburn | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Roxburgh | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| Roxburgh | Robeson descendants in Roxburghshire & Berwickshire | Andrew Robeson was born in Kelso (1640), with 4 siblings Thomas, David, James and Janet, was a wool and linen merchant and a Quaker and was imprisoned in Duns and Edinburgh for that reason in the 1660s. He went to America, via Clonmel, Ireland and established the earliest township in Philadelphia, and called it Roxburgh.His grandson Thomas was heavily involved American Revolution in North Carolina, and Robeson County was named after him. Robesone, Robison, Robson and Robertson make tracing this family a challenge. | 1 page or more | 102 | Editor |
| Roxburgh | Roxburgh Police Instruction Book | Book review. Author: William Everitt (Chief Constable of Roxburgh County). "Orders Regulations and Instructions framed and issued for the government of the Roxburgh County Police". 1858. The reviewer lifts instructions from the book describing the law, but also some insight into Borders life at that time. | 1 page or more | 108 | Ronald Morrison |
| Roxburgh | Letters of Slains 1569 - A family puzzle | An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Jean Smithers |
| Roxburgh County Police | Police Records | A note on success in tracing records of a James Scott of Maxton in the 1878 police records also some extracts from a book "orders, Regulations and instructions" issued by Roxburgh County Police in 1858. | 1 page or more | 78 | Elma Fleming |
| Roxburghshire | DNA Testing for Genealogists - A Primer | A description of the use of DNA testing and the strengths of the use of the Autosomal test to extend knowledge to 4th cousins registered in the system. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing is briefly described, plus Y-DNA. The author has used these tests to successfully trace the birth of his great great grandparents, and uncovered links to 4 different family lines. | 3 pages or more | 103 | George Ferguson |
| Roxburghshire | Maps | Brief notes about Borders maps available from the Society, and on the Internet. | 1 page or more | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Roxburghshire | CD Review - Kelso Poor House and Ragged School | Interesting review of the content of this much loved publication, and a bit on the social context of the Poor House and the Ragged School in Kelso. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Roxburghshire | Records of Sudden Deaths and Casualties, Roxburghshire | The records of Sudden Deaths and Casualties in Roxburghshire between 1876 and 1906 have now been indexed. Some examples from these records. | 3 pages or more | 80 | |
| Roxburghshire | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Roxburghshire | The Costs of Church Services in Scottish Parishes | Structure of costs for church services, i.e. christenings, weddings and burials in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire between 1725 and 1832. | 4 pages or more | 53 | David Richardson |
| Roxburghshire | CD Review - Bowden Monumental Inscriptions | Review of the content of this publication, and suggestions of other useful publications. | 1 page or more | 67 | Norrie McLeish |
| Roy | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Royal British Dragoons | The Autobiography of a Working man | Some notes regarding the life of Alexander Somerville born in East Lothian but who spent most of his early life in Berwickshire. He became a cavalryman in the Royal British Dragoons but was subjected to punishment of 100 lashes for writing to a local paper at the time of the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. Questions were asked in Parliament regarding his punishment almost universally regarded as excessive and his release from the army was purchased by public subscription. His autobiography recalls the hardship of his early life in Berwickshire as son of a farm hand. | 2 pages or more | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Royal Scots | Wisdom lingers: Adventures of an ex-officer | From 1908 the Territorial movement through the First World War. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Stanly Gordon Ayer |
| Royal Scots | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| Royal Scots Greys | Pte John Donaldson Scott | An investigation into the life of John Donaldson Scott, killed in France in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 97 | John Simpson Barton |
| Royal Scots Greys | Another Borderer at Balaclava | Comment about James Hunter, one of the participants in the Heavy Brigade who had the task of breaking through Russian lines at Balaclava, in respect of the talk given by Will Murray and Trevor Swan entitled a “Coldstream lad at the Charge” in issue No.58. | 1 page or more | 60 | Colin Miller |
| Rugby | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Rule | Rules/Turnbulls of Rule water | A written account of the Rule family. His wife who was Mary Rule, traces her family directly to 1693 near Norham. | less than 1 page | 6 | John Simpson |
| Rule | Border Tales and Trails, The Clan Turnbull | Review of book 'Border Tales and Trails, the Clan Turnbull' by Kenneth Turnbull. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Rule Britannia | James Thomson - A Man for all Seasons | An account of the life and works of Border poet, James Thomson. | 5 pages or more | 87 | Norrie McLeish |
| Rule Water | The Twelve Towers of Rule Update | An update on the survey of the 12 Towers of Rule destroyed by the Earl of Hertford and his army in 1545. | less than 1 page | 103 | Editor |
| Rule Water | Summary of the 'Dig' at Bedrule | Further to the 12 Towers of Rule Adopt-a-Monument project, additional funding has been secured, and excavations performed in partnership with local volunteers, young and old. The project plan for the dig is described. | 1 page or more | 110 | Jane Bowers |
| Rule Water | 12 Towers of Rule Project | Progress for the 12 Towers of Rule Project. 120 pupils from Borders primary schools have taken part in the archaeological dig at Bedrule Castle - the first phase. | less than 1 page | 108 | Editor |
| Rule Water | The Twelve Towers of Rule | A short account of the destruction of the devastation of the valley of the Rule Water by the Earl of Hertford's army in 1545. 12 towers were burnt. A research project has been set up to build a better picture of the event. | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| Rule Water | Bedrule Heritage Project Update | The Bedrule Project is Phase II of 'The 12 Towers of Rule" project. This article is a brief summary on the administration of the project, including impact, access, information dissemination and next steps. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Runciman | Update to 'Bringing science to genealogy' | An update on a DNA project that was first described in Volume 67, pages 1 -4 June 2008. | 4 pages or more | 72 | Lorna Henderson |
| Runciman | Bringing Science to Genealogy - DNA Testing | Have you got a family rumour of relationships between families that you cannot prove ? Perhaps you’re curious whether or not you’ve some undiscovered relations out there somewhere in the world, or a brick wall that stubbornly refuses to budge. Then possibly you should consider DNA testing. The author set up three surname DNA projects for Sinton, Fairbairn and Runciman. | 2 pages or more | 67 | Lorna Henderson |
| Runcorn | Berwickshire Leitchs Part 4: Update and Early Days | Further to the Berwickshire Leitchs article in Issue 05 (Feb 2021), describing the marriage of Colin Leitch in Runcorn, to Clara in 1893, and his death from drowning 9 months later on-board the SS Hibernian (in 1894) when it was hit off the Isle of Man by paddle steamer SS Prince of Wales on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow. The author also confirms the presence of the Leitch family in Hume in the 1600s evidenced by the monumental inscriptions for Hume. | 1 page or more | 109 | Diana Leitch |
| Russell | Haigs of Bemersyde | Some notes on the history of the Haigs of Bemersyde with particular reference to a book of same title by John Russell in 1881. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Russell | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Russia | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Russia | From Hawick to Kirkpatrick-Durham by way of Moscow | Notes of Grieves of Kirkpatrick-Durham in Kirkcudbrightshire, who were descendants of Walter Grieve of Branxholm Park, most of whom were farmers, but also included two eminent doctors who were physicians to the Russian court in the 18th century. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Linda M Chapman |
| Rutherford | The Parish of Langlands | The parish of Langlands and the history of old leper hospital at Rutherford. Also the history of Langton that was absorbed into Wilton. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Michael Langlands |
| Rutherford | Jethart Jock | A follow up to article in magazine no. 86 regarding the identity of Jethart Jock. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Rutherford | A Stitch in Time | Account of a sampler and the search for its creator in the family tree. | 1 page or more | 47 | Patricia Williamson |
| Rutherford | Jethart Jock | The mystery of Jethart Jock of Coldstream, husband of the Gypsy Queen Esther Faa Blyth and attempts to identify. | 2 pages or more | 86 | John Murray |
| Rutherford | Know your Parish--Hounam | The history of Hounam. | 1 page or more | 16 | |
| Rutherford | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Rutherford | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Rutherford | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Rutherford | Hand Fasting May | An account of how a couple became engaged by hand fasting on May morning. | 2 pages or more | 99 | Patricia Paterson |
| Rutherford | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Rutherford | The Pedigree of the Selkirk Family of Selkirk , Scotland | A family tree of the Selkirk Family. | 2 pages or more | 2 | James Selkirk |
| Rutherford | The relationship of place names and personal names | The relationship is two fold: (1) Place names derived from personal names, (2) Personal names derived or adopted from place names. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jessie Macdonald |
| Rutherford | Two stories of 19th century emigration to Australia and New Zealand | Two stories from the 19th century of emigration to the New World; Andrew Rutherford and his family. | less than 1 page | 12 | Elsie Ahrens |
| Rutherford | Rev. John Baird, 1799-1861 - Friend of the Gypsies | John Baird was Minister at Kirk Yetholm. He was responsible for the new bridge , rebuilding the Kirk and School. He also educated the Gypsies and brought them into the community. was a founder member of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Donald Whyte |
| Rutherford | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Rutherford | In Search of a Storey | Account of research on her family done by the late Valerie Storey in the 1980s/90s with updates and comments by Enid Cruickshank. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Valerie Storey/Enid Cruickshank |
| Rutherford | Thistle and Shamrock | A very well researched article on family history covering Rutherford, Brown, Atkin, and more. The Irish connection would make it very difficult. | 2 pages or more | 9 | John L. Alton |
| Rutherford | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Rutherfurd | A Rutherfurd family | Notes on the name Rutherfurd taken from the book 'Rutherfurds of that Ilk'. | 2 pages or more | 21 | James Selkirk |
| Ryal | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| S.S. Samarie | A family of Tainsh | George Tainsh who married Catherine Gilroy from Selkirk and their descendants. | 4 pages or more | 4 | P. Tainsh- Hardie |
| S.W.I. | S.W.R.I. Exhibition | Notes on an exhibition staged by the Society marking the 100th. anniversary of the founding of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute and history. | less than 1 page | 94 | Enid Cruickshank |
| S.W.R.I. | S.W.R.I. Exhibition | Notes on an exhibition staged by the Society marking the 100th. anniversary of the founding of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute and history. | less than 1 page | 94 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Sacramento | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| SAFHS | SAFHS Conference 2013 | A report of the SAFHS Conference 2013. | 1 page or more | 82 | |
| Salt Lake City | The Genealogical Society of Utah | The history, and the Mormons with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Society has grown to be the largest family history research organisation and resource in the world. | 2 pages or more | 28 | Mr Rogers |
| Samoa | Records of a Noble Life - Rev Archibald William Murray 1811 to 1892 | Born in Jedburgh, he was a missionary to Samoa and New Guinea, afterwards living in Australia till his death. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Ronald Morrison |
| Sampler | Ettrickbridge Sampler | A sampler embroidered in 1879 in Ettrick Bridge, somehow finding its way to Canada and returned to the local school, Kirkhope Primary. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| San Francisco | Tweedmount House Tweedmount Road Melrose | A great deal of research has gone into this article on a house from when the land was bought to when it was last sold. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Valerie Mackay |
| Sandelands | Finlaysons of Goseland Farm, Kilbuncho | A journey tracing the author's links to the Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbuncho, Peeblesshire. | 2 pages or more | 97 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Sanderson | Galashiels Murrays in New South Wales | Murrays first came to the fore in Eccles, follow them through generations. There is also a very touching letter in the article. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Donald Wyte |
| Sanderson | The Power of the Family History Community | An account of a successful attempt to return war medals belonging to an Andrew Colville born in Galashiels to his family (now in New Zealand). | 2 pages or more | 90 | |
| Sanderson | Celtic v Pick of the Borders | An account of a football match between Glasgow Celtic and 'Pick of the Borders' in 1906. | 1 page or more | 88 | Kenny McLean |
| Sandilands | Fourth Cousins Meet | A brief update on the story "Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbucho" Issue 96 June 2018 p. 14. The Sandilands family are seen to have roots with the Finlaysons near Drumelzier. The meeting with the Canadian 4th cousin. | less than 1 page | 111 | Sue Brownjohn |
| Sandilands | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Sandilands | Finlaysons of Goseland Farm, Kilbuncho | A journey tracing the author's links to the Finlaysons of Goseland Farm Kilbuncho, Peeblesshire. | 2 pages or more | 97 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Sandy Milligan | The Bedrule Stained Glass Window Dedication | A summary of the Turnbull Clan Association AGM in 2019 at the Bedrule Kirk. The AGM included a reflection on and dedication of the Great Commission stained glass window designed by Sandy Milligan, and made and installed by Maurice Jackson of The Stained Glass Studio, Edinburgh, following the donation by Wally and Betty Turnbull from North Carolina. | 1 page or more | 101 | Ken Turnbull |
| Sandyknowe | Sir Walter Scott's Borders | A note about Scott being born in Edinburgh, but convalescing at Sandyknowe Farm near Smailholm with grandfather and Aunt Jenny, where he was immersed in Borders history and folklore and music. A year at Kelso Grammar School, Deputy Sheriff of Selkirkshire, Ashestiel and construction Abbotsford. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Sangster | What Might Have Been | The writer pursues a mysterious entry which she finds in the family Bible and suggests that her ancestor Lochhart Baillie was the natural son of George Baillie of Jerviswood and Catherine Sangster and surmises how different the history of her family could have been. | 2 pages or more | 78 | Mike Bucher |
| Sark toll bar | Border Marriage Records | The history of Irregular Marriages up and down the country. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Donald Whyte |
| Saskatchewan | About the Shillinglaw | Family history about the Shillinglaw family. | 1 page or more | 5 | Ada Elizabeth Shillinglaw |
| Scar Heugh | Reminiscences of Sixty Years Ago | A poem about the Eastern Borders, Tweedside Water Eye, sent in by J.G. from Stanley Street. Montreal, Canada | less than 1 page | 26 | J.G. |
| Schell | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| School Log Book | Longformacus | A cautionary tale from 1871 and some extracts from the school log book, | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| School Records | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Schoolmaster | James Ferguson Schoolmaster, 1814-1894 | How the memory of a clock led the author to research this ancestor. | less than 1 page | 32 | J Ferguson |
| Schulze | Charles and the Chocolate Factory | An account of the Schulze family; Charles William Schulze moved to Scotland from Braunschweig in the 1800s, founded Schulze, Gow and Co., wool exporters in Galashiels, and had 5 children, Charles, Rudolph, Hugh, Johanna, Mary and Alwine, all in Galashiels. In 1911 Charles founded the Continental Chocolate Factory in Portobello, with the family home moving to Brunswickhill 10 years later. The factory was requisitioned by the army at the start of WW1. | 1 page or more | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Scot | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Scot | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Scotland | Campaigning with the Scots 1054-1654 | A book review of 'Campaigning with the Scots 1054-1654' by Gregory Lauder-Frost. The book describes 600 years of wars and conflicts as seen through the eyes of a Lowland family. | 1 page or more | 102 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Scotland | Crossing the Border | Notes on Linda Bankier's talk to the Society on 20th February 2005, mainly about the differences between English and Scottish records, irregular marriages, and the Berwick Record Office's holdings. | 1 page or more | 57 | Linda Bankier |
| Scotlands People | Leading Genealogy Website Unearths Miser Scrooge’s Scottish Connections | Whether it’s merited or not, Scots have often labelled as being tight-fisted and now one of the world’s leading genealogy websites, Scotlands People, (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk) has unearthed records which prove that the miser Scrooge did indeed have Scottish roots. | 1 page or more | 60 | |
| Scott | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Scott | Notes on the Halliburton Family | The Halliburton family who were well known landowners in the Borders from the 13th to 18th centuries. The Halliburtons intermarried with other well known Border families. | 2 pages or more | 6 | C.D. Wickenden |
| Scott | The Search for Robert Scott | An account of the author's search for more information on his ancestor, Robert Scott, a teacher in South Africa who died in 1892 and his success in tracing his ancestry back to Selkirkshire. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Robin Scott |
| Scott | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Scott | Strayed far from Berwickshire | This is a small article on Berwickshire strays in the township of Canden East in the county of Lennox and Addington in Ontario, Canada. | 2 pages or more | 30 | G.H. Jeffery |
| Scott | The Homes of Paxton House | A fascinating piece of Borders family history came to light when a 200 year-old Berwickshire mansion was gifted to the nation. Along with the history of the family of Home's. Love is a wondrous thing ! | 2 pages or more | 11 | Violet Jardine |
| Scott | Border Influences on the Dark Continent | Borderers who played a part in the exploration and settlement of Africa. Mungo Park, Thomas Pringle, John Leyden. | 2 pages or more | 27 | Donald Whyte |
| Scott | Thomas Pringle, Writer, Poet and Anti-Slavery Campaigner | An account of the life of Thomas Pringle born at Linton in 1789 who went on to become a respected poet and close acquaintance of Sir Walter Scott. He later emigrated to South Africa where he experiences many travails. The article recounts these experiences and how the family overcame many difficulties as early settlers. He founded a school and wrote a book on the state of the English settlers. He became a noted campaigner for human rights and came to be known as "the father of South African Poetry" | 9 pages or more | 82 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Scott | William Lorrain-Borders Schoolmaster | During the last war attics were cleared of paper and, from an attic in Jedburgh there appeared a collection of papers concerning the Rector of Jedburgh Grammar School, William Lorrain. | less than 1 page | 27 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Scott | Savages of the North | Short letter from James Usher to Walter Scott 1828. | 1 page or more | 14 | Vivienne S. Moore |
| Scott | School roll of the Hawick Academy 1857-1864 | Hawick Academy opened in 1857 with James A. H. Murray as its Headmaster. A list of pupils who went to the school from these dates. | 2 pages or more | 6 | Peter Ruthven-Murray |
| Scott | Misinformation and my Scott Family | An account by the author of how she traced the Scottish roots of her ancestor Esther Scott. | less than 1 page | 92 | Nikki Bosworth |
| Scott | Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn | Continuation of the article in magazine 91 looking at the life of George Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | 2 pages or more | 92 | Vincent Tickner |
| Scott | Lady Jane Scott-Spottiswoode | Reference to a pamphlet 'Souvenir of Sympathy' donated to the Society relating to the funeral of Lady Jane Scott-Spottiswoode. | 1 page or more | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Scott | Pringles | A letter regarding the Pringles of Overhaugh Street, Galashiels and a Captain George Sharp Pringle, with response and follow-up. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Alexander Watson/ Liz McGregor |
| Scott | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Scott | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| Scott | Memories of a Lost Border Railway | Review of the book Memories of across Border Railway by Bruce McCartney. | less than 1 page | 94 | Peter Munro |
| Scott | The Border Archive - For Queen and County | This is a list of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 residing in Roberton in 1807. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert Miller |
| Scott | A Canadian Connection | Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Jenifer Payne |
| Scott | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Scott | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Scott | Shortreed Companion of Sir Walter Scott | Account of Sir Walter Scott's friendship with Robert Shortreed (1762-1829), and Robert's descendants. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Donald Whyte |
| Scott | Police Records | A note on success in tracing records of a James Scott of Maxton in the 1878 police records also some extracts from a book "orders, Regulations and instructions" issued by Roxburgh County Police in 1858. | 1 page or more | 78 | Elma Fleming |
| Scott | The Jessie Miller story | A mystery regarding the parentage of Jessie Miller born in 1793 at Coldstream - her marriage to a Robert Scott who was later convicted for murder and questions about the number of her own family. | 1 page or more | 79 | Mike Bucher |
| Scott | Douglas of Springwood Park | The name Douglas would run fear into many Englishmen. This distinguished Border family and its history. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Donald Whyte |
| Scott | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Scott | Kelso Abbey and Walter Scott's Kelso | Review of two books, Kelso Abbey and Walter Scott's Kelso, looking in particular at the connection between Sir Walter Scott and the Town. | 2 pages or more | 89 | |
| Scott | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Scott | Executions don't come cheap | An account of the hanging at Fans, Earlston of Robert Scott for the murder of two companions on their returning from a fair in the Town and the costs involved in the execution. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Scott | Travelling Scottish Sons from Ancrum, Crailing, Stichill and Earlston | Information extracted from the privately printed book about 3 large Border families, all of who had 1 girl who married a minister in each generations, where letters were written and kept by the brothers. The Cranstoun brothers to the Ancrum manse, the Scott brothers to the Stichill manse, and the Gordon brothers to Gordon and Earlston; the groups of brothers also kept in touch with each other. All these documents have been indexed and reflect every day life in the 1700s and early 1800s, including writing and social skills, education, professions and ministers tenures. | 1 page or more | 107 | Colin -Miles Edgar Anne Edgar |
| Scott | Scott and Dickson - two blacksmith families in Earlston | An account by the author seeking to establish his ancestry from the Scott and Dickson families, blacksmiths in Earlston | 1 page or more | 94 | Donald Straughan |
| Scott | A Davidson Family in Teviothead | A history of the family of Davidson, originally from Canonbie who settled in Teviothead. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Walter F Davidson Deidre McKenzie |
| Scott | More Canadian Intimations in the 'Hawick Advertiser' | Deaths (1863-1864) extracted from the "Hawick Advertiser" of people connected to the Borders, and other places in southern Scotland. Continued from issue 40. | less than 1 page | 43 | Marjory Gavin |
| Scott | Colonel Walter Scott (pre 1613-1650) of Hartwoodburn, Selkirkshire | An enquiry to discover more on Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn who was a member of the Scottish parliament and who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 - also of his Dutch wife. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Vincent Tickner |
| Scott | Police and Criminal Records | An account of the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register 1897 to 1918 and what to expect to find. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Elma Fleming |
| Scott | Ainslies of Dolphinston to Manitoulin Island | Excellent article on the author's Ainslie forebears from Ancrum and Lilliesleaf to their arrival and life in Canada. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Robert L P Morden |
| Scott | The Monteath Mausoleum | An account of the history of the Monteath Mausoleum near St Boswells and moves to conserve. | 4 pages or more | 87 | John D Wood/ David Freeman |
| Scott | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Scott | Ontario Genealogical Society summer camp | Where to research in Ontario for your Canadian cousins. | 2 pages or more | 37 | D. C. Jeffrey |
| Scott | The Hawick Word Book | Review of book 'The Hawick Word Book'. | less than 1 page | 98 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Scott | Death in the Borders: 19th Century Border Murder Cases | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Border Murder Cases- a great deal of research has gone into this volume. Gypsies, landlords, and farm workers, and many others. are included. | 2 pages or more | 30 | Hugh K. Mackay |
| Scott | Stow Monumental Inscriptions | Some information on the forthcoming publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with reference to various documents pertaining to Stow in the National Archives of Scotland with some interesting extracts. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Elma Fleming |
| Scott | The Leyden Family | From USA, an article on the name Leyden with particular reference to Dr John Leyden. | less than 1 page | 12 | Ronald Spencer |
| Scott | Borders family origins | Border family origins, surname derivations, and various aspects of family history . | 1 page or more | 33 | Michael Robson |
| Scott | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Scott | The Langlands | How a family can be traced with the help of a family Bible | 3 pages or more | 36 | Mrs Prue Langlands |
| Scott | Pte John Donaldson Scott | An investigation into the life of John Donaldson Scott, killed in France in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 97 | John Simpson Barton |
| Scott | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Scott | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Scott | Saving and Sharing Borders Stories of WWI | Reference to the project by Live Borders Museum and Library Services to commemorate the Borders experience during the Great War. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Scott | A Denholm Family And My Border Memories | A journey through time in Denholm. From Post office, Lord Minto and his new bride to preserves cooking on the range in Meg Purness' draper's shop. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Jean Kelly |
| Scott | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Scott | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Scott | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Scott | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Scott | 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 |
| Scott | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Scott | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Scott | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Scott | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Scott | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Scott | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Scott Douglas | Lady Scott Douglas Chatto | Notes on the lodgement with the Society of papers relating to Lady Scott Douglas, Chatto. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Scott, Sir Walter | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Scottish Borders Archives | Hawick Hub | An account with some background information on various records which have been transferred to Scottish Borders Archives at Hawick including and Kirk Session Records, Poor Relief records - some examples of content instanced | 2 pages or more | 76 | |
| Scottish Motor Traction | Peeblesshire's First Car | An account of Peeblesshire's first car built by Laurence Bell in a rented shed in Peebles and how from such humble beginnings developed the Scottish Motor Traction Company (SMT). | 2 pages or more | 82 | Gwen Stein |
| Scottish Motor Traction | Travellers Tales in the Borders | This is the text of Fred's talk to the Society on 25th April 2004. Absorbing review of public road transport in the Borders mainly in the 20th century. | 9 pages or more | 55 | Fred Kennington |
| Scottish Omnibuses | On the Buses | An article from The Southern Reporter of October 29th 1959 about George Turnbull's working life from 1913 to 1959, as a chauffeur or mechanic until 1924, then various jobs for a local bus company. | 2 pages or more | 66 | Charles Borthwick |
| Scotus | Duns, Burgh on the Merse and Surrounding Villages | Review of the book Dunse Burgh on the Merse with the Surrounding Villages' by James Denham. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Scotus | John Duns Scotus | A mention of events to commemorate the 750th. Anniversary of the birth of John Duns Scotus, genealogy research and the seeking of a possible DNA connection. | 1 page or more | 89 | Ronald Morrison |
| Scotus | David Hume 1711 to 1776 | Some biographical notes on David Hume, philosopher on the occasion of the 300th. Anniversary of his birth - also some notes on John Duns Scotus and the Revd. Thomas McCrie | 2 pages or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Scouler | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Scrooge | Leading Genealogy Website Unearths Miser Scrooge’s Scottish Connections | Whether it’s merited or not, Scots have often labelled as being tight-fisted and now one of the world’s leading genealogy websites, Scotlands People, (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk) has unearthed records which prove that the miser Scrooge did indeed have Scottish roots. | 1 page or more | 60 | |
| Scrope | Bell Ancestry | The author traces his Bell history form Asrigg and Dent in Yorkshire | 1 page or more | 92 | Mike Bell |
| Sculpture | Sculpting the Past | Review of a book on the life of the sculptor George Paterson Sutherland. | less than 1 page | 92 | Ronald Morrison |
| Scutari | The Purves, Clays, and the Crimean War | This is the text of the authors' talk to the Society titled 'James Charles Purves: a Coldstream Lad at the Charge' on 20th March 2005 about one of the participants in the charge of the Light Brigade, the battle, and some of James' family. | 12 pages or more | 58 | Will Murray and Trevor Swan |
| Seaton Delaval | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This article, reprinted by permission of Northumberland and Durham FHS, is a list of persons in communion rolls, who had moved from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 20 | Don Mason |
| Second World War | Floors Castle Hospital | Note on inventory lists and photographs which have come to light dating from the Second World War and an appeal for more information. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| Second World War | WW2 Auxiliaries | Some notes on the work of the World War 2 Auxiliaries or the British Resistance Army. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Secret Peebles | Peebles History Tour | Review of a book compiled by Liz Hanson being a photographic tour of Peebles. | less than 1 page | 97 | Ronald Morrison |
| Selkirk | The Walter Mason Papers | The Walter Mason Papers. This is a brief description of the collection held by the museum services of Scottish Borders Council. | 1 page or more | 19 | Walter Elliot |
| Selkirk | Selkirk and Melrose Through Time | Review of the book published by Amberley Publishing. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Selkirk | Royal Burgh of Selkirk, Regulations and Orders | Regulations and Orders made by the Magistrates of Selkirk 1820. | 1 page or more | 98 | |
| Selkirk | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Selkirk | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Selkirk | Bondagers of the Borders | Liz Taylor presented a most informative talk to members of the society, this is a short story of Bondagers. | 1 page or more | 9 | Liz Taylor |
| Selkirk | Selkirk Poor Cases, 1844 | 16 cases of Selkirk Poor from the Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Law (Scotland), 1844. | 2 pages or more | 54 | Peter Munro |
| Selkirk | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| Selkirk | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Selkirk | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Selkirk | 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 |
| Selkirk | Maps | Brief notes about Borders maps available from the Society, and on the Internet. | 1 page or more | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Selkirk | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth century | The burgh of Selkirk, their trades, who controlled them. The baillies sergeants and how they came into being. Continued from issue 25. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Peter Symms |
| Selkirk | Police and Criminal Indexing Project | An update on the indexing of the Selkirk Criminal Register. | less than 1 page | 85 | Elma Flaming |
| Selkirk | The Ancient Crafts of Selkirk | The history of crafts in Selkirk from 1113 with the building of the Border abbeys through to the Union of the Crowns. | 1 page or more | 32 | Jim Newlands |
| Selkirk | The Langlands | How a family can be traced with the help of a family Bible | 3 pages or more | 36 | Mrs Prue Langlands |
| Selkirk | 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 |
| Selkirk | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth Century | The Burgesses, and how they looked after Selkirk. The privileges that they gave themselves. Continued in issue 26. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Peter Symms |
| Selkirk | Andrew Currie, Border Sculptor | An account of the life of Andrew Currie, sculptor (1812-1891) born at Howford Farm Yarrow. Won commissions for several well known public monuments including Mungo Park in Selkirk, the Ettrick Shepherd at St Mary's Loch, two characters on the Scott monument in Edinburgh and Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle. Married Isabella Hardie daughter of a Denholm stocking-maker and moved to Earlston to work as a sculptor. A full account of his life and works | 5 pages or more | 78 | Bob Johnstone |
| Selkirk | The Haining, Selkirk | A short history of the house and plans for its future. | 1 page or more | 80 | Ronald Morrison |
| Selkirk | A.R. Edwards Photographic Archive | Review of the book 'A.R. Edwards Photographic Archive' by Janis Cornwall. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Selkirk | A Canadian Connection | Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Jenifer Payne |
| Selkirk | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Selkirk | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| Selkirk | Archibald Johnstone, Galashiels weaver and Australian mill owner | The story of Archibald Johnstone from Galashiels who set up a mill in Selkirk (Burn Mill) with his uncle Daniel, who were then persuaded by Peter Bulman (a wool mill engineer and machinist originally from Denholm; a cattle farmer in Australia) to relocate to Australia in Australia to develop a mill (the Waverley mill) in Launceston, Tasmania. The new mill opened in May 1874. Peter Bulman bought out the Johnstones in 1883 and the mill passed to his brother-in-las Robert Hogarth. The mill is still operating at the time of writing. The Johnstones set up a new mill in Hobart (the Johnstone Bros Derwent Mill) with production starting in 1884 using members of the Aiken family from the Borders. Archibald died in 1917. The mill ceased operating in 1939, the building now used for multiple purposes. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Marion Johnstone |
| Selkirk | Douglas of Springwood Park | The name Douglas would run fear into many Englishmen. This distinguished Border family and its history. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Donald Whyte |
| Selkirk | Some Selkirk Worthies | Notes on some Selkirk 'worthies' of old. | 4 pages or more | 82 | George Turnbull |
| Selkirk | The Pedigree of the Selkirk Family of Selkirk , Scotland | A family tree of the Selkirk Family. | 2 pages or more | 2 | James Selkirk |
| Selkirk | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Selkirk | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Selkirk | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Selkirk | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Selkirk | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Selkirk | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| Selkirk | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Selkirkshire | John Ainslie Map Maker | John Ainslie who was described at a conference in Edinburgh in 1971 as Scotland's greatest cartographer. | 2 pages or more | 4 | C.M. Ainslie |
| Selkirkshire | Maps | Brief notes about Borders maps available from the Society, and on the Internet. | 1 page or more | 43 | Peter Munro |
| Selkirkshire | The Search for Robert Scott | An account of the author's search for more information on his ancestor, Robert Scott, a teacher in South Africa who died in 1892 and his success in tracing his ancestry back to Selkirkshire. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Robin Scott |
| Serbia | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| servants | The Milne-Graden papers | Some notes on the records at Paxton House particularly the domestic records. There are many references to the Home and Milne-Home servants by name from the 1780s to the early 20th. | less than 1 page | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Servants | Servants Emerging from the Shadows | Notes on an exhibition and recording of records pertaining to staff and employees at Paxton House. | 1 page or more | 82 | Chris Pawson |
| Session Clerks | Borders Family History Inaugural Lecture | Inaugural talk on the basic sources for looking into your family history. Dealing with parochial registers, census returns, etc. | 5 pages or more | 1 | Donald Whyte |
| Sessions | Extracts of the Hutton Session Records Jun 19th 1819 - Dec 7th 1821 | Transcribed extracts of the Hutton Session Records mainly about donations to the Poor, and a list of ministers since 1688. Lots of names. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Heather Lough |
| Shacklock | Tracing Your Family Tree May Not Always Be Pleasant | Account of research into one specific family. Very detailed - a lot of research. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Margaret C. Lawson |
| Shanks | Old Town Dairy, Galashiels | A history of the Old Town Dairy in Galashiels and the Anderson family. | 1 page or more | 98 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Sharpe | Border-Line Experiences of a Canadian Researcher | The Ainslie born in Lilliesleaf and how a trip from Canada to research the family ended in a book. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert L. Morden |
| Sharplaw | Know your Parish--Hounam | The history of Hounam. | 1 page or more | 16 | |
| Shaw | The Miller Family of Hawick, Scotland and Delaware County, New York | This Miller family who emigrated from Hawick or Roberton-they set up a farm in the Catskill mountains of New York. | 2 pages or more | 34 | C. Raymond La Fever |
| Shelley | An Infamous Mistress | A review of the book 'An Infamous Mistress' by Sarah Murden and Joanne Major being a biography of Grace Dalrymple Elliot. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Shepherd | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Shepherding | To Follow the Dogs and Carry the Stick | An account of life and shepherding in the Lammermuirs before, during and immediately after the Second World War. | 1 page or more | 90 | Bob Jaffray |
| Shepherds | Friends of Hoar Cottage | An account of Hoar Cottage, a shepherd's cottage on Exmoor in North Devon which has connections with shepherds from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bette Baldwin |
| Sheriff Court | Wills and Testaments | Scots law on wills and testaments-the difference. With a good description on how and where to find information on the subject. | 3 pages or more | 22 | James Galbraith |
| Sherlaw | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Sherlaw | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Sherlock Holmes | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Sherriff | The People of the Lammermuirs | Detailed history of the Lammermuirs from Celtic times to the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 23 | Norrie McLeish |
| Shiel | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued from issue 41. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Jim Wilson |
| Shields | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Shiels | Canadian Strays | Some discoveries of Lowland strays from Grey township, Ontario | 1 page or more | 30 | J. Hislop |
| Shillinglaw | About the Shillinglaw | Family history about the Shillinglaw family. | 1 page or more | 5 | Ada Elizabeth Shillinglaw |
| Shillinglaw | Shillinglaw Walls | Shillinglaw Tower not far from Traquair it is not only a heap of stones - an interesting tale. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Jean Shillinglaw Ridley |
| Shillinglaw | Berwickshire Postal History | A look at Berwickshire postal history and postmarks and also at various letters of historical significance. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Keith Robertson |
| Ship ‘Nebo’ | Old Emigrant’s Diaries | Extract from diary of Margaret Charteris, wife of Thomas Hinshelwood, emigrant from Jedburgh, ship ‘Nebo’, to Queensland, in 1883. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Jane Gibson |
| Ship 'Brilliant' | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Ship 'Kaffraria' | A 'Scot' Moves to South Africa | Biography of Archibald Little, born Melrose, 11th Jan 1829, died 13 Dec 1921, Johannesburg. Brief notes on his occupations, and service in the Basuto War. | 2 pages or more | 44 | Tony Little |
| Ship 'Killawarra' | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Ship 'Scottish Lassie ' | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Ship voyage | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued from issue 41. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Jim Wilson |
| Shipping | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Ships | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Shipwrecks | Society Library | Recent additions to the Society Library. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| shoemaker | John Lee, Shoemaker in Kelso | Some details of the funeral of John Lee, shoemaker in Kelso 1802. Details of funeral arrangements and surnames of those attending the funeral | 2 pages or more | 75 | Elma Fleming |
| Shoemaker | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Shoemaker | A Family of Shoemakers - The Allans of Paxton | Interest account of the Allans of Paxton who were shoemakers in Paxton from around 1800 till the beginning of World War II. | 4 pages or more | 67 | Mary Newbery |
| Shoemakers | The Ancient Crafts of Selkirk | The history of crafts in Selkirk from 1113 with the building of the Border abbeys through to the Union of the Crowns. | 1 page or more | 32 | Jim Newlands |
| Shoemakers | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Shop Tokens | Granny's Bawbees and other coins (part 2) | The writer traces the history of coinage in Scotland and talks of shop cheques or tokens particularly instancing Co-operative stores and also mentioning J.A. Game's tea shop in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Shortreed | Shortreed Companion of Sir Walter Scott | Account of Sir Walter Scott's friendship with Robert Shortreed (1762-1829), and Robert's descendants. | 2 pages or more | 50 | Donald Whyte |
| Sibbald | The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Extracts from a talk given by Joan Ferguson on the Royal College of Physicians from 1681 right through the years. | 4 pages or more | 39 | Joan Ferguson |
| Silk | The Silk Mill Jedburgh: The Story of the North British Rayon Factory 1928 -1956 | A review of the book of the same title written by Norrie McLeish. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Silverbuthall House | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Simm | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Simon | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Simperon Mains | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Simprim | From Simprim Kirk session records 1705--A case of Drunkenness | Drink was the downfall of two friends after a session in Coldstream in 1705. | 1 page or more | 7 | Colin Wood |
| Simpson | A family of Tainsh | George Tainsh who married Catherine Gilroy from Selkirk and their descendants. | 4 pages or more | 4 | P. Tainsh- Hardie |
| Simpson | Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800 - 1864) | Second and final part of the account of Dr Henderson's family (the remaining 11 children born from 1841 to 1863 !) with a very early plea for the eight-hour day and some interesting poetry. | 8 pages or more | 63 | Bill Henderson |
| Simpson | In the hands of the Turk | The story of a collection to pay a ransom of a man who fell into the hands of a Turk. This is as told in the Register of the Privy Council for the year 1677. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jane Gibson |
| Simpson | The Langlands | How a family can be traced with the help of a family Bible | 3 pages or more | 36 | Mrs Prue Langlands |
| Simson | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| Sinclair | 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 |
| Sinclair | Polwarth on the Green | A history of Polwarth that was handed out by Colin Wood on the outing to Polwarth, Oct 1988. | 1 page or more | 8 | Colin Wood |
| Singapore | "My Great Grandfather died at sea" | A ships Master from Irvine in Ayrshire. How Bill researched the history of a remarkable seaman. 'One of his best'. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Bill Murray |
| Sinking | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Sinton | Bringing Science to Genealogy - DNA Testing | Have you got a family rumour of relationships between families that you cannot prove ? Perhaps you’re curious whether or not you’ve some undiscovered relations out there somewhere in the world, or a brick wall that stubbornly refuses to budge. Then possibly you should consider DNA testing. The author set up three surname DNA projects for Sinton, Fairbairn and Runciman. | 2 pages or more | 67 | Lorna Henderson |
| Sinton | Update to 'Bringing science to genealogy' | An update on a DNA project that was first described in Volume 67, pages 1 -4 June 2008. | 4 pages or more | 72 | Lorna Henderson |
| Sir A Ramsey | Hermitage--Grim Guardian of the Borders | Lord Soulis and how he came to his rather barbaric death. It follows the history of Hermitage through the years. Very interesting. | 3 pages or more | 14 | Norrie McLeish |
| Sir G. Home | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Sir W. Douglas | Hermitage--Grim Guardian of the Borders | Lord Soulis and how he came to his rather barbaric death. It follows the history of Hermitage through the years. Very interesting. | 3 pages or more | 14 | Norrie McLeish |
| Sir Walter Scott | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| Skelden | An ill-matched couple | An account from a solicitor's file of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife over assets. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ralph Maltman |
| Skene | DNA Update | A review of the DNA results of the author. He describes the limitations of the system, but summarises the positive outcomes. | less than 1 page | 103 | Bill Stewart |
| Skirling | The Tweedsmuir Sacrifice | An account of the sacrifices and losses of the Parishioners of Tweedsmuir during W.W.1. and of one family in particular. | 2 pages or more | 96 | Ian Renwick |
| Slater | Kelso Slaters | Photos possibly of the Slaters of Kelso, seeking identification. | less than 1 page | 104 | Andrew Solomon |
| Sligh | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Sligo | 'A Lamentable Accident' | A description collated from the local press from December 1881 of the death of Michael Queenan (from Frogden, and father of 5 children) as result of an accident near Frogden on the way home in a spring cart being driven home by brother-in-law James Corcoran (toll collector at Cowbog Toll), from St Marys Church Kelso. The funeral was in Linton churchyard. James was sent to prison, but released on bail 13 January 1882, and was found not guilty of homicide February 1882. The parents of the deceased originally came from Sligo, Ireland. There is a further investigation into the Queenans all over the Borders and the other children of Michael and Catherine Queenan, including Betsy who had married the aforementioned James Corcoran. | 3 pages or more | 104 | Cyril Corcoran |
| Sloane | Restoration of Gravestone at Peebles - James Sloane | An account of the restoration of a gravestone in the churchyard at Peebles of James Sloane who was rector of Peebles Grammar School between 1802 and 1843. Also extracts on James Sloane from a book 'Glimpses of Peebles and Forgotten Characters in its History' by Alexander Williamson published in 1895. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Smail | Baillie John Smail of Galashiels | Baillie Smail, born at Clovenfords, was First Baillie in 1867, and was renowned for severe punishment . He died of chronic alcoholism. | 1 page or more | 36 | |
| Smail | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| Smail | Innerleithen Shops | Information on the CD published by the Society on 'Innerleithen Shops' compiled by Bobby Richardson. | 1 page or more | 87 | |
| Smail | Historic and Photographic Glimpses of Old Innerleithen | Promotion of the book 'Historic and Photographic Glimpses of Old Innerleithen' by Bobby Richardson published by the Society. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Smailcleughfoot | The Olivers of Jed Valley | A History of the Olivers of the Jed Valley tracing their history from the earliest of times with reference to some of the more famous and infamous. | 6 pages or more | 85 | Norrie McLeish |
| Smailholm | The Crammond Family of Smailholm | Notes about a Crammond family of Smailholm and their children. | 1 page or more | 57 | Hazel Crammond |
| Smailholm | Letter to the Editor - Ulster Pringles? | A request for help with researching the Pringle Clan who lived at Smailholm Tower (1400 to 1650-1700), and their connection with the Pringles of Ulster. | less than 1 page | 101 | Nigel C.B. Pringle |
| Smailholm | Marth’s Marmalade and Diet Loaf | Some letters which brought life to the bare bones of the author's family tree. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Marjorie Dybeck |
| Smailholm | A DNA Revelation | The author's discovery of a direct link to a blood cousin with the name of CRAM, and the surmise that CRAMMOND got shortened along the passage of time. | less than 1 page | 57 | Gordon Crammond |
| Smailholm | James Fleming, father of Sir John Ambrose Fleming | Some notes on James Fleming, born near Smailholm, father of Sir John Ambrose Fleming who featured in issue 82. | 2 pages or more | 84 | Ian McGregor |
| Smailholm | Captain Cook's Border Background | The history of Captain James Cook and the Ednam connection. | 1 page or more | 6 | Dr Jim Trainer |
| Smailholm | Sir Walter Scott's Borders | A note about Scott being born in Edinburgh, but convalescing at Sandyknowe Farm near Smailholm with grandfather and Aunt Jenny, where he was immersed in Borders history and folklore and music. A year at Kelso Grammar School, Deputy Sheriff of Selkirkshire, Ashestiel and construction Abbotsford. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Small | Rev. Robert Douglas, 1747-1820 The father of Galashiels | The Rev. Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, 1747-1820, was a man of great ability and served his parishioners so well he was called "The Father of Galashiels". | 2 pages or more | 37 | Donald Whyte |
| Smallpox | Smallpox inoculation in late 18th century Melrose | A brief account of the smallpox child inoculations in Totfield by Andrew Usher (born 1782 - died 1855 - founder of the whisky distilling dynasty Edinburgh) from Darnick. | less than 1 page | 105 | Editor |
| Smart | Guild of One-Name Studies | An account of a talk given by Lorna Kinnaird on the Guild of One Name Studies. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Smiddy | Fountainhall Smiddy 1793-1945 | Account of the Hislop / Dick family who worked in the smiddy (blacksmith's shop) for five generations. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Margaret Dick |
| Smith | Drumelzier Smiths | A reaction to the article 'Grandpa Johnston's Reminiscences' Issue 107, and the connection to blacksmiths, Drumelzier and Crookhaugh. The author x6 great grandfather John Findlayson was a blacksmith in Drumelzier, and the history of this family is summarised. | less than 1 page | 108 | Susan Brownjohn |
| Smith | Convicts Transported to Western Australia in 1858 aboard the 'Edwin Fox' | A list of Scottish convicts transported to Australia on the "Edwin Fox". Reprinted from Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal | 2 pages or more | 70 | Lynn Manning |
| Smith | William Wye Smith | An account of the life of the poet, author, teacher, publisher and minister, William Wye Smith, born Jedburgh in 1815. | 1 page or more | 96 | Peter Munro |
| Smith | Memories of Sir William Burrell's house staff at Hutton Castle | Follow-up on article on Staff at Hutton Castle. | less than 1 page | 98 | Lesley Gray |
| Smith | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Smith | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Smith | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Smith | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Smith | Extracts from Dunse Barony Records | Extracts from the author's book, Dunse Barony Records, in the 1760s. | 2 pages or more | 68 | Ronald Morrison |
| Smith | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Smith Hive | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| SMT | Travellers Tales in the Borders | This is the text of Fred's talk to the Society on 25th April 2004. Absorbing review of public road transport in the Borders mainly in the 20th century. | 9 pages or more | 55 | Fred Kennington |
| Smyth | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Snaresbrook | Snaresbrook Institute | An account of the workings of the Snaersbrook Institute set up in 1827 to 'afford relief for the orphans of seaman' and of research of the records. | 1 page or more | 93 | Peter Munro |
| Social Customs | Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 5 pages or more | 32 | A. V. Tokley |
| Soldiers | WW2 Auxiliaries | Some notes on the work of the World War 2 Auxiliaries or the British Resistance Army. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Soldiers | So You've Found A Soldier | The trials that you may find looking for your connection with a soldier that was in the British Army. | 2 pages or more | 14 | Capt. John E. Grey |
| Soldiers | Soldiers' Wills | A brief article of Soldiers' Wills and how to access on line. | 86 | ||
| Soldiers | The Peeblesshire Volunteers | A review of a book written by Society member, Robert D Knox, on the history of the Peeblesshire Rifle Volunteers between 1860 and 1908. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Soldiers | Letters of the Andersons of Selkirk | Grateful acknowledgement to Tim Anderson of a transcript of letters of the Andersons of Selkirk, soldiers, surgeons and explorers (1804-1820) with particular reference to Mungo Park and his trip to Africa. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Soldiers | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| Somerville | The Autobiography of a Working man | Some notes regarding the life of Alexander Somerville born in East Lothian but who spent most of his early life in Berwickshire. He became a cavalryman in the Royal British Dragoons but was subjected to punishment of 100 lashes for writing to a local paper at the time of the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. Questions were asked in Parliament regarding his punishment almost universally regarded as excessive and his release from the army was purchased by public subscription. His autobiography recalls the hardship of his early life in Berwickshire as son of a farm hand. | 2 pages or more | 79 | Ronald Morrison |
| Sommerville | Mary Sommerville | An account of the life of Mary Sommerville, born in Jedburgh and the reason for her being honoured on a bank note. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Soonhope | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Sorrowlessfield | George Fleming M.A. | Article on George Fleming M.A., distinguished educationalist. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ian McGregor |
| Soulis | Hermitage - Grim Guardian of the Borders- | The history of Hermitage Castle and its inhabitants from 1207 right through. Continued in issue 11. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Norrie McLeish |
| Soup kitchen | Soup Kitchen at Dunse 1832 | An account of the outbreak of cholera in 1832 and minutes of the Dunse Committee of Health setting up soup kitchens with names of those to whom vouchers were issued. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Ronald Morrison |
| Sourhope | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued from issue 41. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Jim Wilson |
| Souters | The Ancient Crafts of Selkirk | The history of crafts in Selkirk from 1113 with the building of the Border abbeys through to the Union of the Crowns. | 1 page or more | 32 | Jim Newlands |
| Souters | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Souters | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| South Africa | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| South Africa | Thomas Pringle, Writer, Poet and Anti-Slavery Campaigner | An account of the life of Thomas Pringle born at Linton in 1789 who went on to become a respected poet and close acquaintance of Sir Walter Scott. He later emigrated to South Africa where he experiences many travails. The article recounts these experiences and how the family overcame many difficulties as early settlers. He founded a school and wrote a book on the state of the English settlers. He became a noted campaigner for human rights and came to be known as "the father of South African Poetry" | 9 pages or more | 82 | Marjorie Gavin |
| South Africa | Thomas Pringle | A follow up from Professor Charles Wait in South Africa on the article on Thomas Pringle in the previous edition with photographs of a memorial church to Thomas Pringle, its history, some notes on his descendants and how he is remembered in South Africa. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Professor Charles Wait |
| South Africa | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| South Africa | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| South Africa | The Search for Robert Scott | An account of the author's search for more information on his ancestor, Robert Scott, a teacher in South Africa who died in 1892 and his success in tracing his ancestry back to Selkirkshire. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Robin Scott |
| South Africa | A House United | How a house (Heatherlieburn, Selkirk) built by Richard Leitch in 1862 came to unite two distant Hepburn relatives who had no idea of each other’s existence. | 3 pages or more | 61 | Celia Baylis and Barbara Nichol |
| South Africa | Life in Linton with William Pringle's Family | Absorbing account of William Pringle, his children, and his grandson, Thomas Pringle, the 'Poet of South Africa'. | 4 pages or more | 20 | Barbara E. Turner |
| South America | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| South Australia | From the Scottish Borders to South Australia | An account of the lives of William Oliver his wife Elizabeth Turnbull who were married at Jedburgh in1833 who emigrated to South Australia, their family and subsequent life, Contains much genealogy and notes on the Oliver DNA project. | 5 pages or more | 78 | Ruth Oliver |
| Southdean | The Olivers of Jed Valley | A History of the Olivers of the Jed Valley tracing their history from the earliest of times with reference to some of the more famous and infamous. | 6 pages or more | 85 | Norrie McLeish |
| Southdean | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Southfield | The Soldiers Remember | Report on launch of the book 'The Soldiers Remember' being of memories recorded by wounded soldiers during WW1 as they recovered at Southfield Military Hospital, Duns. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Spark | Chrissie Aitken's Story | The story of Chrissie, a survivor from the sinking of the S.S. Lusitania in 1914. | 2 pages or more | 94 | Oliver Russell |
| Spark | Cranston-Pringle-Spark | The author traces her genealogy. | 1 page or more | 94 | Muriel Hall |
| Spark | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Spedlin | Recording the Jardines - A one-name study | 17 years of research of the Jardine Clan Society. A history of the Clan and the worldwide story of the Jardines. | 4 pages or more | 27 | Violet Jardine |
| Spedlins | Family History News - The Jardine Clan Society | Formed in 1977. Came from France 1066, settled in Annandale; now, branches of the family world wide. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Editor |
| Speedy | The Soldiers Remember | Report on launch of the book 'The Soldiers Remember' being of memories recorded by wounded soldiers during WW1 as they recovered at Southfield Military Hospital, Duns. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Spence | Spence Family Records | Note on extensive records of the Spence family donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Spence | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Spences Mains | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Spens | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Spitfire | Ednam and Captain Cook | A Cleveland lady spent time and effort tracing Captain Cook. Herein lies the Ednam Connection | less than 1 page | 25 | John Newlands |
| Spittal Tower | Snowstorm in the Cheviots | A young shepherd gets lost in the snow and is frozen to death. There's also a specification for shepherds boots. | 2 pages or more | 69 | Jean Fleming |
| Spittlefield | A Case for the Commissary | The amount of information found on any particular family is a matter of luck but time spent will be rewarding. | 4 pages or more | 33 | Rosemary Bigwood |
| Spottiswood | 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 |
| Spottiswoode | Lady Jane Scott-Spottiswoode | Reference to a pamphlet 'Souvenir of Sympathy' donated to the Society relating to the funeral of Lady Jane Scott-Spottiswoode. | 1 page or more | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Spouse | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Spowart | Berwick Books | A reference to books on Berwick and where they might be accessed. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Spread Eagle | James Stevenson, Procurator Fiscal Jedburgh | Report on notes and papers received relating to the life of James Stevenson for approximately 60 years from 1827 Procurator Fiscal in Jedburgh | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Sprenger | Summary of Talk on Witchcraft | Summary of talk by Roy Pugh on Witchcraft in Scotland. | 2 pages or more | 97 | |
| Springfield | Border Marriage Records | The history of Irregular Marriages up and down the country. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Donald Whyte |
| Springwood | 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 |
| Springwood Park | New Collections at the Heritage Hub | County council records, diaries and estate papers were identified amongst the backlog of uncatalogued material at the Scottish Borders Archive. | 4 pages or more | 69 | Juline Baird |
| Sprouston | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Haliburtons of Sprouston | Origins of the Haliburtons; William who had 12 children and their emigration to New Zealand. | less than 1 page | 12 | D.N. Haliburton |
| Sprouston | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Sprouston | The Trotters of Sprouston and Hadden - Part 1 | Absorbing account of the author's researches into her Trotter ancestry. | 7 pages or more | 52 | Jenny Fairman |
| Sprouston | Following in the Footsteps of Robert Redpath. | The story of one man's journey to mine gold in Australia. There is reference to two diaries kept by other men on the voyage from Glasgow to Townsville, Queensland. | 3 pages or more | 69 | Irene J Redpath |
| Sprouston | The Trotters of Sprouston and Hadden - Part 2 | Absorbing account of the author's researches into her Trotter ancestry. | 5 pages or more | 53 | Jenny Fairman |
| Squirrell | Guild of One-Name Studies | An account of a talk given by Lorna Kinnaird on the Guild of One Name Studies. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| SS Clara | John Liddle (13.3.1842 - 26.9.1907) | An account of the life of John Liddle born at Reston and his voyage to Australia in 1865 aboard the "Clara". He kept a diary during the voyage and extracts are included illustrating what life was like aboard an emigrant ship. There are also details from the ship's register (a full list of the names of the 384 immigrants is available) also a breakdown of occupations, nationalities and deaths during the voyage. | 6 pages or more | 80 | Bill Stewart |
| St Abbs | A Village Roll Call 1935 | A list of the names found in St Abbs in 1935 - in verse. In addition to those in the index another 22 names which appear less than 8 times are listed. | 1 page or more | 70 | Alexander Nisbet |
| St Abbs | St. Abbs | Identifying location and seeking further information on an old photograph of St Abbs. | 98 | Colin McCallum | |
| St Aidan's | Heatheryett, Galashiels Monumental Inscriptions | Announcement of publication of C.D. of Monumental Inscriptions at Heatheryett Cemetery Galashiels; also some notes on the history of St Aidan's Church Galashiels. | 1 page or more | 97 | |
| St Aiden | Melrose: Past and Present | A story of Melrose from 3000 years B.C. to the Greenyards in 1992. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mr. T Little |
| St Andrews | The Leyden Family | From USA, an article on the name Leyden with particular reference to Dr John Leyden. | less than 1 page | 12 | Ronald Spencer |
| St Andrews | Revised and improved edition of Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard and St Andrews Monumental Inscriptions | Notes on the improved version of our Memorial Inscriptions covering Kelso Abbey, Old Churchyard Kelso and St Andrews. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| St Andrews Free Church | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| St Boswells | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| St Boswells | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| St Boswells | Old St Boswells | Notes on the republication of the book 'Old St Boswells' by Jean Lawrie. | less than 1 page | 77 | Peter Munro |
| St Boswells | St.Boswells to Berwick Railway via Duns | Some paragraphs on a book 'St Boswells to Berwick via Duns' which traces the history of this railway line. | less than 1 page | 83 | |
| St Boswells | Border Murders | This is a stroll around the Borders looking into, with some depth, the murders in the 1800s. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Norrie McLeish |
| St Boswells | Death in the Borders: 19th Century Border Murder Cases | Book review. Author: Norrie McLeish. Border Murder Cases- a great deal of research has gone into this volume. Gypsies, landlords, and farm workers, and many others. are included. | 2 pages or more | 30 | Hugh K. Mackay |
| St Boswells | Society Library | Recent additions to the Society Library. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| St Boswells | Sidelines on the Borders Railway | Nowadays, the only railway line in the Borders is the main east coast line in Berwickshire. Lady Gibson has discovered, however, that the history of the railways has plenty of interest for family historians. | 1 page or more | 11 | Jane Gibson |
| St Cuthbert | Lauder and Lauderdale | This is the text of the talk given by Ian Miller, president of Old Gala House on the 18th April 1999 | 5 pages or more | 41 | Ian Miller |
| St Cuthbert | Mennims of Norham | The history of Norham, its castle, and how it got its name. | 3 pages or more | 25 | A.M.Mennim |
| St Cuthbert | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| St Cuthberts Church | A Family Church - St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick | Some notes on the history of St Cuthbert's Scottish Episcopal Church, Hawick particularly the author's family connection. Principal names mentioned are Coltman, Ritson, Godfrey, FitzWalter, Dearden, Landles. | 3 pages or more | 75 | Anne Golden |
| St Helena | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| St Helena | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| St Hilary's | St Hilary's School for Girls | An account of the re-location of the school to Thirlestane Castle during World War 2 | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
| St Kentigern | Polwarth on the Green | A history of Polwarth that was handed out by Colin Wood on the outing to Polwarth, Oct 1988. | 1 page or more | 8 | Colin Wood |
| St Lawrence | Know your Parish--Morebattle | A history of Morebattle Parish and the surrounding area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Elspeth Ewan |
| St Mary's Loch | Andrew Currie, Border Sculptor | An account of the life of Andrew Currie, sculptor (1812-1891) born at Howford Farm Yarrow. Won commissions for several well known public monuments including Mungo Park in Selkirk, the Ettrick Shepherd at St Mary's Loch, two characters on the Scott monument in Edinburgh and Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle. Married Isabella Hardie daughter of a Denholm stocking-maker and moved to Earlston to work as a sculptor. A full account of his life and works | 5 pages or more | 78 | Bob Johnstone |
| St Mary's of Wedale | Stow of Wedale | An announcement of the publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with details of all names. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| St Mungo | Polwarth on the Green | A history of Polwarth that was handed out by Colin Wood on the outing to Polwarth, Oct 1988. | 1 page or more | 8 | Colin Wood |
| St Mungo's Fair | Know your Parish-Polwarth | Description of the village of Polwarth, its history, the inhabitants, and their occupations. | 1 page or more | 28 | |
| St Ronan’s Standard | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| St, Abb's | HMS Pathfinder | An account of the sinking in 1914 of HMS Pathfinder off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire viewed by Aldous Huxley. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Staff | Servants Emerging from the Shadows | Notes on an exhibition and recording of records pertaining to staff and employees at Paxton House. | 1 page or more | 82 | Chris Pawson |
| Stained glass window | The Bedrule Stained Glass Window Dedication | A summary of the Turnbull Clan Association AGM in 2019 at the Bedrule Kirk. The AGM included a reflection on and dedication of the Great Commission stained glass window designed by Sandy Milligan, and made and installed by Maurice Jackson of The Stained Glass Studio, Edinburgh, following the donation by Wally and Betty Turnbull from North Carolina. | 1 page or more | 101 | Ken Turnbull |
| Stainton | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Stallangers | Coercion or Consensus? The Government of a Border Burgh in the Sixteenth Century | The Burgesses, and how they looked after Selkirk. The privileges that they gave themselves. Continued in issue 26. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Peter Symms |
| Stamfordham | James Thomson, Capt. James Cook R.N., Ednam and Cleveland | The connection of Rev. James Thomson and Capt. Cook with the village of Ednam. | 1 page or more | 27 | P. D. Thomson |
| Stanley | A Borders Man in the American Civil War | A research for Borderers who fought in the American Civil War with particular reference to Thomas Affleck born in Galashiels. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Michael Hammerson |
| Starhead | The Kers of Cessford Castle | A history of the Kers of Cessford Castle. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Stark | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| Stark | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| Statue | James Wilson, Hawick | Description of the movement of the status of James Wilson (economist) from Hawick (Tower Knowe) to the Hawick Heritage Hub | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| Stavert | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Steel | Peel Hospital Exhibition | A report on the exhibition staged by the Society on the history of Peel Hospital. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Steel | Guess Who’s Missing | The descendants of William Steel Story who lived in Yetholm, Morebattle, Hobkirk, who married Elizabeth Aitchson, daughter of Francis Aitchson and Elizabeth Hogg around 1806. | 1 page or more | 64 | E .Helen Ball |
| Stensone | Kelso Mail August 30th. 1824 | Transcription of an ancient gravestone dug up at Nenthorn to one Alexander Stensone who died 1606. | 1 page or more | 78 | |
| Stephenson | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Stephenson | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Stevenson | James Stevenson, Procurator Fiscal Jedburgh | Report on notes and papers received relating to the life of James Stevenson for approximately 60 years from 1827 Procurator Fiscal in Jedburgh | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Stevenson | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Stevenson | Joseph Stephenson of Longyester, Riddle Lodge and Soonhope | The writer recalls his ancestor, Joseph Stephenson and looks at an unfortunate arrangement he entered into under the influence of alcohol. | 3 pages or more | 99 | Harry D Watson |
| Stevenson | Tweedmount House Tweedmount Road Melrose | A great deal of research has gone into this article on a house from when the land was bought to when it was last sold. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Valerie Mackay |
| Stewart | Liddles Abroad | Family pictures awaken an interest in family history. The author made contact with relatives in Australia, descendants of a blacksmith who'd emigrated front Heughhead, Reston. | 2 pages or more | 72 | Bill Stewart |
| Stewart | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| Stewart | Journey to Australia | The vivid descriptions of life at sea recorded in James Stewart's diary will be of interest to all of us whose ancestors left these shores in the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 37 | Dr J. B. Sproule |
| Stewart | The Stewarts of Kelso | A report into extensive research into the Stewart family of Kelso, latterly of Edinburgh. | 5 pages or more | 77 | Harry D Watson |
| Stewart | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Stewart | James Stewart (c. 1824-1904) - a life) | An account or research into the life of James Stewart (born in Wilton 1824/25) and his family. | 6 pages or more | 96 | Harry D Watson |
| Stewart | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Stewart | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Stewart | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Stewart | The Origins of William Wallace | Notes of the genealogy of William Wallace and suggested connections to the FitzAlans and Stewarts. | 1 page or more | 81 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Stewart | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| Stewart | Cousins Meet | How two cousins previously unknown to each other met through membership of the Society. | less than 1 page | 95 | Esther Davies |
| Stewart | DNA Update | A review of the DNA results of the author. He describes the limitations of the system, but summarises the positive outcomes. | less than 1 page | 103 | Bill Stewart |
| Stewart | Transcribing the Stones | Notes on the publication of the monumental inscriptions at Heatheryett, Galashiels with some notes on the history of Galashiels Parish and the first Church at Lindean burial place of the second wife of John Knox. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Stewart | Great Grandfather's Clock | An account by the author of a clock belonging to his great grandfather which he came upon when holidaying in Australia. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bill Stewart |
| Stewartfield | The Chisholms: Highland Names in the Borders? | This is not just about the Chisholms, it delves into place names in the Borders, why they changed their names and the Highland connections. | 4 pages or more | 28 | Michael Robson |
| Stichill | Pringles of Stichill | An account of how DNA was used to determine the succession to the Barony of Stichill. | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Stichill | Question: Where did all the Smiths from Ednam go? | An attempt to explore the lineage of the 2 Smith families baptised in Ednam from 1790 to 1819. Family 1 -The possible great grandparents of William Smith (1801-1882) the great grandfather of Eric Smith (author), were Andrew Smith and Isabel Davidson - they had 8 children baptised in Ednam. Family 2 - Thomas Smith (baptised 1766 in Ednam) married Janet Waddle from Stichill, had 13 children mostly baptised in Ednam. 2 William Smiths of note from Family 1 ended up in Edinburgh and Australia. in the 1800s, The tracing of 34 children in 3 generations of Smiths is a challenge. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Margaret Smith Eric Smith |
| Stichill | Travelling Scottish Sons from Ancrum, Crailing, Stichill and Earlston | Information extracted from the privately printed book about 3 large Border families, all of who had 1 girl who married a minister in each generations, where letters were written and kept by the brothers. The Cranstoun brothers to the Ancrum manse, the Scott brothers to the Stichill manse, and the Gordon brothers to Gordon and Earlston; the groups of brothers also kept in touch with each other. All these documents have been indexed and reflect every day life in the 1700s and early 1800s, including writing and social skills, education, professions and ministers tenures. | 1 page or more | 107 | Colin -Miles Edgar Anne Edgar |
| Stinson | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| Stintyknowe | Is Anybody Out There ? | The author's search for an ancestor's home. | 2 pages or more | 56 | Jean Currie |
| Stirches | Stirches Brick, Tile and Pottery Works | A history of the Stirches Brick Tile and Pottery Works (est. 1850 by John Scott-Chisholme), when the tweed and hosiery trade took a downturn. A combination of the growth in the woollen trade bringing people from the Midlands and Yorkshire who needed living accommodation, plus the arrival of the railway in 1849 to bring sandstone for building, seemed an idea that could not fail. Clay for bricks found on the Stirches Estate added to the positive outlook, but the death of Chisholm and increasing competition initiated the demise of the factory which closed in 1873. The account includes site maps and reference to many other accounts and articles at the time and since. | 3 pages or more | 101 | J.G.Macdonald |
| Stirches | A Balloon Visits the Borders | History of hot-air ballooning over Scotland and the Borders from 1785 | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Stitchel | The Dimma and Dickson Families of the Borders Region, Scotland | The Dimma family from Eckford, who they married, and where they settled in Ontario. This is a well researched article into a old Border family. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Thomas Dimma Minster |
| Stobie | Great Grandfather's Clock | An account by the author of a clock belonging to his great grandfather which he came upon when holidaying in Australia. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bill Stewart |
| Stobo | My dig into the past | Peeblesshire family and from other parts of the Borders, an interesting tale. Also history of various bridges over the Tweed. | 3 pages or more | 34 | A. Turner |
| Stobo | From Peebleshire to Canada: William Cranston Murray - An Artist in Architecture | The story of the architect William Cranston Murray from Peeblesshire who went to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, and joined the growing Scottish community (about 2,000 people) there in 1819. Born in Stobo in 1788, his father James was a shepherd. James' first wife Elizabeth (b. about 1761) died and was buried in Stobo Kirk graveyard in 1842. William married Alexanderina Hislop from Glenholm, and their son James was born 1814 in Drumelzier. By 1825 the population of the Miramichi are had grown to about 8,500. The account summarises Murray's major works in the New Brunswick area, many as a result of the Great Miramichi fire in the October of 1825 i.e. St Paul's Anglican Church (Bushville), Judge Peters stately home (Bushville), Murray House , St James Presbyterian and St John United churches, Old Northumberland County Courthouse - all in (Newcastle). In addition there is an attempt at creating a detailed family tree of the Murray family following William's 10 children, of which only 6 names are known. The children of first son James (13), and daughter Margaret (8). | 7 pages or more | 106 | Barbara MacIntosh Charlotte Loggie |
| Stobo | The Altarstone at Stobo | Stobo Slate Quarry 'whatever'. Also a connection to Merlin and Arthur. | 1 page or more | 10 | Isobel Jardine |
| Stobo Castle | Amazing Co-incidence | An account of the unexpected discovery of relations. | 1 page or more | 92 | Sybil Berredoth |
| Stobs | Scotland's Aldershot | A report on excavations at Stobs Prisoner of War Camp and attempts to trace further information on prisoners. | 1 page or more | 92 | Jared Squirrell |
| Stobs | Stobs War Memorial | Some notes on Stobs P.O.W. camp near Hawick and restoration of the War Memorial. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Stobs | Stobs Military Camp | Account of a project by Archaeology Scotland to excavate and obtain information on Stobs Military Camp and the Society's involvement. | 3 pages or more | 95 | Jared Squirrel |
| Stobs | Stobs Internment Camp near Hawick | Some notes on Stobs Internment Camp and its history. | 90 | ||
| Stobs | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Stobs Camp | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Stobs Camp | 2nd Lt Robert Leman Purdom | A native of Hawick Robert Leman Purdom KOSB (1883-1917) was from a family key in the development of the town. Robert senior was the Town Clerk, co-founded Hawick Golf Club, and secretary of the School of Art and Cottage Hospital. Robert seniors siblings (x3) and many half-siblings (x7) are listed and described, as are Robert seniors parents. Robert Leman' mother was Helen Emma Leman, whose family had relocated to Australia during the gold rush. Robert Lemans siblings are listed and described. Robert Leman enlisted and rose to 2nd Lt, but was killed in action 1917 aged 32. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Editor |
| Stobs Camp | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Stobs Internment Camp | Stobs Internment Camp near Hawick | Some notes on Stobs Internment Camp and its history. | 90 | ||
| Stockholm | Totties in Sweden | Note about Thomas Tottie, from Jedburgh, born in 1664, a tobacco manufacturer, extracted from Th. A. Fischer’s The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907). | less than 1 page | 60 | |
| Stoddart | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Stoddart | Dandie Dinmont Statue | Some notes on the Dandie Dinmont statue at The Haining Selkirk. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Stoddart | Greetings from Northland | The author from New Zealand describes seeking information on the Turnbulls, Binnies, Hoggs and Stoddarts from Selkirk, especially Richard Turnbull, and his sons Thomas and Peter who died in WW1, Jane Hogg Binnie Turnbull, and Ernest Joseph Ramsbottom. A small family tree is presented. | 2 pages or more | 104 | Brian O'Brian |
| Stoddart | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Storey | In Search of a Storey | Account of research on her family done by the late Valerie Storey in the 1980s/90s with updates and comments by Enid Cruickshank. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Valerie Storey/Enid Cruickshank |
| Storie | In Search of a Storey | Account of research on her family done by the late Valerie Storey in the 1980s/90s with updates and comments by Enid Cruickshank. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Valerie Storey/Enid Cruickshank |
| Storrie | In Search of a Storey | Account of research on her family done by the late Valerie Storey in the 1980s/90s with updates and comments by Enid Cruickshank. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Valerie Storey/Enid Cruickshank |
| Story | Guess Who’s Missing | The descendants of William Steel Story who lived in Yetholm, Morebattle, Hobkirk, who married Elizabeth Aitchson, daughter of Francis Aitchson and Elizabeth Hogg around 1806. | 1 page or more | 64 | E .Helen Ball |
| Stow | Stow Monumental Inscriptions | Some information on the forthcoming publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with reference to various documents pertaining to Stow in the National Archives of Scotland with some interesting extracts. | 2 pages or more | 83 | Elma Fleming |
| Stow | The Reverence Alexander Naughley | A very interesting account of a Parish Clergyman from Stow to Threlkeld and his life story. | 2 pages or more | 31 | Eddie Wren |
| Stow | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| Stow | Erin to Edinburgh | Notes on talk and book by Ellis Owens on her family's migration from Ireland to Stow and Edinburgh. | less than 1 page | 97 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Stow | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Stow | Gala Water and the First World War | Review of book 'Gala Water and the First World War' published by Gala Water History and Heritage Society. | less than 1 page | 99 | |
| Stow | Stow Churchyard | Some notes on the toppling of stones in Stow Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Stow | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Kidstons of Stow | A very comprehensive account of the early Rev Kidston from Stow and their thirteen children and who they married. | 1 page or more | 12 | John Kidston Tait |
| Stow | Stow of Wedale | An announcement of the publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with details of all names. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Stow | A History of the Waddells of Scotland | A review of the book 'A History of the Waddells of Scotland' by Gavin Main Waddell tracing the history of the name and the various branches of the family. The main branch of the family originated from Stow still known today by some as The Stow of Wedale. | 1 page or more | 83 | |
| Stow | Cranston Pringle Spark Update | Update on the Cranston Pringle Spark family, including photographs. | 1 page or more | 100 | Muriel Hall |
| Strathblane | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Strays | Strays | Border Strays | 5 pages or more | 48 | |
| Strays | More Strays | Compilation of part of the Society's Strays index. | 2 pages or more | 51 | Jean Sanderson |
| Strays | Stray | Transcript of a memorial stone recorded by Manchester General Transcription Project. | 81 | ||
| Strays | Strays | Compilation of part of the Society's Strays index. | 4 pages or more | 50 | Jean Sanderson |
| Strays | More Strays | Compilation of part of the Society's Strays index. | 1 page or more | 53 | Jean Sanderson |
| Sudden Deaths | Records of Sudden Deaths and Casualties, Roxburghshire | The records of Sudden Deaths and Casualties in Roxburghshire between 1876 and 1906 have now been indexed. Some examples from these records. | 3 pages or more | 80 | |
| Suffragette | Border Suffragettes | Article of Border Suffragettes. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Suggett | Researching Family History across the Border | An account by the author of the challenges and pitfalls of cross-border research. | 4 pages or more | 91 | Fred Kennington |
| Sunlaws | The Flowers of the Forest--Borderers who fell at Flodden | The Fletcher brothers from Selkirk and were they at Flodden? Probably. | 1 page or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Surname Project | DNA Records for Genealogy | Obtaining the genetic records for your paternal line is important for identification of your cousins and ancestors who share your recent paternal line descent with you. | 1 page or more | 60 | |
| Surnames | Border Names | A note of the most common names in the Borders extracted from the Society's transcription of Memorial Inscriptions, | less than 1 page | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Sutcliffe Troupe | A Young Hawick Entertainer - Charles Stainton | The life of Charles Stainton who first appears in the Hawick Criminal Records aged 9 in 1903 but who went on to become a music hall artist with the Sutcliffe Troupe. | 3 pages or more | 87 | Elma Fleming |
| Sutherland | Grantshouse and the Turner family | History of the family from around 1840. Continued from issue 27. | 1 page or more | 28 | James Burns |
| Sutherland | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Sutherland | Two Sutherland Factors | Two brothers from Yair who were factors for Sutherland. It also covers the Highland Clearances right up to his death. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Jane Gibson |
| Swadling | Old Emigrant’s Diaries | Extract from diary of Margaret Charteris, wife of Thomas Hinshelwood, emigrant from Jedburgh, ship ‘Nebo’, to Queensland, in 1883. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Jane Gibson |
| Swan | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Swan | Swan Family of Jedburgh and Kelso | Recollections by the author's grandmother of life in Jedburgh and Kelso in the early twentieth century. | less than 1 page | 94 | John Falconer Swan |
| Swan | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. Histories of 3 further properties in Duns. 1. The Hermitage on Station Road - built 1840 - previously families Stewart/Stuart and Ferguson - nursing home - and now in private hands again. 2. Duns Auction Mart - opened 1877 - main family connection - Swan. 3. Fenton Lodge (previously Kilmeny) - 1890s designed by local architect George Fortune (also known for local churches - especially new church at Cranshaws - related families Fensons and Robsons. Digital copies available. See also Issue 106. | less than 1 page | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Swan | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Swan | Old Books with Hawick Connections | A description of two old books about Hawick from the author's library. One is a library book that was never returned. Speculation about the culprit reveals many family relationships. | 2 pages or more | 74 | Anne Golden |
| Swann | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Swanston | Gunsgreen House, Eyemouth | Notes on the book "Eustace the Outcast" by David Pae also on the will of James Swanston of Eyemouth containing what is thought to be a list of customers for illicit produce including the Rev. Robert Bowmaker, minister, Duns. | 1 page or more | 78 | Ronald Morrison |
| Sweden | Totties in Sweden | Note about Thomas Tottie, from Jedburgh, born in 1664, a tobacco manufacturer, extracted from Th. A. Fischer’s The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907). | less than 1 page | 60 | |
| Sweden | Gravestone Care | Tips on how to maintain gravestones following a visit to Lund, Sweden | less than 1 page | 102 | Robert Walker |
| Sweeney | A family of Tainsh | George Tainsh who married Catherine Gilroy from Selkirk and their descendants. | 4 pages or more | 4 | P. Tainsh- Hardie |
| Sweetheart Abbey | An Unusual Way Of Recording Family Trees | This is about a gravestone in the burial ground of Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries-shire which has a drawn family tree of the Jardine family. The article shows a picture of the gravestone. | 1 page or more | 66 | Colin McInnes |
| Swinton | Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible | George Brown of Horncliffe brought into the offices the very large Brown family bible. Lavishly illustrated, it also included Family Register page. A transcript of the text is presented. It includes members of the Robertson family from Alexander Robertson (b. 1829 in Simperon Mains) and his wife Margaret (b. 1825 in Swinton) through to Georgina Dickson Robertson and Mary Dickson Robertson born in 1871 in Monkerstones, Fogo. All names registered were from the Borders. Research has confirmed more of the family up to the George Brown who donated the bible. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Swinton | James Melrose Scott | Further to a request for information on Margaret B Scott (1874-1953) in Issue 108, more information is included from member Bruce McCartney regarding James Melrose Scott, Margaret's brother. He joined the KOSB July 1888 and died at Loos August 1915 as a sergeant in WW1, leaving a widow Louisa Selina (Hamilton) Scott of Halliburton Place, Galashiels, and 2 adopted daughters, known as Isabella Melrose, and Agnes Scott. Piper Daniel Laidlaw of Swinton, was later awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery playing the company out of the gassed trench. | less than 1 page | 109 | Editor |
| Swinton | The Story of a Stray | Account of Robert Burgon, a fisherman from Berwick who was drowned in 1850 with William Burgeon, Joseph Cowlin, George Swinton, and the boy David Lyle, and buried in Inverbervie. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Murray Nicoll |
| Swinton | Swinton Memorial Inscriptions | A mention of the transcription of the Memorial Inscriptions at Swinton Churchyard recently carried out by Coldstream History Society and developments at Lennel Churchyard. | less than 1 page | 94 | |
| Sydney | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Symington | Clan Galbraith - Royalty to Refugees | A summary of the torrid history of the Galbraith clan and its associations, describing the branch that ended up in the Scottish Borders, back to John Galbraith in Greenlaw in late 1600s/early 1700s. His son John went on to be a tenant farmer in Humbie, another son (also John) to Symington, and all other siblings to work on the land. By the mid 19th century the merchant arm of the family moved to London. | 1 page or more | 105 | Alastair Galbraith Ann Galbraith |
| Symington | Genealogy of the Symington Family | A review of the book 'The Genealogy of the Symington Family' by the Rev Henry Paton kindly donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 88 | Ronald Morrison |
| Symington | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Synton | McKenzie's around the River Ale | An account of McKenzies in and around the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 49 | W E McKenzie |
| Széchenyi | Adam Clark (1811 to 1866) | A fascinating account of Adam Clark, born in Edinburgh but brought up in Kelso who became a bridge builder of renown in Hungary building the first bridge across the Danube linking the communities of Buda and Pest. | 4 pages or more | 79 | Dr. Jim Lyon |
| TAC Scott | Nae Luck! | Letters. No success as regards more information on William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant), Tweed Mill enquiry or Greenlaw Galbraiths in Ed. 105. Pursuing more information on TAC Scott or Walter Brownlee (Melrose postman) additional photographs are presented. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Taddei | Hawick and District from Old Photographs | Some notes on the recently published book 'Hawick and District from Old Photographs', by Alastair M Redpath. | less than 1 page | 89 | Editor |
| Tainsh | A family of Tainsh | George Tainsh who married Catherine Gilroy from Selkirk and their descendants. | 4 pages or more | 4 | P. Tainsh- Hardie |
| Tait | Arrangements for a Victorian wedding | An account of the arrangements made for the marriage in Galashiels of Andrews Stewart Fisher to Elizabeth Tait with details as on the arranging and the ceremony | 2 pages or more | 76 | Janet Nellis |
| Tait | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Tait | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Tait | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Tait | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Tait | Grantshouse and the Turner family | History of the family from around 1840. Continued from issue 27. | 1 page or more | 28 | James Burns |
| Tait | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Tait & Bruce W.S. | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Talbot House | Talbot House, Poperinge, Belgium | A description of the founding of Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium. Talbot House (Toc H) was founded by 2 army chaplains and opened as a club in 1915 for servicemen for rest and relaxation. The writers paternal grandfather (James Robinson - a rabbit trapper and mole catcher from Lilliesleaf) may have been there. | 2 pages or more | 101 | Esther Davies |
| Taliaferro | Hunters of Duns | Detailed article on the history of the Hunter family of Duns and their involvement in the American War of Independence. | 3 pages or more | 94 | David J Wesley |
| Tangier | In the hands of the Turk | The story of a collection to pay a ransom of a man who fell into the hands of a Turk. This is as told in the Register of the Privy Council for the year 1677. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jane Gibson |
| Tapestry | Great Tapestry of Scotland | Some notes on the proposed housing of the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels. | less than 1 page | 93 | Ronald Morrison |
| Tarakanoff | The Barons Folly | The Barons Folly at Lilliards Edge. Built by Sir John Rutherford of Edgerston. He was a Russian Baron. It was as a banker he first made his mark and connections with the Russian navy, he made his fortune. | 2 pages or more | 38 | John D. Wood |
| Tasmania | Archibald Johnstone, Galashiels weaver and Australian mill owner | The story of Archibald Johnstone from Galashiels who set up a mill in Selkirk (Burn Mill) with his uncle Daniel, who were then persuaded by Peter Bulman (a wool mill engineer and machinist originally from Denholm; a cattle farmer in Australia) to relocate to Australia in Australia to develop a mill (the Waverley mill) in Launceston, Tasmania. The new mill opened in May 1874. Peter Bulman bought out the Johnstones in 1883 and the mill passed to his brother-in-las Robert Hogarth. The mill is still operating at the time of writing. The Johnstones set up a new mill in Hobart (the Johnstone Bros Derwent Mill) with production starting in 1884 using members of the Aiken family from the Borders. Archibald died in 1917. The mill ceased operating in 1939, the building now used for multiple purposes. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Marion Johnstone |
| Tasmania | The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers | The story from the emigration of George McKenzie Johnstone (son of Walter and Mary Johnstone), the great grandfather of the author Graeme Wood, from Galashiels to Tasmania in 1887, after marrying Marion Dallas of Ladhope, and having 3 children Walter, John and George born in Galashiels, and Ann born in Keith. They had 4 more children in Tasmania (Mary, Lillian Marion, Jessie Gladys and Allen Brownlee, by 1898. George joined his brothers David and Archibald, and uncle Daniel, to help setting up a new woollen mill in Hobart, based on their successful building of the Burn Mill on the Ettrick River. George focussed on tailoring, and as a wool merchant. | 1 page or more | 103 | Graeme Wood |
| Tat | Minute Book of the Cordiners of Selkirk 1785 to 1835 | Some background on the Guild of the Cordiners (Souters) of Selkirk following the donation by Dave Anderson of a transcription of their records. | 2 pages or more | 91 | |
| Tates | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Taxation | Roll of Taxes on Clocks and Watches | Some details on the taxation of clocks and watches during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. | less than 1 page | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Taylor | A note on Davidson genealogy in Roxburghshire | Follow up from the article on the Davidson family in issue 95 plus references to two further volumes on Davidson family history. | less than 1 page | 96 | Walter F Davidson and Deidre McKenzie |
| Taylor | A Davidson Family in Teviothead | A history of the family of Davidson, originally from Canonbie who settled in Teviothead. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Walter F Davidson Deidre McKenzie |
| Taylor | Bondagers of the Borders | Liz Taylor presented a most informative talk to members of the society, this is a short story of Bondagers. | 1 page or more | 9 | Liz Taylor |
| Taylor | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| Teeswater | At The Beginning | A tale of one mans delve into family history from the U.K. to Canada and beyond. | 2 pages or more | 1 | Peter Elliot |
| Telescope | James Veitch - Border Astronomer | Short extract of a talk given by Mr. Bill Veitch to the Society on the 15th of May 1994. | less than 1 page | 26 | Bill Veitch |
| Telfer | North Dumfries, Ontario | North Dumfries, Ontario - how John Clark set up and built a settlement. | 1 page or more | 31 | Mr G. Clark |
| Telfer | Pringles | A letter regarding the Pringles of Overhaugh Street, Galashiels and a Captain George Sharp Pringle, with response and follow-up. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Alexander Watson/ Liz McGregor |
| Telfer | James Davidson (alias Dandie Dinmont) | An account of the life of James Davidson (1764-1820), born at Southdean who is recognised as being the 'father' of the breed of dogs known as Dandie Dinmonts. | 1 page or more | 93 | Marjorie McLaughlan |
| Telford | My Namesake | About the Telford family from the Hawick area. He moved around from Langlee, Ancrum. They were buried in Melrose. | less than 1 page | 3 | Helen (Telford) Reichenbach |
| Telford | Nostalgic Memories | Sandra Devlin of Queensland sent a copy of a letter written in Langholm in 1934 by T. Ritchie to his cousin, Dr. T. Oliver. An abridged version is printed in this volume. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Sandra Devlin |
| Telford | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| Temple | Berwick 900 Publication | An account of a publication by the Berwick 900 Project describing 90 key characters and events over nine centuries including family histories. | less than 1 page | 93 | Peter Munro |
| Tenant | Uncleanness at Edrom | A tale of impropriety extracted from the Edrom Session Records. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Tennessee | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Tennessee | Fredrick Thomas Eckford | Biography of F T Eckford, Second Lieutenant, 12th (Green’s) Tennessee Cavalry Regt. | 1 page or more | 43 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Teri | The Hawick Word Book | Review of book 'The Hawick Word Book'. | less than 1 page | 98 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Territorials | The Peeblesshire Volunteers | A review of a book written by Society member, Robert D Knox, on the history of the Peeblesshire Rifle Volunteers between 1860 and 1908. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Terror | North West passage-the Melrose connection | It is 150 years since the explorer, Sir John Franklin, vanished. This is the tale of a Melrose man who was with him on the long journey to find the North West Passage. | 1 page or more | 21 | |
| Testaments | Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' Wills and Testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
| Teviotdale | Newspapers published in the Borders | Border newspapers published in the Borders, 65 in total. | 2 pages or more | 5 | Peter Elliot |
| Teviothead | The Davidson Families of Canonbie | Reference to a History of the Clan Davidson with mention of families in Canonbie, Teviothead and Hawick. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Teviothead | A Davidson Family in Teviothead | A history of the family of Davidson, originally from Canonbie who settled in Teviothead. | 2 pages or more | 95 | Walter F Davidson Deidre McKenzie |
| Texas | James S. Hogg, 1851-1906, Governor of Texas - Were His Ancestors Borderers ? | Biography of James Hogg, with reference to his ancestors and relatives after arrival in Boston in 1699. Other emigrant Hoggs mentioned. | 2 pages or more | 24 | Donald Whyte |
| The Black Douglas | Galashiels Murrays in New South Wales | Murrays first came to the fore in Eccles, follow them through generations. There is also a very touching letter in the article. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Donald Wyte |
| The Gala Brass Band | 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 |
| The Luggie | Baillie John Smail of Galashiels | Baillie Smail, born at Clovenfords, was First Baillie in 1867, and was renowned for severe punishment . He died of chronic alcoholism. | 1 page or more | 36 | |
| The Scots Brigade | Who is related to Johne Blair of Cockburnspath, baptised 10th of July 1642? | A request for help to confirm that Johne Blair served in the Netherlands(Gorinchem) in 1758 in the Scots Brigade. | 1 page or more | 108 | Rudolph de Blij |
| The Seasons | Captain Cook's Border Background | The history of Captain James Cook and the Ednam connection. | 1 page or more | 6 | Dr Jim Trainer |
| Thirlestane | St Hilary's School for Girls | An account of the re-location of the school to Thirlestane Castle during World War 2 | less than 1 page | 94 | Ronald Morrison |
| Thirlestane Castle | Robert Lauder of that Ilk | This is the story of the background and demise of Robert Lauder of that ilk (d.1598), one of the last to be recorded with that appellation. | 3 pages or more | 29 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Thom | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser 1855-1900 | A transcription of death notices in the local newspaper. There are too many names to list them all. Only those with extended entries are indexed. | 10 pages or more | 69 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Thomas | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Thomas Alan Charters Scott | Thomas Alan Charters Scott | A partial story put together based on a collection of documents bought at auction in 2018. Thomas Alan Charters Scott born Galashiels 10/Jun/1925. Father Thomas Allan Charters Scott (1898-1938); mother Mary Anderson (1900-1980) woollen reeler - her parents William Anderson (goods porter) and Mary Phillips. Thomas served an apprenticeship as an engineer, fitter and turner at Burnside Iron Works, Galashiels from 1941, and served in the RAF as an Aircraftsman 1st Class from 1945 to 1948. He returned to Scotland, but then joined the Merchant Navy as 3rd Engineer until 1955. In 1956 he moved back to Galashiels, living at Magdala Terrace, but left his employment after 15 months, to possibly spend time mining in Rhodesia, later returning to marry Margaret Anne Brownlee and purchase another property in Magdala Terrace. Further work has been performed in trying to trace the Brownlee family in Newton St Boswells, Bonjedward, Greenlaw, Huntlywood. Also, efforts to trace back Thomas senior from Newtown St Boswells, through Selkirk and Galashiels. There are many more recent photos in what is thought to be a Royal Marines uniform. Contributions welcome. | 3 pages or more | 105 | Editor |
| Thomas Brownlee | Greenlaw and Melrose Brownlees | New member Graham Somerville has been able to confirm speculation in Issue 105 regarding the Berwickshire Brownlee ancestors. Thomas Brownlee and his twin Robert were born 1851 at Greenlaw of parents Alexander Brownlee (1797-1874 - Greenlaw) and Mary Ann Hood (1807 (Coldstream)-1887(Greenlaw)). The member has DNA matches to Robert. The family story is further described and evidence seen at Greenlaw Church. | 1 page or more | 110 | Editor |
| Thomas Dobson | Innerleithen News | Book review. Author: Thomas Dobson. "Reminiscences of Innerleithen and Traquair" published 1896. The author recalls life in Innerleithen and accounts passed down from his grandparents going back to Napoleonic times. Many individuals are mentioned in the summary. Also a mention of a recent CD published on Innerleithen Shops. | 1 page or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Thomas Henderson | Archibald Minto | Further to Issue 109, the contributor has confirmed that Archibald Minto was a brother of her great grandmother Agnes Minto. Agnes' daughter Agnes had several children, one of whom was Jessie, who in turn had 8 children after marrying Thomas Henderson of Hawick, one of whom, William was the contributors' father. The family moved to Greenock in 1909 where Thomas was a foreman in the Greenock Woollen Mill. | less than 1 page | 110 | Archibald Minto |
| Thomas J Clapperton | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Thomas Laurence Purdom | 2nd Lt Robert Leman Purdom | A native of Hawick Robert Leman Purdom KOSB (1883-1917) was from a family key in the development of the town. Robert senior was the Town Clerk, co-founded Hawick Golf Club, and secretary of the School of Art and Cottage Hospital. Robert seniors siblings (x3) and many half-siblings (x7) are listed and described, as are Robert seniors parents. Robert Leman' mother was Helen Emma Leman, whose family had relocated to Australia during the gold rush. Robert Lemans siblings are listed and described. Robert Leman enlisted and rose to 2nd Lt, but was killed in action 1917 aged 32. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Editor |
| Thomas Main | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Thomas Mitchell | Henry Mitchell 1877 - 1950 | Based on a collection of personal documents found in Edinburgh, the story of Henry Mitchell (b. 1877) has been pieced together from his parents Thomas Mitchell (b. 1888 - Channel St., Ladhope) and Isabella Kerr. He had 5 siblings, moved to Edinburgh around 1906, and married Martha Isabella Allan Keddie and had 2 children. Testimonials to his life are presented. | 2 pages or more | 111 | Elma Fleming |
| Thomas of Ercildoun | Haigs of Bemersyde | Some notes on the history of the Haigs of Bemersyde with particular reference to a book of same title by John Russell in 1881. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Thomas Robeson | Robeson descendants in Roxburghshire & Berwickshire | Andrew Robeson was born in Kelso (1640), with 4 siblings Thomas, David, James and Janet, was a wool and linen merchant and a Quaker and was imprisoned in Duns and Edinburgh for that reason in the 1660s. He went to America, via Clonmel, Ireland and established the earliest township in Philadelphia, and called it Roxburgh.His grandson Thomas was heavily involved American Revolution in North Carolina, and Robeson County was named after him. Robesone, Robison, Robson and Robertson make tracing this family a challenge. | 1 page or more | 102 | Editor |
| Thomas Sinclair McIntosh | The Adamant McIntoshes | An account of the memorable and delayed journey of the barque "Adamant" from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand in July 1875. Travellers included Thomas Sinclair McIntosh (1821-99 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, but possibly Lilliesleaf), who married Mary Murray (1821-1909) in Langholm, and had their 10 children in Denholm, several of which also sailed to New Zealand. Some children remained in the Borders, and in turn had children - they are listed as living in Galashiels, Southdean, Lindean, Eckford, with children. Henry Ker (joiner 24) and wife Janet of Roxburghshire also travelled on the Adamant in 1875, after their marriage in Glasgow a month earlier. | 2 pages or more | 109 | Editor |
| Thomas Smail | The Archives and Collections of Robert Smail's Printing Works | A summary of the Smail family and the development of the printing works in Innerleithen. John Smail arrived first and operated a woollen mill for several years before emigrating to Otago, to produce the first tweed in New Zealand. Robert arrived around 1857 setting up a small shop in Bond Street as a shoemaker, but also selling books and stationery. The arrival of the railway in 1866 an ambitious Robert branched out into printing like his brother Thomas in Jedburgh. He purchased a shop and workshop on High Street, run by the power from water wheels on the lade. The successful business was inherited by his 3 sons James, Robert Cowan and Adam James in 1890. Adam and James also worked as travelling salesmen in the Borders area. Robert Cowan's son inherited Cowan was the last generation to inherit the business, and was lucky to sell the works through the National Trust for Scotland through Maurice Richards who happened to visit Innerleithen. The archives contain historical local newspapers, shipping records, photographs, order (guard) books; a detailed inventory is close to completion at the tine of writing. Guided tours are available. | 4 pages or more | 106 | Rachel May |
| Thomas Smith | Question: Where did all the Smiths from Ednam go? | An attempt to explore the lineage of the 2 Smith families baptised in Ednam from 1790 to 1819. Family 1 -The possible great grandparents of William Smith (1801-1882) the great grandfather of Eric Smith (author), were Andrew Smith and Isabel Davidson - they had 8 children baptised in Ednam. Family 2 - Thomas Smith (baptised 1766 in Ednam) married Janet Waddle from Stichill, had 13 children mostly baptised in Ednam. 2 William Smiths of note from Family 1 ended up in Edinburgh and Australia. in the 1800s, The tracing of 34 children in 3 generations of Smiths is a challenge. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Margaret Smith Eric Smith |
| Thomas Symington | Thomas Symington's Farewell to the Borders | Based on documents provided by Tameron Hodges, California, a history of the Symingtons. They appear to have ancestors in Clydesdale from the 11th century. Following the Reform Act 1832, Thomas Symington and his son John and wife, left to settle in Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, where other family members joined them the next year, including Thomas' wife (Isabella), and 6 sons and 3 daughters (2 died on the journey). The Biography of Lambton County describes Thomas as a carpenter from Peebles and working on the Torwoodlee estate owned by James Pringle, and his reasons for leaving Scotland. There is an account of the leaving speech given at a well attended presentation at the Auld Kirk of Galashiels by the pastor with a detailed and colourful account of Thomas's reasons for leaving, and his experiences on visiting the docks where people left for the Americas. | 5 pages or more | 104 | Editor |
| Thomas the Rhymer | Haigs of Bemersyde | Some notes on the history of the Haigs of Bemersyde with particular reference to a book of same title by John Russell in 1881. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Thomas Vair | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Thompson | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Thompson | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Thompson | Thompson Square Windsor N.S.W. - a memorial to two Scotsman | A report on the campaign to save an historic town square named after James Thompson, born Yetholm, convict, emancipist and philanthropist. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Nina Butler |
| Thompson | Andrew Thompson (Convict, Emancipist and Philanthropist) | Some notes on the life of Yetholm born Andrew Thompson transported to Australia for petty theft but who went on to become a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and one of the most influential men in the Colony. How a town square created by him and now the oldest surviving in Australia is under threat and of attempts to try to preserve this. | 2 pages or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Thompson | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Thomson | The Famous and Infamous of the Jeffrey Family | Absorbing biography of James Jeffrey, son of James Jeffrey and Elizabeth Sinton, and his career as a famous gardener. | 3 pages or more | 46 | George Martin |
| Thomson | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| Thomson | Mary Thomson | An appreciation of the life of the late Mary Thomson for many years Society Archive and Research Convenor | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Thomson | James Thomson, Capt. James Cook R.N., Ednam and Cleveland | The connection of Rev. James Thomson and Capt. Cook with the village of Ednam. | 1 page or more | 27 | P. D. Thomson |
| Thomson | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Thomson | Know Your Parish - Ednam | History of the parish of Ednam and some inhabitants. | 1 page or more | 24 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Thomson | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Thomson | The Pedigree of the Selkirk Family of Selkirk , Scotland | A family tree of the Selkirk Family. | 2 pages or more | 2 | James Selkirk |
| Thomson | James Thomson - A Man for all Seasons | An account of the life and works of Border poet, James Thomson. | 5 pages or more | 87 | Norrie McLeish |
| Thomson | A Border Tragedy - Hawick 900, Court of Session and Civil Records | An article on cases of Breach of Promise. | 5 pages or more | 86 | Norrie McLeish |
| Thomson | Muckle Giggots and Sheep lost in the Snow | A memory of Tibbie Shiel by Margaret Turnbull, of James Thomson, the Shepherd of Whitehope, lost in the snow. | 2 pages or more | 64 | C S Borthwick |
| Thomson | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Thomson | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Thomson | Stoddart | Margaret Stoddart, born 1831, and her very interesting history. From stot-herd, one who tended cattle 1376. Earliest mention in Douglas Barony of Buittle. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Thomson | Diary of James Alexander Sligh aged 18 | A description of a diary kept by a young bank clerk in 1876. Selected extracts are included. | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| Thomson | Escape from Dingleton | Some of the inmates of Dingleton Asylum, Melrose tried to escape. A few entries from the Register of escapes are listed here. | 3 pages or more | 74 | Peter Munro |
| Thomsone | List of covenanters in the Parish of Tweedsmuir in 1682, as compiled by Mr Francis Scott, minister | An account with list of Covenanters in Tweedsmuir in 1682. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Francis Scott |
| Thorburn | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| Thorburn | Baillie John Smail of Galashiels | Baillie Smail, born at Clovenfords, was First Baillie in 1867, and was renowned for severe punishment . He died of chronic alcoholism. | 1 page or more | 36 | |
| Thornwood House | John Thomas Rochead | Some notes on the life of John Thomas Rochead, architect with particular reference to his work at Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 85 | |
| Threlkeld | The Reverence Alexander Naughley | A very interesting account of a Parish Clergyman from Stow to Threlkeld and his life story. | 2 pages or more | 31 | Eddie Wren |
| Tibbers | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Tibbie Shiel | Muckle Giggots and Sheep lost in the Snow | A memory of Tibbie Shiel by Margaret Turnbull, of James Thomson, the Shepherd of Whitehope, lost in the snow. | 2 pages or more | 64 | C S Borthwick |
| Tibbie Shiels | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Tibbie Shiels | 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 |
| Tinnies Castle | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Tinnis | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Tobacco | Totties in Sweden | Note about Thomas Tottie, from Jedburgh, born in 1664, a tobacco manufacturer, extracted from Th. A. Fischer’s The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907). | less than 1 page | 60 | |
| Todd | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Tokens | Granny's Bawbees and other coins (part 2) | The writer traces the history of coinage in Scotland and talks of shop cheques or tokens particularly instancing Co-operative stores and also mentioning J.A. Game's tea shop in Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 78 | Peter Munro |
| Tolls | The Infamous Jeffrey | Toll-roads in the Borders, toll bars, and William Jeffrey's involvement in protests against them. | 2 pages or more | 58 | George Martin |
| Tom Purves | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Tontine | Peebles History Tour | Review of a book compiled by Liz Hanson being a photographic tour of Peebles. | less than 1 page | 97 | Ronald Morrison |
| Toodyay | A Six Year Family History Investigation | Absorbing account of James Drummond, botanist, born at Hawthornden (near Lasswade), and Thomas Drummond (also a botanist). | 5 pages or more | 23 | Andrew Brown |
| Toops | The adventures of Ronald Toops in the Borders | The author tells of a visit to the Borders and how he obtained much information on his family. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Ronald Toops |
| Toronto | From Coldstream to Canada | The Galbraith history from Coldstream to Toronto University. A comprehensive account of the Galbraiths. | 3 pages or more | 26 | James Burns |
| Toronto | Ontario Genealogical Society summer camp | Where to research in Ontario for your Canadian cousins. | 2 pages or more | 37 | D. C. Jeffrey |
| Torwoodlee | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Torwoodlee | Torwoodlee Tower | Some history of Torwoodlee Tower, Galashiels and proposals to restore and renovate. | 1 page or more | 88 | James Pringle |
| Torwoodlee | Torwoodlee Tower | A note of the completion of restoration work at Torwoodlee Tower near Galashiels. | less than 1 page | 95 | |
| Torwoodlee | Working on the Railroad | Railroad incidents recorded during the construction of the Galashiels section of the Waverley line 1884-45 | 2 pages or more | 30 | M. L.. Lawson |
| Totfield | Smallpox inoculation in late 18th century Melrose | A brief account of the smallpox child inoculations in Totfield by Andrew Usher (born 1782 - died 1855 - founder of the whisky distilling dynasty Edinburgh) from Darnick. | less than 1 page | 105 | Editor |
| Tottfield | Savages of the North | Short letter from James Usher to Walter Scott 1828. | 1 page or more | 14 | Vivienne S. Moore |
| Tottie | Totties in Sweden | Note about Thomas Tottie, from Jedburgh, born in 1664, a tobacco manufacturer, extracted from Th. A. Fischer’s The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907). | less than 1 page | 60 | |
| Toulouse | From Kelso to Toulouse - the Extraordinary Story of the Mather Family | A summary of the story of the Mather family triggered by William (Guillaume) Mather (1754-1844), a metal worker born in Newton Don, who went to Toulouse to found cannon foundries to supply the French army. His father, Andrew, was born in Kelso in 1718, and his father George, who had 4 children. Andrew married Isobel, to have 4 children - Christian (a girl) born in Rutherford (1749), John, then Andrew, and finally Isobel Mather (1764). William learnt his trade in Paisley and moved to France, marrying twice (Anne Pellisier) and later Marie Elizabeth Mazars de Mazarin, having two children (Adolphe and Josephine), and was instrumental in establishing a successful foundry at Sainte Claire on the banks of the Garonnette. By the late 1800s the foundry had declined and was sold after William's death. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Fraser Sim |
| Tower Hill Chapel, Wooler | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This article, reprinted by permission of Northumberland and Durham FHS, is a list of persons in communion rolls, who had moved from the Scottish Borders. | 1 page or more | 20 | Don Mason |
| Towers | Summary of the 'Dig' at Bedrule | Further to the 12 Towers of Rule Adopt-a-Monument project, additional funding has been secured, and excavations performed in partnership with local volunteers, young and old. The project plan for the dig is described. | 1 page or more | 110 | Jane Bowers |
| Towers | The Twelve Towers of Rule | A short account of the destruction of the devastation of the valley of the Rule Water by the Earl of Hertford's army in 1545. 12 towers were burnt. A research project has been set up to build a better picture of the event. | less than 1 page | 102 | Editor |
| Towers | 12 Towers of Rule Project | Progress for the 12 Towers of Rule Project. 120 pupils from Borders primary schools have taken part in the archaeological dig at Bedrule Castle - the first phase. | less than 1 page | 108 | Editor |
| Towers | The Twelve Towers of Rule Update | An update on the survey of the 12 Towers of Rule destroyed by the Earl of Hertford and his army in 1545. | less than 1 page | 103 | Editor |
| Towers | Bedrule Heritage Project Update | The Bedrule Project is Phase II of 'The 12 Towers of Rule" project. This article is a brief summary on the administration of the project, including impact, access, information dissemination and next steps. | less than 1 page | 110 | Editor |
| Town Yetholm | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued from issue 41. | 3 pages or more | 42 | Jim Wilson |
| Trabrown | The Heriots of Trabrown | An account by the author of his book 'The Heriots of Trabown' in which he traces the history of the family and its various branches from earliest times. | 4 pages or more | 83 | Ray Harriot |
| tradesmen | Kelso Tradesmen Transcription Project | Note on a project to transcribe the records of nineteenth century Kelso tradesmen | 1 page or more | 75 | Juline Baird |
| Trafalgar | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Transport | Travellers Tales in the Borders | This is the text of Fred's talk to the Society on 25th April 2004. Absorbing review of public road transport in the Borders mainly in the 20th century. | 9 pages or more | 55 | Fred Kennington |
| Transportation | Banishment and Transportation | An expansion by the author of his talk to the Society on Banishment and Transportation as a means of punishment. | 3 pages or more | 96 | Ken Nisbet |
| Traquair | Shillinglaw Walls | Shillinglaw Tower not far from Traquair it is not only a heap of stones - an interesting tale. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Jean Shillinglaw Ridley |
| Traquair | Glimpses of Old Innerleithen and Traquair | Notes on the book ' Glimpses of Old Innerleithen and Traquair' published by Innerleithen Civic Association in 1989, a copy of which has been acquired for the Society Archives. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Traquair | Hope Family | Link to the website of the Hope family of Traquair, Tweedsmuir and West Calder. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Traquair | Border Suffragettes | Article of Border Suffragettes. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Traquair | Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland | Extract from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by David Masson. | less than 1 page | 97 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Traquair | The poor, crime and punishment, and the power of the Kirk in the Borders, 17th and 18th Centuries | When paupers died, the contents of their houses were sold by public group. This is an account of one sale and the strength of the Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 31 | M. C. Lawson |
| Traquair | Innerleithen News | Book review. Author: Thomas Dobson. "Reminiscences of Innerleithen and Traquair" published 1896. The author recalls life in Innerleithen and accounts passed down from his grandparents going back to Napoleonic times. Many individuals are mentioned in the summary. Also a mention of a recent CD published on Innerleithen Shops. | 1 page or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| Traquair House | Harper Family Tree | This is a copy of a family tree of the Harper family. | 1 page or more | 7 | Mrs B. Logan |
| Treveleyan | 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 |
| Trinidad | About the Shillinglaw | Family history about the Shillinglaw family. | 1 page or more | 5 | Ada Elizabeth Shillinglaw |
| Trinidad | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - Births 1854-1900 | Previous compilations of intimations have related to events in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. These relate to births in other locations, of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 3 pages or more | 58 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Tristan da Cunha | Governor Glass | Some notes on William Glass, born in Kelso who went on to establish the colony of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic and to become its first Governor. | 1 page or more | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Tristan da Cunha | An Opaque Glass | About William Glass (or Glasgow), who had become the first governor of the South Atlantic Island of Tristan da Cunha, honoured by the Friends of Kelso Museum in 1996. | 2 pages or more | 60 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Trotter | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Trotter | Young Family Website | Mention of the launch of the 'Young Family website'. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Trotter | Promises Promises | Review of a book 'Promises Promises' written by Norrie McLeish on cases of breach of promise. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Trotter | The Trotters of Sprouston and Hadden - Part 2 | Absorbing account of the author's researches into her Trotter ancestry. | 5 pages or more | 53 | Jenny Fairman |
| Trotter | The Trotters of Sprouston and Hadden - Part 1 | Absorbing account of the author's researches into her Trotter ancestry. | 7 pages or more | 52 | Jenny Fairman |
| Troup | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Trows | 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 | |
| Trows | 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 |
| Trumbell | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| TS Royal Edward | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Tulloch | Grandfather's Clock | Report on a longcase clock manufactured in Kelso now in Nova Scotia. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Tulloch | Family History of George Tulloch (Tully) | Notes on a family history relating to the Tulloch (Tully) family. | less than 1 page | 93 | Judith E Tulloch |
| Tulloh | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Tully | Family History of George Tulloch (Tully) | Notes on a family history relating to the Tulloch (Tully) family. | less than 1 page | 93 | Judith E Tulloch |
| Tully | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Tully | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Tunbridge Wells | Henry James Bowman | Summary biography of Henry James Bowman from outside the Borders, posted at Stobs Camp. | less than 1 page | 101 | Mike Chandler |
| Turk | In the hands of the Turk | The story of a collection to pay a ransom of a man who fell into the hands of a Turk. This is as told in the Register of the Privy Council for the year 1677. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jane Gibson |
| Turnbull | Old Lilliesleaf | Reminiscences and photographs of life in Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 92 | Esther Davies |
| Turnbull | Border Tales and Trails, The Clan Turnbull | Review of book 'Border Tales and Trails, the Clan Turnbull' by Kenneth Turnbull. | 1 page or more | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Turnbull | North Dumfries, Ontario | North Dumfries, Ontario - how John Clark set up and built a settlement. | 1 page or more | 31 | Mr G. Clark |
| Turnbull | Rules/Turnbulls of Rule water | A written account of the Rule family. His wife who was Mary Rule, traces her family directly to 1693 near Norham. | less than 1 page | 6 | John Simpson |
| Turnbull | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Turnbull | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Turnbull | They Went To Australia | Fascinating account of the Turnbulls journey from Ancrum to Australia via Cape Town, and life afterwards. | 2 pages or more | 43 | Janet Godden |
| Turnbull | Extracts from "The Border Magazine" January 1832 | A List of names and ages from births, marriages, and deaths in and around Berwick on Tweed. | 1 page or more | 35 | Mrs O. Wilson-Croome |
| Turnbull | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Turnbull | Letters of Slains 1569 - A family puzzle | An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Jean Smithers |
| Turnbull | It’s in the blood | Notes about why Anne, a member of the Society Council, became interested in family history. | 1 page or more | 57 | Anne Turnbull |
| Turnbull | Early Notices of the Gladstones | A detailed article on the early history of the Gladstone family. | 5 pages or more | 89 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Turnbull | On the Buses | An article from The Southern Reporter of October 29th 1959 about George Turnbull's working life from 1913 to 1959, as a chauffeur or mechanic until 1924, then various jobs for a local bus company. | 2 pages or more | 66 | Charles Borthwick |
| Turnbull | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Turnbull | From the Scottish Borders to South Australia | An account of the lives of William Oliver his wife Elizabeth Turnbull who were married at Jedburgh in1833 who emigrated to South Australia, their family and subsequent life, Contains much genealogy and notes on the Oliver DNA project. | 5 pages or more | 78 | Ruth Oliver |
| Turnbull | Some Selkirk Worthies | Notes on some Selkirk 'worthies' of old. | 4 pages or more | 82 | George Turnbull |
| Turnbull | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| Turnbull | The Miller Family of Hawick, Scotland and Delaware County, New York | This Miller family who emigrated from Hawick or Roberton-they set up a farm in the Catskill mountains of New York. | 2 pages or more | 34 | C. Raymond La Fever |
| Turnbull | A Scots Saga | Book review. Author: Sylvia Robinson. A historical fiction description of 7 generations of women in the authors family between 1720 and 2012, starting in Hassendeanburn, near Hawick. Links to the Dicksons and Turnbulls | less than 1 page | 109 | Sylvia Robinson |
| Turnbull | Greetings from Northland | The author from New Zealand describes seeking information on the Turnbulls, Binnies, Hoggs and Stoddarts from Selkirk, especially Richard Turnbull, and his sons Thomas and Peter who died in WW1, Jane Hogg Binnie Turnbull, and Ernest Joseph Ramsbottom. A small family tree is presented. | 2 pages or more | 104 | Brian O'Brian |
| Turnbull | Hawick and District from Old Photographs | Some notes on the recently published book 'Hawick and District from Old Photographs', by Alastair M Redpath. | less than 1 page | 89 | Editor |
| Turnbull | The Bedrule Stained Glass Window Dedication | A summary of the Turnbull Clan Association AGM in 2019 at the Bedrule Kirk. The AGM included a reflection on and dedication of the Great Commission stained glass window designed by Sandy Milligan, and made and installed by Maurice Jackson of The Stained Glass Studio, Edinburgh, following the donation by Wally and Betty Turnbull from North Carolina. | 1 page or more | 101 | Ken Turnbull |
| Turnbull | Turnbull Origin Stories | The author describes the CAN project hosted with FTDNA with over 250 members. The contributions and work so far appears to have established the Turnbull branch in the tree of mankind goes back about 450 years to a common ancestor that may have been based in Jedburgh. The Trimbles have origins in Ulster, but also clearly align with the Turnbulls, so may simply be a spelling variation. There are also the Bulls (descendants of John Bull (b.1754 Virginia, USA. This has flagged many potential surnames in this group. To try and find the Turnbull origins, any Turnbulls and Trimbles who did not emigrate are invited to join the project. | 1 page or more | 110 | Fiona Turnbull |
| Turnbull | Muckle Giggots and Sheep lost in the Snow | A memory of Tibbie Shiel by Margaret Turnbull, of James Thomson, the Shepherd of Whitehope, lost in the snow. | 2 pages or more | 64 | C S Borthwick |
| Turnbull | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Turnbull | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Turnbull | Flowers of the Forest: Borderers who fell at Flodden | Names of the Borderers who died at the battle of Flodden, 1514. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Turnbull | The Turnbulls of Minto Cleuchead, Burnfoot and East Middle | From Hawick to Australia Extracts from a book of more than three hundred pages . | 3 pages or more | 26 | Mrs Robyn Crossle |
| Turnbull | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Turnbull | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Turnbull | Selkirk Migrants 1850--1865 | A list of emigrants from Selkirk to various parts home and abroad, from the diary of the minister of Selkirk Parish Kirk. | 2 pages or more | 9 | Alison Scott |
| Turner | Granny's Bawbees and other Coins | An account of the currency of Scotland from Roman times to 1603 explaining coins such as ryals, dollars, merks, groats, bawbees, bodles and turners. | 6 pages or more | 77 | Peter Munro |
| Turner | 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 | |
| Turner | Charles McGinn | Some notes on Charles McGinn born at Stow in 1865 and his emigration to Australia. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Michael and Chris Hume |
| Turner | Grantshouse and the Turner family | The history of Grantshouse and one of its sons, James Turner. Continued in issue 28. | 3 pages or more | 27 | James Burns |
| Turner | Following in the Footsteps of Robert Redpath. | The story of one man's journey to mine gold in Australia. There is reference to two diaries kept by other men on the voyage from Glasgow to Townsville, Queensland. | 3 pages or more | 69 | Irene J Redpath |
| Turner | Grantshouse and the Turner family | History of the family from around 1840. Continued from issue 27. | 1 page or more | 28 | James Burns |
| Turner | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Turner | My dig into the Past | How a birthday party of Melrose Bridge led to a very interesting tale of one man's family search. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Mr Turner |
| Turnpike | The Infamous Jeffrey | Toll-roads in the Borders, toll bars, and William Jeffrey's involvement in protests against them. | 2 pages or more | 58 | George Martin |
| Tushielaw | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Tweed | 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 |
| Tweed | Moves to Restore the Union Bridge | An account of moves to restore the Union Bridge linking Scotland and England at the lowest crossing point on the River Tweed. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Tweed Mill | Tweed Mill Receipt Query | A photograph of an invoice from the Tweed Mill in Galashiels, including reference to the Prince Albert Building. Contributions welcome. | less than 1 page | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| Tweeddale | Gordian Cross Tweeddale | Some notes on the Gordian Cross in the Manor Valley Tweeddale. | less than 1 page | 94 | Howard Kennedy |
| Tweedie | Know Your Parish - Tweedsmuir | History of the parish of Tweedsmuir, and notable people. Drawing of Polmood in ruins. | 2 pages or more | 23 | Jean Moffatt |
| Tweedie | List of covenanters in the Parish of Tweedsmuir in 1682, as compiled by Mr Francis Scott, minister | An account with list of Covenanters in Tweedsmuir in 1682. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Francis Scott |
| Tweedie | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Tweedie | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Tweedknowe | Tweedmount House Tweedmount Road Melrose | A great deal of research has gone into this article on a house from when the land was bought to when it was last sold. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Valerie Mackay |
| Tweedside | Reminiscences of Sixty Years Ago | A poem about the Eastern Borders, Tweedside Water Eye, sent in by J.G. from Stanley Street. Montreal, Canada | less than 1 page | 26 | J.G. |
| Tweedside Antiquarian Soc | Sir Thomas Brisbane - His Link with the Borders | From a request to Kelso Museum for details on Sir Thomas Brisbane. A history of Makerston and the City of Brisbane He was also a keen astronomer. Very interesting. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Zilla Oddy |
| Tweedsmuir | Know Your Parish - Tweedsmuir | History of the parish of Tweedsmuir, and notable people. Drawing of Polmood in ruins. | 2 pages or more | 23 | Jean Moffatt |
| Tweedsmuir | Covenanting Grave, Tweedsmuir | Notes on the grave in Tweedsmuir, of the Covenanter, Thomas Hunter. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Tweedsmuir | The Tweedsmuir Connection | Report of the society's summer outing to Upper Tweeddale. | 1 page or more | 13 | Violet Jardine |
| Tweedsmuir | The Tweedsmuir Sacrifice | An account of the sacrifices and losses of the Parishioners of Tweedsmuir during W.W.1. and of one family in particular. | 2 pages or more | 96 | Ian Renwick |
| Tweedsmuir | List of covenanters in the Parish of Tweedsmuir in 1682, as compiled by Mr Francis Scott, minister | An account with list of Covenanters in Tweedsmuir in 1682. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Francis Scott |
| Tweedsmuir | Grandpa Johnston's Reminiscences | A consolidated reflection of the account of his heritage and the recollections by James Johnston(e) (1825-1902) a blacksmith born in Tweedsmuir, and who died in Edinburgh. He traced is family back to the 17th century, with many forefathers buried in Drumelzier, with most men working as smiths in Tweedsmuir. James was sent to school 2 miles away in Tweedsmuir, with peat the primary fuel. The Crook Inn was the main posting and coaching stop between Edinburgh and Dumfries. There are tales of problems with the post in bad weather, and of the families running the Crook Inn. The Johnston family moved to Eddleston in 1838 with stories about the journey and the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Victoria. James moved to the school in Eddleston, with a very strict approach compared to Tweedsmuir. The family had to relocate to Macbiehill as the leaseholder re-took possession of the smiddy. Linton was the next location, and then training in Edinburgh as a veterinarian. In the late 1800s many of the family, including James's wife, son and daughter died from different afflictions. Based on transcripts sent to the Editor by Kath Baines. | 6 pages or more | 107 | Editor |
| Tweedsmuir | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Tweedsmuir | Hope Family | Link to the website of the Hope family of Traquair, Tweedsmuir and West Calder. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Tweedsmuir | William Shillinglaw Crockett | Article on William Shillinglaw Crockett, Earlston, minister, poet and public speaker. | 1 page or more | 99 | Jenny Cockburn |
| Tyningham | Mellerstain | Synopsis of a talk on "Mellerstain" given to the society on 15th October 1995. It is a very good account of the mansion and its keepers from the past to the present. | 3 pages or more | 30 | M. Ellis |
| Tynninghame | Robert Lauder of that Ilk | This is the story of the background and demise of Robert Lauder of that ilk (d.1598), one of the last to be recorded with that appellation. | 3 pages or more | 29 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Tytler | Lauder of Edrington, the castle and early references | The history of the Lauder's from when they owned the Bass Rock to when they were custodians of Berwick on Tweed castle. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Gregory Lauder Frost |
| Ulster | Letter to the Editor - Ulster Pringles? | A request for help with researching the Pringle Clan who lived at Smailholm Tower (1400 to 1650-1700), and their connection with the Pringles of Ulster. | less than 1 page | 101 | Nigel C.B. Pringle |
| Umbria | Forgotten Borders Andrew Cockburn 1871- 1955 | Born Kelso 1871 of a Blacksmith. Second engineer on the Lusitania, he also had two terms on the Mauretania . | 2 pages or more | 29 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Unemployment | Aspects of Borders Life in the early 1840s | Part 2 of a talk given to the Society on 19th September 1999. Discusses wages of artisans, workers’ household budget, unemployment, poor relief, and medical assistance. Continued from issue 44, and in issue 46. | 6 pages or more | 45 | Peter Munro |
| Union Bridge | Moves to Restore the Union Bridge | An account of moves to restore the Union Bridge linking Scotland and England at the lowest crossing point on the River Tweed. | 1 page or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| United Presbyterian Church | Newlands Communion Tokens | Based on information from George Ainslie. A description and photographs of communion tokens from his collection from United Presbyterian Churches, Newlands parish. | 1 page or more | 104 | Editor |
| United States | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Unthank Farm | Family Tree Maker Online | Description of some of the features and benefits of using a family history computer program with the Internet | 2 pages or more | 40 | Allan McVittie |
| Upsettlington | Bygone Days | This is the text of Eleanor's fascinating talk on Upsettlington (also known as Ladykirk) from the 12th century onwards, given to the Society on 19th October 2003. | 3 pages or more | 54 | Eleanor Moffat |
| Urban Geography | Addressing History and Visualising Urban Geography | Report on a event showing how data from all sorts of different sources can be brought together to produce maps giving detailed information on all sorts of subjects and interests. As an example an illustration of how the prevalence of paupers in different areas in Edinburgh in 1845 could be shown on a map | 3 pages or more | 75 | Peter Munro |
| Urr | Coulter's Candy | Some investigation into the life and background of Robert Coltart, confectionery manufacturer who probably compiled the song 'Coulter's Candy', his connections with Galashiels and the history of the song. | 3 pages or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| USA | From Kelso to Kalamazoo | An account of the life of George 'Celery' Taylor' born in Kelso in 1803 gardener who emigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan and is noted for introducing celery into the United States. Kept a detailed diary which also records his experiences on his return visits to Scotland in 1871 and 1874. | 78 | Margaret Jeary | |
| USA | Bowmakers and Currys in the New World | Border origins of author's family, and arrivals in New York and Montreal. | 1 page or more | 13 | Norman J Bowmaker |
| USA | American Intimations in the Hawick Advertiser Births 1859-1900 and Marriages 1855-1872 | Births and marriages in America of people originally from Hawick and surrounding area. | 4 pages or more | 48 | Marjorie Gavin |
| USA | Cousins Meet | Two distant cousins Esther Davies (the author) and Debra McConkey of Louisiana, USA, met up in 2017 and 2018, as result of the connections through membership of the Borders Family History Society. Also, the authors maiden name of Anderson brought up in Lilliesleaf, lead to the discovery of another cousin in Edinburgh (a new member Jim Dick from 2019) with roots from the Dick family in Lilliesleaf. | less than 1 page | 107 | Esther Davies |
| USA | A Lad o' Pairts- George Watson (1876 -1950) | An account of the life of George Watson (1876-1950) born in Jedburgh, linguist and etymologist who worked on the Oxford New English Dictionary before emigrating to the United States. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Norrie McLeish |
| USA | The Dumma Family of Kelso | James Dumma, born 1790, in Kelso; Helen Hay, and their descendants, many of whom went to England, USA, and Canada. | 2 pages or more | 48 | Shirley Dumma |
| USA | Putting the Life of Alice Simpson Together 1925 - 1927 | A focus on Alice Simpson, the great great great granddaughter of John Simpson (b. about 1775) and Elizabeth Anderson (b. about 1775) from Galashiels. Their son William (b. 1800) married Elizabeth Thin 1862, and their son James married Mildred West in Vermont, USA. William and Mildreds' son was Kenneth Alan Simpson (see Page 21 of this Issue). It was Kenneth who was the father of Alice Simpson, the author's aunt. Eleanor Donham was her mother. Alice was born 1925 and died 1927. | 1 page or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| USA | John White and Margaret Brown | A summary of research into John "Jock" White and Margaret "Maggie" Brown born in Scotland, but lived in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Census records revealed John's father (John White Senior) was born at Needlehall, Galashiels, May 1852, near the Needle Ha' ford across the Tweed. Jock was brought up in Galashiels (Low Buckholmside per the 1861 census) and Maggie married in Innerleithen - both were power loom weavers. They, and 2 sons, and John Senior emigrated to the USA July 1884. Maggie's father was William Brown (born Yarrow 1827) and Jane Anderson (1816), with previous generations hailing from Peebles and Innerleithen. | 2 pages or more | 105 | Jane Stephenson |
| USA | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| USA | Robeson descendants in Roxburghshire & Berwickshire | Andrew Robeson was born in Kelso (1640), with 4 siblings Thomas, David, James and Janet, was a wool and linen merchant and a Quaker and was imprisoned in Duns and Edinburgh for that reason in the 1660s. He went to America, via Clonmel, Ireland and established the earliest township in Philadelphia, and called it Roxburgh.His grandson Thomas was heavily involved American Revolution in North Carolina, and Robeson County was named after him. Robesone, Robison, Robson and Robertson make tracing this family a challenge. | 1 page or more | 102 | Editor |
| USA | m Roxburghshire to Delaware County: The 19th Century Miller Letters - Part 1 | Account of letters written between 1818 and 1864 from Scotland to David Miller (1795-1883), and his wives, and relatives. David Miller was the son of Thomas Miller, a beadle of Roberton Kirk. | 4 pages or more | 64 | John W. Hoy |
| USA | Cousin Fred from Hawick | Problems tracing the history of a Dickson family who had lived in the Lauder area from the 17th century, | 3 pages or more | 65 | Jim Dickson |
| USA | One line of Descent from John Simpson and Elizabeth Sanderson | A targeted tracing of the family of Kenneth Alan Simpson, of Vermont, USA. Kenneth was 5th generation of the Simpsons, starting with John Simpson (b. about 1775), married (about 1795) to Elizabeth Anderson - all 8 of their children were born in Galashiels. The article traces the generations mentioning Hawick, Earlston, Barnard Castle in connection with William Simpson (3rd generation) who emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada, and died in Vermont USA. The account takes the tree to the 6th generation - Kenneth Alan Simpson Steeter and Roberta Nelson and 2 children who died in 1948 and 1955. | 3 pages or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| USA | Archives at Robert Smail’s Printing Works | A brief history of the famous Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen which was started in 1866, and about their wonderful archives. | 2 pages or more | 67 | David Rudram |
| USA | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| USA | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Usher | Savages of the North | Short letter from James Usher to Walter Scott 1828. | 1 page or more | 14 | Vivienne S. Moore |
| Utah | From Crosslee to Salt Lake City | The journey of William Scott Clark from Ettrick to Idaho. | 2 pages or more | 71 | George Clark |
| Vair | Strayed far from Berwickshire | This is a small article on Berwickshire strays in the township of Canden East in the county of Lennox and Addington in Ontario, Canada. | 2 pages or more | 30 | G.H. Jeffery |
| Valcartier | Some Related Goodfellow Settlers in Canada | An account of the emigration of Robert Goodfellow, thought to have been living in Bewlie (1811), from Scotland and arriving in Quebec around 1820. His spouse, Janet Thomson went with him and bore a child (Janet) in Quebec on March 21 1821 - further children were born in Canada. He and his brothers Thomas, William and Andrew were recorded as Valcartier settlers. Other siblings stayed in Roxburghshire, where there are records of the family being in Bowden, Lillesleaf and Midlem. Robert died in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 100 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| Valuation Rolls | Farms And Smallholdings at Foulden - 1920-21 | Transcription of Valuation Rolls for Foulden | 1 page or more | 50 | Brian Patten |
| Veitch | James Veitch - Border Astronomer | Short extract of a talk given by Mr. Bill Veitch to the Society on the 15th of May 1994. | less than 1 page | 26 | Bill Veitch |
| Veitch | Know your parish -Peebles | Arms of the Burgh Charters. Families. Fairs, Transport A good history of the town and tale or two. | 3 pages or more | 26 | Jean Moffat |
| Veitch | William Wye Smith | An account of the life of the poet, author, teacher, publisher and minister, William Wye Smith, born Jedburgh in 1815. | 1 page or more | 96 | Peter Munro |
| Veitch | Peeblesshire Families and Clans | The history of a few Peeblesshire families, Tweedies, Naesmiths, Gledstanes, Veitches, and others. Some very interesting stories come from this chapter. | 3 pages or more | 33 | Malcolm Archibald |
| Veitch | Peebles History Tour | Review of a book compiled by Liz Hanson being a photographic tour of Peebles. | less than 1 page | 97 | Ronald Morrison |
| Veitch | Who was Robert Proudfoot? | A look by the author at his Proudfoot ancestry and mysteries surrounding it. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Chris Proudfoot |
| Veitch | Pringles | A letter regarding the Pringles of Overhaugh Street, Galashiels and a Captain George Sharp Pringle, with response and follow-up. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Alexander Watson/ Liz McGregor |
| Veitch | The Wild Bunch | History of the Tweedie clan. Includes line drawings of ruins of Tinnies and Drumelzier castles. | 4 pages or more | 24 | Norrie McLeish |
| Veitch | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Vermont | One line of Descent from John Simpson and Elizabeth Sanderson | A targeted tracing of the family of Kenneth Alan Simpson, of Vermont, USA. Kenneth was 5th generation of the Simpsons, starting with John Simpson (b. about 1775), married (about 1795) to Elizabeth Anderson - all 8 of their children were born in Galashiels. The article traces the generations mentioning Hawick, Earlston, Barnard Castle in connection with William Simpson (3rd generation) who emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada, and died in Vermont USA. The account takes the tree to the 6th generation - Kenneth Alan Simpson Steeter and Roberta Nelson and 2 children who died in 1948 and 1955. | 3 pages or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Vermont | Putting the Life of Alice Simpson Together 1925 - 1927 | A focus on Alice Simpson, the great great great granddaughter of John Simpson (b. about 1775) and Elizabeth Anderson (b. about 1775) from Galashiels. Their son William (b. 1800) married Elizabeth Thin 1862, and their son James married Mildred West in Vermont, USA. William and Mildreds' son was Kenneth Alan Simpson (see Page 21 of this Issue). It was Kenneth who was the father of Alice Simpson, the author's aunt. Eleanor Donham was her mother. Alice was born 1925 and died 1927. | 1 page or more | 106 | James Alan Steeter |
| Vertur | Border Beginnings | The author traces her descent from Adam Black born in Coldingham in 1732. | 1 page or more | 95 | Val Metcalfe |
| Victoria | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Victoria Cross | Piper Laidlaw Memorial | Notes on a ceremony to mark the 100th. Anniversary of the events during the Battle of Loos leading to the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Piper Daniel Laidlaw. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Vineyard Hills | A Letter From America | A transcript of a letter sent to Robert Hart, Thomas Vair and John Cochran of Newstead near Melrose that arrived March 1800, dated Dec 1799, and sent by "Robt Bunyie" (with a postscript and notes by Thomas Main) from Vineyard Hills, America. Robert describes setting up a weaving business, and developing cooper skills. He describes how plentiful crops and livestock are, including sugar, saying how good life is there compared to "Old Scotland". The transcript is followed by an account by the author of communication at the time, and the discovery of the letter in 1970 in the bureau in the Auld Hoose in Newstead occupied by Mag Nisbet. The author considers Robert Bunyie to be his ancestor, born to William Bunyie and Janet Mein October 1783, meaning Robert was 16 at the time of writing. | 2 pages or more | 110 | Stephen Bunyan |
| Violet | Family History News - The Jardine Clan Society | Formed in 1977. Came from France 1066, settled in Annandale; now, branches of the family world wide. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Editor |
| Violet Rodger | Andrew Oliver | Story of the life of Andrew Oliver, blacksmith and farmer at Allerton. He emigrated to Ireland, married Jane Hunter, but returned to Berwickshire after her death. He married Alison Purves. He died 1938 and was buried at Edrom. | less than 1 page | 100 | Margaret Dick |
| Virtue | Old Uncle | Brief biopic about Alexander Virtue, sometime schoolmaster at Nenthorn. | less than 1 page | 20 | Margery V. Turnbull |
| Virtue | Rentons in the Hutton Old Parish Register | List of Entries. | 2 pages or more | 13 | Norrie McLeish |
| Volunteers | With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria | Review of a book donated to the Society ' With the Border Volunteers to Pretoria' by Lieut William Home recording their exploits during the Boer War and with a detailed list of names. | 2 pages or more | 90 | Ronald Morrison |
| Volunteers | The Peeblesshire Volunteers | A review of a book written by Society member, Robert D Knox, on the history of the Peeblesshire Rifle Volunteers between 1860 and 1908. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| von Heimburg | The Sinking of the T.S. ROYAL EDWARD | Summary of the sinking of the T.S. Royal Edward near the island of Kandelossa on its way from Avonmouth to Gallipoli. It was carrying British soldiers including 100 men trained at Stobs Camp who were declared missing or dead. | 1 page or more | 100 | Jared Squirrell |
| Voy | Mrs Euphemia Voy | Obituary of Euphemia Voy, first wife of William Voy, who died at Coldstream on 24th March 1891. | 1 page or more | 23 | Benjamin Moody |
| W. Chirnside | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Waddell | A History of the Waddells of Scotland | A review of the book 'A History of the Waddells of Scotland' by Gavin Main Waddell tracing the history of the name and the various branches of the family. The main branch of the family originated from Stow still known today by some as The Stow of Wedale. | 1 page or more | 83 | |
| Waddell | The Case of the missing Registers | In 1818 Jean Waddell a humble tailor's daughter found by chance she could inherit a estate in Linlithgowshire. How she went about trying to prove her case. | 3 pages or more | 22 | Gavin Waddell |
| Wage Books | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Wages | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Wages | The Way We Were | Berwickshire farm servants wages from 1751 and how the farm hand had to make the hovel of a house more habitable. It was not the good old days, it was slavery. | 1 page or more | 15 | Colin Wood |
| Wagon Trains | Thomas Lewins 1816-1858 | Account of Thomas Lewins' life, emigration to Canada, his family, and eventual re-migration to California. | 7 pages or more | 65 | Mary Newbery |
| Wait | Pringles in South Africa | Information of a C.D. regarding the Pringles of South Africa. | less than 1 page | 92 | Professor Wait |
| Wait | A Nostalgic Visit to Lauder and Channelkirk | A report of the author's return from South Africa, his attendance at a late night Church service in Lauder, the erection of a plaque and his family connections with the area. | 3 pages or more | 82 | Prof. Charles Wait |
| Walcheren Expedition | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Waldie | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Waldie | A Remarkable Coincidence | Anecdote of a visit to the Society's library. | less than 1 page | 40 | Mike Brydon |
| Waldie | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Waldie-Griffith | Lt Col Hon Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith Bt | Biography of Richard Waldie Griffith, grandson of Richard Griffith, Laird of Ednam, a renowned geologist and mining engineer, and son of George Richard Griffith | 1 page or more | 100 | Mike Chandler |
| Waldie-Griffith | Stobs Camp | Article on Lt. Col. Hon. Sir Richard Waldie-Griffith and particularly his connection with Stobs Camp, Hawick. | 1 page or more | 98 | Michael Chandler |
| Walker | Selkirk Protocol Books. An amazing Discovery | A hidden hoard of 16th and 17th century documents from Selkirk. | less than 1 page | 7 | |
| Walker | Fame/Infamy/Riches - a history of the Greig family | About the Greigs of Manchester and Oldham, originally from Ayton and Earlston. | 4 pages or more | 62 | Jim Greig |
| Walker | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Some birth extracts from the Kelso Mail in 1804. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| Walker | Rev. Robert Douglas, 1747-1820 The father of Galashiels | The Rev. Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, 1747-1820, was a man of great ability and served his parishioners so well he was called "The Father of Galashiels". | 2 pages or more | 37 | Donald Whyte |
| Walker | Forgotten Borderers--Andrew Walker (1808-1896) | Andrew Walker, born Earlston, worked at Newton Don and moved eventually to Camden and started a Ragged School. He emigrated to Troy in New York and died there. | less than 1 page | 30 | |
| Walker | From Yellow to Golden, the stately history of the Golden Retriever' | An account of the history of the Golden Retriever and its Borders' connection. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Walker | 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 | |
| Walker | Strayed far from Berwickshire | This is a small article on Berwickshire strays in the township of Canden East in the county of Lennox and Addington in Ontario, Canada. | 2 pages or more | 30 | G.H. Jeffery |
| Walker | Susanna Pringle's Birthday book | This Pringle tale goes from Browndeanlaw to Yetholm, London, New Brunswick and beyond-very interesting. | 4 pages or more | 16 | Maxine Flaherty |
| Walker | Kelso Mail Extracts | Six birth announcements published in the newspaper in 1803 and 1804. | 1 page or more | 73 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Walker | Born in the Borders | A list of names that have been extracted from the Death Index (1855-6) of Victoria, Australia. Also, where to obtain copies of death certificates. | 1 page or more | 21 | Barbara E. Turner |
| Walkerburn | Walkerburn; Its Origins and Progress 1854-1897 | Review of book 'Walkerburn; Its Origins and Progress 1854-1897' by F.W. Pearce. | less than 1 page | 97 | Ronald Morrison |
| Walkers | The Altarstone at Stobo | Stobo Slate Quarry 'whatever'. Also a connection to Merlin and Arthur. | 1 page or more | 10 | Isobel Jardine |
| Wallace | The Origins of William Wallace | Notes of the genealogy of William Wallace and suggested connections to the FitzAlans and Stewarts. | 1 page or more | 81 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Wallace | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| Wallace | My dig into the past | Peeblesshire family and from other parts of the Borders, an interesting tale. Also history of various bridges over the Tweed. | 3 pages or more | 34 | A. Turner |
| Wallace | Melrose to Melbourne - The Story of one Wallace family | Interesting account of the author's Wallace research, ancestral emigration from Melrose to Sydney, Australia, farming, and the army. Two interesting photographs, too. | 3 pages or more | 67 | Richard Balsillie |
| Wallace | Who was Robert Proudfoot? | A look by the author at his Proudfoot ancestry and mysteries surrounding it. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Chris Proudfoot |
| Wally Turnbull | The Bedrule Stained Glass Window Dedication | A summary of the Turnbull Clan Association AGM in 2019 at the Bedrule Kirk. The AGM included a reflection on and dedication of the Great Commission stained glass window designed by Sandy Milligan, and made and installed by Maurice Jackson of The Stained Glass Studio, Edinburgh, following the donation by Wally and Betty Turnbull from North Carolina. | 1 page or more | 101 | Ken Turnbull |
| Walter Brownlee | Nae Luck! | Letters. No success as regards more information on William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant), Tweed Mill enquiry or Greenlaw Galbraiths in Ed. 105. Pursuing more information on TAC Scott or Walter Brownlee (Melrose postman) additional photographs are presented. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Walter Cochrane | Archie's Walking Stick | An account tracking down the provenance of a walking stick inscribed A.C. Abbothill Galashiels N.B. It was traced to Adam Cochrane co-owner of Mid Mill Paton Street, or to his son Archibald who took over the expanding business with his brothers. The family tree from Adam Cochrane (died 1818) married to Agnes Tait), through to great grandson Archibald Leman Cochrane b. 1909 (Archie Junior) . Archie's Walk in Galashiels was named after Archie Senior Archie Junior's father. | 3 pages or more | 102 | Alverie Weighill |
| Walter John Abbey Anderson | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| Walter Laidlaw | Laidlaws of The Gair | Reference to the story available on Google documents of tenant farmer Laidlaws in Ettrick, initially Glenkerry and Ropeslawshiel, but then the Gair in the Ettrick Valley. Andrew Laidlaw (b. 1724) married Agnes Gledinning at Westerkirk (1746). The author believes that Andrew's father was Walter who married Margaret Grieve in the late 1600s, since Andrew and Agnes first son was named Walter. Information is requested. | 1 page or more | 109 | Ruary Laidlaw |
| Walter Little Gilmour | The Search for Catharine Gilmour | A summary of the research on Catharine Gilmour the (youngest of 3 illegitimate girls) daughter of Walter Little Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar b.1803, and Barbara Fraser b.1778. She was sent into the care of a shoemaker in Earlston, but her father died and her appointed legal guardian was Hugh Watson of Torsonce, as by then Walter had a legitimate male heir also named Walter, who's estate funded the girls welfare. The research also revealed history of the Newall family descendants of Robert Hogg Hawick, evidenced family in the Stow, Dryburgh and Lauder areas. Catharine ended up in Edinburgh marrying James Miller, and having a daughter Barbara, and later moving to Glasgow, and then Dunoon by 1859. Barbara moved back east to Dalkeith in the 1860s. | 2 pages or more | 102 | Alison Macdonald |
| Walter Mason | The Walter Mason Papers | The Walter Mason Papers. This is a brief description of the collection held by the museum services of Scottish Borders Council. | 1 page or more | 19 | Walter Elliot |
| Walter Sanderson Lapworth | Charles Lapworth, Geologist | An account of the unveiling of a plaque in recognition of Charles Lapworth, palaeontologist (born 1842), at St Peters School, Galashiels where he was Headmaster. Further information on his wives (Eliza Cooper and Jenny Sanderson), and their children in England. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Walter Scott | James Davidson (alias Dandie Dinmont) | An account of the life of James Davidson (1764-1820), born at Southdean who is recognised as being the 'father' of the breed of dogs known as Dandie Dinmonts. | 1 page or more | 93 | Marjorie McLaughlan |
| Walter Scott | Sir Walter Scott's Borders | A note about Scott being born in Edinburgh, but convalescing at Sandyknowe Farm near Smailholm with grandfather and Aunt Jenny, where he was immersed in Borders history and folklore and music. A year at Kelso Grammar School, Deputy Sheriff of Selkirkshire, Ashestiel and construction Abbotsford. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| Walter Scott | The battle of Otterburn 600th Anniversary | The history of the battle of Otterburn and the families that took part, also, Walter Scott's version is different to that of the English version in The Chevy chase. | 2 pages or more | 8 | Violet Jardine |
| Wanless | A Tale of Two Sisters | A Wanless family’s emigration from Yetholm to Canada. | 3 pages or more | 49 | Gordon Roy Fairbairn |
| Wanless | The People of the Lammermuirs | Detailed history of the Lammermuirs from Celtic times to the 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 23 | Norrie McLeish |
| Wanless | Longformacus | A cautionary tale from 1871 and some extracts from the school log book, | 2 pages or more | 73 | |
| War memorials | Bowden Memorial Inscriptions | Review of Jun 2008 publication of Bowden Churchyard monumental inscriptions (318 stones). Also included war memorials, past ministers, militia lists and Hearth Tax, and a background history of the parish. | less than 1 page | 100 | Ronald Morrison |
| War Memorials | The War Memorial at Minto by Roger J Owen | Some paragraphs on the book 'The War Memorial at Minto' by Roger J Owen. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| War Memorials | Coldstream History Society | A note on a project recently undertaken by the Society including the transcription of the graveyard at Lennel Cemetery, Coldstream and also a project to record detailed genealogical information of all names appearing on War Memorials in Berwickshire and North Northumberland. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| War of Spanish Independence | Elspeth Ewan’s talk on Army Military History | Synopsis of talk. | less than 1 page | 43 | Peter Munro |
| war wounded | Wounded Soldiers at Berwick | Newspaper extract regarding the arrival of wounded soldiers at Berwick during W.W.1. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Warkworth Castle | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Warmath | Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, Sergeants, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA | Account of Becton Eckford and William Wallace Eckford, and their activities in the Tennessee Infantry Regt, CSA. | 3 pages or more | 40 | Jeffry W. Gatlin |
| Wars | Campaigning with the Scots 1054-1654 | A book review of 'Campaigning with the Scots 1054-1654' by Gregory Lauder-Frost. The book describes 600 years of wars and conflicts as seen through the eyes of a Lowland family. | 1 page or more | 102 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Warwick | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Watches | Roll of Taxes on Clocks and Watches | Some details on the taxation of clocks and watches during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. | less than 1 page | 75 | Ronald Morrison |
| Watchtower | 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 |
| Waterloo | Waterloo and Beyond | Some notes by the author on his attempt to find gravestones and memorials to those who died in the Napoleonic Wars. | less than 1 page | 88 | Kenneth McLean |
| Waterloo | Follow the Drum | The author, who has been researching the lives of wives of officers during the Napoleonic Wars, recounts the hardships many of them endured and appeals for further information. | 1 page or more | 99 | David Clammer |
| Watson | Duns Auxiliary Unit | Further information on the Duns Auxiliary Unit. | 1 page or more | 88 | |
| Watson | Isabella Smith 1814-1904 | Account of Isabella Smith from Coldingham. Berwickshire; and her descendants. | 2 pages or more | 57 | Mary Newbery |
| Watson | Old soldiers of the eighteenth century | This is a list and some extracts from War Office records at the Public Record Office at Kew. If you are studying shoemakers - read this. | 1 page or more | 11 | E. A. Gray |
| Watson | From Golden to Golden | An update on the article in magazine 88 on the Golden Retriever and its connection with the Borders; also information on a book recently published | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Watson | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| Watson | Names of Soldiers and others who died in India mainly between 1930-36 | A list of names and their regiments, and where buried. | 1 page or more | 30 | Mr R. McAdam |
| Watson | Jedburgh Place Names | Notes on a book 'Jedburgh Place Names' put together by Society member, Norrie McLeish, from articles written by George Watson. | less than 1 page | 81 | |
| Watson | Cousins Meet | How two cousins previously unknown to each other met through membership of the Society. | less than 1 page | 95 | Esther Davies |
| Watson | WW2 Auxiliaries | Some notes on the work of the World War 2 Auxiliaries or the British Resistance Army. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Watson | The Hawick Word Book | Review of book 'The Hawick Word Book'. | less than 1 page | 98 | Enid Cruickshank |
| Watson | A Lad o' Pairts- George Watson (1876 -1950) | An account of the life of George Watson (1876-1950) born in Jedburgh, linguist and etymologist who worked on the Oxford New English Dictionary before emigrating to the United States. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Norrie McLeish |
| Watson | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Watson | James Watson (Author and Historian of Jedburgh Abbey) | Account of the life of James Watson, weaver, grocer, poet and writer of Jedburgh, the author's great grandfather, his descendants, and emigration to USA and Canada. | 10 pages or more | 68 | Rachel (Thomson) Falldien |
| Wauch | Roxburgh Here ! | Extract from the memoirs of the late John Fairbairn, born 28th March 1912, married in 1937, who died on 20th July 2003. He worked for the Kelso Chronicle, and later was the editor of the Hobart Mercury, Tasmania. | 4 pages or more | 54 | John Fairbairn |
| Wauchope | Rev. John Baird, 1799-1861 - Friend of the Gypsies | John Baird was Minister at Kirk Yetholm. He was responsible for the new bridge , rebuilding the Kirk and School. He also educated the Gypsies and brought them into the community. was a founder member of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Donald Whyte |
| Wauchope | Roxburgh Here ! | Extract from the memoirs of the late John Fairbairn, born 28th March 1912, married in 1937, who died on 20th July 2003. He worked for the Kelso Chronicle, and later was the editor of the Hobart Mercury, Tasmania. | 4 pages or more | 54 | John Fairbairn |
| Wauchope | Yetholm, Past and Present | Review of a guide book published by Yetholm History Society. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Waugh | K.O.S.B. Memories | This is a look at the talk given by Gavin Richardson, who must be the best informed on the first world war and Gallipoli. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Gavin Richardson |
| Waugh | Kennington/Cowe Family History. Part 2 - Emigration to New Brunswick 1837 - James Cowe & Isabella Donaldson | Details of the lives of further branches of the Cowe family including one that emigrated to New Brunswick. | 6 pages or more | 71 | Fred Kennington |
| Waugh | Jedburgh Border Games, 1919 | Cannon-fire at 6am signalled the start of the Games. Has notes of winners of various events. | 1 page or more | 63 | John Murray |
| Wear | The Rutherford Letters | These letters come from a collection written by Rutherfords, in Ancrum to their folks in Canada. 4 are from 1852, and one from1928. Many names of Ancrum and nearby people mentioned. | 3 pages or more | 44 | Ann F Rutherford, Robert Turnbull, George Hay |
| Weatherhead | Uncleanness at Edrom | A tale of impropriety extracted from the Edrom Session Records. | 1 page or more | 86 | Ronald Morrison |
| Weavers | The Boston Family of Gattonside | A tale of hand loom weavers from Gattonside who decided to visit a sister in Canada. How they eventually decided to emigrate over to Canada and they walked from New York to Upper Canada. Most of the family are buried in Melrose Church Yard. | 2 pages or more | 39 | M.C.Lawson |
| Weaving | Family History Records | An archivist from the Heritage Hub in Hawick discusses a range of records that can be used to provide a fuller picture of our ancestors | 5 pages or more | 70 | Juline Baird |
| Weazleton | Placenames in the Ancrum area | Review of book 'Placenames in the Ancrum area' by David Cain. | less than 1 page | 89 | |
| Web Sites | The Delights and Drawbacks of Working with One's Web Pages | Text of the talk given at the Society’s Open Meeting on 16th September 2001. Suggestions on building a personal website. | 2 pages or more | 47 | Charles Hoy |
| Webb | Borderers in the Victorian Marriages Registers (1853-1895) | This is a list of marriages in issues 16,17 and 18. It is a list of Border counties as their place of birth, when the married in Victoria, Australia between 1853 and 1895. | 3 pages or more | 18 | Barbara Turner |
| Webb | Australian deaths recorded in Hawick Advertiser part 2 1874-1890 | Deaths in the Hawick Advertiser, it also covers other parts of the Borders. | 4 pages or more | 37 | Marjorie Gavin |
| Website | Borders Family History Society Website | Description of the Society's website pages. | 6 pages or more | 53 | Peter Munro |
| Website | Society Website | An update about the Society's website, and the new Maintaining Interests function. | 4 pages or more | 56 | Peter Munro |
| Website | Scottish Borders Memory Bank Website | Brief note about the launch of the website and its contents. | less than 1 page | 46 | |
| Webster | An account of the number of people in Scotland in the year 1755 | A review of a document held by the National Archive of Scotland giving details of the population, life expectancy and religious affiliation, | 1 page or more | 69 | Peter Munro |
| Wedale | Stow of Wedale | An announcement of the publication of Stow Monumental Inscriptions with details of all names. | 2 pages or more | 85 | Ronald Morrison |
| Wedale | A History of the Waddells of Scotland | A review of the book 'A History of the Waddells of Scotland' by Gavin Main Waddell tracing the history of the name and the various branches of the family. The main branch of the family originated from Stow still known today by some as The Stow of Wedale. | 1 page or more | 83 | |
| Wedderburn | Cockburns of that ilk | The origins of Cockburns in Berwickshire | 3 pages or more | 36 | Russell Wilson Cockburn |
| Wedding | Arrangements for a Victorian wedding | An account of the arrangements made for the marriage in Galashiels of Andrews Stewart Fisher to Elizabeth Tait with details as on the arranging and the ceremony | 2 pages or more | 76 | Janet Nellis |
| Weddirhede | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Weirhill | William Dick (1849 - 1932) | Account of William Dick, a blacksmith in Fountainhall and his family | 4 pages or more | 63 | Margaret Dick |
| Welch | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Wellington | Alexander Turnbull and his Family | If you have any Turnbulls in your family and you think that you came from the Borders, this is a must for you. Turnbulls from Galashiels, Selkirk and Hawick. | 5 pages or more | 25 | Jane Gibson |
| Welsh | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Welsh | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Welsh | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| Welsh | William Welsh - The Dowie Dens o' Yarrow | Some notes on William Welsh author of a book of poetry in 1838 and on the origins of the Ballad 'The Dowie Dens of Yarrow'. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Welsh | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Welsh | James Stewart (c. 1824-1904) - a life) | An account or research into the life of James Stewart (born in Wilton 1824/25) and his family. | 6 pages or more | 96 | Harry D Watson |
| Welsh | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| Welsh | Bowden School Records | Bowden School admission records from 1872. Also lists their parent or guardian. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Editor |
| Welsh | To Follow the Dogs and Carry the Stick | An account of life and shepherding in the Lammermuirs before, during and immediately after the Second World War. | 1 page or more | 90 | Bob Jaffray |
| Welsh | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| West | The Welsh Family from Galashiels | An account of the lives of the Welsh (Welch) family from Galashiels, their emigration to South Africa and the problems which befell them. | 4 pages or more | 99 | Malcolm Tait |
| West Calder | Hope Family | Link to the website of the Hope family of Traquair, Tweedsmuir and West Calder. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| West Indies | Miscellaneous Intimations in Hawick Advertiser - 1855-1900 | A list of marriages of people from various places (including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, South Africa, Trinidad) intimated in the Hawick Advertiser between 1855-1900, with brief additional notes on some items. | 3 pages or more | 68 | Marjorie Gavin |
| West Linton | The History of Mountain Cross Church | An account of the history of Mountain Cross Church from the secession in the 1700s in Scotland, and the impact on the West Linton parish and the adjacent Newlands parish. The ministers are listed and the transition of Mountain Cross to the Relief Church, United Presbyterian Church, United Free Church in the early 1900s, until the church passed into lay hands by sale in 1919. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Editor |
| West Nisbet | Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing | Following the appeal for more information on Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing in Issue 106 (June 2021), the author has updated the story based on additional documents received. Born in West Nisbet 1909 of Ian Alastair Ewing (farmer) and Muriel-Adele Carlyle-Child. Alastair's early years show he was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, rising steadily through the ranks with his first command in 1940 with further mentions in dispatches in 1941, and service in the Arctic convoys. He married Diane Smeed Archer (1940) and had a son David Alastair (1941). Alastair rose through the ranks in the Admiralty and was knighted in 1959. He retired in 1962 and died May 1997 in Winchester, but was buried at Jedburgh Abbey. The summary includes what happened to his sister Elizabeth Helen, and his parents story, and Muriel his wife. and his family history as far back as the late 1700s. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| West Nisbet | Manure Menu and Canine Genealogy | A brief description from the late 1800s of the manures and feeding stuffs available from the West Nisbet Farm rented by Robert Ewing (grandfather of Vice Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing - previously mentioned in Issues 106 and 107). In addition are copies of advertisements for a greyhound or whippet being available for stud from the farm. | 1 page or more | 108 | Editor |
| West Port School | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| West Riddel | Border-Line Experiences of a Canadian Researcher | The Ainslie born in Lilliesleaf and how a trip from Canada to research the family ended in a book. | 2 pages or more | 10 | Robert L. Morden |
| Westerkirk | Nostalgic Memories | Sandra Devlin of Queensland sent a copy of a letter written in Langholm in 1934 by T. Ritchie to his cousin, Dr. T. Oliver. An abridged version is printed in this volume. | 2 pages or more | 33 | Sandra Devlin |
| Westerkirk | A Remarkable Eskdale Family. The Pasleys of Craig | The story of Pasleys of Craig - a two part story in issues 2 and 3 covers military and personnel accounts of many Palseys, if you are connected, it must be for you. | 3 pages or more | 2 | R.C.Wood |
| Westminster Abbey | James Thomson - A Man for all Seasons | An account of the life and works of Border poet, James Thomson. | 5 pages or more | 87 | Norrie McLeish |
| Weston | More Extracts from the Kelso Mail 1804 | Miscellaneous Extracts from the Kelso Mail of 1804. | 87 | ||
| Westruther | Lady Jane Scott-Spottiswoode | Reference to a pamphlet 'Souvenir of Sympathy' donated to the Society relating to the funeral of Lady Jane Scott-Spottiswoode. | 1 page or more | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Westruther | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Wetherstone | A 'Scot' Moves to South Africa | Biography of Archibald Little, born Melrose, 11th Jan 1829, died 13 Dec 1921, Johannesburg. Brief notes on his occupations, and service in the Basuto War. | 2 pages or more | 44 | Tony Little |
| Whether | Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman? | An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Kathryn Holloway |
| Whillans | The Lillico Family - Chain Migrants to Gloucester Township, Ontario | The story of a family that emigrated from Roxburghshire to Ontario | 8 pages or more | 70 | Eleanor Lillico |
| Whillis | John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth | Some notes on the John Whillis Exhibition, Eyemouth and the associated exhibition on sailing ships connected including the 'Cutty Sark'. | 1 page or more | 91 | |
| Whillis | Eyemouth Museum | Notes of an exhibition in Eyemouth Museum about John Whillis. | less than 1 page | 90 | |
| Whisky | Life in Melrose--150 years ago | This is the account of family life in Melrose in the first half of last century, from an autobiography of Catherine Helen Spence. | 3 pages or more | 11 | Colin Wood |
| Whitburn | Napoleonic Grapes | Report on an offer to donate to the Society a bunch of wooden grapes, hand carved by a prisoner of war in Napoleonic times, which hung for many years on the door of a Coaching Inn at Whiteburn. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| White | Kennington/Cowe Family History. Part 2 - Emigration to New Brunswick 1837 - James Cowe & Isabella Donaldson | Details of the lives of further branches of the Cowe family including one that emigrated to New Brunswick. | 6 pages or more | 71 | Fred Kennington |
| White | Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass | A review of the book 'Lady Helen Hall of Dunglass'; by Sally Wilson. | 2 pages or more | 86 | Editor |
| White | Maxwellheugh Cottage - the biography of a house | A review of the families who had inhabited a house on the outskirts of Kelso. | 8 pages or more | 73 | Isobel Gordon |
| Whiteburn | Napoleonic Grapes | Report on an offer to donate to the Society a bunch of wooden grapes, hand carved by a prisoner of war in Napoleonic times, which hung for many years on the door of a Coaching Inn at Whiteburn. | less than 1 page | 99 | Ronald Morrison |
| Whitehead | Some Purves families in Duns Berwickshire | A well known Berwickshire name Purves, a family from Duns in 1634 and his heirs. | 2 pages or more | 22 | Mrs Evelyn Carlson |
| Whitehead | William Whitehead - the wandering grocer | Account of the life and family of William Whitehead and of his records kept of his journey around the world in 1898. | 3 pages or more | 96 | |
| Whitehope | Muckle Giggots and Sheep lost in the Snow | A memory of Tibbie Shiel by Margaret Turnbull, of James Thomson, the Shepherd of Whitehope, lost in the snow. | 2 pages or more | 64 | C S Borthwick |
| Whitekirk | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Whitelaw | Old Lilliesleaf | Reminiscences and photographs of life in Lilliesleaf. | 1 page or more | 92 | Esther Davies |
| Whiteslade | Whiteslade, Berwickshire, and its Owners | Many have seen this ruin on the way from Greenlaw to Lauder, and often wondered about the history of this once great fortress. This article covers it magnificently. | 2 pages or more | 31 | G.M.S. Lauder Frost |
| Whitslaid | Through Time and Place - a walk through Whitslaid Farm and Tower Lauder | Review of a book by Andrew Mercer. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Whitslaid | Notes on people in Lauder in 1501 | Brief notes on Thomas Borthwick of Gammylstoun confirmed in 1501 as in certain tenements in the Royal Burgh of Lauder, previously occupied by Charles Murray, and surrounded by lands of William Broun, George Weddirhede, William Hoppringle, William Scheill and Thomas Spens. Also Robert Lauder, son of Gilbert in Whitslaid. | less than 1 page | 103 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Whitsome | Ontario Genealogical Society summer camp | Where to research in Ontario for your Canadian cousins. | 2 pages or more | 37 | D. C. Jeffrey |
| Whitson | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| Whyte | Peebles Combination Poorhouse | A brief history of poorhouses in general and Peebles Poorhouse in particular. It includes some information about staff and inmates in the late 19th century. | 5 pages or more | 74 | Janis Miller |
| Whyte | From Cowal to the Borders. Internal migration of the Whyte Family | The Agricultural migration of workers and the history of the Whyte Family. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Donald Whyte |
| WI | Bowden Scottish Women's Institute (aka The Rural) | Description of the imminent Bowden WI centenary in November 2019. A brief history of the founders, and the initiation of the institutes in Roberton and Minto. | less than 1 page | 101 | Enid Cruikshank |
| Wight | Update to 'Bringing science to genealogy' | An update on a DNA project that was first described in Volume 67, pages 1 -4 June 2008. | 4 pages or more | 72 | Lorna Henderson |
| Wilberforce | Birthplace Ednam | An account of some of the famous people born in the Parish of Ednam. | 2 pages or more | 87 | |
| Wilkie | Who was Robert Proudfoot? | A look by the author at his Proudfoot ancestry and mysteries surrounding it. | 3 pages or more | 90 | Chris Proudfoot |
| Wilkinson | Baillie John Smail of Galashiels | Baillie Smail, born at Clovenfords, was First Baillie in 1867, and was renowned for severe punishment . He died of chronic alcoholism. | 1 page or more | 36 | |
| William Blackadder | The Unlucky Blackadders | A summary of ongoing research into history of the Blackadder family in Berwickshire from 1296 (Rofgier/Walteris de Blakedir) to the demolition of Blackadder House. It includes the involvement of the family in Melrose Abbey, the Wars of the Roses, Flodden Field, piracy, Mary Queen of Scots, divinity and Stirling Castle. | 4 pages or more | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| William Blyth | Jeanie Blyth, The Basket Maker's Daughter | A description of the life and times of Jeanie Blyth (born 1881) and her gypsy family travelling through the Borders and the north of England in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The decline of the gypsy presence in the Borders is described and Jeanie's portraits painted by Samuel J Peploe after he had seen her selling flowers in Edinburgh. | 1 page or more | 102 | Linda Hendry Lennen |
| William Caldwell | Emigration from the Borders | Emigration opportunities available to Borderers in the late 19th century, to Australia, Canada, and the United States. | 2 pages or more | 32 | Marjorie Gavin |
| William Cranston Murray | From Peebleshire to Canada: William Cranston Murray - An Artist in Architecture | The story of the architect William Cranston Murray from Peeblesshire who went to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, and joined the growing Scottish community (about 2,000 people) there in 1819. Born in Stobo in 1788, his father James was a shepherd. James' first wife Elizabeth (b. about 1761) died and was buried in Stobo Kirk graveyard in 1842. William married Alexanderina Hislop from Glenholm, and their son James was born 1814 in Drumelzier. By 1825 the population of the Miramichi are had grown to about 8,500. The account summarises Murray's major works in the New Brunswick area, many as a result of the Great Miramichi fire in the October of 1825 i.e. St Paul's Anglican Church (Bushville), Judge Peters stately home (Bushville), Murray House , St James Presbyterian and St John United churches, Old Northumberland County Courthouse - all in (Newcastle). In addition there is an attempt at creating a detailed family tree of the Murray family following William's 10 children, of which only 6 names are known. The children of first son James (13), and daughter Margaret (8). | 7 pages or more | 106 | Barbara MacIntosh Charlotte Loggie |
| William Dalgleish | Galashiels Johnstones (Gray, Sanderson, Dalgleish) | Further to the article in June 2020 magazine (Issue 103) ('The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers'), contact from distant cousins in Australia (Graeme Wood, Marion Johnstone), has meant the sharing of a family photo album belonging to Archibald Johnstone. See also this issue page 20 for a history of the Johnstone family in Australia. The cousins are keen to allow descendants of other Galashiels families in the photos access to them. i.e. William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant). | less than 1 page | 105 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| William Dalgleish | Nae Luck! | Letters. No success as regards more information on William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant), Tweed Mill enquiry or Greenlaw Galbraiths in Ed. 105. Pursuing more information on TAC Scott or Walter Brownlee (Melrose postman) additional photographs are presented. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| William Goodfellow | Some Related Goodfellow Settlers in Canada | An account of the emigration of Robert Goodfellow, thought to have been living in Bewlie (1811), from Scotland and arriving in Quebec around 1820. His spouse, Janet Thomson went with him and bore a child (Janet) in Quebec on March 21 1821 - further children were born in Canada. He and his brothers Thomas, William and Andrew were recorded as Valcartier settlers. Other siblings stayed in Roxburghshire, where there are records of the family being in Bowden, Lillesleaf and Midlem. Robert died in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 100 | Marjorie Goodfellow |
| William Gray | Galashiels Johnstones (Gray, Sanderson, Dalgleish) | Further to the article in June 2020 magazine (Issue 103) ('The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers'), contact from distant cousins in Australia (Graeme Wood, Marion Johnstone), has meant the sharing of a family photo album belonging to Archibald Johnstone. See also this issue page 20 for a history of the Johnstone family in Australia. The cousins are keen to allow descendants of other Galashiels families in the photos access to them. i.e. William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant). | less than 1 page | 105 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| William Gray | Nae Luck! | Letters. No success as regards more information on William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant), Tweed Mill enquiry or Greenlaw Galbraiths in Ed. 105. Pursuing more information on TAC Scott or Walter Brownlee (Melrose postman) additional photographs are presented. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| William Halbert | Halbert DNA | Letter to the editor encouraging people to perform the Ancestry DNA test to help build the family history of the Halbert family from William Halbert marriage to Alison Potts in Kelso (1763), with 14 children mostly born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | less than 1 page | 100 | Cameron Day |
| William Hastie | A Tale of Two Tapestries | The author has conserved and framed 2 early 19th century on linen, made by 2 young girls in Berwickshire - Margaret Hastie - age 11 (Mrs Penman Preston School), and Joan Dodds Armstrong - age 10. The author describes the lineage of both the girls. Margaret hailed from Bunkle (baptised Duns 1847) one of 7 children of William Hastie (1813-1874) and Margaret Lauder (1813-1869), and at 13 was a farm labourer at Broomhouse Mains, Edrom, staying with 5 other siblings. Her parents were buried at Preston churchyard. Older Hastie family members gravestones are found here also, and the author has collated this information and discovered a link to her own family, the Leitchs. Joan stayed in Fogomuir, and was the 11th child of 13 of George Armstrong from Fogo (1788-1855), and Janet Haig from Langton or Greenlaw (1793-1858). In 1861 Joan was a table maid working in Edinburgh. | 4 pages or more | 110 | Diana Leitch |
| William Kemp | William Kemp Letters - the People | An account further to the article in Issue 104 describing the letters written to William Kemp, who was born in Melrose (1788), and whilst managing a local gas company had a deep interest in geology and landscape. This account explores the main correspondents (from and to) retained in the collection of letters. There were over 12 correspondents e.g.. William Brockie, Dr Buckland, Robert Chambers, Charles Darwin, JS Henslow, Andrew Johnstone, from mainly the Borders, but also London, Edinburgh, Great Yarmouth, Castleton and Suffolk. | 6 pages or more | 105 | David Cramond |
| William Kemp | William Kemp Letters | A description of a volume of 80 letters covering the period 1840 to 1861 addressed to William Kemp a valued member of the Galashiels community in the mid 1800s. Born in Bleachfields, Melrose 1788, first child of James Kemp (linen bleacher) and Christian Skirvan (Skirving). Williams' siblings were John, Georgina and Andrew. Harried Elisabeth Ketchen 1821, his children were James, Mariame(Marianne?), John, William and George Macdonald. Kemp was an engineer and amateur geologist. The letters travelled out to Queensland Australia with William's son John, and years later passed to the author (David Cramond) via his great grandparents and grandfather. The letters include a number letters from Charles Darwin arising from a discovery of old seeds in a sandpit near Melrose. | 3 pages or more | 104 | David Cramond |
| William Martin | 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 |
| William Mather | From Kelso to Toulouse - the Extraordinary Story of the Mather Family | A summary of the story of the Mather family triggered by William (Guillaume) Mather (1754-1844), a metal worker born in Newton Don, who went to Toulouse to found cannon foundries to supply the French army. His father, Andrew, was born in Kelso in 1718, and his father George, who had 4 children. Andrew married Isobel, to have 4 children - Christian (a girl) born in Rutherford (1749), John, then Andrew, and finally Isobel Mather (1764). William learnt his trade in Paisley and moved to France, marrying twice (Anne Pellisier) and later Marie Elizabeth Mazars de Mazarin, having two children (Adolphe and Josephine), and was instrumental in establishing a successful foundry at Sainte Claire on the banks of the Garonnette. By the late 1800s the foundry had declined and was sold after William's death. | 3 pages or more | 103 | Fraser Sim |
| William Minor | James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915) | Biography of James Murray, a linguist, philologist, teacher. He was one of the founders of the Oxford English dictionary. | 1 page or more | 45 | Valerie Mackay |
| William Sanderson | Galashiels Johnstones (Gray, Sanderson, Dalgleish) | Further to the article in June 2020 magazine (Issue 103) ('The Johnstone Family from Galashiels - Tasmanian Woollen Mill Pioneers'), contact from distant cousins in Australia (Graeme Wood, Marion Johnstone), has meant the sharing of a family photo album belonging to Archibald Johnstone. See also this issue page 20 for a history of the Johnstone family in Australia. The cousins are keen to allow descendants of other Galashiels families in the photos access to them. i.e. William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant). | less than 1 page | 105 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| William Sanderson | Nae Luck! | Letters. No success as regards more information on William Gray (grocer), William Sanderson (Galashiels Building Society), William Dalgleish (coal merchant), Tweed Mill enquiry or Greenlaw Galbraiths in Ed. 105. Pursuing more information on TAC Scott or Walter Brownlee (Melrose postman) additional photographs are presented. | less than 1 page | 106 | Editor |
| William Smith | Question: Where did all the Smiths from Ednam go? | An attempt to explore the lineage of the 2 Smith families baptised in Ednam from 1790 to 1819. Family 1 -The possible great grandparents of William Smith (1801-1882) the great grandfather of Eric Smith (author), were Andrew Smith and Isabel Davidson - they had 8 children baptised in Ednam. Family 2 - Thomas Smith (baptised 1766 in Ednam) married Janet Waddle from Stichill, had 13 children mostly baptised in Ednam. 2 William Smiths of note from Family 1 ended up in Edinburgh and Australia. in the 1800s, The tracing of 34 children in 3 generations of Smiths is a challenge. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Margaret Smith Eric Smith |
| William Stewart | Discover New Ancestors? | A brief insight into the reasons to request a DNA test to try and answer questions of family history. The family in question relates to Bill Stewart, John Skene, Oswald Skene and wife Elizabeth Penman, James Stewart and Mary Cunningham, and James Liddle and Margaret Purves. | less than 1 page | 102 | Bill Stewart |
| William Tyson | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| William Wallace | The Origins of William Wallace | Notes of the genealogy of William Wallace and suggested connections to the FitzAlans and Stewarts. | 1 page or more | 81 | Gregory Lauder-Frost |
| Williamhope | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Williamson | Links with old Peebles Families | A investigating search into old Peebles families. | 2 pages or more | 12 | Rena Stewart |
| Williamson | In the hands of the Turk | The story of a collection to pay a ransom of a man who fell into the hands of a Turk. This is as told in the Register of the Privy Council for the year 1677. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jane Gibson |
| Williamson | Restoration of Gravestone at Peebles - James Sloane | An account of the restoration of a gravestone in the churchyard at Peebles of James Sloane who was rector of Peebles Grammar School between 1802 and 1843. Also extracts on James Sloane from a book 'Glimpses of Peebles and Forgotten Characters in its History' by Alexander Williamson published in 1895. | 2 pages or more | 84 | |
| Williamson | Memorials to the late Rev Thomas Williamson | Detail of a book on the Rev. Thomas Williamson. Minister of Melrose Secession Church for 30 years. | less than 1 page | 90 | |
| Williamson | The Case of Agnes Gray | Taken from the Session Minutes of Melrose Parish Registers (1723-1741). A sad tale of a young girl who was cited to present herself before the Kirk Session. | 1 page or more | 19 | Editor |
| Williamson | The Tangled Web | Some notes on the life of Borders' poetess, Effie Williamson. | less than 1 page | 93 | |
| Willie Leggat | Cavers & District | Talk given in February 2007 about the history of the kirk and parish of Cavers, and its links with Melrose, St Cuthbert, and other famous people. | 6 pages or more | 64 | Jean Muir |
| Willie Mitchie | Some epitaphs written by Robert Burns | Epitaphs written by Robert Burns on Gavin Hamilton, his own father, Willie Mitchie and Robert Fergusson, poet. | 1 page or more | 76 | |
| Willoby | Berwick 900 Publication | An account of a publication by the Berwick 900 Project describing 90 key characters and events over nine centuries including family histories. | less than 1 page | 93 | Peter Munro |
| Wills | Soldiers' Wills | A brief article of Soldiers' Wills and how to access on line. | 86 | ||
| Wills | Last Wishes; Scottish Soldiers' Wills in the First Word War | An account of a talk by the author to the Society on soldiers' Wills and Testaments during World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 93 | Tristram Clarke |
| Wills | Borders Family History Inaugural Lecture | Inaugural talk on the basic sources for looking into your family history. Dealing with parochial registers, census returns, etc. | 5 pages or more | 1 | Donald Whyte |
| Wilson | Inheritances and Family History | A short article on the inheritance of a pair of silver sugar tongs which had originally belonged to Walter Laing Wilson and his wife Janet Nichol of Ancrum. | less than 1 page | 78 | Anne Golden |
| Wilson | Duns Properties and Families | Book review. Author: David McLean. History of 1 further property in Duns. A description of Wellnage, a grand early 19th century house, and 2 families that resided there (the Peats, the original owners, and their successors, the Wilsons). Digital copy available. See also Issue 106 and Issue 107 for other properties. | less than 1 page | 109 | Ronald Morrison |
| Wilson | Tweedmount House Tweedmount Road Melrose | A great deal of research has gone into this article on a house from when the land was bought to when it was last sold. | 2 pages or more | 38 | Valerie Mackay |
| Wilson | From Golden to Golden | An update on the article in magazine 88 on the Golden Retriever and its connection with the Borders; also information on a book recently published | less than 1 page | 92 | |
| Wilson | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Wilson | Heatheryett | Further notes on the C.D. containing a transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions in Heatheryett Cemetery and a note of the most common surnames. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Wilson | Who was Gordon Stewart of Hawick? | Intriguing investigation into an adopted great uncle who died in World War I, and turned out to be a blood relative. | 3 pages or more | 65 | Anne Golden |
| Wilson | Great Grandfather's Clock | An account by the author of a clock belonging to his great grandfather which he came upon when holidaying in Australia. | 1 page or more | 91 | Bill Stewart |
| Wilson | The Early Kyles of Castleton, Scotland | The researching of the Kyles and their history right through from the 1745 rebellion to living in Kelso in the 21st Century. | 2 pages or more | 39 | John Murray and David Irvine |
| Wilson | James Wilson, economist 1805-1860 | Some notes on the life of James Wilson, noted economist to whom a statue has recently been erected in Hawick | 1 page or more | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Wilson | Broughton Free Church Records | Information on the book 'Broughton Free Kirk and Thereabouts 1842-1943' compiled by the Rev David Marshall Forrester in 1943. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Wilson | A Teri Forever- My Rich Border Heritage | Nostalgia about Hawick, and the revelation that some of her ancestors came from southern England, she has researched back to 500AD on her direct paternal line and from 1699 on other lines. | 3 pages or more | 66 | Anne Golden |
| Wilson | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Wilton | The Parish of Langlands | The parish of Langlands and the history of old leper hospital at Rutherford. Also the history of Langton that was absorbed into Wilton. | 3 pages or more | 35 | Michael Langlands |
| Wilton | Stirches Brick, Tile and Pottery Works | A history of the Stirches Brick Tile and Pottery Works (est. 1850 by John Scott-Chisholme), when the tweed and hosiery trade took a downturn. A combination of the growth in the woollen trade bringing people from the Midlands and Yorkshire who needed living accommodation, plus the arrival of the railway in 1849 to bring sandstone for building, seemed an idea that could not fail. Clay for bricks found on the Stirches Estate added to the positive outlook, but the death of Chisholm and increasing competition initiated the demise of the factory which closed in 1873. The account includes site maps and reference to many other accounts and articles at the time and since. | 3 pages or more | 101 | J.G.Macdonald |
| Wilton | Margaret Douglas, an Ordinary Hawick Woman? | An account of the life of Margaret Douglas and her family and their lives in late 19th. and early 20th. century Hawick. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Kathryn Holloway |
| Wilton Church | 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 |
| Windsor | William Kerr--Portrait of a Canadian Immigrant | John Kerr from Peebles, emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War, was honourably discharged and settled down to a farmer's life. | 1 page or more | 12 | Colin Wood |
| Windyknowe | Galashiels and some of its families | Talk given to the society by Mr. Ian Miller, President of the Old Gala Club. Gala indeed goes back along way perhaps even to 7000 B.C. It covers the history up to the 19th Century. | 3 pages or more | 31 | Ian Miller |
| Winslow | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons and the Lad o' Pairts | An account of the activities of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Group formed in Hawick in 1932 with details of some of the theatrical performances which they staged. | 3 pages or more | 89 | Anne F Golden |
| Winzer | Follow the Drum | The author, who has been researching the lives of wives of officers during the Napoleonic Wars, recounts the hardships many of them endured and appeals for further information. | 1 page or more | 99 | David Clammer |
| Wishaw | Two Stories of 19th Century Emigration to Australia and New Zealand - The Haliburtons of Sprouston | Origins of the Haliburtons; William who had 12 children and their emigration to New Zealand. | less than 1 page | 12 | D.N. Haliburton |
| Witchcraft | 17th. Century Borders Witchcraft Trials; the role of reputation | A resume by the author of her talk to the Society on witchcraft in the Borders, evidence of witchcraft and sentences and the reasons for its particular prevalence in Scotland. | 2 pages or more | 78 | Mary Craig |
| Witchcraft | Summary of Talk on Witchcraft | Summary of talk by Roy Pugh on Witchcraft in Scotland. | 2 pages or more | 97 | |
| Wodrow | List of covenanters in the Parish of Tweedsmuir in 1682, as compiled by Mr Francis Scott, minister | An account with list of Covenanters in Tweedsmuir in 1682. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Francis Scott |
| Wood | In the hands of the Turk | The story of a collection to pay a ransom of a man who fell into the hands of a Turk. This is as told in the Register of the Privy Council for the year 1677. | 1 page or more | 21 | Jane Gibson |
| Wood | Pleasant Sunday Afternoons | A follow up on the article in the previous magazine on the activities of the Hawick Pleasant Sunday Afternoons Group. | 1 page or more | 90 | |
| Wood | Donation to Society Archive | An acknowledgement of the donation to the Society of the book 'John Wood (blacksmith) - from Scotland to Rawdon N.S. in 1815 and his Descendants'. | less than 1 page | 86 | |
| Wood Street | Robert Mabon Laidlaw. Woodside Nursery 1900-1950 Wood Street, Galashiels | A brief account of the development of the Wood Street nursery in Galashiels by Robert Mabon Laidlaw (1868-1950), from Bowhill, and the Laidlaw family in Wood Street in Galashiels. Robert was the grandfather of the author. The nursery land was re-developed to form the new housing development called Woodlea 40 years after Roberts death. | 3 pages or more | 108 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Woodhead | Border Suffragettes | Article of Border Suffragettes. | less than 1 page | 98 | Ronald Morrison |
| Woodhouslees | A Border family and the curious case of Sherlock Holmes | About the author's ancestor, William Scott, his cattle dealing partnership with George Bell, and his coal-mine at Rowanburn in the 18th century, and Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. | 3 pages or more | 60 | John Webley |
| Woods | Woods Ballard - An Illustrated Chronicle | Review of a book donated to the Society tracing the history of the family of Woods-Ballard. | less than 1 page | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Woods-Ballard | Woods Ballard - An Illustrated Chronicle | Review of a book donated to the Society tracing the history of the family of Woods-Ballard. | less than 1 page | 95 | Ronald Morrison |
| Wooler | The Cheviot Motorcycle | A description of the construction of the Cheviot Motorcycle by George Chappell, Bridge Street, Berwick, trained in Wooler. | less than 1 page | 108 | Martin Shelley |
| Wooler Common | Bowmakers and Currys in the new world | The history of the Bowmakers and Currys before and after they emigrated to the New World. | 1 page or more | 10 | Norman Bowmaker |
| Wordsworth | Laidlawstiel, Clovenfords | This is history bought to life with Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Prime Minister Gladstone. For anyone interested in Clovenfords you must read this. | 2 pages or more | 37 | Margaret Lawson |
| World War 1 | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| World War 1 | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| World War 1 | War Records | Update on W.W.1 records being compiled by the Society. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| World War 1 | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| World War 1 | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| World War 1 | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| World War 1 | John Keddie Linton | An enquiry regarding John Keddie Linton killed in action during World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | Mrs Dee Brook |
| World War 1 | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| World War 1 | World War 1 Rugby Internationalists | An account by the author of how she sought out and visited the memorials to international rugby players who lost their lives in World War 1. | 2 pages or more | 88 | Esher Davies |
| World War 1 | Saving and Sharing Borders Stories of WWI | Reference to the project by Live Borders Museum and Library Services to commemorate the Borders experience during the Great War. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| World War 2 | WW2 Auxiliaries | Some notes on the work of the World War 2 Auxiliaries or the British Resistance Army. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| World War II | WW2 Auxiliaries | Some notes on the work of the World War 2 Auxiliaries or the British Resistance Army. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Wray | A light-hearted tale--Epitaphs | We will never know what is written on our headstone, this article it gives you some ideas. | 1 page or more | 31 | Ian Abernethy |
| Wright | Kings Own Scottish Borderers | A list of men who died in the Boer War in outlying places. | 1 page or more | 32 | Helen Reichenbach |
| Wright | Church and School Connections in the Borders: 1717-1869 and earlier | Account of various Hoy ancestors, many connected with the Church. A lot of research has gone into this. | 4 pages or more | 40 | Charles Hoy |
| Wright | Jerdan Family History | The family history of the Jerdans, who they married, and where they lived in the Borders. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Fred Kennington |
| Wright | Hawick Baptists in the First World War | Reference to a book 'Hawick Baptists in the First World War' by Roger J Owen, donated to the Society. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| Wright | Lowland Scots in Prussia | Absorbing account of Scots mainly in Danzig and Konigsberg from 15th to 17th centuries. A lot of names recorded. | 5 pages or more | 45 | G.M.S.Lauder-Frost |
| Wullies Bell | 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 |
| WW1 | Hawick and District and the Great War | Review of a book written by Derek Robertson and published by Hawick Archaeological Society to commemorate the 100th. Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement ending WW1. | less than 1 page | 99 | Enid Cruickshank |
| WW1 | Bessie Dora Bowhill, a wartime nurse | An account of the life of Bessie Dora Bowhill born Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire who became, a nurse and worked in South Africa during the Boer War - her further experience during the First World War working with Dr Elsie Inglis in Serbia. | 2 pages or more | 85 | |
| WW1 | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 3 | A continuation of the Parts 1 and 2 of the Berwickshire Leitchs (Issues 105 and 106). Further investigating the possible older sons of James Leitch (1800-1880). Matthew was born in Fogo (b. 1851), moving to Greenlaw and then Clockmill, Duns with his parents, and then to High Street Langton marrying Elizabeth Calder and having 6 children. Later, he and brother David (the pharmacist) inherited the family home in Greenlaw, which they tried to let out. Matthew died in Longformacus, but his sons James and John continued as stone dykers, but James joined the Kings own Scottish Borderers and died in 1915 at Gallipoli. Son John stayed in Longformacus and his sons Matthew and Robert taking part in WW2. The tracing goes on trying to establish the history of Matthews older half brothers. The trail becomes complicated. | 2 pages or more | 107 | Diana Leitch |
| WW1 | Tyson Brothers - the Ultimate Sacrifice | The author has traced her husbands back to the Tysons of Selkirk. Bertram Tyson (b1854, Lauder), son of John (1809-1868), a tailor and Euphemia Richardson (1807-1886). Bertram was 1 of 13 children, and married Joan Nichol. They had 9 children; 3 sons were killed in WW1 (John , James Andrew, Bertram). William survived WW1, and his further story and sporting life is described. | 3 pages or more | 109 | Marjorie McLaughlin |
| WW1 casualties | Local TS Royal Edward KOSB casualties | A list of KOSB casualties. (Additional names and places - William Hogg - Hawick. Also Dumfries and Galloway names - Archibald Strong - Johnstone, Francis Head Cameron - Whithorn, James Dickson + James Gordon - Kirkbean, James Kirkpatrick - Twynham, John McCaig - Port William, Joseph Hunter McMunnies - Tynwald, Joseph Melvin - Glasserton, Matthew Bryson Richardson - Lochmaben, John Telford + Robert Trodden - Annan. | 1 page or more | 101 | Jared Squirrell |
| WW2 | Border names involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2 | An investigation into the radio listening activity by amateurs in the Borders before, during and after WW2. 5 were recognised by Bletchley Park for their services, including Mrs Ann Thomson (nee McDonald) who was also recognised by the government in July 2019 before she passed away in 2021. A list of local radio enthusiasts in the Borders between the 1930s and 60s are presented. Photographs included. | 4 pages or more | 111 | Bruce McCartney |
| WW2 | Son of a Reluctant Immigrant - Book review | Review of a book received by BFHS by Leon Zawadzk, born in Chirnside and son of a Polish soldier who had been captured by the Russians in 1939, but escaped to Britain and stationed in Dundee. | less than 1 page | 101 | Ronald Morrison |
| WW2 | The Berwickshire Leitchs Part 3 | A continuation of the Parts 1 and 2 of the Berwickshire Leitchs (Issues 105 and 106). Further investigating the possible older sons of James Leitch (1800-1880). Matthew was born in Fogo (b. 1851), moving to Greenlaw and then Clockmill, Duns with his parents, and then to High Street Langton marrying Elizabeth Calder and having 6 children. Later, he and brother David (the pharmacist) inherited the family home in Greenlaw, which they tried to let out. Matthew died in Longformacus, but his sons James and John continued as stone dykers, but James joined the Kings own Scottish Borderers and died in 1915 at Gallipoli. Son John stayed in Longformacus and his sons Matthew and Robert taking part in WW2. The tracing goes on trying to establish the history of Matthews older half brothers. The trail becomes complicated. | 2 pages or more | 107 | Diana Leitch |
| WW2 | Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing | Following the appeal for more information on Vice-Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing in Issue 106 (June 2021), the author has updated the story based on additional documents received. Born in West Nisbet 1909 of Ian Alastair Ewing (farmer) and Muriel-Adele Carlyle-Child. Alastair's early years show he was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, rising steadily through the ranks with his first command in 1940 with further mentions in dispatches in 1941, and service in the Arctic convoys. He married Diane Smeed Archer (1940) and had a son David Alastair (1941). Alastair rose through the ranks in the Admiralty and was knighted in 1959. He retired in 1962 and died May 1997 in Winchester, but was buried at Jedburgh Abbey. The summary includes what happened to his sister Elizabeth Helen, and his parents story, and Muriel his wife. and his family history as far back as the late 1700s. | 3 pages or more | 107 | Ronald Morrison |
| WWI | World War 1 Medical Records | How to access information on doctors and other medical staff who served during World War 1 and what information might be available. | 1 page or more | 84 | Peter Munro |
| WWI | Gravestone Photos | A note on a facility provided by the Society to photograph individual gravestones, a report on one such request for a photograph of a stone to the Rev. Gilmour Neil in Drumelzier and a note on his experiences in World War 1 and how he sought to find " a little Parish, a thousand miles from anywhere". | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| WWI | John Keddie Linton | An enquiry regarding John Keddie Linton killed in action during World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | Mrs Dee Brook |
| WWI | Saving and Sharing Borders Stories of WWI | Reference to the project by Live Borders Museum and Library Services to commemorate the Borders experience during the Great War. | less than 1 page | 91 | |
| WWI | WWI Commemoration | Some notes on the 100th. Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Galashiels War Memorial, the sculptor Thomas J Clapperton, Field Marshall Haig, Bemersyde, the Cochrane family and those from Galashiels who lost their lives. | 1 page or more | 85 | |
| WWI | Granddad's Medals | A description of the campaign medals awarded to servicemen and women in WWI. The medal records are often the only record of a forebears service in the army during that conflict. | 1 page or more | 72 | David Rudram |
| WWI | Band of Brothers | An account of the First World War experiences of the Murdoch family, originally from Perthshire but who settled in Galashiels, their deaths and tragedies and the effect of the families back home. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Trevor Stewart |
| WWI | Jimmy Blakemore - A War Casualty | The story of Lancelot Lionel Blakemore (alias 'Jimmy'), a Londoner who was severely wounded, losing both his legs during the First World War. He was sent to Birgham to recuperate where he met and married Katherine Scott and where he worked as a cobbler for the remainder of his life. | 2 pages or more | 90 | David Quensell |
| WWI | World War 1 Exhibition | An account of an exhibition staged by the Society to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. | 1 page or more | 86 | |
| WWI | David Reid Dewar - Another of War's Victims | The story of David Reid Dewar, originally from Cumnock but who moved to Peebles before enlisting and being severely mentally affected by his experiences in the Great War and of his subsequent life when he was described as 'confused, incoherent and delusional'. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Margaret Ross |
| WWII | Floors Castle Hospital | Note on inventory lists and photographs which have come to light dating from the Second World War and an appeal for more information. | less than 1 page | 79 | |
| Wyndham | A Borders Man in the American Civil War | A research for Borderers who fought in the American Civil War with particular reference to Thomas Affleck born in Galashiels. | 3 pages or more | 94 | Michael Hammerson |
| Yair | Two Sutherland Factors | Two brothers from Yair who were factors for Sutherland. It also covers the Highland Clearances right up to his death. | 3 pages or more | 9 | Jane Gibson |
| Yarra Doon | Sister Elizabeth Tully | Some notes on the book, 'A Nurse at the Front' being effectively the transcript of a Diary kept by a WW1 nurse, Sister Edith Appleton. | less than 1 page | 97 | |
| Yarrow | William Welsh - The Dowie Dens o' Yarrow | Some notes on William Welsh author of a book of poetry in 1838 and on the origins of the Ballad 'The Dowie Dens of Yarrow'. | 1 page or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Yarrow | Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ? | Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor. | 4 pages or more | 42 | Jessie Hislop |
| Yarrow | Know your Parish: Yarrow | A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom | 1 page or more | 32 | Audrey Mitchell |
| Yarrow | 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 |
| Yarrow | A Canadian Connection | Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading. | 2 pages or more | 25 | Jenifer Payne |
| Yarrow | The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf | The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area. | 1 page or more | 18 | Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson |
| Yarrow | A History of the Brydons | For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas. | 2 pages or more | 7 | Mrs Joan Scott Stewart |
| Yarrow | Dalgleishs and Stoddarts of Yarrow | Description of George McLauchlan's family from his paternal great grandparents Robert Dalgleish and Margaret Elliot from Yarrow, and Robert's step-family John Stoddart. The Dalgleish family were tenants at Fastheugh for over 100 years, and Robert's parents (Robert and Martha Muir were from Anaston. Martha married 3 times - Robert, John Stoddart (Williamhope) and Robert Curror (Hartwoodburn). Margaret Elliot was a direct descendant of Martin Elliot of Braidley. John and Martha had 3 children; John later married Helen Veitch (Innerleithen) and had 9 children. | 2 pages or more | 103 | Marjorie McLauchlan |
| Yates | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Y-DNA | DNA Testing for Genealogists - A Primer | A description of the use of DNA testing and the strengths of the use of the Autosomal test to extend knowledge to 4th cousins registered in the system. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing is briefly described, plus Y-DNA. The author has used these tests to successfully trace the birth of his great great grandparents, and uncovered links to 4 different family lines. | 3 pages or more | 103 | George Ferguson |
| Yellow Retriever | From Yellow to Golden, the stately history of the Golden Retriever' | An account of the history of the Golden Retriever and its Borders' connection. | less than 1 page | 88 | |
| Yellow Retriever | The Yellow Retriever | Note on a book on the dog, the Yellow Retriever, a breed of dog known today as The Golden Retriever. | less than 1 page | 82 | |
| Yetholm | The Gladstones: A study | This is a brief outline of the Gladstone family here in the Borders and as far away as Edinburgh, and Norwich. | 3 pages or more | 35 | G.M.S. Lauder-Frost |
| Yetholm | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| Yetholm | Rev. John Baird, 1799-1861 - Friend of the Gypsies | John Baird was Minister at Kirk Yetholm. He was responsible for the new bridge , rebuilding the Kirk and School. He also educated the Gypsies and brought them into the community. was a founder member of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. | 4 pages or more | 26 | Donald Whyte |
| Yetholm | The Flowers of the Forest | Borders who fell at Flodden A list of nobility who fell in the battle The rank and file fell with no records. | 2 pages or more | 26 | Andrew Cockburn |
| Yetholm | Thompson Square Windsor N.S.W. - a memorial to two Scotsman | A report on the campaign to save an historic town square named after James Thompson, born Yetholm, convict, emancipist and philanthropist. | 2 pages or more | 89 | Nina Butler |
| Yetholm | Andrew Thompson (Convict, Emancipist and Philanthropist) | Some notes on the life of Yetholm born Andrew Thompson transported to Australia for petty theft but who went on to become a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and one of the most influential men in the Colony. How a town square created by him and now the oldest surviving in Australia is under threat and of attempts to try to preserve this. | 2 pages or more | 81 | Ronald Morrison |
| Yetholm | Society Library | Recent additions to the Society Library. | less than 1 page | 98 | |
| Yetholm | A Tale of Two Sisters | A Wanless family’s emigration from Yetholm to Canada. | 3 pages or more | 49 | Gordon Roy Fairbairn |
| Yetholm | Yetholm, Past and Present | Review of a guide book published by Yetholm History Society. | less than 1 page | 96 | Ronald Morrison |
| Yetholm | Jerdan Family History | The family history of the Jerdans, who they married, and where they lived in the Borders. | 2 pages or more | 34 | Fred Kennington |
| Yetholm | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Yetholm | The Bennets of Grubet | An old Roxburghshire family associated with Kirk Yetholm and the Gypsies and their descendants. | 3 pages or more | 29 | Donald Whyte |
| Yool | The Yule Family of the Borders | Report on the donation of two large volumes by Estalla Yule Pryor relating to the Yule families in the Borders. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Yooll | The Yule Family of the Borders | Report on the donation of two large volumes by Estalla Yule Pryor relating to the Yule families in the Borders. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Yorkie | Yorkie, the Gentle Shepherd | Note about a tramp, known as Yorkie, as well as his picture on the cover. | less than 1 page | 52 | Carol Trotter |
| Young | North Dumfries, Ontario | North Dumfries, Ontario - how John Clark set up and built a settlement. | 1 page or more | 31 | Mr G. Clark |
| Young | Presbyterian Migration into Northumberland | This is a list of names from the Communion Rolls of some Presbyterian churches in Northumberland. This is in more than one Magazine. | 2 pages or more | 19 | Don Mason |
| Young | The Kirk Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 4 pages or more | 31 | A. V. Tokley |
| Young | Border Treaties of Assurance | Text from the Hamilton papers on the Treaties signed by the Border Barons with the English in 1544 . Followed by a list of the Border Clans in 1597 in the East March. | 5 pages or more | 1 | W.H. Oliver |
| Young | Young Family Website | Mention of the launch of the 'Young Family website'. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Young | William Wye Smith | An account of the life of the poet, author, teacher, publisher and minister, William Wye Smith, born Jedburgh in 1815. | 1 page or more | 96 | Peter Munro |
| Young | Yetholm Gypsies | If you are connected to Yetholm, this is a must for you, it covers the gypsies from Persia right through to being settled in Kirk Yetholm. It is in two parts: issue 31 and 32. | 5 pages or more | 32 | A. V. Tokley |
| Young | Reminiscences of Childhood by a Matron of 78 | Narrative written by the author's great grandfather's sister about their emigration from Scotland to New York in 1829. Continued in issue 42. | 5 pages or more | 41 | Jim Wilson |
| Young | Drumlanrig School - 'The Ragged School' | Engaging account of the 150 year history of Drumlanrig School, originally the 'Ragged School' serving an area known as the West End of Hawick. | 10 pages or more | 60 | Marjorie A. Gavin |
| Young | The Muster-Roll of the Jedburgh Company of Volunteers of 1804 | List of men from Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates, it also gives you their trade at the time. Total of men 108. | 2 pages or more | 3 | Sandra Duncan |
| Young | A Tale of Two Brothers and a Photographic Puzzle | A tale of and contrast between two brothers Robert (later Sir Robert) and William Laidlaw born in Bonchester Bridge; Sir Robert who set up a chain of multiples in India , known as 'The Selfridges of the East' and who became a Member of Parliament and William who ran a grocery shop in Canada. | 3 pages or more | 88 | Ben Haslam |
| Younger | Autobiography of John Younger, shoemaker and poet | Published in 1881, an account of the life of John Younger, 1785-1860 of Longnewton and St Boswells. | 3 pages or more | 98 | Mike Chandler |
| Younger | A Border Lady of the Old School | Interview with Mrs Jane Henderson Thomson Bell aged 83 in 1910 about her life. Written in Scots. | 4 pages or more | 20 | |
| Younger | More Gladstones | More history of the Gladstones covers a family from Kirk Yetholm and their emigration to Australia and New Zealand. It lists many descendants from this family. | 1 page or more | 37 | Warren A. Spence |
| Ypres | A Creditable Soldier - Arthur James (Dick) Kennington | An account of the life and military career of Arthur James (Dick) Kennington (1870 to 1945). | 5 pages or more | 99 | Fred Kennington |
| Ypres | 100 year Belgian connection to the Borders | The story of a Belgian lady who every evening attended the memorial ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres and her Borders connection. | 2 pages or more | 87 | Esther Davies |
| Yuill | The Yule Family of the Borders | Report on the donation of two large volumes by Estalla Yule Pryor relating to the Yule families in the Borders. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Yule | The Yule Family of the Borders | Report on the donation of two large volumes by Estalla Yule Pryor relating to the Yule families in the Borders. | less than 1 page | 96 | |
| Zuill | The Yule Family of the Borders | Report on the donation of two large volumes by Estalla Yule Pryor relating to the Yule families in the Borders. | less than 1 page | 96 |