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Stichill
The Parish of Stichill (previously Stichell) is situated in the north east of Roxburghshire and is triangular in shape. It is bounded on three sides by Berwickshire with the Parish of Nenthorn to the west, the Parishes of Earlston and Gordon to the north and the Parishes of Greenlaw and Eccles to the east. It is linked to the rest of Roxburghshire by the Parish of Ednam on the south. It was united with Hume which is in Berwickshire in 1640 and the 1851 census covered both Parishes. Stichill is now one of the Kelso Country Churches - the others are Makerstoun, Nenthorn, Roxburgh & Smailholm - which is linked with Kelso Old Parish Church & Sprouston.
Roxburgh Memorial Inscriptions Vol 8 (Stichill and Hume) 1994 edited by Elspeth Ewan - includes:
Hearth and Poll Tax
War Memorial Transcriptions
List of Ministers
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Volumes available for consultation within our Archive
One of Zion's Gates by the Rev Donald R. Gaddes.
The Churches and Graveyards of Roxburghshire by Dr. G.A.C. Binnie 2001.
Rutherford's Southern Counties Register and Directory 1867.
County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.
CD-ROM Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
CD-ROM Land Ownership Commission Report 1872 -1873.
Magazine Articles;
Please note that the heading Author includes persons who have compiled or transcribed records; and that the topics indexed, and the synopses are subjective opinions. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.
Title
Synopsis
Size Description
Issue No
Author
Pringles of Stichill
An account of how DNA was used to determine the succession to the Barony of Stichill.
less than 1 page
92
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
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
Map of Stichill from UK Great Britain, Ordnance Survey one-inch to the mile (1:63,360), 'Hills' edition, 1885-1903 by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland. Use the control at the top left of the map to zoom in or out and drag the map left, right, up, or down as you wish.
Map of Stichill from UK Ordnance Survey Historical Maps from 1919-1947 by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland. Use the control at the top left of the map to zoom in or out and drag the map left, right, up, or down as you wish.
20 Most Common Surnames
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Stichill & Hume monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): PRINGLE (17), WOOD (13), SMITH (12), WILSON (11), GRAY (10), DICKSON (9), JOHNSTON (9), RAE (8), LEITCH (8), ANDERSON (7), TROTTER (7), DODDS (7), TAIT (7), GIBB (6), SCOTT (6), TURNBULL (5), BLACK (5), FAIRBAIRN (5), HAMILTON (4), STEVENSON (4).
Other Sources
Diary of George Ridpath, Minister of Stichill 1755-1761 University Press Edinburgh 1922. (fully indexed)
A Collection of Writings by the Rev George Gunn Minister of Stichill 1851-1900, Alnwick 1901.
Two Centuries of Borders Church Life by J Tait Kelso 1891.
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland compiled initially between 1791 and 1799, with a subsequent edition between 1834 and 1845 are a valuable record of the geography, history, economy, people and customs recorded by local ministers. You'll need to search for the parish name.
