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This county, along with Roxburgh, anciently formed part of the forest of Ettrick, which was a favorite resort of the Scottish sovereigns for the purpose of hunting. About two-thirds of the county is now the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. The county includes nine parishes. Selkirk is the county town and a royal burgh. It also contains part of the market town of Galashiels and numerous small hamlets.  
This county, along with Roxburgh, anciently formed part of the forest of Ettrick, which was a favorite resort of the Scottish sovereigns for the purpose of hunting. About two-thirds of the county is now the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. The county includes nine parishes. Selkirk is the county town and a royal burgh. It also contains part of the market town of Galashiels and numerous small hamlets.  


The population of the county in 1851 was 7990.<ref>Samuel Lewis. ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, England: S. Lewis and Co., 1846), 3 v.: 651, [FHL book 941 E5]. Digitized by FamilySearch International, ''FamilySearch.org'', https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216925?availability=Family%20History%20Library (accessed  June 20, 2016).</ref><ref>Samuel Lewis. "Saddell - Selkirkshire," in ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, 1846), 445-461. ''British History Online'', http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp445-461 (accessed June 7, 2020).</ref>
The population of the county in 1851 was 7990.<ref>Samuel Lewis. ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, England: S. Lewis and Co., 1846), 3 v.: 651, [FHL book 941 E5]. Digitized by FamilySearch International, ''FamilySearch.org'', https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216925 (accessed  June 20, 2016).</ref><ref>Samuel Lewis. "Saddell - Selkirkshire," in ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', (London, 1846), 445-461. ''British History Online'', http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp445-461 (accessed June 7, 2020).</ref>


== ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source ==
== ScotlandsPeople: An Important Online Source ==