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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, [ | 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, [FS Library 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 == | ||
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