St. Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

''The New Statistical Account of Scotland'' (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the {{FSC|new statistical account of scotland|title|disp=Family History Library.}}  

'''Indexed:''' For an index to these records, see [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Scotland’s People] website, a pay-for-view website. The Scottish Church Records Index is also still available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City.&nbsp; Some records may also be indexed in other [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1986318?region=Scotland FamilySearch collections] for Scotland.&nbsp;<br>'''Births: '''There are no birth entries February 1576–February 1605. One page after September 1613 and four pages after June 1641, almost entirely destroyed. There are no entries 1642–August 1665, June 1657–September 1674. Duplicate or draft of record from January 1677–May 1681 in volume two and from November 1743–January 1772 in volumes 15-17 inclusive. Mothers’ names are not recorded until 1605. Records are indexed from 1774.<br>'''Marriages:''' Except entries for September 1655–April 1656 on one imperfect page, there is no record until 1683. There are no entries October 1686–October 1687, April 1697–November 1699. After the record for 1799 there is a separate register of clandestine marriages affirmed in the Session of St. Cuthberts, dated April 1775–March 1795. There is a double record May 6, 1812–June 1, 1813 and an index 1774–1813.<br>'''Deaths: '''The records of Newington Burying Ground and Cemetery and of the Southern, Rosebank, Warriston, and Dalry Cemeteries are in the hands of the superintendents of the respective grounds, but copies of them are in the possession of the registrars. The records of Newington Burying Ground, 1820–1854 inclusive, are in the custody of the registrar of Newington District. The records of Newington Cemetery, Echo Bank, 1846–1854 inclusive, in the custody of the registrar of Newington District. The records of Southern Cemetery Grange 1846–1854 inclusive, in the custody of the registrar of Newington District. The records of Rosebank Cemetery 1846–1854 inclusive, in the custody of the registrar of St. Andrew’s District. The records of Warriston Cemetery 1843–1854 inclusive, in the custody of the registrar of St. Andrew’s District. The records of Dalry Cemetery 1846–54 inclusive, in the custody of the registrar of St. George’s District. There is a duplicate of records for West Church Burying Ground, February 1754–January 1755. There is an index for the same, 1801–1821.<br>'''Source: '''''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland'', by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.  

McIntosh, Gordon.&nbsp; My McIntosh Family Tree Spurious branches included..&nbsp; History of descendants of James McIntosh and Isabella (Nisbet) Wallace, with descendants in Edinburgh, St. Cuthberts, Northumberland - Wylam, Durham, Bishop Auckland, and New Zealand-Auckland.&nbsp; Surnames in the tree, Clements, Edwards, Hunter, Blair, Brown, Roycroft, Paxton, and Falconer.&nbsp; Article dated from 1794-1952 and is in the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society Journal. vol. 34, no.3, page 96-98.&nbsp; Family History Library Ref. 942.8 B2jo v.34,no.3, (autumn 2009)<br>

St. Cuthberts was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Edinburgh until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Edinburgh. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills &amp; Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog&nbsp;]for the 'Place-names' of Midlothian and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Edinburgh.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Midlothian. Look in the library&nbsp; [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog&nbsp;]for the 'Place-names' of Midlothian and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br> <br> Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records. ]]