Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The river Tyne takes its rise in the upper part of the parish and then flows east through the county of Haddington,&nbsp; Around the Castle of Crichton a great number of glow-worms are here in the summer. On the Longfaugh property there are very perfect remains of a Roman camp.&nbsp;&nbsp;The stand on a rising ground with an extensive view.&nbsp; The registers have been kept regularly&nbsp; since 1687.&nbsp; The population in 1801 was 923, and in 1831 it was 1163.&nbsp; The land is primarily used for grain, potatoes,&nbsp;turnips and hay.&nbsp; Pathhead is the principle village in the parish.&nbsp; The number of families in the Established Church is 189. The number of Dissenters in the parish are 79 families.&nbsp; The number of Dissenting families may be influenced by the fact that the Dissenting church building is in the villiage, and the Established Church building is 2 miles out of town.  

The Established Church of Scotland was Presbyterian. Read more about [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Scotland_Church_Records church records. ]<br> Here are the pre-1855 records that exist for this parish.<br>  

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