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The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access the separate indexes through the library. | The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=CLKJyYGQ4ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.] To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access the separate indexes through the library. | ||
= Church Records<br> = | = Church Records<br> = | ||
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> | 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> <br> | ||
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== <br>Established Church—Kirk Session Records == | == <br>Established Church—Kirk Session Records == | ||
<br> The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths. | <br> The Kirk session was the court of the parish. The session was made up of the minister and the land owners and business men of the parish, chosen to serve on the session. The Kirk session dealt with moral issues, minor criminal cases, matters of the poor and education, matters of discipline, and the general concerns of the parish. Kirk session records may also mention births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
'''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish:''' | |||
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Minutes 1679–1687, 1691–1700, 1712, 1714–1881<br>Heritors Minutes 1757–1818, 1828–1849<br>Cash and Account Books 1691–1711, 1713–1718, 1739–1761, 1782–1892<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/83. | Minutes 1679–1687, 1691–1700, 1712, 1714–1881<br>Heritors Minutes 1757–1818, 1828–1849<br>Cash and Account Books 1691–1711, 1713–1718, 1739–1761, 1782–1892<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/83. | ||
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== <br>Nonconformist Church Records == | == <br>Nonconformist Church Records == | ||
A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the [[ | A nonconformist church is any church that is not the Established church. Read more about nonconformity in Scotland in the article on the [[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|Scotland Church Records Union List.]] <br> | ||
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=== '''Balerno Secession Church<br>''' === | |||
'''History—'''<br>In 1739, the minister presented to the vacant parish of Currie had rendered himself very obnoxious to all sympathizers with the Seceding cause. Those sympathizing individuals traveled to Edinburgh for services as there were too few of them to form a congregation in Currie. They subsequently helped to form the congregations of East Calder and Slateford. Finally in 1826 there were enough of them that they were disjoined from the other congregations at their own request and formed into a separate congregation with its seat in Balerno. A church was built in 1829.<br>'''Source:''' ''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church,'' by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. FHL Film #477618. More details may be given in the source including ministers. | '''History—'''<br>In 1739, the minister presented to the vacant parish of Currie had rendered himself very obnoxious to all sympathizers with the Seceding cause. Those sympathizing individuals traveled to Edinburgh for services as there were too few of them to form a congregation in Currie. They subsequently helped to form the congregations of East Calder and Slateford. Finally in 1826 there were enough of them that they were disjoined from the other congregations at their own request and formed into a separate congregation with its seat in Balerno. A church was built in 1829.<br>'''Source:''' ''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church,'' by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. FHL Film #477618. More details may be given in the source including ministers. | ||
'''Records—<br>'''Baptisms 1832–1836<br>Various Minutes 1826–1970<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/345. | '''Records—<br>'''Baptisms 1832–1836<br>Various Minutes 1826–1970<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/345. | ||
= Civil Registration Records<br> = | = Civil Registration Records<br> = | ||