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=== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers === | === Established Church—Old Parochial Registers === | ||
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| '''Deaths:''' | | '''Deaths:''' | ||
| 1564-1568 | | 1564-1568 | ||
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=== <br>Established Church—Kirk Session Records === | === <br>Established Church—Kirk Session Records === | ||
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: '''<br> | '''Here is a list of the surviving Kirk session records for this parish: '''<br> <br> | ||
'''Canongate'''<br>Marriage dues, morthcloth dues, and money disbursements, 1689-1693<br><br>Various Minutes 1613–1928 - with gaps<br>Baptisms 1696–1697, 1766–1821, 1830–1840<br>Burials 1695–1731, 1789–1807, 1822–1828<br>Dues in Interment in Abbey Church 1814–1840<br>Aliment to Prisoners in Tolbooth 1682–1705<br>Bonds of Cautionary Presentation 1694–1706<br>Charity Accounts 1646–1822<br>Collections 1647–1750<br>Confessions - declarations of paternity etc. 1694–1827<br>Correspondence 1681–1866<br>Entertainment Expenses 1658–1772<br>Extracts of Presbytery Minutes of Discipline Cases Referred to the Session 1705–1750<br>Miscellaneous Discharges 1645–1863<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/122. | '''Canongate'''<br>Marriage dues, morthcloth dues, and money disbursements, 1689-1693<br><br>Various Minutes 1613–1928 - with gaps<br>Baptisms 1696–1697, 1766–1821, 1830–1840<br>Burials 1695–1731, 1789–1807, 1822–1828<br>Dues in Interment in Abbey Church 1814–1840<br>Aliment to Prisoners in Tolbooth 1682–1705<br>Bonds of Cautionary Presentation 1694–1706<br>Charity Accounts 1646–1822<br>Collections 1647–1750<br>Confessions - declarations of paternity etc. 1694–1827<br>Correspondence 1681–1866<br>Entertainment Expenses 1658–1772<br>Extracts of Presbytery Minutes of Discipline Cases Referred to the Session 1705–1750<br>Miscellaneous Discharges 1645–1863<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/122. | ||
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== Probate Records<br> == | == Probate Records<br> == | ||
Canongate 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. | Canongate 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 & 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] 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 [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search catalog] for the 'Place-names' of Midlothianhe subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records. ]]<br><br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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