Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

     The river Tyne takes its rise in the upper part of the parish and then flows east through the county of Haddington, 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. The stand on a rising ground with an extensive view. The registers have been kept regularly since 1687. The population in 1801 was 923, and in 1831 it was 1163. The land is primarily used for grain, potatoes, turnips and hay. Pathhead is the principle village in the parish. The number of families in the Established Church is 189. The number of Dissenters in the parish are 79 families. 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.  

=== Established Church   Old Parochial Registers  ===

'''Index:''' 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. Some records may be indexed in the international Genealogical Index. <br>'''Births: '''Except for seven entries, March 1682–January 1683, transcribed from the session register and a fragment of a page January–August 1689, there is no record until August 1690. Between February and June 1697 are irregular or draft entries, 1710–1745, on fifteen pages. After record for 1817 are sixteen pages of irregular entries 1781–1805. There is a copy of entries January 1818–December 1819.<br>'''Marriages: '''Prior to May 1683 there are only transcribed entries of proclamation fees. There are no entries August 1689–August 1690. Previous to December 1696, proclamations and marriages are separately recorded. There are no entries, except 32 transcribed entries of proclamation fees and irregular marriages, 1763–1769, September 1763–November 1770. There is a copy or duplicate of entries December 1816–January 1820.<br>'''Deaths: '''Transcribed entries of Mortcloth Dues etc., until 1818. There is only one entry October 1687–June 1693, none for December 1696–November 1724, December 1818–1843, after which, there are burials.<br>'''Source:''' ''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland,'' by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.  

Crichton was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Edinburg until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Edinburg. 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://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog 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 Edinburg.<br> <br> The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Midlothian. Look in the library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog] 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. ]]