Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

 The name  of this parish is said to signify, in Gaelic, ''the Cuckoo's hill''.  This parish seems, of old, to have been dedicated to St. Mungo, whose memory still lingers about a copious spring, hard by the church.  How, or when, the worthy saint became connected with the parish is not known.  About 1810, extensive paper manufactories were turned by Government into depots for prisoners of war and the cottages attached to them into barracks for the military.  The paper-mills of Valleyfield were fitted for the reception of 6000 prisoners, while those of Eskmills accommodated 1500 British soldiers.  This was very unfavorable to the social and religious  well-being of the parish.  At the close of the war in 1814, the mills happily returned to their former owners and purposes.  The records of the parish registers begin in 1654 and continure to the present time.(1839)  The population in 1801 was 1705, and in 1835 was 2286.  The land is primary used for cattle, sheep, and paper making.  1434 people are of the Established Church, 852 are Dissenter, chiefly of the Secession body, and there are not 10 Roman Catholics in the parish.  

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'''Index: '''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1213384213033_357" />For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers.&nbsp; Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index.&nbsp;<br>'''Births: '''There are no entries April 1655–December 1656, December 1662–August 1665, September 1666–May 1670, and August 1674–February 1712. After February 1766 is a register of Dissenters’ children, October 1735–June 1757. Regular record has no entries February 1766–December 1770, except three in 1767–1769. Irregular entries are frequent after 1780.<br>'''Marriages:''' Except four entries of marriage and a few transcribed entries relating to proclamations 1654–1655, there is no record until October 1658. Record for 1663–1673 is intermixed with other matters. There are no entries March 1673–December 1674, December 1677–April 1702, December 1777–October 1786, and August 1793–May 1794. Record is mainly contracts or proclamations for 1775–1810. After 1819, there are transcribed entries of irregular marriages for 1731–1807.<br>'''Deaths:''' Except for 1673–1677, there are only transcribed entries of Mortcloth Dues, funeral expenses, etc., before March 1745 when the record of burials begins. There are no entries August 1783–June 1784.<br>'''Source: '''''Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland,'' by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book {{FHL|941 K23b|disp=941 K23b.}}  

= Probate Records<br> =

Penicuik was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Edinburhg] 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/#form=catalog 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 Edinburhg.<br><br>The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Midlothian. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=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.]]