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"INNERLEITHEN, a parish partly in Selkirkshire, but chiefly in Peebles-shire; and containing, in the latter section, a post-office village of its own name. It is bounded, on the north-east, by Edinburghshire and the Selkirkshire part of Stow; on the south, by the Tweed, which divides it from Yarrow parish in Selkirkshire and Traquair parish in Peebles-shire; and on the west, by the parishes of Peebles and Eddlestone ... Population in 1831, 810; in 1861, 1,823."
From the Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, edited by John Marius Wilson, 1868.
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Cemeteries

The Borders Family History Society has published a CD of monumental inscriptions in Innerleithen Leithen Road and Traquair Road burial grounds.

Nigel Hardie has transcribed and published parish of Innerleithen burials for 1824-1854.

Pre-1855 inscriptions for the parish are contained in the Scottish Genealogy Society's volume of Peeblesshire Monumental Inscriptions.

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Census

Graham and Emma Maxwell have transcribed and indexed the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census returns for this parish.

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Churches

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Church Records

The parish church (Church of Scotland) has registers dating from 1642. Old Parish Registers (before 1855) are held in the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh, and copies on microfilm may be consulted in local libraries and in LDS Family History Centres around the world. Later parish registers (after 1855) are often held in the National Records of Scotland as are any records of non-conformist churches in the area (often unfilmed and unindexed, and only available there).

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Civil Registration

Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths began in Scotland on 1st January 1855. For further details of this see the National Records of Scotland website.

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Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Innerleithen which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

A 19th century account of Innerleithen is available online.

Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, edited by John Marius Wilson and published by A. Fullarton and Co - 1868

Innerleithen, a parish partly in Selkirkshire, but chiefly in Peebles-shire; and containing in the latter section, a post-office village of its own name.  It is bounded, on the north-east, by Edinburghshire and the Selkirkshire part of Stow; on the south, by the Tweed, which divides it from Yarrow parish in Selkirkshire and Traquair parish in Peebles-shire; and on the west, by the parishes of Peebles and Eddlestone.  It has a somewhat triangular outline; and measures, along the northeast side, 11¼ miles,—along the south side, 7¼ miles,—and, along the west side, 6 miles.  The Selkirkshire section is a stripe on the south-east side, ascending 5½ miles from the Tweed, with a breadth of from 7 furlongs to 2½ miles.  The surface of the entire parish gradually rises from the Tweed to the northern extremity, and has, in general, a broken, rugged, and precipitous appearance.  Hills, forming part of the broad range which diverges at an acute angle from the central chain of the southern Highlands at the Hartfell group, and runs northeastward to St.

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History

A number of books about Innerleithen have been written by Bob Richardson, including Innerleithen Shops and Snippets & Photos About Old Innerleithen.

  • Innerleithen and Traquair, Ancient and Modern by H. Anderson, published 1984 at Bognor Regis
  • The cleikum: being interesting reminscences of old Innerleithen by J.A. Anderson, published 1933 at Galashiels
  • Reminiscenes of Innerleithen and Traquair by T. Dobson, published 1896 at Innerleithen
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NT349417 (Lat/Lon: 55.664768, -3.035997), Innerleithen which are provided by:

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Population

Here are some figures showing the parish's population through time:

  • 1755 - 559
  • 1801 - 609
  • 1831 - 810
  • 1861 - 1823
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Taxation

The June 2000 issue of the Borders Family History Society magazine includes a transcript of the Innerleithen Poll Tax Roll of 1694, a document held like many other taxation records in the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh (NRS reference SC.42/5/8). This particular document also includes details of some local rentals, listing for many lands the value, tenant, and rent paid.