Glencorse
Glencross is a parish near the centre of Edinburghshire. It is bounded by the parishes of Colinton, Lasswade, and Penicuick. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Glencorse, Greenlaw, Loganlee, Milton Bridge, New Milton, Woodhouselee
Auchindinny, Bush, Woodhouselee
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Was a parish before the Reformation but was held with Dalkeith and Lasswade 1574-80, and with Lasswade 1585-86. In 1588 it was held with Penicuik, and from 1589 downwards with Lasswade, to which it was united by Act of Parliament before January 1611. In 1615 the Presbytery was approached with the view to a separate minister being appointed. This seems to have led to the appointment of a colleague in Lasswade in 1616, who probably had a special charge of Glencorse. Hence the statement that the erection of the parish took place in 1616, though it is certain no minister was appointed till 1636.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1672-1854 | Glencross | 687 | OPR |
| 1855-1956 | Glencorse | 687 | RD |
| 1957-1971 | Penicuik and Glencorse | 697 | RD |
| 1969-1971 | Gorebridge | 687 | RD |
| 1972-2006 | Penicuik and Glencorse | 765 | RD |
| 1972-1984 | Gorebridge | 767 | RD |
| 2009 | (Glencorse) Midlothian, Penicuik and Glencorse | 765 | RD |
| 2009 | (Gorebridge) Midlothian, Gorebridge | 767 | RD |
| 2026 | (Glencorse) Midlothian Council; Penicuik and District Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Gorebridge) Midlothian Council; Gorebridge Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Penicuik) Midlothian Council; Penicuik and District Community Council, Howgate Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Anderson, Benson, Brown, Davie, Dickson, Jack, Leadbetter, Noble, Stewart, Thomson
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr William Torrence, Minister.
"At present there are 385 souls, 73 families, 175 males, 245 unmarried. In this parish there is one distillery, one bleachfield, two corn mills, one barley mill, three smiths, two masons, two wrights, two weavers, one tailor, two butcher, and one collier. The people, in general, are very healthy."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 15, p. 435
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 1, p. 310
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