BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Haddingtonshire, or the County of Haddington, was officially renamed East Lothian in 1921.
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Humbie - Detached portion transferred to Fala and Soutra, Edinburghshire, 1891
Oldhamstocks - Partly in Berwickshire until 1892
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Anderson, Brown, Dickson, Johnston, Robertson, Scott, Smith, Thomson, Wilson, Young
Common Surnames:
A: Aitchison, Aitken, Allan, Amos, Angus, Arundel
B: Baillie, Barnett, Bell, Black, Blair, Broomfield, Burns
C: Chambers, Christie, Clark, Cockburn, Cowan, Cunningham, Currie
D: Dodds, Donaldson, Duncan
E: Edmond
F: Fairbairn, Forrester, Fortune, Fraser
G: Gibson, Gillies, Glass, Golightly, Goodall, Gordon, Gray, Grierson
H: Hamilton, Henderson, Hepburn, Hogg, Hope, Howden, Hume, Hunter
J: Jeffrey
K: Kerr, King
L:Laidlaw, Lawrie, Leckie, Lees, Livingston, Logan
M: Mack, Malcolm, Marr, Marshall, Mitchell, Monteith, Murray
N: Nicholson
P: Paterson, Paxton, Porteous, Prentice, Purves
R: Redpath, Reid, Renton, Richardson, Ritchie, Ross, Rutherford
S: Sanderson, Sinclair, Skeldon, Spence, Stewart, Sutherland
T: Tait, Torry, Turnbull
W: Walker, Wallace, Watson, Watt, White, Wood
POPULATION:
1755: 29,709
1801: 29,986
1811: 31,060
1821: 35,127
1831: 36,145
1841: 35,886
1851: 36,386
Location of Haddingtonshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Aberlady | 702 |
| Athelstaneford | 703 |
| Bolton | 704 |
| Dirleton | 705 |
| Dunbar | 706 |
| Garvald | 707 |
| Gladsmuir | 708 |
| Haddington | 709 |
| Humbie | 710 |
| Innerwick | 711 |
| Morham | 712 |
| North Berwick | 713 |
| Oldhamstocks | 714 |
| Ormiston | 715 |
| Pencaitland | 716 |
| Prestonkirk | 717 |
| Prestonpans | 718 |
| Saltoun | 719 |
| Spott | 720 |
| Stenton | 721 |
| Tranent | 722 |
| Whitekirk and Tyninghame | 723 |
| Whittingehame | 724 |
| Yester | 725 |