Innerwick is a parish in the east of Haddingtonshire. It is bounded, on the north-east by the German Ocean (North Sea), on the east by Oldhamstocks on the south by Berwickshire, and on the other sides by Spott and Dunbar. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Branxton, Innerwick, Skateraw, Thornton, Thorntonloch, Thurston
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Previous to the Reformation the church belonged to the Abbey of Paisley.
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 |
| 1614-1854 | Innerwick | 711 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Innerwick | 711 | RD |
| 2009 | East Lothian, Dunbar | 724 | RD |
| 2026 | East Lothian Council; East Lammermuir 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, Angus, Dickson, Golightly, Henderson, Kerr, Renton, Torry, Watson, Watt
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 John Harvie.
"The number of souls is 960, of which 440 are males, 530 are females, and 80 are Seceders. There are 208 families, 20 farmers, 3 wrights, 10 weavers, 1 shoemaker, and 8 fishermen. The people are, in general, more expensive in their mode of living than formerly. They are very humane to those who have been ship-wrecked."
(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 1, p. 121
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 2, Section II, p. 233
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
