Kilbucho is a section of the modern united parish of Broughton, Glenholm, and Kilbucho in the west side of Peeblesshire. It is bounded by Lanarkshire, Skirling, Broughton, and Glenholm. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
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The parish of Culter was situated partly in the county of Peebles and partly in the county of Lanark. No change was made on the county boundary, but the Peeblesshire part of the parish was transferred to the parish of Kilbucho. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church was dedicated to St Begha. Previous to the Reformation it belonged to the College Church of Dalkeith. The parish was united by the Commissioners of Teinds to Broughton and Glenholm, with the north portion to Coulter, 28 May 1794.
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 |
| 1749-1854 | Kilbucho | 763 | OPR |
| 1855-1869 | Kilbucho | 763 | RD |
| 1870-1920 | Kilbucho, Broughton and Glenholm | 758 | RD |
| 1921-1967 | Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho | 758 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Peebles | 801 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Upper Tweed 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
Baxter, Brown, Clark, Henderson, Inch, Johnstone, Muirhead, Neilson, Todd
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 Porteous.
"At present, the whole amount of inhabitants is 362, of whom 187 are males, and 175 females. There are 105 under 10 years of age. At an average, there are 62 houses, and 5 persons to a family. here are 8 or 10 day-labourers."
(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 4, p. 324
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section II, p. 78
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