Hounam
Hownam is a parish on the eastern border of Roxburghshire. It is bounded by England, and by the parishes of Oxnam, Jedburgh, Eckford, and Morebattle. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Chatto, Hounam or Hownam
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church belonged to the Abbey of Jedburgh. The chapel of St Mary at Rawshaw, in the parish, belonged to the Abbey of Melrose.
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 |
| 1689-1854 | Hownam | 791 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Hownam | 791 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Kelso | 821 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Kalewater 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
Cairns, Elliot, Fortune, Meikle, Paterson, Robson, Sinton, Smith, Telfer, Wilson
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 James Rutherford.
"The number of inhabitants is at present 365. Of these 100 are below 10 years of age. There is not a village in the parish; a few houses near the church not deserving that name. Shepherds constitute one half of the parish. The people enjoy a considerable degree of the comforts of life. They are cheerful and contented; and there are but few poor."
(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. 48
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section I, p. 188
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
