Maxton is a parish on the north border of Roxburghshire. It is bounded by Berwickshire, and by Makerston, Roxburgh, Ancrum, and St Boswells. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Maxton, Rutherford
Rutherford
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Maxton. The church of Maxton was dedicated to St Cuthbert. It belonged to the Abbey of Dryburgh.
Rutherford. There was here a hospital of St Magdalene.
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 | Maxton | 798 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Maxton | 798 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Melrose | 820 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Maxton and Mertoun 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
Bell, Fairbairn, Lauder, Mitchell, Ormiston, Paterson, Simpson, Waddel, White, Whitson
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 Stephen Oliver.
"About the year 1782, there was a pretty exact account taken of all the inhabitants of the parish. The number of persons above 10 years of age, amounted to 262, and of children below 10 years, to 64; in all 326. In Dr Webster's report (1755), the number is 397."
(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 3, p. 276
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section I, p. 115
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