Minto and Hassendean
Minto is a parish in Roxburghshire. It is bounded by Lilliesleaf, Ancrum, Bedrule, Cavers, Wilton, and a detached part of Selkirkshire. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Hassendean, Minto
Hassendeanburn, Horsleyhill, Huntlaw, Teviotbank
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The parishes of Minto and Hassendean were united in 1690.
Minto. A church built close to Minto House survived till 1831. In 1831 a new church was erected on another site at the village of Minto.
Hassendean. The church, dedicated to St Mungo, belonged to the Abbey of Melrose. In 1658 this parish was joined to Roberton, but was disjoined, 5 July 1666. About 1690 part of Hassendean was annexed to Wilton, and the rest united to Minto.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Minto (QO)
Hassendean (QO)
(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 |
| 1703-1854 | Minto | 800 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Minto | 800 | RD |
| 2009 | Scottish Borders, Hawick | 823 | RD |
| 2026 | Scottish Borders Council; Denholm and District 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
Balmer, Borthwick, Gordon, Hamilton, Minto, Robertson, Scott, Turnbull, Watson, Waugh
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 William Burn, D. D., Minister.
"The number of inhabitants is 513 souls. The Established Church is the only place of public worship within the parish; they attend regularly and decently. There are few Seceders of any denomination.
The inhabitants are honest, sober, and industrious; seem contented with their situation, as no murders, suicides, or criminal prosecutions, are remembered to have happened. The farmers, in general, are respectable well informed people, pay great attention to husbandry, to the rearing and feeding of stock."
(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 19, p. 570
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 3, Section I, p. 352
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