Makerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland Genealogy

Markerston (Markerstown) (#797)

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Makerston. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies.

= History =

The New Statistical Account of Scotland (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for Makerston. Also available at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=the+new+statistical+account+of+scotland&pretitle=the+new+statistical+account+of+scotland Family History Library. ]

= Census Records =

A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about Scotland Census Records.

Click here for a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Makerston.

Below is information for any known surname indexes:

The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access indexes through the library.

= Church Records =

Condition of Original Registers—
Indexed: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index on computer at the Family History Library and family history centers. Some records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: There are no entries August 1697–January 1703, April 1709–September 1710, September 1725–March 1730, or for 1739. Marriages: The only entries are of consignation money until 1790. There is a separate record of proclamations, 1804–1812, and then entries relating to irregular marriages 1718–1804. Deaths: Only Mortcloth Dues before March 1785; burials are recorded after that date and there is only one entry 1805, after June 1797. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. British Book 941 K23b.

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Minutes 1716–1804, 1807–1969 Accounts 1720–1806 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, records CH2/1320.

Makerston Free Church
History— At the Disruption a group of Free Church adherents formed a congregation and supply was provided by the Presbytery. Miss Elizabeth Makdougall, sister of Lady Brisbane Makdougall, who resided in Makerstoun House, took a leading and generous part, presenting church and manse to the congregation. She also left 1500, the interest to be paid to the Sustentation Fund. The charge was sanctioned in 1847 and the church and manse were renovated in 1886. Membership: 1848, 78; 1900, 95. Source: Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. Film #918572. More details may be given in the source.

Records— Kirk Session Minutes 1846–1936 Note: Available at the Scottish National Archives, Edinburgh, record CH3/1569.

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