Canonbie Rental 1814-1815

Buccleuch Estates Rental for Canonbie parish 1814-1815. Features around 200 tenants and addresses including both farms and individual houses. Indexed by location.

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Canonbie Illegitimate Births 1708-1855

Around 975 illegitimate births identified within the Canonbie Kirk Session minutes between 1708 and 1855. The father is named in almost all of the cases. The child’s name is not given.Indexed by mother’s name.

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Canonbie Ante-nuptial Fornication 1708 – 1855

This list identifies around 250 cases of ante-nuptial fornication identified within the parish of Canonbie Kirk Session minutes. This is where a child was conceived out of wedlock but the parents subsequently got married. It is particularly useful for marriages prior to 1768 where no marriage records survive in the Old Parish Registers (OPRs). The […]

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Canonbie Irregular Marriages 1708-1855

A list of 250 irregular marriages of people from Canonbie parish who were rebuked by the Kirk Session between 1708 and 1855. These marriages were legal but did not meet with approval from the church. Most of these marriages do not appear in the Old Parish Registers (OPRs). They have been indexed by both male […]

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Canonbie Militia List 1802

List of men from Canonbie parish aged 18-45 eligible for militia service in 1802 according to the Militia Act of 1797. Lists their addresses and occupations. Ordered alphabetically.

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Canonbie Farm Rental 1630

Buccleuch Estates were proprietors of almost all of the farms within the parish of Canonbie. This early rental document names all farm tenants in 1630.

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