Robert the bruce rewarded the good sir james douglas with lands spread across scotland. I am interseted in the milsington history and other info that may be relevant. Free scottish family tree inscriptions and links from. The ecclesiastical parish of cavers is now linked with kirkton and hawick trinity.
Lookup searches access records in scottish archives for ancestors in this parish e. Archibald douglas of morebattle, cavers, drumlanrig and liddesdale regent of scotland in 33 public. They had at least 6 children one of whom is beatrice and my direct line. Roxburghshire is a predominantly rural county, consisting of low hills rising to the cheviot hills along the border with england. Citations compiled by carl boyer 3rd, medieval english ancestors of certain americans. Brief mention was made in our last issue of the death in england of mr. If you follow the link above, you will find a very good summary concerning the wider profile of. Scottish borders archive and local history centre the national. She passed away on 08 may 1838 in hawick, roxburghshire, scotland. Hawick parish lies in south east roxburghshire at the confluence of the river teviot and slitrig water. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. And they were married on 27 may 1797 in hawick, roxburghshire, scotland. The parish of cavers corresponded exactly or closely to the barony of the same name.
Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project. Many of the english ancestral lines prior to 0 of those colonial americans with known royal ancestry but fully developed in all possible lines po box 220333, santa clarita, ca 9220333. Cavers is a rural parish in south east roxburghshire based on the village of denholm. This name is usually of scottish descent and is found in. Roxburghshire message board read and post messages with other genealogy researchers of this county roxburghshire, scotland genealogy forum exchange information about your ancestors with other researchers scottish borders archive and local history centre. It borders dumfriesshire to the west, selkirkshire and midlothian to the northwest, and berwickshire to the north. Jean goodfellow married william riddell and had 1 child.
We regret to learn of the death, following an accident, of mr thomas c hall, for over 20 years tenant of the farm of gattonside mains. Im hoping that they may be an oliver henderson and isabel sinton who married 1808 cavers, roxburghshire, scotland, about whom i know nothing beyond their marriage record in the cavers parish. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. The history of political transactions, and of parties, from the restoration of king charles the second to the death of king william. Roxburghshire records genealogy and family history in.
My grandfather robert cavers son of walter cavers and jane crozier was born at kirkton near harwick jmr. This is a surname of local origin from the old barony of denholm in the parish of cavers, roxburghshire. Sir james had been bruces trusted lieutenant at bannockburn in 14, and was key to his power base in southern scotland. Cavers was a native of scotland, being born at roxburghshire december 23, 1830, and reached the age of 70 years, four. Denham coat of arms, family crest and denham family history, denham name origin. Cavers parish records genealogy and family history in. I am undertaking a onename study of the surname cavers the s is an integral part of the surname i am researching. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. A son of william douglas, 4th lord of douglas le hardi with his second wife alinora eleanorelianor ferrers of louvaine. Hawick as it was photographic record published by hawick archaeological society and hawick camera club. Heres another obituary of an ancestor, this time another greatgreat grandfather.
Library roxburghshire below are listed the publications which west lothian family history society holds for the county of roxburghshire. In 24, he was recorded as being granted the lands of rattray and crimond in buchan and the lands of conveth, kincardineshire, already being possession of cavers in roxburghshire, drumlanrig and terregles in dumfriesshire, and the lands of west calder in midlothian. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. A history of the border counties electric scotland. School records index to school leaving certificate examination results. There are a few scattered lochs though none of any significant size. Graham and emma maxwell have started looking at mental health records of scots admitted to various asylums national records of scotland records mc2 and mc7, with a view to indexing these by name of patient, thus opening them up more. Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records. Roxburghshire or the county of roxburgh is a historic county and registration county in the southern uplands of scotland. Southern reporter, october 4 1917 death of a wellknown farmer.
Some of these may be superseded by more modern material. They have a lot of material and they publish monumental inscription books or cds for many parishes. Guide to scotland with a blog, photos, and extensive information on castles, pictish history, ancient sites, accommodation, food and drink, car hire, travel, and things to see and do in scotland. Borders family history society gravestones index search a surname index to monumental inscription volumes published by the society. Archibald douglas th laird of cavers came from an ancient roxburghshire family with a strong covenanting tradition. Hawick, county of roxburgh click browse scanned pages and insert parish name. This is a fantastic account of the history of scotland by neil oliver, it covers ancient times, then. Stobs castle is a category b listed building in cavers, scottish borders, scotland.
Janets maternal grandparents were james easton and betty cook. This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of eckford. Roxburghshire genealogy records genealogy and family history. Library roxburghshire west lothian family history society. Cavers, a parish, in the district of hawick, county of roxburgh, 2 miles n. Cuthbertson, 1933 transactions, pages 1924 an article. To the southwest it borders cumberland and to the southeast northumberland, both in england. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for cavers. Born in cavers, roxburghshire, scotland on 15 april 1776 to william goodfellow and rachel easton. The history and antiquities of roxburghshire and adjacent districts, from the most remote period to the present time, volume 4 alexander jeffrey thomas c.
Roxburghshire os name books, 18581860 scotlandsplaces. Cavers is a parish in the scottish borders area of scotland, in the former county of roxburghshire, south and east of hawick the name means enclosure. This surname originates in the scottish border county of roxburghshire my home county but i am researching the surname worldwide, with a particular emphasis on the period before 1900. Full text of the history and antiquities of roxburghshire. Cavers parish records genealogy and family history in scotland.
Henry scott wilhemina lunn roberton cavers scotland page. The borders family history society provides a page of facts and publications for each of the parishes in its area. Nigel hardie is transcribing and publishing lists of pre1855 burials and deaths. The borders family history society has published a booklet of monumental inscriptions for cavers and kirkton. Cavers, roxburghshire, scotland genealogy familysearch. The lands passed to james, 2nd earl of douglas, who, like so many other douglases. Cavers, roxburghshire, scotland genealogy genealogy. The other sister was marian scott born 1829 and is thought to have married charles scott of milsington. The location is that of cavers church, near cavers house. Cavers church and graveyard is a category b listed building in cavers, scottish borders, scotland. History of cavers, in scottish borders and roxburghshire. Hereinafter cited as boyer, med english ancestors 2001. Search the history of over 406 billion web pages on the internet. A hill the surface of which is rocky and heathy pasture situated to the east of denholmhill in the parish of cavers.
Cavers is a parish in the scottish borders area of scotland, in the former county of. His father william douglas 11th of cavers had been deprived of the hereditary sheriffdom on account of his opposition to the court, and his mother, katherine rigg, the reputed good lady cavers, was imprisoned in stirling castle in. This record set contains 122 entries in pdf format, and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before. A list of monumental inscriptions in cavers old churchyard was printed in the 1973 volume of the hawick archaeological societys transactions and a list of the surnames recorded is available online. If you follow the link above, you will find a very good summary concerning the wider profile of the cavers family in the borders country. Full text of the history and antiquities of roxburghshire and adjacent districts. Thousands of names from rolls of male heads of families. Denham family crest and meaning of the coat of arms for. Cavers carre site of castle in bowden, roxburghshire. Would love to hear from anyone who knows who adams parents are. John leyden, the scholarpoet 17751811, was a native. Just over a year ago, peter bennett, a lancashire farmer, was surfing on the internet when he came across a property for sale in the scottish borders. Andrew ker, of, cessford, eckford, roxburghshire, scotland, d. Roxburghshire records genealogy and family history in scotland.
Cavers kirkton school log books 1900 to 1939 ref red21011. Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records asylum records index to the general register of lunatics in asylums. This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of cavers. Cavers house is in the parish of cavers and the county of roxburghshire. The parish of wilton is to the north, the parish of cavers, the parish of kirkton lies to the east, the parish of teviothead and the parish of roberton in selkirkshire is on the west. Archibald douglas regent of scotland or guardian of the realm. This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of crailing. To the north lie the parishes of minto and ancrum, the parishes of bedrule and hobkirk lie to the east, whilst on the south lies the parish of kirkton and the parishes of hawick and wilton are on the west. This is a variant spelling for what is now more usually hummelknowes, a farm on the slitrig river, just south of hawick. Stobs castle, cavers, scottish borders history in structure. Index to names and images of the original baptism registers of roxburghshire.
The largest river in the county is the tweed, which enters roxburghshire in the north, from selkirkshire, and flows through the north of roxburghshire for 26 miles. The borders family history society provides a page of facts and. Archibald douglas of morebattle, cavers, drumlanrig and. Full text of the history and antiquities of roxburghshire and. This is a guide to the history and major genealogical. Adam cavers, a former resident of the village creek valley in this county, and a man who had become widely known by reason of his extensive travels. The borders family history society has printed a number of monumental inscription books for roxburghshire. Just to the north of melrose can be found eildon hill, a prominent local landmark. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. This barony together with the lands of cavers, and also the hereditary sheriffship of roxburghshire, were possessed by the family of douglas until the abolition of heritable jurisdictions in the 18th century. History of cavers, in scottish borders and roxburghshire map and. A concise overview of the history of scotland from start to end.
Cavers carre site of the present house of cavers carre was built around 1780 and replaced an earlier castle, date stones from which are incorporated in the newer building. Im hoping that they may be an oliver henderson and isabel sinton who married 1808 cavers, roxburghshire, scotland, about whom i know nothing beyond their marriage record in the cavers parish register oliver from hawick, isabel from cavers. Henry scott wilhemina lunn roberton cavers scotland. Castleton, cavers, hawick, kirkton, lilliesleaf, minto, roberton, southdean. The history and antiquities of roxburghshire and adjacent. He had one brother eben likely ebenezer cavers who was in the american war a color bearer. Townhead of cavers appeared to be exactly what he and his wife, sally, needed to fulfil their dream one, it must be said, that was a touch unusual. Cavers church and graveyard, cavers, scottish borders. The history and antiquities of roxburghshire and adjacent districts by alexander jeffrey 1864. Cavers is a parish in the scottish borders area of scotland, in the former county of roxburghshire, south and east of hawick. A blog to help people whose family history includes people who lived in berwickshire, peeblesshire, roxburghshire and selkirkshire scotland. Extraction of baptisms for kelso united presbyterian 1851 1855. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from the publisher.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the scotland. Cavers house castle in cavers, roxburghshire stravaiging. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained cavers election results. Cavers, roxburghshire, scotland genealogy werelate.
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