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"Broughton, Glenholm, and Kilbucho, united par., W. Peebles-shire, containing the vil. of Broughton, 18,065 ac., pop. 665."

John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887

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Cemeteries

Nigel Hardie has transcribed and published parish of Broughton deaths for 1820-1844.

Pre-1855 inscriptions for the parish are contained in the Scottish Genealogy Society's volume of Peeblesshire Monumental Inscriptions.

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Census

Graham and Emma Maxwell have transcribed and indexed the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census returns for this parish.

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Church Records

The parish church (Church of Scotland) has registers dating from 1697. Old Parish Registers (before 1855) are held in the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh, and copies on microfilm may be consulted in local libraries and in LDS Family History Centres around the world. Later parish registers (after 1855) are often held in the National Records of Scotland as are any records of non-conformist churches in the area (often unfilmed and unindexed, and only available there).

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Civil Registration

Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths began in Scotland on 1st January 1855. For further details of this see the National Records of Scotland website.

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Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Broughton which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The annals of a Tweeddale parish: the history of the United Parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho (civil and ecclesiastical) by A. Baird, published 1924 at Glasgow.
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NT086333 (Lat/Lon: 55.584627, -3.451087), Broughton which are provided by: