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Tranent, Church of Scotland

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Cemeteries

The church has a graveyard.

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Church History

The current church was built in 1800, on the site of the earlier 15th Century church. It is likely that an even earlier, pre-reformation church was also on the site.

See Canmore for further details, photographs, etc.

The church website also provides historical information.

 

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Church Records

OPRs (Old Parish Registers) are available from 1611 (Births and Marriages) and 1618 for Deaths.There are a number of gaps, including only 1 death recorded between Oct 1631 - Jan 1782.

Refer to the information on the NRS website for further details of gaps, omissions, etc.

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Maps

It is located at NT4026973386 (Lat/Lon 55.949778, -2.95804). You can see this on maps provided by:

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War Memorial Inscriptions

The IWM database contains details of the memorial plaque, and its inscriptions.

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