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− | Coldstream (Lennell Cemetary):[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=302 Glen in Tinsel Knickers] | + | *Coldstream (Lennell Cemetary):[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=302 Glen in Tinsel Knickers] |
==Links== | ==Links== |
Revision as of 15:56, 18 April 2007
Information taken from the Scottish Towns Website
Most people will have heard of Greta Green but may not be aware that many such 'marriage houses' existed across Scotland's border. There is one such house by the bridge at Coldstream where, if not with undue haste then certainly without much ceremony, marriages were performed.
Register Offices
The county of Berwickshire is one of several counties administered by the Scottish Borders Council.
The following offices are operated by
Scottish Borders Registration Service
Castleton
The Registrar
10 Douglas Sq
Newcastleton
Roxburghshire
TD9 0QD
Tel 01387 375606
Castleton District Registrar
Chirnside
8 Newtown St
Duns
TD11 3DT
Tel 01361 886110
Chirnside District Registrar
Coldstream
78 High Street
Coldstream
TD12 4AE
Tel 01890 883156
Coldstream Registrar
Duns
8 Newtown St
Duns
TD11 3DT
Tel 01361 886110
Duns Registrar
Eyemouth
The Community Centre
Albert Road
Eyemouth
TD14 5DE
Tel 01890 750690
Eyemouth Registrar
Galashiels
Library Buildings
Lawyers Brae
Galahiels
TD1 3JG
Tel 01896 752822
Galashiels
Hawick
The Registrar
Council Offices
High Street
Hawick
TD9 9EF
Tel 01450 364710
Hawick Registrar
Jedburgh
The Registrar
Library Building
Castlegate
Jedburgh
TD8 6AS
Tel 01835 863670
Jedburgh Registrar
Kelso
The Registrar
The Town House
Kelso
TD5 7HF
Tel 01573 225659
Kelso Registrar
Lauder
The Registrar
The Old Jail
Mid Row
Lauder
Ettrick and Lauderdale
TD2 6SZ
Tel 01578 722795
Lauder Registrar
Melrose
The Registrar
Market Square
Melrose
Ettrick and Lauderdale
TD6 9PG
Tel 01896 823114
Melrose Registrar
Peebles
The Registrar
Chambers’ Institute
High Street
Peebles
EH45 8AG
Tel 01721 723817
Peebles Registrar
Selkirk
The Registrar
Municipal Building
High Street
Selkirk
TD7 4JX
Tel 01750 23104
Selkirk Registrar
West Linton
The Registrar
Council Offices
West Linton
EH46 7ED
Tel 01968 660267
West Linton Registrar
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Coldstream (Lennell Cemetary):Glen in Tinsel Knickers
Links
General Links
Town and Village Information
Library Links
Coldstream
Duns
Earlston
Eyemouth
Galashiels
Hawick
Innerleithen
Jedburgh
Kelso
Melrose
Peebles
Archives
A new centre is due to open in the spring of 2007 at Hawick. For details see Heart Of Hawick.
In addition some Berwickshire records can also be sourced at the Berwick Records Office in Northumberland.
Berwick Records Office
Wallace Green
Berwick upon Tweed
Family History Society
Genealogy Links
- Scottish Borders BMD Website
- Berwickshire Parish and Place Information
- The Scottish Genealogy Society
- Berwickshire Rootsweb
- County Surnames Listings
History and Heritage
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