Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire was renowned as a heavily forested area and popular as a hunting ground for the monarchy in ancient times.
The county town is Selkirk, Sir Walter Scott was for many years Sheriff of the county and a monument to him was erected in the market place in Selkirk.
Agriculture plays a major part in the economy of the county along with tourism and there are many old castle and abbey ruins in both Selkirkshire and the adjacent counties, Galashiels was a burgh (partly) within the county and is the major town in the area in modern times.
Register Offices
The Scottish Borders Council Registration Service operate register offices for the border
counties of Berwickshire, Peebleshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire.
Selkirk Register Office
Municipal Building
High Street
Selkirk
TD7 4JX
Tel; 01750 23104
Galashiels Register Office
Library Buildings
Lawyers' Brae
Galashiels
TD1 3JQ
Tel; Galashiels 01896 752822
Links
Library Links
Archives
A new Archives and Local History Centre is due to open in April/May 2007
The Archives and History Centre Webpages have the up to date information
Family History Society
Genealogy Links
History and Heritage
Requests for Research and Photographs in this area
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:
- Research Offers: Cemetery
- Research Offers: Photograph
- Research Offers: Probate
- Research Offers: Record Office/Archive
If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.
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