Inveresk (Midlothian)

Introduction

This page lists some of the available sources of information about Musselburgh and Inveresk, mostly before 1900, and in particular, records that are held in the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh, where many of the records are open to the public at no charge.

Indexes and actual records for the Old Parish Registers, Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages & Deaths and Censuses are available online, following registration and the purchase of credits, at the official web-site, ScotlandsPeople. The statutory records of births can be seen at that site from 1855 up to 100 years ago; of marriages, from 1855 up to 75 years ago; for deaths, from 1855 up to 50 years ago. More recent records can be ordered.

The Old Parish Registers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials (1606-1854), the Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths beginning on 1 Jan 1855 and the census records for the parish for the years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 may also be seen, in person, in Edinburgh, at the ScotlandsPeople Centre. See details at the website for the ScotlandsPeople Centre.

The Old Parish Registers and census records are also widely available in libraries on microfilm. Microfiche indexes to the pre-1855 registers of baptisms/births and marriages (for all Midlothian) and of the censuses of 1881 and 1891 are also widely available.

The parish of Inveresk lies within the area covered by the Lothians Family History Society.

Note that although the parish of Inveresk lies within the county of Midlothian for historical purposes, since 1974 it has been within the area administered by East Lothian Council. So information about the area's history - archives, local history collections and museum collections - is to be found in Haddington, at the new John Gray Centre.

Some relevant material is held at Midlothian Local Studies and Archives, Clerk Street, Loanhead, Midlothian.

Note There are places called `Newbg' in many parts of Scotland. In particular, in addition to the Newbg in the parish of Inveresk, there is (or, rather, was) a Newbg in the parish of St Cuthberts, at Lochrin.

Abbreviations

BM	Burgess of Musselburgh
NLS	National Library of Scotland
NRS	National Records of Scotland, formerly called the National Archives of Scotland [NAS] and, before that, the Scottish Record Office [SRO] HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY (Tel: +44-131-535-1314)
OPR	Old Parish Registers of Births/baptisms, Banns/marriages & Deaths/burials (pre-1855)

Books

• Adam, Alastair T. - Bruntons 1876-1962 (1962, privately printed) [History of the wire-making mill at Musselburgh]

• Burnet, Jane E.M. - A Reason for Inveresk: a Scrapbook of History (Inveresk: Courtyard Press, 1999: ISBN 0-9537450-0-7) [Interesting book about the village of Inveresk and its mainly well-to-do inhabitants; well illustrated with portraits, photos and plans]

• Carlyle, Alexander - Autobiography (Edinburgh: 1860)

• Dalgleish, G., Haggarty, G. & McVeigh, P. - Pots at the 'Pans: The Potteries of Prestonpans, Musselburgh and Portobello (Newtongrange: Scottish Mining Museum, 1990) [A descriptive history and exhibition catalogue]

• Lambie, Paul - A Walk around Historic Musselburgh (E. Lothian Tourist Board, 1993)

• Langhorne, Rev. William Henry - Reminiscences Connected Chiefly with Inveresk & Musselburgh & Sketches of Family Histories (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1893) [Info about episcopacy in Musselburgh & generally; Loretto; Dr Moir; the Rev. John Gardiner Beveridge; the Langhorne family; etc.]

• Mackenzie, Robert Jameson - Almond of Loretto: being the Life and a Selection from the Letters of Hely Hutchinson Almond, Headmaster of Loretto School (1862-1903) (London: Archd Constable, 1905)

• McWilliam, Colin - The Buildings of Scotland: Lothian except Edinburgh (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1978: ISBN 0-14-0710-66-3) [Pages 332-344 are on Musselburgh & Inveresk; pp. 351-3 on Newhailes]

• Maughan, Wm Charles - Picturesque Musselburgh & its Golf Links (Paisley: Alex Gardner, 1906) [Mainly about golf]

• Paterson, James - History of the Regality of Musselburgh (Musselburgh: James Gordon, 1857) [Contains a wealth of facts; a serious and useful history, contrasting sharply with much of the dross published in the 19th century.]

• Stirling, R. McD. - Inveresk Parish Lore from Pagan Times (Musselburgh: 1894)

• Whyte, Ian & Kathleen - Discovering East Lothian (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1988: ISBN 0-85976-222-X) [Only 4 pages devoted to Musselburgh, and a few mentions through the book.]

• Wilkie, James (ed.) - St Michael and Inveresk (Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1894)

• Local Reports of the Commissioners, 1835: Musselburgh - "... is of very ancient foundation."

Photo-books - old photographs of Musselburgh

• Lindgren, Donald - Old Musselburgh (Catrine: Stenlake Publishing, 2001)

• The Old Musselburgh Club - Musselburgh (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2000: ISBN 0-7509-2531-0)

• The Old Musselburgh Club - Musselburgh Revisited (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2003: ISBN 0-7509-3266-X)

Brochures

• - Riding of the Marches, Musselburgh, 23 to 29 July 1995 [Souvenir brochure, 68 pages]

  Previous Ridings, roughly every 21 years, had been held in 1682, 1711, 1732, 1750, 1790, 1809, 1830, 1852, 1873, 1893, 1919 [instead of 1914], 1935, 1956, 1974 [instead of 1977].

Statistical accounts

General descriptions of the state of the parish at different times

• Reports on the State of Certain Parishes ..., 1627
  Inueresk alias Mussilburgh, pp. 75-81 of Reports on the State of Certain Parishes in Scotland made to his majesty's commissioners for plantation of kirks &c. in pursuance of their ordinance dated April xii M.DC.XXVII (Edinburgh: 1835)
  Full text is here.

• Old Statistical Account
  Vol. 16, pp. 1-49 & pp. 642-643, by Dr Alexander Carlyle (1795)

• New Statistical Account
  Vol. 1, pp. 246-304, written Oct 1839 by Revs L. Moodie & J. G. Beveridge (Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1845)

• The Third Statistical Account of Scotland
  Vol. 22, The County of Midlothian, pp. 126-148, ed. by Hilary Kirkland (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1985; SBN 7073-0339-7)

• The Fourth Statistical Account
  East Lothian 1945-2000, vol. 5, covering the parishes of Inveresk (with Musselburgh), Prestonpans, Tranent (with Cockenzie & Port Seton), ed. by Sonia Baker (East Lothian Library Services, 2007: ISBN 9781897857359)

Maps of Inveresk and Musselburgh

Parish church

Dedicated to St Michael, the church is located in Inveresk village, outwith the burgh, at national grid ref. NT344721, at the site of a Roman fort. The present church was opened in 1806, to replace the previous small church, which could no longer accommodate the growing congregation. The old church incorporated materials of Roman date. It was 102 feet by 24 feet internally, with 2 aisles added on each side. These aisles were built by individuals for their family burials after burials within churches were banned in 1590; from the extant burial records, they were the Carberrie aisle, Stoneyhill aisle, Whitehill aisle and Mr Cout's (Colt's) aisle.

Engraving of Inveresk Kirk in 1547

Photographs of Inveresk Kirk

Photo of the kirk at Geograph

Architectural details are given at British listed buildings.

Parish ministers of Inveresk, 1560-1910

adm.: admitted, ass.: assistant, bapt.: baptised, contr.: contract, dem.: demitted, dep.: deposed, ind.: inducted, lic.: licensed, mar.: married, min.: minister, ord.: ordained, pres.: presented, rel.: related, res.: resigned, suc.: successor, test.: testament, tr.: translated

John Burne	1567	minr. in 1567
Edward Layis (or Lees)	1570	reader in 1570
Andrew Blackhall	1574-1597?	adm. 1574, d. 31 Jan 1609, aged 72
Adam Colt (or Cout)	1597-1641	b. 1562, adm. 1597, demitted 3 Jun 1641, d. 24 Mar 1643, aged 81
Oliver Colt	1632-1679	son of Adam C., b. 31 Dec 1597, ord. & inst. ass. 5 Dec 1632, inst. 4 Jun 1641, d. 30 Dec 1679
Arthur Millar	1680-1689	adm. & inst. 9 Jun 1680, deprived 3 May 1689, d. 9 Oct 1727, aged 77
Richard Howison	1694-1700	tr. & adm. 18 Sep 1694, d. Nov 1700, aged ca. 68
John Williamson	1702-1740	ord. 30 Apr 1702, died 2 Feb 1740, aged 59
Frederick Carmichael	1741-1747	tr. & adm. 15 Apr 1741, tr. to New Greyfriars' Kirk, Edinburgh, 24 Dec 1747
Alexander "Jupiter" Carlyle (portraits)	1748-1805	b. 26 Jan 1722, ord. 2 Aug 1748, d. 25 Aug 1805
Leslie Moodie	1806-1840	b. 29 Dec 1766, son of Roger M., min. of Monimail FIF; ord. Newton 25 Mar 1796; tr. to Kelso ROX 14 Aug 1800; tr. & adm. 27 Jun 1806; D.D. 1820 St Andrews; d. 27 Jul 1840; mar. 1818 Cath., dau. of Charles Fergusson, London & gdau. of sir James F. of Kilkerran bart.
John Gardiner Beveridge	1836-1886	b. 2 Dec 1806 Kinross, son of James B.; ord. assistant & successor 16 Feb 1836; d. 10 Oct 1886; mar. 1836 Margaret Grahame, dau. of William Bryce, min. of Aberdour; issue: Jane G., James A., Wm B., Margaret, John, Francis, Janet Isabella, Emily Christina, Mary Eliz. Anne, David Macbeth Moir
Alexander Marshall	1887-1888	b. 6 Jan 1849 Kilsyth, son of James M.; M.A. Glasgow 1872; ord. Hurlford 5 Nov 1874; tr. to Callander 13 Sep 1877; tr. & adm. 17 May 1887; res. 16 Feb 1888; min. of Scots kirk, Melbourne; D.D. Edinburgh 1895; mar. 1875 Jeanie Crawford, dau. of James Hay, Glasgow; issue: James, Hay, Allastair G.M., Crawford C. & 7 others
James Sharp	1888-1905	b. 1 Nov 1860 Scone, son of Wm S.; assistant N. Leith; ord. N. Church, Stirling 3 Feb 1887; tr. & adm. 4 Sep 1888; d. 18 Oct 1905; mar. 1887 Annie Taylor, dau. of John Graham; issue: Wm S., Agnes M., James E., Ursula E., Maud M., Dora C., Irene S.
James Wallace	1906	b. 23 Sep 1871 Corstorphine, son of Robert W.; M.A., B.D. Edinburgh; assistant St Mary's Edinburgh; ord. Eyemouth BEW 4 Aug 1899; tr. to 2nd charge St Andrews 25 Jun 1903; tr. & adm. 17 May 1906; d. unmar. 4 Oct 1906
George Gordon Dundas Stewart Duncan	1907-1910	b. 23 Apr 1870, son of Thos D., min. of Bridge of Weir; M.A. (1890) B.D. (1895) Glasgow; ass. prof. of Divinity, Glasgow; ord. Glendevon PER 21 Jul 1897; tr. to Glencairn 25 Jan 1900; tr. 16 May 1907; tr. & adm. St Cuthberts 12 May 1910; mar. Cath. Louise, dau. of Robert Hunt White, Prestonpans
William Edie	1910-1936	D.D. St Andrews 1918; d. 22 Jun 1936; mar. Jean Irvine Fergusson

Assistant ministers of the parish

Philip Hislop	1595-1596	adm. ass. 1 Jan 1595, d. 1596, aged ca. 29
William Dun	1709-1716	el. 28 Jun 1702, ord. at Dalkeith 12 Apr 1709, tr. to Glamis 11 Nov 1716
Robert Bonaloy	1719-1745	el. 22 Apr 1718, ord. 22 Jul 1719, d. 18 Feb 1745, mar. at Edr 9 Dec 1719 Margaret (Peggie) Dunlop
--- Grant	1745	went to London & joined Church of England
Archibald Gracie	-	d. 20 Oct 1828 Portobello, mar.

Session clerks, kirk treasurers & precentors

• Mr Robert Bonaloy, ass. min., was Session Clerk until his death on 18 Feb 1745
• William Newlands, precentor in Inveresk Church, admitted BM 1790
• Thomas Young, BM, tanner, was appointed English Schoolmaster in 1720 & Session Clerk Depute in 1740. He figures prominently as a baptismal witness from then until his death on 18 May 1756.

Other ministers in the parish

Listed in Poll Tax of 1695

Mr Andrew Done, with wife & servant

Mr Thomas Nasmith, min. at Inveresk, with wife, daughter & servant

Presbyterian

(1) Ministers of Northesk Church of Scotland
Northesk Church was opened in 1838 and the quoad sacra parish of Northesk dates from 1859.

Alexander Davidson	1839-1843	ord. 24 Jan 1839, tr. to N. Leith 22 Jun 1843
Robert Forrester Proudfoot	1844-1845	ord. 5 Jan 1844, tr. to Fogo 4 Jul 1845
John Robin	1845-1849	ord. 26 Dec 1845, tr. to Burntisland 29 Jun 1849
William Lambie Nelson	1850-1853?	ord. 24 Jan 1850, became min. in Queensland, Australia
William Dobie	1853-1859	ord. 15 Dec 1853, tr. to Ladykirk 17 Mar 1859
John Falconer	1859-1864	ord. 24 Nov 1859, tr. to Ettrick 16 Jun 1864
Henry Moncrieff Macgill	1865-1906	b. 22 Dec 1835 Glasgow; ord. 6 Jul 1865; d. 7 Jun 1906; mar. 1866 Jane S. Whyte; issue: Henry, Cath., Stephenson [son], Jane W.
George Gordon Stott	1906-1910	b. 29 Mar 1868 Montrose, M.A. (1890) B.D. (1893) St Andrews; ass. prof. of Hebrew St Andrews 1893-4; ass. St Columba's London & South Leith; ord. 15 Dec 1898 Dulwich London; tr. to Northesk 24 Sep 1906; tr. & adm. to Cramond 10 Jun 1910; d. 23 Jun 1952; mar. 5 Apr 1899 Flora Corsar, dau. of Mark Louden Anderson, min. of Menmuir ANS, later of 2nd charge St Andrews; issue: Richard Corsar Gordon; Ian Fergusson Gordon; Geo. Gordon, lord advocate
John Ashplant Nicholls	1910-1917	tr. to Cambusnethan 16 May 1917
David Duncan	1917-	tr. from Duntocher 17 Oct 1917; d. 20 Jul 1940 Crieff

(2) Burgher (later, United Presbyterian) Kirk

The Burgher chapel, built ca 1768, was in Bridge Street, west of the River Esk.

James Scott	1768-1781?	ord. 20 Apr 1768, tr. to Bristo Church, Edr after 13 yrs, d. 22 Mar 1786, aged 42
Alexander Black	1788-1840	ord. 27 Aug 1788, dem. 1 Sep 1840, d. 30 Jan 1846 aged 81
George Hill	1834-1838	ind. as colleague of Alex. Black 20 May 1834, d. 19 Mar 1838 aged 34
James Robertson	1840-1848	ord. 27 Oct 1840, loosed from his charge 8 Aug 1848, tr. to Duncan Street, Edr, m. Elizabeth Baird 8 Oct 1845
Hugh Tait	1849-1852?	ord. 19 Jul 1849, emigrated to Canada
James Imrie	1854-1875	b. ca. 1826 Collace PER; ord. 22 Mar 1854, loosed 4 May 1875, tr. to Gillespie Church, Glasgow
George F. Dewar	1876-1881	b. ca. 1842 Carluke LKS; ord. 24 Jul 1876, loosed 4 Oct 1881, tr. to Strathaven LKS; mar. 1866 Margaret, dau. of William Wardrop; issue: Peter, Agnes, Lilias, Wm. Maggie, Jane, Geo.
Alexander Scott	1882-	ind. 11 Jul 1882

(3) Relief Kirk

The Relief kirk, built 1783, was on the south side of Millhill, towards the west end. The building is now St Andrews Church of Scotland.

William McKechney	1786-1828	ord. 25 Jan 1786, d. 1 Apr 1828
James Jeffrey	1830-1836	ord. 24 Mar 1830, tr. to Greenock 27 Sep 1836
Martin Wilson Livingstone	1837-1853	b. ca. 1808 Kilsyth STI; ord. 26 Apr 1837, loosed 12 Apr 1853, emigrated to Canada; mar. 1837 Margaret Thomson; issue: Robert; Mary A.; Wm; Margaret; Martin W.; Jane T.
Alexander B. Sclanders	1853-1861	ind. 2 Nov 1853, res. 5 Feb 1861, d. 1 Dec 1861 aged 38
George Barlas	1861-1896	b. ca. 1833 Perth; ind. 18 Jul 1861, d. 17 Jul 1896 aged 72; mar. 1866 Anna Margaret Paton Jack
David Gilchrist	1886-	ord. 8 Jul 1886?

(4) Free Kirk, Musselburgh, from 1843

At the West Port, south side of Musselburgh High Street, facing the New Bridge over the River Esk

John R. Glass

1843-1855

b. ca. 1804 Rothesay BUT; d. 29.12.1855, aged 51; m. Louisa Campbell MacNab; issue: Eliza M.; Barbara C.; John N. McL.; Cath. S.; D.P.; James; Louis John; Henrietta Jane

Members & adherents of the Free Kirk, Musselburgh, 1856-9 - NRS CH3/1496/14

Non-Presbyterian

(1) Congregational

The Congregational Chapel is on the north side of Fisherrow High Street, east of its junction with Bridge Street.

John Watson	minister, Congregational Church, Fisherrow, d. 5 Aug 1844, aged 66, m. Jane Lindsay
David Johnson	pastor, Congregational Church, Fisherrow, d. 29 Apr 1864 in Dundee, aged 25

(2) Episcopalian

Until 1785, episcopalians met in Sharp's Land (now 8 Pinkie Road). An Episcopal chapel was built in 1785 on the north side of Millhill, towards its east end. The congregation later moved to the present church (St Peter's, by Paterson & Shiells, Edr) on the south side of Musselburgh High Street, at the East Port, the old chapel becoming a school.

William Forbes	He was minister in 1745 Testament (Edr) 18.7.1793: "late episcopal minister at Mh"
John Falconer	1754-7; also ministered at Dalkeith
William Smith	episcopal minister 1773-1823, d. 25 Jan 1823, aged 73
Thomas Langhorne	suc. & son-in-law to Wm Smith; b. ca. 1798 England; mar. 1822 Elizabeth Rowand Smith; issue: Thomas, headmaster of Loretto School; Wm H., teacher, Loretto; Alex., teacher, Loretto; Chas James; Cath. S.

Statutory Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths (1855 to present)

These are online at ScotlandsPeople.

They can also be seen in person at the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh - see details at ScotlandsPeople Centre.

Old Parish Registers of Births/baptisms, Banns/marriages, Deaths/burials (1606-1854)

These are online at ScotlandsPeople.

They can also be seen in person at the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh - see details at ScotlandsPeople Centre.

They are also widely available on microfilm in libraries and Family History Societies. Microfiche indexes (for all Midlothian) of the baptisms/births and banns/marriages in these registers are also widely available in libraries and Family History Societies.

1. Births & baptisms

   • 1607 - Apr 1709
   • Jun 1709 - 31 Dec 1854 (but defective in mid 1750s)

   In the National Records:

   • 1769 - 1854 (NRS CH2/531/5)
   • 1785 (only) for Burgher Kirk, Bridge Street (NRS CH3/1495/24)

2. Banns & Marriages

   • 1606 - Jun 1615
   • Jul 1620 - Dec 1622 & 1 entry in 1623
   • 1667 - 1675 not on microfilm or OPR index (see NRS CH2/531/55)
   • 1687 - 1690 not on microfilm or OPR index (see NRS CH2/531/54)
   • May 1690 - 31 Dec 1854 (but 2 pages are missing from the microfilm)

   I will provide full details of individual entries in the Inveresk marriage register, Aug 1719 to Oct 1750 free, on request.

   Marriages in which one party was residing in Inveresk, the other in Prestonpans, 1719-50, are here

   Mentions of people in the parish of Inveresk found in the marriage register of the parish of Edinburgh:

   • For 1595-1700
   • For 1701-50
   • For 1751-1800

   Mentions of people in the parish of Inveresk found in the marriage register of the parish of Canongate:

   • For 1564-1800

3. Deaths & Burials

   • Jan 1750 - Aug 1750 damaged
   • Apr or May 1751 - Aug 1763
   • 1783 - 31 Dec 1854 ("indexed" 1820-1854; barely coherent circa 1800)

   I will provide full details of individual entries in the Inveresk burial register, 1750 to Aug 1763 free, on request.

Marriage contracts

Date	Type	Parties	NRS ref.
22 Sep 1651	antenuptial	William Leslie, merchant, BM & Elizabeth, dau. of John Johnestoune, gardener	RH9/7/256
14 Sep 1667	antenuptial	William Ramage, indweller in Fisherrow, BM & Marion, dau. of Thomas Hill, indweller in Monktonhall	RH9/7/270
10 Jul 1684	antenuptial	James Ramage, BM & Janet, youngest dau. of Thomas Huntar, W.S.	RH9/7/113
16 May 1694	antenuptial	Charles Wilsone, skipper in Musselburgh & Isobel, dau. of Mr George Adam [or Adie], schoolmaster there	RH9/7/236
late 17th-early 18th C.	antenuptial	John Cubie, eldest son of Thomas Cubie, skipper in Prestounpannes & Janet Johnstoune, dau. of Robert Johnstoune, seaman in Fisherrow	RH9/7/254
-- Jul 1701	antenuptial	Alexander Black, wright in Potterraw alias Easter Portsbrugh & Margaret Thomsone, dau. of dec. Archibald Thomsone, mariner in Fisherraw, and servitrix to Archibald Buntaine of Balglass	RH9/7/261
26 Apr 1771	postnuptial	Thomas Brown, merchant in Fisherrow & Ann, dau. of James Gardener at Saltpans near Fisherrow (registered in Edinburgh Commissary Court Books 29.8.1771)	RH9/7/208

Monumental inscriptions in Inveresk Churchyard

See also Inveresk Cemetery.

Inveresk churchyard contains memorials dating from about 1700. There are stones with dates as recent as 1957. Monumental inscriptions in the kirkyard that were extant 100 years before that, in 1857, are in the Appendix of Paterson's book and a transcript of these inscriptions is at Monumental inscriptions in Inveresk Churchyard extant in 1857. It seems probable that many monuments were moved, lost or destroyed during the building of the present church.

All known inscriptions in the kirkyard are in R. Torrance (ed.), North-East Midlothian Monumental Inscriptions, Scottish Genealogy Soc., Edinburgh, 2000, ISBN 0-901061-88-3. It would have been nice to have been able to report that this was an accurate record (e.g. William Aitchison of Drummore b. 1753, d. 1939). The editing is woefully inadequate. Parts of some inscriptions are in square brackets, but no explanation is offered for that. We are told that some stones have been renewed and have less detail than the originals, but we are not told which stones they are. The original transcriber (Cramer) is said to have combined inscriptions from separate stones, where they appeared to relate to the same family; why is there no indication of where this has occurred, or why have the inscriptions not been separated again before publication?

Stones mentioned in the burial records for 1750-1763

The dates are the earliest mentions of the stones (or railings in some cases). Some of the entries below undoubtedly refer to the same stones. A "through stone" is a horizontal stone. Date format is dd.mm.17yy. The given names "Patrick" & "Peter" were used interchangably at this time. Very few of these stones can now be identified.

Asken [i.e. Erskine] 16.05.50 Ballantyne 12.12.51 Patrick/Peter Ballantyne 29.05.56 Peter Ballantyne headst. 12.12.61 Begg 21.10.51 Martin Begg 05.08.62 Martin Begg headst. [?] 10.07.62 Bennet 12.04.51 Berrie 31.07.51 bailie Berrie 20.12.51 Mr Bonieal[...] [?] [i.e. Bonaloy] 16.05.50 Jean Brown 11.09.51 Jean Brown headst. 07.10.58 Campbell 29.01.50 Alexander Campbell through st. 06.03.52 Carfrae 08.06.51 Henry Carfrae 09.01.53 Henry Carfrae headst. 13.04.58 Carmichael 11.05.52 James Carmichael 15.07.54 James Carmichael headst. 11.03.60 Cass [?] 28.03.50 Cass 01.07.50 James Cass headst. 05.03.52 bailie Cochran 06.04.51 bailie Thos. Cochran 07.12.55 Mr Couts [i.e. Colt's] rail 06.01.59 Couts paling [?] 25.06.53 Thomas Cowan 28.11.52 Thomas Cowan through st. 19.10.57 Alexander Craig 22.01.50 Martin Craig 16.05.50 Dreddon [?] 04.04.51 Dreddon 13.06.51 James Dreddon 13.01.53 John Duncan through st. 04.11.58 Forrest 08.11.59 Andrew Geddie 28.11.57 Granger 10.02.50 Thomas Gray 04.04.51 Handyside pillar 23.05.51 Archibald Handyside pillar 27.07.52 John Henderson rail 12.09.55 Hercus 28.08.54 William Hercus 19.05.56 Herriot 08.03.50 Peter Herriot 26.04.63 Robert Herriot 12.08.63 John Hill headst. 17.03.52 Archibald Hislop 23.06.52 James Hislop 11.06.51 James Hislop headst. 30.12.55 Robert Hislop 01.02.50 easter Hislop 15.06.62 wester Hislop 09.04.51 bailie Hog 19.03.50 bailie Hog through st. 25.08.59 bailie Hog headst. [error?] 11.10.58 Hog through st. 13.06.59 Inglis 01.02.50 John Inglis headst. 07.04.51 Jackson rail [?] 05.10.60 Johnston [?] 12.04.51 Nicol Johnston 30.07.51 Kedglie 09.10.51 John Kedglie 07.08.52 John Kedglie through st. 23.07.55 Kellie 27.03.50 William Kellie headst. 22.10.53 Lindsay 16.01.50 Samuel Lindsay 15.12.55 bailie Lindsay 10.08.56 Lithgow 31.01.50

Alexander Lithgow 02.08.50 Litster 23.04.55 clerk Litster 24.09.59 Liventin [?] 24.07.51 McClare [?] 11.02.50 John McClare 27.09.52 McClare headst. 24.11.59 Mour 16.03.50 Alexander Mour 30.04.54 William Mour 01.08.50 James Ouns 24.01.50 John Paterson 30.01.55 Penman 25.02.50 Alexander Penman headst. 14.09.51 Pe(a)ston 15.01.50 Ramage 06.11.53 Walter Richie 27.02.50 Robertson 27.11.51 Robert Robertson 20.03.52 Robert Robertson headst. 08.09.59 William Robertson 26.05.60 Sampson 29.02.52 John Sampson 21.04.56 John Sampson headst. 07.02.58 Scot 15.03.52 Adam Scot 10.06.53 Shead 10.07.50 James Shead 04.04.51 Smart 31.01.50 bailie Smart 11.02.50 bailie Smart headst. 02.06.58 Smart south st. 13.08.52 Smart rail 30.04.53 Smart paling 08.05.54 clerk Smith 26.09.52 Swinton 20.01.52 Patrick/Peter Tait 29.07.50 Patrick Tait headst. 08.03.55 William Taylor 02.04.51 William Taylor headst. 07.07.58 Thomson 01.01.60 James Thomson 23.07.60 Tod 27.02.52 Veitch 16.03.50 Veitch through st. 13.11.60 David Veitch 14.04.54 Walter Veitch 04.02.57 Walter Veitch headst. 10.01.63 Vernor rail [?] 21.03.52 Walker 12.08.51 Walker headst. 20.07.55 James Walker 28.02.56 John Walker 09.04.57 Watson 24.12.51 George Watson 11.10.55 James Waugh 26.07.50 Waugh headst. 03.11.53 Whitson 25.07.52 James Whitson 11.10.52 James Whitson through st. 25.10.62 Wight 05.02.50 John Wight 11.06.51 John Wight headst. 08.04.58 Wightman 26.09.52 bailie Wilkie 08.03.50 bailie Wilkie through st. 19.03.54 James Wilkie 13.06.50 Wright 10.07.55 Charles Wright 21.04.63 Young 20.06.51 Young through st. 04.04.53 George Young [?] 13.12.55 George Young 03.06.57

Inveresk Cemetery

The modern cemetery is immediately west of Inveresk Churchyard and is being steadily expanded westwards over the site of the Roman fort.

The registers of burials and burial lair plans for Inveresk Cemetery are held at the Registration Office, Brunton Hall, Musselburgh (Tel 0131 653 5225/5226). See East Lothian Council: Paying for the burial.

I am not aware of any listing of the monuments in the modern cemetery.

See also Monumental inscriptions in Inveresk Churchyard.

War memorials & war graves

The Scottish War Memorials Project:

• Musselburgh, WW1
• Musselburgh, WW2

The Scottish War Graves Project:

Inveresk Cemetery - and further pages accessible from there

Church Session Records of the Parish Church

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref. CH2/531/...
Minutes	1651-77	1
do	1702-19	2
do	1757-1812	3
do	1812-38	4
do	1839-69	5
do	1869-1900	6
do	1900-	7 to 10
Scroll minutes	1855-1948	11 to 15
Heritors' & kirk session minutes re poor	1758-1809	16
Poors' House directors' minutes	1749-1765	17
Poors' House committee minutes	1752-1765	17
Poors' House directors' minutes	1765-1779	18
Poors' House accounts	1753-1774	18
Accounts	1655-69	19
do	1686-90	20
do	1719-40	21
Collections	1838-46	21
Cash books	1840-1951	23 to 26
Hastie's Fund & Cowan's Legacy accounts	1810-88	28
Parish Library & Sunday School accounts	1840-85	29
Chalmers's & Campbell's Bequests accounts	1840-47	30
Baptismal registers	1858-1954	31 to 34
Proclamations	1855-1947	35 to 39
Proclamation certificates		40 to 42
Communion Rolls	1867-1946	43 to 52
Disjunction Certificates	1917-29	53
List of young communicants at Kelso	1801-06	56
List of young communicants in parish of Inveresk	1806-37	56
Young communicants	1899	61
Communion seats	1840-54	62
Allocation of seats	1808	63
Vacancy committee minutes	1905-10	64 to 66
Dr Edie Memorial committee minutes	1938-40	67
Waterloo Subscription accounts	1816-47	68
State of stipend	1816-40	69
Heritors' book	1790-97	70
Assessments for repairs	1815-18	71 to 72
Decreet of locality	1781	73
Sermons preached by Mr John Williamson, minister at Inveresk [printed]	1721	74
Misc. correspondence, minutes & accounts of kirk session & heritors	18 & 19 century	75
Proclamation register	1966-72	76
do	1972-77	77
List of proclamations	1959-77	78

Schoolmasters

• George Adie [or Aldie or Adam] (with wife, 4 children & 1 servant) appears in Poll Tax for 1695
• George Allan, schoolmaster in Fisherrow (m. Sep 1749); English Schoolmaster, admitted BM 1750
• Mr James Bayne, schoolmaster at Musselburgh (m. Violet Aird, 16.5.1703 Edr)
• Robert Borthwick, English Schoolmaster (mar. cautioner Nov 1749); 1759
• Robert Clarkson, in Fisherrow (1813); in Millhill (1819)
• Mr Walter Danielstoune: his son Robert appr. 10.12.1690 to Patrick Crichton, founder, burgess of Edr)
• John Dumbar, died before 1751
• Archibald Duncan (with wife & servant) listed in Poll Tax for 1695
• Mr David Fraser, master of the Grammar School (m. Margaret Broun, Dec. 1731; Mary Dick, 26 Nov. 1738 Edr)
• Thomas Handyside, doctor [i.e. teacher] to the English School (bapt. witness 7.5.1748); teacher, 1757 (see also Duddingston entry)
• Mr William Jaffrey/Jeffrey, Schoolmaster to the Latin School (i.e. Grammar School), appointed 27.4.1722; died 5.4.1763
• Mr Jerven 1757 [same as Jeffrey?]
• John Kellto or Keltie, schoolmaster in Inveresk (m. Mary Broun June 1730, still in Invk in 1751)
• John Murray A.M., Rector of the Grammar School, d. 26.4.1794, aged 68 (m. Mrs Helen McEwan; dau. Martha b. 1.11.1789)
• John Murray (perhaps son of above?), schoolmaster in Musselburgh; his son David appr. at Edr 15.2.1798
• Mr John Nicolson, master of the Grammar School (marriage cautioner, July 1721)
• Mr Ramsay (m. Helen Douglas; dau. Elizabeth b. 25.11.1789)
• Mr Thomas Robertson, Rector of the Grammar School (m. Jemima Douglas, 2.7.1813 S. Leith) d. 3.8.1835, aged 48
• John Taylor A.M., Rector of the Grammar School (d. before 3.2.1824; his dau. Matilda m. Alex Vernor, esq., of Holmes, 3.2.1824)
• William Walker, Musselburgh (19th century) (m. Elisabeth Ellis)
• Thomas Young, BM, tanner, Session Clerk & English Schoolmaster, d. 18.5.1756 (appointed schoolmaster 1720)

Surgeons & apothecaries

• Robert Anderson, surgeon at Musselburgh (d. bef. 28.9.1718; his dau. Margaret m. John Robertson, tailor, 31.10.1718 Edr)
• Alexander Bruce, surgeon in Musselburgh; his sons Alex & George appr. at Edr in 1800
• Thomas Dallas, surgeon in Musselburgh, testament (Edr) 15.5.1770; his son Thomas appr. at Edr 26.5.1785
• Benjamin McEven (McEwen), chirurgeon-apothecary (marriage cautioner, March 1723)
• Alexander Neilson, with wife & 2 servants, listed in Poll Tax of 1695
• Alexander Reid, surgeon in Fisherrow; his dau. Ann mar. Thomas Fyfe, tailor, 14.7.1730 Edr
• Mr Archibald Scot, surgeon, m. (in Aberdeen) Oct 1744 Elisabeth Chalmers (dau. to Mr Wm Chalmers, merchant, late provost of Aberdeen) (See also Consistorial processes, Nos 881, 1017)
• George Turnbull, with wife & servant, listed in Poll Tax of 1695
• George Turnbull (same man?), chirurgeon-apothecary (marriage cautioner, July 1721)
• Robert Wilson, surgeon in Musselburgh (spouse Margaret Handasyde d. 7.5.1836)

Clockmakers & watchmakers

• James Bishop in Musselburgh, c & w maker, admitted BM 1787
• George Blackie in Musselburgh, c & w maker, adm. BM 1796
• Thomas Hencher in Musselburgh, c & w maker, adm. BM 1778
• Francis Henderson, late in Musselburgh, now in Edinburgh, c & w maker, Process of Divorce, 1790 (See Consistorial processes, No. 944)
• Alexander Moffat, watchmaker, Musselburgh, adm. BM 1790, d. 26.9.1830, testament (Edr) 1831

Customs men

• John Anderson, tidewaiter, admitted BM 1754
• Hugh Fraser, officer of customs in Fisherrow, mar. Jean Linnen, 17.8.1735 Edr
• James Grieve, land-waiter residing in Fisherrow, testament (Edr) 4.11.1777
• Lowrie Lees, tidewaiter in Fisherrow, d. 29.6.1756
• David Robertson, land waiter, Fisherrow (dau. Rachel's testament, 29.1.1814)
• David Stewart, customer at the Lodge, adm. BM 1746
• Andrew Tough, tidewaiter in Fisherrow in 1751
• Charles Venter(s)/Ventire, tidewaiter in Fisherrow, adm. BM 1751

Excise men

• Thomas Campbell, supervisor of excise at Musselburgh; his son Thomas appr. at Edr 1.7.1790
• John Christian, late collector of excise, d. 21.1.1758, Fisherrow
• James Finlay, officer of excise, m. (irreg.) 18.6.1725 Marion Ramage
• Mr Good, officer of excise, marriage cautioner 17.11.1741
• Alexander Hill, officer of excise, West Pans (dau. Lucy buried 12.12.1814 Invk)
• John Hunter, late collector of excise, d. 3.10.1753, Millhill
• Thomas Melvill, retired officer, excise, Fisherrow, d. 1.2.1835, testament (Edr) 1835
• Alexander Robertson, officer of excise, d. 6.7.1840, aged 68
• Anthony Smith, officer of excise at Fisherrow, testament (Edr) 29.11.1735
• Robert Smith, officer of excise at Musselburgh; his son Robert appr. at Edr 14.11.1793
• George Welsh, officer of excise, m. 12.9.1748 Margaret Smith, Invk

Customs or Excise?

• Mr John Hamilton, collector (marriage cautioner, July 1724)

Sculptors

• Alexander Handyside Ritchie (1804-1870) - Photo, DNB entry
• John Ritchie (1809-1850), his brother

Population statistics

Year	Male	Female	Total	Source
1755			4645	(Dr Alexander Webster)
1792 (Nov./Dec.)			5392	(Old Statistical Account - see details below)
1801			6604	Decennial census
1811	2923	3470	6393	do
1821	3562	4274	7836	do
1831	4257	4704	8961	do
1841			8263	do
1851			8653	do
1861			9525	do
1871			10071	do
1881			10537	do
1891			11509	do
1901			14650	do

Distribution of the population in Nov./Dec. 1792

Source: Old Statistical Account

Within the burgh of Musselburgh:
Musselburgh, West Pans, etc.	1640
Newbg	490
Fisherrow, Marketgate, Bridgend, etc.	1799
Timberbush, Spring Garden, Brunstane Mill, Magdalene Pans, etc.	86
total	4015
In the country parish:
Inveresk village	235
South-east	238
Monktonhall	163
Monkton & Cairnie	120
Whitehill & New Hailes	61
Stoneyhill, Stoneybank, etc.	48
total	865
Colliers:
Employed in coal pits	260
at Craighall	252
total	512
Totals:
total in country	1377
total in burgh	4015
total population of Inveresk parish	5392

Farm horse tax, 1797-8

Images of the original records for Inveresk:

• NRS ref. E326/10/4/193
• NRS ref. E326/10/11/43

Poll tax records for 1695

NRS ref. E70/8/10
Manuscript transcript available in Scottish Genealogy Society Library. Also now published as part of R. Torrance (ed.), North-East Midlothian Monumental Inscriptions, Scottish Genealogy Soc., Edinburgh, 2000, ISBN 0-901061-88-3. Contains names of 682 heads of household and some others; wives, children and servants are mentioned but in most cases not named.

Hearth tax records for 7 Mar 1694

NRS ref. E69/16/1/1

Images of the original records for Inveresk, accessible only on payment of subscription:

• NRS ref. E69/16/1/1

Lists of inhabitants of the parish

See also Poll tax records and Census records.

Nos 1-5 were drawn up by the kirk session to provide the names of children to be examined in their catechism, and were probably used by Dr Alexander Webster in computing the total population of Scotland in 1755.

1. 4 Dec 1741 with alterations Jan 1744: List of examinable persons east of the River Esk (NRS ref. CH2/531/54)
2. 30 Nov 1742: A list of examinable persons west of the River Esk (NRS ref. CH2/531/54)
3. Jan 1749: A list of persons east of the River Esk (NRS ref. CH2/531/55)
4. 14 Feb 1749: List of examinable persons on north (i.e. west) side of water (NRS ref. CH2/531/55) (parishioners over about 7 years of age). [Transcript & index in preparation. Meantime, please contact me if you'd like to know if a family is on the list, which covers Fisherrow, Market Street, Bridgend, Monktonhall, etc.]
5. 15 Jan 1755: List of people of all ages on the east side of the water of Musselburgh (i.e. the River Esk) (NRS ref. CH2/531/55). Incomplete.
6. 1831: Population of parish (NRS ref. CH2/531/57)
7. 1833-38: Population of parish (NRS ref. CH2/531/58)
8. 1835: Ecclesiastical census of part of the parish (NRS ref. CH2/531/59).
9. 19th century: District roll (NRS ref. CH2/531/60)
10. 19th century: Roll of parish (NRS ref. CH2/531/61)

Census records from 1841

These are online at ScotlandsPeople.

They can also be seen in person at the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh - see details at ScotlandsPeople Centre.

Census records are also widely available in libraries (such as the Scottish Genealogy Society's Library and Edinburgh Central Library) on microfilm. Microfiche indexes to the censuses of 1881 and 1891 are also widely available.

The 1881 census is also available on CD-ROM, but be warned that numerous inhabitants of Inveresk on the CD-ROM are incorrectly listed as having been born in "Middlesex, England" instead of "Midlothian, Scotland".

Indexes to the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses have been published by the Lothians Family History Soc.

The censuses of 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 do not name individuals.

Street & Trade Directories

579 residents listed in the Musselburgh section of the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory for 1842/43 are available here (surnames A-K) and here (surnames L-Y).

Directories covering Edinburgh, Leith and Midlothian, including Musselburgh and Inveresk for other years are available in book form. Many are now online, at https://www.archive.org, e.g.:

• Edinburgh & Leith P.O. Directory, 1859-60
• Edinburgh & Leith P.O. Directory, 1868-9

A search on Google for '"Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory" site:archive.org' will find more.

Musselburgh Directory & Yearbook, 1903

Arms & Seal of the Burgh of Musselburgh

Coat of arms & common seal of the Burgh of Musselburgh

Town Clerks of Musselburgh (incomplete)

• Robert Bennett, fl. 1560-1585
• Richard Bennet, early 17th century
• George Dickson, early 17th century
• John Cass, in office Dec 1636
• George Vallange, mid 17th century
• William Smyth, portioner of Monktonhall, d. 12.5.1678[?] aged 31
• Robert Litster, writer (i.e. lawyer) in Edinburgh, appointed 2 Jun 1679, d. ca. 1695, his memorial in Inveresk kirkyard extant in 1759; m. Margaret Duncan who d. 15.9.1690 aged 29
• Robert Vernor, writer in Edinburgh, appointed 17 May 1697, testament (Edr) 12 Mar 1707
• James Paterson, testament (Edr) 10 Nov 1708
• Thomas Tod yr, in office by 22 Jun 1713; still in office 24 Jul 1731; testament (Edr) 14 May 1735
• Robert Herriot, in office 20 Jan 1733, 14 Jun 1734
• [...] Smith, his memorial first mentioned in burial register in 1752; perhaps same as William Smyth above
• Thomas Tod, in office 2 Feb 1745, 21 Jan 1748; m. Margaret Smart 14 Feb 1745; m. Agnes Milne 8 Jun 1750; testament (Edr) 5 Mar 1773
• Thomas Thomson, 1784; d. 30.12.1817 aged 87; m. Margaret Nelson
• George Thomson, 1819, 1823; d. 20.3.1846 aged 69; m. Margaret Stewart
• Thomas Lees, d. 18.1.1878; m. Margaret Crease

Notaries' Protocol Books

Dates	Notary	NRS ref.
1560-1585	Robert Bennett, notary public & town clerk	B52/1/16
1601-1621	John Cass, notary public	B52/1/19
1613-1620	George Dickson, notary public & town clerk	B52/1/17
1679-1692	Robert Litster, writer in Edinburgh & town clerk	B52/1/18

Provosts of Musselburgh from 1833 (incomplete; order subject to correction)

Name	In office	Born	Died	Info
William Aitchison of Drummore	1833-?			1st provost
Sir John Hope of Craighall	?-?			2nd provost
Robert Legat of Eskpark	?-?		17 Dec 1857	Testament (Edr) recorded 1858
Dr -- Laurie	?-1877-?
Peter Keir	1878-1899	ca. 1826	23 Jan 1907
-- Simpson	?-1909-?
Robert Millar	1911-1916	ca. 1845	26 Dec 1918
William Constable	?-?	16 Aug 1863		architect; Article
David Lowe	?-1935-?	1899	1980
John Hendry Paton	1937-?	8 Sep 1866 Largs AYR	21 Dec 1941	master butcher
Robert Hunter	1949-1956		1956
James Lannan	?-1957-1959-?
Peter Hamilton	?-1960-1961-?
William Caird, M.B.E.	?-1970-?	5 Jul 1908 Musselburgh	26 Dec 2002 Musselburgh
Mrs Jessie B. Burns	?-1974-?

Musselburgh Town Council

Musselburgh belonged anciently to the Abbey of Dunfermline in Fife, the lands of Inveresk being part of that abbey's `Regality of Dunfermline'. An attempt in 1632 to raise its status to that of `Royal Burgh' was squashed by Edinburgh Town Council, who feared competition on their doorstep. This prevented Musselburgh from engaging in foreign trade.

Until the reforms of 1833, there were 18 councillors, including two bailies (magistrates). Two councillors retired each year at Michaelmas, 29 September, & two new councillors were elected. Of the total of 18, 10 had to reside within the burgh, 6 in Fisherrow, Bridgend or Marketgate, and 2 in Newbg, Millhill or at the salt pans.

[Source: Paterson's book. Paterson is referring to a time, perhaps as early as 1700, when the 'burgh' included nothing more than the houses in Musselburgh High Street. The limits of the burgh were steadily expanded, as is clear from Population in 1792.]

Bailies (magistrates) & town treasurers of Musselburgh

List of bailies & town treasurers 1503 & 1626-1825 (incomplete)

Burgesses

• Roll of burgesses of Musselburgh, 1742-1974, NRS ref. B52/11/2
• Roll of honorary burgesses of Musselburgh, 1758-1973, NRS ref. B52/11/1

Musselburgh burgess tickets in the NRS

Date	Name	NRS ref.
17.10.1681	John Home of Eccles	RH10/149
10.02.1727	John Thomson, tobacconist	RH10/150
03.08.1776	Davis Ross, accountant, GPO, Edinburgh	RH10/151
26.06.1809	Lieut. George Stewart, Edinburgh Local Militia	GD103/2/485
29.03.1814	Ensign John Pitcairn, 1st (Highland) Regiment, merchant, Leith	RH10/152

Burgess ticket of Lieut. John Bain of the 4th Battalion, Royal Scots, dated 9.7.1812

Inveresk men admitted as burgesses of St Andrews in Fife

name	designation	date admitted
William Burns	merchant in Musselburgh	18.9.1762
Alexander Handasyde	mason in Fisherraw	14.1.1766
Gilbert Handasyde	tailor in Inveresk	10.12.1761
John Paterson	merchant in Musselburgh	-.2.1726
George Young	merchant in Fisherrow	8.10.1728

Sources:
David Dobson - The Burgess Roll of St Andrews 1700-1750 (St Andrews: David Dobson, 1994)
David Dobson - The Burgess Roll of St Andrews 1751-1775 (St Andrews: David Dobson, 1995: ISBN 1-899686-21-5)

Men with Inveresk connexions admitted burgess of Edinburgh (BE) or burgess & guildbrother of Edinburgh (BGE)

1. Entries in the Edinburgh burgess rolls that mention Inveresk
   List for the years 1406-1841 is here.

2. Entries in the Edinburgh burgess rolls for men who originated in Inveresk
   Information additional to that in the burgess roll is in square brackets

   name	designation	admitted as	by right of	date
   Robert Brysson	brewer [BM, ex Fisherrow]	BE	wife Jean, dau. to Martin Robertson, brewer	11.3.1657
   John Burton	baxter in [South] Leith. [ex Carberry] [1st cousin to Mr Alex. Robertson]	BGE		30.6.1669
   Mr Alexander Robertson	[merchant, brewer, son of Martin R.]	BGE	[first] wife Margaret, dau. to Robert Young [merchant, brewer]	3.6.1674
   Martin Robertson	[BM, indweller in Invk; later brewer in the Society]	BE		27.8.1656

Boys from Inveresk apprenticed to Edinburgh masters

See the list for the years 1583-1800 here

Musselburgh burgh records

Nature of record	Dates	NRS ref.
Council minutes	1679-1714	B52/3/1
do	1714-1761	B52/3/2
do	1762-1787	B52/3/3
do	1787-1810	B52/3/4
do	1810-1824	B52/3/5
do	1824-1834	B52/3/6
do	1834-1838	B52/3/7
do	1838-1843	B52/3/8
do	1843-1848	B52/3/9
do	1848-1858	B52/3/10
do	1858-1975	B52/3/11, etc.
Minute books of Fisherrow Harbour (3 vols)	1840-1904	B52/9/1, 2, 3
Treasurer's accounts (Archibald Hislop)	1755/56	B52/10/1
Treasurer's accounts (George Young)	1773/74	B52/10/2
Justice of the Peace Court Book	1656-1661	B52/11/5
Bond Book of the Royal Company of Archers, including Record of Winners of the Silver Arrow	1678-1975	B52/11/5
Record of payments made by George Vallange, collector of fines & unlaws of Musselburgh JP Court	1656-1661	B52/11/10
Register of roupings by Burgh of Musselburgh	1676-1715	B52/11/10
Customs: Magdalen's Harbour & petty customs of Fisherrow	1702	B52/11/10
Customs: Fleshstocks, firlots & fairs of Musselburgh	1702	B52/11/10
Dues payable to multurers & millers	1705	B52/11/10
Register of Protests	1737-1744	B52/12/1
Minute Book of Deeds	1773-1809	B52/12/1
Register of Deeds	1757-1795	B52/12/2
Register of Deeds	1795-1809	B52/12/3
Deeds and Protests - Warrants	1753-6, 1758, 1759, 1768	B52/13/1
do	1770-1774	B52/13/2
do	1775-1776	B52/13/3
do	1777-1782	B52/13/4
do	1783-1786	B52/13/5
do	1787-1790	B52/13/6
do	1791-1796	B52/13/7
do	1797-1801	B52/13/8
do	1802-1809	B52/13/9

Musselburgh chartularies in NRS

Chartulary	Dates	NRS ref.
Chartulary of Burgh Lands, no. 1	1696-1796	B52/1/1
do, no. 2	1776-1814	B52/1/2
do, no. 3	1794-1816	B52/1/3
do, no. 4	1816-1827	B52/1/4
do, no. 5	1827-1841	B52/1/5
do, no. 6	1841-1870	B52/1/6
Special chartulary	1724-1885	B52/1/10

Craft guilds of Musselburgh

• Baxters (bakers)
• Fleshers (butchers)
  • Dissolving of the Musselburgh Fleshers' Society 1860, NRS ref. B52/8/7
• Gardeners: charter of 1744
• Hammermen (smiths): charter of 1674
  1. Account book 1761-1801, NRS ref. B52/8/4
  2. Account book 1799-1827, NRS ref. B52/8/5
  3. Account book 1800-1813, NRS ref. B52/8/6
• Shoemakers: charter of 1666
• Tailors
• Weavers
• Wrights
  1. Account book 1668-1785, NRS ref. B52/8/1
  2. Legal documents, sasines, bonds 1574-1780, NRS ref. B52/8/2
  3. Miscellaneous correspondence, vouchers, etc. ca.1686-ca.1883, NRS ref. B52/8/3

Fisherrow Sailors' Society

Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

• MSS 1995, 1996: Minute books for the years 1669-1816
• MSS 1997, 1998: Cash books for 1689-1889
• MS 1999: Loose papers for 1684-1889

Miscellaneous items in the National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh

• Collection of papers, Alexander Penman, Musselburgh, NRS ref. RH9/1/263
• Collection of papers, Lands of Monktonhall, NRS ref. RH15/94
• Papers of Dalrymple of Newhailes, part of NRS ref. GD246. They include:
  • Writs of lands of Inveresk 1619-78
  • Papers re action of declarator, Sir Charles Dalrymple of Newhailes, Bt, vs Burgh of Musselburgh 1903-4
  • Plans and papers re alteration of school at Newhailes into dwelling house 1826-88
  • Papers re Newhailes public roads 1790-1872
  • Papers re Newhailes coal workings 1710-1835
  • Papers re Inveresk church and churchyard 1805-16

• Buccleuch Muniments, GD224. They include:

  Musselburgh Volunteers, 1797-8: Rolls, letters from bailie & major George Young, etc.	GD224/687/2
  Rentals of Dalkeith, Musselburgh & Inveresk, 1723-27	GD224/983/1
  do, 1728-35	GD224/983/2
  do, 1736-44	GD224/983/3
  do, 1761-8, 1771-2	GD224/983/4
  Rectified locality & rental of parish of Inveresk, 1781, with account of feu & teind duties due from lordship of Musselburgh, crop 1714, & rental of feu & teind duties of Musselburgh & Inveresk, crops 1748-50	GD224/984/1
  Rentals of Dalkeith, Musselburgh, Inveresk, etc., from 1812/3 to 1828/9	GD224/987/1

Miscellaneous items in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

• Morton Papers: 75, no. 75: undated letter of James Richardson of Smeaton
• Morton Papers: 84, no. 45: letter of 1627 signed by Sir James Richardson
• Charter 1157: Feu contract with Musselburgh of 1826
• Charters 6230 & 6236: deeds of & concerning James Richardson of Smeaton of the year 1576
• Charter 6239: deed of or concerning James Richardson of Smeaton of the year 1577
• MS 2956, ff.198-200: Discharges to Musselburgh Town Council of 1627 & 1642
• MS 6481, fo. 1: Agreement concerning mill of Musselburgh of 1582
• Acc.9856: David Macbeth Moir ("Delta") - manuscripts, correspondence

Mills
(Records: A table for the multures payable to millers 1705, NRS ref. B.52/11/10)

• Sheriff, Shire or Shirrie Mill

  Located south of Musselburgh, on the River Esk, at Cowpits. This may reasonably be supposed to have been the chief mill of the shire called Musselburghshire that existed before Inveresk became the property of Dunfermline Abbey; see Prof. G.W.S. Barrow's The Kingdom of the Scots, 2nd ed., Edinburgh, 2003, p. 44 on the subject of shire mills, shire muirs, king's mills and king's muirs in the context of shires and thanes.

• Old & New West Mills

  Adjacent to one another at the West Port of Musselburgh (west end of the High Street). Occupied in 17th century by several generations of a family called Scot.

• Sea Mill

  At the foot of the vennel called Ker's Wynd, north of Musselburgh High Street

• Brunstane Mill

  Between Easter Duddingston & Fisherrow, on the Brunstane Burn, & probably originally in Liberton parish. The "New Mill of Gilbertoun, commonly called Brunstane", built on the acre known as Farthinghaugh, was in use by 1628. Farthinghaugh was the property of a family called Robertson from 1628 until 1742 or later. The site of the "Old Mill of Gilbertoun", in ruins in 1670, is unknown, though there are references to an upper & nether mill. See Paterson for a somewhat confused account.

  See John Shaw, Water Power in Scotland 1550-1870 (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1984):

  1. page 281: ref. to Andrew Pringle, millwright at Brunstane Mill, who claimed in 1790 to have invented a water-powered teazer, & was awarded £30 for his efforts by the Board of Trustees for Manufactures. See NRS ref. NG.1/1/27 for 10 Feb 1790 & 8 Dec 1790.
  2. p. 466: ref. to use as woollen cloth manufactory from circa 1781, & as a skinnery by Peter Wilson 1794-1802, & for both uses 1802-1810.
  3. p. 472: ref. to flint mill for glass or pottery upstream of Brunstane Mill, working 1812. See John Knox's Map of Lothian 1812.

  William Baird (Annals of Duddingston & Portobello, Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot 1898) states that John Thomson of Priorletham began a woollen factory at the mill in 1793, abandoning it a year or two later.

Potteries

There was a pottery at Westpans [west with respect to Prestonpans] by 1738, when a Robert Peet (or Pate) sought funds to establish himself in business. James Thomson held a tack (lease) there in 1750. Samuel Lammas held the lease from 1754. Thereafter, Anthony Hilcoat, Adam Cubie, Thomas Shelley, William Littler (in 1764), William Dallaway and William Littler - all Englishmen except Cubie - were active there. The pottery closed around 1777.

There was also a pottery in Newbg from 1800 to 1930. It was initially the property of a William Reid; ownership passed to Dr William Affleck Gray in 1889 (though he had run the pottery since 1868) and, later, his sons. Mrs Marion Richardson bought the pottery in 1926, but it was abandoned by 1930 and she sold it in 1932.

See, e.g.:

• Haggarty, G. - Newbg Pottery Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scottish Pottery 18th Historical Review, (1996), 15-38
• Haggarty, G. & McIntyre, A. - Newbg Pottery East Lothian, Proc. Soc. Antiq. Scot., 126, (1996), 943-962
• Forbes, S. & Haggarty, G. - William Reid's Newbg Pottery, Musselburgh 1800-1932, Northern Ceramic Soc. J., 19, (2002), 15-27
• Forbes, S. & Haggarty, G. The Ceramic History of West Pans: Part 1, Northern Ceramic Soc. J., 21, (2005), 29-47
• Forbes, S. & Haggarty, G. - The Ceramic History of West Pans: Part 2, Northern Ceramic Soc. J., 22, (2005-6), 5-22
• Forbes, S. & Haggarty, G. - The Musselburgh Pottery, Northern Ceramic Soc. J., 23 (2006-7), 159-165
• Haggarty, G. - Pots at the Pans: William Littler's Porcelain Factory at West Pans, Trans. E. Lothian Antiq. & Field Nat. Soc., XXIV, (2010), 4-29

Militia Regiments at Musselburgh (1803-1814)

Refs:

• Flora Davidson - Marriages of the Forfarshire Militia when in Inveresk Parish Midlothian (1803-06) (Tay Valley Family Historian, no. 59, pp. 30-2, May 2001 [Tay Valley Family History Soc., Dundee, 2001: ISSN 0267-9884])
• Robert W. Weir - History of the Scottish Borderers [Dumfriesshire Militia]
• Hay's map of 1824 indicates the site of barracks - "Barracks for 1000 Infantry were erected here 1803 - Demolished 1814." - on the south side of Pinkie Road, immediately east of the old railway line that led north from Pinkie Coal Work.

The following militia regiments were at Musselburgh in the period 1803-14:

1. Berwickshire Militia
   Originally stationed at Port Seton, by Prestonpans. Moved ca 17.6.1805 to Musselburgh.
2. Dumfriesshire Militia (alias Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire & Selkirkshire Militia)
   Embodied 5.4.1803. In barracks at Musselburgh from 26.5.1803. Moved to Edinburgh Castle, 12.10.1806. Moved to Dalkeith, 5.6.1807. Moved back to Musselburgh, 20.5.1809 and 2 days later to Haddington. Disbanded 13.8.1814.
3. Forfarshire Militia
   In Musselburgh by 30.7.1803 and still there 14.10.1806 [on basis of banns listed by Davidson].
4. Renfrewshire Militia
   Left Musselburgh 17.6.1805 for England.

Some of the militia stationed at Musselburgh were moved to guard French prisoners at Penicuik MLN after 27.4.1805.

Photographs

Engraving of Inveresk Kirk in 1547

Photograph of Inveresk Kirk

More photographs of Inveresk Kirk

Photographs of houses - just 3

EdinPhoto: Musselburgh - old photographs of Musselburgh.

Geograph.org: Inveresk - recent photographs of Inveresk. National Grid ref. NT3471.

Geograph.org: Musselburgh & Fisherrow - recent photographs of Musselburgh & Fisherrow. National Grid ref. NT3472.

Place-names in the Parish

Just a list at present. I hope to add details soon. If you know of other pre-1900 place-names and their locations, please let me know.

Place-names

Consistorial processes and decreets at Edinburgh [NRS CC8]

Ref.: Francis J. Grant (ed.), The Commissariot of Edinburgh: Consistorial Processes and Decreets, 1658-1800, Scottish Record Soc., Edinburgh, 1909

No.	Year(s)	Type	Details
230	1723	Process of Scandal	Agnes Scott spouse to William Johnston, candle maker in Musselburgh, and he for himself and for his interest, against Alexander Harper, shoemaker in Tranent 1723
280	1732	Process of Scandal	John Johnston, flesher in Dalkeith, against John M'Millan, flesher, Musselburgh, and tacksman of the parks, Newbattle 1732
301	1736	Declaration of Freedom	Agnes Gairns, daughter lawful to Alexander Gairns, tenant in Coats, late in Musselburgh, against William Jones, soldier in Captain Robert Forrester's Company in Colonel Archibald Hamilton's regiment. No warrants IV 57-2 16 April 1736
302	1736	Process of Scandal	Robert Ramsay and James Crichton, masons in Fisherrow, against John Thomson, shoemaker in Bridgend in Musselburgh
383	1748	Conjoined Processes of Declarator of Silence, &c.	Samuel Steele, soldier in Captain Thomas Walter Young, his troop, in the Regiment of Dragoons, commanded by Hon. Colonel Nagon, against Isobel Beggs, late in Dublin, in Ireland, now residenter at the Port of Leith, near Edinburgh, and Patrick and Jean Steeles, children of said Samuel and Isobell. The pursuer married in November 1745. Janet, lawful daughter to James Anderson, maltman in Fisherrow, and had issue James, 29 August 1747. Decree in favour of said Samuel Steele VI 582 18 Mar. 1748
628	1774	Process of Divorce	Rachael Forbes, spouse of John Sharp, late tenant in Monkton hall, only child of the deceased Patrick Forbes of Knapperny and Elizabeth Sinclair, his wife, against the said John Sharp, eldest lawful son to John Sharp, stabler in Pleasance XIV 23 and 29 Mar. 1774
742	1781	Process of Scandal	James Veitch, farmer in Newbg of Musselburgh, Alison Veitch, his spouse, and George Veitch, residenter there, brother of the said James, against Elizabeth Cathie, spouse of John Gibson, weaver in Newbg 1781
881	1789	Process of Petition and Complaint	Mrs. Helen Douglas, spouse to James Baillie of Olivebank, Esquire, and her husband, against Mrs. Elizabeth Chalmers, widow of Archibald Scott, surgeon in Musselburgh. Interlocutor 16 July 1789
922	1789	Process of Separation and Aliment	Ann Reid, daughter of the deceased James Reid, coachmaker in Canongate, against Robert Cumming, Lieutenant in H.M. Navy, presently residing at Musselburgh, married 12 July 1786. Defender assoilzied 2 March 1789
944	1790	Process of Divorce	Francis Henderson, clock and watch maker, late in Musselburgh, now in Edinburgh, against Janet Watson, lawful daughter of Hugh Watson, weaver in Edinburgh, his spouse. Decree 16 June 1790
1017	1786-93	Process of Scandal	Mrs. Elizabeth Chalmers, spouse of Archibald Scott, surgeon in Musselburgh, and the said now deceased Archibald Scott for himself, against Mrs. Helen Douglas, wife of James Baillie, Esquire, of Olive Bank, near Fisherrow XXII 16 Sept., 20 Nov. 1786, 5 and 7 Feb., 26 Mar., 25 Apr. 1787, 3 Apr. 1793
1072	1796	Process of Divorce	Peter Taylor, wright in Leith, against Mary Elliot, his spouse, daughter of the deceased Ralph Elliot, shipmaster in Musselburgh, married 11 January 1793 XXIII 419 23 and 29 Apr. 1796
1097	1797	Process of Divorce	Elizabeth Pierie, second daughter of Lieutenant John Pierie of the Royal Navy, spouse of John Jackson, hatter in Edinburgh, and hat manufacturer in Musselburgh, against the said John Jackson, married March 1791 XXIII 795 6 and 20 Mar. 1797
1134	1798	Process of Scandal	Mary Tennant, spouse of Andrew Fyvie, vintner in Musselburgh, against Thomas Legat, tanner in Musselburgh 1798
1158	1799	Process of Declarator of Marriage	Ann Sutherland, residenter in Edinburgh, spouse of John M'Kean, servant to James Wedderburn, Esquire at Inveresk, against the said John M'Kean. Defender assoilzied 18 Oct. 1799
1188	1800	Process of Divorce	Jean Munro, daughter of Alexander Munro, shoemaker in Fisherrow, and spouse of John Hislop, sometime gentleman's servant in Edinburgh, against the said John Hislop, married 1785 XXV 119 28 Feb. and 7 Mar. 1800

Records of the Poor

National Records of Scotland, ref. NRS DC5. These are records for the years 1804 to 1975 for Musselburgh District Council and its predecessors, including records of the parochial board.

Some details of Inveresk Combination Poorhouse, including a map and photographs of the building, are available here.

Registers of Sasines: Land ownership

The registers of sasines (changes of ownership of land) for the Sheriffdom of Edinburgh (which includes Inveresk) can be seen in person in the Historical Search Room at the National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Valuation Rolls

Valuation rolls of properties in Inveresk, for the years 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 and 1920 only, can be seen at ScotlandsPeople. These name owners and occupiers/tenants of properties.

Testaments (wills & inventories), recorded at Edinburgh

Indexes to all extant pre-1926 testamentary records (wills & inventories of moveable property) can be searched free of charge at ScotlandsPeople. Digital (and paper) copies of the documents can be purchased at that site.

They can also be seen in person at the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh - see details at ScotlandsPeople Centre.

Note that hardly any of these testaments before 1800 include the will of the deceased, being largely accounts of the 'goods and gear' of the deceased and of debts owed and owing. Some of them mention relatives.

(T)D&S = (trust) disposition & settlement; Mh = Musselburgh; Fw = Fisherrow; Edr = Edinburgh
EIC = East India Company; Invk = Inveresk; Invy = inventory
Newbigging = Newbg; mert. = merchant; portr. = portioner
rel = relict; serv. = servant; sp = spouse; s.t. = sometime
TD = testament dative; TT = testament testamentar

16th century testaments of people with Inveresk connexions
An almost complete list of those for whom there are testaments and who were resident in Inveresk.

Testaments 1514-1600

17th century testaments of people with Inveresk connexions - just a few so far

Testaments 1601-1700

18th century testaments of people with Inveresk connexions - not yet a full list

Testaments 1701-1800

19th century testaments of people with Inveresk connexions - just a few so far

Final column: T = testate (i.e. deceased left a will); I = intestate (i.e. no will)

name	designation	date of death	year testament(s) recorded	.
John Begg	son of Erskine B.; merchant in S. America; will dated at Lima, 1831	1843x1847 Chile	1847 London	-
William Begg	half-brother of above Erskine B.; merchant in Liverpool	1811	1811 Chester	-
Katherine Briggs	Mh	-.1.1849	1849	I
Marion Elly	Mh; sp of James Munro, gardener	3.12.1834	1835	I
Gilbert Handasyde	[farmer, Invk] at Portobello	31.3.1858	1858	T
Adam Lawson	cabinet maker (see Eliz. Swinton)	-	-	-
John Legat	tanner & leather mert., Mh	28.3.1863	1863
Robert Legat	of Eskpark, provost of Mh	17.12.1857	1858
Thomas Legat	tanner, Mh	24.4.1850	1850
Elizabeth McBeath	Mh; rel of Robert Moir, vintner	31.8.1842	1843	T
William Marshall	Midfield Cottage, Invk	14.1.1842	1842	I
John Meiklejohn	Fw	10.3.1829	1829	I
Thomas Melvill	retired officer, Excise, Fw	1.2.1835	1835	I
John Mitchell	wood mert., Fw	2.2.1832	1832	I
Robert Mitchell	wood mert., Fw	1.2.1832	1832	I
Alexander Moffat	watchmaker, Mh	26.9.1830	1831	T
Robert Moir	vintner (see Eliz. McBeath)	-	-	-
Rev. Dr Leslie Moodie	of Invk	27.7.1840	1840	T
James Munro	gardener (see Marion Elly)	-	-	-
Miss Elizabeth Murray	Rosemount, Mh	6.12.1840	1840	T
Alexander Robertson	Levenhall, Mh	17.3.1840	1842
Alison Robertson	Fw, late serv. to David Milne, mert., Edr	21.1.1839	1839
Duncan Robertson	innkeeper, Mh	-.-.1829	1829
George Robertson	cabinet maker, Newbg (see Eliz. Swinton)	-	-	-
George Robertson	cabinet maker, Newbg	10.4.1836	(1) 1847 (2) 1848
George Robertson	clothier & grocer, Mh	5.4.1842	1842
James Robertson	smith & spirit retailer, Mh	9.3.1851	1851
James Robertson	smith & ironmonger, Newbg	11.10.1863	1864
Thomas Robertson	late Grammar School, Mh	3.8.1835	1836
Elizabeth Robertson or Smart	Fw	18.4.1841	1841
John Ross	Quarter Master of 71st Foot, Eskside, Mh	15.3.1837	1837	T
Elizabeth Swinton	rel of Adam Lawson, cabinet maker, & [sp] of George Robertson, cabinet maker, Newbg	9.10.1832	1837

and some more, with some overlaps

surname	given name	date of registration	designation	type	source
Ainslie	Grace	13.12.1847	Mrs, alias Skirving, residing at Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Bertram	William	22.5.1844	residing in Smeaton in par. Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Briggs	Katherine	16.5.1849	Miss, residing at Invk near Mh	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Brown	James	20.7.1825	Capt of 55th Regt & 71st Regt, residing at Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Burnet	Mary	16.5.1811	Mrs, alias Parker, rel of Capt Peter Burnet of Invk	Invy ; Settlement	Edr SC Inv
Burnet	Mary	5.6.1811	or Parker, rel of Capt Peter Burnet of Invk	TT	Edr CC
Cameron	Barbara	25.4.1849	Miss, residing at Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Carlyle	Alexander	27.11.1807	Dr, Minister at Invk	TT	Edr CC
Chalmers	Katharine Forbes	4.2.1840	Miss, residing in Rosehall of Mh in par. Invk	Last W & T	Edr SC Inv
Charles	Hugh	22.11.1849	Surgeon in the RN, residing at Fw in Mh in par. Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Charles	Robert	17.7.1849	Flesher in Mh in par. Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Clarkson	Robert	29.11.1831	Teacher at Millhill in Mh in parish of Invk	Invy ; Testament	Edr SC Inv
Colt	Mary	18.11.1802	wife of Major Charles Pye of the 3rd Regt of Dragoons, & dau of Oliver Colt of Invk	TD	Edr CC
Dalrymple	James	1.11.1831	Esq of Invk	Invy, D&S	Edr SC Inv
Davison	Catherine	24.12.1825	rel of Rodham Home of Longformacus, Rear Admiral of the Red, Invk	TT	Edr CC
Donaldson	James	8.10.1819	in Invk, st Serv to Mr Aitchison of Drummore	TD	Edr CC
Dougall	Margaret	9.5.1845	residing in High Street of Fw, in par. Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Fergusson	Charles Dalrymple	11.7.1849	Sir, of Kilkerran & Hailes bart, died at Catherine Lodge, Invk, sp of Helen Boyle, dau of David Boyle, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland	Invy; Contr of mar; TD&S; Additional TD&S	Ayr SC
Forman	Hannah	20.11.1850	Mrs, alias Nairne, residing at Invk, rel of John Forman, WS	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Handasyde	Charles	26.5.1824	Farmer at Invk	Invy, D&S	Edr SC Inv
Hay	Isobel	20.12.1848	residing at Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Hay	Margaret	4.2.1834	residing in Invk, dau of Major George Hay	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Home	Catherine	24.12.1825	or Davison, rel of Rodham Home of Longformacus, Rear Admiral of the Red, Invk	TT	Edr CC
Hughes	Thomas	2.10.1839	residing at Whitehouse, Invk	Invy,TD&S ; Codicil	Edr SC Inv
Inglis	Steuart Boone	15.8.1828	Paymaster of 2nd Light Battalion, Kings German Legion, died at Invk	Invy, D&S	Edr SC Inv
Lamb	John	13.12.1847	Master in the RN afterwards residing at Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Livingston	Agnes	13.5.1850	resided in Eyemouth, died in Lunatic Asylum at Invk near Mh	Invy, etc.	Duns SC
Livingston	Agnes	24.5.1850	of Eyemouth. Died at Invk near Mh on 27.02.1850	TD	Duns SC Wills
MacDonald	Ann	16.5.1816	of Monktonhall in par. Invk, lately residing in Edr	Invy ; Will	Edr SC Inv
MacGill	Ann	23.7.1847	or Greig, residing in Carle Hall in par. Invk, rel of Hugh MacGill	Invy	Edr SC Inv
McGill	Ann	23.7.1847	Mrs, or Greig, rel of Hugh McGill, residing in Carlehall, parish of Invk		Edr SC Wills
MacGill	Hugh	1.3.1837	Grocer at Carrolhall in parish of Invk	Invy ; Pre-nup contr. of mar. with Annie Greig	Edr SC Inv
Marshall	William	19.4.1842	residing at Midfield Cottage in par. Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Moodie	Catharine	18.11.1848	Mrs, or Fergusson, rel of Rev Dr Leslie Moodie, Minister of Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Moodie	Leslie	25.11.1840	Minister of Invk	Invy,TD&S	Edr SC Inv
Neil [Neill]	William	18.9.1850	Grocer & spirit dealer in Invk		Edr SC Wills
Neill [Neil]	William	18.9.1850	Grocer & Spirit Dealer in Invk, residing in Newbg of Mh	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Proudfoot	William	29.6.1824	farmer in Invk	TT	Edr CC
Proudfoot	William	23.6.1824	Tenant at Invk	Invy, D&S	Edr SC Inv
Purves	Hugh	19.10.1849	Land Steward at Wallyford in par. Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Pye	Mary	18.11.1802	or Colt, sp of Major Charles Pye of the 3rd Regt of Dragoons, & dau of Oliver Colt of Invk	TD	Edr CC
Ramsay	Jane	6.3.1843	alias Oliphant, residing at Invk Lodge, wife of Sir James Ramsay of Banff, bart	Invy,TD&S	Edr SC Inv
Robertson	Alexander	22.7.1842	residing at Levenhall in par. Invk near Mh	Invy, D&S	Edr SC Inv
Sawers	Agnes	19.3.1846	Residing at Invk		Haddington SC
Scott	Thomas	27.10.1820	Builder in Invk	Invy ; TD	Edr SC Inv
Spens	Archibald	8.8.1845	Col of the EIC, residing at Invk in the county of Edr		Edr SC Wills
Spens	Archibald	8.8.1845	Lt Col in the service of the EIC residing at Manor House in Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Taylor	Duncan	30.5.1828	Gardener at Bellfield, thereafter at Invk Garden in Newbg of Mh	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Taylor	Duncan	16.6.1828	Gardener at Invk Garden, Newbg, Mh	TD & Invy	Edr CC
Vernor	Elizabeth	9.1.1821	residing in par. Invk	Invy ; Last W & T	Edr SC Inv
Wedderburn	Alexander	17.10.1839	Col of the Coldstream Guards residing at Invk Lodge	Invy ; TD&S	Edr SC Inv
Wedderburn	Susan	6.12.1848	Miss, dau of the late Sir John Wedderburn, bart of Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Wedderburn	Susan	6.12.1848	Invk Lodge		Edr SC Wills
Welsh	Isabella	3.6.1828	or Bell, Rosemount, parish of Invk	TD & Invy	Edr CC
Wighton	Robert	16.4.1838	Serv to the Rev Dr Leslie Moodie, residing at Invk in Mh	Invy	Edr SC Inv
Wilson	George	14.12.1842	residing at Invk near Mh	Invy ; Settlement	Edr SC Inv
Wyllie	Adam	13.3.1833	Farmer at Smeaton in par. Invk	Invy	Edr SC Inv

Battle of Pinkie

Battlefield Resource Centre - page for Battle of Pinkie, 10 Sep 1547

Places of interest

• Esk Valley Trust: Inveresk & Musselburgh
• Esk Valley Trust: Musselburgh Bridges
• History of Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
• Newhailes House - an NTS property
• ScotlandsPlaces: Inveresk - an extensive collection of photographs, maps and records
• Biographies of Scottish Chess Players: John Crum - resided at 10 Delta Place, Inveresk

Portraits

• Portraits of the Rev. Dr Alexander Carlyle

• Dr Alexander Lindsay of Pinkieburn (1742-1820)