This volume contains place names information in the parishes of garvald and bara, whittingham, and stenton. The parish of humbie lies in one of the furthest corners of east lothian, and extends to some 20,000 acres. Boar stone, drem cross cairndinnis farm, east linton standing stone congalton, kingston standing stone cross well, musselburgh holy well easter broomhouse, dunbar standing stone kell burn, whiteadder, gifford standing stones kingside hill, gifford stone circle kirklandhill, tyningham standing stone lady well, musselburgh holy well leaston house, humbie. Some thirty miles east of edinburgh, and located between the coastal towns of north berwick and dunbar, the village has a rich history, a thriving community and a welcoming heart. East lothian records genealogy and family history in.
A wide range of resources is held that will help you trace your family tree, and our books, photographs and old maps will help you fill in the background of your ancestors lives in west lothian. This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in scotland from the earliest times to 1600. West lothian family history society wlfhs, livingston, west lothian. Are you interested in local history, family history or historic gardens.
These groups play a vital role in preserving and promoting the history of the county. The origin of the village name is somewhat obscure. History of the town of antrim new hampshire from its earliest settlement to june 27, 1877, with a. Lamp of lothian trust is founded by the late duchess of hamilton to bring together the community through restoration of derelict buildings in haddington. Library east lothian west lothian family history society. Below you will find all the services and programmes that we now offer online booking for. The information here develops some of the themes, organisations and ideas explored in the project. Prestonkirk parish church edinburgh city archives familia east lothian a directory of family history resources held in public libraries. The new edinburgh history of scotland comprises ten textbooks exploring the development of scotland as a political entity from earliest times to the present. It lies in the esk basin coalfield and lived off coal from the th century until recently. Humbie millhouse is a category c listed building in humbie, east lothian, scotland.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Publications by the society publications in print at december 2018. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses across the uk. East lothian libraries east lothian genweb project east lothian message board read and post messages with other genealogy researchers of this county east lothian poorhouse east linton. New edinburgh history of scotland edinburgh university press. In 1887, john bartholomews gazetteer of the british isles described humbie like this. Gullane and dirleton history society scottish local. East lothian, haddingtonshire, siorrachd lodainn an ear, eln, county, scotland this page is for the entries of people who dont know the name of the village or town their family came from and only know it was in east lothian. History of east lothian map and description for the county. The approach taken in the lands of ancient lothian is quite different. A series of booklets with text and illustrations on specific subjects of local history.
Originally, humbie formed part of the barony of keith, and was anciently known as keith hundeby. The southeastern boundary along the top of the lammermuir hills forms the march with berwickshire. This area covers the old counties of aberdeenshire, banffshire, kincardineshire and morayshire. Atla class id 276 room in council offices, east lothian works, 911 lodge street, haddington, east lothian eh41 3dx address. Visit the local heritage group pages to find out more, and to find out how to get. Dramatic photo reveals first nazi plane downed over britain this is the first german plane shot down over britain during the second world war, 75 years ago this week. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of east lothian map and description for the county, a vision of britain through time. Contact us lomond books wholesale books, calendars. Scotlands first wagonway carried coal from tranent mines to cockenzie harbour. East lothian genealogy description haddingtonshire or east lothian, maritime co. The anglonorman era in scottish history open library. This is a reproduction of the original 216page book published in haddington in 1875. Room in council offices, east lothian works, 911 lodge street, haddington, east lothian eh41 3dx. The great disruptions of the 17th century, in the form of civil wars and religious disputes, leading to much persecution, and.
The foodbank support local families and individuals in crisis, and we try to support their work with our collections. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Visit this page to quickly and easily request booking a regular domestic cleaner in east lothian from house cleaning company time for you. Free scottish family tree inscriptions and links from. The authour covers lost buildings in the last years from those that are still remembered eg.
Library outer hebrides below are listed the publications which west lothian family history society holds for the outer hebrides. The east lothian librarys local history centre at newton port in haddington holds a similar list. Woodhall house castle in pencaitland, east lothian. There have been many books written about various aspects of east lothian but this is without doubt one of the very best. Under the local government act of 1973, midlothian was divided between the former lothian and borders regions in 1975. East lothian but you should check this covers the area you are interested in. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Our history scroll down or click an era to find out more. The society was formed in november 2000 to assist those researching family history and. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the family history library. Death of rev john gray, who leaves his valuable collection of books to the town to create a public library.
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of whittingham, stenton, spott, innerwick, and oldhamstocks. East lothian os name books, 18531854 scotlandsplaces. In the 16th century a rectangular tower was built, with walls around 1. This site provides a forum for local heritage groups in east lothian. Then click on the link to the records of the commissariat of edinburgh. History of the town of antrim new hampshire from its earliest settlement to june 27, 1877, with a anonymous on. The lands were held by simon fraser of keith in the reign of david i. Humbie, east lothian, scotland genealogy genealogy. Census strays of 1861 census strays from east and west indies. This is volume 7 of the 4th statistical account of east lothian covering 32 reminisinces from people growing up in the county. Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records.
History of humbie in east lothian map and description. East lothian library services welcomes residents of east lothian and visitors to all their branches. A charter signed by fraser in 1191 is said to be the first mention of the anglo norman frasers and the barony in extant records. Library outer hebrides west lothian family history society.
Cowley provides an excellent discussion of the settlement patterns in east lothian, but as i will argue below his analysis and the final discussion may be partially flawed by the uncritical acceptance of some of the excavation results. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library catalog for the placenames of east lothian and the subject of probate records. Humbie and salton wood stretches from humbie church 2 miles n. As the main object is fo illustrate the history of the county, books written by natives on subjects unconnected with east lothian are omitted, though. A group of east lothian history societies has produced the fourth statistical account for the county. Friendly societies in edinburgh, the lothians and fife a guide to some aspects of the selfhelp movement in the region. Each of the 32 stories give a marvellous account of how things were in the post war years and leading up to the year 2000. It is about 100 feet in height and 14 in diameter having within a winding stair to a square turret on its summit, the following is the inscription, this monument was erected to the memory of john fourth earl of hopetoun by his affectionate tenantry in east lothian. We also welcome short contributions from members for the website. Pages in category history of east lothian the following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The east lothian antiquarian and field naturalists society, established in 1924, is a membership organisation and a charity. Croals sketches of east lothian is available on microfilm through lds family history centres worldwide. In the 16th and 17th centuries the nisbet family of dean and dirleton was prominent in edinburgh and east lothian. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Humbie parish church is a church in the small village of humbie, east lothian, scotland. Index to mi booklets published by anesfhs aberdeen. Welcome to the east lothian council online booking page. This record set contains 110 entries in pdf format, and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before. Nestled in peaceful rural east lothian, whitekirk is a charming village centred around the ancient and historic church of st marys. Tranents name dates from the iron age and the town is also one of the countrys oldest mining communities.
Cemeteries the scottish genealogy society holds a list of pre1855 gravestones in this parish 123 in total in its library in edinburgh. East lothian library services, haddington, united kingdom. This means that not only is the lending record valuable for researchers of reading history,especially given the rarity of such lending. Nicholson, sir lothian 18271893, general, third son of george thomas nicholson of waverley abbey, surrey, and anne elizabeth, daughter of william smith, m. History of the town of antrim new hampshire from its. Extraction of baptisms for innerwick free church 1845 1855. Nicholson, lothian dnb00 wikisource, the free online. Woodhall house woodhall first belonged to the seton family as part of the barony of wester pencaitland, passing to john sinclair of hermanston in 1488.
Through a long process of increasingly narrow searches on scotlands people, i have established that there were two david darlings baptised around 1790 in east lothian. Stories come from most areas including dunbar,belhaven,gullane,gifford,stenton,aberlady and many others. Gain a competitive advantage by developing your employees awareness of quality management principles the history of quality management, from a simple process of inspecting a sample of the finished product to total quality management. Humbie parish records genealogy and family history in. Gullane and dirleton history society about the society with a membership of around 85 aims to promote knowledge, understanding and research of local history in east lothian by means of lectures, visits, exhibitions, surveys, publications and the use of a maintained archive of photographs, maps, documents and books. Tales of old north berwick by ben millar covers the history of the town from 1800 or so in some detail. West lothian family history society wlfhs 237 photos. Combining chronological narrative with analytical rigour, each book offers an informative and accessible account of a defined period in scottish history.
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