Deaths in Berwick 1855

Film Number 0103531 - 1855 Deaths Berwick, Parishes 726-757 (all Berwick)

1855 was the first year of Civil Registration in Scotland, and registrations for this year contain extra information compared to the subsequent years.

List of Names
Page 1 ... Ayton ... Bunkle & Preston ... Channelkirk ... Chirnside
Page 2 ... Cockburnspath ... Coldingham ... Coldstream
Page 3 ... Dunse ... Earlstoun
Page 4 ... Eccles ... Edrom ... Eyemouth ... Gordon
Page 5 ... Greenlaw ... Lauder ... Longformacus ... Mertoun ... Mordington ... Westruther

Column Headings

1. No.
2. Name, Rank, Profession or Occupation.
3. Sex.
4. Age.
5. Where born and how long in this District
6. Parents Names, and Rank, Profession or Occupation
7. If married - To whom
8. If married - Issue, in Order of Birth, their Names and Ages.
9. When died, Year, Day of Month, Hour.
10. Where died.
11. Cause of Death, and how long Disease continued. Medical Attended by whom certified, and when he last saw deceased.
12. Burial Place. Undertake by whom certified.
13. Signature of Informant
14. When and where registered, and Signature of Registrar

1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Ayton in the County of Berwick, Registered by Charles Colville, Registrar.
4	- Lidgate	Male	15 minutes	Flemington	Alexander Lidgate Innkeeper Margaret Newnon? or Lidgate	No	none
	9th October 1855 4 45PM	Flemington Inn		Not Certified	Not Certified	Alexander Lidgate	10th October 1855 Ayton Charles Colville Registrar
32	Margaret Anderson	Female	15 mos old	Burnmouth all her life	Mark Anderson Fisherman Margaret Johnstone or Anderson	No	No
	6th December 1855 5 AM	Burnmouth		Acute Bronchitis for about 6 days certified by John Jeffrey, Surgeon, Ayton who last saw deceased on 5th December 1855	Ayton Church Yard certified by Robert Nichol, Sexton	Paul Johnston	Ayton 6th december 1855 Charles Colville Registrar

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1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Bunkle & Preston in the County of Berwick, Registered by Robt Johnson, Registrar.
7	Bertram, Janet Labourer	Female	82	Upsettlington, Parish of Ladykirk 6 years in West Blancson?	John Todd Farm Labourer Janet Redpath	John Bertram Farm Labourer Deceased	Susan 50 John 47 Alexander 45 James 40
	May sixteenth 7ho AM 1855	West Blanerne?		Natural Decay no particular disease No medical attendant	Oldhamstocks certified by Michael Lawrie Undertaker	Andw Wood Son in Law	1855 May 18th at Bunkle School-house, Lintlaw Robt Johnson Registrar
Checking with the GENUKI Berwickshire Gazetteer confirms West Blanerne as a place in Bunkle & Preston.
11	Anderson, Margaret	Female	13	Billie Mains 13 years in this district or Parish	Henry Anderson Agricultural Labourer Mary Anderson maiden name Hay
	September First 1ho 0m PM 1855	Billie Mains		Typhus Fever 9 days as certified by George Henderson who saw deceased on 1st day of September 1855	Edrom Church-yard as certified by Alexander McDonald in Charge of the Church-yard	Henry Anderson Father	1855 September 1st at Bunkle School-house, Lintlaw Robt Johnson Registrar
No	Name	Sex	Age	Born	Parents	Spouse	Children
	Died	Died		Cause of Death	Buried	Informant	Registered
13	Thomson, Alice	Female	82	Coldingham about 2 years	John Wilson Husbandman Elisabeth Wilson maiden name Bell	Robert Thompson[sic] Agricultural Labourer	1. Alexander 56 2. Elisabeth 54 3. John 52 4. Isabella dec at 1 in 1807 5. Jessie dec at 4 in 1813 6. Margaret 43 7. Robert 38 8. William dec at 26 in 1845
	December fifth 11ho 55m AM 1855	Marden		Palsy 12 months No medial attendant	Coldingham Church-yard as attested by David Buglass in Charge of the Church-yard	Alexander Thomson Son	1855 December 7th at Bunkle School-house, Lintlaw Robt Johnson Registrar

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1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Channelkirk in the County of Berwick, Registered by Alexander Davidson, Registrar.
8	Anderson, James Carrier	Male	87 years	Newlandrig, Parish of Borthwick 60 years in the Parish of Channelkirk	James Anderson Farmer (Deceased) Isabella Anderson maiden name Campbell (Deceased)	1st wife Mary Aitchison 2nd wife Janet Yule (Deceased)	1st Mar 1. James dec at 40 in 1827 2. Mary 64 3. Elizabeth dec at 50 in 1846	2nd Mar 4. Jessy 57 5. Rachel dec at 1 in 1801 6. Robert 52 7. William 50 8. Betty 47 9. John 45 10. Margaret 40 11.Helen 38
	1855 December ninth 4h 0m AM	Oxton, Parish of Channelkirk		Old Age and Debility 10 years as certified by Jas Philip, Surgeon who saw deceased 26th November 1855	Churchyard Channelkirk as certified by John Campbell Undertaker	Margaret Anderson Daughter	1855 December 11th at Oxton in the Parish of Channelkirk Alexander Davidson Registrar

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1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Chirnside in the County of Berwick, Registered by Thomas Dickson, Registrar.
[I am not sure why (present) or (not present) is noted by the names of the deceased here]
4	Laidlaw, Isabel (Present)	Female	71 years	Ladykirk thirty nine years in Chirnside Parish	William Laidlaw Labourer (Deceased) Isabel Laidlaw maiden name Thompson (Deceased)
	1855 January twentysixth 4h 35m PM	Chirnside		Palsy 5 days as certified by George Henderson, Surgeon who saw deceased January the twenty fifth	Chirnside Church-yard as certified by Alexander Dippie Sexton	Robert Laidlaw Brother	1855 January 27th at Chirnside Thomas Dickson Registrar
5	Deans, William Cadger (Not Present)	Male	59 years	Morebattle Four years in Chirnside	George Deans Farm Labourer (Deceased) Margaret Deans maiden name Minto	Magdalen Deans maiden name Anderson (deceased)	1. George 34 2. James 32 3. William 25 4. Ann 23 5. John æt 7 dec 6. Margaret 17 7. John 15
	1855 March fourteenth 1h 40m AM	Chirnside		Inflammation of the Lungs 4 weeks As certified by George Henderson, Surgeon who saw deceased March 13th	Whitsome Church Yard as certified by Angus Robertson Sexton	Mary Logan Sister in Law	1855 March 16th at Chirnside Thomas Dickson Registrar
No	Name	Sex	Age	Born	Parents	Spouse	Children
	Died	Died		Cause of Death	Buried	Informant	Registered
7	Braidford, George Farm Servant (Present)	Male	73 years	Everton, Northumberland 11 years in Chirnside, Berwickshire	Thomas Braidford Farm Servant (Deceased) Rachel Braidford maiden name Thomson (Deceased)	Agnes Braidford maiden name Johnston (deceased)	1. Thomas 45 2. Janet dec æt 6 in 1818 3. Rachel 41 4. Alexander 39 5. Ralph 36 6. Janet 34 7. Agnes 34 8. George 29
	1855 April fourteenth 2h AM	Chirnside		Paralysis & decay of Nature several months as certified by George Henderson, Surgeon who saw deceased April 8th	Coldingham Church Yard as certified by David Buglass Sexton	George Braidford Son	1855 April 14th at Chirnside Thomas Dickson Registrar
9	Darling, Anne (Present)	Female	86 years	Lintlaw, Berwickshire 77 years in Chirnside, Berwickshire	George Hunter Farm Labourer (Deceased) Isabel Hunter maiden name Hume (Deceased)	Thomas Darling Shepherd (Deceased)	Isabel Thomson maiden name Moncrief (Illegitimate)
	1855 April seventeenth 7h PM	Chirnside		Paralysis & general decay Several years As certified by George Henderson, Surgeon who saw deceased April 16th	Chirnside Church Yard As certified by Alexander Dippie Sexton	John Thomson Son in Law	1855 April 18th at Chirnside Thomas Dickson Registrar
No	Name	Sex	Age	Born	Parents	Spouse	Children
	Died	Died		Cause of Death	Buried	Informant	Registered
10	Burnet, Elizabeth (Not Present)	Female	83 years	In Ladykirk, Berwickshire Half a year in Chirnside Parish	James Logan Shepherd (Deceased) Isabel Logan maiden name Thomson (Deceased)	Robert Burnet Farm Servant	1. Isabella dec at 17 in 1812 2. Jane 57 3. James 54 4. John 51 dec in 1854 5. Margaret 49 6. Robert 46 7. William 44 8. Frances 41 9. Thomas 38 10. Alexander 35
	1855 April twenty seventh 6hrs PM	Edington Mains Parish of Chirnside		Decay of Nature No Medical Attendant	Whitsome Churchyard As certified by Angus Robertson Sexton	John Dickson Grandson	1855 May 1st at Chirnside Thomas Dickson Registrar

Created 30 April 2002 by Janet Connochie ; last modified 31 May 2002

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