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MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND,

U.K.

INTRODUCTION

SURNAMES

ANCESTRAL GENSITE(S)

LIST OF LOCALITIES

WEBSITE RESOURCES

IMAGE GALLERY

CONTACT INFORMATION

Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Introduction

Edinburgh, Coat of Arms

Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas.

The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the Midlothian district of the Lothian region. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and it consisted of the local government

county of Midlothian, minus the burgh of Musselburgh and Calder, Cramond, Currie and Inveresk areas.

The county of Midlothian was known, officially, as the County of Edinburgh until 1921, and was sometimes called Edinburghshire during the 19th century. Traces of this can be found in the name of the Heart of Midlothian mosaic on the Royal Mile, and Heart of Midlothian F.C., both of which are based firmly within the city boundaries, and are no longer part of Midlothian at all.

Midlothian, Scotland, U.K.

Surnames

The following are surnames of persons, found within our data bases,

who were either born, married or died in this location.

McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families

Lawson; Moffat; Todd

Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart and allied families

Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families

To find out more about each family listed here click on this link

FAMILY SURNAMES - (General Index) or the appropriate LINK(s above.

Midlothian, Scotland, U.K.

Ancestral GenSite(s)

SITE NAME:

Cockpen Parish

Cockpen Parish (area map)

LOCATION:

Midlothian, Scotland, UK

COORDINATES:

N/A

DIRECTIONS:

MapQuest

Driving from Edinburgh to Bonnrig Total Est. Time: 24 minutes; Total Est. Distance: 9.57 miles.

WEB LINK(s):

GENUKI: Cockpen, Midlothian - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868; IGI Batch Numbers for Midlothian, Scotland;

COCKPEN; The Laird o'Cockpen

ANCESTOR(s):

Direct ancestors identified as living in this locality from at least 1695 to c. 1760 are Archibald Todd I, and wife Margaret Moffat; William Todd and wife Helen Lawson; and Archibald Todd, II.

BACKGROUND / HISTORY:

According to an extract from Groomes Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland c.1895, Cockpen was a parish in the East of Edinburghshire, containing at its North West corner the village of Bonnyrigg (2 miles South West of Dalkeith), and also the villages or hamlets of Hunterfield, Poltonhall, Prestonholm, and Westhall with part of Lasswade. It is bounded West and North by Lasswade, North East and East by Newbattle, and South by Carrington. The South Esk, entering the parish from the South, intersects it for nearly 1½ miles; traces afterwards part of its boundary with Newbattle, receiving there Dalhousie Burn; and the North Esk flows, for a brief distance, along the Lasswade border. The land-surface is flattish, though rising southward from less than 200 to over 400 feet above sea-level; it exhibits everywhere a rich and highly-cultivated aspect, and along the banks of the stream is often singularly picturesque.

Cemetery information and monumental inscriptions for Cockpen can be found at the Local Studies Centre in Loanhead.

The parish church has records for birth dating from 1690, for marriages from 1747 and for deaths from 1747. These are held in the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh and copies on microfilm may be consulted in the Midlothian Studies Centre in Loanhead and also in LDS Family History Centres around the world.

According to the transcription of the section for Cockpen from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson the following places were villages within this parish:

"DALHOUSIE, (or Dalwolsie), a village in the parish of Cockpen, in the county of Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles S.W. of Dalkeith. It is a station on the North British railway. Dalhousie Castle, the seat of the Marquis of Dalhousie, has stood many sieges, but has been greatly modernised.

"GOWKSHILL, a village in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Dalkeith."

"HILLHEAD, a village in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, 6 miles S.E. of Edinburgh."

"HUNTERFIELD, a village in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Edinburgh."

"NEWBATTLE, a village in the parish of Cockpen, in the district and county of Edinburgh, 7 miles S.E. of Edinburgh. It is situated on the South Esk, and is chiefly inhabited by colliers."

"PRESTONHOLME, a hamlet in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles S. of Dalkeith, and 8 from Edinburgh, near the river South Esk."

"PULTON-STREET, a village in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 8 miles S.E. of Edinburgh."

"SKILTIEMUIR, a village in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles S.W. of Dalkeith."

"STOBHILL-ENGINE, a village in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 8 miles S.E. of Edinburgh, in the valley of the South Esk."

"WESTMILL, a village in the parish of Cockpen, county Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles S.W. of Dalkeith. It is situated on the North Esk, adjoining the town of Lasswade, of which it forms a suburb.".

SITE NAME:

Cockpen & Carrington Parish Church

Cockpen Parish Old Church

LOCATION:

Midlothian, Scotland, UK

COORDINATES:

55. 51’37” N 3. 4’55” E

DIRECTIONS:

MapQuest

The Church is situated in a rural setting in the Cockpen area to the South East of Bonnyrigg on the B704 between Bonnyrigg and Gorebridge.

WEB LINK(s):

http://www.church.cockpen.co.uk/;

Archaeological excavationsatCockpen medieval parish church ...;

ANCESTOR(s):

Children of Archibald Todd I, which included William Todd who was christened in 1718 at Cockpen Parish Church as well as William’s sons Eupham, James, and Archibald Todd, II.

BACKGROUND / HISTORY:

The Church of Cockpen is first mentioned in Church records in the year 1176 AD, and was consecrated by David de Bernham, Bishop of St. Andrews in the year 1242. The present Church is a mile north of the old, and was built between 1818 and 1820.

The parish church has records for birth dating from 1690, for

marriages from 1747 and for deaths from 1747. These are held in the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh and copies on microfilm may be consulted in the Midlothian Studies Centre in Loanhead and also in LDS Family History Centres around the world.

Midlothian,

Scotland, U.K.

List of Localities

The list below will assist in your research

regarding the matching of your ancestors

birth, marriage, death dates and in what

locality of this county these events may

have occurred.

Source: MapQuest

This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Midlothian, Scotland.

Auchendinny, Bilston, Bonnyrigg, Borthwick, Carrington, Dalkeith, Danderhall, Easthouses, Fala, Fushiebridge,

Gorebridge, Gowkshill, Hillend, Howgate, Lasswade, Leadburn, Loanhead, Mayfield, Millerhill, Milton Bridge, Newbattle,

Newtongrange, Nine Mile Burn, North Middleton, Pathhead, Penicuik, Rosewell, Roslin, Shawfair, Silverburn, Temple

Source: Wikipedia

Midlothian, Scotland, U.K.

Website Resources

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Midlothian, Scotland, UK

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Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotlant

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