The Scottish Genealogy Society has recently published three books, all for East Lothian: Tynninghame, St Baldred’s Kirk
The early village of Tynninghame was situated on the north bank of the river Tyne, south and west of the now ruined church, in the grounds of Tynninghame House. Up until 1709 the entries in the records refer to the inhabitants of this village. The first mention of New Tynninghame comes with the baptismal entry for William, son to Alexander Dudgeon in New Tynninghame in August 1709. Over the next 50 years the inhabitants moved from the old site to the present village, out of sight of the mansion house. The church was allowed to become a ruin.
The Kirk Session records exist from 1615 to 1761 (CH2/359). From 1615 to 1650 they are the work of one man, Mr John Lauder, Minister of Tynninghame (1610-1662) who wrote a very detailed account of parish life. The baptisms, marriages and burials were recorded as they happened amongst the events of the parish (CH2/359/1). From 1650 the minutes were recorded by the session clerk: baptisms and marriages being entered at the end of each year (CH2/359/2). Registers of baptisms (OPR723) were entered from 1695-1776. Above CH2 references are from the National Records of Scotland.
Baptisms 1615-1776
This publication, compiled by Joy Dodd, has almost 120 pages and gives the name of the child, date of baptism, together with the names of both parents, as well as witnesses. The price is £6.00 plus p&p.
Marriages 1615-1760
Again transcribed by Joy Dodd, this book has over 40 pages. The marriages have been sorted alphabetically by surname, and appear under both bride and grooms’ names. Where proclamations have been found, additional information has been added. The price is £3.50 plus p&p.
Burial & Mortcloth Records 1617-1762
This publication has 40 pages of records, transcribed by Joy Dodd, and mostly gives information such as date of burial, place and the deceased’s family connections such as: daughter of . . .; relict of . . . etc. The price is £3.50 plus p&p.
These publications can all be purchased from our website:
http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Shop.aspx or from our family history centre at 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL, Tel: 0131 220 3677.
