19 Feb 1788 DARRIE THOMAS GEORGE DARRIE/JEAN MARTIN FR1249 M COLDINGHAM 732/00 0005
Coldingham
"A town and parish in the county of Berwick. The town stands in a retired dry valley, having a small rivulet of excellent water running upon each side of it, and is about a mile distant from the sea. It appears to have been of considerable antiquity, for its monastery was one of the most ancient and flourishing on the east of Scotland ... The town appears long ago to have been much larger than at present; but, of late, it has assumed a more lively and cheerful appearance; and the wealth and population are visibly increasing. It contains about 720 inhabitants. The parish is of an irregular square figure, of 7 or 8 miles. The general appearance is flat; but there is a considerable portion of rising grounds, of easy ascent and gentle declivity ... About a mile W. of St Abb's Head is a beautiful piece of water, called Coldingham loch, which is about a mile in circumference, and of considerable depth. There are, besides the town of Coldingham, 3 or 4 small villages in the parish, the inhabitants of which are chiefly farmers or weavers ... Population in 1801, 2391." from Gazetteer of Scotland published 1806, Edinburgh.
13 May 1838 KIRKCALDY
JANET JAMES KIRKCALDY/CATHARINE WHITE FR1564 F NORTH BERWICK 713/00 0006
Not the right Janet I think... but only one in Berwick...
Best Wishes
Mo
