Innerleithen

I have truncated almost all entries by not typing "This Day" at the start or “was interred" at the end each line.

Anything in quotation marks or with a "?" was my best guess.

I do know that some is miss-spelled, but I strived to make it represent that written in the documents…………..

Innerleithen Church in the late 1800’s

Innerleithen Kirk yard in May of 2005

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire Interments - July 29 1824 to November 22 1854

July 29 1824      James Ballantyne Esquire of Holilee
Nov 6 1824        Elizabeth Porteous of Peebles
Feb 4 1825        This day William Ruickbie was interred.
Feb 9 1825        James Perie from Edin.
Jun 2 1825        Adam Brydon son of Adam Brydon
Aug 31 1825      Katherine daughter to John Ketchen Shepherd in Glentrees aged 16
Oct 24 1825      Margt. Brunton Spouse of Willm. Park Innkeeper in Innerleithen
Nov 22 1825      William Paisley mason in Innerleithen
Dec 23 1825      Elizabeth Wilson
Jan 22 1826       James Shepherd
April 8 1826       Margt. daughter to William Laidlaw Wayside aged 4 years
July 20 1826      John Anderson son to James Tait tenant in Caberston, aged 4 years
Aug 10 1826      William Eckford of "Greenhead" aged 52
Aug 26 1826      Elizabeth daughter to Adrew Turnbull shepherd in Colquhar aged a few days
Dec 2 1826        Alex.r Rankin servant to Wm Stewart Glenormiston
Dec 24 1826      James Pow son to Andrew Pow Innerleithen aged 32
Jan 21 1827       Agnes daughter to Thomas Stodart labourer Glenoromiston aged 6 years
Feb 16 1827      Thomas Tait tenant of Kirklands aged 81
Feb 28 1827      James Tait tenant of Caberstone
April 6 1827       Agnes Thomson
April 14 1827     Joan Carse widow of William Paisley mason in Inner
May 28 1827     Peter Hastie
Aug 21 1827      This day Isabella Ruickbie was interred.
Sept 13 1827     Mrs. Laidlaw spouse of Wm. Laidlaw Horsburgh Castle
March 13 1828 Agnes infant daughter to William Riddle shepherd in Kirna
April 11 1828     James Brunton residenter in Innerleithen
May 14 1828     Andrew Bathgate mason Innerleithen aged 76
June 21 1828 Thomas Stodart labourer in Glenormiston
July 31 1828      Mary Riddle daughter to William Riddle shepherd in Kirna
Aug 2 1828        John Sanderson Turner
Aug 26 1828      Margt. Pow widow of Thomas tenant of Kirklands
Aug 31 1828      Andrew Riddle son of James Riddle labourer Walker Burn
Nov 9 1828        Janet Nicol wife of James Davidson merchant
Dec 24 1828      John Tait long shepherd in Craighope
Jan 5 1829        Janet Matheson
Jan 23 1829       Isobella Welsh relict of James Laidlaw tenant in Hundleshope
May 10 1829     Adam Tod aged 94
July 28 1829      Isobella Greenfield daughter to John Greenfield servant Glenormiston
Aug 3 1829        This day Margt. Ruickbie residenter in Innerleithen was interred.
Dec 1829          Alex.r Horsburgh Esquire died on the 12th of December 1829 and was buried at Kirkburn on the 18th of said month.
Dec 24 1829      Elizabeth Lunn William Park's mother-in-law
Feb 27 1830      Elizabeth Eckford
April 13 1830     William Scott son of William Scott merchant in Innerleithen
June 2 1830       George son of George Scougal flesher
Oct 9 1830        Janet Ogilvie wife of John Graham gamekeeper to Sir James G Suttie
Oct 10 1830      Elizabeth daughter to Robt. Euman weaver Inner.
Feb 12 1831      Agnes Nicol wife of George Brodie farmer in Hillend
March 22 1831 Robert Tait labourer in Innerleithen
April 8 1831       Margt. Wood spouse to John Tait long shepherd in Craighope
April 8 1831       (this was confusing) Harriet (Gray or) Scott spouse to James Robert Scott Esq. of Thirlston House Cheltenham
May 13 1831     Janet Robertson wife of John Hislop
May 28 1831     Elizabeth Steven widow of James Scott late carrier in Inner.
June 15 1831 William Watson labourer in Innerleithen
June 18 1831 John son to William Thomson weaver in Innerleithen
June 20 1831 Jean Ovens widow of John Matheson late labourer in Innerleithen
Dec 24 1831      John Hislop shepherd in Innerleithen Common
Feb 24 1832      Robert son of Willm. Stewart Esq. of Glenormiston
March 1 1832 Mary Ann Birch servant to Miss Austan
March 10 1832 <blank> son of William Laidlaw Hayside near Abbottsford
March 11 1832 John infant son of Mark Edgars coachdriver Glenormiston
March 14 1832 Margt. daughter of of George Tait labourer Purveshill
April 18 1832     Janet Kerr
April 21 1832     James Robert Scott Esq. of Thirlston House Cheltenham
June 3 1832       Margt. Eckford aged 78
June 26 1832 John son of Alex? Ramsay ploughman Traquair Knowe
July 22 1832      Helen Dugeon George Tait's wife
Oct 19 1832      James Riddell labourer Walkerburn
Jan 13 1833       A male child belonging to Mark Edgar Glenormiston
Jan 20 1833       A child belonging to James Young in the Manufactory
Jan 25 1833       George Sanderson wright in Damside
March 18 1833 Agnes daughter to David Coldwell gardener Holilee
March 22 1833 Jane daughter to James Anderson labourer
April 5 1833       A male child belonging to Michael McLauchlan taylor
April 12 1833     Euphemia Horsburgh widow of Alexr. Brunton
May 7 1833       Janet Tait sister to William Tait cooper
May 27 1833     Jane Scougall spouse to William Riddle Innkeeper Inner.
May 28 1833     Miss Ann Austin from Traquair House
July 26 1833      Catherine Maners from the county of Jermanagh Ireland
Oct 7 1833        William Brodie mason in Innerleithen
Nov 1 1833        Jane daughter of William Biggar
Nov 24 1833      Andrew Ferguson from Netherhorsburgh
Dec 29 1833      John Euman and Agnes Sutherland both from the village of Innerleithen
Jan 10 1834       Lilias Euman wife to William Sanderson Damside
Feb 2 1834        Jean Turnbull wife of William Tait cooper
Jan 31 1834       Mrs. Horsburgh of Horsburgh was interred at Horsburn
Feb 6 1834        Isobella Dodson wife of Robert Riddle Galashiels
March 13 1834 Mrs. Stewart of Glenormiston
April 10 1834     John Tait shepherd from Lee
May 29 1834     Janet infant of J. Graham
June 6 1834       William Laurie from Craighope
Nov 16 1834      Charles Brodie late of Lee
Nov 29 1834      Thomas Gibson
Jan 13 1835       Alexr. Simpson shoemaker in Damside
April 22 1835     Elizabeth Hall wife of James Henderson worker at the factory here
June 12 1835 Two children from the village were interred, one belonging to James Aitcheson wright, and the other a friend to John Leggat in Pirn.
Aug 23 1835      John Greenfield from Glenormiston
Sept 22 1835     Margt. a child belonging to William Murray residing in Peebles Parish
Nov 3 1835        Mr. William Laidlaw tenant of Common
Dec 16 1835      Mrs. Nisbet from Horsburgh Terrace
Jan 22 1836       Katherine daughter of Robert Eckford servant in Pirn
April 21 1836     Adam Brydon from Bleakhope Byre
June 16 1836 John Murray from the village
Sept 8 1836       Alexr. Simpson shoemaker from Bridge-End and his son a young child
Nov 26 1836      James Brydon shepherd from Bleakhope Byre who perished in a snow storm
Dec 3 1836        James Aitcheson wright from the village aged 44 years
Dec 15 1836      John Boyd son of Robert Boyd aged 5 years
Dec 23 1836      Agnes Tait from Glenormiston
Jan 5 1837        John Eckford Senior wright from the village
Jan 22 1837       Isobella ?Mather? Or ?Walter? wife of James ?Steel? from Galashiels (this was hard to figure out)
Feb 3 1837        William Turnbull from "Widylaws"
Feb 14 1837      Marianne daughter to Robert Brown shoemaker
March 9 1837 James Walt from Hillhouses
March 20 1837 John Horsburgh from Tongue House Sutherlandshire
May 25 1837     Janet Ritchie from the village
June 22 1837 Mrs. Murray from Buckholm
April 26 1838     Janet Todd from Damside
May 6 1838       <blank> son of James Davidson miller in Netherhorsburgh
May 8 1838       Margt. Riddle from Hillend
May 11 1838     Janet Paterson from Gurley Back was interred in Traquair churchyard.
June 16 1838 William Tait son to George Tait Bridgend
Oct 10 1838      Thomas Wilkie surgeon
Feb 2 1839        Janet daughter to James Brown wright
May 13 1839     Rev. James Pate, Minister of this Parish
June 9 1839       Elizabeth Sanderson wife of John Tait parish schoolmaster aged 42 (the 42 was smudged)
Aug 24 1839      Elizabeth Welsh daughter to Robert Welsh from Edinburgh
Sept 17 1839     Jane Riddle daughter to William Riddle from Glenmaid Traquair
Sept 21 1839     William Geddes son to James Geddes ploughman
Oct 15 1839      Marion Paisley
Oct 24 1839      E. N. Grant son of Edward Grant surgeon Innerleithen
Nov 29 1839      John Ketchin shepherd in Colquhar aged 85 years
Dec 2 1839        George Riddle watchmaker from the village
Jan 8 1840        Adam Tod from Galashiels
Feb 24 1840      William Riddle innkeeper from the village
March 2 1840 Fanny Eccles wife of Thos. Aitchinson wright in Glenormiston
June 6 1840       James Davidson aged 87 from the village
July 13 1840      Margt. Blackie wife of Jomes Lowrie from Galashiels
Oct 7 1840        William son of James Eckford
Nov 19 1840      Elizabeth Dick servant at Pirn
March 8 1841 Agnes Tait from Pirn Hillend
March 9 1841 John Stobo son to John Stobo weaver Innerleithen. This boy was drowned in the Mill Lead.
March 30 1841 Agnes Henderson wife of William Lowrie shepherd in Craighope
May 28 1841     Mrs. Potts was interred in the churchyard of Jedburgh
June 6 1841       Flora Eckford wife of William Temple
July 25 1841      Dr. Milligan
July 31 1841      William Laidlaw from Peebles
Sept 25 1841     Margaret Tait daughter to James Tait late tenant of Caberston
Oct 29 1841      Mrs. Helen Pringle from the village
Dec 8 1841        James Matheson from Howford
Jan 1 1842        Helen Pringle from the village
March 7 1842 Thomas Aitchison from Glenormiston
April 8 1842       This day William son to William Ruickbie from the village was interred.
May 24 1842     John Stodart from Cardrona Traquair
June 5 1842       Janet Fowler a pauper from Purveshill
Sept 15 1842     Margt. Matheson from Glenormiston
Jan 31 1843       William Baptie shepherd from Colquhar
Feb 8 1843        David Shanks from Hillend
March 8 1843 Alexr. Hislop from the village
March 28 1843 Isobella Matheson from Glenormiston
April 24 1843     Betsey Orminston from Pirn Hillend
April 25 1843     Thomas Tait from the village
June 17 1843 Alexander Watson from Edinburgh
June 25 1843 Grace daughter to Thos. Anderson tailor in Innerleithen
Aug 10 1843      John Eckford son to James Eckford Traquair Mill
Sept 18 1843     Barbara Scott wife to James Stirling shepherd in Huthope
Oct 17 1843      John Watt son to John Watt Glenormiston
Dec 4 1843        Michael Eckford from his House Cansheugh
Dec 11 1843      Henry son to Doctor Grant residing in Innerleithen
March 11 1844 Catherine Kerr from Pirn Hillend
June 5 1844       Mary Invery from Kirklands
July 18 1844      Robert Turnbull from the village was interred. This boy by accident fell into
the Tweede and perished.
Aug 6 1844        Robert Leggat from Galashiels
Aug 26 1844      Thomas S. Nair a stranger supposed to be from Ireland
Jan 13 1845       James Kerr smith at Netherhorsburgh
Feb 6 1845        Robert Baptie from Caberston Toll
March 3 1845 ?Agnes? Barrie wife of Robert Brown Senior
Aug 24 1845      Miss Charlotte P. MacDonald died and was interred on the 28th of said month.
Sept 22 1845     Mr. William Menzies from Edinburgh
Oct 3 1845 George Scougal flesher from the village
Oct 7 1845 Wiliam Baptie from Caberston Toll
Nov 5 1845 John son to John Matheson servant in Kirklands aged five years
Dec 31 1845      Robert Penn from Hillhouse
Jan 7 1846        Isobella Turnbull from Glenormiston
Jan 23 1846       Miss Isobella Horsburgh from Edinburgh
Jan 26 1846       Isobella Sanderson daughter to William Sanderson Damside
March 18 1846 Miss Mary Tait from Edinburgh
May 1 1846       Robert Tait from Edinburgh
May 3 1846       Isobella Henderson from Holilee
May 20 1846     William Tait shepherd from Blackhouse
June 30 1846 Margt. Reive from Caberston Toll
Aug 10 1846      Archibald son to William Hogg servant at Whitehope
Sept 7 1846       Helen Pringle wife of Thomas Ormiston smith Pirn Hill End
Oct 8 1846        James Matheson from "Lawmanca" Parish of Newlands
Dec 25 1846      Jean Smith from the village
Jan 8 1847        Samuel Thomson from Curleyback
Jan 22 1847       Mary Noble wife to James Leadbetter
April 3 1847       Thomas Gordon from Dewar Toll was interred aged twenty two
May 29 1847     Andrew Pow senior from the village
June 23 1847 Jean Brown widow of John Tait long shepherd in "Kirkdrona" was interred in Traquair church yard.
July 5 1847        Margt. Tait wife to John Leggat Bridgend
July 21 1847      Ann Hall relict of Thomas Swinton
July 28 1847      Thomas Scott carrier from Bridgend
Aug 10 1847      Susan Glendinning from the village
Aug 20 1847      William Tait cooper aged 87
Aug 21 1847      George Brodie from the village
Oct 14 1847      John Whitson son to William Whitson aged three years
Dec 22 1847      Janes Anderson from Crookstone
Jan 6 1848        Miss Grizel Murray from Burkholm
Jan 12 1848       Margt. Scott wife to Wm. McGregor innkeeper Peebles
April 4 1848       Janet Ormiston from Hillend
Aug 20 1848      Margt. Tait from Netherhorsburgh
Nov 17 1848      James Riddle from "Glenmaid" Traquair
Dec 30 1848      John Nisbet from Bridgend
Jan 15 1849       Helen Brunton from Damside
Jan 21 1849       Elizabeth Maben wife to William Maben carter Innerleithen
Jan 31 1849       Elizabeth Brunton widow of John Euman
Feb 8 1849        Jane Brunton daughter to Gilbert Brunton
Feb 12 1849      Mr. Archibald "Home" Innerleithen was interred in the West Chuch burying ground Edinburgh.
July 13 1849      Mary Miller widow of the late David Shanks
Aug 15 1849      an Irishman, name unknown, who was found drowned in the dam near Walker burn
Aug 17 1849      Helen Pate from Netherhorsburgh
Aug 31 1849      James Leadbutter from the village
Sept 29 1849     James Marchbanks from Curle Bank
Oct 6 1849 James Mortock an Irishman was interred, supposed to have died of Cholera
Oct 11 1849      Isabella Dagleish from the Mineral Well
Jan 2 1850 William Temple from the village
Jan 21 1850       John Murray from Buckholm
April 5 1850       Charles Stewart son to William Stewart lately proprietor of Glenormiston
April 7 1850       Lavina A. M. Downie from Traquair
April 16 1850     John Maben son to William Maben carter Innerleithen
April 19 1850     Charles son to John Rae gardener Glenormiston
May 1 1850       James Eckford from Traquair
June 6 1850       George Tait from Bridgend
Aug 23 1850      Andrew Brown from Yarrow
Aug 25 1850      Euphemia Walden from the village
Oct 16 1850      James Stirling from Tweede Bridge
Oct 20 1850      Elizabeth Geddes from the village
Dec 1 1850        Thomas Thomson shoemaker from Bridgend
Feb 15 1851      Robert Smail from the village
April 27 1851     Jane Young from Galashiels
May 18 1851     Euphemia Nicol wife to Michael McLauclane
May 20 1851     James Ormiston from Kirklands
June 20 1851 John Nicol from the Green
July 13 1851      Elizabeth Eckford or Horsburgh of "Geenhead" Innerleithen
Aug 5 1851        Thomas son to John Wilkie
Aug 29 1851      John son to Thomas Anderson
Sept 9 1851       Helen Ormiston wife to John Dobson
Sept - 1851       John son to Thomas Anderson (transcriber's note - yes it did repeat)
Sept 17 1851     Henry son to Robert Laidlaw
Sept 19 1851     Thomas Hogg grandson to Thomas Hogg
Sept 20 1851     Isobella Douglas wife to Willm. Gardener
Oct 25 1851      Marion Tait wife to John Tweedie shepherd Seithope
Nov 20 1851      John Leggat tailor Bridgend
Dec 14 1851      James F (or T?) Sterling son to the late James Stirling from Tweed Bridge Toll
Jan 18 1852       Jane daughter to John Matheson ploughman in Innerleithen
March 8 1852 Walter Dagleish overseer Holilee
March 24 1852 Janet Tait wife to William Brunton
March 27 1852 James Brown wright in Innerleithen
March 28 1852 Agnes Bennet a young child belonging to Thomas Bennet weaver in Innerleithen
May 27 1852     John Euman from Netherhorsburgh
June 22 1852 Thomas Horsburgh Esquire of Horsburgh was interred in Kirkburn burrying ground in Traquair Parish the family burrying ground.
July 18 1852      Susan McClay from old Kirkyard
July 23 1852      John Gibson from Thornylee
July 27 1852      Robert Brown senior from the village
Aug 16 1852      Helen daughter to John Matheson
Sept 12 1852     Ann Anderson wife to James Dobson from Damside was interred, aged 73
Nov 2 1852        Euphemia Shanks wife to Thomas French shepherd in Netherhorsburgh
Jan 18 1853       William Thomson from the village
Feb 7 1853        John Gray from Pirn Hillend
Feb 17 1853      James Turnbull from the Mill
March 11 1853 William Biggar's wife Isobell Best
March 12 1853 Catherine Ferguson from the village
April 22 1853     Ann Smail from the village
May 5 1853       Helen Euman widow of William Thomson
March 18 1853 Elizabeth infant daughter of the Rev. Patrick Booth (transcriber's note - it was out of order)
July 6 1853        Jane Leggat from Bridgend
Sept 7 1853       Isabella Preston from Thornylee
Oct 12 1853      Andrew Euman son to Robert Euman
Oct 18 1853      Thomas Cairncross son to John Cairncross
Dec 1 1853        Margt. Laidlaw oldest daughter of Mr. William Laidlaw Tenant of Horsburgh Castle
Dec 8 1853        James Tait aged 81 years
Dec 17 1853      William Scott from the village
Jan 16 1854       Thomas French from Netherhorsburgh
April 2 1854       Jane Mitchell from the village was interred and also a child belonging to Andrew Tait.
April 4 1854       Isobel Baptie from the Green
April 12 1854     John "Housten" from the village
April 18 1854     Elen Euman from the village
April 30 1854     William Biggar and his daughter Janet from Hillhouses were both interred in one grave.
June 23 1854 Isobella "Mather" from the village
July 15 1854      Francis Braceland from the village
Sept 16 1854     Isobella Sanderson wife of William Tailor
Sept 16 1854 an infant of John Turnbull's
no date? 1854 Marion Davidson daughter of James Davidson
Nov 8 1854        Andrew Bethune son of James Bethune of Leithen Lodge
Nov 17 1854      Wm. Hislop son of James Hislop of Wilson's Mill
Nov 22 1854      Robert Nisbet son of Robert Nisbet Innerleithen

Tour of Innerleithen