This page lists some of the available sources of information about Liberton before 1900, in particular, records that are held in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh, where they are open to the public at no charge.
The Old Parish Registers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials (1624-1854), the Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths beginning on 1 Jan 1855 and the census records for the parish for the years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 may be seen, in person, in Edinburgh, at the ScotlandsPeople Centre. See details at the website for the ScotlandsPeople Centre.
Indexes and actual records for the Old Parish Registers, Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages & Deaths and Censuses are also available online, following registration and the purchase of credits, at the official web-site, ScotlandsPeople. The statutory records of births can be seen at that site from 1855 up to 100 years ago; of marriages, from 1855 up to 75 years ago; for deaths, from 1855 up to 50 years ago. More recent records can be ordered.
The Old Parish Registers and census records are also widely available in libraries on microfilm. Microfiche indexes to the pre-1855 registers of baptisms/births and marriages (for all Midlothian) and of the censuses of 1881 and 1891 are also widely available.
The parish of Liberton lies within the area covered by the Lothians Family History Society.
The outline map of Midlothian parishes published by the Scottish Association of Family History Societies is inaccurate for Liberton.
North of Liberton: St Cuthberts MLN, Duddingston MLN
West of Liberton: Colinton MLN
South of Liberton: Lasswade MLN, Newton MLN
East of Liberton: Newton MLN, Inveresk MLN
Note This parish lies south-east of Edinburgh. Do not confuse with Libberton in Lanarkshire, which is sometimes called `Libberton in Clydesdale'. In old documents, both parishes are arbitrarily spelt with one or two `b's. Note also that, in addition to the `Niddry' in Liberton, there is a `Niddry' in Kirkliston WLN.
- Ferenbach, Campbell Annals of Liberton (Edinburgh: 1975)
- Good, George Liberton in Ancient and Modern Times (Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1893)
- Simpson, W. Douglas Craigmillar Castle [short pamphlet]
- Speedy, Tom Craigmillar and its Environs (Selkirk: Geo. Lewis, 1892)
- Whyte, Thomas Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol. 1, pp. 292-388, (1792). Pages 292-327 of Whyte's article are here.
Statistical Accounts of Liberton
- Old Statistical Account (1795): Vol. 6, pp. 506-9 [very concise abridgement of article (part of which is here) by late Rev. Mr Thomas Whyte of Stockbriggs]
New Statistical Account (Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1845): Vol. 1, pp. 1-28, written March & August 1839 by Rev. James Begg [with map of Midlothian parishes]
Ordnance Survey 1:2500 scale map (Edinburghshire sheet 3.16), surveyed 1896 (reproduced as Liberton Dams at scale of ca. 1:4340 or 15 inches to the mile by Alan Godfrey.
Map of the parishes of Midlothian, ca. 1841
For a selection of maps of Edinburgh, see EdinPhoto: Maps.
EdinPhoto: Craigmillar & Niddrie - old photographs of Craigmillar & Niddrie.
EdinPhoto: Gilmerton - old photographs of Gilmerton.
EdinPhoto: Liberton - old photographs of Liberton.
Geograph.org: Liberton Village - recent photographs of Liberton Village. National Grid ref. NT2769.
Geograph.org: Mortonhall - recent photographs of Mortonhall. National Grid ref. NT2668.
adm.: admitted, ass.: assistant, bapt.: baptised, contr.: contract, dem.: demitted, dep.: deposed, ind.: inducted, lic.: licensed, mar.: married, min.: minister, ord.: ordained, pres.: presented, rel.: related, res.: resigned, suc.: successor, test.: testament, tr.: translated
| Alexander Forrester | 1562 - 1564? | tr. to Jedburgh before 25 Jun 1566 |
| Andrew Blackhall | 1564 - 1569? | tr. to Ormiston after 5 Jun 1567 |
| Thomas Cranston | 1569 - 1579 | adm. 1 Aug 1579, minr. in Peebles 1571-74, d. 21 May 1585 |
| John Davidson | 1579 - 1584 | demitted 7 Oct 1584, adm. to Prestonpans 1596 |
| Michael Cranston | 1586 - 1590 | tr. from Selkirk & pres. 8 Mar 1586, tr. to Cramond 1590 |
| James Bennet | 1591 - 1609? | tr. May 1591, d. before 20 Mar 1609 |
| John Adamson | 1609 - 1623 | b. 1576, adm. 20 Mar 1609, tr. to be Principal of Edinburgh University 1623, d. 1651 |
| John Cranston | 1624 - 1627 | pres. 12 Mar 1624, tr. to S. Leith 1627 |
| Andrew Learmonth | 1627 - 1639 | pres. 7 Sep 1627, deposed 1639, d. 4 Nov 1662 |
| Archibald Newton | 1639 - 1657 | b. 1605, tr. from Duddingston & adm. 19 May 1639, d. 2 Jun 1657 |
| Andrew Cant | 1659 - 1673 | adm. 10 Mar 1659, tr. to Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh, 13 Jul 1673 |
| Ninian Paterson | 1674 - 1683 | tr. & adm. 14 Oct 1674, deposed for immorality 1683, d. Dec 1688, aged ca. 52 |
| Robert Farquhar | 1683 - 1687 | tr. & installed 12 Apr 1683, d. 6 Mar 1687 |
| Alexander Cumming | 1689 | deprived 14 May 1689, d. 26 Apr 1713, aged 60 |
| James Webster | 1689 - 1691 | ord. to congregation at Craigmillar 1688, minr. from 17 May 1689, tr. to Whitekirk 1691 |
| Gideon Jacque | 1692? - 1695 | adm. before 16 Oct 1692, returned to Ireland 1695 |
| Samuel Semple | 1697 - 1742 | b. 1666, ord. 31 Aug 1697, d. 7 Jan 1742 |
| John Jardine | 1741 - 1750 | ord. assistant & successor 30 Jul 1741, tr. to Lady Yester's Kirk, Edinburgh, 6 Dec 1750 |
| David Moubray | 1751 | tr. & adm. 28 May 1751, d. 3 Oct 1751, aged 35 |
| Thomas Whyte | 1752 - 1789 | b. 1717, ord. 20 Aug 1752, d. 13 Jan 1789 |
| James Grant | 1789 - 1831 | b. 1760, ord. 18 Aug 1789, d. 8 Jun 1831 |
| William Purdie | 1832 - 1834 | b. 23 Oct 1805, ord. 26 Jan 1832, d. 16 Nov 1834 |
| James Begg | 1835 - 1843 | b. 31 Oct 1808, tr. & adm. 25 Jun 1835, joined Free Kirk at disruption 1843 |
| John Stewart | 1843 - 1879 | b. 26 Jun 1793, tr. & adm. 28 Sep 1843, d. 27 Dec 1879 |
| William Henry Gray | 1880 - 1898 | b. 13 Feb 1825, tr. & adm. 3 Jun 1880, d. 6 Dec 1908 |
| Robert Burnett | 1898 - 1928 | b. 11 Jan 1865, ord. 21 Jul 1898, d. 22 May 1928 |
| John Spence Ewen | 1928 - 1941 | tr. from Buccleuch 5 Dec 1928; d. 16 Sep 1941 |
Located at National Grid ref. NT275695 in the Kirkgate, Liberton, Edinburgh. Present building is by Gillespie Graham, 1815. Photo of Liberton Kirk
All inscriptions in Liberton Kirkyard are in R. Torrance (ed.), North-East Midlothian Monumental Inscriptions, Scottish Genealogy Soc., Edinburgh, 2000, ISBN 0-901061-88-3. There is no index to inscriptions in the adjacent Liberton Cemetery, so far as I know.
An index of names and images of some monuments in Liberton Kirkyard are available at the Kirk's own website at Liberton Ancestors.
Surviving Old Parish Registers
Access these in person at the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh - see details at ScotlandsPeople Centre.
Access these online at ScotlandsPeople.
They are also widely available on microfilm in libraries. Microfiche indexes (for all Midlothian) of the baptisms/births and marriages in these registers are also widely available in libraries.
- Births & baptisms
- 1624 - Jul 1650
- Jul 1650 - Oct 1651 - only 1 entry
- Oct 1651 - Dec 1854
- Banns & Marriages
- Jul 1631 - Apr 1632 - one page of entries
- Jul 1654 - Sep 1681
- May 1683 - Jan 1684
- Dec 1685 - Dec 1854
- includes reg. for Meeting House at Craigmillar May 1688 - Sep 1710
Mentions of people in the parish of Liberton found in the marriage register of the parish of Edinburgh:
Mentions of people in the parish of Liberton found in the marriage register of the parish of Canongate:
- For 1564-1800
- Deaths & Burials
- 1647 - May 1689
- Mar 1691 - 1819
Access these in person at the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh - see details at ScotlandsPeople Centre.
Access these online at ScotlandsPeople.
Census records are also widely available in libraries on microfilm. Microfiche indexes to the censuses of 1881 and 1891 are also widely available.
Indexes to the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses have been published by the Lothians Family History Soc.
The censuses of 1801-31 do not name individuals.
- John Robertson (m. Helen Craik, 12 June 1656 Edinburgh & Liberton)
- Mr John McKenzie, schoolmaster at Liberton, buried 22 Dec 1688
| Year | male | female | total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755 | 2793 | (Dr Alexander Webster) | ||
| Autumn 1786 | 3457 | (Mr Thomas Whyte, p. 373) Population details here | ||
| 1795 | (Old Statistical Account) | |||
| 1801 | 3565 | |||
| 1811 | 1860 | 2173 | 4033 | |
| 1821 | 2077 | 2199 | 4276 | |
| 1831 | 1895 | 2168 | 4063 | |
| 1841 | 3450 | |||
| 1851 | 3528 | |||
| 1861 | 3507 | |||
| 1871 | 3791 | |||
| 1881 | 6026 | |||
| 1891 | 8266 | |||
| 1901 | 7233 |
NAS ref. E.70/8/12 (relates to 6-12 November 1694)
NAS ref. E.70/15/1 (receipts for poll money, 9-12 November 1694 - just 4 items)
Manuscript transcript available in Scottish Genealogy Society Library. Also now published as part of R. Torrance (ed.), North-East Midlothian Monumental Inscriptions, Scottish Genealogy Soc., Edinburgh, 2000, ISBN 0-901061-88-3. Contains names of 1071 heads of household and some others; wives and children are mentioned but in most cases not named. Unfortunately, some of the sub-headings such as 'cottars' and 'servants' of this publication are misleading; they mark where lists of cottars or servants begin, but fail to indicate where the lists end.
Hearth tax records for 7 Mar 1694
NAS ref. E.69/16/1 [but for Brunstane, see entries therein for Duddingston parish]
Miscellaneous items in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
- MS1498 Delvine Papers: Liberton Poor's Funds 1759-1761
Baronies within the parish of Liberton
Details of some of the individual baronies are here.
- Brownhill
- Craigmillar & Nether Liberton
- Drum
- Gilmerton
- Goodtrees (now called Moredun)
- Mortonhall
- Niddrie Marischal
- Southhouse
- Stenhouse
- Upper (or Over) Liberton
Boys with Liberton connexions who were apprenticed to Edinburgh masters
See the list for the years 1583-1800 here
Men with Liberton connexions who were admitted burgesses and gildbrethren of Edinburgh, 1406-1841
B. = Burgess; G. = gildbrother; C. = Edinburgh Town Council
dr. = daughter; fr. = father; s. = son; w. = wife
mt. = merchant; p. = apprentice
dec. = deceased; umq. = umquhile, i.e. deceased
| name | designation | admitted as | by right of | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Mr Johne | minister at Libbertoune (corslet) | B. and G. | w. Marioune, dr. to umq. Thomas Achmmoutie, mt., B. and G. | 14 Feb. 1610 |
| Anderson, Wm. | farmer at Upper Libertoun | B. | fr. Wm. A., indweller, B. | 1 Mar. 1758 |
| Anderson, David | hatmaker | B. | fr., farmer at Libberton, B. and G. | 4 Sept. 1771 |
| Anderson, James | indweller | B. | fr. Wm. A., farmer at Liberton, B. | 15 Sept. 1796 |
| Begrie, John | grocer | B. | w. Ann, dr. of Adam Henderson, indweller in Morton in the parish of Libberton, B. | 2 Aug. 1775 |
| Campbell, Capt. Mathew | mt. | B. and G. | w. Mrs. Magdalen, dr. to dec. Sir Francis Kinloch of Gilmertoun, B. and G. | 17 Sept. 1712 |
| Cant, Mr Andrew | minister at the kirk of Libbertoun | B. and G. | gratis | 20 Jan. 1660 |
| Cleghorn, Wm. | miller, Nether Libberton | B. | w. Jean, dr. of Robert Veitch, silk dyer | 29 July 1817 |
| Falconer, Johne, of Newtoun | B. and G. | w. Elizabeth, dr. to umq. Mr Johne Cant of Morton, B. and G. | 9 Dec. 1657 | |
| Gibson, Thos. | servitor to (Francis Kinloch of) Gilmerton, yor. | B. and G. | gratis | 9 May 1679 |
| Gray, James | baker in Gilmerton | B. and G. | w. Janet, dr. of James Reid, mt. | 6 Oct. 1819 |
| Henderson, Patrick | indweller in Liberton | B. | fr. Patrick H., baxter, B. | 3 Sept. 1735 |
| Henderson, Adam | indweller in Morton in the parish of Libberton | B. | fr. Patrick H., indweller in Libberton, B. | 6 May 1772 |
| Henderson, Walter | residing at Blackford | B. | fr. Adam H., indweller in Merten [Morton] in the parish of Libberton, B. | 24 July 1783 |
| Jardine, Mr John | minister at Libertoun | B. and G. | w. Jean, dr. to George Drummond, Esq., Lord Provost, gratis, by act of C. for good services. (Entry in Minutes of the Town Council) | 25 Feb. 1747 |
| Johnstoun, Patrick | lait servitor to Francis Kinloch, yor., of Gilmertoun | B. and G. | gratis, by act of C. of 27 Aug. | 8 Sept. 1686 |
| Kinloch, Francis, yor. of Gilmerton | B. and G. | s. to present Lord Provost, Sir Francis K. of G., gratis, by act of C. of 9 May | 25 June 1679 | |
| Kinloch, James | B. and G. | s. to present Lord Provost, Sir Francis K. of Gilmerton, gratis, by act of C. of 9 May 1679 | 25 June 1679 | |
| Kinloch, Mr. David | B. and G. | fr. Sir Francis K. of Gilmerton, Bart., B. and G., gratis, by act of C. for good services | 10 Nov. 1736 | |
| Kinloch, Sir Francis, of Gilmerton | B. and G. | umq. fr. Sir Francis K. of G., B. and G. (Lord of Session), gratis, by act of C. of 23 inst. | 21 July 1708 | |
| Little, Gabriel, of Libertoun | B. and G. | late grandfather --- Little, late provost of this city, gratis, by act of C, dispensing with his father's not entering (Wm. Little, provost 1586 and 1591) | 2 Dec. 1724 | |
| Little, Wm. Charles, of Libberton, Esq. | B. and G. | gratis, by act of C. for his generous gift of the water on his ground | 6 Sept. 1786 | |
| Mitchell, --- | in Libertoune | B. | gratis, for his paines in finding out the spring that brings the water to the citie | 23 Dec. 1674 |
| Mitchell, Walter | farmer at Mortoun | B. and G. | w. Agnes, dr. to Wm. Somervell, skinner, deacon | 23 Aug. 1738 |
| Peacock, John | indweller in Libbertoun | B. and G. | by act of C. of 11 Jan. | 18 Jan. 1660 |
| Peacock, Alexr. (apprenticed 26 Nov. 1735) | at Nether Libberton | B. | as p. to Thomas Ferguson, mt., B. | 29 Mar. 1758 |
| Ramsay, Walter (apprenticed 6 Dec. 1738) | late brewer at Hamilton's Folly, now officer of Excise, | B. and G. | as p. to Thomas Trotter of Mortonhall, late brewer, B. and G. | 11 Jan. 1775 |
| Rig (Rigg), Mr Thomas, of Morton | advocate, one of the sheriffs-depute of Midlothian | B. and G. | fr. Mr Thomas R., writer, B. and G., gratis, by act of C. of 1 Mar. 1710 | 8 Mar. 1710 |
| Rig, Mr Thomas, of Morton | advocate | B. and G. | fr. Mr Thomas R., gratis, by act of C. for good services | 2 Jan. 1760 |
| Ross, John | servitor to Francis Kinloch of Gilmerton, Lord Provost | B. and G. | s. to Wm. R., B. and G., gratis, by act of C. | 31 Oct. 1677 |
| Rowan, Alexr. | servitor to Sir Francis Kinloch of Gilmertoun, late Lord Provost | B. and G. | gratis, by act of C. of 2 May | 18 July 1688 |
| Runsheman (Runchiman), James | servitor to (Mr George Winrahame) the Laird of Libertoun | B. | by act of C., gratis | 27 Dec. 1648 |
| Salmon, David | tenant in Stenhouse, parish of Libberton | B. | 6 Mar. 1783 | |
| Scott, Andrew | King's Constable of Excise for Scotland | B. | w. Marjory, dr. of Adam Henderson, indweller in Morton | 3 Aug. 1786 |
| Semple, Mr Samuel | minister at Libberton | B. and G. | gratis, by act of C. of 22 Jan. 1720 for good service done | 24 Feb. 1720 |
| Sheills, Wm. | gardener in Brunstain | B. and G. | admission by Magnus Prince, treasurer | 8 Sept. 1680 |
| Taylor, Patrick | late servant to Henry Trotter of Mortonhall | B. | gratis | 18 May 1681 |
| Trotter, Henry, of Mortoun Hall | B. and G. | umq. fr. John T. of M., gratis, by act of C. of 11 Feb. | 16 Feb. 1676 | |
| Trotter, Thomas | s. to John T. of Mortounhall | B. and G. | grandfather Henry T. of M., B. and G., dispensing with fr.'s omission to enter. (Entry in Minutes of the Town Council.) | 14 Mar. 1729 |
| Trotter, Thomas | s. to John T. of Mortonhall | B. and G. | said fr., who had right through his fr. Henry T. of M., dispensing with omission to enter, by act of C. of 14 March inst. (Entry in Burgess Roll) | 26 Mar. 1729 |
| Wilson, John | druggist | B. and G. | w. Marjory, dr. of Walter Mitchell, farmer at Morton, B. and G. | 8 June 1768 |
| Wynrahame, Mr George, of Libertoun | B. and G. | gratis, by act of C. of this date | 27 Dec. 1648 |
Testaments, recorded at Edinburgh, of people with Liberton connexions
Held in the National Archives of Scotland, ref. CC8/8/...
Note that hardly any of these testaments before 1800 include the will of the deceased, being largely accounts of the 'goods and gear' of the deceased and of debts owed and owing. Some of them mention relatives.
Lib = Liberton; Gil = Gilmerton; Nid = Niddry; Edr = Edinburgh
par. = parish; portr. = portioner; rel = relict;
serv = servant; sher. = sheriffdom; sp = spouse; s.t. = sometime
16th century testaments of people with Liberton connexions
| name | designation | date testament was recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Robert | in Todhills, par. of Liberton. (See also Jonet Purdie.) | 21 Feb 1578-9 |
| Bordland, Thomas | in St Katherine's, par. of Liberton. (See also Margaret Thomson.) | 17 Dec. 1586 |
| Cranstoun, Mr Thomas | minister of Liberton | 23 Feb 1587-8 |
| Crichton, Jane | rel of John Prestoun of Quhythill | 14 Dec. 1593 |
| Darling, Patrik | in Stratoun, par. of Liberton, sher. of Edinburgh | 27 Jan 1591-2 |
| Dickson, Richard | indweller in Mortoun | 16 May 1580 |
| Fiddes, John | maltman in Over-Libbertoun | 23 Feb. 1576-7 |
| Gourlaw, Alexander | in Gilmertoun | 14 Dec. 1590 |
| Greig, Mungo | indweller in Mortounhall | 9 Mar. 1576-7 |
| Hepburn, William | goodman of Gilmertoun | 24 Nov. 1586 |
| Liberton, John | in Nether-Liberton, sher. of Edinburgh | 26 Dec. 1597 |
| Lindsay, Dame Isobel, Lady Borthuik | sp to George Prestoun, s.t. of Cameron | 27 Apr. 1580 |
| Peacock, Robert | in the Brigend | See Wilson, Marion. |
| Peacock, Thomas | in Cammeroun, par. of Liberton. (See also Margaret Wilson.) | 5 Apr. 1592 |
| Prestoun, George, s.t. of Cameron | See Lindesay, Dame Isobel | |
| Prestoun, John, of Quhythill [Whitehill] | See also Jane Crichton. | 14 Dec 1593 |
| Purdie, Jonet | rel of Robert Aitkin, in Todhills, par. of Liberton | 21 Feb 1578-9 |
| Thomson, Margaret | sp of Thomas Bordland, in St. Katherine's, par. of Liberton | 17 Dec. 1586 |
| Tod, John | indweller in Over-Libertoun | 3 May 1581 |
| Wilson, Andro | in Carnetows, par. of Liberton | 20 Apr. 1586 |
| Wilson, Margaret | s.t. sp to Thomas Pacok, in Cammeroun, par. of Liberton | 5 Apr. 1592 |
| Wilson, Marion | s.t. sp to Robert Pacok, in the Brigend, par. of Liberton | 29 Nov 1582 |
Testaments of people with Liberton connexions, 1601-1800 - just a few so far
| name | designation | date testament was recorded |
|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | mason in Upper Lib | 9.12.1736 |
| William Armour | coalier at Nid | 26.6.1784 |
| William Auchinleck (Affleck) | smith at Mortonhall | 9.2.1754 |
| James Ayton | son of Walt. A. in Over Lib | 12.2.1702 |
| Walter Ayton | in Over Lib (see also Bessie Crightoun, James Ayton) | 12.2.1702 |
| William Balleny | oversman to Sir John Baird's coal work at Gil | 16.10.1744, 20.12.1744 |
| Robert Brown | indweller in Stenhouse (see Marion Swan) | - |
| Janet Cairns | rel of Robt Peacock at Lib Kirk | 20.6.1745 |
| Dr Patrick Campbell | late of Jamaica, afterwards residing at Lib Kirk | 2.3.1787 |
| William Carse | gardener in Nid | 17.7.1747 |
| Alexander Clark | shipmaster in Dundee, thereafter residing at Stanedykhead | 2.11.1799 |
| John Cleghorn | brewer at Burnhead | 16.3.1763 |
| George Colvill | portr. & feuar in the West-field of Stenhouse | 4.2.1744 |
| John Craw | farmer in Nid | 5.12.1744 |
| Bessie Crightoun | sp to Wm Ayton in Over Lib | 12.2.1702 |
| Thomas Currie | tenant in Carthall | 15.3.1742 |
| Thomas Davidson | wright in Over Lib | 5.12.1711 |
| James Dewar | tenant at Brigend | 20.11.1723 |
| John Dewar | wright in Nether Lib | 26.7.1710 |
| William Don | tenant of Cameron & residenter at Clearburn | 9.8.1733 |
| Alexander Gray | farmer in Nid | 21.11.1737, 9.3.1739 |
| John Handyside | tenant at Lib Kirk | 22.3.1749 |
| Robert Kerr | architect & tacksman of the coalwork at Gil | 27.4.1721 |
| Jean Mathie | sp of James Stevenson, farmer in Braid (see also Walter Stevenson) | 19.12.1735 |
| William Mathie | farmer in Myreside (see Jean Mathie) | - |
| William Mitchell | in Over Lib (see Jonet Symington) | - |
| Robert Peacock | at Lib Kirk (see Janet Cairns) | - |
| John Pringle | brewer in Gil | 3.2.1786 |
| David Ramsay | late tenant in Brokenbridge | 12.1.1763 |
| John Ramsay | tenant in Southhouse | 24.7.1770 |
| Marion Ramsay | rel of Robt Swan, carter at Greenend | 13.8.1761 |
| John Reid | surgeon at Reidhouse | 23.12.1718 |
| Euphan Robertson | rel of John Veitch, tenant in Gil | 24.5.1771 |
| James Robertson | baxter in Gil | 14.4.1740 |
| Gideon Rutherford | of Green Park | 31.1.1789 |
| John Scougall | wright in Gil | 20.6.1753 |
| Mr Samuel Semple | minister at Lib | 11.3.1742 |
| James Seton | mert. in Edr, residenter at Cameron | 16.4.1784 |
| William Spottiswood | farmer in Stenhouse | 26.5.1707 |
| Adam Steel | tenant in Drum | 9.1.1749 |
| James Stevenson | farmer in Braid (see Walter Stevenson) | - |
| Walter Stevenson | serv to John Baird of Gil, lawful son of decd. James S., farmer in Braid & Jean Mathie (sister to decd. Wm M., farmer in Myreside) | 19.12.1735 |
| John Stewart | tenant in Southouse-Kaims | 26.7.1749 |
| William Straiton | tenant in Straiton | 21.6.1749 |
| Marion Swan | rel of Robert Brown, indweller in Stenhouse | 27.1.1748 |
| Robert Swan | carter at Greenend (see Marion Ramsay) | - |
| Jonet Symington | rel of William Mitchell in Over Lib | 3.1.1682 |
| John Veitch | tenant in Gil (see Euphan Robertson) | - |