East Lothian

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Morham

"MORHAM, a parish, containing a post-office station of its own name, in the centre of Haddingtonshire. It is bounded by Haddington, Prestonkirk, Whittingham, and Garvald. Its length eastward is fully 3 miles; and its breadth is from 1 mile to 1/2 a mile. Its surface is part of a gently inclined waving plain, midway between the Lammermoors and the sea, and descending to the north. Its highest ground is about 413 feet above sea-level. Its only stream is the small burn of Morham, which collects its head waters within Garvald, and runs through Morham and Haddington to the Tyne. The only good piece of scenery within the parish is a pretty little glen on the minister's pasture glebe .. Population in 1831, 262; in 1861, 281." from the Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, edited by John Marius Wilson, 1868.

A lengthier description is available.

This map shows the location of the parish in the county.

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Church Records

The parish church (Church of Scotland) has registers dating from 1712. Old Parish Registers (before 1855) are held in the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh, and copies on microfilm may be consulted in local libraries and in LDS Family History Centres around the world. Later parish registers (after 1855) are often held in the Scottish Record Office as are any records of non-conformist churches in the area (often unfilmed and unindexed, and only available there).

A photo of the church is available.

Civil Registration

Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths began in Scotland on 1st January 1855. For details of these and other records held at the General Register Office in Edinburgh, see the GRO tutorial.

Gazetteers

Extracts for this parish from the 1868 National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland are available.

Population

Here are some figures showing the parish's population through time: