And some Genealogy and Local History stuff as well.
(Note that tombstone texts are now On-Line here
for Bolton and Saltoun churchyards, and also for Pencaitland churchyard).
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We are delighted to announce that after a twenty month Vacancy, we now have the Rev.Malcolm Lyon BD installed as our minister here (together with our linked parishes of Humbie and Yester). He was Ordained and Inducted on 27th September 2007, in a very happy occasion in an overfull Saltoun church.
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Bolton Church, East Lothian, Scotland Saltoun Church, East Lothian, Scotland
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This is, by intention, a very simply laid out website. It has no Pop-Ups; no posh animated graphics; and certainly no synthetic music. Treat it as a series of a dozen or so pages.(Some of the pages have links elsewhere.) The site is best viewed with a screen resolution of 1000 x 800 or thereabouts. Enjoy!
Here is some information about our Parishes (page 2) and our Churches (page 3), including some paragraphs and pictures featuring the East Saltoun Tithe Byre. Also here are some fairly brief details of notable people (page 4) who have been associated with the parishes. (Well, moderately notable people, anyway!) There is also information on churchyard Memorial Inscriptions (page 5) which have been recorded in both Bolton and Saltoun. (This page links to an index of all names deciphered in both churchyards; pages called (Bolton) (page 56) and (Saltoun) (page 55) respectively. Access them from here if you like, or from the Memorial Inscriptions Page - or use the Search facility below to check for recorded names.) Note: In February 2002 all the readable Memorial Inscriptions in Bolton and Saltoun churchyards were up-loaded. Note 2: And in September 2004 Pencaitland churchyard was also added. See below. Check on the latest information (regularly updated!) in the Parish Register (page 6) and the occasionally interesting on-line extracts from the Kirk News (page 7) publication. There's also some archived stuff about the Church of Scotland's amazing Vacancy Procedures on a page called, unsurprisingly, Archive. (page 77) Read it and despair! Times and places of Services and Events (page 8) are also given. Then, here are some Pictures (page 9), although they may take a few moments to load on slow links. Also here are some Historic Pictures (page 10) of Saltoun villages - West and East, and neighbouring areas, and local people, for anyone interested in these things in times past. Then, here is a page which lists the Banns - that is to say, the applications for marriage - in Saltoun from 1929 until 1963. Click on Record of Saltoun Banns. (page 11)
Following many expressions of interest, the Webmaster has managed (with some difficulty!) to put on-line his elderly typescript of the Pencaitland Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions, researched and recorded in 1969. (Some of the stones transcribed then are now unreadable.)
The Session Clerk/Webmaster welcomes all non-commercial feedback and positive suggestions. (Please delete the word "cancelspam" from his email address before sending.) The views expressed herein are all his own and do not represent official Church policy, which might well be horrified by some of his opinions! Every effort will be made to keep these pages updated and easy to access. (Note that a "Site Search facility" can be accessed at the bottom of this page). Thank you for visiting our site. We'd be happy to hear from you. Other Recent Updates: On 11th February 2008. Revision of parish descriptions. on page 2. On 20th May 2008. Update to Parish Register. on page 6. On 30th July 2008. Update to Services and Events on page 8. On 12th August 2008. Update to Parish Register and to Kirk News on pages 6 and 7. On 5th December 2008. Update to Parish Register on page 6.
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(HINT: Be aware that many spellings of names and places have changed over the centuries. Try variations.)