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No christening for Laurance BURREL has been found in the IGI for Midlothian, Scotland. For this county, which includes the City of Edinburgh, there are 1348 entries for spelling variations of Burrell christenings, 675 marriages and 73 deaths. Very many have been submitted and a huge number are for Birrell. There was obviously to-ing and fro-ing of Burrells between Midlothian and Berwick.
Maybe there is a link to this John BURELL b/chr 2 Aug 1702 Christ Church, Southwark, London s/o Laurence BURELL/Fannaniah [IGI Batch Number C020702 extracted from parish records, dates 1670-1710]
At ScotsFind Scottish Genealogy Databases The Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh
WILKIESON Patrick, son to late Patrick W., in Thirlestane, with Mungo BURRELL, lorimer (horse bridle maker), 20 Feb 1598-9.
There are 8 entries for variants of BURREL including these:
BURRALL William, natural son to Mungo B. (Burgess), lorimer (bridle maker), with his said father 13 Apr 1614.
BURRELL Wm., son to Robert B. (Burgess), indweller (of Royal Burgh, Edinburgh) in Dalkeith, prentice (apprentice) to Alexr. BRYSON, mt. 4 Dec 1678.
BURREL Alan, son of late John, in Berwick, to Alexander GARDINER, goldsmith, for 7 years 25 Jan 1775.
BIRRELL (BIRLL) John, son of James, candlemaker in Dalkeith, to John SIBBALD, smith, for 6 years 11 Apr 1793.
From the Glossary and Notes: Lorimer = maker of ironwork for saddles, etc.
Iain Jamieson who found this website has pointed out that Thirlestane Castle and Estate are in Lauder Parish, Midlothian, and I agree that 'Mungo could be our man' - the earliest BURRELL ancestor recorded in that parish.
Moungo BURRELL m 6 Jun 1599 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Margaret ROSE [IGI Batch Number 119823 extracted from parish records]
Moungow BURRELL m 22 Sep 1608 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Margaret DRYISDAILL [IGI Batch Number 119823 extracted from parish records]
An IGI search for Burrell in Berwick, Scotland returned only 109 results which would indicate that many records have not been transcribed. However there are some interesting early ones such as a birth for William BURRELL abt 1173 at Ayton BEW (submitted, no source information). There may one day be a connection to the early BOURHILL/BURHILL entries at Channelkirk, Earlston, Gordon, Legerwood and Lauder. These are parishes in Berwick which are of interest to our search.
In Yorkshire, England where there is a concentration of Burrell records dating back to the 1500s an IGI search for Burrell returned 2064 results. Many are multiple submissions but it does seem to indicate that Yorkshire could be a Burrell mothership county in England. A similar search for Burrell in Westmoreland also showed entries back to the 1500s but there were only 127 results.
For Northumberland, England, which shares a border with Berwick, Scotland, over the River Tweed, there are 1938 entries for Burrell. Berwick-upon-Tweed on the north bank of the Tweed mouth is in England and the present day administrative centre of Berwickshire is Duns. Berwick-upon-Tweed "was probably the most fought over town in the whole of the Borders, changing hands no less than 14 times between the 12th and the 13th centuries. Its position was finally resolved by the English capture of the town in 1482." The spectacular Berwick Border Bridge was built in the 1600s by James Burrell.
Although Burrells no doubt did some border hopping, the border itself changed in the wars between England and Scotland which went on for centuries. More info at Wikipedia. No wonder we don't know whether the origins of the Burrell surname are Scottish or English.
Berwick Upon Tweed Record Office has Anglican Registers, Non-Conformist Registers, Census Returns to 1901, Monumental Inscriptions, Berwick Freemen Records, Trade Directories, Electoral Registers, IGI, Baptism Indexes for Berwickshire and Roxburghshire, Irregular Marriage records etc. Seems like a visit could be very productive.
At left: The village of Burrells (formerly Burrals in Phillimore Atlas of Parish Registers) off the A66 near Appleby-in-Westmoreland (present day County of Cumberland), England. The church at Appleby is dedicated to St Laurance.
At right: the village of Burrill off the A684 near Bedale in North Yorkshire, England which is reputed to be the ancestral home of many Burrell families.
Photos taken 29 Aug 2006 show my husband John Burrell at the village signs. (There is not much else there and could not see a church.) He is a 7th generation descendant of Laurance Burrel and Agnes Garner down the line of James BURREL Ploughman b 1782 Heriot By Crookston MLN, John BURREL Ploughman b 1807 Stow MLN, John BURRELL Ploughman and Railway worker b 1851 Earlston BEW, John BURRELL Railway Goods Guard and Coal Miner b 1871 Stow MLN, and John BURRELL Mining Engineer b 1905 Portobello, Edinburgh MLN, worked in Malaysia and finished up in Australia. Little did we know of the line of five Johns when we named our son.
Known children of Laurance BURREL and Agnes GARNER
Researchers who have shared Burrell information Mark Burrell, Anne Denham, Iain Jamieson, Alan J Melrose, Tom Paterson, John Power, Karen Schultz, Joyce Stenhouse-Brown and Margaret Day.
