Sheriff of Selkirk

The Sheriff of Selkirk was historically a royal official responsible for enforcing justice in Selkirk, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar.

Following mergers of the Scottish sheriffdoms in 1868 the position became the Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk.

Sheriffs of Selkirk
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  • Andrew Sinton (c.1214)
  • Alexander Sinton (1265)
  • Andrew Sinton
  • Alexander Synton (-1293)
  • Andrew Synton (1293-)
  • Hugh of Eyland (1296)
  • Isabella Synton (1305)
  • Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke (1306)
  • Edward Keith (1328)
  • Robert de Manners (1334)
  • William de Montacute (1335)
  • John Turnbull (1360)
    • John Turnbull (1364) - Deputy
  • Thomas Erskyne (1373)
  • Thomas Erskine (1469)
  • John Murray (1503)
Sheriffs-Depute
  • George Sinclair, Lord Woodall, –1751 [1]
  • Andrew Pringle, 1751–1755 [2]
  • Walter Scott, 1799–1832
  • Thomas Hamilton Miller, 1832–1844
  • George Dundas, 1844–>1861 [3]
  • For sheriffs after 1868 see Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk.
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See also

References
  1. The Scots Magazine, Volume 13. p. 109.
  2. Brunton, George. An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice. p. 523.
  3. "Moray Register" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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