Sheriff of Selkirk explained

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

• 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.

See also

• Historical development of Scottish sheriffdoms

Notes and References

1. Book: The Scots Magazine, Volume 13. 109.
2. Book: Brunton, George. An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice. 523.
3. Web site: Moray Register. 10 April 2018.