歷史上的邊界氏族包括：Armstrong、Beattie、Bannatyne、Bell、Briar、Douglas、Elliot、Graham、Hedley of Redesdale、Henderson、Home或Hume、Irvine、Jardine、Johnstone、Kerr、Little、Moffat、Nesbitt、Ogilvy、Porteous、Scott、Tweedie。
^Collier, J.G. Conflict of Laws(PDF). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2001: 6 [2014-06-21]. ISBN 0-521-78260-0. （原始内容存档(PDF)于2011-09-27）. For the purposes of the English conflict of laws, every country in the world which is not part of England and Wales is a foreign country and its foreign laws. This means that not only totally foreign independent countries such as France or Russia... are foreign countries but also British Colonies such as the Falkland Islands. Moreover, the other parts of the United Kingdom—Scotland and Northern Ireland—are foreign countries for present purposes, as are the other British Islands, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.
^Agnew, Crispin. Clans, Families and Septs. Electric Scotland. 13 August 2001 [19 May 2012]. （原始内容存档于2021-02-11）.
^Act anent fugitive persones of the borders to the in countrey (1609): Forsamekle as the kingis majestie is resolved to purge the mydele schyres of this isle, heirtofoir callit the bordouris of Scotland and England, of that barbarous crueltie, wickednes and incivilitie whilk be inveterat custome almaist wes become naturall to mony of the inhabitantis thairof...（現代英語： Forasmuch as the king's majesty is resolved to purge the middle shires of this isle, heretofore called the borders of Scotland and England, of that barbarous cruelty, wickedness and incivility which by inveterate custom almost was become natural to many of the inhabitants thereof...）
^理察·嘉咸爵士的請願內容： I am desired by Sir Richard Graham to move your majesty and this house of parliament that some present course may be taken for regulating the disorders that are now in the middle shires, this being the best time whilst the English commissioners are here that order may be given to the commissioners of both kingdoms to call the border landlords now in town to inform themselves what course has been formerly held for the suppressing of disorder and apprehending of felons and fugitives.
^Kerr, Rachel. A tale of one town. BBC News. 8 October 2004 [13 April 2007]. （原始内容存档于2021-03-09）.
^Swapping sides: the English town that wants to be Scottish. The Independent. 13 February 2008 [31 December 2009]. （原始内容存档于6 July 2008）. It was Berwick which became the focal point for the direct action of one of the first modern Scottish nationalists, Wendy Wood in the 1950s. Controversially...she was regularly arrested for moving the border signs over the Tweed.
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