Dear blog reader Welcome to the third part in a series, a list of the people, with occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1875. In 1875, there were 75 people listed with 22 occupations comprising 14 weavers, 2 Church ministers, 2 wrights, 3 farmers and one joiner. This compares with 65 peopleContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1875”
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Man Assaults Brother-in-Law
DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH THURSDAY 25 APRIL 1940 MAN ASSAULTS BROTHER-IN-LAW A fine of 30s was imposed on Norman McDonald, nurseryman, Pentland View, Cairneyhill, at Dunfermline Sheriff Court today when he was charged with assaulting his brother-in-law. He pleaded not guilty that on April 13, within the grounds of Cairneyhill Nurseries, occupied by James McDonald, heContinue reading “Man Assaults Brother-in-Law”
Cairneyhill organist remembered
DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH SATURDAY 5 MARCH 1949 PRECENTOR TAUGHT HIM Mr David Peggie, formerly of Inverkeithing and now of Falkland, is to be honoured by Dunfermline and Kinross Presbytery in recognition of his jubilee as organist and choirmaster. Mr Peggie had his first music lessons from one of the old-time precentors at Falkland. At 18Continue reading “Cairneyhill organist remembered”
Mink farming in Cairneyhill!
DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 1947 THEY’RE FARMERS – OF MINK The farming and breeding of mink is the new venture of two brothers and a sister at Cairneyhill, Dunfermline. The ‘farmers with a difference’ are Mr William Rawlence, Mr Edgar Rawlence, and Miss Norma Rawlence, whose home is at 11 Main Road, Crombie.Continue reading “Mink farming in Cairneyhill!”
Electricity comes to Cairneyhill
DUNDEE COURIER THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 1949 GOOD-BYE PARAFFIN LAMPS Mrs George Reid, of Cook’s Buildings, Main Street, Cairneyhill, one of the many housewives who have had electricity installed in their homes, knits by the light of her new lamp. Electric lights burned in the village of Cairneyhill, near Dunfermline, yesterday for the first time. TheContinue reading “Electricity comes to Cairneyhill”
Drunk driver in Cairneyhill Main Street
DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 1935 DUNFERMLINE MOTORIST ON DRINK CHARGE – PEOPLE TAKE STARTING HANDLE AS PRECAUTION Robert Swan Pearson, wireless salesman, 32 Bruce Street, Dunfermline, was fined £2 and disqualified from holding a license for twelve months at Dunfermline Sheriff Court today. He admitted that, on October 14, in Main Street, Cairneyhill,Continue reading “Drunk driver in Cairneyhill Main Street”
Breach of the peace at village institute
DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH MONDAY 27 DECEMBER 1937 FIFE MAN ON BREACH CHARGE Thomas Lamont, apprentice joiner, Main Street, Cairneyhill, was admonished at Dunfermline Sheriff Court today for having committed a breach of the peace on 16th December in Cairneyhill village institute, Main Street, Cairneyhill. Mr A Mitchell, solicitor, on accused’s behalf, said accused, who wasContinue reading “Breach of the peace at village institute”
Flower nursery pioneer dead
DUNDEE COURIER 31 MARCH 1941 FLOWER NURSERY PIONEER DEAD A prominent Scottish nurseryman and seedsman, Mr James McDonald, Cairneyhill Nurseries, near Dunfermline, died at his home on Saturday. He was 68. A native of Glasgow, he was a pioneer of the nursery business. In 1888 he went to Cairneyhill and began gardening with his grandfather.Continue reading “Flower nursery pioneer dead”
Obituary of Reverend William Forbes
DUNDEE COURIER, THURSDAY 3 JUNE 1943 47 YEARS’ MINISTRY IN FIFEDEATH OF REV. W FORBES, CAIRNEYHILL CHURCH A well-known Fife minister, Rev William Forbes, Cairneyhill Church of Scotland, who was joint clerk of Dunfermline and Kinross Presbytery, died in a Dunfermline nursing home yesterday at the age of 79. He had been in failing healthContinue reading “Obituary of Reverend William Forbes”
Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1865
Dear blog reader Welcome to the second part in a series, a list of the people, with occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1865. In 1865, there were 65 people listed with 27 occupations included, 22 weavers, 1 smithy, 1 joiner, 2 wrights and 1 Church minister. This compares with 66 peopleContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1865”
Cairneyhill People and History 