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Political Meeting

DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS. SATURDAY 30TH APRIL 1859. HOLE-AND-CORNER MEETING AT CAIRNEYHILL Lord Loughborough, fearing now to meet an openly-called meeting, got the factor to send round to his friends to meet with him at Cairneyhill yesterday. He delivered a part of his usual speech there; but, knowing the liberal tendency of the Cairneyhill voters, he intimated thatContinue reading “Political Meeting”

The Halkett family and Cairneyhill

DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS, SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER 1864 CORRESPONDENCE – SEASONABLE BENEFICENCE To the editor. Sir: It is very gratifying to learn that Sir Arthur Halket, of Pitfirrane, although resident at present in Caen, France, has not forgot the poor and aged upon his estate, but has this season characterised himself with more then his wonted liberality;Continue reading “The Halkett family and Cairneyhill”

Congregational Soiree

FIFE HERALD, THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 1850 CAIRNEYHILL. CONGREGATIONAL SOIREE. During the summer, the congregation here, under the Rev John More, has made very great exertions to improve their place of worship, which was about the worst and most primitive of tabernacles in all the western district. Damp, dark, ill-contrived and old-fashioned, worship in it was little betterContinue reading “Congregational Soiree”

Hatches Matches and Dispatches Part 3

Dear blog reader This is the third part in my series of Cairneyhill hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I have always found such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Cairneyhill-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of theContinue reading “Hatches Matches and Dispatches Part 3”

Cairneyhill deaths

Dear blog reader I really am quite shocked by the background of the second person whose death I’ve reported on below. I will include a link which gives some background on how Robert Kirk ‘made his money’. Please do proceed with caution if you open that link as it is quite upsetting. Jacqueline *********************** GLASGOW HERALD, THURSDAY 28THContinue reading “Cairneyhill deaths”

Death of Rev William Forbes

ABERDEEN WEEKLY JOURNAL, THURSDAY 10TH JUNE 1943 47 YEARS MINISTER IN FIFE The Rev. William Forbes, a native of Aberdeen, who was minister of Cairneyhill Church, Fife, for over forty-seven years, has died at the age of seventy-nine. Mr Forbes was a son of the late Mr and Mrs Wm Forbes, 239 Westburn Road, whereContinue reading “Death of Rev William Forbes”

Cairneyhill Transport

DUNDEE COURIER, FRIDAY 4TH JUNE 1869 CAIRNEYHILL – VELOCIPEDES This quiet village has been much amused for two weeks past, with the nightly appearance of what the vulgar call ‘philosophers’, which have been driven from Dunfermline by lads belonging to the districts. The road being pretty level, is much prized by the velocipedists. DUNDEE COURIER, TUESDAYContinue reading “Cairneyhill Transport”

Cairneyhill Court Appearances

DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS, SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 1887. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. SHERIFF SUMMARY COURT. At the Sheriff Summary Court on Tuesday – Sheriff Gillespie on the bench – Edward Turnbull, labourer, Cairneyhill, was charged with assaulting his wife and daughter with a walking stick. He pled guilty, and the Sheriff ordered him to find £3 as cautionContinue reading “Cairneyhill Court Appearances”

Cairneyhill Soiree

FIFESHIRE JOURNAL, THURSDAY 23RD JANUARY 1845 CAIRNEYHILL SOIREE We have attended several soirees this season, but we have not been present at any other social meeting of the kind which gave such general satisfaction as the one at Cairneyhill on Friday the 17th inst. We were first attracted by the young ladies who managed theContinue reading “Cairneyhill Soiree”

Cairneyhill Artists

THE SCOTSMAN, TUESDAY 30TH DECEMBER 1930 ART UNION DRAW – SIR PATRICK FORD A WINNER – MORE PRIZES THIS YEAR Considerable interest was displayed in the annual draw for prizes held yesterday in The Galleries, The Mound, Edinburgh, by the Art Union of the Society of Scottish Artists. Mr Greenhill, CA, presided, and congratulated theContinue reading “Cairneyhill Artists”