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Cairneyhill Deaths

DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 1905 WELL-KNOWN DUNFERMLINE MAN DEAD A well-known personage belonging to Cairneyhill, near Dunfermline, name Campbell Drysdale, retired coal agent, died suddenly last night. During the day he had as usual been in Dunfermline, and on returning to his home in Cairneyhill he was seized with a shock and expired.Continue reading “Cairneyhill Deaths”

Myrend Farm

DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS, SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST 1864 GROWING CROP AND HAY FOR SALE AT MYREND NENAR CAIRNEYHILL Mr Brown has been instructed by Mr James Bardner, to sell by public roup, on the farm of Myrend of Pitfirrane, on Wednesday, 17th August current. The way-going crop consisting of 23 acres of oats, 16 acres ofContinue reading “Myrend Farm”

Cairneyhill Accidents

LEVEN ADVERTISER & WEMYSS GAXETTE, TUESDAY 20TH AUGUST 1935 FIFE MINER’S FATAL FALL – CYCLING ACCIDENT NEAR DUNFERMLINE John Redmond Stewart, Mansion Buildings, Cairneyhill, a 30-year-old miner, was fatally injured as the result of a fall from his bicycle on the outskirts of Dunfermline on Saturday. Stewart had been at the football match in DunfermlineContinue reading “Cairneyhill Accidents”

Fires in Cairneyhill

DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH, MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 1906 FIFE ROAD SCENE. HAY CART ON FIRE. Excitement was occasioned near Cairneyhill on Saturday by a cart of hay going on fire. A cart belonging to Mr Charles Beveridge, farmer, was proceeding along the highway, and when near to Cairneyhill the hay was observed to be on fire.Continue reading “Fires in Cairneyhill”

Sabbath School Picnic

DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS – SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 1881 CROSSFORD – PICNIC Through the kindness of L Dalgleish Esq, and Mrs Dalgleish, of Keavil and Pitfirrane, the children attending the day and Sabbath schools of Crossford and Cairneyhill had their third annual picnic on Saturday. The place selected was a park in front of Keavil House.Continue reading “Sabbath School Picnic”

Woman Injured by Explosion

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS, SATURDAY 30TH DECEMBER 1961 WOMAN INJURED BY EXPLOSION IN FIFE HOUSE Mrs Gwendoline Redwood (22) who was injured in an explosion in her home in Cairneyhill, near Dunfermline, yesterday, was stated today to be satisfactory in Bangour Hospital. The explosion occurred after Mrs Redwood and her husband, a leading seaman aboard theContinue reading “Woman Injured by Explosion”

Deaths in Cairneyhill

Dear blog reader I do hope you find this compilation of reports of Cairneyhill deaths interesting. Best wishes Jacqueline ************************************* EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937 FATALLY BURNED IN WASHHOUSE Charlotte Skeel (60), who resided at Main Street, Cairneyhill, has died in Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital from burning injuries received on Tuesday morning.Continue reading “Deaths in Cairneyhill”

Cairneyhill 1841 Census Part 3

Dear blog reader Below is part 3 of my series on the Cairneyhill censuses, pages 9 to 11 of the original schedule for the 1841 census, thus completing the 1841 census for the south side of the street in Cairneyhill. I do hope all of you with Cairneyhill ancestors will find this useful. Jacqueline. ************************************************Continue reading “Cairneyhill 1841 Census Part 3”

Crime in Cairneyhill

Dear blog reader I do hope you find this compilation of reports of Cairneyhill crime interesting. Best wishes Jacqueline ******************************* FIFE HERALD, THURSDAY 31ST OCTOBER 1844 ASSAULT On Sabbath evening as a respectable person was coming home from Cairneyhill, he saw two men fighting by the wayside, one of whom was down; he took offContinue reading “Crime in Cairneyhill”

Sale of Muirside Stock and Implements

DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS, SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER 1882 MUIRSIDE DISPLENISHING SALE DAY OF SALE ALTERED To be sold by public roup, on Saturday, the 28th day of October 1882, the whole stock, crop and implements, on the farm of Muirside, near Cairneyhill, consisting of:- Stock: 4 work mares, 1 work horse, 1 two-year-old colt and 1Continue reading “Sale of Muirside Stock and Implements”