Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1940

Dear blog reader Welcome to the twelfth (and final) part in a series, a list of the people, with address and occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1940. (Please see a note at the end of this introduction regarding the next series particularly for my blog readers looking for their ancestors inContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1940”

Land Court Decision – 1924

DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH TUESDAY 24 JUNE 1924 SHERIFF’S POWER OVER LAND COURT INTERESTING POINT RAISED AT DUNFERMLINE Has the Sheriff any jurisdiction over a decision of the Land Court? This was the point which was raised in an action in Dunfermline Sheriff Court today, when James MacDonald, James Wishart, and James Philip, land holders, Cairneyhill,Continue reading “Land Court Decision – 1924”

Home burned to ground

Dundee Courier 16 June 1931 A Cairneyhill family of eight were rendered homeless and lost almost all of their belongings in a fire yesterday afternoon. Mr George Johnston was engaged in tar-painting operations at his dwelling-house on a small holding by Bankhead, when the interior of the house was observed to be in flames. HeContinue reading “Home burned to ground”