DUNDEE COURIER, SATURDAY 6TH JANUARY 1877 DUNFERMLINE BURGH COURT At this Court on Wednesday, before Bailie Walker, Alex Cunningham, carter, Cairneyhill, was convicted on evidence of illtreating and abusing a horse in Pittencrieff Street, on the 9th December, and was fined 7s 6d with 4s 6d of expenses. CALLANDER ADVERTISER, SATURDAY 8TH MARCH 1947 MOTORISTContinue reading “Cairneyhill Court Cases”
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Hatches Matches and Dispatches Part 6
Dear blog reader This is the sixth 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 6”
Death of Rev William Cunningham
ST ANDREWS CITIZEN, FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 1994 DEATH OF RETIRED MINISTER The Rev. William Louden Cunningham has died in St Andrews at the age of 91. A graduate of Edinburgh University, he was minister at Cairneyhill in Dunfermline before he retired to Strathkinness in 1968. Following the death of his wife he moved to StContinue reading “Death of Rev William Cunningham”
Induction of William L Cunningham
DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY 19TH DECEMBER 1946 COCKERELS ‘ENTERED THE MINISTRY’ Loud, hearty laughs resounded within the crowded Institute Hall at Cairneyhill, near Dunfermline. Occasion was the induction social of Rev William L Cunningham and the laughter was the result of stories told by his ‘cronies’. Rev F M Musk, Dunbar, confessed he had beenContinue reading “Induction of William L Cunningham”
Sudden death and accident in Cairneyhill
FIFE HERALD, THURSDAY 13TH MAY 1852 SUDDEN DEATH James Cunninghame, a portioner at Cairneyhill, had gone about in his usual good health during the whole of Wednesday last, and between nine and ten o’clock had gone out with a neighbour to give an opinion of a cow in calf. On coming into his own house,Continue reading “Sudden death and accident in Cairneyhill”
Carnock Parish in the Dunfermline Register: part 1
Dear blog reader Welcome to the start of another series – I would describe this series as a combination of local and family history. The entries for Carnock parish in the Dunfermline Register, which was printed periodically from 1837 to 1859, contain voter’s details, teacher’s details, heritor’s details, transport details and some extras. I thoughtContinue reading “Carnock Parish in the Dunfermline Register: part 1”
Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1885
Dear blog reader Welcome to the fourth part in a series, a list of the people, with occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1885. In 1885, there were 98 people listed with 17 occupations comprising 10 weavers, 2 Church ministers, 2 blacksmiths, 2 joiners and one farmer. . This compares with 75Continue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1885”
Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1875
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”
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 Valuation Roll 1855
Dear blog reader Welcome to the first part in a new series, a list of the people, with occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1855. Hopefully those of you with ancestors from Cairneyhill will find this list useful. ************************ David Addie, weaverHenry ArnotMrs John BaldAndrew BlairLockhart Blallock (possibly Blalloch?)George BowieMrs CalderheadJohn CalderheadRobertContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1855”
Cairneyhill People and History 