Dear blog reader Welcome to the fifth part in a series, a list of the people, with occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1895. In 1895, there were 106 people listed with 9 occupations comprising 5 weavers, 1 Church minister, 1 blacksmith and 2 joiners. This compares with 98 people listed inContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1895”
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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”
Dispute in court over boundary stone
DUNDEE COURIER FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER 1912 WEST FIFE VILLAGER’S DISPUTE An extensive litigation, involving an apparently small issue, has been raised in the Dunfermline Sheriff Court at the instance of Wm. Fotheringham, retired market gardener, Cairneyhill, against John Drummond, some time contractor, 7 South Inglis Street, Dunfermline, and now residing at Cairneyhill. The pursuer cravedContinue reading “Dispute in court over boundary stone”
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”
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”
Cairneyhill occupations through the decades
Dear blog reader Hopefully you might find this post interesting looking at occupations in Cairneyhill from the 1880s to the 1950s. Jacqueline ****************************** DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS SATURDAY 5 MARCH 1887 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT William Fotheringham, Cairneyhill, begs to intimate that he has opened that shop, at foot of Guildhall Street (lately occupied by Mr Sharp), asContinue reading “Cairneyhill occupations through the decades”
Fair rents decided
DUNDEE COURIER SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 1912 FIFE CASES ARE HEARD AT SITTING OF SCOTTISH LAND COURT The Scottish Land Court sat yesterday in the Court Chambers, 1 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh, when three applications to fix a first fair rent was heard. The Bench were Lord Kennedy and Messrs Alexander Dewar, E E Morrison, and NormanContinue reading “Fair rents decided”
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”
Electoral Roll 1879
Dear blog reader, this week a name-rich source for any of you with ancestors from Cairneyhill. FIFESHIRE JOURNAL 27 NOVEMBER 1879 THE VOTERS’ ROLL FOR THE COUNTY CARNOCK POLLING DISTRICT CARNOCK PARISH (which included Cairneyhill) Bald, James, weaver, CairneyhillBlair, Thos, writer, Dunfermline, CairneyhillBrown, R Hope, clergyman, CairneyhillBruce, Peter, factor, CairneyhillBruce, William, carter, CairneyhillCalderhead, John, weaver,Continue reading “Electoral Roll 1879”
Cairneyhill People and History 