Johnstone family – Cairneyhill People and History

Cairneyhill Gardeners

MEARNS LEADER – FRIDAY 17TH AUGUST 1917 COOKNEY SMALLHOLDERS MEET AT CAIRNEYHILL: COMMERCIAL GARDENING UNDER GLASS The following is extracted from the August number of ‘The Scottish Smallholder’ – the first two delegates to visit Cairneyhill small holdings under the scheme recent described in ‘The Scottish Smallholder’ were from Cookney Society, near Stonehaven, one ofContinue reading “Cairneyhill Gardeners”

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”

Carnock Parish in the Dunfermline Register: part 2

Dear blog reader This is part 2 of my series on the Dunfermline Register, which was printed periodically from 1829 to 1859, contain voter’s details, teacher’s details, heritor’s details, transport details and some extras. I would describe this series as a combination of local and family history. This particular blog post is the Carnock entryContinue reading “Carnock Parish in the Dunfermline Register: part 2”