DUNDEE COURIER, FRIDAY 4TH JUNE 1869 CAIRNEYHILL – VELOCIPEDES This quiet village has been much amused for two weeks past, with the nightly appearance of what the vulgar call ‘philosophers’, which have been driven from Dunfermline by lads belonging to the districts. The road being pretty level, is much prized by the velocipedists. DUNDEE COURIER, TUESDAYContinue reading “Cairneyhill Transport”
Category Archives: Main Street
Cairneyhill Donkeys
Dear blog reader I wonder if you would allow me this week a personal indulgence this week? I have 2 vivid donkey memories from growing up in Cairneyhill, a live donkey at a traditional Easter service at Cairneyhill Church and donkeys in a field at Craigflower Woods close to Cairneyhill. I do wonder if theContinue reading “Cairneyhill Donkeys”
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”
Chased With Knife In Hand
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1957 CHASED WIFE WITH A KNIFE IN HIS HAND A man who chased his wife along Main Street, Cairneyhill, with a table knife in his hand was sent to prison for 30 days at Dunfermline Sheriff Court today. He is Arthur Devlin (42), labourer, The Yews, Main Street, Cairneyhill.Continue reading “Chased With Knife In Hand”
Bus crash driver in court
DUNDEE COURIER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1954 71-YEAR-OLD BUS DRIVER MUST SIT L-TEST Seventy-one-year-old John L Napier, 10 Rose Crescent, Dunfermline, until recently a bus driver, was ordered to undergo a driving test yesterday. He has held a licence for 46 years. At Dunfermline Sheriff Court Naples admitted that on January 26, in Main Street, Cairneyhill,Continue reading “Bus crash driver in court”
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”
Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1935
Dear blog reader Welcome to the eleventh part in a series, a list of the people, with address and occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1935. In 1935 there were 147 people (a quite substantial increase on 1930) with 82 addresses specified (again a large increase on 1930) and 15 occupations (aContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1935”
Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1930
Dear blog reader Welcome to the tenth part in a series, a list of the people, with address and occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1930. In 1930 there were 117 people listed (a slight drop on 1925) with 32 address specified (a substantial increase on 1925) and 11 occupations (another increaseContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1930”
Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1925
Dear blog reader Welcome to the eighth part in a series, a list of the people, with address and occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1925. In 1925 there were 120 people listed, with 25 addresses specified, and 7 occupations comprising 1 Church minister, 1 joiner, 4 shopkeepers and 1 smith. ThisContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1925”
Cairneyhill People and History 