Mansion Buildings – Cairneyhill People and History

Cairneyhill Accidents

LEVEN ADVERTISER & WEMYSS GAXETTE, TUESDAY 20TH AUGUST 1935 FIFE MINER’S FATAL FALL – CYCLING ACCIDENT NEAR DUNFERMLINE John Redmond Stewart, Mansion Buildings, Cairneyhill, a 30-year-old miner, was fatally injured as the result of a fall from his bicycle on the outskirts of Dunfermline on Saturday. Stewart had been at the football match in DunfermlineContinue reading “Cairneyhill Accidents”

Cairneyhill Railway

Dear blog reader I hope you enjoy this ‘two for the price of one’ – 2 separate articles about the railway at Cairneyhill. Jacqueline ********************************* PERTHSHIRE ADVERTISER, MARCH 5, 1932 COUNTY NEWS OF THE WEEK: BRIDGE OF EARN RAILWAY CHANGE Owing to the retiral of Mr Alexander Young, stationmaster, at the end of the monthContinue reading “Cairneyhill Railway”

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 Miner’s Fatal Fall

Dundee Courier 19 August 1935 Cycling accident near Dunfermline John Redmond Stewart, Mansion Buildings, Cairneyhill a 30 year-old miner was fatally injured as the result of a fall from his bicycle on the outskirts of Dunfermline on Saturday. Stewart had been at the football match in Dunfermline and was returning home at night when theContinue reading “Cairneyhill Miner’s Fatal Fall”