Wightman family – Cairneyhill People and History

Cairneyhill Properties

DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS, SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 1862 Property in Cairneyhill for sale. Upset [minimum] price, £120. To be sold by public roup, within the chambers of Henry Bardner, Writer, Dunfermline, on Tuesday the 18th day of March 1862, at tow o’clock afternoon. That dwelling house, shop and garden, situated on the south side of theContinue reading “Cairneyhill Properties”

Cairneyhill 1841 Census Part 3

Dear blog reader Below is part 3 of my series on the Cairneyhill censuses, pages 9 to 11 of the original schedule for the 1841 census, thus completing the 1841 census for the south side of the street in Cairneyhill. I do hope all of you with Cairneyhill ancestors will find this useful. Jacqueline. ************************************************Continue reading “Cairneyhill 1841 Census Part 3”

Cairneyhill Census 1841 Part 2

Dear blog reader Below is part 2 of my series on the Cairneyhill censuses, pages 5 to 8 of the original schedule for the 1841 census. I do hope all of you with Cairneyhill ancestors will find this useful. Jacqueline. ************************************************ Cairneyhill – south side of the street. Page 5 of the schedule. Name AgeContinue reading “Cairneyhill Census 1841 Part 2”

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 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”