GLASGOW COURIER, SATURDAY 6TH MAY 1848 WILLS The late Sir John Halkett, Bart., of Pitfirrane, Fifeshire, in North Britain, son of the late Admiral Sir Peter Halkett, Bart., has devised his estates in Scotland and England, as are not entailed, with the estate of Pitfirrane, to his eldest son, Sir Peter Arthur Halkett, Bart., andContinue reading “Death in Cairneyhill”
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Philanthropy in Cairneyhill
DUNDEE COURIER, WEDNESDAY 20TH DECEMBER 1871 DUNFERMLINE: LIBERALITY. Sir A P Halkett has given instructions to Mr P Thomson, factor on Pitfirrane estate, to ascertain the deserving poor in the villages of Crossford and Cairneyhill, with the view of giving each a cart-load of coals. DUNFERMLINE JOURNAL, SATURDAY 1ST JANUARY 1887 CAIRNEYHILL: SEASONABLE BENEVOLENCE SantaContinue reading “Philanthropy in Cairneyhill”
The Halkett family and Cairneyhill
DUNFERMLINE SATURDAY PRESS, SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER 1864 CORRESPONDENCE – SEASONABLE BENEFICENCE To the editor. Sir: It is very gratifying to learn that Sir Arthur Halket, of Pitfirrane, although resident at present in Caen, France, has not forgot the poor and aged upon his estate, but has this season characterised himself with more then his wonted liberality;Continue reading “The Halkett family and Cairneyhill”
Royal wedding celebrations
Prince Albert of Wales, the son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark married on 10 March 1863 at Windsor Castle. Naturally there were the usual celebrations of a royal wedding everywhere in Britain and what follows are a description of the celebrations that took place in Cairneyhill. ************************************* DUNFERMLINE SATURDAYContinue reading “Royal wedding celebrations”
Cairneyhill People and History 