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Cairneyhill Court Cases

DUNDEE COURIER, SATURDAY 6TH JANUARY 1877 DUNFERMLINE BURGH COURT At this Court on Wednesday, before Bailie Walker, Alex Cunningham, carter, Cairneyhill, was convicted on evidence of illtreating and abusing a horse in Pittencrieff Street, on the 9th December, and was fined 7s 6d with 4s 6d of expenses. CALLANDER ADVERTISER, SATURDAY 8TH MARCH 1947 MOTORISTContinue reading “Cairneyhill Court Cases”

Cairneyhill Fatalities

FIFESHIRE JOURNAL, THURSDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 1848 FATAL ACCIDENT On Saturday last, Jane Dobbie, a girl of three years of age, fell into some dirty water in a dung-pit at Cairneyhill and was unfortunately drowned before assistance could be procured. DUNDEE EVENING POST, MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER 1901 FATAL BUS ACCIDENT NEAR DUNFERMLINE David Wilson, photographic portraitContinue reading “Cairneyhill Fatalities”

Cairneyhill Deaths

DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 1905 WELL-KNOWN DUNFERMLINE MAN DEAD A well-known personage belonging to Cairneyhill, near Dunfermline, name Campbell Drysdale, retired coal agent, died suddenly last night. During the day he had as usual been in Dunfermline, and on returning to his home in Cairneyhill he was seized with a shock and expired.Continue reading “Cairneyhill Deaths”

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”

Fundraising at a Bazaar

Dundee Evening Telegraph 20 October 1905 A two days’ bazaar in connection with the Cairneyhill United Free Church was opened in St Margaret’s Hall, Dunfermline this forenoon by Mr Thomas Shaw, KC, MP. The purpose of the bazaar is to assist the funds of the church and raise sufficient funds to carry out much neededContinue reading “Fundraising at a Bazaar”