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Records -> Fife

Carnbee records

Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year.

Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.

Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums

School records – Index to School Leaving Certificate Examination results

Anatomy Registers – Index to the records of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland

Birth records with no father’s name – Hit a brick wall with no father named in a birth record? Help is at hand: see our list for this parish below.

Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums

Male Heads of Families – Free transcripts of rolls of male heads of families from the 1830s

Kirk Sessions Index – Free extracts from Kirk Session records


Lookups

The records of the Kirk Session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout Scotland from the 16th century onwards. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in the table below, and provide you with transcripts of any matching entries for just £1 per name per year.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.


Board of Supervision poor relief appeals

The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.

We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
  • £3 for a single minute
  • £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
  • £9 for any single case with more than 3 minutes (some cases have as many as 8 minutes)
We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
George ANDERSON Broughty Ferry1846 (2)Order imagesRefused
Thomas BROWN 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused, in respect of no change of circumstances - see no 565 1847
Janet DUNCAN Dishingtons Close East Anstruther1845-1846 (2)Order imagesRefused
Agnes EDIE Ovenston1845 (1)Order imagesRefused
Agnes HARLEY or TERRIS 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Ann SWINTON 1865 (3)Order imagesRefused
Widow Ann SWINTON 1865 (1)Order imagesNot in receipt of parochial relief
Widow Helen WATTEN 1848 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed


Sheriff Court paternity decrees

Single mothers often took the fathers of their children to court for child support. Such cases were known as filiation and aliment cases. The court could order the father to provide maintenance payments to the mother. If the mother won her case, the court would issue a decree, which would allow the mother to enforce payment of aliment. We have indexed all the records of such cases held by the National Records of Scotland from at least 1855 to 1880, and can provide digital images of the records. To order your copy, simply click on the Order now link in the table below.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Mary ANDERSON
Balmakein, Carnbee
James BAYNE9 Nov 1885Order nowCupar
SC20/4/32
Margaret FYFE
Arncroach, Carnbee
Andrew SWAN21 Nov 1881Order nowCupar
SC20/4/32
Ann LAING
Falside, Carnbee
David PEATTIE19 Jan 1888Order nowCupar
SC20/4/32
Jane WILSON
Balhouffie, Carnbee
James BLACK11 Jan 1875Order nowCupar
SC20/4/31


School Leaving Certificate Exams

This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). We do not currently have any records for this parish.


Anatomy register

This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). We do not currently have any records for this parish.


List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

Your research hit a brick wall when you discovered a birth record missing this vital name? Choose Find the Father by any birth below to start breaking down that barrier today with our FREE search service. Where we've already identified the father, click on the Father Found link to order a copy of the record naming the father. For births outwith this period, click here.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Mary AITKEN5 May 1872Mary AITKENFind the father
Elizabeth BARNET18 May 1866Alison BARNETFind the father
Mary Ann BRUCE30 September 1867Mary BRUCEFind the father
James Wooley DONN20 September 1868Elizabeth DONNFather found
William DUFF21 September 1871Magdalene DUFFFather found
William EDNIE7 October 1868Agnes EDNIEFind the father
Margaret Ann FYFE7 May 1872Ann FYFEFind the father
Melville GREIG20 July 1861Elisabeth GREIGFind the father
Elizabeth Pryde HENDERSON11 July 1869Ann HENDERSONFind the father
Isabella Smith HORSBURGH30 September 1872Janet HORSBURGHFind the father
William IMRIE17 October 1869Margaret IMRIEFind the father
Margaret Spence LINDSAY25 November 1866Jessie LINDSAYFind the father
Donald MCPHEE21 March 1868Jane MCPHEEFind the father
Charlotte NESS26 June 1861Amelia Leslie NESSFind the father
Charlotte Leslie NESS14 August 1859Charlotte NESSFather found
Robert NESS8 June 1870Janet NESSFind the father
William ROBERTSON23 April 1855Mary ROBERTSONFind the father
John SCOTT10 March 1866Catherine SCOTTFind the father
Margaret Lizzie SUTHERLAND20 November 1871Mary SUTHERLANDFather found
Elizabeth TURNBULL24 May 1871Janet TURNBULLFather found
David Younger TURPIE9 April 1872Elspeth TURPIEFind the father
John WALKER14 November 1871Christina WALKERFind the father


General Register of Lunatics

This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
General Register of Lunatics index MC7
NameDate of deathOrderAsylumsYears
ALLAN or REEKIE, Jane
mill worker
Born about 1807
Widowed
Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
12 Jun 1884Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Montrose Royal Asylum
1867
BLACK or DAVIDSON, Margt
miner's wife
Born about 1829
Married
Previous residence: Lathone Bridge, Cameron
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Order image (1)Fife And Kinross1869
BURNET, Robert
labourer
Born about 1813
Married
Previous residence: Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Order image (1)Fife And Kinross1868
DAVIDSON or BLACK, Margt
miner's wife
Born about 1829
Married
Previous residence: Lathone Bridge, Cameron
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Order image (1)Fife And Kinross1869
FERNIE or WARDEN, Emma
housewife
Born about 1864
Married
Previous residence: 45 Shore Street, Anstruther Easter
Chargeable parish: Anstruther Easter
Also known as
Emily Warden
12 Jan 1920Order images (6)Fife
Fife District Asylum
1892-1906
HENDERSON, Annie
domestic servant formerly
Born about 1838
Single
Previous residence: Arncroach, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
18 Jan 1919Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1899
HENDERSON, James
tailor
Born about 1844
Single
Previous residence: Arncroach
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
20 Sep 1902Order image (1)Fife1875
HUTCHISON, Mary
field labourer formerly, now a pauper
Born about 1815
Widowed
Previous residence: Arncroach, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
28 Sep 1897Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1890
JOHNSTON or ROBERTSON, Janet
housewife, labourer's wife
Born about 1838
Married
Previous residence: Balcormo, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
1 Oct 1882Order image (1)Fife1882
JOHNSTON, John
farm labourer
Born about 1836
Single
Previous residence: Gordon's Hall, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
3 Sep 1888Order image (1)Fife1886
KAY or MELDRUM, Jane
field worker
Born about 1838
Married
Previous residence: Lochty, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
9 Jun 1910Order image (1)Fife1877
MACKIE, William
apprentice engineer
Born about 1846
Single
Previous residence: Perth District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
19 Apr 1907Order images (2)Fife
Perth District Asylum
1869-1873
MELDRUM or KAY, Jane
field worker
Born about 1838
Married
Previous residence: Lochty, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
9 Jun 1910Order image (1)Fife1877
MYLES, Isabella
humble
Born about 1859
Single
Previous residence: Arncroach, by Pittenweem
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1908
REEKIE or ALLAN, Jane
mill worker
Born about 1807
Widowed
Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
12 Jun 1884Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Montrose Royal Asylum
1867
RENTOULL or RINTOULL, Stephen
joiner
Born about 1829
Single
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Also known as
Stephen Rintoul
14 Feb 1882Order images (7)Edinburgh
Fife
Melville House
Morningside
1870-1882
RINTOUL, Stephen
joiner
Born about 1829
Single
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Also known as
Stephen Rentoull or Rintoull
14 Feb 1882Order images (7)Edinburgh
Fife
Melville House
Morningside
1870-1882
RINTOULL or RENTOULL, Stephen
joiner
Born about 1829
Single
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Also known as
Stephen Rentoull or Rintoull
Stephen Rintoul
14 Feb 1882Order images (7)Edinburgh
Fife
Melville House
Morningside
1870-1882
ROBERTSON or JOHNSTON, Janet
housewife, labourer's wife
Born about 1838
Married
Previous residence: Balcormo, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
1 Oct 1882Order image (1)Fife1882
SIME, Jeannie
field labourer
Born about 1832
Single
Previous residence: Arncroach, Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
14 Sep 1907Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1898
THOMSON, John
labourer
Born about 1816
Married
Previous residence: Carnbee
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
Order image (1)Fife1876
TRAIL, John
carter
Born about 1827
Single
Previous residence: Campie Lane Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
1 Mar 1897Order images (3)Campie Lane
Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
1857-1867
WARDEN, Emily
housewife
Born about 1864
Married
Previous residence: 45 Shore Street, Anstruther Easter
Chargeable parish: Anstruther Easter
Also known as
Emma Fernie or Warden
12 Jan 1920Order images (6)Fife
Fife District Asylum
1892-1906
WARDEN or FERNIE, Emma
housewife
Born about 1864
Married
Previous residence: 45 Shore Street, Anstruther Easter
Chargeable parish: Anstruther Easter
Also known as
Emma Fernie or Warden
Emily Warden
12 Jan 1920Order images (6)Fife
Fife District Asylum
1892-1906
WILSON, Thomas
general labourer
Born about 1845
Married
Previous residence: Glasgow Poorhouse
Chargeable parish: Carnbee
14 Jan 1906Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1904


Rolls of Male Heads of Families

In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.

No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish


Kirk Session Records Index

Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.

We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.


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