Kilrenny parish records

Kilrenny records

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CH2/215/1	Kilrenny Kirk Session - Minutes	1712-1739	Request lookup
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CH2/215/7	Kilrenny Kirk Session - Decreet of modification and locality	1823	Request lookup
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CH2/215/18	Kilrenny Kirk Session - Roll of Communicants certified as electoral roll 1878	1878	Request lookup
CH2/215/19	Kilrenny Kirk Session - Communion Roll	1875-1882	Request lookup
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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.

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Poor law appeals
Name	Address	Year(s)/ minutes	Order images	Deliverance
Alexander BALFOUR		1847 (1)	Order images	Refused
Martha GORDON		1863 (2)	Order images	Refused

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 residence	Defender name	Child birth	Order	Court
Mary BROWN Crowhill, Kilrenny	John TAYLOR	2 Feb 1886	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32
Annie MUIR 55 George Street, Cellardyke	Alexander MURRAY	5 Apr 1894 Cellardyke	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32
Jane MUIR or CORSTORPHINE Cellardyke	James PEATTIE	31 May 1854	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/28
Jessie ROBERTSON or MONCRIEFF Cellardyke	Simpson REEKIE	28 Sep 1875	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32
Margaret TARVIT 27 Rodger Street, Cellardyke	James BLACK	23 Jan 1897 Cellardyke	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32
Ann TRAINER or CONNOLLY 32 James Street, Cellardyke	James MYLES	21 Sep 1883	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32

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

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Child name	Date of birth	Mother name	Order
Jane ANDERSON	19 September 1874	Jane ANDERSON	Find the father
William ANDERSON	13 August 1871	Janet ANDERSON	Find the father
Mary BARKER	21 June 1861	Janet BARKER	Find the father
George BELL	3 September 1860	Elizabeth BELL	Find the father
Andrew BLACK	1 April 1867	Johana BLACK	Find the father
Davina BLACK	10 May 1869	Ann BLACK	Find the father
Isabella BLAIR	20 October 1873	Charlotte BLAIR	Find the father
Mary BLYTHE	2 June 1861	Robina BLYTHE	Find the father
Malcolm BRIGGS	20 November 1870	Leas BRIGGS	Find the father
Alexander BROWN	18 July 1863	Agnes BROWN	Find the father
Hugh CALDER	8 May 1867	Jessie CALDER	Find the father
Margaret Morris CALDER	19 November 1864	Isabella CALDER	Find the father
Christina CAMPBELL	4 December 1867	Christina CAMPBELL	Find the father
Andrew CLARK	1 July 1861	Jane CLARK	Find the father
Jane CLARK	25 August 1867	Margaret CLARK	Find the father
George DICK	8 November 1868	Elizabeth DICK	Find the father
John DICK	2 September 1866	Elizabeth DICK	Find the father
Elspit Aitkin DONN	3 April 1867	Isabella DONN	Find the father
Andrew DOWIE	23 October 1873	Agnes DOWIE	Find the father
James DUFF	25 March 1874	Magdaline DUFF	Father found
David ELDER	2 May 1869	Lucy ELDER	Find the father
Mary FRAZER	21 November 1857	Mary FRAZER	Father found
Alexander Morris FREEBAIRN	22 August 1856	Janet FREEBAIRN	Find the father
Christian Peebles GARDNER	23 November 1864	Christian GARDNER	Find the father
John Doig GARDNER	12 March 1871	Christian GARDNER	Find the father
Jessie GOWANS	24 May 1866	Isabella GOWANS	Find the father
Adam HANNAH	10 January 1857	Margaret HANNAH	Find the father
William HERD	16 February 1860	Jean HERD	Find the father
John Watson JACK	17 June 1873	Christian JACK	Find the father
Martin Imrie JACK	25 March 1868	Alison JACK	Find the father
William JACK	9 February 1857	Helen JACK	Find the father
Philip JOHNSTONE	4 January 1873	Agnes JOHNSTONE	Find the father
Alexander KEDDIE	31 October 1865	Betsy KEDDIE	Father found
Euphemia Thomson KEDDIE	4 January 1874	Euphemia KEDDIE	Find the father
Isabella KEDDIE	18 March 1867	Marry KEDDIE	Find the father
James Brown KEDDIE	21 February 1870	Betsey KEDDIE	Find the father
Marianne KEDDIE	16 November 1864	Mary KEDDIE	Father found
John Wilson KINNAIRD	10 January 1868	Ann KINNAIRD	Find the father
George Welsh LAW	2 September 1873	Margory LAW	Father found
George LINDSAY	4 May 1867	Agnes LINDSAY	Find the father
Mary LINDSAY	17 August 1874	Agnes LINDSAY	Find the father
Andrew LYALL	23 December 1873	Jane LYALL	Find the father
Davina MCRUVIE	6 October 1873	Christian MCRUVIE	Find the father
John MCRUVIE	8 October 1871	Christian MCRUVIE	Find the father
John Robertson MELVILLE	26 July 1874	Catherine MELVILLE	Find the father
John Brown MITCHELL	25 April 1867	Mary MITCHELL	Find the father
Betsy MOTION	3 November 1858	Madelin MOTION	Father found
William MOTION	2 April 1863	Margaret MOTION	Find the father
Barbara MUIR	6 April 1855	Agnes MUIR	Father found
Robert MUIR	20 June 1856	Mary Muir Or NICOLSON	Find the father
Fredrick NOBLE	19 June 1862	Charlotte NOBLE	Find the father
William PATRICK	11 February 1863	Catherine PATRICK	Find the father
William PATRICK	30 June 1867	Mary PATRICK	Find the father
James PATTIE	16 May 1863	Agnes PATTIE	Find the father
Neil PATTIE	12 June 1858	Agnes PATTIE	Find the father
William PATTIE	28 July 1867	Agnes PATTIE	Find the father
Margaret RAMSAY	14 June 1870	Margaret RAMSAY	Find the father
George REID	22 August 1862	Margaret REID	Find the father
Andrew ROBERTSON	18 August 1865	Mary Ann ROBERTSON	Find the father
Betsy ROBERTSON	16 November 1873	Isabella ROBERTSON	Find the father
Jemima ROBERTSON	31 May 1862	Betsy ROBERTSON	Find the father
Jessie ROSS	6 July 1874	Margaret ROSS	Find the father
William ROSS	1 October 1867	Alison ROSS	Find the father
Christian SCOTT	14 September 1860	Jane SCOTT	Find the father
David SCOTT	19 November 1859	Margaret Dryborough SCOTT	Find the father
Jean SCOTT	28 February 1871	Jean SCOTT	Find the father
Robert SEITH	13 January 1866	Grace SEITH	Father found
John SHARP	9 September 1871	Barbara SHARP	Find the father
David SMITH	18 June 1871	Betsy SMITH	Find the father
Isabella SMITH	29 January 1862	Betsy SMITH	Find the father
Jemima SMITH	11 May 1863	Betsy SMITH	Find the father
Agnes STEWART	17 June 1862	Margaret STEWART	Find the father
James SUTHERLAND	10 June 1870	Jean SUTHERLAND	Find the father
Janet Hunter SUTHERLAND	7 March 1868	Jane SUTHERLAND	Find the father
John SUTHERLAND	15 February 1869	Ann SUTHERLAND	Find the father
Agnes TAYLOR	31 December 1859	Janet TAYLOR	Find the father
Thomasina THOMSON	22 October 1873	Alison THOMSON	Find the father
James WALLACE	6 January 1870	Betsy WALLACE	Find the father
Mary WALLACE	27 January 1868	Helen WALLACE	Find the father
John WATSON	4 June 1855	Johan WATSON	Find the father
Lauchlin Charles WATSON	18 August 1870	Margaret WATSON	Find the father
Lauchlin Charles WATSON	22 January 1873	Margaret WATSON	Find the father
Andrew WESTWOOD	17 November 1855	Margaret WESTWOOD	Find the father
Margaret WILSON	30 September 1872	Isabella WILSON	Find the father
Alexander WOOD	13 December 1871	Charlotte WOOD	Find the father
Alexander WOOD	26 April 1873	Charlotte WOOD	Find the father
John WOOD	17 October 1867	Charlotte WOOD	Find the father
John Duff WOOD	25 November 1873	Catherine WOOD	Find the father
William Melville WOOD	16 March 1870	Charlotte WOOD	Find 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
Name	Date of death	Order	Asylums	Years
ANDERSON, David fisherman Born about 1882 Single Previous residence: 5 Fowler Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	13 Oct 1914	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1912
BEAT, Henry fisherman Born about 1854 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Henry Bett	21 Mar 1917	Order images (4)	Fife Mollendo House Morningside	1878-1880
BETT, Henry fisherman Born about 1854 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Henry Beat	21 Mar 1917	Order images (4)	Fife Mollendo House Morningside	1878-1880
BOYTER or IRELAND, Elizabeth not given Born about 1864 Married Previous residence: 4 Castlefield, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar		Order image (1)	Fife District	1896
BOYTER, Isabella seaman Born about 1830 Single Previous residence: 2 Toft Terrace, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	24 Mar 1912	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1890
BOYTER, Robert fisherman Born about 1869 Married Previous residence: 31 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	18 Jul 1901	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1900
BROWN, David Wood baker Born about 1876 Single Previous residence: 5 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1914
CARSTAIRS, Elizabeth domestic servant Born about 1874 Single Previous residence: Elizabeth Place, Anstruther Wester Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1900
CARSTAIRS or FLEMING, Jane housewife Born about 1866 Widowed Previous residence: 38 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	25 Mar 1937	Order image (1)	Edinburgh Royal Asylum	1900
CARSTAIRS, John fisherman Born about 1856 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order images (2)	Fife	1878-1882
CORSTORPHINE, James no occupation Born about 1851 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	19 Mar 1883	Order image (1)	Fife	1877
CRAWFORD, Catherine domestic servant Born about 1843 Single Previous residence: Ballfield Anstruther$ Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	19 Apr 1890	Order images (5)	Fife Fife And Kinross Hallcross House	1862-1877
CUNNINGHAM, Andrew fisherman Born about 1858 Single Previous residence: 50 George Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	11 Jan 1915	Order images (2)	Fife	1884-1885
DANKS, Jane no occupation Born about 1863 Single Previous residence: 29 Shore Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Jane Bruce Danks		Order images (9)	Barony Fife District Asylum Stirling Stirling District Woodilee	1879-1913
DANKS, Jane Bruce no occupation Born about 1863 Single Previous residence: 29 Shore Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Jane Danks		Order images (9)	Barony Fife District Asylum Stirling Stirling District Woodilee	1879-1913
DEAS, William no occupation Born about 1875 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1903
DICKSON, Frank fisherman Born about 1867 Single Previous residence: 7 Toft Terrace, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order images (2)	Fife District Asylum	1904-1908
DOIG or PRATT, Catherine fisherman's wife Born about 1829 Married Previous residence: 4 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife	1885
FLEMING or CARSTAIRS, Jane housewife Born about 1866 Widowed Previous residence: 38 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	25 Mar 1937	Order image (1)	Edinburgh Royal Asylum	1900
GILCHRIST, John boot and shoe manufacturer Born about 1812 Widowed Previous residence: John Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	9 Jan 1893	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1892
GILCHRIST, Margt seamstress Born about 1812 Single Previous residence: Kilrenny Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	11 Jan 1897	Order image (1)	Fife	1879
GLENDINNING or MILNE, Margaret Douglas housewife Born about 1870 Married Previous residence: 6 Rustic Place, Anstruther Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1914
GOURLAY, Alexander fisherman Born about 1831 Widowed Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order images (2)	Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum	1899
HARRISON, Grace nursemaid Born about 1880 Single Previous residence: Barnyards, Kilconquhar Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1899
HENDERSON, Andrew fisherman Born about 1890 Single Previous residence: County Asylum, Morpeth and 38 West Forth Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1912
IRELAND or BOYTER, Elizabeth not given Born about 1864 Married Previous residence: 4 Castlefield, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar		Order image (1)	Fife District	1896
LILLY or SALTER, Christian baiter of fishing lines Born about 1808 Widowed Previous residence: 32 John Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	13 Jan 1886	Order image (1)	Fife	1885
LOWRIE, Chapman oilskin factory worker Born about 1865 Single Previous residence: 67 John Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1904
LYALL or WATSON, William fisherman Born about 1867 Single Previous residence: 8 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	18 Jan 1946	Order images (2)	Fife District	1894
MILNE or GLENDINNING, Margaret Douglas housewife Born about 1870 Married Previous residence: 6 Rustic Place, Anstruther Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1914
MITCHELL, David ploughman Born about 1837 Married Previous residence: Caiplie, Kilrenny Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife	1884
MUIR or PATTIE, Elspeth housewife Born about 1874 Married Previous residence: Hadfoot Wynd, Anstruther Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	30 Mar 1910	Order images (2)	Fife District Asylum	1909
MURRAY or REEKIE, Margaret none, lived at home Born about 1874 Single Previous residence: 41 James Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District	1895
PARKER, Alexander fisherman Born about 1850 Married Previous residence: 28 East Forth Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	4 Aug 1890	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1889
PATTIE, Alexander carter Born about 1856 Married Previous residence: 22 John Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1912
PATTIE or MUIR, Elspeth housewife Born about 1874 Married Previous residence: Hadfoot Wynd, Anstruther Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	30 Mar 1910	Order images (2)	Fife District Asylum	1909
PEAT or YOUNG, Isabella housewife Born about 1847 Married Previous residence: Caiplie, Kilrenny Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	2 Jul 1910	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1910
PILBLADDO, Mary not known Born about 1794 Single Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Anstruther Also known as Mary Pitbladdo	1 May 1877	Order images (3)	Fife Fife And Kinross Hallcross House	1850-1873
PITBLADDO, Mary not known Born about 1794 Single Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Anstruther Also known as Mary Pilbladdo	1 May 1877	Order images (3)	Fife Fife And Kinross Hallcross House	1850-1873
PRATT or DOIG, Catherine fisherman's wife Born about 1829 Married Previous residence: 4 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife	1885
PRATT, David fisherman formerly, latterly merchant Born about 1856 Married Previous residence: 38 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1897
REEKIE or MURRAY, Margaret none, lived at home Born about 1874 Single Previous residence: 41 James Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife District	1895
SALTER or LILLY, Christian baiter of fishing lines Born about 1808 Widowed Previous residence: 32 John Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	13 Jan 1886	Order image (1)	Fife	1885
SKINNER, Jessie none Born about 1847 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	30 Jan 1917	Order images (2)	Fife And Kinross Hallcross House	1861-1871
SMALL, James day labourer Born about 1810 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke, Kilrenny Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order image (1)	Fife And Kinross	1871
SMITH, Euphemia domestic servant Born about 1876 Single Previous residence: Aberdeen Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	23 Aug 1923	Order images (3)	Aberdeen Fife Fife District Asylum	1896-1897
SMITH, Joseph no occupation Born about 1867 Single Previous residence: Baldovan Asylum Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	28 Nov 1917	Order image (1)	Fife	1881
SMITH or WATSON, Lilias housewife Born about 1862 Married Previous residence: 28 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	1 Feb 1941	Order images (2)	Fife District	1895-1896
SMITH, Peter cabinet maker Born about 1851 Single Previous residence: Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	20 Jan 1898	Order image (1)	Fife	1879
SMITH, Thomas none at present Born about 1829 Widowed Previous residence: Kilbagie Street, Kincardine on Forth Chargeable parish: Tulliallan	9 Mar 1900	Order image (1)	Fife District	1896
TARVIT, Margaret fish worker Born about 1872 Single Previous residence: 28 West Forth Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	15 Sep 1912	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1912
TARVIT or WILSON, Mary Ann fisherman's wife Born about 1859 Married Previous residence: 13 James Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order images (2)	Fife District Asylum	1889-1891
TAYLOR, Margaret fish hawker Born about 1814 Single Previous residence: Marygate, Pittenweem Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	8 Jan 1895	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1890
THOMSON, William Grieve Born about 1820 Single Previous residence: General Prison, Perth Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	30 Jun 1897	Order image (1)	Fife And Kinross	1871
WATSON, George fisherman Born about 1868 Married Previous residence: 3 Shore Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	21 Jan 1904	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1904
WATSON, Henry fisherman Born about 1866 Single Previous residence: 21 George Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Henry Beat Watson Henry Bett Watson Henry Betty Watson		Order images (5)	Aberdeen Royal Asylum Fife Fife District Fife District Asylum	1888-1898
WATSON, Henry Beat fisherman Born about 1866 Single Previous residence: 21 George Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Henry Watson Henry Bett Watson Henry Betty Watson		Order images (5)	Aberdeen Royal Asylum Fife Fife District Fife District Asylum	1888-1898
WATSON, Henry Bett fisherman Born about 1866 Single Previous residence: 21 George Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Henry Watson Henry Beat Watson Henry Betty Watson		Order images (5)	Aberdeen Royal Asylum Fife Fife District Fife District Asylum	1888-1898
WATSON, Henry Betty fisherman Born about 1866 Single Previous residence: 21 George Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny Also known as Henry Watson Henry Beat Watson Henry Bett Watson		Order images (5)	Aberdeen Royal Asylum Fife Fife District Fife District Asylum	1888-1898
WATSON or SMITH, Lilias housewife Born about 1862 Married Previous residence: 28 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	1 Feb 1941	Order images (2)	Fife District	1895-1896
WATSON or LYALL, William fisherman Born about 1867 Single Previous residence: 8 Rodger Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	18 Jan 1946	Order images (2)	Fife District	1894
WILSON, James ploughman Married Previous residence: Barnsmuir Chargeable parish: Kilconquhar		Order images (2)	Fife	1877-1880
WILSON, James waiter Born about 1850 Married Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	14 Aug 1914	Order images (4)	Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum	1902-1905
WILSON or TARVIT, Mary Ann fisherman's wife Born about 1859 Married Previous residence: 13 James Street, Cellardyke Chargeable parish: Kilrenny		Order images (2)	Fife District Asylum	1889-1891
WILSON, William labourer Born about 1880 Single Previous residence: Rotten Row, Kilrenny Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	22 Nov 1918	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1909
YOUNG or PEAT, Isabella housewife Born about 1847 Married Previous residence: Caiplie, Kilrenny Chargeable parish: Kilrenny	2 Jul 1910	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1910

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

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father of Charles Ross

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Date: 04/03/1832

Case type: Session Business

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Role: sacrament intimated; cholera morbus National Fast

Details: 'This day intimated from the Pulpit, that the Sacrament of the Lord's supper will be dispensed on the 25th of this month, should no unforeseen Occurrence prevent, and thereby the Sacramental fast-day would fall on the same day as the National fast appointed to be observed on account of the spreading of the cholera morbus'

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Date: 18/03/1832

Case type: Sacrament

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Role: tipplers denied tokens

Details: 'At the same sederunt, before parting, it was hinted that several married persons much addicted to tippling, and therby occasioning family quarrels, with maltreatment of their wives & families and other disorderly practices, would probably apply for Tokens of admission to the Scarament , - to prevent which, the Elders undertook to warn some, and the Clerk was ordered to write to others, to forbear application at this time'

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Name:

Date: 10/06/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

Name:

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

Name: [Rev Mr] [Brown]

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: absent from session; bad health

Details: 'The Session met betwixt Sermons, and in absence of Our [underlined] Min[iste]r from bad health, The Rev Mr Milligan of elie, acted as Mod[erato]r with Messrs johnstone, Fortune, Bell, Malcolm & Rodger, Elders and being constituted [...]'

Name: David Affleck

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation: baker

Address: Cellardyke

Role: alleged father mention

Details: [see Ann Innes same date]

Other names: Ann Innes; David Affleck; Rev Mr Wright; father of Ann Innes; Ann Innes; David Affleck

Name: David Affleck

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

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Role: father compeared not sent line

Details: [see Ann Innes same date]

Other names: Ann Innes; David Affleck; Rev Mr Wright; father of Ann Innes; Ann Innes; David Affleck

Name: Cecil Balfour

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: illegitimate children [4]

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Case considered mention

Details: '[...] The session having taken into consideration the case of Cecil Balfour, who had applied for the baptism of her child, - it was deemed a case of very aggravated description, in repect that she is the mother of four illegitimate children, and the Session having understood that the said Cecil Balfour is yet in a very improper spirit, (when her situation is taken into view) to be restored to Church Membership, Resolved to deny her Church privileges for One year from this date and thereafter to consider her case.'

Other names: Cecil Balfour

Name: Mr Bell

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Bell

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Bell

Date: 29/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: David Bell

Date: 03/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: indweller

Address: Cellardyke

Role: eldership nominee

Details: [see Thomas Brown same date]

Name: David Bell

Date: 18/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: ordained to the Eldership

Details: [see Thomas Brown same date]

Name: Mr David Bell

Date: 10/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: '[...The Session...] Proceeded to elect one of their number to attend the Presbyteries & Synod for the current half year, and David Bell being proposed, was unanimously chosen for that purpose.- They Did and hereby Do nominate & appoint the said David Bell, elder to attend the Presbyteries and Synod for the current half year, when & where they shall meet, and there to sit, act & vote on all matters coming before them, so as may tend to the glory of God, and the good of the Church.'

Name: Mr David Bell

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt; chosen Presbytery & Synod elder

Details: '[...The Session...] Proceeded to elect one of their number to attend the Presbyteries & Synod for the current half year, and David Bell, being proposed, was unanimously chosen for that purpose; They therefor, Did and hereby Do nominate & appoint the said David Bell, Elder, to attend the Presbyteries and Synod for the current half year, when & where they shall meet, and there to sit, act & vote on all matters coming before them, so as may tend to the glory of God, and the good of the Church.'

Name: Grizal Boyter

Date: 22/01/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Case considered mention

Details: 'The Moderator stated that he had called this meeting in consequence of a communication from the board of health requesting the Elders to Collect Cash in the different districts from house to house in aid of the board of health. Books for which purpose wimeeting to consider the case of Girzal Boyter ( guilty of antenuptial fornication, & praying to be taken on discipline) in which there was this Speciality, that the privileges to which she had been restored, she intended to partake not in the Established Church, but in another Congregation, to which her husband, Eben[eze]r Coldwell, belonged, that he had doubt this might be ascertained from herself - She being in waiting, was accordingly called in & interrogated, and by her answers, fully confirmed it. The Session, having desired her to withdraw, after all due consideration of the case, resolved unanimously , to refuse discipline for the following reasons,
1st That tho' they wish to exercise no sort of restraint to prevent her from following her inclination to become a member of a different community, it appears to them contrary to the very object of discipline, to grant it to her, in a s much as it is a privilege administered only to those who are really & truly members of their own congregation, and not to those who expressed intention it is to follow a divisive course, especially if it be to facilitate their doing so.
2ndly That it appears most for edification, which certainly is the end of all discipline that it be received in the Congregation in which religious privileges are permanently to be enjoyed - She being called in, this resolution was intimated to her.'

Other names: Grizal Boyter; Ebenezer Coldwell

Name: Rev Mr Brown

Date: 22/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev Mr Brown

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev Mr Brown

Date: 29/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Thomas Brown

Date: 03/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: indweller

Address: Cellardyke

Role: eldership nominee

Details: 'The Session being met & constituted, The minister informed the members, that he had called them together this day in order to consider the necessity of increasing the nuber of the present session, and at same time intimated, with that viw, he had conversed with David Bell, Thomas Brown & David Rodger, all Indwellors in Cellardyke, with whose character and fitness he was fully satisfied, and had reason to believe they would accept the Office
The Session approved of the nomination, & appointed their edict to be served to morrow [sic], being Sabbath, March 4th , and to meet on Sabbath the 18th of March, immediately befor [sic] Divine worship in the morning, in order to have the Edict returned, with certification, that if no relevant objections were offered against the said persons, they will proceed to their Ordination on the forenoon of that day.'

Name: Thomas Brown

Date: 18/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: ordained to the Eldership

Details: 'The Session having met this morning immediately before Divine worship, in terms of their resolution of the 3[r]d inst[an]t and after Prayer, the edict for the New Elders being served & now called for, was ordered to be published by the Kirk-officer three several times at the most patent door of the church, in order, that if any persons have any relevant objections to offer why David Bell, David Rodger and thomas Brown, should not be appointed to officiate as Elders in this congregation, they may repair immediately to the Session Clerk and state the same to the Session, if they any have, otherwie their Ordination will take place this forenoon.- but no objections being offered, The Minister was enjoined to proceed to their ordination accordinglym and the Session adjourned till after sermons.
The session being convened, the new ordained elders wrer introduced, and welcomed into Office, by giving them the right hand of fellowship, and then took their place accordingly.'

Name: Mr Thomas Brown

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Thos Brown

Date: 10/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt; chosen Presbytery & Synod elder

Name: Ebenezer Coldwell

Date: 22/01/1832

Case type: Kirk Session [Poor?] Fund

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as party and spouse

Details: [see Grizal Boyter same day]

Other names: Grizal Boyter; Ebenezer Coldwell

Name: Janet Cunningham

Date: 08/01/1832

Case type: natural child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared as mother

Other parish: Crail, Kirk Session of

Details: 'At same Sederunt, the Clerk produced the return from Crail, stating that Chas Ross had removed to Dundee or its vicinity, as supported, previous to being summoned, & would not attend - Janet Cunninghame , being in attendance, was called in, and interrogated, adhered to her former declaration but as no farther steps could be taken till she, with certainty, could find out the residence of Chas Ross she would neither be admitted to Church censure, nor receive church privileges, till the matter was satisfactorily charged up. - was dismissed in the mean time with admonition.'

Other names: Chas Ross; Janet Cunningham

Name: Janet Cunninghame

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: natural child

Occupation:

Address: Keplie

Role: Compeared as mother

Details: 'Compeared Voluntarily Janet Cunninghame, a young woman in Keplie, confessing that she had lately brought forth a natural male child, and accusing Charles Ross, mason, Crail as the father of it, - that the guilt was committed at Keplie, bit under no promise of marriage - that said Chas Ross was at present living with his father in Crail, and from conversation with him there, seemed now to refuse the accusation, althou' he some time ago, & before witnesses , acknowledged himself the father of her child as she alledges: after some deliberation, the Session ordered their Clerk to request the Kirk session, Crail, to cause their officer to summon said Chas Ross to appear before the Session here, on Sabbath next, being the 8th cur[en]t to answer the Accusation; and she was summoned apud acta to appear at same place and time along with him, to be confronted, if necessary.'

Other names: Janet Cunninghame; Charles Ross; father of Charles Ross

Name: Mr Fortune

Date: 22/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Fortune

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Fortune

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Fortune

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr John Fortune

Date: 10/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Margaret Freebairn

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Kirk Session [Poor?] Fund

Occupation:

Address: Abercrombie, Parish Of

Role: Compeared as mother

Other parish: Abercrombie, Kirk Session of

Details: 'Compeared Alexr Motion & Margaret Freebairn, his wife, (Nine months from the date of their Marriage being now elasped in terms of enactmentment of the Kirk session, in like case) craving, as a step preparatory to the Baptism of their child, that they be taken on discipline for the sin of antenuptial fornication. After suitable reproof & serious admonistion as to their future conduct in life, were absolved from censure, and referred to the Kirk session of Abercrombie, in which bounds they presently are, for admission to church privileges, if found qualified.'

Other names: Alexr Motion; Margaret Freebairn

Name: Robt Haggart

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Strathkinnis

Role:

Details: [see Jean Young same date]

Other names: Jean Young; Robt Haggart

Name: father of Ann Innes

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: sponsor of baptism to grandchild

Details: Case Referred to Presbytery

Other names: Ann Innes; David Affleck; Rev Mr Wright; father of Ann Innes; Ann Innes; David Affleck

Name: Ann Innes

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation: servant [late]

Address: Cellardyke

Role: Compeared as mother

Details: ' Compeared Ann Innes, late a Servant in Cellardyke acknowledging that, upwards of Two years ago, she had brought forth a child begotten in fornication, and accussed David Affleck, Baker Cellardyke, as the father of it.- that the guilt was committed under promise of Marriage, - that he owns the child to be his, and pays for the rearing of it - that the child was baptized by the Rev[eren]d Mr Wright, Kingsbarns, her father becoming Sponsor and that hitherto it had never been convenient for her to submit to discipline. Whereupon she was summoned apud acta to attend next sabbath Evening, after serons, to be confronted with said David Affleck, who was ordered to be summoned to appear along with her, before the Session, at the same time and place.'

Other names: Ann Innes; David Affleck; Rev Mr Wright; father of Ann Innes; Ann Innes; David Affleck

Name: Ann Innes

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared as mother

Other parish: Kingsbarns, Kirk session

Details: 'Compeared Ann Innes, who adhered to her former Declaration, - found, on enquiry, that David Affleck had been summoned but tho' called at the most patent door of the Church, failed in appearing, - and sent in, by the Office, a line, the Tenor whereof follows,
Cellardyke, July 25th 1832, That there may be no bar towards Ann innes undergoing church censure for the sin of fornication, with which she accuses me and restored to Church Membership, I hereby confess myself the father of the child she brought forth upwards of two years ago, (Signed) David affleck''
The Session, after deliberating on the distance & trouble in attending here, agreed to hand her over, for discipline, to the Kirk session of Kingsbarns, where she lives, that they may proceed with her in their usual form, so soon as convenient, and furnished her with a line to the Session of Kingsbarns, for that purpose.'

Other names: Ann Innes; David Affleck; Rev Mr Wright; father of Ann Innes; Ann Innes; David Affleck

Name: Mr Johnstone

Date: 22/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Johnstone

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Andrew Johnstone

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: George Laing

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Compeared George Laing & Isobel Mitchel, lately married, confessing themselves guilty of Antenuptial fornication - Being sharply reproved & seriously admonished as to their future conduct thro' life, were absolved from church censure, and dismissed with the understanding that they would be restored to Church- membership & its privileges, in due time, at the expiry of nine months from the date of their Marriage.'

Other names: George Laing; Isobel Mitchel

Name: Mr Malcolm

Date: 22/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Malcolm

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Malcolm

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Malcolm

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Robert Malcolm

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mr Robt Matheson

Date: 10/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Janet Millar

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: antenuptial fornication; baptism of their child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Compeared Peter Murray & Janet Millar, his wife, (nine month from the date of their marriage being now expired) wishing to submit to Church censure & reproof for the sin of Antenuptila fornication, and to be restored to church-membership in order to the baptism of their child; - Being reproved and suitably admonished as to their future conduct thro' life, were absolved from scandal & dismissed. On application, it was agreed their child should be baptised after sermons.'

Other names: Peter Murray; Janet Millar

Name: Rev Mr Milligan

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Other parish: Elie

Name: Isobel Mitchel

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: George Laing; Isobel Mitchel

Name: Alexr Motion

Date: 19/02/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Abercrombie, Parish Of

Role: compeared as father

Other parish: Abercrombie, Kirk Session of

Other names: Alexr Motion; Margaret Freebairn

Name: Peter Murray

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: antenuptial fornication; baptism of their child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: Peter Murray; Janet Millar

Name: Mr Rodger

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: David Rodger

Date: 03/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: indweller

Address: Cellardyke

Role: eldership nominee

Details: Case Referred to Presbytery

Name: David Rodger

Date: 18/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: ordained to the Eldership

Details: [see Thomas Brown same date]

Name: Mr David Rodger

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Charles Ross

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: natural child

Occupation: mason

Address: Crail

Role: alleged father mention

Details: [see Janet Cunninghame same day]

Other names: Janet Cunninghame; Charles Ross; father of Charles Ross

Name: father of Charles Ross

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: natural child

Occupation:

Address: Crail

Role: mention as relative

Details: [see Janet Cunninghame same day]

Other names: Janet Cunninghame; Charles Ross; father of Charles Ross

Name: Chas Ross

Date: 08/01/1832

Case type: natural child

Occupation:

Address: Dundee, The Vicinity Of

Role: Alledged Father Compeared not

Other parish: Crail, Kirk session of

Details: [see Janet Cunninghame same day]

Other names: Chas Ross; Janet Cunningham

Name: wife of David Watson

Date: 04/03/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Same day, after Sermons, the Session met & being constituted, Compeared David Watson & wife, & were reproved for the sin of Antenuptial fornication, and after serious admonistion as to their future conduct in life, were absolved from censure & restored to church membership & its privileges.'

Other names: David Watson; wife of David Watson

Name: David Watson

Date: 04/03/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: David Watson; wife of David Watson

Name: David Wilson

Date: 08/01/1832

Case type: Adultery

Occupation: fisher

Address: Cellardyke

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Compeared David Wilson, fisher, Cellardyke, to be reproved for the sin of Adultery (see minute Nov[embe]r 8th 1829, and downward) which being done at considerable length, and seriously admonished to be more circumpsect in future, was absolved from the Scandal under which he had lain for more than two years, and now restored to Church Membership.'

Other names: David Wilson

Name: Rev Mr Wright

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: baptised child mention

Other parish: Kingsbarns

Details: [see Ann Innes same date]

Other names: Ann Innes; David Affleck; Rev Mr Wright; father of Ann Innes; Ann Innes; David Affleck

Name: Jean Young

Date: 28/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared as mother

Details: 'Compeared Jean Young, a young woman in Cellardyke, acknowledging that she brought forth a child, a year ago, begotten in fornication, & declared that one Robert Haggart was the father of it, who resides in Strathkinnis; the Session considering that said Robert Haggart, was a worthless character, - out of the place, & now married to another woman, would not attend, tho' cited, resolved that the said Jean Young be reproved for the first time, which was done accordingly and that notice would be given her when to appear the second time'

Other names: Jean Young; Robt Haggart