Collessie Parish Records
- Collessie Church
The church of Collessie, which was dedicated by Bishop
de Bernham in 1243, formerly belonged to the Abbey of Lindores. In 1968
Collessie united with Ladybank under the ministry of Rev A. Philip, minister at Ladybank and under the name of Collessie and
Ladybank. A further union was established in 1983 with Cults and Kettle to
form the charge of Howe of Fife. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Cupar until the restructuring of the
presbyteries in 1976 when it became part of the Presbytery of St Andrews.
- Ladybank Kerr Memorial Church
The parish of Ladybank was disjoined from that of Collessie on the 5th June 1882 and erected quoad sacra, ministry of the congregation is recorded from that same year, in the person
of Robert Hagart Kerr. The established church of Ladybank became termed in later years Ladybank Kerr Memorial and in 1930,
following the 1929 union of the Church of Scotland and United Free Church, Kerr Memorial was joined with the former United Free Church congregation of Ladybank St Mary's. The two united under the name of Ladybank and after the union the former
Kerr Memorial church remained in use as the place of worship. A later union followed in 1968
with Collessie, to form the charge of Collessie and Ladybank and in 1983 the parish of Howe of
Fife was established by the uniting of Collessie and Ladybank with Cults and Kettle.
The kirk session sat within the presbytery of Cupar until the restructuring of the Presbyteries in 1976,
when it became part of the Presbytery of St Andrew's.
- Collessie Free Church / Ladybank St Mary's United Free Church
The session of Collessie Free Church was established at the time
of the Disruption in 1843, when the minister of the established church of Collessie, and a number of his congregation,
adhered to the Free Church. A church to house the newly established charge was erected at Giffordtown however in 1875 the
congregation was removed to new premises at Ladybank.
Accordingly, at the time of the union of the Free Church and the United Presbyterians, Collessie was renamed Ladybank St Mary's U.F.,
and following the 1929 union of the Church of Scotland
and the United Free Church, the congregation became Ladybank St Mary's Church of Scotland. In 1949 Ladybank St Mary's
joined with the charge of Ladybank Kerr Memorial, under the name
of Ladybank, and after the union the former U.F. church continued in use as the place of worship.
Further union followed in 1968 with the Parish Church congregation of Collessie to form the
session of Collessie and Ladybank. Collessie Free Church and Ladybank St Mark's kirk session both sat within the Presbytery of Cupar.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CH2/765
Collessie Kirk Session
Minutes and accounts, 1696-1733, 1742-1745 and 1757-1772; Payment for seats, 1779-1780; Register of poor, 1777-1779; Minutes, 1772-1818 and 1833-1968; Accounts,
1772-1811; Communion roll, 1851-1893, 1902-1921 and 1925-1948; Baptismal register, 1855-1967; Burial register, 1855-1872; Proclamation register, 1855-1967;
Cash book, 1913-1933.
- CH2/1117
Ladybank Kerr Memorial Kirk Session
Minutes, 1882-1947; Manager's minutes, 1892-1947; Cash book, 1882-1926; Baptismal register, 1882-1947;
Proclamation register, 1888-1947; Communion roll, 1918-1946.
- CH3/61
Collessie Free Church / Ladybank St Mary's United Free Church
Session minutes, 1843-1938 and 1945-1946; Deacon's Court minutes, 1843-1946;
Communion roll, 1897-1909 and 1935-1946; Baptismal register, 1928-1946; Proclamation register,
1932-1946.
Included in the Old Parochial Registers on microfilm and
at the General Register Office
for Scotland, Edinburgh:
- 416/2
Collessie Kirk Session
Minutes and accounts 1690-1773.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR/36
Collessie parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1775-1927; Accounts, 1813-1927; Papers relating to buildings, 1824-1926;
Papers relating to transference to Church of Scotland, 1925-1927; Miscellaneous papers,
1834-1836, 1925-1927; Plan of manse, 1902.
At the Special Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library:
- VR28
Valuation Roll: Ladybank Burgh 1974-1975.
At the Fife Council Archive Centre,
Markinch:
- FCC/6/16
Collessie Parochial Board / Parish Council
Minute books, 1922-1930; Printed register of Interments, Collessie Churchyard (17th century-1911), 1911
[Collessie Churchyard to 31 December 1911 by Henry Rae-Arnot].
At the Fife Council Archive Centre,
Markinch:
- Collessie Public School
Admission Register, 1889 onwards;
Log books, 1864-1956, 1976-1982; School Board Minutes
1873-1911; School Board Letter books, 1902, 1909.
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In 1878 the inhabitants of Ladybank adopted the General Police and
Improvement (Scotland) Act and Ladybank became a
police burgh with police commissioners responsible for the cleansing, lighting,
policing and public health of the burgh. The police commissioners were replaced by Ladybank
Town Council in January 1901. Ladybank Town Council was abolished in 1975 and
its powers were assumed by Fife Regional Council and North East Fife District
Council. These in turn were replaced by Fife Council in 1996.
At the Special Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library:
- B/78
Ladybank Town Council
Minutes, 1877-1975; Abstracts of accounts, 1901-1974;
Valuation roll, 1974-1975; Miscellaneous loose papers, mostly about Ladybank
Roll of Honour and War Memorial, 1906-1923.
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William McM. Owen
: Last updated:
03 June 2006
