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.
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Collessie Free Church |
Session minutes, 1843-1885; Deacon's court
minutes, 1843-1895. |
Original source: CH3/61/1-2 National
Archives of Scotland
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provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
Included in the Old Parochial Registers on microfilm and at the ScotlandsPeople
Centre, Edinburgh but not online:
- 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.
Entries less than 50 years old may contain sensitive personal
information and are not on open access. If you are a former pupil you
are entitled to see your own entry. Please contact the Archivist for
further details.
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
27 December 2008
