Kingdom of Fife

Cults

Cults Parish Records

Church History

• Cults Parish Church:

The church of Cults (Fife) belonged to the College of St Salvators, St Andrews, prior to the Reformation. A minister is first recorded in 1563. The current church was built in 1793 and enlarged in 1835. It was in the Presbytery of Cupar and Synod of Fife. In 1963 the congregation was linked to that of Kettle. In 1983 the congregations of Collessie and Ladybank, and Cults and Kettle were united under the name Howe of Fife.

• Kettle Free church, Kettle and Cults United Free, Balmalcolm Church of Scotland:

Kettle and Cults Free Church was formed at the Disruption by adherents in the two parishes, who built a church on the border between them, about a mile from Kingskettle. It passed successively to the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland, in the latter case as Balmalcolm, which almost immediately united with Kettle East and Kettle West as Kettle in 1930. The UFC charge was in the presbytery of Cupar and the synod of Fife and Angus.

 

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Church Records

At the Special Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library, with digital copies of the earlier volumes at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:

• CH2/1160
  Cults Kirk Session
  Minutes, 1926-1983; Minutes of Congregational Committee, 1900; Notebook, with occasional receipts, newspaper cutting relating to fire at manse, 1926; Minutes of committee for testimonial to Mrs Forbes, 1900; Notes of income and expenditure, 1904-1905; Communion roll, 1963-1978; Cash book, 1845-1903, 1926-1961; List of ministers of Cults from Reformation to 1936; Minutes of ladies' work party, 1937-1942; Women's Guild, 1943, 1953-1959; Former Women's Guild, 1950; Guild committee, 1953-1958.
  

At the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:

• CH2/1160
  Cults Kirk Session (Fife)
  Proclamation register, 1926-1977.

• CH3/1066
  Kettle Free church, Kettle and Cults United Free, Balmalcolm Church of Scotland
  Minutes, 1843-1930; Deacons' court: minutes, 1879-1930, accounts, 1858-1930; Collections, 1908-1930; Communion roll, 1893-1930; Cash book, 1914-1930.

Included in the Old Parochial Registers on microfilm and at the ScotlandsPeople Centre, Edinburgh but not online:

• 419/1
  Cults Kirk Session
  Minutes and Accounts 1726-1751

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Heritors' Records

At the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:

• HR/182
  Cults parish heritors' records
  Minutes, 1845- 1887; Cash book, 1845-1928; Papers relating to buildings, 1903-1916; Correspondence, 1905-1918.

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Parochial Board  /  Parish Council Records

At the Fife Council Archive Centre, Markinch:

• FCC/6/20
  Cults Parish Council
  Minute books, 1845-1930.

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School Records

At the Fife Council Archive Centre, Markinch:

• Cults School Board
  Minute books, 1904-1919.

• Cults Public School / Pitlessie Primary School
  Log books, 1873-2001; Admissions Registers, 1875-2001.

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