Dairsie Parish Records
- Dairsie Church
The church of Dairsie, which was rebuilt in 1615, was dedicated to St
Mary and belonged prior to the reformation to the priory of St Andrews.
At the union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church in
1929, Dairsie parish church united with the former United Free Church
congregation of Dairsie. In 1970 a link was established with Kemback
and a further linkage followed in 1980 with Strathkinness. 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.
- Dairsie Free Church / Dairsie & Guardbridge United
Free Church
At the disruption of 1843, the minister, and a substantial proportion
of the congregation, of Dairsie Parish church adhered to the Free
Church. In the beginning the Free Church of Dairsie had to worship in
the open air, or within a joiner's shop, until a church was erected in
October 1843; the church was later renovated in 1876. Following the
union of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland
in 1900, Dairsie Free Church became Dairsie United Free Church and in
1914 Dairsie was united with the congregation of Dairsie Guardbridge,
under the name of Dairsie and Guardbridge. This union however was
dissolved in 1927 and Dairsie United Free Church was linked in the
following year with Dairsie Parish Church. At the union of the Church
of Scotland and the United Free Church in 1929, the parish church and
the United Free Church of Dairsie were fully united. The united Kirk
Session of Dairsie, which established a link in 1970 with Kemback and
additionally in 1980 with Strathkinness, presently sits within the
Presbytery of St Andrews.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library, with digital copies of the earlier volumes at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CH2/427
Dairsie Kirk Session
Minutes, 1648-1656, 1665-1676, 1701-1804 and 1837-1924; Collections and
disbursements, 1704-1769 and 1772-1823; Heritor's records, 1779-1810;
Parochial School Board minutes, 1860-1885; Scroll minutes and accounts,
1728-1773 and 1780-1813.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library:
- CH3/355
Dairsie Free Church / Dairsie & Guardbridge United Free Church
Session minutes, 1846-1915; Deacon's Court minutes, 1847-1899.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR/175
Dairsie parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1825-1927; Cash book, 1879-1927; Accounts, 1860-1863; Papers
relating to buildings, 1835-1902; Correspondence, 1851-1908, 1921-1932;
Plans of church, 1815, 1902, undated.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- FCC/6/22
Dairsie Parochial Board / Parish Council
Minute books, 1861-1930.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- Dairsie Public School
Log books 1891 - 1998; Admissions Registers 1954 - 1998; School Board
Minutes 1873-1919.
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.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- E69/10
Hearth Tax - County of Fife
- GD26/7/307
Hearth Tax - Dairsie parish
- E326
Assessed Taxes Schedules 1748-1802
Data provided by the Scottish Archive Network
(SCAN)
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