Ferryport-on-Craig Parish Records
- Ferryport-on-Craig Church / Tayport Church
The parish of Ferryport-on-Craig was disjoined from that of Leuchars in
1602 and in 1606 was erected by Parliament. The parish church was
rebuilt in 1825. In 1962 Ferryport-on-Craig, which became known in
later years as Tayport Ferryport-on-Craig, was united with Tayport
Erskine under the name of Tayport Erskine, Ferryport-on-Craig, and a
further union followed in 1978 between Tayport Erskine,
Ferryport-on-Craig and Tayport Queen Street, to form the session of
Tayport. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of St Andrews,
later of Dundee and, following the restructuring of the presbyteries in
1976, it once more became part of the Presbytery of St Andrews.
- Ferryport-on-Craig Associate Congregation / Tayport Erskine
United Free Church
The Associate Congregation (Antiburgher) of Ferryport-on-Craig was
established during the early years of the 19th century and is thought
to have owed its origins largely to persons who withdrew from the
Established Church. A place of worship was constructed for the charge,
which was later replaced by a new church erected in 1844, and in 1809
the first minister of the congregation, Adam Blair, was ordained.
Following the union of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free
Church of Scotland in 1900, Ferryport-on-Craig U.P. Church became
Ferryport-on-Craig Erskine (later termed Tayport Erskine) United Free
Church, and in 1902 the charge was transferred from the Presbytery of
Dundee to that of St Andrews. In 1962, following the 1929 union of the
Church of Scotland and the United Free Church, Tayport Erskine united
with the congregation of Tayport, Ferryport-on-Craig, under the name of
Tayport Erskine, Ferryport-on-Craig, and a further union followed in
1978 with Tayport Queen Street, to form the congregation of Tayport.
Tayport Kirk Session still remains active today.
- Ferryport-on-Craig Free Church (later Tayport, Queen St
United Free Church)
At the Disruption of 1843 the minister and congregation of Tayport,
Ferryport-on-Craig adhered to the Free Church, and during that same
year a church was erected to house the session. Following the union of
the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland in 1900,
Ferryport-on-Craig became the Queen Street United Free Church and in
1909 was transferred from the Presbytery of St Andrews to that of
Dundee. The congregation continued after the union of the United Free
Church with the Church of Scotland in 1929. In 1978 Tayport Queen
Street and the congregation of Tayport Erskine Ferryport-on-Craig
established a union, under the name of Tayport. Tayport Kirk Session,
which presently sits within the Presbytery of St Andrews, remains
active today.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library:
- CH2/150
Ferryport-on-Craig Kirk Session
Minutes, 1640-1674, 1710-1757 and 1756-1853; Accounts, 1756-1857;
Scroll minutes and accounts, 1763-1776; Baptismal register, 1855-1887;
Proclamation register, 1855-1921; Communion roll, 1858-1876 and
1880-1897.
- CH3/315
Ferryport-on-Craig Associate Congregation / Tayport Erskine United Free
Church
Session minutes, 1809-1810, 1827-1843 and 1867-1809.
- CH3/294
Ferryport-on-Craig Free Church (later Tayport, Queen St United Free
Church)
Session minutes, 1843-1909.
Included in the Old Parochial Registers on microfilm and at the ScotlandsPeople
Centre, Edinburgh but not online:
- 429/1
Ferryport-on-Craig Kirk Session
Minutes, 1674-1710.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR/743
Ferryport-on-Craig parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1925-1928; Accounts, 1925-1928; Cash book, 1924-1926.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library:
- B81
Tayport Burgh Assessment rolls, 1874-1934, 1939-1970, 1974-1975.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- FCC/6/27
Ferryport-on-Craig Parochial Board / Parish Council
Minute book, 1906-1930.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- Tayport (Ferryport-on-Craig) School
Admission Register, 1880-1902, 1934-1976; Admission Register (Juniors),
1900-1917; Admission Register (Infants), 1902-1911; Admission Register
(Higher Pupils), 1903-1923; Log books, 1863-1920; Log books (Higher
Grade School), 1920-1967; School Board Minutes, 1891-1919.
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.
Tayport was created a burgh of barony by King James VI
(1567-1625) in favour of Robert Durie in 1599, when its name was
Ferryport-on-Craig. It was erected as a burgh of regality in 1725 for
Robert Douglas, second son of Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, Bt. The
town's name became Tayport after the opening of the railway connection
to Cupar and Dundee. In 1888 Tayport became a police burgh after the
adoption of the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act. The
police commissioners were replaced by Tayport Town Council in January
1901. Tayport 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/81
Tayport Town Council
Council minutes, 1887-1975; Assessment rolls, 1874-1934, 1939-1970,
1974-1975; Finance committee minutes, 1974-1975; Register of bonds,
1888-1975.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- B/T
Tayport Town Council
Minutes, 1973-1974; general correspondence, 1953-1973; accounts,
1931-1974; lists of Police Commissioners and town councillors,
1888-1971; minutes of Feuars of Ferry Port on Craig and Commonty Fund
committee records, 1819-1905.
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William McM.
Owen : last updated
27 December 2008
