Forgan Parish Records
The parish church of Forgan, which was rebuilt on a new site
a mile to the west in 1841, was dedicated to St Fillan and formerly belonged to the Priory of St Andrews. In 1980 Forgan united
with the charges of Newport St Fillan's and Newport St Thomas's to form the
session of Newport-on-Tay. The kirk session sits within the Presbytery of St
Andrews.
- Newport Chapel of Ease (St Thomas):
St Thomas's was established as a chapel of ease in 1870, and in 1875 the
parish of Newport was erected quoad sacra. It was in the Presbytery of St
Andrews and Synod of Fife until c1929, thereafter in the Presbytery of Dundee
and Synod of Angus and Mearns. In 1980 Newport: St Thomas's was united with
Newport: St Fillan's and with Forgan under the designation Newport-on-Tay.
- Newport Free Church, later United Free (St Fillans):
The minister of Forgan came out of the Church of Scotland with many of his
congregation at the time of the Disruption in 1843, and Newport Free Church was
erected for them in 1844 in the small Fife village of Newport. The congregation
joined the United Free Church in 1900 on the union of the Free Church of
Scotland and the United Presbyterian Church. From 1902 to c1929 the charge,
under the name Newport: St Fillan's, was in the United Free Church's Presbytery
of St Andrews and Synod of Fife and Angus. After the union of the United Free
Church and the Church of Scotland in 1929, the charge was in the Presbytery of
Dundee and Synod of Angus and Mearns. In 1980 Newport: St Fillan's was united
with Newport: St Thomas's and with Forgan under the designation Newport-on-Tay.
- Newport Congregational Church:
The evangelical activities of the Haldane brothers provoked a growth in
non-conformity in Fife. The congregation at Newport was flourishing in 1890 and
was closed in 1986 although the trustees continued to meet until 1988 to
dispose of assets.
At the Special Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library:
- CH2/160
Forgan Kirk Session
Minutes, 1695-1700, 1703-1741, 1767-1955 (includes accounts & mortcloth
receipts 1696 - 1835 with gaps); Pamphlet on the kirk by
Rev A.P. Bogie.
- CH2/1559
Newport Chapel of Ease (St Thomas)
Minutes, 1875-1913.
- CH3/1583
Newport Free Church, later United Free (St Fillans)
Minutes, 1843-1930.
- ms38286/1-18
Newport Congregational Church, Fife
ms38286/1-3 Account books, 1964-1974, 1975-1983,
1984-1986; ms38286/4 Certificates of admission and demission, 1923-1967;
ms38286/5 Autograph album of preachers, 1893-1957; ms38286/6 Balance sheets,
1975-1985; ms38286/7 Register of baptisms, 1965-1968; ms38286/8 Minutes of
Church meeting, 1979-1986; ms38286/9-10 Lists of Church members, ca. 1985 and
undated; ms38286/11 Register of attendance at communion, 1914-1924 and church
roll, 1925-1935; ms38286/12 Constitution and bye-laws, 1957; ms38286/13
Minute book of deacons' meetings, 1912-1933; ms38286/14/1-3 Minute books of
managers, 1895-1933, 1933-1957, 1969-1988; ms38286/15 Minute book of meeting
of members, 1979; ms38286/16 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1915-1991;
ms38286/17 Minutes of Sunday School, 1890-1903; ms38286/18 Trust deed of
Newport Congregational Church, 1915.
Access by appointment with the Archivist. Access to
unpublished records less than 30 years old and other records containing
confidential information may be restricted. Special conditions apply to
photographs.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR/388
Forgan parish heritors' records
Minutes 1845-1928; Accounts 1845-1928; Correspondence
1895-1929.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CO/12
Forgan Parish
Council
Minutes 1917-1929.
At the Fife Council Archive Centre,
Markinch:
- some Forgan Parochial Board papers.
At the Fife Council Archive Centre,
Markinch:
- Forgan Public School
Log books, 1871-1973; School Board Minute books, 1904-1919;
Petty cash book, 1929.
- Newport School
Management Committee Minute Books, 1919-1930
- Wormit Primary School
Log books, 1894-1930; Log book (Edinburgh section),
1939; Log books, 1930-2001; Admissions Registers, 1894-1919, 1939-1940, 1942-1976;
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 Special Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library:
- B79
Newport-on-Tay burgh records
Burgh commissioners minutes, 1897-1901; Town council minutes, 1901-1968,
1971-1975; Committee minutes, 1974-1975; Miscellaneous statutory registers,
1904-1946; Police Court register, 1896-1975; Register of local bonds,
1921-1968; Valuation rolls, 1962-1975 (incomplete run); Dean of Guild Court:
register of applications for minor warrants, 1933-1964; Abstracts of accounts,
1956-1974 and undated; Agreements relating to property and public services,
1897-1975.
At the Fife Council Archive Centre,
Markinch:
- B/Np
Newport Burgh Records
Town Council minutes, 1926-1966 (with gaps); town
clerk's letter books, 1891-1952 (with gaps); correspondence of Police
Commissioners, 1887-1916; minutes of Welcome Home Committee for Newport,
Wormit and Forgan, 1944-1949; Dean of Guild court registers of applications
for minor warrants, 1927-1963; Burgh Surveyor and Sanitary inspectors
reports, 1918-1934; assessment for the support of the poor of the parish of
Forgan, 1865-1866; Vicarsford Cemetery committee records, 1933-1968.
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William McM. Owen
: last updated :
30 November 2008
