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.
The church website
has detailed information about its history.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library, with digital copies of the earlier volumes at the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CH2/160
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.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St
Andrews University Library:
- CH2/1606
Newport-on-Tay Kirk Session
List at St Andrews University Library.
- CH2/1615
Wormit Kirk Session
List at St Andrews University Library.
- 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:
- IRS66/302
Valuation Office (Scotland): Field Book, 1910-1920: Forgan
Parish
Entries 1-86.
- IRS66/303-313
Valuation Office (Scotland): Field Book, 1910-1920: Forgan
Parish, Newport Burgh
Entries 1-943, + Supplementaries.
- IRS113
Valuation Office (Scotland) maps to accompany the above field books,
scale 1/2500, Ordnance Survey sheets for Fife.
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 Newport
Library and Heritage Centre, Blyth Street, Newport-on-Tay:
- Records of the Mars Training Ship, 1869-1929.
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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