Kettle Parish Records
- Kettle Church (Kettle East)
The church of Kettle was anciently known as Lathrisk. It was originally
dedicated to St Athernash but there was an additional dedication to St
John the Evangelist. The church was granted to the Priory of St Andrews
prior to 1181 . Ministry at Kettle is first recorded from 1565 in the
person of David Cuke. The parish of Kettle lies in the Presbytery of
Cupar (subsequently the Presbytery of St Andrews) and formerly in the
Synod of Fife. The present parish church was built in 1832. In 1930,
after the union of the United Free Church of Scotland and the Church of
Scotland, there was a local union of congregations. Kettle East, this
congregation, united with Kettle West (the former Kingskettle United
Free Church), and with Balmalcom (formerly Kettle and Cults United Free
Church). The new charge took the name Kettle, using the fomer Kettle
East church. A further link was formed in 1963 with the congregation of
Cults. In 1983 the congregations of Collessie and Ladybank, and Cults
and Kettle were united under the name Howe of Fife.
- Kettle (Kingskettle) United Presbyterian Church (later
United Free and Kettle West Church of Scotland)
The first minister of the congregation of Kettle U.P., which sat within
the Presbytery of Cupar, was ordained around the year 1781. In 1900, at
the time of the union of the Free Church and the United Presbyterians,
Kettle U.P. was renamed Kingskettle Free Church, and the charge of
Pitlessie was united with Kingskettle U.F. in 1901. Following the 1929
union between the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church a
further name change took place and Kingskettle U.F. became Kettle West
Church of Scotland. During the following year Kettle West united with
the congregation of Balmalcolm and Kettle East, under the name of
Kettle Church of Scotland, and after this local union the former Kettle
West Church ceased to be used as a place of worship.
- Kettle and Cults Free Church / 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 United Free Church charge was in the
presbytery of Cupar and the synod of Fife and Angus.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library, with digital copies of the earlier volumes at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CH2/207
Kettle Kirk Session
Minutes, 1682-1731, 1742-1778; Register of testimonials, 1648-1660;
Roll of adherents, 1890-1930; Miscellaneous documents, undated;
Accounts, 1731-1843; Minutes, 1881-1930; Communion roll, 1888-1902 and
1925-1939; Stipend,
1782-1840; Cash book, 1778-1788; Deas bequest minutes and accounts,
1861-1897; Baptismal register, 1878-1930.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- CH3/188
Kettle (Kingskettle) United Presbyterian Church (later United Free and
West Church of Scotland)
Session minutes, 1832-1930 [some deaths etc. noted on back cover of
volume for 1832-1868]; Communion roll, 1874-1915; Manager's
minutes, 1819-1952; Accounts, 1789-1854; Manager's and congregational
minutes, 1855-1893; Manse committee minutes, 1878-1884; Accounts
relative to building of church,
1851-1853; Ledger, 1854-1893; Manager's and congregational minutes and
accounts, 1893-1930; Communion roll,1915-1930.
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Family History Centres.
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- CH3/1066
Kettle and Cults Free church / 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:
- Kettle Kirk Session
- 435/1
Minutes, 1633-1658; Minutes and Collections, 1691-1694.
- 435/4
Accounts, 1699-1722.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR/81
Kettle parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1732-1928; Cash book, 1854-1930; Papers relating to
transference of property to Church of Scotland, 1927-1928;
Correspondence, 1709-1930; Plan of manse, undated.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- FCC/6/32
Kettle Parochial Board / Parish Council
Minute books, 1867-1936.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- Kettle School / Kingskettle Public School
Log books, 1875-1949; Admissions Registers, 1875-1969, 1939-1988;
School Board Minutes 1873-1919.
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