Kilmany Parish Records
- Kilmany Church
The old parish church of Kilmany, which was rebuilt in 1768, is thought
to have been dedicated to St Adrian and formerly belonged to St
Salvator's College St Andrews. In 1934, following the 1929 union of the
Church of Scotland and the United Free Church, Kilmany was joined with
the former United Free church congregation of Rathillet, after the
union the charge continued under the name of Kilmany and both churches
remained in use for public worship. Kilmany was later linked in 1956
with Flisk, however this arrangement was terminated in 1971 in favour
of union between Flisk, Kilmany and also Creich, under the name of
Creich, Flisk and Kilmany. A further link was established between the
united parish and Monimail in 1983. 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.
- Rathillet Church (Burgher, later United Presbyterian,
United Free and Church of Scotland)
The Burgher congregation of Rathillet was first established in 1762,
following a petition to the Burgher Presbytery of Perth requesting
sermon within the district of Rathillet. A church to house the
congregation (which was later replaced in 1860) was erected in that
same year and the first minister, George Thomson, was ordained in 1764.
The church became part of the United Presbyterian Church in 1847. In
the second half of the 19th century the local population was in decline
which significantly affected church attendance. Following the union of
the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland in 1900,
when Rathillet became the United Free Church of Rathillet, the charge
stood vacant and after unsuccessful attempts to secure a local union,
was reduced to a preaching station. In 1927 Rathillet was restored to
full status, and following the union of the Church of Scotland and the
United Free Church in 1929, Rathillet united with the Parish Church of
Kilmany in 1934. After the union the charge continued under the name of
Kilmany and both churches remained in use for public worship. Kilmany
was later linked in 1956 with Flisk, but this arrangement was
terminated in 1971 in favour of union between Flisk, Kilmany and also
Creich, under the name of Creich, Flisk and Kilmany. A further link was
established between the united parish and Monimail in 1983. The kirk
session 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:
- CH2/1546
Kilmany Kirk Session
Minutes, 1696-1774, 1792-1803, 1813-1821, 1831-1834, 1837-1846 and
1853-1934; Collections and disbursements, 1780-1828; Communion roll,
1859-1862 and 1913-1949; Register of marriages and baptisms, 1706-1725
and 1730-1894; Register of proclamations, 1894-1966.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library:
- CH3/1565
Rathillet Kirk Session (Burgher, later United Presbyterian, United Free
and Church of Scotland)
Session minutes, 1763-1934; Collections and disbursements, 1764-1771;
Marriages, 1764-1800; Baptisms, 1781-1884 and 1934; Burials, 1783-1836;
Board of management minutes, 1909-1936; Communion roll,
[1846]-1888-1934; Rathillet Cow Society minutes, 1864-1897; Luthrie
Tract Society minutes, 1839-1902.
A transcript of the Rathillet Associate
Congregation
baptisms and marriages, 1762-1840 (with gaps), has been published by
the Fife Family History
Society
Baptismal Registers No. 2. It is also
available on
CD and on the Records
pages of their website.
Included in the Old Parochial Registers on microfilm and at
the ScotlandsPeople
Centre, Edinburgh but not online:
- 437/1
Kilmany Kirk Session
Accounts 1749-1820
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR/524
Kilmany parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1837-1929 (including Kirk Session and Parochial Board minutes,
1837-1907); Accounts, 1867-1929; Cash book, 1901-1929; Papers relating
to buildings, 1861-1926; Papers relating to transference to Church of
Scotland, 1925-1929; Letter books, 1900-1934.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- FCC/6/34
Kilmany Parochial Board / Parish Council
Minute books, 1868-1930
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- Kilmany School
Log books 1867-1961, 1932-1981; admissions registers, 1874-1981 (gaps).
- Kilmany School Board
Minutes 1873-1919.
- Rathillet School
Log books, 1961-1992; admissions registers 1879-1997 (gaps).
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
- GD26/7/304
Hearth Tax - Kilmany parish
- E326
Assessed Taxes Schedules 1748-1802
Data provided by the Scottish Archive Network
(SCAN)
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