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| Kinghorn part of the present-day town of Kirkcaldy (Invertiel) |
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There are 2 cemeteries in Kinghorn parish:
1. Kinghorn Churchyard, Nethergate, Kinghorn (grid ref. NT 272869):
2. Kinghorn Cemetery, Viewforth Place, Kinghorn (grid ref. NT 265864):
The pre-1855 monumental inscriptions are listed in "Fifeshire Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) vol. 2 The western parishes" by John Fowler Mitchell & Sheila Mitchell, published by the Scottish Genealogy Society. ISBN 0901061972
The original 1841 census returns were lost in transit to Edinburgh.
Parish / district reference number for 1851 - 1901 censuses: 439. Some parts in 442 from 1861 (see Civil Registration).
Further information on the main Fife page.
The original Old Parish Records (of baptisms / births, proclamations / marriages, and burials) of the Church of Scotland, which cover the years up to 1854, are held in the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh, and copies on microfilm may be consulted in local libraries and at LDS Family History Centres around the world. The baptisms / births and proclamations / marriages (but not deaths) can also be searched at Scotland's People - the online database of Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death & Census records at the General Register Office. The index can also be searched on the LDS FamilySearch website.
Deaths are listed on Fife Family History Society's Pre-1855 Fife Deaths CD.
The old parish records span the following dates (although there may be gaps within these ranges):
| Kinghorn OPR | Births / baptisms | Proclamations / marriages | Deaths / burials / mortcloths |
| 439/1 | 1576-1689 | ||
| 439/2 | 1689-1724 | 1683-1724 | 1685-1716 |
| 439/3 | 1725-1782 | 1725-1782 | |
| 439/4 | 1782-1819 | 1782-1819 | |
| 439/5 | 1820-1854 | 1820-1854 |
| Data supplied by General Register Office for Scotland |
The 1865 Ecclesiastical Directory lists the parish church, a second Established Church at Invertiel, the United Presbyterian Church, the Free Church in Kinghorn and the Free Church at Invertiel.
There was also a Free Church, a relief / burgher congregation (later United Presbyterian) - Rosslands and a Free Church at Invertiel.
Kirk Session and similar records for the parish church (CH2/472), Rosslands UP (CH3/405), the Free Church at Kinghorn(CH3/406) and the Free Church at Invertiel (CH3/1455) are held at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
The Presbytrie Book of Kirkcaldie, the record of the proceedings of the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy (which includes references to this parish), from 15 April 1630 - 14 September 1653, is available online.
Heritors' Records (HR238) are at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths began in Scotland on 1st January 1855. Full information on the main Fife page.
| Registration district | number | start date | end date |
| Kinghorn | 439 | 1855 | 1967 |
| Kirkcaldy | 442 | 1968 | 1971 |
| Kirkcaldy | 421 | 1972 | 2002 |
| Fife | 421 | 2003 |
Registration districts did not necessarily coincide exactly with parishes. In the 20th century especially, there were frequent changes in registration districts. Parts of Kinghorn parish are in Kirkcaldy registration district.
On the Records pages of the Fife Family History Society website there is an index to Kinghorn Burgh Register of Deeds (1682-1854).
| Kinghorn town centre | Ordnance Survey Grid Reference | GPS | Post code | Lat. 56°4'9"N |
| NT 269868 | 56.068423 -3.175733 |
KY3 9TU | Lon. 3°10'34"W |
On the Records pages of the Fife Family History Society website there is a transcription of Westwood's 1861 Parochial Directory of Fife.
On 15th May 1891, the following subjects were transferred from the parish of Aberdour to the parish of Kinghorn: Kilrie Gate and part of Kilrie Farm.
In 1901, part of the parish of Kinghorn (Invertiel) was included in the combined parish of Kirkcaldy & Dysart.
A Vision of Britain provides historical descriptions, population & housing statistics, historic boundaries and maps.
Notices from the local records of Dysart, a compilation from various sources covering both parish and burgh matters from 1534 to 1697, is available online. It includes references to matters in this parish.
The Ordnance Survey [Place] Name Books 1850-1854 are held at the Fife Council Archive Centre. There is an index to the entries for this parish on the Fife Council website (select A in the A-Z list, then Archives).
Fife Deaths Abroad 1855-1900 - a compilation of overseas deaths recorded in Fife newspapers - has been produced by Andrew Campbell of Fife Family History Society. The Society have recently re-published it in their Publications Series, 28.
The relief of paupers after 1845 was carried out by the Parochial Board and later by the Parish Council. Their records are at the Fife Council Archive Centre.
Peter Higginbotham's website has a lot of information about Kirkcaldy combination poorhouse.
| Year | Population | |
| 1755 | 2389 | |
| 1801 | 2308 | |
| 1851 | 3030 | |
| 1901 | 3400 | * boundary changed |
| 1951 | 2899 |
See also A Vision of Britain for population statistics.
Prior to 1824, wills, testaments & inventories of residents of Kinghorn may be found in either the St Andrews Commissariot (CC20) or the Edinburgh Commissariot (CC8) records. From 1824, commissary business has been conducted by the Sheriff Court of Fife at Cupar (SC20). From 1960, it has been conducted at Kirkcaldy (SC23) Sheriff Court.
Indexes and finding aids are given on the main Fife page.
Local sources worth searching for deeds include St Andrews Commissary Court, Cupar Sheriff Court and Kinghorn Burgh Register of Deeds.
School Board Records and / or school logbooks are held at the Fife Council Archive Centre.
The archives of the former Burgh of Kinghorn are held by Fife Council Archives. They include Council Minutes from 1709; Register of Deeds & Protests from 1682; voters rolls from 1832; and Register of Sasines 1620-1809. The Register of Sasines for 1810-1927 is at the National Archives of Scotland.
On the Records pages of the Fife Family History Society website there is an index to Kinghorn Burgh Register of Deeds (1682-1839).
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