Pittenweem Parish Records
On the 8th November 1588 the lands of the parish of
Pittenweem were disjoined from that of Anstruther Wester by Royal
Charter of King James VI, and the parish itself was erected by Act of
Parliament on the 28th June 1633. The parish church was built in 1588
and later restored in 1883. In 1941, following the 1929 union of the
Church of Scotland and the United Free Church, Pittenweem parish church
(known after 1929 as Pittenweem St Adrian) was joined with the former
United Free Church congregation of Pittenweem St Fillan's. The two
charges united under the name of Pittenweem and after the union the
former United Free church was converted for use as a church hall. The
kirk session of Pittenween, which was linked in 1971 with Carnbee, sits
within the Presbytery of St Andrews.
- Pittenweem, relief, United Presbyterian, United Free, St
Fillans Church of Scotland:
The Relief congregation of Pittenweem was first established
in 1777
and although the exact date is not recorded, George Haliburton
Nicolson, the first minister of the charge, was ordained during the
latter half of that year. A new church was opened in 1847, the year
that it became part of the United Presbyterian Church, within the
Presbytery of Kirkcaldy. Following the union of the United Presbyterian
Church and the Free Church of Scotland in 1900, the congregation became
Pittenweem United Free Church; and following the 1929 union of the
Church of Scotland and the United Free Church Pittenween U.F. was
termed Pittenweem St Fillans, Church of Scotland. In 1941 Pittenweem
united with the parish church of Pittenweem St Adrian under the name of
Pittenweem, and after the union the former United Free church was
converted for use as church halls with the parish church remaining in
use as the place of worship. The kirk session of Pittenweem, which was
linked in 1971 with Carnbee, 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:
- CH2/833
Pittenweem Kirk Session
Accounts, 1650-1662 and 1790-1820; Penalties paid, 1650-1661;
Debursement of penalties, 1650-1662; Accounts of 'pands' received for
marriages, 1650-1662; Minutes, 1653-1655 and 1819-1941; Minutes and
accounts, 1685-1816; Scroll minutes, 1895-1942; Scroll minutes and
accounts, 1725-1729 and 1738; Treasurer's accounts, 1813-1832 and
1851-1883; Collections, 1814-1823; Baptismal register, 1855-1941;
Marriage register, 1855-1941; Charter by Strang, burgess of burgh of
Pittenweem, to Susan Lumisdane, 1612; Account of fees paid for
proclamations and baptisms, 1827; Miscellaneous papers, 17th and 18th
cent; Cash book, 1895-1936; Seat letting book, 1941-1959; Communion
roll, 1872-1884 and 1889-1957; Proclamation register, 1941-1980;
Congregational Board minutes, 1941-1993.
At the Special
Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library:
- CH3/802
Pittenweem, relief, United Presbyterian, United Free, St Fillans Church
of Scotland
Minutes, 1814-1941; Manager's and congregational minutes, 1829-1842 and
1845-1941; Baptismal register, 1866-1940; Account book, 1930-1941;
Proclamation register, 1936-1940; Communion roll, 1884-1932 and
1935-1941.
Included in the Old Parochial Registers on microfilm and at
the ScotlandsPeople
Centre, Edinburgh but not online:
- 452/3
Pittenweem Kirk Session
Minutes, 1612, 1619-1652
At the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, USA, but
available on microfilm at LDS Family History Centres around the world:
- Microfilm no. 104155 Item 7
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pittenweem Branch
Record of members, 1842-1853.
Records retained by the church:
- The Episcopal Church in Pittenweem (St John's) has
registers which are still kept
by the church. Those for the period before 1855 are listed below. A
transcript of these
entries has been published by the Fife Family History Society Baptismal
Registers No. 5. It is also available on CD and onthe Recordspages
of their website:
| Pittenweem (St John) |
Births / Baptisms |
Marriages |
Burials |
| |
1800-1854 |
1799-1852 (few in number) |
1812-1854 (very few) |
At the Manuscript Department of the
Special
Collections
Department of St Andrews University Library:
- Pittenweem Burgh Records
Burgh Register of Dispositions, bonds, etc, 1721-1881; Court book,
1630-1669.
On the Records pages
of the Fife Family
History Society's website
there is an index to Pittenweem Burgh Register of Deeds (1721-1881).
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- HR/68
Pittenweem parish heritors' records
Minutes, 1820-1829, 1857-1929; Cash book, 1857-1929; Teind roll, 1948.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- VR70
Valuation Rolls: Pittenweem Burgh
1885-1930; the Roll from 1930 is
included in the Valuation Roll for the County of Fife
- VR101
Valuation Rolls: Fife
1855-1975;
covers the part of the parish outwith the Burgh, and the Burgh itself
from 1930
- B/60
Pittenweem Burgh Records
Register of sasines, 1669-1960; Register of sasines minutes, 1733-1748,
1821-1960; Index to register of sasines, 1865-1926.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- B/Pi
Pittenweem Burgh records
Valuation and assessment
rolls for Burgh and Parish of Pittenweem, 1845-1933.
At the Manuscript Department of the
Special
Collections
Department of St Andrews University Library:
- B/60
Pittenweem Burgh Records
Assessment rolls, 1973-1975.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre,
Markinch:
- FCC/6/48
Pittenweem Parochial Board / Parish Council
Minute books, 1845-1917.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre,
Markinch:
- Pittenweem Public School
Log books, 1917-1981.
- Pittenweem South Infants School
Log books, 1899-1909.
- Pittenweem East School
Log books, 1873-1939.
- Pittenweem School Board
Minute Books 1873-1919.
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:
- E326
Assessed Taxes Schedules, 1748-1802
Pittenweem Royal Burgh:
- Window tax, May 1757-Apr 1798
- Commutation tax, 1784-1798
- Inhabited house tax, 1784-1798
- Female servant tax, 1785-1792
At the Manuscript Department of the
Special
Collections
Department of St Andrews University Library:
- B/60
Pittenweem Burgh Records
Council minutes, 1629-1776, 1795-1975; Court book, 1630-1669; Burgh
chartularies, 1721-1881; Assessment rolls, 1973-1975; Register of
voters, 1887; Register of Dispositions, bonds, etc, 1721-1881;
Abstracts of accounts, undated.
On the Records pages
of the Fife Family
History Society's website
there is an index to Pittenweem Burgh Register of Deeds (1721-1881).
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- B/Pi
Pittenweem Burgh records
Town council minutes, 1969-1973; town clerk's letter books, 1836-1953
(with gaps); town council accounts, 1816-1942 (with gaps); Joint
Pittenweem and Anstruther water committee records, 1886-1970; Dean of
Guild Court register of plans, 1905-1971 and architectural drawings,
1920-1936; attendance book, St Adrian's Masonic Lodge, 1898-1916;
papers relating to Pittenweem coalfield, 1894-1943; minutes of heritors
of Pittenweem Burgh and Parish, 1829-1857; licensing register,
1879-1903; register of electors, 1832-1856; valuation and assessment
rolls for Burgh and Parish of Pittenweem, 1845-1933.
At the National
Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh:
- B/60
Pittenweem Burgh Records
Pittenweem burgh records, 1669-1960, including: Register of sasines,
1669-1960; Register of sasines minutes, 1733-1748, 1821-1960; Index to
register of sasines, 1865-1926.
At the Fife
Council Archive Centre, Markinch:
- B/Pi
Pittenweem Burgh records
Register of electors, 1832-1856.
At the Manuscript Department of the
Special
Collections
Department of St Andrews University Library:
- B/60
Pittenweem Burgh Records
Register of
voters, 1887.
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