Kirk Session & Heritors' Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
There are 402 records.
| Date | Entry | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1726 | Alexr. Walker, St Fort, and David Walker, Newport, made elders | CH2/160/2 p.143 |
| Apr 1726 | To a woman who was delivered of a child at the Makle Friartown 12/- | CH2/160/2 p.144 |
| 9 Jun 1726 | Cursing and swearing at the East Waterside - Wm. Patrick | CH2/160/2 p.144 |
| 1 Nov 1726 | To John Strachan for carrying Woodrow's History 18/- | CH2/160/2 p.150 |
| 22 Nov 1726 | Death of bedal James Adamson. Session voted to appoint Arthur Tullos. Wm. Sim [whose tenant Tullos was] objected: Arthur is under a verbal tack with him for ane house yard and oven for the space of 5 years and said house lies upon the Newtown hill being the westmost corner of the parish and session should recall their vote … [or] by lyable for the cost, skarth and damage, and thereupon took instruments. Session upheld their decision. | CH2/160/2 p.151 |
| 7 Mar 1727 | [Schoolmaster states that his house is ruinous. He has applied to the Heritors for reparation in June 1725 yet nothing is done effectively.] … Laird of St Fort pretends a right to the school, though built by the session, and pledging the schoolmaster's house of right be repaired might serve him both for dwelling and school, did promise to give timber great and small instead of the timber that is upon the school, upon appretiation .. made by two members of session [which schoolmaster asks them to do, so he may get his house repaired]. Session [don't have the time] to overtake this affair did refer it till another meeting. | CH2/160/2 p.155 |
| 2 Apr 1727 | [Schoolmaster asks two members of session to inspect the timber at the school in order to get timber equivalent from the Laird of St Fort] - refused as it would carry with it a renunciation of any right the session and parish has to that house as the public school. | CH2/160/2 p.155 |
| 3 May 1727 | Collection for building a correction house given to Mr Annan in Coupar £11 | CH2/160/2 p.157 |
| Sep 1727 | To postage of a letter that concerned the session 1/- | CH2/160/2 p.160 |
| 21 Jan 1728 | Death of minister [Mr Russel] reported | CH2/160/2 p.164 |
| 1728 | [Considerable number of people preached… difficulties in deciding who was to be the new minister. Elders and parishoners want Mr John Ballingall. The Laird of St Fort and Wm. Sim insist on another hearing for Mr John Burn. Some of the non-residing heritors were for Mr Burn. Petitions to Presbytery. Both groups were told to look for someone else. Both groups protested. When Burn preached, the collection was £1-14-0, when Ballingall preached it was £2-5-0. Ballingall consistently brought in greater collections. For Mr Burn - most of the heritors, 2 elders and a considerable number of heads of families. For Mr Ballingall - some of the heritors, all elders but 2, a great many heads of families. | CH2/160/2 pp.165-175 |
| 22 Jan 1729 | At a service today, Wednesday, most present wanted Mr John Gellatly, except a few who kept silent when asked, and Mr Ballingall, writer in Dundee, Wm. Stark in Balmerinoch, Wm. Sym and Alexr. Aitkine who in their own name and in the name of several of the heritors protested against the proceedings of this day. Afterwards a call to Mr John Gellatly was signed by 6 heritors, all the elders except Wm. Sim, and about 100 heads of families. | CH2/160/2 p.175 |
| 24 Apr 1729 | Mr John Gellatly ordained. | CH2/160/2 p.178 |
| Sep 1729 | Schoolmaster Mr John Moncrief removed to Dinbong. Mr Henry Dempster suggested to heritors. | CH2/160/2 p.183 |
| 6 Jan 1730 | Mr Henry Dempster appointed schoolmaster, precentor and clerk. | CH2/160/2 p.183 |
| 6 Jan 1730 | Write to Mr Henry Smyth to provide the money owed or he will be prosecuted. | CH2/160/2 p.184 |
| 11 Jan 1730 | John McFerline, And. Brough and Robt. Ross - breach of Sabbath - travelling unnecessarily and hiring horses. | CH2/160/2 p.185 |
| 28 Jan 1730 | David Lanceman, servant to Alexr. Aitkin in Woodhaven, did unnecessarily go off with hired horses last Lord's Day. | CH2/160/2 p.185 |
| 6 May 1730 | To James Ramsay, wright St Fort, and John Wan, smith St Fort, £1-5-0 for repairs to seats and door of the school. [Payment delayed to the next meeting.] | CH2/160/2 p.187 |
| 6 May 1730 | The schoolmaster represented … that the school and schoolhouse were uninhabitable and unless repaired this summer the school could not be taught therein next winter. Session appointed Thos. Fleming and Wm. Sym to desire James Scott in Mains of St Fort who was appointed collector of the money (the heritors at a meeting of theirs some time ago stinted themselves for a reparation of the school and schoolhouse) to give an account of what has been paid and what is unpaid. | CH2/160/2 p.187 |
| 6 Jun 1730 | Call a meeting of the heritors at the school. | CH2/160/2 p.187 |
| 1 Apr 1731 | Wm. Dunckan, James Ramsay, John Smith, Robt. Fleming and John Dunckan admitted to office of Deacon. | CH2/160/2 p.202 |
| 3 May 1731 | Breach of Sabbath - hiring out of their horses - Wm. McAndrew, Wm. Lanceman jun, David Webster jun. | CH2/160/2 p.203 |
| 5 Jul 1731 | To James Ramsay for planting the school with seats 5/-; to John Ivan for nails for the seats 9/- | CH2/160/2 p.204 |
| 2 Aug 1731 | To Peter Murdo for renewing the tokens £3 | CH2/160/2 p.204 |
| 8 Aug 1732 | The session having sold their bad copper which was in the box received for the same £5-14-0 | CH2/160/2 p.210 |
| 5 Feb 1733 | Breach of Sabbath - hiring out horses for travel - David Wemyss, Alexr. Mackey, Chas. Robertson, Geo. Hay, Wm. Lanceman. [Considering this case] horses hired out on Saturday night knowing they were to be used on the Sabbath. [Petition to St Andrews Presbytery - increasing passage over the river and hiring of horses by passengers from Dundee who cross and take our horses at their own hand so their owners have frequently had to leave divine services and pursue for their horses … travellers from the south compel the boatmen on this side of the water to ferry them to the other side … generally persons of note and such as have their residence in other parts of the Kingdom - why the session's endeavours have not been successful.] | CH2/160/2 pp.212-213 |
| 2 Dec 1734 | Breach of Sabbath - hiring out horses - Wm. Lansman, Wm. Gilchrist, Chas. Robertson - told that under an Act of Synod [in the future] the first offender would be proceeded against in a public manner. | CH2/160/2 p.223 |
| 13 May 1735 | Persons presently deacons to be considered as elders: John Dunckan, John Smith, James Ramsay. Persons to become deacons: Alexr. Young, Alexr. Gibson and David Murdoch. | CH2/160/2 p.226 |
| 20 Nov 1735 | [£ sign being used, and word 'pound' instead of 'lib'] | CH2/160/2 p.229 |
| 16 Dec 1735 | Mgt. Don servant to David Walker, vintner in Newport; Wm. Wilson servant to Wm. Lanceman, horse-hirer in the Waterside | CH2/160/2 p.229 |
| 18 Jul 1736 | Breaking of Sabbath - passing the river with boats - Alexr. Galloway, Robt. Martin, Wm. Birnie, - Kennedy, hirers in the Waterside. | CH2/160/2 p.235 |
| 9 Dec 1736 | Dr Gillespy of Kirkton had … a design to alter the church road from the north to the south side of his new inclosure, and the church stile from the north to the south west corner of the churchyard dike. … session of opinion … a universal … inconvenience to the parishoners … write to the heritors [not resident] … to inform them. | CH2/160/2 p.238 |
| 14 Apr 1737 | Collection for the Orphan Hospital at Edr. £5-8-0 to which session added 12/- making £6 | CH2/160/2 p.240 |
| Dec 1737 | [At this time there are regular monthly payments to] John Melvill 1-4-0; Ann Watson £1; Jannet Coupar £1; Bathia Thomson £1; Isobel Whittot £1 | CH2/160/2 p.246 |
| Feb 1739 | To two men's wages mending the breaches in the roof of the Kirk occasioned by the wind 14 January, 10/- | CH2/160/2 p.255 |
| 27 Jul 1739 | Mr Hendry Dempster schoolmaster having removed to Liff, recommended Mr Thos. Glass and as clerk and precentor, and that the said Mr Glass was to continue during lifetime in that office. | CH2/160/2 p.259 |
| 9 Dec 1739 | Collected for the harbour in Dunbar £2-10-0 | CH2/160/2 p.262 |
| 1 Dec 1740 | A collection to be held for David Martine, he having had a horse stolen from him, £10-12-0 | CH2/160/2 p.266 |
| 6 Jan 1741 | [Price of victual now very high - decided to give more to the poor.] | CH2/160/2 p.267 |
| Feb 1741 | For two trees for seats in the school £1-4-0 | CH2/160/2 p.268 |
| 29 Apr 1741 | Mr Alexr. Walker, St Fort, Dr John Gillespie, Kirktoun, and the minister and session met in obedience to an act of the Justices of the Peace of the Shire of Fife … anent the present indigences of the poor and the manner of thir supply … agreed to bestow 10 bolls meal (8 to be given by the heritors and 2 by the session) whereof 3 parts bear meal and 1 part peese meal … as the supply from Tuesday next 5th May to that day 4 weeks being 2nd June and have appointed £100-18-0 Scots to be paid by the heritors and £29-12-0 by the session in order to buy 20 bolls meal … the one half … the first month … and the other half against the 8th June to come into the hands of Thos. Medicin whom we have appointed overseer and distributer and have appointed said Thos., Robt. Fleeming tenant in Ennerdivot, and John Duncan in Cassowhead collectors of said money … Thos. Medicin agrees to provide the said meal and have [given him] a list of the poor people to be supplied at the rate of 3 lippiess bear meal ans 1 lippie peese meal weekly during the first month … | CH2/160/2 p.270 |
| 29 Apr 1741 | The above mentioned £118-18-0 [sic] being divided among the heritors … as follows: Alexr. Walker, St Fort £31-15-0; Dr John Gillespie, Kirktoun £16-7-2; Rev James Haddow, principal of New College £11-12-6; Alexr. Inglish alias Hamiltoun of Murdastone £17-13-3; Charles Leslie £14-19-6; Alexr. Garden of Troop £7-2-1; Mr Imrie of Flass £6-18-4 1/2d; Mr Alexr. Scrimger of Wormit 4-12-6; Andrew Barkly of Pitalys £1-6-0 1/2d; Mr James Hay £1-6-0 1/2d; Mr Hay of Mortoun £3-14-3. Thus these gentlemen discovered their generosity for the relief of the poor and in this worthy to be imitated by posterity. | CH2/160/2 p.270 |
| 1741 - 1767 | No records April 1741 - April 1767 | CH2/160/2 and CH2/160/3 |
| April 1767 | Charge and discharge of money belonging to the poor of the Parish of Forgan alias St Phyllans collected and depursed from the beginning of April one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven years. Written by Tho. Glass session clerk. [Only discharges noted here by me] | CH2/160/3 p.222+0 |
| 1767 | Agnes Scot whose breast was cut of as formerly mentioned was again in hazard of her life by her breast growing again. Session agreed to be at the expence of a second operation in expectation of assistance from the parish of Leuchars. | CH2/160/3 p.5 |
| 12 Apr 1767 | To David Rollow, distressed £3 Scots; to Mgt. Patersone, distressed £2-8-0 Scots | CH2/160/3 p.222+2 |
| 19 Apr 1767 | To Francis Wallace, poor unable to work £6 | CH2/160/3 p.222+2 |
| 20 Apr 1767 | To David Rollow £1-4-0; to David Younger £1-4-0; to Stephen Dauny [Downie] £1-4-0; to Mgt. Patersone £1-4-0; to Eliz. Tulloes £1-4-0 | CH2/160/3 p.222+2 |
| 17 May 1767 | To Eliz. Tulloes, distressed £3-12-0; to Ann Ramsay, a poor widdow £3 | CH2/160/3 p.222+2 |
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