Kirk Session & Heritors' Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
There are 402 records.
| Date | Entry | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1845 | [Heritors Records] Appointed Mr Smith, schoolmaster, as Inspector of Poor [This post of the Parochial Board is created by the 'Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Relief of the Poor in Scotland', 1845] | HR388/1 |
| 1846 | [Heritors Records] 1846 Assessment: St Fort £47-18-6; Tayfield £22-1-5 1/2d; Kirkton £14-10-1; Newton £13-1-3 1/2d.; Wormit 4-2-0; Morton £3-5-10; Total £104-19-2 | HR388/1 |
| 2 Feb 1847 | [Heritors Records] Income: Balance forward £1-15-3; [sale of] Mgt. Meldrum's furniture £4-9-3; Mortcloth and hearse money £2-16-6; [from] James Heggie towards support of his father £1-15-0; Church collections (half year) 30-1-7; Amount of assessment £80; Total Income £120-17-7 | HR388/1 |
| 2 Feb 1847 | [Heritors Records] Expenditure: Regular poor £49-11-0; Occasional poor £4-7-6; Lunatics £32-3-2; Inspect. & Treas. salary £10; Presby. clerk £1; Session clerk £1-13-0; Beadle (half year) £1; Precentor (half year) £2-10-0; Insurance on church £3; Register of Poor 12/6; Sundries 13/4; Total Expenditure £106-10-6. Balance in hand: £14-7-1 | HR388/1 |
| Feb 1847 | [Heritors Records] Dr Hill - £10 as parochial physician | HR388/1 |
| 3 Aug 1847 | [Heritors Records] [Received] Mortcloth & hearse money £3-16-0 | HR388/1 |
| 3 Aug 1847 | [Heritors Records] Robert Younger born Creich 22 Jan 1804 son of Wm. Younger, ploughman, Creich, and Janet Smith - living in Forgan parish when he came of age (14), claimed therefore that Forgan is liable for his family's expenses now that he is deceased. He joined the army in 1821 and was discharged 13 Jul 1842. He died at Cupar on or about 18 Jun 1847 leaving a widow and 4 children of 14, 8, 4 and 7 months. Family lived in Forgan parish Martinmas 1808 to Martinmas 1825. Claim refuted - his grandfather is liable and his 'industrial residence' is Ferryport. | HR388/1 |
| 3 Aug 1847 | [Heritors Records] Case of Robert Pearson, pauper | HR388/1 |
| 3 Aug 1847 | [Heritors Records] provision of soup kitchen by Mr & Mrs Stewart, St Fort, for poor during the last severe winter | HR388/1 |
| Aug 1848 | [Heritors Records] Erection of an enclosure at the burying ground by Mr Sinclair, feuar, Newport without permission. Donation of at least £5 to poor funds required, otherwise to be removed. £5 subsequently received from Mr Sinclair. | HR388/1 |
| 1849 | [Heritors Records] Money in trust for orphans McIntosh | HR388/1 |
| 1850 | [Heritors Records] Dr Hill shall attend at the infant school at Newport to vaccinate the children of the parish. | HR388/1 |
| 1850 | [Heritors Records] One quarter's board paid for 2 lunatics at the asylum. | HR388/1 |
| 1850 | [Heritors Records] Heritors are meeting the cost of 2 lunatics at the asylum £95-13-7 1/2d. Total other parochial expenditure is only £5-8-6 | HR388/1 |
| 1851 | [Heritors Records] One quarter's board paid for 3 lunatics at the asylum. | HR388/1 |
| 20 Jun 1852 | Agnes Laing, married woman, residing in this parish, gave birth to an illegitimate child on 8 March, Thomas Brown, residing Cupar, was the father. | CH2/160/5 p2 |
| 8 May 1853 | Ann Ritchie, residing Balmungo, St Andrews, had given birth to a child 6 weeks ago, John Williamson, son of Thrift Williamson, farmer, Burnside, was the father. He supported the child. Guilt committed while she had been a servant at Burnside. | CH2/160/5 p4 |
| 15 May 1853 | James Band, farm servant - fornication with Marion Pearson - child born. | CH2/160/5 p4 |
| 16 Sep 1853 | Elspeth Taylor, fornication with [blank] Murdoch, birth of a child. | CH2/160/5 p3 |
| 25 Sep 1853 | Cholera - Kirk Session members are also the Parochial Board. Mr M Smith, session clerk, is also inspector of the poor. Inspect for nuisances; medicines to be given to the poor if required. No special meeting to be held to avoid creating unnecessary alarm in the parish. | CH2/160/5 p5 |
| 2 Oct 1853 | Cholera - with a few exceptions, the whole of Newport is in a very cleanly condition. Inspection team - Mr Smith, William Conacher & John Foggie, elders. Told to examine the rest of the parish. | CH2/160/5 p6 |
| 25 Sep 1853 | Ellison Gulland, Causewayhead, mother of illegitimate child - father is David Smith at present residing in London. | CH2/160/5 |
| 1853 | Session consists of minister (Rev Dr Thomson), James Buist, John Foggie, William Conacher, with the clerk (the schoolmaster at the time) | CH2/160/5 |
| 5 Mar 1854 | Robert Morris and Ann Ness his spouse - antenuptial fornication. | CH2/160/5 p8 |
| 4 Feb 1855 | Alexander Whyte and Helen Gulland his spouse - antenuptial fornication. [At this time, there is no other business for the Session other than dealing with these cases.] | CH2/160/5 p9 |
| 24 Feb 1855 | Margaret Renton, residing Pittenweem, gave birth there to an illegitimate child in November, father was James Adamson, residing Ladarna, parish of Cameron, guilt committed in Forgan parish | CH2/160/5 p9 |
| 22 Apr 1855 | John Allan and Catharine McKie his spouse - antenuptial fornication. | CH2/160/5 p10 |
| 10 Jun 1855 | David Rutherford, parish of Nydie [sic] and Mary Cunningham his spouse, residing here - antenuptial fornication in parish of Dairsie. | CH2/160/5 p10 |
| 17 Jun 1855 | James Brand, residing in parish of Abdie and Mary Peary Pearson his spouse residing here here - antenuptial fornication. | CH2/160/5 p11 |
| 1855 | [Heritors Records] no other deaths are recorded from 1850 to 1855 | HR388/1 |
| 11 Sep 1855 | [Heritors Records] Advanced by order of the P Board of Flisk: 23 Jan 1855 to Christian Just for her illlegitimate child 2/-; 15 Feb 3/-; 17 Mar 6/-; 10 Apr 6/-; total 17/-. Repaid 11 Sep by the Inspector of Flisk 17/-. | HR388/1 (inside back cover) |
| 12 Nov 1855 | [Heritors Records] [Paid] Washing the communion table linen 2/6; grease for hearse 1/- | HR388/1 |
| 31 Mar 1856 | [Heritors Records] Mr Matthew, present schoolmaster, is to retire due to ill health. He retains his salary of £34. Assistant teacher to be appointed to take the whole charge of the school and occupy the schoolhouse - appoint Mr James Spence Smith. | HR388/1 |
| 18 May 1856 | Jemima Cramb, lately a member of this congregation, had given birth to an illegitimate child at Kinnoul, Perth on 12 February, she alleges that Alexander Rhind jun. is the father. Guilt committed while she resided at his father's house in Newport. Alexander Rhind acknowledges the charge but he is not a member of this congregation. Refer matter back to Kinnoul to deal with Jemima, and forward a note to Minister of Free Church at Newport where Alexander was wont to attend. | CH2/160/5 p12 |
| 18 May 1856 | James S Smith is now session clerk. | CH2/160/5 p12 |
| 29 Jun 1856 | Catherine Scott residing at Newport - acknowledged fornication. | CH2/160/5 p13 |
| 25 Jan 1857 | Jess McGregor confessed fornication. This is a trilapse - refer to Presbytery for advice. | CH2/160/5 p14 |
| 29 Jan 1857 | Agreed to pay James S Smith, session clerk, £4 as his salary instead of £1 13s. 0d. in consideration of his registering baptisms & granting communion cards & certificates without fee. | CH2/160/5 p14 |
| 5 Apr 1857 | James Balsillie and Elizabeth Martin his spouse, residing at Woodhaven - antenuptial fornication. | CH2/160/5 p15 |
| 21 Jun 1857 | Elizabeth Duncan - public scandal had debarred her for some time from the Church. Confessed sin, church privileges restored. | CH2/160/5 p16 |
| 21 Jun 1857 | [blank] Lonie - antenuptual fornication. | CH2/160/5 p16 |
| 1 Nov 1857 | George Whyte, beadle, has resigned. James Brown to be appointed, but Whyte to continue as sexton or grave digger for a time. | CH2/160/5 p16 |
| Jul 1858 | [Heritors Records] Mr James Spence Smith resigns as assistant teacher. Appoint Mr Wm. Jamie presently assistant teacher at Leuchars parish school. | HR388/1 |
| 3 Oct 1858 | William Jamie, schoolmaster, appointed Session Clerk in room of James S Smith, resigned. Same terms. | CH2/160/5 p18 |
| 3 Oct 1858 | Session sanctions the loan of the money left to them by the late John Hay for behalf of the poor of the parish to the Directors of the Newport Gas Light Company. Annual interest to be expended according to Mr Hay's intentions. Mr Hay's fund now is £198 2s. 0d., session to round up to £200 for loan to Gas Company. | CH2/160/5 p18 |
| 24 Oct 1858 | William Brand and Agnes Watson - antenuptual fornication. | CH2/160/5 p18 |
| 24 Oct 1858 | David Leighton, unmarried, - fornication - he is father of child of Jessie Milne, residing Woodhaven | CH2/160/5 p19 |
| 28 Nov 1858 | David Leighton and Jessie Milne now married | CH2/160/5 p20 |
| 1859 | [Heritors Records] Price of a chalder of oatmeal for all of Scotland £13-15-10 1/2d. Forgan paid its schoolmaster 2 chalders i.e. £27-11-9 (a reduction), therefore agreed to pay the former salary (£34). | HR388/1 |
| 1 May 1859 | John Berry, Tayfield, added to list of elders. | CH2/160/5 p22 |
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