Collessie is a parish in the north-west of Fife. It is bounded by Abdie, Monimail, Cults, Kettle, Falkland, Auchtermuchty, Abernethy, and Newburgh. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Bastine, Coalford, Collessie, Edenton or Edentown, Gifferton or Giffordton, Kinloch, Ladybank, Monkston, Rossie Wester, Trafalgar
Kinloch, Nether Rankeillour, Rossie House
The parish of Cults had a detached part which was situated at Sweethome, and was entirely surrounded by the parish of Collessie. This detached part was annexed to Collessie. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Collessie belonged to the Abbey of Lindores.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Ladybank. The parish of Ladybank was disjoined from Collessie on 5 June 1882. (1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Collessie (QO)
Ladybank (QS)
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1696-1854 | Collessie | 416 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Collessie | 416 | RD |
| 2009 | Fife, Auchtermuchty | 418 | RD |
| 2026 | Fife Council; Collessie Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Crichton, Duncan, Henderson, Mitchell, Robertson, Scott, Smith, Turner, Wallace, Williamson
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr Andrew Walker.
"After a very exact survey this year (1791), the number of souls were found to amount to 949. In the principal village, called Kinloch, there are 191 souls."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 2, p. 416
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 9, Section I, p. 21
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
