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Cults is a parish in the centre of Fife. It is bounded by Collessie, Monimail, Cupar, Ceres, and Kettle. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Crossgates, Cults Mill, Hospital Mill, Pitlessie, Walton
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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 Cults belonged to the College of St Salvator at St Andrews. At Pitlessie in the parish three fairs were held in honour of St Malrubh, St Katherine, and St Philip. (1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(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 |
| 1693-1854 | Cults | 419 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Cults | 419 | RD |
| 2009 | Fife, Cupar | 417 | RD |
| 2026 | Fife Council; Cults 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
Black, Brown, Crawford, Donaldson, Garland, Lawson, Scott, Smith, Speed, Wallace
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 David Wilkie.
"The number of inhabitants at present (1791) is 534. There are 3 corn-mills, 2 barley mills, 2 lint mills, 2 threshing machines, and 1 malt mill driven by water. There is one inn, and four licensed ale-houses in the parish."
(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. 407
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 9, Section I, p. 558
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
