Drumeldrie
Newburn is a parish on the south coast of Fifeshire. It is bounded by Largo Bay, and by the parishes of Largo, Kilconquhar, and Elie. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Balbaird, Blinkbonny, Drumeldrie, Dumbarnie, East Coates, Easter Newburn, Monturpie, Newburn, Rosebank, West Coates, Wester Lathallan, Wester Newburn
Balchristie or Balchrystie, Orkie
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Drumeldrie, dedicated to St Serf, belonged to the Abbey of Dunfermline. (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 |
| 1628-1854 | Newburn | 451 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Newburn | 451 | RD |
| 2009 | Fife, Methil | 415 | RD |
| 2026 | Fife Council; Newburgh 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
Anderson, Bell, Brown, Keay, King, Robertson, Sime, Smith, Thomson, Wilson
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 Thomas Lawrie, Minister.
"The number of souls was found by the minister, in the course of his parochial visitation in April 1794, to amount exactly to 456. From a recent enumeration it appeared, that the inhabitants under 10 years of age were 142. Cameronians, Independents, persons belonging to the Burgher Congregation, and also to what is called the Relief Congregation, are to be found here. The number of Independents is about 20. The members of the Relief Congregation are about the same number; the Burgers amount to 12; and the number of Cameronians is confined to two. Diversity of religious sentiments does not prevent social intercourse, and mutual good offices.
In describing the general character of the people, it is but justice to pronounce them sober, regular, industrious. Humanity, too, it must be mentioned to their honour, holds a conspicuous place in the catalogue of their virtues."
(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 16, p. 130
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 9, Section I, p. 124
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
