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INVERTIEL BAPTISMS 1844-1854

[From-CH2/925/7]

[Invertiel was opened as an Extension Church on 9th April 1837, and was constituted a quoad sacra congregation of the Church of Scotland in the following month. A baptismal register was kept from October 1844, and extends to October 1854. It would appear that baptims were kept after October 1854 but the last 9 pages in the Register have been torn out]


LAYOUT. First comes the name of the parents in BLOCK CAPITALS; then the births/baptisms of their children in chronological order. Usually two dates have been given, the first being the birth and the second the baptism. With children born and baptised in the same month, the year has only been given once - eg. for a person born 6 July 1849 and baptised 26 July 1849, it has been indexed either as 6/26 July 1849, but more usually as 6 July/26 July 1849. A dash (-) equates to no birth or baptismal entry in the original register.


ADAMS, JAMES, weaver In Pratt St. [Dysart], & MGT SAUNDERS; Isabella, 3 Dec 1847/2 Jan 1848

ADAMSON, JAMES, warper in Links, & JANET GERRARD; Magdalene, -/3 July 1854

AITKEN, GEORGE, farmer in Tyrie, & HELEN LEWIS; James, 15 Jan/ 6 Feb 1853

ALEXANDER, DAVID, potter in Links, & JANET IRVINE; Mary, 31 Dec 1852/6 Feb 1853

ANDERSON, THOMAS, blacksmith in West Bridge, and Morningside (1848), & MGT KINNINMONTH; David, 2 Jan/1 Feb 1846; Thomas, 28 Feb/20 March 1848; Alexander, 11 Jan/10 Feb 1850

ANDERSON, WILLIAM: wright In West Bridge, & ISABELLA REDDIE.. Euphemla. 9 Nov/11 Dec 1845: Thomas. 15 June/16 July 1848; Isabella, 27 Oct/27 Nov 1851


BALFOUR, ANDREW, vet surgeon, Balwearle Tower, & JANE ALLAN; Jane Anderson, 10 Apr/10 May 1846; Agnes Gilchrist, 26 Oct/7 Dec 1847; Alexander, 8 Jul/22 Aug 1849; Andrew, 6 June/7 July 1851

BARCLAY, WILLIAM, potter in Links, & ELIZABETH JACKSON; Charles 24 Sep/26 Oct 18 51

BARRON, ADAM, baker in Links, & AGNES GILLESPIE; James Gillesple, 25 Apr/14 May 1848

BAXTER, ARNOT, wright in Links, & HELEN HOPE; Helen Hope. 15 Oct/10 Nov 1844; Christian Hope, 27 Feb/8 May 1848; Hope and Leslie (Twins), 12 Aug/1 Oct 1850

BAXTER ' JOHN, sailor in Links, & JEAN RUSSELL; John, 2 Sep/22 Sep 1850

BEATTIE, ALEXANDER, weaver in Links, & ELIZABETH BLYTH; Andrew, 11 Nov/26 Nov 1845

BEVERIDGE, ROBERT, sailor, West Bridge, and Morningside (1850) and SOPHIA RENNIE; Robert, 20 Sep/1 Dec 1844; George, 4 Feb/3 Mar 1850

BLACK, JOHN, farm servant in North Pitteadie (1850) and Pitteuchar (1852), and flesher, Links (1854), and CATHERINE BALFOUR; John. 7 Jul/15 Sep 1850; Alexander, 30 Dec 1851/1 Feb 1852; James 1 Jul/7 Aug 1954

BOGIE, ALEXANDER, gardener in West Bridge, & JANE NICOLL; Elizabeth, 25 May/13 June 1847

BRAID, GEORGE, warper in West Bridge, & MGT GOURLAY; David Wilkie. 17 Nov/1 Dec 1850; James, Jan/15 Feb 1852; George Wilkie, 28 Aug/19 Sep 1854

BRAND, CHARLES, farm servant in Drinkbetween, & MARY COWAN; Thomas Cowan, 1 Nov/8 Nov 1852

BROWN, THOMAS, labourer in West Bridge, & JANET LAWSON; Ann. 21 Apr/10 May 1846; Jean, 5 Aug/20 Aug 1848; Janet, 25 June/7july 1850; Mary, 28 Feb/14 Mar 1852


CHALMERS, ANDREW, labourer in Pratt St. & JEAN BLYTH; Johnston, 27 Nov 1844/9 March 1845

CHALMERS, DAVID, labourer in Kirkcaldy, & JEAN MACKIE; Archibald, 19 Nov/14 Dec 1851; Jean Simpson, 14 oct/23 oct 1853

CHISHOLM, JOHN, baker in West Bridge, & JANET WALLACE; Mary Ann 3 Oct/5 Nov 1848; Hannah. 12 Mar/13 Apr 1851; Jessie, 12 Oct/5 Dec 1852; James Heggie, 21 Aug/1 Oct 1854

CLIAK, JOHN, sailor/weaver in Links. & AGNES CRAN; Elizabeth 10 Oct/7 Nov 1847; Ann Stewart, 11 Aug/18 Aug 1850; Agnes Cran: 10 Jul/25 Jul 1852

CLUNIE, EDWARD, hatter in Links, & ISABELLA STARK; Christina 20 Feb/22 Mar 1846; Jane, 31 May/11 Jun 1848; Edward 21 Jun/21 Jul 1850

COCHRANE, WILLIAM, gardener in South Pitteadie, & MGT DOWNIE; Mgt Reld & Mary Yaretta (twins), 21 Sep/22 Oct 1851

COOK, DAVID, farm servant in Grange, & JEAN ANDERSON; Jean Smeaton, 9 Nov/14 Dec 1851

CROSS, WILLIAM, labourer in Links & Kirkcaldy (1851), & JANET MACKIE,; Jane 28 Jul/23 Aug 1846; David. 25 Dec 1848/11 Feb 1849; William, 1 Jun/22 Jun 1851; John Mackie, 3 Jul/24 Jul 1853

CURRIE, EDWARD, labourer in Links, & ISABELLA STARK; David, 16 May/30 May 1852


DAVIE, JAMES, blacksmith in Kilrie-gates, & MARY ANN CHRISTIE; Mary Ann, 30 Sep/21 Oct 1849; Robert, 2 May/12 May 1852; Janet, 11 Junl9 Jul 1854

DEWAR, DAVID, labourer in West Bridge, & JEAN RUTHERFORD; John. 24 Jul/7 Aug 1845; John, 22 Aug/3 Sep 1850

DEWAR, HENRY, labourer in Morningside, & RACHEL MITCHELL; Rachel, 21 Sep/14 Oct 1849

DEWAR, THOMAS, weaver in Links, & ANN WILSON; Ann, 1 Mar/17 Mar 1850; Isabella, 26 Sep/12 Oct 1851

DICK, JAMES, flaxdresser in Kirkcaldy, & ELIZABETH MUIR; William, 11 May/11 Jun 1848

DICK, THOMAS, labourer in Chapel (1851) and publican in Links (1853), & MARY HENDERSON; Mary, 22 Febl/11 Mar 1851; Agnes Crawford, 8 May/5 Jun 1853

DOCKRAY, WILLIAM, bleacher In Links, & ELIZABETH MACKIE; William Mackie, 18 Oct 1851/8 Aug 1852

DOIG, DAVID, smith in Kilrie-gates, & MARION CARRICK; David, 13 June/13 July 1845

DOW, HENRY, weaver in West Bridge, & MGT MILLIE; Henry, 6 Oct/ 3 Nov 1844; Mgt, 14 Mar/28 Mar 1847

DOWNIE, ANDREW, sailor in Kinghorn, & MGT PEFFERS; David, 29 Sep/23 Oct 1844

DRYSDALE, HUGH, grocer in Links, & MARY COUPER; Isabella, 30 Mar/11 Apr 1847

DYER, ANDREW, labourer in West Bridge, & MGT MARTIN; Ann, 2 Aug 16 Sep 1847


GLASS, DAVID, weaver in Links, & HELEN FRASER; Susan, 18 Jan/17 Mar 1846; Peter, 7 Jul/13 Aug 1848

GOURLAY, DAVID, weaver in Links, & ELIZABETH PAGE; Magdalene, 29 Apr/10 May 1846; David-&-Jean (twins), 13 Apr/6 May 1849

GOURLAY, DAVID, heckler in Links, & MGT GOODWILLIE; Mgt Hepburn 6 Feb/26 Feb 1854

GOURLAY, HENRY, weaver in Links, & JANET FRASER; Janet, 6 Feb/25 Feb 1849

GRIEVE, WILLIAM, farm servant in South Glassmont and in Balwearie (1850), & MGT LAWSON: David, 23 May/14 Jun 1846; Catherine. 22 Aug/12 Sep 1847; William, 29 Jan/24 Feb 1850; David 26 Sep/17 Oct 1852


HENDERSON, ROBERT, labourer in West Bridge, & JULIA INGLIS; William. 20 Feb/10 Mar 1850; Mary, 19 Dec 1851/5 Jan 1852; Isabella Laurie. 10 Sep/17 Sep 1854

HENDERSON, WILLIAM, labourer in Links, & MGT GILLESPIE; Peter, 29 Nov/16 Dec 1849; Mgt, 31 Jan/20 Feb 1853

HEPBURN, ARNOT, mill overseer in Links, & JANET BROWN; James, 16 June 1841/22 Dec 1851

HEPBURN, ARNOT, mill overseer in Links, & GRACE WILKIE; Mgt, 4 Apr 1846/22 Dec 1851

HERD, DAVID, labourer in West Bridge, & ISABELLA HEGGIE; Jane Wilson, 20 Apr/4 Jun 1854

HEUGH, WILLIAM, warper in Links, & RACHEL DALL; Mgt, 15 Dec/31 Dec 1848

HOPE, JOHN, millwright in Kirkcaldy, & CHRISTIAN COUSTON; Elizabeth Muir. 1 Oct/13 Oct 1844; Christina, 21 Jan/21 Feb 1841

HOWIE, ROBERT, millwright in Links, & JANE KINNEAR; Jane Keddie 19 Oct/10 Dec 1848

HUNTER, JOHN & JANET WATSON; Janet, 27 Jan 1833/14 Nov 1852


INGRAM, JOHN, tea-dealer in Links, & JANE HAXTON; Agnes. 17 Aug /5 Sep 1852

IRELAND, JOHN, flax-dresser in Mill St, & MGT HENDERSON; James, 2 Mar/12 Oct 1846; Mgt 2 Jan/5 Mar 1848

ISDALE, Rev JOHN of Invertiel, & MARION AITKEN; Agnes, 4 Feb/ 9 Mar 1851; Jane, 4 Dec 1852/9 Jan 1853


JOHNSTON, JAMES, weaver in Links, & ELIZABETH WESTWATER; Mary Blythe, 7 May/30 May 1852; James, 24 Sep/28 Sep 1853

JOHNSTON, JOHN, servant in Links, & MGT MASTERTON; Thomas, 23 July/17 Aug 1845


KAY, JOHN, weaver in Links. & MGT DEWAR; Susan, 13 Mar/12 Apr 1846. Elizabeth. 25 Mar/30 Apr 1848; Magdalene, 23 Jul/4 Aug 1850. Thomas, Zf Aug/5 Sep 1852

KAY, THOMAS, farm servant. Glassmont. and publican in Links (from 1847) & AGNES DICK: Janet. 22 Nov 1845/4 Jan 1846; Helen 10 Nov/28 Dec 1847; Jemima, 1 May/29 July 1849; William, 4Jan/ 25 Jan 1852; Grace, 4 Oct/ 6 Nov 1853

KELLOCK, JAMES, farm servant in Glassmont, & MGT ROSS; Andrew, 30 Nov/15 Dec 1844; John, 10 Dec 1846/8 Jan 1847

KILGOUR, JAMES, mason in West Bridge and Links (1854) & JANET ALLAN; David. 29 Sep 1842/29 Dec 1844: William, 28 June/29 Dec 1844; Marion 5 Aug/16 Aug 1846; Isabella, 31 Jul/20 Aug 1848; Janet. 3 Jul/21 Jul 1850; Jane, 27May/25 Jul 1852; John Hay, 13Apr/11 Jun 1854

KINNEAR, JOHN, baker in Links, & MGT HENDERSON; David, 5 Nov/ 21 Dec 1845

KINNELL, ALEXANDER, farmer servant in Lambert-mill and in Bogie (1852) & ANN RUSSELL; David, 27 Mar/14 Apr 1850; Grace, 30 Apr/9 May 1852

KINNELL, JAMES, grocer in Links, & JANE STEWART; Jemima, 4 Sep/ 12 Oct 1845; Amelia, 6 Mar/2 May 1847


LAWSON, WILLIAM, farm servant in Balwearie, & ANN SEATH; Ann, 29 May/22 June 1845

LESLIE, JOHN, tailor in Links, & JANET PAGE; Alexander, 17 Dec 1847/3 Sep 1848; David. 11 Nov/2 Dec 1849; Ann, l0 Aug/3l Aug 1851; Catherine, 3 Dec 1852/9 Jan 1853

LINDSAY, JOHN, dyer in Links, & MGT CHALMERS; Mgt, 3 Nov/17 Nov 1844

LOWRIE, ALEXANDER, sailor in Kirkcaldy, & MGT RENNIE; Alexander 8 Feb 1845/20 Jul 1847; John, 4 Feb/20 Jul 1847; David, 17 Nov/5 Dec 1849

LOWRIE, DAVID, sailor in Kirkcaldy, & JANET RENNIE; Alexander, 13 Dec 1849/19 Feb 1850


McKINLAY, JAMES, blacksmith in Cuddies-knowes and Balwearie Mill (1852) & ELIZABETH MORGAN; James. 7 Aug/10 Aug 1846; James 3 Jul/25 Jul 1847; David, 12 Jan/3Feb 1850; Eliza, 27 Apr@ May 1852; John, 22 Oct/20 Nov 1853

MACKIE, JOHN, bleacher in West Bridge, & ELIZABETH SWAN; John, 29 Dec 1853/15 Jan 1854

MACLAREN, JAMES, publican in West Bridge & CHRISTIAN BEVERIDGE; John, 22 Dec 1847/16 Jan 1848

MEIKLEJOHN, WILLIAM, Police-Officer in Links, & JANET BOGIE; Janet Reid, 20 June/29 July 1850

MILNE, JAMES, mason in Links, & AGNES HENDERSON; Agnes, 29 Jan/ 21 Feb 1847

MITCHELL, DAVID, farm servant in Broadlees & MARY COOK; David, 1 Sep/9 Oct 1853

MORRIS, WILLIAM, farm servant in Tyrie, & ISABELLA PHILP; Elizabeth, 24 Dec 1846/10 Jan 1847; John, 8 Aug/26 Aug 1849; Robert, 4 Oct/17 Oct 1852

MUIR, WILLIAM, farm servant in Kilrie, & ELIZABETH DOWNIE; William, 11 Jan/l Feb 1846; Andrew, 16 Oct/7 Nov 1848; James, 24 Jul/7 Aug 1853


NICOL, ALEXANDER, flesher in Kirkcaldy, & CHRISTIAN BALFOUR; Michael, 18 Jan/17 Feb 1850; Alexander, 21 June/7 July 1851; Andrew, 4 June/6 July 1853

NICOLL, JOHN, sail-maker In Links, & CATHRINE CONDIE; Catherine Kilgour, 9 Feb/27 Feb 1854


PADGE, ALEXANDER, weaver in Links, & ELIZABETH ANDERSON: Thomas 17 Nov/16 Dec 1849; Elizabeth, 2 Jun/29 Jun1851: Alexander, 29 Sep/23 Oct 1853

PATRICK, ROBERT, engine-fireman at West Bridge, & AGNES DRYBURGH; Jane Lily, 20 Apr/21 May 1854

PAT[T]ERSON, JOHN, mason in Links, & MGT GOODALL; Helen, 29 Nov 1844/9 Mar 1845; David, 2 Aug/16 Aug 1846; Elizabeth Aitken, 15 Jun/2 Jul 1848

PEARSON, GEORGE, publican in West Bridge, & MGT CAMPBELL; Ann Nicol, 7 Aug/26 Aug 1849; Mgt, 7 Aug/12 Sep 1852

PEDDIE, JOHN, labourer in West Bridge, & MGT DUNCAN; James, 4 Jun/14 Jun 1846

PENNYCUIK, PETER, Excise Officer in Links, & ANN MELDRUM; Andrew Meldrum, 26 Feb/1 Apr 1848


RAIT, ALEXANDER, mason in Links, & ELIZABETH McKINNON; John McKinnon, 23 Jul/5 Aug 1848

REDDIE, WILLIAM, labourer in Links and Kirkcaldy (1848), and CHRISTINA THOMSON: Alexander. 27 Aug/13 Sep 1846: Christian, 31 Aug/17 Sep 1848; William, 12 Nov 1850/29 Dec 1852 , James, 18 Mar/17 Apr 1853

REID, WILLIAM, flaxdresser in Links. & ISABELLA CLARK; Joseph, 24 Jul 1845/15 Mar 1846

ROBERTSON, JAMES. wright in West Bridge, & JANET THOMSON; Helen 16 Jul/6 Sep 1846; Thomas, 8 Jan/18 Feb 1849

ROBERTSON, THOMAS, sailor/weaver in Links, & JEAN KILGOUR; William, 23 Nov/12 Dec 1847; David. 28 Oct/2 Dec 1849; Thomas Cousin, 19 Feb/21 Mar 1852

ROLLAND, WILLIAM, rope-maker In Links, & CHARLOTTE HORNE; William, 19 Jul/14 Aug 1853

ROSS, SAMUEL, flaxdresser in West Bridge, & MARY WADDELL; David 20 Nov/6 Dec 1846

ROUGVIE, JAMES, weaver in West Bridge, & BARBARA INGLIS; David, 9 Mar/5 Apr 1846


SIMPSON, ALEXANDER, labourer in Mill St, & AGNES HAXTON; George 2 Feb 1843/28 Dec 1845: David, 15 Jul 1844/28 Dec 1845; Agnes, 27 Jan/27 Feb 1848; Mgt, 10 Oct/4 Nov 1849; Alexander, 25 Aug/ 12 Sep 1852

SIMPSON, GEORGE, flint miller in Balwearie-mill, & JANET HENDERSON; John. 24 Feb/2 Mar 1845; Robert Heron. 5 Dec/28 Dec 1845; Thomas 6 May/4 Jun 1848; Janet, 31 Aug/29 Sep 1850; Eliza Morton, 11 Jan/6 Feb 1853

SIMPSON, JAMES, baker In West Bridge and in Pennycuik (1848), and MARY THOMSON; John. 21 Sep/4 Oct 1846; William Desken, 24 Jan/26 Mar 1848

STEEDMAN, MICHAEL, farm servant in Glassmont and Bankhead (1853), and HELEN BUIST. Janet, 18 Apr/14 May 1848; Isabella, 27 Jun/28 Jul 1850; John, 14 Sep/9 Oct 1853

STENHOUSE, WILLIAM, cooper, West Bridge, and sailor in Kirkcaldy (from 1847), & MARY WESTWATER; Robert, 12 Nov/8 Dec 1844; Mgt, 14 Aug/7 Nov 1847; William, 7 Oct/11 Nov 1849; Thomas.18Sep/29 Dec 1852

STEWART, ALEXANDER, weaver in Morningside, & MARY GOULD; Mary, 24 May 1831/20 Oct 1853, Eliza, 16 Aug 1833/20 Oct 1853

STEWART, DAVID, flax-dresser, Mill St, Links, & CHRISTINA GALLOWAY; Mgt Russell. 11 Oct/14 Dec 1851; Elizabeth, 5 Jun/2 Jul 1854

STORRAR DAVID, publican In Links, & MGT COUSIN; Robert, 21 Oct/22 Nov 1849

STOCKS, JOHN, farmer in West Bridge, & ANN LAING; Mary Elisabeth, 16 Mar/15 Apr 1849

SUMMERS, ALEXANDER, farm servant in South Glasemont, & CATHERINE CARSTAIRS; George-Carstairs, 21 Dec 1853/30 Jan 1854

SWAN, DAVID, bleacher in Nether Tyrie, and HERRIOT BRAID; David 10 Nov/29 Dec 1844


TAYLOR, ALEXANDER in Links & CATHERINE HUNTER; George, 26 Oct 1845/13 Dec 1846

TAYLOR, LAURENCE, confectioner in Kirkcaldy, & CHRISTIAN TAYLOR ;Laurence Berry, 24 Aug/5 Sep 1852; Elizabeth Stoddart, 8 May/ 7 Jun 1854

TAYLOR, WILLIAM, wright in Kirkcaldy, & SARAH BINNING; Mary Ann 9 Apr/17 May 1853

TOD, THOMAS, cabinet-maker in Kirkcaldy, & HELEN LISTER; Isabella Pearson, 12 Sep/20 Sep 1846; Helen, 9 Mar/1 Apr 1849


WALKER, WILLIAM, warper In Links, & AGNES MILLER: Barbara, 8 Mar/22 Mar 1846; Alexander, 6 June/11 June 1848

WATSON, ANDREW, weaver in Links, & MGT CHRISTOPHER; David, 22 Mar/12 Apr 1846

WESTWATER, DAVID, weaver in Links, & JANET CRAN; Elisabeth, 16 Jul/24 Aug 1845; Mary, 9 May/28 May 1848; James, b 6 Jul/ 14 Jul 1850

WHITE, DAVID, porter in Kirkcaldy, & JANET MACKIE; Peter Mackie 29 Dec 1853/22 Jan 1854

WISHART, ALEXANDER, bleacher, Links, & ANN LESLIE; John. 4 Jun 1841/21 Sep 1846; Alexander, 29 Jul 1843/21 Sep 184 William, 22 oct 1845/21 Sep 1846


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