BALMERINO DEATHS
1823-1854
BALMERINO DEATHS
1823-1854
[Book 14 of the Kirk Session Records of Balmerino has a list of deaths from 1823-29, 1840 (1 death only), and 1850-51. As these deaths do not appear in the OPR, they have been reproduced below, in alphabetical order. We have taken the opportunity of including additional Balmerino deaths which appeared in the Fife press during this period and likewise are not listed in the OPR. These latter deaths are suffixed with the intitials of the newspapers: FH (Fife Herald); FJ (Fifeshire Journal) and PR (Pittenweem Register)
ANGUS, Captain BETHUNE: 71st Highland Infantry, native of Balmerino;
Chambly, Canada East, July 28 1849 [PR Sep 22
1849]
ANGUS, ROBERT: servant, Balmerino Manse for 50 yrs; 24 Oct 1846; wife Jean Rollo, had died fortnight earlier; son, David Rollo Angus, on visit from Newington, d Oct 17 1846; & dau, Ann Angus, also d Oct 17 1846; all from dysentry [FJ Oct 29 1846]
BALDIE, CHRISTIAN: w of Henry Bell, ploughman, Thornton; died
childbed, 18 March 1827
BALLINGALL,- BARBARA: dau of Wm Ballingall, schoolmaster of Balmerino; d croup & inflammation, 6 April 1851
BLYTH. DAVID: quarryman, Balmerino; acc killed, 28 Aug 1846 (FH)
BOYTER. TH0MAS: son of Thomas Boyter, feuar, Kirkton, & Anne Johnstone; buried 21 Sep 1827
BRABNER, JOHN: son of James Brabner, surgeon, Gauldry; d croup, April 1851
COLVILLE, ANDREW: Gauldry; d 12 Jan 1851 aged 94
COLVILLE, JANET: Gauldry; d 12 Jan 1827
COLVILLE, WILLIAM: cooper, Gauldry; buried 17 March 1828
DAWSON DAVID: labourer, Fallside; d 13 June 1826
DONALDSON ROBERT: Aberdeenshire; buried 25 April 1829
DUNCAN. AGNES: w of John Foulis, tailor, Gauldry; d 3 Mar 1825
DUNCAN, JAMES : son of David Duncan, wright Gauldry; d Jan 1827
DUNCAN, JOHN son of Alexander Duncan, Gauldry; d 3 July 1840
DUNCAN. JOHN: agricultural labourer, Balgove; d 21 June 1851
DUNCAN, MGT: dau of Tnomas Duncan, weaver, Gauldry; 6 July 1851
FOULIS, BETSEY: dau of David Foulis, Gauldry; buried 7 May 1829
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FOULIS,, JANET: wife of Andrew Dewar, farmer, Gauldry; buried Oct 1 1827
GARDINER. BABY: in Birkhill; died 29 Nov 1823
GARDINER., G1LBERT: grieve to Mr Wedderburn of Birkhill; 9 Nov 1847 in 92nd yr; father also held same situation, died aged 92; grandfather came from myres in the neighbourhood of Auchtermuchty, was also in the same service, & died aged 96 (FJ Nov 18 1847)
GRAHAM,.. ALEXANDER: infant son of A Graham, shoemaker, Byres; Died 5 May 1825
GRAHAM, ALEXANDER: servant, Grange; buried 16 Feb 1829
GRAHAM, THOMAS: agricultural labourer, N Grange; d 19 Mar 1851
HENDERSON Mrs of Bottomcraig; 20 Jan 1837 (100th yr) - FJ
HENDERSON. GEORGE : in Coultra ; buried 1 Oct 1827
HENDERSON, HELEN: widow of James Sheperd, Balmerino; 24 Jan 1825
HENDERSON, THOMAS: son of Robert Henderson, labourer, Gauldry; died smallpox, 12- Jan 1851
HUTTON, CATHERINE: widow of Andrew Hutton; died 6 March 1851
JAMIESON. MGT: w of Alexander Fleming, Gauldry;.bur 19 Mar
1828
JOHNSTON AGNES: widow of Wm Johnstone, Balm; buried July 1827
JOHNSTONE, AGNES: w of Thomas Boyter, Kirkton; bur 28 Apr 1828
JOHNSTON, CATHERINE: relict of late Alexander Henderson, Balmerino; Jan 19 1837 (99) FH FJ
JOHNSTON, JAMES, WIGHT: son of Thomas Johnston, Gauldry; died croup, 8 July 1851
JOHNSTONE, JOHN: [salmon fisher, Balmerino); Boiling House; buried 28 Oct 1829 [d Oct 23 1829 - FH]
JOHNSTONE, SAMUEL: farmer, Fincraigs; 11 July 1846 - FJ
LUMSDALE, MARY: wife of John Rentoul, vintner, Balmerino; died
dropsy, 30 May 1851
McKEAN, JEAN: dau of James McKean, weaver, Bottomcraig; died
smallpox, March 1851
MELVILLE, GEORGE: tenant. Peasehills; 15 March 1847 - FH
MELVILLE,., JAMES. son of James Melville & Janet Lees, Newport; buried 17 Sep 1827
MELVILLE., ROBERT: portioner, Bottomcraig; died 24 Dec 1823
MELVILLE , ROBERT : labourer, Gauldry; died 22 June 1851
MELVILLE, WILLIAM: seaman; drowned Dundee, Nov 26 1842 - FJ
MITCHELL, MGT: Only surv child of James Mitchell, farmer, Balmerino; July 22 1843 (16) FH FJ.
MORRIS, ELSPIT: wife of John Henderson, feuar, Kirkton; buried 5 Dec 1847
MORISON, Mrs Bethune: of Naughton; died 16 Dec 1850
MORRISON, JAMES - pensioner, Newbigging; buried 28 Dec 1829
NAIRNE. MGT: widow of Th.omas Duncan, tailor, Bottomcraig; died 9
April 1824
NICOL, DAVID : shipmaster, Kirkton; buried 26 March 1829
PATERSON. BARBARA M: from Edinburgh; died 23 Sep 1850
RENNIE,. ALEXANDER. son of late Peter Rennie, farmer, Naughton;
Wakanai, New Zealand, Jan 1851 (FJ July 17 1851)
RENTOUL, HELEN: w of Alexr Boyter, Balmerino; bur 15 June 1829
RENTOUL, JOHN. tanner, Byres; died 19 April 1824
ROLLO., MARY: dau of Alexander Rollo, seaman, Kirkton; died smallpox, 12 May 1851
SCOTT, JAMES: weaver, Gauldry; buried 17 March 1828
SCOTT, ROBERT: tailor, Byres; buried 24 Sep 1827
SCOTT. ROBERT: servant, Pitbladdo; buried 4 April 1829
SMITH. MGT; in Bottomcraig; buried 15 Sep 1829
SWAN. DAVID: agricultural labourer at Little Inch for 57 yrs, having entered service of Mr Samuel Johnston in 1784; 11 May 1842 (82) FH May 26 1842
TAYLOR. BARBARA: dau of Wm Taylor, weaver, Kirkton; died Smallpox,
following croup, 10 May 1851
THOMSON, Rev.ANDREW: of Balmerino; 7 March 1836 - FH FJ
TROTTER, WILLIAM. of Ballendean ; London, Aug 16 1833 - FH FJ
TOOK, AGNES widow of James Blyth, Kirkton; buried 23 Mar 1827
TOUGH, CATHERINE: wife of John Rentoul, Byres; died 22 Jan 1824
WATSON, EUPHEMIA: relict of Alexander Terras, Balmerino; 33 Thistle
Street, Edinburgh, Sep 20 1851