THE CHURCH IN MARKINCH
By Ian Gourlay and Ken Wilkie
BACKGROUND
This new book is more than the history of Markinch
Church. It gives an excellent background to the local area covering
the past 6000 years. The text covers 177 pages including 45 black and
white illustrations with an additional 8 pages of colour photographs.
Most of the photographs were taken by Ken Wilkie.
SECTIONS INCLUDE
Foreword by Reverend Ian D Gordon
Introduction by the author, Ian Gourlay
A brief history of Markinch and the surrounding area
A history of the church in Markinch over the past
1500 years, including how it was affected by The Reformation; the
part played by local Covenanters and the Disruption. Details of cases
appearing before the Kirk Session [the magistrates of the period] are
incorporated.
A list of ministers in the Established Church since
the late 1560s
Buildings: Full details of the church [dating from
1780] and tower [dating from 1180]
Family historians will be interested in the section
headed graveyard which lists the surnames of over 4000 people buried
in the churchyard. You will be able to check to see if you have
relatives there.
People of interest relates to people who have
contributed to the social history of Markinch. The Balfours of
Balbirnie; the Ballingalls of Sweetbank; General Sir Alexander
Leslie; William Haxton and Rev. Andrew Thomson
The names on the memorial plaques relating to the
Two World Wars are listed for the benefit of family historians.
Finally, there is a miscellaneous section with
interesting and humorous anecdotes about Church Officers from days
long gone up to the present; a connection with the National Bard,
Robert Burns; the Communion Silver; Past and present Kirk Sessions
are listed and parts of the Statistical Accounts of 1792, 1840 and
1949 relating to the church are noted.
All profits from the sale of the book are being
donated to Markinch Parish Church where the author is Session Clerk.
An ideal book for the social historian
PRICES(Incl Post & Packing)
TYPE
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UK
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OVERSEAS
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Paperback
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£12-50
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£14-00
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Hardback
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£20-00
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£23-50
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Accepted
Make Sterling Cheques out to "Fife Family History
Society" and post to: FFHS, The Croft, Dams of Rameldry, Kingskettle,
Fife. KY15 7TY