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Title: Donibristle Village
Post by: shaggy00211 on Tuesday 05 July 05 19:20 BST (UK)
Hi all , i am trying to find any info , pic's of old Donibristle village near crossgates / cowdenbeath ?? NOT  Donibristle at dalgety bay  !!!   which is what i keep getting on my searches , lol i found some info on mining disaster in 1901  other wise nothing else , my gran who in 91 , was born there just trying to find out what i can
 
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Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: shaggy00211 on Tuesday 05 July 05 20:54 BST (UK)
Hi  again  , would also appreciate any info on these from same area .

Names
Mason
McNeil
Bernard Smiddy

Places
Donibristle School
Frostie Mountain ( name of a house )


             Cheers Again       ;D

Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: RBcabal on Saturday 09 July 05 22:32 BST (UK)
Hi Shaggy

Bernard's Smiddy is a roundabout about 2 miles south of Cowdenbeath on the road to the present petro-chemical work at Mossmorran. It is the junction between the road east from Crossgates through to Kirkcaldy via Auchtertool and the road south from Cowdenbeath to Burntisland.

Bill
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: GEN10 on Wednesday 13 July 05 17:17 BST (UK)
Hya Shaggy

I have McNeills' in my family tree from the same area. If you let me have some information on your McNeills' we can exchange information.

GEN10
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: GEN10 on Tuesday 19 July 05 18:02 BST (UK)
Hya shaggy, hope you are well.

I have a 3xg/grandmother Isabella McNeill married to William Beveridge. They lived in Cowdenbeath or Beath as it was known. She was born 12 May 1812 Bonnyriggs, Midlothian. Her father was George McNeill maried to a Maggie Ferguson. One of the places they lived as far as I know was Crossgates. They had 3 of a family that I know of Isabella, Ann and Archibald. Does any of this ring a bell?

GEN10
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: CraigJSeath on Sunday 21 August 05 07:13 BST (UK)
Mt grandfater was born in Donibristle in 1894 and my family has a lot of connections there.  It is only 6 miles from where I live now and I have a few photos of the village as it was before it was cut in two by the 'new' road.

A great great uncle of mine was the postmaster and shopkeeper in the village for a number of years from the late 19th century to the early 20th.

If I can be of any help then get back to me

Craig
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: Knellie on Sunday 21 August 05 08:37 BST (UK)
Hi

Research has taken me to Donibristle - would you know anything about "The Tavern, Hill End" and/or family of the name GEDDES
I believe a daughter went to Canada - Vancouver Island.

Any help appreciated
With thanks
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: GEN10 on Sunday 21 August 05 17:47 BST (UK)
Hya all
found this on the Dunfermline Press by gone days.
http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/bygone_dunfermline/1908_1929.htm

It mentions The Brigg Tavern, Donibristle and there is a photo. I would try the library in Dunfermline,maybe they have some reference books with the tavern in it, you may even find who the landlord/s were.
Hope this helps,GEN10
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: CraigJSeath on Sunday 21 August 05 18:05 BST (UK)
The Brig Tavern sat at the bottom of the New Row in Dunfermline.  It was demolished in the 1980's.  It has nothing to do with Donibristle I am afraid.  I was only there once and it was a nice wee pub.
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: GEN10 on Sunday 21 August 05 18:08 BST (UK)
Hello CraigJSeath,noticed one of the names you are researching is Beveridge. I come from a long line of Beveridges all in fife. mainly Dunfermline,HallBeath and Cowdenbeath. Where's your line form?
GEN10
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: CraigJSeath on Sunday 21 August 05 18:24 BST (UK)
Hello Gen10

My greatx4 grandmother, Margaret Beveridge was born in Halbeath on 21st August 1820, daughter to Robert Beveridge and Elizabeth Penman (m 6 March 1819 at Halbeath).

The only siblings of Margarets I have are Janet (b abt 1821), James (b abt 1824) and Richard (b abt 1825)

Cheers

Craig
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: longshanks on Tuesday 06 September 05 19:00 BST (UK)
try Hutton, Guthrie (1999) "Fife - The Mining Kingdom"  published by Stenlake Publishing.  It has nine pages of photos of Cowdenbeath, but though there is a paragraph on the Donibristle Disaster in 1901 I don't think there are pics of Donibristle itself.

The library service - Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy have photos on a digital database which you can scan in the libraries, they may be web based, I don't know.

The families of two of my great grandfather's brothers worked there I believe.
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: Cowdenboy on Sunday 18 September 05 14:58 BST (UK)
Frosty Mountains were a row of houses in Cowdenbeath once used as a hospital when there was an epidemic in the area.  Frosty Mountains were at the top of what is now Pretoria Place in Cowdenbeath. 
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: GEN10 on Sunday 18 September 05 15:59 BST (UK)
Hy CraigJSeath
Do you have a death certificate for your Robert Beveridge? I think that his parents may have been William Beveridge and Elizabeth Hynd, if they are then we share a branch on the Beveridge family tree.
GEN10
Title: Hillend Tavern
Post by: sleepy on Tuesday 18 October 05 08:26 BST (UK)
Hi  :D

I live about 1 mile from the Hillend Tavern, Hillend, Inverkeithing.

Regards
Sleepy, Inverkeithing



Research has taken me to Donibristle - would you know anything about "The Tavern, Hill End" and/or family of the name GEDDES
I believe a daughter went to Canada - Vancouver Island.

Any help appreciated
With thanks
Title: Re: Hillend Tavern
Post by: Lorra on Sunday 23 October 05 06:42 BST (UK)
My Grandparents were Tony and Maggie Geddes who owned The Tavern, Hillend, from 1946-1967. I lived there with them on and off during the 50's and 60's. My mother, Margaret, was the daughter who emigrated to Canada. I have a lot of family research about the Geddes family. What is your connection? What would you like to know?

Cheers,
Lorraine, BC, Canada

I live about 1 mile from the Hillend Tavern, Hillend, Inverkeithing.

Regards
Sleepy, Inverkeithing



Research has taken me to Donibristle - would you know anything about "The Tavern, Hill End" and/or family of the name GEDDES
I believe a daughter went to Canada - Vancouver Island.

Any help appreciated
With thanks
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Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: shaggy00211 on Friday 24 November 06 00:27 GMT (UK)
Hi  , not been on here for a long time, but still trying to find the same info as my 1st post. I have done many searches about info , pic's or names about Donibristle Village , it is like it never existed. the only info i keep getting is about the pit disaster in 1901. My Gran Bertha Mason ( nee McNeill ) who was born in 1914 , and now still going strong at 92.
I would be very greatfull for any info , especially any old pic's of the village


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Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: WilliamFowler on Monday 19 August 13 19:01 BST (UK)
Hello, just registered with rootschat so that I could reply re Donibristle village. My father was born there on 9th May 1909.  I have a photograph of his class at Dontibristle school, taken when he was about 10 years old (I'm guessing). I have a scanned version of the photo and I have the names of about everyone on the photo - you can have copies if you want.
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: sarah on Tuesday 20 August 13 11:00 BST (UK)
Hi William,

Welcome to RootsChat :)

Shaggy's email is currently not working, but I am hoping that I have found one of his relatives so have sent a message about your reply as I sure shaggy will be ever so pleased to hear from you about Donibristle Village.

All the Best

Sarah :)
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: davaar36 on Tuesday 20 August 13 15:03 BST (UK)
Hi Shaggy

Dunfermline Carnegie Library has a few pictures of Donibristle Village in it's Local History Department collection. You can usually purchase prints although I notice some are marked "copyright of Mr. George Hastie" so may be restricted but it would be worth enquiring. I have always found the staff in the Department very helpful. Contact details  below :-
Address: Carnegie Library , 1 Abbot Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7NL
E-mail: dunfermline.library@fife.gov.uk
Telephone: 01383 602365

Dod
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: WilliamFowler on Thursday 22 August 13 21:45 BST (UK)
Hello graeme121

I have just checked the list of names which I have for the photo. As far as I can tell the photo dtaes from 1916 or there about. There is no William Seath listed, but there is someone called Alex Seith (the names were given to me verbally by my father, so spellings are not necessarily correct).

William
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: graeme121 on Friday 23 August 13 07:43 BST (UK)
Thanks for the reply William, I'm almost certain that will be William Seath's Uncle, Alexander who was born around 1904.
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: weemantam on Monday 26 August 13 19:16 BST (UK)
I'm not sure how much info you already have but ther national library for Scotland has some excellent maps which might be of use... Donibristle is on this one...

http://maps.nls.uk/view/75533923

Cheers

Steve
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: amsquared on Friday 06 October 17 11:32 BST (UK)
I have a photograph of the village school and of Ivy Cottage. My wife's grandfather Jim Skinner lived in Ivy Cottage which is up the farm road on the other side of the B925. If you use Google Street View you can see that the school has been converted into private house(s) and the bell towers have been removed. I'll see if I can post the photographs or create a link to them.
Title: Re: Donibristle Village
Post by: amsquared on Friday 06 October 17 11:33 BST (UK)
I have a photograph of the village school and of Ivy Cottage. My wife's grandfather Jim Skinner lived in Ivy Cottage which is up the farm road on the other side of the B925. If you use Google Street View you can see that the school has been converted into private house(s) and the bell towers have been removed. I'll see if I can post the photographs or create a link to them.