David Kirkcaldy's Birthplace HELP

[hayalan52]

Hey Jenc,

Perhaps you may like to keep this thread going and it can still fit the title as we look for the birthplace of David the father of Robert who was born in 1702.

I am in favour of Ferryport on Craig (Tayport)  as there were three brothers there that fit the time frame. Below is a list of the David's from SP. I am well aware that these are not all the records but one of these may be the one. They all at least fit into the right age bracket to be the father of Robert of 1702

01/12/1657   Kirkcaldy   David   John Kirkcaldy/JANNET BUNTHORNE   U   Kinghorn   /FIFE
20/03/1667   Kirkcaldy   David   Alexander Kirkcaldy/   U   Dunbog Church Records   /FIFE
25/03/1670   Kirkcaldy   David   THOMAS Kirkcaldy/   M   Dunbog Church Records   /FIFE
12/01/1678   Kirkcaldy   David   Robert Kirkcaldy/ELSPET FERRIER FR68   M   Ferry Port On Craig   /FIFE

C'mon people you cracked the first one Jen put up so how about this one?

Happy New Year to all

hayalan52
Alan Haynes
Downunder

[sarnia23]

Hi Hayalan
i am not offended i have not been able to find out much about my second family but there again what i have found out has been very intresting from being brought up being told there was no reletives  to having quite a few.

As for facebook i was for lucky there i found a kirkcaldy who was the image of the kirkaldy men in my line and he was related and i am now in touch with his family, it seems through each generation the men all look alike. this family live in australia.

Now amount of thanks will ever be enough from the rootschatters on here as they helped me to find a line in america and i am now in touch with them.

The other thing i will say is all through my line the first names have been used over and over every first son born from 1736 was a thomas,
Sarnia23

[hayalan52]

Yes Family Search is good because it is free and has a lot of records but as with any site you MUST remember that none of them have all the information. We have found records on Family Search that are not on Scotland's People and vice a versa.
3 Points of contact is a good rule of thumb or in other words 3 records of a person such as a birth, a marriage and a death record.

Cheers,

Alan Haynes
hayalan52

[Russ58]

Hi Alan
Thanks for the info. Janet Kirkcaldy is my 3 x gt grandmother on my mothers side of the family. Her father, James Birrell, born Glasgow 1894 was the son on Francis Birrell born Newburgh, 1854, who in turn was  the son of David Birrell, born Newburgh, 1825, who again, in turn was the son of Francis Birrell and Janet Kirkcaldy.

So does this make us related, and if so how far removed?

Regards

Russ58

[Russ58]

Hi Again Alan

Do you have the details of Janet Kirkcaldy and Francis Birrells children. If not then i will post them on here.

Regards
Russ58

[hayalan52]

Hi Russ,

Yes you are related directly to my better half. She was a Kirkcaldy.
I have sent you a PM with my email address.
You are 5th cousins through Robert Kirkcaldy (b 1762 in Flisk) and Jane Taylor (b 1 Oct 1769 in Newburgh)
Leslie has the Kirkcaldy line back as far as Robert and Helen Smyth

Cheers,
Alan

[jenc]

Hi Hayalan and all you Kirkcaldys out there.
  Happy to know this thread is still growing strong.....Tayport sounds a good bet to me, will try to do more digging soon.
Wishing you all a Guid New Year
Jenc

[Big-toshie]

The Harbour Shop in Tayport is being converted into a Community Cafe.  They have just taken down the modern signage above the shop and underneath the signs are for a Confectioners and the propietor is C. Kirkcaldy.
Bob

[jenc]

That is VERY interesting !!  Would that have been pre WW11 signage I wonder?  I do have cousins who still live in Tayport, so there might well be a connection there.
Jenc