kirkcaldie/ kirkaldie

[sarnia23]

hi is anyone researching these names

[MonicaL]

Hopefully many Kirkaldie  Why don't you post some family groups and dates to help people identify with the family you are researching?

Monica

[hayalan52]

Hi,

Just saw this post and thought I would respond.
My wife was a Kirkcaldy. Her father was born in Tayport in Fife. We have 2 lines going back to 1700 in Fife.
How are you related?

Cheers,

Alan

[sidsmith]

I have an Elizabeth Kirkcaldy (Elspat Cirkadie, name on Parish Register) b abt 1620 Ferry Port on Craig (Tayport) who was wife to my David Balfour. I cant find marriage but do have their children
regards
Sid

[sarnia23]

hi
i have gone back to 1701 with alexander born 1701
first generation
alexander + betty/batie high  married kinghorn 1736 children thomas 1736 alexander 1739 betty 1743
john 1744 james 1745 all born kinghorn
second generation
 thomas married mary thomson 1773 children margaret 1777 thomas 1779 george 1780 elizabeth 1782 alexander 1784 james 1785 janet1786 helen 1788 lewis 1789 adam 1792 george 1795 all born dunfermline
thrid generation thomas married catherine henderson 1812 children catherine 1812 agnes 1815 william 1817 anne 1819 james 1821 john 1823 thomas 1825 janet 1827 peter 1831 alexander 1832 all born cuper
peter marrried a jess lees in 1852 they had a son thomas in 1856
alexander was a grocer and had a shop with alexander herd in cuper.
third generation
thomas married a magaret knox in 1851 children thomas 1852 elizabeth 1855 alexander 1858 william 1860 catherine 1863
fourth generation
thomas married a janet walker 1878 children thomas 1879 william 1881 mary 1883 maggie 1884 annie 1886 alexander 1888 elizabeth 1891 james 1892 gilbert 1895 george 1897
fifth generation
thomas  married maggie shearer 1904 children mary 1912

thats all i can say at the moment as mary was my grandmother and my father is still alive
well that mine line if anyone is connected to anyone let me know
sarnia 23

[sarnia23]

hi hayalan52
i have just noticed you are in queensland  i am related to the kirkcaldie that live in queensland and NSW. i am also connected to david kirkcaldie and his daughter rosa angela kirkcaldie  hope this helps

[weasel1]

Hi
Just signed on and noticed the post forinformation on Kirkcaldie.  I have just found a connection to Kirkcaldie and I was hoping you could help me out.

Agnes Kirkcaldie c 15 Sep 1704 married to James Knox 31 Jan 1726 Kinghorn Fife
Agnes was the daughter of Thomas Kirkcaldie born in Kinghorn date unknown married to a Bessie Schanks/Shanks c 14 May 1676  they were married 21 Jan 1704 Kinghorn
Bessie's father was Hendrie/Henry Schanks married  13 Feb 1668 to Agnes Balfour

I have been unable to trace them any further so any help would be greatly appreciated

[sarnia23]

Hi weasel1
i have gone through all the old parish records i have for kirkcaldie and the 3 other spellings i have found these 2
thomas kirkaldie born 20/12/1647 parents robert kirkaldie and anna leslie
other children
robert 25/2/1640
james 29/8/1641
margaret 21/11/1642 born kirkcaldy
elizabeth 24/12/1644
robert 15/9/1646
all the other children wwere born kinghorn

thomas kirkaldie born 7/8/1655 parents johne kirkaldie  janet bunthorne
he is the only child i have found in the register
i only have the index of the old parish records not the actual record  hope this helps

[sarnia23]

hi weasel1 sorry meant to tell you i found 2 siblings for agnes
martine 22/9/1706
margaret 20/5/1716
both born kinghorn