Deruisin
Dairsie is a parish in the north-east of Fife. It is bounded by Logie, Leuchars, Kemback, Cupar, and Kilmany. Its west side is within 1½ miles of the town of Cupar. Its southern boundary is traced by the River Eden. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Chapelwell, Craigfoodie, Dairsie, Darisiemuir or Osnaburgh, Damside, Easter Craigfoodie, Fingask, Foodie, Lydox Mill, Middlefoodie, Newmills, Pittormie, Todhall, Wester Craigfoodie
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Daisie was dedicated to St Mary. It belonged to the Priory of St Andrews. The present church was built in 1615 by John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews. There was in the parish a chapel of St Leonard. (1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1645-1854 | Dairsie | 421 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Dairsie | 421 | RD |
| 2009 | Fife, Cupar | 417 | RD |
| 2026 | Fife Council; Dairsie Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Brown, Henderson, Louden, Meldrum, Mitchell, Robertson, Scott, Skinner, Smith
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr Robert M'Culloch.
"This parish contains 540 persons. The population of this parish is not materially different from what it was 18 years ago. There is nothing peculiar either in the strength, size, or stature of the inhabitants, who in general live easy, and are disposed to be industrious. They are a plain and frugal people, and enjoy, in a reasonable degree, the comforts and advantages of society."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 3, p. 242
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 9, Section I, p. 770
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
