Torryburn is a parish at the southwest extremity of Fife. It is bounded by the Firth of Forth, and by the parishes of Culross, Carnock and Dunfermline. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Crombie, Crombiepoint, Newmills, Torryburn
Craigflower, Dunimarle, Inzievar
The parish of Saline had a detached part adjoining the parish of Torryburn, and the parish of Torryburn had a detached part lying to the north of the parish of Saline. These parishes were made to exchange their detached parts. See affected properties and landholders. (1892: Boundary of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government Act, 1889, by Hay Shennan)
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Almost from the Reformation the churches of Torryburn and Crombie were associated, and in 1622 the parishes were united. The church of Crombie appears to have been in use up to June 1629. Before 1648 it had ceased to be used for worship, and gradually it became a ruin. Richard, "parson of the Church of Torry in the County of Fyfe," is mentioned in the Ragman Rolls in 1296. (See: Ragman Rolls of 1296 and 1291 at Electric Scotland).
(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 |
| 1629-1854 | Torryburn | 458 | OPR |
| 1855-1892 | Torryburn | 458 | RD |
| 1893-1967 | Torryburn | 458a | RD |
| 1893-1967 | Tulliallan | 458b | RD |
| 1994-2006 | West Fife | 435 | RD |
| 2009 | Fife, West Fife | 435 | RD |
| 2026 | (Torryburn) Fife Council; Torryburn and Newmills Community Council | ||
| 2026 | (Tulliallan) Fife Council; Kincardine 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
Allan, Anderson, Beveridge, Dougall, Drummond, Drysdale, Hunter, Simpson, Sinclair, Wilson
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 David Balfour.
"Upon a survey of the inhabitants, taken last year (1791), they amounted to 1600 souls. The great body of the people is composed of day labourers, mechanics, and sailors. There are 13 vessels belonging to this place, viz. 1 ship, 3 brigs, and 9 sloops, which give employment to about 70 seamen. The larger vessels are engaged in foreign trade. There are no manufactures in the parish; but there is a considerable quantity of yarn spun for the manufacturers in Dunfermline."
(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 8, p. 448
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 9, Section I, p. 727
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