Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Genealogy

Parish #424

This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parish of Dunfermline. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the Scotland: Research Strategies.

= History =

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= Census Records =

A census is a count and description of the population, taken by the government, arranged by locality and by household. Read more about census records.

Click here for a list of the Family History Library microfilm numbers for the census records of Dunfermline. Here is a list of known surname indexes to the census records of Dunfermline:

The 1901 census of Scotland is indexed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. To use it, you must register and pay a small access fee. All available censuses, 1841-1901, are indexed on this website. It may be easier for you to pay to use the website rather than access indexes through the library.

= Church Records =

Conditions of Original Registers—
Index: For an index to these records, see the Scottish Church Records Index available on computers at the Family History Library and family history centers. The records may be indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Births: Births are recorded on parallel columns with marriages 1561–1745. There are no entries February 1591–July 1598. There are few entries June 1701–March 1703 and two separate records October 1687–December 1714. After 1772 a large number of entries occur on the margin of the register. The early records are beautifully kept. Marriages: There are no entries February 1591–July 1598, June 1701–March 1703 and August 1734–May 1750. After 1750 there is a separate record of proclamations and marriages. Deaths: There are no entries March 1657–January 1745 and June 1755–1825. Source: Key to the Parochial Registers of Scotland, by V. Ben Bloxham, pub. 1970. FHL British Book 941 K23b

Established Church—Kirk Session Records
Abbey Church

Minutes 1640–1689, 1701–1915 Cash Book 1786–1938 Collections 1803–1934 Index to Certificates Given by the Kirk session 1746–1826 Index to Sustained Certificates 1746–1826 Communion Rolls 1821–1949 List of Male Heads of Families 1834–1842 Burial Registers 1761–1857, 1866–1867 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/592.

Dunfermline North

Records— FHL Film Number Baptismal Register 1851–1920 0889489 Marriage Registers 1851–1902 0889489 Other: Communion Statistics 1851–1896 New Communicants 1851–1901 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/641.

Dunfermline St. Andrew's

Records— Minutes 1835–1843, 1851–1950 Manager’s Minutes 1832–1888 Note: Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH2/1321.

Nonconformist Church Records
For a list of nonconformist churches and their records, click here.