The forebears of Helen Ingles (who was married to William Cuthill).

Helen’s forebears are documented in a document entitled “The descendants of Inglis’ of Carslogie March, near Bondfield, Cupar, ”.

This history covers the period from 1580 to 1857. The original was written by Charles Simpson Inglis. Where it has been possible to check the information given against primary sources such as Old Parish Registers, the history appears to be accurate. Much of the information is, however, not available anywhere else. The layout, spelling and punctuation of the original have been retained with slight changes in generation VII where the author had difficulty fitting all the sections across the page and had to squeeze some parts into odd positions. Copies of Charles Simpson Inglis’s books are now in the National Library of Scotland. Acc 5409 Mf MSS 172 also, but of less interest, Acc 6587 Mf MSS 264 (vol 4) Acc 5186 Mf MSS 165 (A Pedestrian Excursion into the Highlands.)

The sketch map shows Fife with a road system, as it would have been in the late nineteenth century but incorporates place names from four centuries.

Russell Miln is mentioned and it means Russell Mill (Miln being an old form of mill). This was probably a cereal mill. Although there are Russell Mills near Russell Mains, south east of Cupar these were linen and later jute mills and must have been established long after the time the Inglis family was in occupation. There is waterpower on the site so a cereal mill might previously have occupied it.

The sketch map overleaf gives more detail of the Cupar area. A much reconstructed version of Bondfield House still exists but has been re-named. Carslogie House is in ruins.

A search of several Gazetteers gave the following information about places mentioned in the history.

Ardross: ruined castle 1 mile north-east of Elie, Fife. Fishwick: Ancient parish now in south-west Berwickshire. 1 Greenlaw: parish and village in Berwickshire 7 /2 miles south-west of Duns. Kinninmounth: estate, with building stone quarry, in Ceres parish, Fife. Letham: a village 5 miles east-north-east of Auchtermuchty, Fife. Morebattle: village and parish in extreme east of Roxburghshire. Star: village in Kennoway parish, Fife. Scolpie: a hamlet a few miles north east of Star.

No information has so far been found about Feal, Helterburn, Over Whitton, Starbank or Trous. These were presumably farms and do not feature in Gazetteers.

The extracts overleaf, taken from Old Parish Records, have been used to confirm the accuracy of the history: From the parish of Cupar, Fife (420).

14th October 1712 Eodem dei William Inglis younger and (blank) Melville his spouse had their son William baptized. The above entry gives information about three generations and makes it clear that the baby’s father was William whereas the original writer had suggested that it could be either William or James.

From the parish of Wemyss (459):

William Inglis in the parish of Monymeal and Elizabeth Hoge in this parish declared their mutual purpose of marriage on Friday the 28th of January 1737 consigned two crowns before two witness David Hoge and B: James Youel cautioners there shall be no abuse at their wedding. They were married on Friday the 12th March witneses forsd.

It is interesting to note that not all couples had to pay the two crowns (which would be worth £26.50 today) to guarantee the behaviour of their guests!

This marriage is also recorded in Monimail (488/2)

Jany. 29th 1737 William Inglis in this parish and Eliz: Hog in the parish of Wems were contracted.

Monimail (448/2)

June 25th 1738 (FR 360). William Inglis & Elizabeth Hogg had a child baptized at Abernethy named James.

It is not clear why a the baptism of a child in the Secession Church in Abernethy should be recorded in the Established Church in Monimail.

Several years later a new clerk made the following entries in the Monimail register:

FR 369 The names of the children of those parents who have seceded from the present establishment are as follows:

June 25 William Inglis & Elizabeth Hogg had a son bapt. at Abernethy named 1738 James by Mr. Moncrieff seceding minr.

April 27th The above named persons had a daughter at the forsaid place named 1740 Katharine.

Jany. 19 They had a child baptized at ditto place named William. 1742

Jan 31 They had a child baptized at Ceres named David by Mr. Campbell 1744 seceding minister.

Oct 24 they had a child baptized at Pethcondie named John by ditto. 1745

(blank)7th they had a child baptized at Ceres named Margaret by ditto. 1747

No record of the other births to William and Elizabeth has been found.

Buried 1728 13th September Helen Bred spouse to deceast William Inglis tenant in Russells Miln buried.

1748 21st July Wiliam Inglis tenant in Letham had his daughter buried.

1720 28th Dec William Inglis tennant in Russelmiln buried.

9th December 1710 James Inglis son to John Inglis weaver Russell Milne and Burger of this Burgh was buried.

1729 17th Aprill John Inglis in Carslogie his daughter Helen buried.

1737 10th February Carslogie Coatton Robert Inglis weaver in Carslogie buried.

Cupar 420/2 Fr 441

23rd November 1726 William Inglis in Rufselmiln had his fon John baptized.

Parish of Monimail Fr 355

Novr 29 1734 William Inglis and Katharine Melvill in Easter Fernie had A daur baptized; in Moonzie named Katharine, William Inglis and John Inglis w’efses.

The same birth is also recorded at Fr 378 where a clerk appears to have re-written the register:

1734, Novr 29 William Inglis and Katharine Melville had a child bapt. named Katharine. There are no records of testaments by any of the Inglis family in the St. Andrews Commissariot pre 1800. Neither the name Inglis nor the place, Bondfield appear in the indexes to the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland between 1634 and 1668. More about searches which have been carried out in the General and Particular Registers of Sasines follows after the “Descendants of Inglis” chart.

The following has nothing to do with the family but may indicate why some births and marriages were never recorded in Old Parish Registers.

Novr. 21st 1741 ########### This not being payd to me I did not mark the name, but having payd it in August 1744 I marked it there. Inglis' , I Inglis, Carslogie March near Bondfield

Cupar Fife, 1580 II Robert Inglis 1609 Tenant on Russell Miln, Proprietor of part of Bondfield disponed it to his son William 16th Decr. 1685 - died 1690

III (Heads of families given in) b 1639. William d. 1720 (2nd son) (generations as numbered, the) (Helen Bread) (from whom Inglis' of Templehall) (names being repeated 1st. as) Tenant in Russell Miln. (descend. (Revd. Dr Frew St Ninians)) (children, 2nd. as heads of families.) (Mrs Mc Neil, Perth) (Several names are not carried) William or James (etc. etc.) (onwards, either from want of) (Auld Luckine Corse) (information or from no descendants) baptized by one of the curates before the Revolution (and other reasons.) of 1688. died 1770 (Catherine Melville)

IV William Mary or Catherine John Helen Letham & Kininmont Strathmiglo and (Thomas Simpson) b. 1712 married Elizabeth Hogg 1737. d. 1792 O.S. Scolpie & Star. E.H. b.1715 d. 1772 (Dr. Buist) William James b. 1738 d. 1832 Bondfield descendants in William, Longland Thomas, Kettle Catherine b. 1740 d. 1809 Berryhill and John, Cupar Helen, Mrs Young Burntisland William b. 1742 d. Revd. Dumfries Kirkton Barns. Thomas, Spittal Hill Elizabeth Mrs.Inglis Dumfries David b. 1744 d. infancy ____ Helen, Cupar Grace, Mrs Pratt John b. 1745 d. infancy Buist Catherine, Colluthie. Her daughter Grace married Revd. Margaret b. 1747 d. infancy ____ at Starbank 1812 Christian b. 1749 Mrs Morrison Morebattle M.....Simson Thomas b. 1750 d. 1820. Kininmont, Propr. of Feal Margaret b. 1752 Banknock ____ Elizabeth b. 1754 Mrs Fletcher David b. 1756 Helen b. 1758 d. 1825 Mrs Cuthil, Denny

V James Catherine William Christian Thomas Elizabeth Helen

b. 1738. mar. 1762. d 1809. (Andrew Tod, Feal) b. 1742 licensed to preach by the Associate b. 1749 (Revd. D Morison Kininmont. Proprietor of Feal. b 1754. (James Fletcher Over b 1758. (William Cuthil,

d. Bondfield 1832. (Marjory Tod. Presbytery of Sanquhar at Wigton 9th July 1764 by Revd. Secession Minister Morebattle) d. 1820 (Catherine Fleming) Whitton and Helterburn) proprietor of Banknock, Ireland) d. 1799. William d. G Murray of Lockerby at Secession Church, Loreburn Street Morison Isabella, Mrs Scott, Leslie Elizabeth Hogg, Mrs Beath Denny) Magdalen Mrs Anderson, Star Andrew Dumfries 12th March 1765, married to his cousin (Elizabeth Walter Revd. Morebattle Isobel, Mrs Simson. Trons Cuthill.

Catherine Mrs Black, Bankhead James Simpson of Star) by Rev Bennet of Ceres at Scolpie 25 Aug William William Howden, Selkirk. William 1792

Christian Mrs Birrell, Cupar John 17... His burying place and monument is in St Michael's churchElizabeth Hogg b. 1763 Mrs Duncan Fletcher Elizabeth b. 1794

Elizabeth Bondfield David yard, Dumfries. d. 1826. aged 85, 62nd of ministry. Robert Jessie Mrs Blyth John b. 1766

Euphemia Bondfield Catherine Burns attended his church, giving his reason that he "believed Christian b. 1766 James b. 1798

William Ardross & Fishwick Christian Mrs Sinclair and practised what he preached". see Life of Burns. David Hogg James Cupar Margaret Mrs Leckie William 1767 Dun...... . David Revd. Greenlaw o. a son 1769 d. infancy. Thomas 1771 d. 1822 Nelly 1773 d. at sea. Simson 1774 d. infancy. Elizabeth 1775 Mrs Gellatly Mainsriddle Catherine 1776 d. 1825 Sierra Leone.

Thomas 1777 Revd. Midhill James 1779 d. infancy o a daughter 1781 Mrs. Clyde Dumfries. Mary 1781 Mrs Mulligan Dumfries. Ann 1784 d. infancy

Elizabeth 1788 d. infancy.

Bond field Feal Dum fries Morebattle Kininmount Denny VI Magdalen Christian Christina William, b. 1767 Thomas b. 1777 Isabella Inglis Elizabeth Fletcher William Cuthil (James Andreson, Star) (David Birrell Cupar) (George Sinclair) (Alalen? Mitchell) In Egypt 1799 (Rev W. Scott) (Mr Beath Cupar) (Jane Burns) Anderson Birrell Sinclair Dumfries. At Walcheron 1808 Secess. Ch. Leslie Eliza, Mrs J Hannay William, Robert, Jeanie, Mrs Hackston, Drummond Peter, Catherine, d. in Edinburgh. Full pay surgeon to 6th foot Scott Margaret, Helen Ingles, Janet, John,

Catherine, Mrs. Welch, Cupar Magdalen George, Ann, 1795 Canada 1802 M..... Isabella, Mrs Elder. Thomas, James, Elizabeth. Ebenezer, America. Ellen, Mrs Miller. C. Christian, Mrs McH William, 1779 in 79th regt. Peninsular War. William, ---- James, David Elizabeth, Mary, Mrs McHaffie 1803 At Waterloo 1815 Catherine, Mrs Hunter, Ed. Isabella Fletcher Elizabeth Cuthil Christian, Star Christina, Cupar. James, Ellen, 1805 d at ierra Leone 1825. ---- (James Simson) (Thomas Russell) William, Jessie, Elisa, 1797 Trous Helen, Mary, Elizabeth

David, Star. Margaret, 1810 Simpson b. 1774 James, Margaret, Thomas, Alison, John, India. Shot by The French on Margaret, Christian, Jane, Janet, his way home from Jamaica Isabella, Marion. Catherine David Inglis Revd. Greenlaw Margaret Helen b. 1773 ---- John, Courthill. (John Black, Bankhead) Ordained 1807. Secession (Revd. W. Larkie???) ---- James b. 4th April 1779 ---- John Cuthil

Black Church. Secess. Church Catherine b 1776 Ordained at Mid..... William Fletcher James, James, America. Milnathort (Revd. J Gellatly) Secession Church Feb 28. 1809 (M Murray, Toftbans) James, Helen, Janet, John, Margaret, Mrs Anderson Leslie Ses, Ch. Mainsriddle. married, Grace McLelland Eliza, Mrs Dunlop. Glasgow. Eliza, Mary, William, Rodger, Cupar Archibald, America Andrew, ---- Orchardton,Wigtonshire 22nd Jeannie, William, Ann, Archibald, Australia. Ann b. 1781 Aug 1811. Removed to Banknock

Magdalen, Richard, (James Milligan, Dumfries) Edinburgh 21st Octr. 1828.

Thomas, David. Revd. Brooklyn ---- d. 13 Decr. 1844.

Catherine, Mary b. 1781 G McC. d. 7th Nov 1853

Christian, (Revd, J Clyde) J. bur in Calton Cemetry

Alexander, Loreburn Sec. Church G. Bur. in Grange Cemetry

Dumfries William,

William Inglis, Fishwick James Inglis, Cupar James Tod Clyde Thomas, d. infancy

James, James, (Margaret Watson) Elizabeth, d. infancy Thomas,

Jessie, Alexander Euphemia,Mrs Gentle, Canada William, b. 1817 James,

Walter, Revd. Magdalen, Andrew, Grace, Ireland. Charles Simpson,

William, Prendergast Mary Ann, Catherine, Mrs Mitchell. John, d. 1820 Robert,

Magdalen, William, Blairgowrie. Catherine Ann. Peter, d. infancy

Jemima, Jessie, Mary, Honble James Ferrier, James, Edinburgh John, & Margaret, twins.

Montreal. Helen, Mrs D Paton. Elisa, d. 14th Jan 1846 a. 17. | | | | | | ______| | | | | | | | | ______| | |

VII Christian Sinclair William Clyde, Ireland Wiliam Inglis, Edinburgh Charles Sime John Inglis, New Zealand. Eliza Duncan (J Mackenzie) Grace Clyde (Margaret Buchan) Edinburgh (Jane Carnes) (Revd. W Watson) James Clyde d 30 Jan 1853 a. 21 Henry John d. Glasgow Andrew Leslie London Thomas Inglis, Australia Robert Inglis, Edinburgh Annie, Lelia May (M.Drysdale) Avon, (Elisa Armstrong) (Eliza W. Gall) Charles Henry, No record of the descendants

Agnes Drysdale, Merry William, Alice, Jeanie Grace, of Morrisons, Duncans, Scotts Alexander Wilkie Helen Clyde, Mrs David Paton James, Grace d. Herbert Mclelland Isabella Beath Cuthils, Fletchers, Excepting Thomas Wilson Alloa . Robert, James, Helen Clyde (Mr Elder Glasgow) as above also some of the Robert Mudie James Inglis Harry, William Carnes other branches of Inglis. Margaret Tod Revd. ordained at Johnstone Jessie Winifred,

Charles Andrew U.P. Church Margaret Ethel, Eliza Beath, Marion (Fanny Wordley) John K Harold, see Hannays Note. Only the Clydes and Andrew Fanny Grace, Kathleem Maud, Inglis' are cousins by the Eliza, Fathers side. Margaret G Inglis

(Revr. F.G.Clark) The others are 2nd and 3rd India cousins through this division d. at Bombay 13th July 1857. a.35 by descent. Thiomas, William I., Dr. Where the last name is not

given, it must be understood VIII William I. Australia Thomas Clark, Canada, to be Inglis. ( ) ( )