Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added a new collection from Fife:
Cupar, Fife, Scotland, World War II Evacuation Indexes, 1939-1945
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62556/
Source: Evacuees admission register. Fife, Scotland: OnFife (Fife Cultural Trust).
About Cupar, Fife, Scotland, World War II Evacuation Indexes, 1939-1945
General collection information
This collection contains records related to the evacuation of children to Cupar, Fife, Scotland, during the Second World War. This index relates to a register for Castlehill School; similar registers relating to other schools in the area did not survive. Fife is a county located on the east coast of Scotland between the Firth of Forth and the River Tay. This collection is an index of information and doesn’t include images of the original documents.
Using this collection
Records in this collection may include the following information:
- Name
- Birth date
- Parent or guardian name
- Address
- Evacuation date
- Previous school name
- Destination
The information in this index can help you confirm that your ancestor was evacuated to Fife, Scotland, during World War II on a specific date. The records also will tell you where your ancestor lived in Fife during their evacuation and the schools they attended during this time.
Collection in context
The records were created by government and school officials working in Fife during the war and the index was created by the Fife Cultural Trust, which operates under the name OnFife.
Chris
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Another excellent newsletter Chris. You always have snippets of very useful information. This time it was the prison in Largs, now that was a surprise. It’s the last place I’d have thought had a prison. Your info has helped me in the past in finding my Irish great grandfather’s birth record and two sisters I never knew existed so many thanks for that.
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