Insuire, Cupar

[Chiad Fhear]

Hi there fellow Fifers

Here's a puzzler for you all from "Portrait and biographical record of Rockland and Orange Counties, New York. Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties. Together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States." New York and Chicago; Chapman Publishing Co., 1895

It's with reference to a John Peattie born at "Balcravie Castle, town of Largo, Fifeshire" on 2 January 1831 who took himself to Newburgh, New York, USA via London sometime after 1851 and died there on 6 February 1895.  He learned horticulture and botanical gardening with a relative, Robert Peattie, at "Insuire, near Cooper [sic], Fifeshire"

I've scanned the Ordnance Survey Six-inch 1st edition, 1843-1882 for anything resembling "Balcravie Castle" and/or "Insuire" but have drawn a blank.

Can anyone help?

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[GR2]

From the 1882 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland:

Balcruvie or Pitcruvie, an ancient castle, now reduced to one square tower, in Largo parish, Fife, on Keil Burn, 1 1/2 mile N by W of Lower Largo village. It was built by Sir John Lindsay, an ancestor of the Earls of Crawford.

[Chiad Fhear]

Thanks GR

That's one part of the equation solved!

Chiad Fhear

[Skoosh]

CH,  how about Inch something, Inchture?

Skoosh.

[GR2]

The 1851 census (from FreeCEN) has Robert Peattie, 35, market gardener, born Largo, Fife, living with his wife and five children at West Port, Bonnygate, Cupar, Fife.

[Chiad Fhear]

CH,  how about Inch something, Inchture? Skoosh.

Sorry Skoosh ... but Inchture is in Perthshire, halfway between Perth and Dundee.

Chiad Fhear

[Chiad Fhear]

The 1851 census (from FreeCEN) has Robert Peattie, 35, market gardener, born Largo, Fife, living with his wife and five children at West Port, Bonnygate, Cupar, Fife. 

I've got that GR.  I'm wondering now if "Insuire" was maybe the name of a house? Maybe I'm just clutching at straws!

Chiad Fhear

[MonicaL]

Hi CF

Nothing useful unfortunately in this listing of place names in Cupar from 1854 www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/place-names/Cupar?class=parish&county=Fife

Monica

[Chiad Fhear]

Thanks Monica

As you say, there's no help there so the search goes on!

Chiad Fhear

PS  Thanks for the PM.  Your secret's safe with me