Morayfield, Beath. Where is it?.....

[gen10]

My G/Aunt Isabella Beveridge married Joseph Martin on 17 July 1908 at the Manse Beath, Fife. On the marriage certificate Joseph's address is given as MORAYFIELD BEATH. I can't find this place anywhere. Can anyone help me? By the way if you are a descendant of these two please get in touch.
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[WilmaM]

The Beath area of Fife is around Cowdenbeath and Crossgates area .

I'd imagine that Morayfield would simply have been the name of the house.

I've had a look at some older maps of the area but can't see anything too obvious.

Have you looked for Joseph on the 1901 census ? he may well be at the same addres then, that could give you some idea of it's location. His occupation could give a clue too- was he a farm worker or a Doctor or teacher for instance.

A quick 'google' brought up :

John Ness -born 1904 Morayfield, Beath Scotland
died November 9, 1983 Cowdenbeath, Fife Scotland
on the site -http://www.nessie.ca/gtree.html

[ang]

Hi,
I live in Cowdenbeath.I'll see what I can find out if you want to send me a e'mail with as much info as you have.
Ang

[garibaldired]

Has anyone discovered where Morayfield is?
I also have a marriage at Beath Manse in 1908 where the bride's address is given as "Rosebery Terrace, Morayfield".

Best wishes,
Meg

[AndrewP]

Hi Meg,

See the text below from the header pages of the 1911 census for part of Cowdenbeath. I have then translated my interpretation of that district on to a contemporary map. I can find no trace of Morayfield on any of the old maps I looked at. My feeling is that it refers to part of (or all of?) Cowdenbeath.

• CENSUS OF SCOTLAND, 1911
  
  County of Fife
  Registration District of Cowdenbeath
  Enumeration District, No. 2
  Name of Enumerator, Mr John Laing
  
  
  Civil Parish: Beath - entirely
  Parish Ward: I - entirely
  Ecclesiastical Parish: Beath - entirely
  School Board District: Beath - entirely
  Parliamentary Constituency: West Fife - entirely
  Police Burgh: Cowdenbeath - entirely
  Town: Cowdenbeath - entirely
  
  
  DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES OF ENUMERATION DISTRICT.
  
  Part of the Civil Parish of Beath being bounded on the east by the Parish Boundary starting at a point opposite the entrance to Leuchatsbeath Farm, thence south along the Parish Boundary to a point on Foulford Burn 573 yards east said burn from the centre of High street; thence west said burn (following course thereof) to the bridge under the High Street; thence north the centre of the Great North Road to a point opposite the entrance to Leuchatsbeath Farm; thence a straight line due east to the boundary of the Parish; forming part of the Cowdenbeath registration District, part of the Parish Council Ward I", part of the Police Burgh of Cowdenbeath County Council District; and part of the "Police Burgh of Cowdenbeath".
  
  
  LIST OF ROADS, STREETS, COURTS, &c., IN ENUMERATION DISTRICT.
  
  That part of Morayfield stuated on the east side of the Great North Road, and the portion of Lumphinnans Road contained in the Parish.

All the best,

AndrewP

[garibaldired]

Many thanks, Andrew.
That would make sense. Certainly more sense than I could get from googling it endlessly!

Thanks again.
Best wishes,
Meg