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Chris writes:The remote cottage of Glenmuirshaw was occupied until about 1990 by the Dawson family who shepherded over 1000 Scottish Blackface ewes
Associated with poet James Hyslop (newspaper article 1845)
Valuation Roll. 1865 to 1905 owner shown as Marquis of Bute. no owner shown thereafter.
1865 tenant James Wilson,
1885 Edwart (sic) Howard, 1905 no tenant shown but Hugh Wilson shown as occupier of cottage and 1910 William Wilson.
1935 and 1940 tenant is Jacob Murray
Death of John Latta in the Cumnock Chronicle 1937
Valuation Roll. 1865 to 1905 owner shown as Marquis of Bute. no owner shown thereafter.
1865 tenant James Wilson,
1885 Edwart (sic) Howard, 1905 no tenant shown but Hugh Wilson shown as occupier of cottage and 1910 William Wilson.
1935 and 1940 tenant is Jacob Murray
Death of John Latta in the Cumnock Chronicle 1937
James Hutchison 20th century
The History of Auchinleck Village & Parish - Dane Love
pp315, 316
Glenmuirshaw
1875 Dumfries House Estate -James Wilson
1899 Dumfries House Estate - John Latta Senior
1916 Dumfries House Estate - Wilson
1923-1925 Dumfries House Estate - Robert & John Latta
1934-1941 Dumfries House Estate - Jacob S Murray of Dalgig
Dumfries House Estate - Latta
Dumfries House Estate - Hugh Blackwood
The 1851 Census shows George Smith 30, head shepherd, occupying Glenmuirshaw along with his wife Isabella 27 and 5 children ages 9yrs and under.
The 1861 Census shows Adam Lockhart a shepherd now living there wth his wife and children an another shepherd.
The 1871 Census shows Frances Forsyth 26 a shepherd living there with his wife and children.
The 1881 Census shows William Johnstone 42 a shepherd now occupying Glenmuirshaw with his wife Janet and their 8 children.
The 1891 Census shows James Armstrong 32 a shepherd living there with his wife Martha and their 9yr old son.
The 1901 Census shows Glenmuirshaw now being occupied by another shepherd James Blackwood along with his wife Janet and their 3 children ages 3yrs and under
The 1851 Census for High Glenmuirshaw shows Robert Lang 57 a shepherd living there with his wife Margaret and a female house servant.
