Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Loganhill - Old Cumnock

Location OS six inch first edition

Loganhill land bought by Youngs of Barshare. It is now a private house.

Loganhill exists on Roy's Lowland map of 1755

OPR 
1750  John Black son lawful of John Black in Loganhill and Agnes Rankin his spouse was baptised at Cumnock 26 March 1750



Horses at Loganhill

Horse Tax   1797-98   John Campbell,  4 horses, 3 taxed.


William McLanachan in Loganhill by 1874 
William McLanachan and family on Cumnock Connections Tree

The Cumnock ploughman's annual ball was held at Loganhill in 1888

Ayr Advertiser, or, West Country Journal - Friday 27 January 1888




The McLanachans of Loganhill who fought in the Boer War
Photo courtesy of Hugh & Anne McLanachan





1881 census shows Logganhill William McLanachan 44 farmer of 170 acres wife Margaret (Mair) 42 

William McLanachan Farmer obit CC 1911


William McLanachan Farmer obit CC 1911 




                                                              Hugh McLanachan Loganhill 
                                        Photo courtesy of Hugh & Anne McLanachan his grandchildren
               



                          Invitation to Mr & Mrs Hugh McLanachan from The Marquis and Marchioness 
                          of Bute to the Earl of Dumfries’s 21st Birthday at the Town Hall, Cumnock held
                                 on the 10th September 1928 - photo courtesy of Anne McLanachan
                          
        




Hugh McLanachan and son Hugh 1950s

Valuation Roll
1865 proprietor Marquis of Bute, tenant Thomas Weir.  
1875 tenant William MacLannachan.  
1915 tenant Hugh MacLanachan.  
1920 proprietor Hugh MacLanachan.