Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Longmore - Old Cumnock

Longmore location


29 Dec 2020 Morag Gordon


The Ayr Observer and Galloway Chronicle 1888
From Andrew Howat to John McGill




Hugh Gibson (son in law of Robert Duncan) 1930s Morag Gordon

1871 Census - Longmore Farm
James Mitchell- widower 39 farmer of 91 acres all arable emp 2 labs 1 
+ 3 sons, 1 female servant

1875 birth of Ivie Aird at Longmore son of Ivie Aird and ElizabethYounh
1881 Census - Longmore Farm  Elizabeth Aird - wife of farmer of 95 acres arable ( wife of Ivie Aird , Hillhead 1871 Census)  2 sons and 2 daughters
1886 Slater's gives the occupier as Andrew Howat
1891 Census - Longmore Farm John McGill 54, farmer wife Anne (Nisbet)   niece Christina Nisbet - teacher in public school (ele) and 1 GS (Dom)
1901 - Longmore John McGill - farmer, wife Anne, niece Christina Nisbet, Adam & James S Thomson visitors, 1 GS (Dom), 1 FS (m) John McGill died in 1906

Valuation Rolls:
1874 - Land Langmore Old Cumnock Ivie Aird tenant/occupier
1875 - Land Langmore Old Cumnock Ivie Aird tenant/occupier
1885 - Farm & House Longmore Andrew Howat tenant
1895 - House & Farm of Longmore Cpt Richard Bannatine Allison proprietor
1895 - House & Farm of Longmore John MacGill tenant
1905 - House & Farm of Longmore John MacGill tenant Richard Bannatine proprietor
1915 - House & Farm of Longmore Andrew Miller tenant Major General Richard Bannatine Allason proprietor
1920 -  House & Farm of Longmore Robert Duncan tenant Major General Richard Bannatine Allason proprietor
1925 - House & Farm of Longmore Robert Duncan tenant Major General Richard Bannatine Allason proprietor
1930 - House & Farm of Longmore and shootings  Robert Duncan Proprietor Occupier
1935 - House & Farm of Longmore and shootings  Robert Duncan Proprietor Occupier
1940 - House & Farm of Longmore and shootings  Matthew Tannock Proprietor

 Cumnock Chronicle 1964 Matthew Tannock Farmer Longmore died in car

Matthew Tannock on Cumnock Connections tree. His son John Tannock is still there.