Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Meikle Auchingilsie - Old Cumnock


On Roy's lowland map 1752-5 Achon Gelly

wills
testament dative, James Rankin of Auchengilsey 3/6/1741

1782 James Rankin and wife Sarah Mitchell had son Crichton at Auchingilsey in November 1768 (OPR)

Horse Tax  1797-98  James Chesney  Auchengilsey,  2 horses 



Ayr Advertiser, or, West Country Journal - Thursday 11 April 1844










Hugh Wilson's 1873 medal for Dunlop cheese
General Agricultural Association of Ayrshire.
Hugh Wilson
Auchengilsie
Dunlop Cheese
1873
from Crawford Sloan
from Crawford Sloan




1841 census - Auchingilsie
Henry Neil 30 ag lab born Ireland along with younger ag labs Walter Harkness 15, John Gilfillan 15, and 3 female farm servants Agnes Howatson 40 Mary Monteith 15 Janet Lithgow 15

1851 Census - Meikle Auchargilsey
Hugh Wilson -farmer of 300 acres emp 4 labourers 
+ son William (FS), son Andrew (FS), dtr Ann and sons Hugh 9yrs and William 3yrs
1861 Census - Meikle Auchengisie 
Hugh Wilson - farmer of 340 acres emp 5 labourers
+ wife Jane, son Andrew (farmer’s son), son Hugh (ploughman), son James 6yrs, dtr Elizabeth 4yrs, dtr Euphemia 2yrs, 2 FS (m), 1 Dom Serv (f)
1871 Census - Auchingibie
Hugh Wilson - farmer of 260 acres land of which 355 are arable emp ?
+ wife Jane, 8 children, 1 FS(m), 1 gardener
1881 census  - Meikle Auchengilsie
Andrew Wilson 49 -farmer of 340 acres 320 arable emp 2 men 1 girl 
his wife Mary 24 & dtr Jane 1yr, + Andrew’s sisters Jane & Marion, brothers David and Alex, 2 FS (m), 1 GS (f)
1891 Census - Auchengilsie Farm
Andrew Wilson - farmer
+ wife Margaret, 3 dtrs & 2 sons ( all 11 years and under), sister Jane Wilson, brother Alex (FS) + 1 DS (f), 1 FS (m)
1901 Census - Auchingilsie Farm
Andrew Wilson - farmer
+ wife Margaret, dtr Jane, son Hugh, son George (farmer engineer), dtr Elizabeth (DS) + Andrew, Margaret, Helen & James (all scholars)

NB. Hugh Wilson was married twice first wife being Elizabeth McTurk who died in 1851 (4 children) and second wife being Jean Scott (9 children)

Auld Kirkyard New Cumnock Lair Ref: 487 - Reverse of stone
Elizabeth McTurk died 7/2/1851 55 (hus Hugh Wilson farmer Auchengilsie Ed 3/9/1876 70)

Probate: 9/12/1876 Ayr Proprietor Occupier
Inventory of Hugh Wilson farmer Auchingilsie Parish of Old Cumnock who died 3/9/1876 at Auchingilsie aforesaid testate. Given up at Ayr by Andrew Wilson farmer Auchingilsie aforesaid executor

Valuation Roll
1865 Proprietor Marquis of Bute tenant Hugh Wilson   
1895 Proprietor Marquis of Bute tenant Andrew Wilson
1920 Hugh Wilson Proprietor Occupier HOUSE AND FARM MEIKLE AUCHINGILSIE


Andrew Wilson on Cumnock Connections tree
Cumnock Chronicle 1915







From " The Cumnock Area - Photopack Five " school booklet 1975