ScotlandsPlaces - Lanemark - a farmhouse occupied by John Proudfoot the property of Col Cathcart.
Transcribed as Landmark so perhaps this is Lanemark
George Patrick - 3 horses, 2 liable in duty 4s.
New Cumnock OPRs Baptisms
20/12/1713 John son to George McErvail & Nicholas Barber in Lanemerk
16/06/1728 John , 29/03/1730 Jean, 12/03/1738 Nicholas (daughter), 15/3/1741 Margaret to Andrew Campbell & Helen Mitchell in Lanemerk
25/06/1732 William son to John Campbell & Barbara Hair in Lanemerk
14/12/1735 Mary daughter to John Wyllie & Ann Wyllie in Lanemerk
19/07/1741 Agnes daughter to Hugh Wood & Helen Hair in Lanemark
30/10/1743 William son to Hugh Campbell & Agnes Logan in Lanemerk
31/05/1752 Mary daughter to John Howatson & Jean Campbell in Lanemerk
1783 John Gibson (birth of daughter Janet) OPR ?
26/7/1852 will Agnes Gibson
spinster, resided at Lanemark parish of New Cumnock
The 1841 census shows John Proudfoot 30, Agness Gibson 40, John Johnstone 40, James Lamont 20, Andrew Lammie 15, John Baird 13, John Lammie 10, Margaret McKnight 20, Elizabeth Houston 20, Barbara Kirk 20, Maty Lammie 15, Agnes Wallace 10, Mary Aitken 30, James Henry 7 and Sarah Henry 2.
spinster, resided at Lanemark parish of New Cumnock
The 1841 census shows John Proudfoot 30, Agness Gibson 40, John Johnstone 40, James Lamont 20, Andrew Lammie 15, John Baird 13, John Lammie 10, Margaret McKnight 20, Elizabeth Houston 20, Barbara Kirk 20, Maty Lammie 15, Agnes Wallace 10, Mary Aitken 30, James Henry 7 and Sarah Henry 2.
The 1851 census show John Proudfoot farmer of 300 acres employing 3 labourers, unmarried aunt Jane Gibson 86, unmarried aunt Agnes Gibson 62, visitor Isabella Gibson a 77yr old widow, widow Margaret McTurk a 59yr old nurse, farm servants John Baird 24, Robert McKnight 19, Adam Vallance 16, Mary Hemphill 20, Hannah Dunnan 18 and visitor Janet Smith 13.
The 1861 census shows John Proudfoot 56 farming 350 acres. He now has a young wife Elizabeth 27 (Houston Lennox) and children Thomas 5, John 3 and Janet 1. He is assisted by 2 ploughmen John Lee 24 and Robert Park 20, dairymaid Helen McKervail 24, domestic servants Elizabeth Patrick 19 & Janet Black 19 and nurse Mary Mathieson who is 12yrs old.
The 1871 census shows John Proudfoot 69 farmer of 200 acres of land 70 meadow, his wife Elizabeth 37, children John13, Janet 11, Isabella 9, Jane 7, James 5, Elizabeth 3, infant William, farm servants John Gillespie 23 & James Logan 16, general servant Janet Rankin 23, dairymaid Janet Johnston, housemaid Jane McMichael 18, general servant Helen Chambers and nurse Elizabeth Moor 16.
1881 John Proudfoot 79 and wife Elizabeth 67 are farming 300 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy, 3 girls. Sons John 23, and William 10, Daughters Jessie 21, Bella 19, Jeanie 17, and Eliza L 13 are also living at Lanemark.
They have six servants living in: James MacDonald 24, David Lee 17, James Walker 13 (message boy), Jessie Patrick 18 domestic, Jeanie Adair 19 domestic and Mary Breckenridge 15 domestic
John Proudfoot died at Lanemark 16/5/1884.
Elizabeth Houston Lennox Proudfoot died 6/1/1889
The 1891 census shows unmarried son John Proudfoot 33 now farming Lanemark assisted by his sister Bella 29, domestic servant Ellen Brown 17, farm servant Sarah Jane Warnett 18 and farm servants Alex Walker 21 and Andrew McMinn 16.
The 1901 census shows John Proudfoot 43 still farming there with the assistance of his sister Lisa 58, ploughman James Farquhar 26 and farm servants James Black 18, Flora Paterson 23, Agnes Smith 16, Jane Whiteford 15 and Robert Whiteford 12.
Auld Kirkyard, New Cumnock - Lair Ref: 180
IMO John Proudfoot 17/5/1884 82, sis Jan 12/12/1887 84, son Mitchell 29/3/1875 8 months, w Elizabeth Houston Lennox 6/1/1889 55, s John 6/12/1933 76
1940 death of their son Thomas Proudfoot at Lanemark
Valuation Roll
1855 prop Colonel MacAdam, tenant John Proudfoot. 1875 prop Mrs Jean MacAdam Cathcart, tenant John Proudfoot. 1885 Alexander MacAdam, tenant Mrs Elizabeth Lennox or Proudfoot (miners rows now also appear). 1905-1940 prop Mrs Charlotte Tilke or MacAdam. 1915 tenant John Proudfoot. 1935 and 1940 valuation rolls James Campbell Brown tenant.
Current farmer perhaps J & A Young
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| A Nairn - Lanemark 1936 Grace Brown with daughters Nan, Grace, Nettie, and Mary in the pram |
Current farmer perhaps J & A Young
