OPR marriage
WALLACE, WILLIAM and ABIGALL WILSONE
20/09/1656
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30 17
Ochiltree
1663 will
Wilsoune, Abigall
4/8/1663
spouse to William Wallace in Burntoun, parish of Ochiltree
TD
Glasgow Commissary Court
The History of Ochiltree Village & Parish - Dane Love
p311
Burnton
154 acres in 1851
1578 Polquhairn Estate - William Bell
1656-1663 Polquhairn Estate - William Wallace
-1792 - Andrew Muir (d1792)
1828-1836 - William Muir (1770-1836)
-1840 - Andrew MacCosh (d1840)
1841 - Andrew Muir (1806-1883)
1851-1854 Robert MacDermid - Hugh Brown (1821-18 )
1861-1871 - Robert Brown (1817-18 )
1875 James MacCosh, Dalry - William Brown (d1882)
1899-1914 Andrew Kirkwood MacCosh - Thomas Howat (1861-19 )
1920-1930 Thomas Howat - Thomas Howat & Mungo Howat (1893-1974)
1940-1974 Mungo Howat (1893-1974)
1974-
p267
'Most of the farms in the parish kept sheep or cattle. The sheep were mainly black-faced, with some smaller herds of Leicester, Bakewell, Southdown and Cheviot breeds. At Burnton farm there was a herd of black Egyptian sheep, noted for their wool.'
1797-1836 William Muir and Elizabeth Steven. Their twin sons Alexander and Andrew both appear to be farming at Burnton in 1841 census.
1861 census Burnton shows Robert Brown 43 ploughman, 2 Hetterick nieces another 2 male servants
1871 census shows Robert Brown 53 Farmer 100 Ac Arable with niece son and a servant
1881 census shows Robert Brown 30 farming 140 acres arable employing 1 man and 2 girls.
Residing at Burnton are Mary Gemmell 27, dairymaid, John Hunter 19, and Jane Ramage both farm servants
Valuation Roll
1861 census Burnton shows Robert Brown 43 ploughman, 2 Hetterick nieces another 2 male servants
1871 census shows Robert Brown 53 Farmer 100 Ac Arable with niece son and a servant
1881 census shows Robert Brown 30 farming 140 acres arable employing 1 man and 2 girls.
Residing at Burnton are Mary Gemmell 27, dairymaid, John Hunter 19, and Jane Ramage both farm servants
Valuation Roll
1855 prop. Captain Fergushill.
1865 prop. Andrew Fergushill Crawford.
1875 prop. James MacCosh; tenant William Brown.
1905 prop. Andrew MacCosh; tenant Thomas Howat.
1920 prop. Thomas Howat; tenant Mungo Howat (includes Burnockhill).
1940 prop. Mungo Howat.
