Location not found on Roy or OS maps but must be near Lochside according to the advertisement below.
(Think it is an old name for West Lowes)
No Farm Horse Tax found
ScotlandsPlaces (1855-1857) - West Lowes - a farmhouse occupied by Hugh Vallance the property of the Marquis of Bute
The Valuation Roll for 1915 - House & Farm West Lowes OR Calton so perhaps it was always the same farm.
These two maps seem to show that West Lowes and Calton are perhaps the same farm. If not they are extremely close to each other.
The 1841 census shows Hugh Vallance, farmer 25 is farming Calton with his wife Helen (Baird) 25. They have 4 children - Helen 7, John 5, Hugh 3 & William 1 and are assisted by george Knox 20, Jane Wilson 25 and Mary Stewart 13.
The 1851 census for West Lowes shows Hugh Vallance 39 farmer of 95 acres, his wife Helen 35, children Helen 15, John 15, Hugh 13, William 10, Agness 8, Penelope 5, Catherine 4 and James 2. Elizabeth Taylor 16 is their house servant.
The 1861 census for Calton shows Hugh Vallance farming 94 acres with his wife Helen 45, son Hugh 23, daughter Penelope 16, son James 12, daughter Isabella 9, daughter Janet 7, son Robert 5, daughter jane 3, Janet Douglas 18 a domestic servant and John Gillespie 13 also a domestic servant.
The 1871 census shows Calton shows Hugh Vallance 59 now farming 120 acres arable assisted by his wife Ellen 56, daughter Janet Baird Vallance 17, son Robert 15, daughter Jane 13, their 5yr old grandson Hugh Vallance who was born in England and Mary Aird 23 a general domestic.
The 1881 census shows Lowes (West) Farm still being farmed by Hugh Vallance now 69 and a farmer of 120 acres arable employing 1 man, 1 boy and 2 girls. He is being assisted by his wife Helen 66, son Robert 25, Agnes Cooper 22 a general servant, Annie McKnight a 15yr old general servant and John Collins 15 a farm servant.
Hugh Vallance died 15/6/1889 at Glaisnock Street, Old Cumnock
The 1891 census shows Calton now being farmed by son Robert Vallance 45 along with his new wife Sarah Watson 27 whom he married in 1890 at Sorn. They are assisted by William Rush 18 farm servant, Mary Sharp 19 and Mary Vallance 16 both domestic servants.
The 1901 census for Calton shows Robert Vallance 45 farmer, Sarah Vallance 37 his wife, son Hugh 3, daughter Helen B. 1, Hugh McCartney 22 ploughman and 2 general domestics Sarah Wilson 18 and Jane Kirkland 12.
Auld Kirkyard, New Cumnock - Lair Ref: 197
Hugh Vallance d 15/6/1889 78, wife Helen Baird 23/6/1897 82, Helen 15/9/1860 56 (hus Hugh McLannachan, sis Pen 8/6/1862 18) 3s Hugh died Wolverhampton 9/1/1866 26, Agnes Vallance 27 (hus Jas Wilson, s Hugh 19/10/1863 7 1/2 mths), Jane Vallance 3/1/1872 13. Rev. side: John Vallance died Wolverhampton 31/5/1877 41, James B Vallance 26/5/1910 61.
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| 1948 See Chapel Farm, Old Cumnock. The Vallances are tenants/proprietors from 1915 |
Valuation Roll 1915- House & Farm West Lowes or Calton Proprietor The Marquis of Bute
Tenant/occupier Robert Vallance
Valuation Roll 1920 - House & Farm Calton - Proprietor. Tenant & occupier Robert Vallance
Shootings - Calton - Proprietor Robert Vallance
1925,1930,1935 - House & Farm Calton - Proprietor/occupier Hugh Vallance
1940 - House & Farm Calton - Proprietor Hugh Vallance
Chapel
Chapel
Valuation Roll
1865 prop Marquis of Bute.
1875 tenant John Muir.
1885 tenant Henry Smith.
1915 tenant Robert Vallance.
1925 tenant Hugh Vallance.
1935 prop Hugh Vallance.
