 |
| 1960 Gordon family |
 |
| 1960 Margaret from Jim Gordon |
 | |||
| 2005 Kevan Aitken Kevan returned in March 2021 and you can see that the roof is completely gone. He remembers when it was inhabited in the 1980s. |
March 2021 Kevan Aitken
March 2021 Kevan Aitken
Also known as Lithins
Location 55 25 13N, 4 04 02W.
Lethans - A small thatched house occupied by Mr Lammie, herd.
No Farm Horse Tax found
Some Births & Baptisms per New Cumnock OPRs
01 May 1709 Mary daughter to William Barry & Janet Hope in Lithens
26 Sep 1725 William son to James Gib & Agnes Gemmell in Lithins
23 Feb 1729 James son to James Gibb & Agnes Gemmell in Lithins
15 Jun 1729 Janet daughter to William Gibb & Isabell Logan in Lithins
07 Mar 1739 Agnes daughter to John Shaw & Janet Pagan in Lithins
12 Jan 1743 John son to John Shaw & Janet Pagan in Lithins
30 Dec 1744 Charles son to John Shaw & Janet Pagan in Lithins
12 Jun 1748 Alexander son to Robert Campbell & Marion Pagan in Lithins
17 Aug 1755 Margaret daughter to William Pagan & Christian Begg in Lithins
born 26 Jan 1810 Isabel daughter to David Gibson & Mary Black in Lithins
The 1841 Census for Lithans shows William Riddle 60 farmer, his wife Jane 50, son John 23, son William 14, Alexander Cumming 11, Margaret Campbell 80, William Mearns 29, Mary Mearns 20 and infant Jane Mearns.
The 1851 census for Lithans shows Jane Riddel widow 66 farmer of 600 acres, son John Riddel 34 who is described as ‘insane’ , James Riddel 28 an agricultural labourer and Jane Thomson a 15yr old house servant.
Jane aka Jean’s maiden surname was Crichton
The 1861 census for Letham shows John Riddle 44 shepherd, wife Margaret 29, children William 7, Robert S., Margaret P. 4, Janet C. 2, infant Catherine, mother Jean Riddle 76 and Catherine Graham a 13yr old nurserymaid.
Jean Riddle died 19/1/1871
The 1871 census for The Lithans shows Hugh Vallance a 33yr old shepherd living there along with his wife Sarah 32, children Ealen 12, David 11, Agnes 9, William 6, John P. 5, Hugh 2 and Isabella 1.
The 1881 census shows Lethans Farm now being occupied by shepherd James Templeton 27, his wife Agnes 23, daughter Mary 4, son Walter 2 and infant son William.
The 1891 census for Lithans shows James Ferguson a 46yr old shepherd now living there with his wife Jane 38, sons David 13, William 11 & James 7 and daughters Margaret 9, Jane 5, Sarah 2 and infant Agnes.
The 1901 census for Lethans shows shepherd David Forsyth 54, wife Janet 47 and daughter Janet B. 18
Valuation Roll
1855 tenant John Paterson.
1885 prop The Most Noble the Marquis of Bute John Patrick Crichton Stuart.
1915 tenant James Cunningham.
1925 tenant James Dempster.
1935 tenant John Hamilton.
Perth Auction Market
Dundee Courier 13/10/1922
The farm was bought from the Gordons by a forestry company in the 1960s and 2200 acres planted between Lethans and Craigshiel
