On Roy's Lowlands map of 1755 there is Achingibbert and Upper Achingibbert
Means ‘field of the well’
Location OS 6 inch first edition 1843-1883
Horse Tax 1797-98 James Weir ( Little Auchengibbert ), 5 horses, 3 taxed
also referred to as Laigh Auchingibbert (in 1891) as it is lower than Meikle Auchingibbert (High Auchingibbert, Upper Achingibbert)
1841 Census - Little Auchingibbert, Old Cumnock
Hugh McKenzie - farmer Archibald, Daniel & Isabella McKenzie, Mary Currie (age 60), 3 agr labourers (m), Flora Cook (ind)
1851 Census - Little Auchingibbert
Archibald McKenzie - farmer of 65 acres wife Anne (McKerrow), 3 children, niece Isabella Govan, 2 FS (m), 1 HS (f)
1861 Census - Little Auchingibbert
Archibald McKenzie - farmer of 60 acres emp 1man and 2 women wife Ann and 6 children
1871 Census - Little Auchingibbert
Archibald McKenzie - farmer of 75 acres all arable emp 4 labourers and 1 boy, wife Ann and 5 children
1881 Census - Little Auchingibbert Farm
William McHarg - farmer of 75 acres all arable, wife Isabella (ms Hood from Dormiston Farm) their four children, 1 DS (f), 1 nurse (age 12yrs old)
After 1881 William McHarg and his family moved to Drumbowie, Ochiltree
Cannot find Little Auchingibbert on 1891 census
1901 Census - Laigh Auchingibbert Farm
David Murdoch Reid farmer wife Agnes (Sloan - Knockterra), 3 children
NB. 1891 census shows David working as a forester in Logangate House. He died in 1934 at New Dykes Farm Prestwick. The informant on his death certificate is John M Reid his son Bankend Farm, Old Cumnock)
Valuation Roll
Little Auchingibbert
1885 proprietor William Allason Cunninghame, tenant John Logan
1895 proprietor Captain Richard Bannatine Allison (sic), tenant David Murdoch Reid
1940 Proprietor James Sloan, tenant John Callan
Later farmed by Willie Callan ( son of John above) , followed by Andy Patrick ( son in law of Willie Callan).
Then bought by a couple from Aberystwyth, Dawi and Angela Morgan. Then sold again mid 2010s
2020 on the market
A productive dairy farm with useful modern and traditional buildings in an accessible location. About 181.1 acres (73.3 ha) an altitude between 160m and 200m above sea level.
