West Lowes, Mid Lowes, Lowesmuir, East Lowes (further south)
West Lowes - a farmhouse occupied by Hugh Vallance the property of The Marquis of Bute
The 1915 Valuation Roll - House & Farm West Lowes OR Calton so perhaps it has always been the same farm.
It looks like Hugh Vallance and his family moved back and forth between West Lowes and Calton
(think is it the same farm)
1841 - Calton, New Cumnock
1851 - West Lowes, New Cumnock
Hugh Vallance farmer of 95 acres
1861 - Calton, New Cumnock
Hugh Vallance 49, farmer of 94 acres
1871 - Calton, New Cumnock
Hugh Vallance farmer of 120 acres arable wife Helen (Baird) employing 1 man,1 boy and 2 girls
1881 - Lowes Farm West
Hugh Vallance farmer of 100 acres arable emp 1 man 1 boy 2 girls
1891 - Calton
Robert Vallance farmer
1901 - Calton
Robert Vallance farmer
Valuation Roll
1855 Hugh VALLANCE Tenant Occupier
1885 prop Marquis of Bute.
1895 tenant Robert Vallance Valuation Roll
1855 tenants William Craig (Lowes Muir), Hugh Vallance (West Lowes), James Weir (East Lowes), John Young (Mid Lowes).
1865 prop Marquis of Bute (all 4 of the Lowes).
1885 tenant John Young (Mid Lowes).
1895 tenants William Dykes (Lowes Muir), Robert Vallance (West Lowes), John Young (Mid Lowes).
1905 tenants Robert Vallance (West), James Weir (East), John Young (Mid).
1915 tenants Robert Vallance (West and Lowes Muir), James Weir (East).
1920 prop Robert Vallance (Lowes Muir), tenant Hugh Vallance. prop Walter Young (East), prop George Young (Mid).
1940 prop George Young (Mid), prop Walter Young (East).
*Sannockhill appears on OS 6 inch first edition but not second. it is south of Borland Mill.
