Horse Tax 1797-98 William Howat, East Garrieve 6 horses, 4 taxed.
Location 55 24 14N, 4 10 32W.
( renamed Mansfield Mains - from maiden surname of owner's wife) More research needed!
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| Robert Guthrie |
1790 Captain Maxwell (BM)
1837 Menteath (BM)
OPR Births/Baptisms in Garrieve
30/08/1707 - John son to Patrick Howat and Ellison McCrone in Burnside of Garrive
21/05/1708 - Ann dtr to William Crawford and Margaret Crawford in Garrive
17/12/1709 - Margaret Howat dtr to William Howat and ? Mitchell in Garrieve
16/04/1710 - John son to William Gemmell and Margaret Hogg in Garrieve
30/10/1715 - John son to John Howat and Sarah Lambie in Garrive
The 1851 census Mansfield Main shows John Picken 30 farming with his sister Janet as housekeeper
The 1861 census show John Picken 40 farming 2050 acres (perhaps an error?) employing 5 labourers along with his wife Jean (Watt) 39, daughter Jean 3, his brother-in-law Allan Brown Watt 22 a land surveyor, 1 ploughman, 1 stable boy, 2 dairymaids, 1 female domestic servant, 1 byrewoman and 1 nursemaid age 12yrs.
The 1871 census shows John Picken 49 farming 180 acres arable with his wife Jean 48, daughter Jean 13, Mary Guthrie a governess, 2 male farm servants, 1 dairymaid and 3 female domestic servants.
The 1881 census shows John Picken 59 and his wife Jean 58 farming 630 acres 400 arable employing 3 men 4 girls and 2 boys. Their daughter Jean W. Picken 23 is also living with them. Servants living in are Agnes Gray 24, dairymaid, Margaret Hyslop 19 domestic, Jean McCreadie 18 domestic, Mary McDonald 19, farm servant, and Samuel Forsyth 15, farm servant.
John Picken died in 1884
1889 death certificate of Jane McMickan or Somerville married to Robert Somerville farmer, died at Mansfield Mains 11 August 1889 age 59.
The 1891 census shows Robert Somerville 58 farmer, his son William who is farm manager, daughter Elizabeth Somerville 28, daughter Janet 27, daughter Alice 16, 1 ploughman, 1 byreman/domerstic servant, 2 housemaids, 1 female general domestic, 1 lady's maid, 1 laundrymaid.
The 1901 census shows Robert Somerville 67 farming with daughter Elizabeth Gibson (Somerville) 37, daughter Janet Somerville 36, William Sloan 31 dairyman and his wife Alice Sloan (Somerville) 26, grandsons William 2 and Robert 1 Sloan, 1 ploughman, 3 housemaids and 1 nurse (Nancy Kilpatrick age 13yrs)
Probate 29/11/1924 Ayr
Robert Somerville, farmer, retired, Pathhead New Cumnock died 25/8/1924 at New Cumnock testate. Conf to Janet Somerville, Pathhead aforesaid, his daughter and William Henry Sloan farmer Hall of Mansefield New Cumnock and Andrew Gibson, 15 Grantley Gardens, Shawlands, Glasgow his sons-in-law, executors
Valuation Rolls
1885 Owner - Lady Jane Bailey, tenant Robert Somerville.
1905 tenant John Craig. 1915-40 prop Sir James Stuart Menteith.
1930 tenant William Donald.
1935 tenant James Caldwell.
After his death, his daughter Jean disputed the conditions of his will but lost her case. She had married, and her married name was Craig. NB There was a John Craig mentioned as a later tenant???
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| Obit. North British Agriculturalist March 1884 |
After his death, his daughter Jean disputed the conditions of his will but lost her case. She had married, and her married name was Craig. NB There was a John Craig mentioned as a later tenant???
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| The Scotsman February 1886 |
