The King’s Road, or Route du Roi.
The History of Ochiltree Village & Parish - Dane Love
pp 331,332
Rottenrow
Sometimes spelled Rattan Raw. 144 acres in 1844
1619 Ochiltree Estate -
1797 Ochiltree Estate - John Smith
-1809 Ochiltree Estate -
1809- Dumfries House Estate -
1841 Dumfries House Estate - Mrs A. Smith
1851-1854 Dumfries House Estate - Mungo Howat
1861-1891 Dumfries House Estate - Henry Howat
1899- Dumfries House Estate - Mungo Howat
1901-1908 Dumfries House Estate - William Howat (1849-1908)
1908-1919 Dumfries House Estate - Robert Howat (1857-1928)
1919-1927 Robert Howat (1857-1928)
1930-1942 Mungo Howat (d1942)
1942-
2010 Converted into housing
Census
Census
1841 Mrs A Smith 60 with servants Margaret Smith 15, Jennet McClelend 20, and William Smith 40.
Now the Howat family.
1851 Henry Howat 38, and Mungo Howat are joint farmers of 180 acres. Mungo's wife Jean27, and children Mungo, Sarah, Henry, andWilliam. Servants are Hugh Wylie 19, Steel Murdoch 13, and Mary Riggs 16.
1861 Henry Howat 48 is farming 200 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy, and has his brother and his family living with him. They are Mungo Howat 42, wife Jane 36, presumably their children Mungo 16, Sarah 15, Henry 13 William 11, James 7, John 5, Robert 4, Charles 2 and Thomas under 1. Marion Osborne 18, and Janet Clerk 17 are their domestic servants.
1871 Henry is farming 180 acres employing 3 labourers and 1 boy. niece and nephews remaining are Sarah 24, dairymaid, Henry 22, ploughman, Robert 14, and Thomas 10. Servants are Daniel Milroy 34, Janet Aird 19, and Helen Murphy 17.
1881 census shows Henry Howat 70 farming 300 acres 170 arable employing 2 men and 3 girls and 1 boy.
He is unmarried but has Robert Howat 23, nephew, Jane Howat 22, niece by marriage, Henry Howat 3 nephew, and Crawford Howat G Niece 10 months.
Also living in are Martha Wilson 20 general servant, Agnes Strathdee 15 nurse, and William Bradley 75 farm servant.
1881 census shows Henry Howat 70 farming 300 acres 170 arable employing 2 men and 3 girls and 1 boy.
He is unmarried but has Robert Howat 23, nephew, Jane Howat 22, niece by marriage, Henry Howat 3 nephew, and Crawford Howat G Niece 10 months.
Also living in are Martha Wilson 20 general servant, Agnes Strathdee 15 nurse, and William Bradley 75 farm servant.
1891 Henry is 80 and still farming with nephews William 40, and Robert 33 and his wife Jane 33 who is housekeeper. He has five grand nieces and servants Jane Hodge 18, Jane Russell 17, and James Tait 16
1901 and William and Robert are joint farmers. William is unmarried, but Robert and his wife Jane have five daughters and one son, Mungo aged 6.
1901 and William and Robert are joint farmers. William is unmarried, but Robert and his wife Jane have five daughters and one son, Mungo aged 6.
Valuation Rolls
1865 prop. Marquis of Bute.
1875 tenant Henry Howat.
1905 tenant Robert Howat.
1925 tenant Robert Howat (now including land at Cairnford).
1930 prop. Mungo Howat.
