sometimes pronounced ruchside
Farm Horse Tax - none found
The 1841 census has Alexander Sloan 45 wife Margaret (Donaldson) 40, Margaret Sloan 20, James Sloan 17, Alexander Sloan 15, Jane Sloan 12, Peter Sloan 9, Agnes Sloan 7, Sarah Sloan 3, Sarah Murdoch 17 farm servant, 2 Male manservants and 1 female farm servant.
Dumfries & Galloway Standard 21/8/1918
Dumfries & Galloway Standard 7/10/1942
ScotlandsPlaces 1855-1857 - Roughside - A good farmhouse with offices and an arable farm attached to the property of Sir James Menteith Po Mansefield House.
The 1841 census has Alexander Sloan 45 wife Margaret (Donaldson) 40, Margaret Sloan 20, James Sloan 17, Alexander Sloan 15, Jane Sloan 12, Peter Sloan 9, Agnes Sloan 7, Sarah Sloan 3, Sarah Murdoch 17 farm servant, 2 Male manservants and 1 female farm servant.
The 1851 census shows Alex Sloan 55 farming 300 acres employing 2 labourers with his wife Margaret 52, son Peter 19, dtr Agnes 17, dtr Sarah 13 grandson John Spence 9, 1 female house servant and 2 Male agricultural labourers.
The 1861 census shows Alex Sloan 64 and his wife Margaret 61 farming 360 acres emp 2 men and 1 boy, dtr Sarah and grand-daughter Mary McCormick 2, 1 ploughman, 1 dairymaid and one Male herd age 13yrs.
The 1871 census shows Alexander Sloan 75 farming 280 acres of which 180 are arable along with his wife Margaret 72, Alexander Spence 27 their grandson, 1 ploughman, 1 Male farm servant, 1 Male general servant, 1 female general servant and Mary McCormack age 17 their grand-daughter.
By the 1881 census Alexander Sloan 86 is with his grandson Adam Sloan 25 farming 289 acres 270 arable employing 2 men 1 boy and 2 girls. Alexander died in May 1881. The next tenant is not a relation.
The 1891 census shows William Sloan 50 farming with his wife Jane (Harvey) 49, their son James 23, son William H (Harvey) Sloan 21, son John 19, son Mungo 12, niece Sarah J Sloan 7 and 2 female general servants.
The 1901 census shows son James Sloan 33 farming with his wife Grace Jane (Steele), son William 7, dtr Margaret McM. Sloan 4, dtr Jane H Sloan 4 months, 2 female domestic servants, Mary G Sloan 14 a nurse, 1 ploughman and 1 Male farm servant.
Valuation Roll
Valuation Roll
1855 tenant John Paterson (of Clocklownie, Halfmark and Roughside). 1865 prop Sir James Menteith, tenant Alexander Sloan. 1885 prop Lady Jane Bailey or Stewart Menteith, tenant Peter Sloan. 1905 tenant James Sloan. 1915 prop Sir James Stuart Menteith. 1920 prop Lt Col Sir James Menteith. 1930 tenant William Craig. 1935 tenant William Brown.
Probate: 31/8/1881 Ayr
Alexander Sloan farmer, Roughside, Parish of New Cumnock who died 18/5/1881 at Roughside aforesaid testate. Conf granted to Peter Sloan farmer Knockterra, Parish of Old Cumnock his son and executor.
Probate: 22/3/1928 Ayr
William Sloan retired farmer, Hall of Mansefield New Cumnock who died 5/12/1927 at New Cumnock testate. Conf to James Sloan farmer Hurkledale, Annan, William Harvey Sloan farmer Hall of Mansefield aforesaid and Mungo Sloan, Hunter House, Lochmaben his sons and executors.
27/2/2003 - Planning application for the erection of a 3rd dwelling house for farmer who wishes to retire
See also the excellent post by Bobby Guthrie on New Cumnock Heritage
