Location 1843-1882
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| Caledonian Mercury 1797 |
Alternate name: Sellarsburn, Sillerburn Amalgamated with Bowes, and later opencasted.
OPRs
1737 Mary Sampson daughter lawfull to James Sampson in Silverburn and Margaret McNaught his spouse was baptised 16 Oct 1737
1737 Mary Sampson daughter lawfull to James Sampson in Silverburn and Margaret McNaught his spouse was baptised 16 Oct 1737
1761 Agnes Bryan lawful daughter to William Bryan in Siller-burn in Horsecleuch and Elizabeth his spouse was baptised Oct 4th 1761
1786 Hugh Weir lawful son of John Weir in Sillerburn and Janet Mitchell was born in 20th (could be 29th) and baptised 30th July 1786
Horse Tax 1797-98 John Houston, Sellarsburn one horse.
Horse Tax 1797-98 John Houston, Sellarsburn one horse.
Old Cumnock Kirk Session Records 11/1/1807
Agnes Cowan, daughter of Charles Cowan in Silverburn, acknowledged being with child and declared that John Sharp, son of James Sharp farmer in Muirdyke, was the father of her child.
Old Cumnock Kirk Session Records 22/7/1816
Charles Cowan Jnr in Silverburn and Janet Crichton his wife were found guilty of antinuptual fornification. They were rebuked , exhorted to repentance and, having paid six shillings and eight pence to the poor, were absolved from the scandal.
In the 1841 census Gilbert McKerrow is farming there.1851 Census Silverburn - John Stevenson farmer of 33 acres
1861 Census Silverburn - David Murrey farmer of 33 acres
Valuation Roll - 1875 prop William Campbell, tenant John Shankland (Bowes and Silverburn). 1905 tenant James Maurray. 1915 prop Lord Skerrington.
