Location now covered in woodland
David McCrone and Janet Kennedy in 1841,1851 and 1861 census
Scotlands Places of 1855/57 describes Skares as "Dwelling houses with small posrtions of land attached occupied by Walter Ferguson and others the property of the Marquis of Bute"
David McCrone and Janet Kennedy in 1841,1851 and 1861 census
Scotlands Places of 1855/57 describes Skares as "Dwelling houses with small posrtions of land attached occupied by Walter Ferguson and others the property of the Marquis of Bute"
Note Walter's wife died at Skares Row, and he was a Chelsea Pensioner.
(The name Skares is shared with Skares Rocks in the sea. Skar - Skare - A fright. A scarecrow.)
Valuation Roll
1855 tenant Daniel Robb (Hindsward and Skares). By 1885 miners' rows had started to appear and there is no mention of a farm. By 1905 there is a substantial community with a school, store and reading room.
Widowed Daniel Robb married Margaret McCrone (daughter of David McCrone) in 1860 and was living with her at Skares in 1861
