Grimgrew, Old Cumnock

Location south of the Ayr Road OS 6 inch first edition 1843

On the 1654 Blaeu Atlas as Grumgroilin

OPR
baptism 1800 

Agnes Paterson lawful daughter of Alexander Paterson farmer in Grimgrew and Marion Smith his spouse was born 27th and baptised on 28th day of July 1800

Horse Tax  1797-98 Daniel Robieson (South Grimgrove) one horse.

1841 census, Little Grimgrew William Drinnan 50, Ann 50, and Charles 9. in 1851 census William 60 farmer of 10 acres and Ann are at east Grimgrew, so are they the same farm?
1841 census for South Grimgrew
Thomas Irving 65 and wife Janet (Bell), 60 are farming with their family, William 30, George 25, Richard 20, and twins ? Alexander and John both 15.  Their youngest son is Thomas at 12, and they have an agricultural labourer David Martin 10.

In 1855 valuation roll there is East South and North  Grimgrew with John Hetterick the tenant of East Grimgrew

There are three Grimgrews at  least. The furthest South is  on  map  as East Grimgrew.

Map showing East Grimgrew almost due  south of Grimgrew. The  buildings to the  east  of  Grimgrew are nameless.
In the  following OS edition  the East Grimgrew steading becomes High Grimgrew.

1861 census has John Hetterick 57 drain contractor and Hugh Kerr 47 ploughman in the cot house and Stone dyker Gilbert ? 61 in the next cothouse

1871 census East Grimgrew, has John Murray 32 ag lab 35 acres in gross
1881 census East Grimgrew John Murray 41 forester
1891 census High Grimgrew John Murray 51 farmer
1901 census High Grimgrew Farm John Murray 62 estate circular sawyer

1881 censusrew

West Grimgrew has James Napier an ag lab. by 1891 he is at East Grimgrew.

the 1881 census has Station Cottage the East Gringrew the Dumfries house Kennels (housing a gamekeeper) then West Gates (2 of) the East Grimmg

John died in 1904 at High Grimgrew