Wallaceton, Auchinleck

Location  OS 6 inch second edition,  up the Glenmuir Water. As Wallacetown on Roy's 1755 map

Horse Tax 1797-98 William Wallace, Wallaceton, 2 horses.

about 1995, from Janet Asquith-Charlton

Barony of Glenmure

Wallacetown otherwise Nether Carbellow was held in 1787 by William Wallace in Blackcroft.

James Wallace younger of Wallacetown obtained grazing at Blackcroft in 1792,

Source: Correspondence of James Boswell

1866: a walk around Auchinleck churchyard published in the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.

Another of the heritors was the Wallaces of Wallaceton.  At one time they had several farms in the parish and also some lands in Cumnock.  Their old flat stone, which bears the arms of that illustrious family, has, beside the arms, a representation of the cord or "woodery" with which Sir William Wallace tied the Barns of Ayr, when he set fire to them and burnt the English who were there enclosed.  It also bears the representation of a head, sandglass, cross-bones, etc., with the inscription :-

"Memento Mori, IW. MB 1676. Jas. Wallace"

The farm remained in the possession of the Wallaces 'til within the last thirty years when it was sold to the late John Robertson of Duncanziemuir and is now the property of Robert Robertson, writer, Ayr.  On this farm, about 25 years ago, was made the first discovery of black band iron stone in this district, and it was worked by the Muirkirk Iron Company, and carted to the furnaces at Muirkirk, which has been the means of opening up many pits of ironstone, as well as establishing the Lugar Iron-works and the other mineral fields in the district. 

The History of Auchinleck Village & Parish - Dane Love
p 325
170 acres in 1924
1609-1616          William Wallace (d1616)
1616-                  James Wallace
        -1678          James Wallace (d1678)  
1732-1740          James Wallace
                           John Wallace
                           William Wallace
1807-1817          Hugh Wallace
       -c1850         Wallace
c1850                 other family
1875                   Alexander Hamilton Robertson - William Fergusson &
                                                                                 Robert Fergusson
c1890s               Dornal Estate - James Armstrong (       -1906)
1899                  Dornal Estate - Robert Armstrong
         -1913                        James Armstrong
         -1924                        Thomas Pearson
1934-1941        Thomas Pearson - Matthew Tannock
                                                       Nairn
c1980                                             George
2015                                               Thomson

                                                    Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald  7/3/1863

The 1851 census shows James Brown 25 and unmarried employed as Farm Overseer at Wallacetown Farm. Also working there is a Gardner, a Male agricultural labourer and 2 female house servants.

The 1861 census shows Hugh Ross 35 farming 55 acres employing 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy with his wife Elizabeth (Mair) 37, their children John 10, Ann 8, Hugh 5, Archibald 4, Janet 2 and Alexander 9 months.Also living there is 1 female farm servant, 1 Male farm servant and 1 male cow herd.

In 1871 Hugh has retired to Walleston Cottage with his wife and family

The 1871 census shows William Ferguson 69 farming 80 acres of which 60 are arable along with his wife Margaret (Latta) 63, son William 36, daughter Anne 32 and 1 female domestic servant,

Cumnock Connections Tree

1881 census shows William Ferguson 80 and wife Maggie 73 farming 60 acres employing 1 man and 1 girl.  Also in the house are daughters Annie 40, and Maggie 38.  Living in servants are John Mackintosh 22, and Grace Campbell 17.

William Ferguson died 25/2/1886 at Wallacetown, Lugar and his wife Margaret died 21/4/1885

The1891 census shows daughter Margaret 48 now farming. Mary Ross 17 a general servant and John McConnel 26 a farm servant.
The 1901 census shows Robert Armstrong 59 (previously a dairyman at Morton Muir, Lugar) now farming Wallacetown with his wife Margaret (Hunter) 54, son Robert 24, dtr Agnes 22, son Thomas 4 and 1 Male farm servant.

Cumnock Connections Tree

1885 Valuation Rolls Owner - Alexander Hamilton Robertson

Valuation Roll

 1865 prop Robert Robertson, tenant Hugh Ross.  No further entries