Location OS first edition. - Note proximity of Greenhill and Whitehill farm.
Auchingee - "Field of the geese". Location 55 22 59N, 4 15 15W.
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| 2021 Robert Guthrie |
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| 2021 Robert Guthrie |
The advert for the sale of Aughingee in 1923 describes it as being part of the Whitehill estate. William Lennox was the tenant at Whitehill in 1874.
Scotlands Places of 1855/57 describes Auchingee as a farm house occupied by James Lannox, the property of Mr Ranken, Glenlogan. Ranken also owned Greenhill (also occupied by Mr Lennox), and Whitehill.
Census
1841 census shows Hugh Patrick 25 farmer his mother as housekeeper 50, other Patricks, Jane 30, Agness 4, George 30, and a female servant Agness McGeachin. The Patrick family moved to Laglaff in 1842 after a dispute with their landlord. No evidence in the valuation roll as to who the landlord was at the time.
1851 Hannah Richmond 44 farmer of 140 acres with 3 labourers. With her are son William 22, ploughman, John 17, ploughman, James 6, and daughters Agnes 19, Hannah 12, Marion 8, and Janet 2. James Templeton 22, is a visitor, and servants are John Wilson 66, Jane Wilson 17, and James Wilson 15, shepherd.
James Lennox (1824-1856) left a will (updated by Kay)
1861 census shows widowed Janet Lennox (Paterson) 35, farmer of 120 Acers Of Land with her 3 young children, Elspeth 7, John 5, and Jemima 4. her brother James Paterson as ploughman and 3 other servants, Mary Templeton 21, dairymaid, Grace Shields 17, and John Reilly 19, labourer.
1871 Janet 45, now a farmer of 160 acres, 2 children, Elizabeth 17, and John 15. Her brother James 41, is farm manager, Margaret Findlay 19 dairy maid, and ploughman Robert Lees 19.
1881 Janet Lennox 56 and son John 26 are joint farmers. Daughter Elspeth 28, brother James Paterson 52, and three servants also live at Auchingee. Margaret Breckenridge 16 dairymaid, Andrew Duncan15 and Annie Osborn 13 are general servants.
1901 census son John Lennox 45 at Auchingee wife Jane Sharp 43, 6 children and 4 servants. Children are Agnes 16, James 14, Jessie 13, John 10, William 6, and Jane under 1. Servants are George Campbell 18, ploughman, Thomas Galbraith 16, farm servant, Ellen Templeton 32, general domestic, and Agnes Gibson 18, nurse domestic.
Valuation Roll
1855 Tenant lands of Auchengee, James Lennox
1905, son John Lennox has the tenancy, and also a cottage at Auchingee (in 1891 census he was at Dalricket Mill (wife Jane Kennedy Sharp' s family farm).
1925-1940 prop Mrs Christina Gibb or Sloan, tenant James Sloan. This is the first naming of the proprietor in the roll.
By 1925 James Sloan was the tenant although John Lennox still had the farm cottage.
Auchingee offered for sale, Scotsman 1923. Before the 1925 valuation roll, there was no proprietor listed for Auchingee. In 1925 the proprietor was Mrs Christina Gibb or Sloan, so perhaps Aughingee sold, and Whitehill did not.
By 1925 James Sloan was the tenant although John Lennox still had the farm cottage.
Allan Stevenson was County Road Surveyor for Ayr, architect and factor. He was the eldest son of nine of John Stevenson, Changue.
Ian Howat writes:
The Patrick Family who were here (at Laglaff) before me, and I let them stay here until they found somewhere to move to, told me some interesting tales about the family.
The Patrick Family who were here (at Laglaff) before me, and I let them stay here until they found somewhere to move to, told me some interesting tales about the family.
The ones who were still here were two brothers Richie and Andy. Richie had been a cook in the army. He told me that his grandfather came here in 1842 from Auchingee which at that time was, (I think), on Whitehill estate. He had a dispute with his landlord and the matter went to court and Mr Patrick lost.
This was sometime around the May term and he was told to be out of the farm at the November term. Mr Patrick told the landlord and his Lawyer that he would move then, but that neither laird nor lawyer would live to see it and both were dead by the November term.
When I was "flitting" Richie I found things of interest. A receipt for draining 11 acres in 1846 and half was paid by Mr Patrick and half by his laird. The Patrick half came £28 13 shillings and fourpence 3 farthings. This was taken away in a box of other stuff and I don't know what happened to it. It was a beautiful document hand written and copperplate writing and had a penny black stamp.
Mr Patrick hauled the tiles from Wellhill tilery and as some was peat the tiles were laid on boards which came by train from Buccleugh saw mill, and Mr Patrick collected them from New Cumnock station.
Current
Gregor Caldwell's father bought the farm in 1958 from Jim Sloan. It was dairy until 1971 and beef since then. 150 acres. My dad was born at South Boig, New Cumnock. His brother, my uncle, and then my cousin farmed there till about 10 years ago. I have a farmers football league cup medal that my dad won in 1961. The current farmhouse was built in 1875. The original farmhouse is a single story building but still standing. There is a clay quarry hole on the farm. Red clay was mined there for the Lanemark brickworks. Clay was also dug on Braehead farm and latterly Dalricket Mill.
Current
Gregor Caldwell's father bought the farm in 1958 from Jim Sloan. It was dairy until 1971 and beef since then. 150 acres. My dad was born at South Boig, New Cumnock. His brother, my uncle, and then my cousin farmed there till about 10 years ago. I have a farmers football league cup medal that my dad won in 1961. The current farmhouse was built in 1875. The original farmhouse is a single story building but still standing. There is a clay quarry hole on the farm. Red clay was mined there for the Lanemark brickworks. Clay was also dug on Braehead farm and latterly Dalricket Mill.
