Location 55 27 33N, 4 27 20W.
Scotlands Places name books
This dwelling house is the property of Sir James Boswell now occupied by Mrs Jamieson
Location: Not found on OS or Roy's maps.
Barony of Auchinleck - Rented Lands*
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Gibston, a part of Loganston, had its house occupied in 1787 by Alexander Gibson, who also rented Loganston and Barnsdale with his brother James in Longlands. Gibston was let to Robert McCron in 1789 and 1796.
* The Correspondence of James Boswell with James Bruce and Andrew Gibb,
Overseers of the Auchinleck Estate
Edited by Nellie Pottle Hankins and John Strawhorn
Edinburgh University Press and Yale University Press 1998
The History of Auchinleck Village & Parish - Dane Love
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1875 Auchinleck Estate - Mrs Jamieson
| 1841 census - this Gibston is in Ochiltree Address: Gibston | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname | First name(s) | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born | Remarks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORLAND | John | M | 45 | Farmer | Ayrshire | |||||||||||
| BORLAND | Margart | F | 36 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| BORLAND | Hellen | F | 14 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| BORLAND | Thomas | M | 12 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| BORLAND | John | M | 9 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| BORLAND | James | M | 4 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| BORLAND | William | M | 1 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| TEMPLETON | S M | F | 15 | Female Servant | Ayrshire | |||||||||||
| BROWN | John | M | 15 | |||||||||||||
The newspaper clipping below does say that Gibston is near Ochiltree.
The 1851 census for Gibston Auchinleck shows Elizabeth Jamieson 54 widow retired farmer and annuitant and her daughter Agness 24 a handsewer.
The 1861 census shows Elizabeth 60 widow still occupying Gibston along with her daughter Agness 34 a muslin sewer.
The 1871 census show Elizabeth Jamieson a 75yrs old farmer's widow living in Gibston with her daughter Agnes 44 who works in 'Auchinleck Garden'.
There doesn't seem to be further censuses for Gibston.
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| Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald 23rd Sept 1863 |
