Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Knowhead, Old Cumnock

Location

Knowhead of Glaisnock, Knollhead (in 1841 census)

1807  William Baird and Agnes Wright were there in 1807, birth of daughter Elizabeth

1833 William Hutchison was the tenant of Alexander Allason of Glaisnock and owed £14 of rent at the Martinmas term and £6 of arrears of rent (Inventory of Alexander Allason's estate) 

1841 census Knollhead (entry between Hillhouse and Greenside) Euphemia Murray or McCulloch 40 aaspinner and her children
   
1851 census shows David Purdie 31 ploughman at Knowhead and Richard Buck 29 mole catcher and John Hastings 29 a shoemaker so maybe more a hamlet than a farm

VR no entries.