Saturday, 22 August 2020

Lauchlensknoll, Auchinleck

Location

also known as Lawrenceknowe Laughland's Knoll, associated with Howatsons and Cronberry Farm

The History of Auchinleck Village & Parish - Dane Love
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Laurenceknowe
Also known as Laurence Knoll, Lauchlan Knoll in 1875
1875          William Baird & Co. - James Mair
1899          William Baird & Co. - Donald John MacFarlane
                  William Stewart
1923                        - Thomas White

1851 census Lawrence Knowe John Brown (widower of Agnes Howatson) farmer of 60 acres  and his children and grandchildren
1861 census Lachlan's Knoll it's still John Brown with children and grandchildren
John died at Lawrence Know in 1865.

1875 valuation roll

JAMES MUIR Occupier  LAND LAUCHLAN KNOLL AND KNOWE, AUCHINLECK
WILLIAM HOWATSON Tenant  LAND LAUCHLAN KNOLLAND KNOWE AUCHINLECK




The 1881 census has no entry for Lauchlansknoll, but does list William Callan 53, shepherd living with his family at Lawrence Know.
Also living there are wife Henrietta 34, daughters Jane 8, Elizabeth 6, Henrietta L. 1 and Jemima M. also 1 and sons David 5, and William 3.
They have a general servant Mary Mair 13, and a cousin James Campbell 18 who is an apprentice grocer on the night of the census.


1885

WILLIAM FORSYTH Inhabitant Occupier HOUSE LAWRENCE KNOWE CRONBERRY FARM
AUCHINLECK
DONALD MACFARLANE Tenant  HOUSE LAWRENCE KNOWE CRONBERRY FARM
AUCHINLECK


1895 VALUATION ROLL

FORSYTH WILLIAM Inhabitant Occupier HOUSE LAWRENCE KNOWE FARM AUCHINLECK
DONALD JOHN MACFARLANE  Tenant  HOUSE LAWRENCE KNOWE FARM AUCHINLECK

JOHN PATRICK CRICHTON STUART, THE MOST HONOURABLE MARQUIS OF BUTE
Proprietor LAND AT BIRNIEKNOWE AUCHINLECK

1915
HUGH KENNEDY Inhabitant Occupier HOUSE LAUGHLANDS KNOLLAUCHINLECK
THOMAS WHITE Tenant  HOUSE LAUGHLANDS KNOLL  AUCHINLECK

 1920
GEORGE CUTHBERTSON Inhabitant Occupier HOUSE LAURANCE KNOWE AUCHINLECK

1925
THOMAS WHITE Tenant  HOUSE LAURANCE KNOWE
AUCHINLECK

1920s in the time of Thomas White
Margaret Brown (Mrs David Millar), Ruth Millar (Mrs John Shankland) and Ruth's 3 oldest children