Location on OS 6 inch second edition, now lost to opencast
Johnson's map of 1828, showing Lawershill near Piperhill and Belston Loch.
The History of Ochiltree Village & Parish - Dane Love
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Lawershill
Laurshill in 1855. 64 acres in 1851.
1825 - William McCosh (1780-18 )
1841- - John Pearson (1805-18 )
1855-1875 Dumfries House Estate - John Pearson (1805-18 )
1899-1915 Dumfries House Estate - John Pearson (1839-1915)
-1919 Dumfries House Estate - William Jardine
1919-1920 William Jardine
1925 Andrew Curragh
1930-1940 Hugh Main
Demolished for opencast coal mine
1841 census Address: Lawrshill | ||||||||||||||||
| Surname | First name(s) | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born | Remarks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARSON | John | M | 30 | Farmer | Ayrshire | |||||||||||
| PEARSON | Elizabeth | F | 30 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| PEARSON | John | M | 2 | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| PEARSON | William | M | 2m | Ayrshire | ||||||||||||
| THOM | Jennet | F | 15 | |||||||||||||
Census
1841 Two households at Lawershill
William 61 and Elizabeth McCosh 68 amd
The Pearson family, John 30, Elizabeth 30, John 2 and William under 1, and Jennet Thom 15.
1851 John 44, Elizabeth 43 are farmaers of 64 acres. and sons John and James, and William 9. They have Ann Shannon 18 as a house servant
1861 John Pearson 55 and Elizabeth 53 his wife farming 64 acres . They have sons John 22, James 12, and Mary Strathern 16, domestic.
1871 John Pearson 65 and Elizabeth his wife farming 82 acres arable. They have sons John 32, James 22, Elizabeth Murdoch general domestic and George Hillhouse 11, visiting.
1881 census shows John Pearson 75 and wife Elizabeth 73 farming 80 acres employing 1 girl. Living with them are John Pearson son, 42, James McKenzie, nephew 13, and Mary Hay 22 is their general servant.
Valuation Rolls
1855 no prop. shown, tenant John Pearson. 1865 prop. M of Bute, tenant John Pearson. 1920 prop. William Jardine (house and farm). 1925 prop. Andrew Curragh. 1930 prop. Hugh Main. 1940 no result.
Valuation Rolls
1855 no prop. shown, tenant John Pearson. 1865 prop. M of Bute, tenant John Pearson. 1920 prop. William Jardine (house and farm). 1925 prop. Andrew Curragh. 1930 prop. Hugh Main. 1940 no result.
