| Robert Guthrie |
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| Robert Guthrie |
Farm Horse Tax - none found
Land Tax Rolls 1645-1831
Proprietor: Miss Stewart of Afton
Names of Lands: Little Mark & Chang
Paid by Miss Stewart of Afton - £54
Scotlandsplaces - Littlemark - A farmhouse near Dalleagles occupied by Mrs Shilt? (Stitt?). The property of Mrs Guthrie & others (Mr Guthrie was the factor)
NEW CUMNOCK HISTORY
The 1841 census shows Thomas Broom farming with his wife Agnes, their 3 sons and 4 daughters, Margaret Brown age 77yrs Ind. and David Dempster a 22yr old tailor.
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 31/1/1863
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 7/1/1898
Births/Baptisms New Cumnock OPRs
John - on 25/7/1708 son to William Howat & Helen Gilmour in Littlemark
Hugh - on 28/5/1710 son to William Howat & Helen Gilmour in Littlemark
William - on 15/1/1741 son to Gavin Campbell & Jean Dick in Little Merk
Janet - on 28/10/1748 dtr to William Currie & Agnes McCrae in Littlemerk
Robert - on 17/4/1752 son to George Glasford & Mary McWhinny in Littlemark
William - on 20/4/1763 son to James Stevenson & Mary McCartney in Littlemerk
Jean - on 14/11/1794 lawful dtr to James Sharp & Isabell McMillan in Littlemerk
Agnes - on 3/4/1802 lawful dtr to William McLimont & Margaret Stodhart in Littlemerk
Janet Paterson - on 7/5/1810 lawful dtr to Wm McLimont & Mgt Stodhard in Littlemerk
John - on 3/6/1837 son to Hugh Simson & Mary Gibson in New house, Littlemark
The 1841 census shows Thomas Broom farming with his wife Agnes, their 3 sons and 4 daughters, Margaret Brown age 77yrs Ind. and David Dempster a 22yr old tailor.
The 1851 census shows Thomas Broom a farmer of 110 acres employing 1 labourer, his wife Mary, son John age 35yrs, son David age 18yrs, daughter Margaret age 15yrs 2 male farm servants. By the 1861 census Thomas was working as a coal carter in the village of Craigbank, New Cumnock.
The 1861 census shows Andrew McCartney 45 and his wife Sarah (Davidson) farming 60 acres along with their children Andrew, Marion, Hugh, Robert and 1 female domestic servant.
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 31/1/1863
The 1871 census shows John Paterson and his wife Sarah (Kerr) farming 80 acres along with daughter Marion 20, son James 17 and 3 daughters Elizabeth, Margaret & Catherine age 14 yrs and under
(John's family farmed Coalcreoch & Laight)
The 1881 census shows that Littlemark Farm is occupied by dairyman George Anderson, his wife Mary, daughter Janet who is a dairymaid, and granddaughters Mary M Anderson and Sarah W Anderson
The 1891 census shows John Gall 39 farmer and his wife Margaret, James Gall his father age 75 living on private means and John Logan a 19yr old farm servant.
The 1901 census shows John Gall farming Littlemark with his wife Maggie and 2 daughters and a son age 10yrs and under, 1 female general domestic and 1 male farm servant.





