Transferred from the parish of Ochiltree to the parish of Stair (Hay Shennan report 1889)
Little Speirston - a smallholding.
Census
1841 John Barber 64, farmer, Jane 66, John 30, Jennet 32 and Jane Black 9
1851John Barber 74 farmer of 5 acres with wife Jane 77, son John 41 and house servant Mary Crawford 13
1851John Barber 74 farmer of 5 acres with wife Jane 77, son John 41 and house servant Mary Crawford 13
1861 Still the Barbers John 83, Jane 86 and son John 54
1871 William Jamieson 45 is an agricultural labourer and farmer of 5 acres with wife Helen 30 and daughters Mary 11, Elizabeth 4, Agnes under 1 and Helen 9, and sons Thomas 6 and James Geddes 2
1881 census William Jamieson 55 and wife Helen 48 are farming 11 acres, 5 arable. They have two children still at home, James 12 and Agnes 10.
1891 and William is 64 and described as a crofter. Helen 58 and Agnes his daughter are at Little Speirston, and William was born in Ireland.
1881 census William Jamieson 55 and wife Helen 48 are farming 11 acres, 5 arable. They have two children still at home, James 12 and Agnes 10.
1891 and William is 64 and described as a crofter. Helen 58 and Agnes his daughter are at Little Speirston, and William was born in Ireland.
An entry in the The Scotsman, August 1914.
" The small dairy farm of Little Speirston, the acreage of which is 15.786 and the rental £24, was sold at £400 to Mr William Breckenridge, Ayr"
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