Monday, 7 September 2020

Marchfoot, New Cumnock

Location on map

Scotlands Places of 1855/57 describes it as a small house with a sublet farm attached - sittuated east of Waterhead. 

This would explain why there is no Valuation Roll entry for Marchfoot, but there is no indication of who it was sublet from.


1841 census Marchfoot James Sloan 50 farmer wife Margaret (Reilly) 4 children
1851 census  Marchfoot James Sloan 64 farmer of 80 acres wife Margaret  3 children. Also son George 22 and his family
1861 census  James Sloan 75 farmers of 60 Acres, wife Margaret 2  children

Valuation Roll no entries (KM)