Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Dalhanna, New Cumnock

Dalhanna is one of the largest and oldest farms in New Cumnock and has been extensively  researched by Robert Guthrie of New Cumnock Heritage here.

Robert Guthrie

Robert Guthrie


Location  On this map  (1888- 1913) there are two farms Little Dalhanna and Over Dalhanna

In Roy's map of 1752-5 there is Dalhanoch

Farm  Horse Tax Rolls of 1797- 8 E326/10/1/227 William Campbell at Dalhanna has 2 horses

clay pit at Dalhanna 1905 VR

1911 census

Little Dalhanna has William Welsh 36 farmer wife Bessie and 1 female domestic servant

1911 census

Dalhanna has John Blackwood 38 shepherd wife Agnes and 2 children. No other entries for Dalhanna on the page


Valuation Roll 

1855 prop William Campbell.  1865 prop James Campbell, tenant William Sharp.

1875 props James Campbell (Over Dalhanna); Mrs Mary Carmichael (Little Dalhanna), tenant William Sharp (Over Dalhanna).

1885 tenants John Douglas, Robert Craig (Little Dalhanna).

1895 prop William Campbell.  tenants John Douglas, William Welsh (Little Dalhanna).

1915 prop James Campbell, tenants Mungo Bryson, James Martin (Little Dalhanna).

1920 tenant William Welsh (Little Dalhanna).

1925 prop (both Over and Little Dalhanna) James Campbell , tenant William Welsh.

1935 tenant Adam Park.  1940 tenant Alexander Scott.