Friday, 27 November 2020

East Polquhirter, New Cumnock

 Location  was formerly know as Nether Polquhirter (Robert Guthrie New Cumnock Heritage)

see also High Polquhirter and

West Polquhirter

1841 Thomas Hunter

Address: East Volquhorter (Freecen.org transcription)

  Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks 
  HUNTER Thomas M 40 M.D.  Ayrshire   
  HUNTER Mary F 35   Outside Census County (1841)   
  HUNTER Mary F 3   Ayrshire   
  HUNTER Thomas M 20m   Ayrshire   
  HUNTER Jane F 8d   Ayrshire   
  KERR William M 37 Weaver  Outside Census County (1841)   
  KERR Agnes F 25 Female Servant  Outside Census County (1841)   
  WILSON Robert M 15 Agricultural Labourer  Ayrshire   
  STEEL Jane F 10   Ayrshire   
  FALLS Janet F 20 Female Servant  Outside Census County (1841)   
  KERR Agnes F 9 Female Servant  Outside Census County (1841) 


1851 census Thomas Hunter 42, MD college of Glasgow and general practitioner, wife Mary 45 3 children 3 female house servants and 4 ag labs

1861 census Thomas Hunter 52 farmer 300 acres, general practitioner university of Glasgow, wife 3 children 9 year old Robert Craig a boarder,  a ploughman 2 dairymaids and a stable boy

1854 farm to let

North British Agriculturist - Wednesday 05 July 1854


Dr Thomas hUnter died in 1870 and

In 1871 census widowed Mary Hunter 65 is running the farm with daughter Mary 25 2 men and female servants. Farmer Of 70 Acres (50 Arable Employing 4 Labourers)


1889 on 3rd August, death of Jane Kay age 88 widow of John Howatson farmer of March


1901 sequestration of John Paton, farmer East Polquhirter reported in the Dundee Courier - Wednesday 25 September 1901


1909 Mrs Armstrong was looking to let out rooms for the summer, under SUMMER QUARTERS

Dundee Courier - Wednesday 16 June 1909