Location - Mansefield Road, New Cumnock
Farm Horse Tax not found
OPRs New Cumnock - Some Births & Baptisms
18/11/1744 Hugh son to George Arthur & Agnes Murdoch in Clayslacks New Cumnock
09/10/1745 Agnes daughter to Thomas Paterson & Jean Haddow in Clayslap New Cumnock
26/03/1749 Agnes daughter to James Gibson & Mary Maitland in Clayslap
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| The Scotsman 19/6/1915 |
The 1841 census for Clayslaps shows John Welsh a 40yr old agricultural labourer living there with his wife Helen 35 and Jane Welsh 74.
1851 census - cannot find
The 1861 census shows Clayslaps Cottage being occupied by Andrew Beattie 67 a farmer of 8 acres and his wife Agnes 69. Andrew lived in Bowhouse in 1851 and Bowes in 1871 In 1881 Andrew was the toll keeper at Bowes Cottage..
No other censuses for Clayslaps found.
Death of Elizabeth Campbell McTurk
Valuation Rolls
1865 - Sir Baronet James Stewart Menteith is the proprietor of Lands & Pendicles of Clayslaps New Cumnock and Andrew Beattie is the tenant.
1874 - Andrew Beattie is the tenant/occupier of Land Clayslaps and pendicle
1875 - Andrew Beattie is the tenant occupier of Land Clayslaps pendicle & cottage at Bowes
1875 - William Gilmour is the tenant/occupier of Land Hall & part of Clayslaps meadow.
1885 - Lady Jane Bailsy or Stewart Menteith is the proprietor the tenants being:
Andrew Beattie - Bowes Cottage & Pendicle on Clayslaps Mansefield Road
Andrew McCartney - Farm Gatehead & part of Clayslaps
William MacKenzie - Farm & House Hall of Mansefield and part of Clayslaps meadow
Robert Somerville - Farm & House Mansefield Mains & part of Clayslaps
1930 - Proprietor Elizabeth Jane Gibb or Brown - House & farm of Gatehead and part of Clayslaps
Tenant - James Brown
1930 Proprietor Sir Baronet William Frederick Stuart Menteith - House & Farm Hall of Mansefield
& part of Clayslaps meadow &
pendicle
Tenant - William H Sloan

