1784 Old Cumnock Kirk Session minutes
On 14th March 1784, Isobel Osborne of Ward and William Baird younger of Humeston appeared before Old Cumnock Kirk Session to admit that she was pregnant whilst unmarried.
1810 -1813 David McCrone
Humeston - a small cottage so called near Garrallan Pit the property of Mr Boswell now occupied by
David Hastings
The 1901 Census for Humeston Cottage, Old Cumnock shows Gilbert Hamilton, a coalminer, living there with his wife and six children.
David McCrindle, a retired coalminer died in Humeston Cottage on 3/11/1948. He had previously lived at 3 Roseburn Cottages, Old Cumnock. He was married to Annie Scott who also died at Humeston Cottage in 1934.
Valuation Rolls:
1855 Humeston Mrs H.D. Boswell Proprietor
John D Boswell Esq. Tenant/Occupier
David Hastings Tenant/Occupier
1865 House Humeston Patrick Charles Douglas Proprietor
James Eaglesome Tenant
Lands of Garallan &
Humeston John Stevenson
1874 Land
Humeston Cottage Patrick Charles Douglas Proprietor
James Eaglesome Tenant
1895 House Humeston Hon John Patrick Crichton
Garallan Stuart (not clear on (VR) Proprietor
William Main Inhabitant/occupier
David Stevenson Tenant
1905 House Humeston
Garallan Trustees of the late PCD Boswell
per JD Boswell WS Edinburgh Proprietor
Alexander Crawford Tenant/occupier
Gilbert Hamilton Tenant/occupier
David Stevenson Changue Tenant
David Stevenson Changue Tenant
Robert Stevenson Tenant/occupier
Margaret Thomson (bower) Inhabitant/occupier
1915 House Humeston
Cottages John Douglas Boswell Proprietor
Alexander Crawford Tenant/occupier
William Gibson Inhabitant/occupier
Walter McCrindle Tenant/occupier
David Stevenson Tenant
