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Ayrshire / Bowhouse, East Muirshiel, Caddell, HolmbyreHighLynn, Giffordland Mill, Skellyhil
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I'm interested in farms and farming families in Ayrshire if anybody is able to provide further information.
Thomas Wyl(l)ie and Jean Morton. Banns in April 1806 at Craigie by Kilmarnock (Jean's parish) and Kilmaurs (Thomas).
Their children were James bn Dec 1806 and christened at Craigie, George bn Dec 1808 Bowhouse farm, Mary bn Symington 1811, Margaret bn 1813 Dunlop, Thomas bn 1817 Dunlop, David bn June 1819 Stewarton and Jean bn 1821 Stewarton. They farmed around Stewarton, and for several years prior to Thomas’ death in 1844 at Caddell farm in Ardrossan. There is an East Muirshiel farm at Dunlop which is where two of the children were born.
On the 1841 Census Thomas, George, and Jean are at Caddell farm together with a Jane Wyllie who is the same age as Jean. Holmbyre farm which adjoins Caddell also had Wyllies there. I'm not sure that they were related but would love to find out.
Jean married James Whiteford in Campbeltown in 1849 and they emigrated to Melbourne, Victoria with George and his wife, Mary Leggart, following soon after.
John married Rachel Taylor and they emigrated to the US, farming in Wisconsin.
Margaret married Robert Kerr and they remained in Ayrshire, with family farming at High Lynn (Kerrs there on the 1891-92 Valuation Rolls), and Giffordland mill also Dalry and Cranberrymoss (sometimes Cranberry Moss), Kilwinning.
Mary married John Dick and John Wylie may have married Elizabeth Sawyers.
Skellyhill farm may have been associated with Jean Morton's family. An article on James and Jean's golden wedding anniversary in Melbourne mentions Skylahill which may be Skellyhill farm.
I would be really pleased to hear back from anyone who knows of these families or the farms they worked.
Anne
Thomas Wyl(l)ie and Jean Morton. Banns in April 1806 at Craigie by Kilmarnock (Jean's parish) and Kilmaurs (Thomas).
Their children were James bn Dec 1806 and christened at Craigie, George bn Dec 1808 Bowhouse farm, Mary bn Symington 1811, Margaret bn 1813 Dunlop, Thomas bn 1817 Dunlop, David bn June 1819 Stewarton and Jean bn 1821 Stewarton. They farmed around Stewarton, and for several years prior to Thomas’ death in 1844 at Caddell farm in Ardrossan. There is an East Muirshiel farm at Dunlop which is where two of the children were born.
On the 1841 Census Thomas, George, and Jean are at Caddell farm together with a Jane Wyllie who is the same age as Jean. Holmbyre farm which adjoins Caddell also had Wyllies there. I'm not sure that they were related but would love to find out.
Jean married James Whiteford in Campbeltown in 1849 and they emigrated to Melbourne, Victoria with George and his wife, Mary Leggart, following soon after.
John married Rachel Taylor and they emigrated to the US, farming in Wisconsin.
Margaret married Robert Kerr and they remained in Ayrshire, with family farming at High Lynn (Kerrs there on the 1891-92 Valuation Rolls), and Giffordland mill also Dalry and Cranberrymoss (sometimes Cranberry Moss), Kilwinning.
Mary married John Dick and John Wylie may have married Elizabeth Sawyers.
Skellyhill farm may have been associated with Jean Morton's family. An article on James and Jean's golden wedding anniversary in Melbourne mentions Skylahill which may be Skellyhill farm.
I would be really pleased to hear back from anyone who knows of these families or the farms they worked.
Anne