1783 location in birth document - need a hand

[Alan of Kaslo]

Hello.

My grandfather Alexander Boyle in Ayrshire was born in 1783 and in his document it mentions the location/mill that his father Alexander Boyle is from. Could anyone please help decipher what it says? The birth took place in Maybole.

Thanks in advance

Alan

[maggbill]

Hi Alan,

Sorry, this is a very difficult one - and I won't be of much help - but will make a feeble attempt, and bounce it back up the list for someone else to help.
Looks like:
"Jany 7 1783 Alexander Boyle in(?) Ghila (?) ?inzie (?) and Elizabeth Galbraith his spouse had a son in lawful marriage  Baptized.  Alexander Chisholm."

Word after "Boyle" really looks like "in" (why not "of" if it refers to where he came from....) -  next word very difficult - and third one looks like ?inzie - ? another place name.  Anyway - good luck with it!

[mckha489]

There is a creek south east of Maybole named Kilhenzie Burn

And on this map, other places including a castle site. A wood. Etc

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74425832#zoom=6&lat=5835&lon=2322&layers=BT

[horselydown86]

I think you both have pretty much worked it out.

As I see it, it's a single word split between lines with an = at each side of the split.

On line 2:    =henzie / =hinzie

On line 1:    ?il=

Can you find a K written in the same hand?

[Neale1961]

Description from Ayrshire Ord Survey maps 1855-57

[goldie61]

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Word after "Boyle" really looks like "in" (why not "of" if it refers to where he came from....) -

It would be worth checking the other entries on the page to compare whether the scribe generally writes 'in' or 'of 'a place.
I seem to remember in Scotland 'in' a place meant the person was a tenant there, and 'of' a place meant they were the owner of that place - ie not just on a lease.

[GR2]

As Goldie says, in Scotland the following applies:

John Smith of a place owns it
John Smith in a place is a tenant there (sometimes just lives there)
John Smith at a place is there on a more temporary basis

[Skoosh]

Good shout Kilhenzie. I doubt if that will be how it's pronounced in Ayrshire though! 

The Boyle's are the earls of Glasgow but I'd keep that quiet!

Skoosh.

[Alan of Kaslo]

Thank you very much for the help!

Here is more of the document to compare:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U69fQQRYBG8prprx0-br5iMmudtdGWm_/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q1_Lm-eTUdxmdG3rmNnkJgT9Y5KwVGsF/view?usp=sharing

I had originally thought it said Miln Hinzie or something similar. Kilhenzie makes a lot of sense! Alexander boyle senior is listed in the documents as a gardener.