OCHILTREE
Ayrshire Directory - 1837 - by Pigot & Co
Is a small but pleasant village, in the parish of its name and district of Kyle;
54 miles sw from Edinburgh, 49 nw from Dumfries, 37 s of Glasgow, 28 n from
Girvan, 22 nw from Sanquhar, 16 s from Kilmarnock, the like distance ne from
Maybole, 11½ e from Ayr, and 4 from Cumnock; situate on the south side of the
Lugar water, and on the high road from Ayr to Dumfries and Edinburgh. The
country around is delightfully picturesque; and the face of the parish, which is
pretty level, with some agreeable undulations, is well watered. The weaving of
cotton goods for the Glasgow market gives employment to several hands; the
making of snuff boxes, to a limited extent, is carried on here; and there is a
considerable manufacturory for shearing hooks. The great Scottish reformer, John
Knox, married his second wife at this village; she was the daughter of Lord
Ochiltree, who at that period resided at Ochiltree house, now the mansion of the
Dowager Lady Boswell. The church, like most others in this part of the county,
is a plain building, and the only place of worship. The parochial school is well
attended. There is a subscription library, which was established in 1836. There
are no magistrates, and the village is almost proverbial for the honest
character of its inhabitants. Ochiltree formerly gave a baron's title to a
branch of the family of Stewart. Fairs are held on the second Wednesday in May
and the first Tuesday in November, for cattle.
Post Office, John Murray, Post Master - Letters arrive (by penny-post from
Cumnock) at half past twelve at noon, and are destatched at the same time.
NOBILITY AND CLERGY
Boswell, Dowager Lady, Ochiltree house
Boyd, Rev James, Manse
PROFESSIONAL PERSONS
Morrison, John, surgeon
Simson, Patrick, master of the parochial school
Syme, John, surgeon
INNKEEPERS AND VINTERS
Edgar, Andrew
Gemmel, Alexander
Haddow, Agnes
Lammie, John
SHOPKEEPERS AND TRADERS
Aitken, Hyndford, stocking manufr
Brown, James, shearing hook manufacturer
Colville, Matthew, snuff box painter
Cuthbert, Thomas, grocer, cheese factor, and spirit dealer
Duncan, John, cooper
Fisher, James, boot and shoe maker
Greenshields, John, baker &c
Hamilton, Andrew, tailor
Howartson, John, grocer &c
Hutchinson, David, snuff box painter
Kay, James, joiner and cartwright
Kerr, James, tailor
Kirkland, David, grocer
McClure, William, saddler
McDill, William, shoe maker
McGregor, Andrew, flesher
McKennah, James, cartwright
McMillan, David, boot and shoe maker
Morton, Hugh, mason and builder
Murdock, Alexander, grocer, spirit dealer and snuff box maker
Murray, John, grocer & spirit dealer
Pedden, Mungo, fishing-rod maker
Reid, David, dyer
Rowan, David, slater
Sloan, William, cartwright
Walker, Hector, shearing hook manufacturer
Watson, Thos, boot and shoe maker
Weir, John, blacksmith
COACHES
To Ayr - the "independant" market coach (from Cumnock), calls at Andrew Edgar's, every Tuesday and Friday morning at eight
To Cumnock - the "independant" market coach (from Ayr), calls at Andrew Edgar's, every Tuesday and Friday evening at six
CARRIERS
To Ayr - John Lammie, every Tuesday and Thursday, and James McCrae, every Tuesday and Friday
To Glasgow - Mary Bryan, every Mon
To Muirkirk - John Lammie, every Monday and Thursday
This transcript was
kindly provided by Keith Muirhead
from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.
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