Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland (#607)

History

This account was written in

1837.

Until 1626, this parish was

a part of the parish of Mauchline.

Muirkirk and Glenbuck are the nearest towns.

The gravestone of one John Brown is

erected on the Farm of Priesthill. The death of this man was perpetrated with cold-bloody cruelty in the presence of his wife and family. He was shot while kneeling in prayer.

The major land owners were: His Grace, the duke of Portland; The Right Honorable the Earl of Douglas; and The Right Honorable the Earl of Hyndford.

The land was primarily used for, s

heep, dairy cows, grains, potatoes, turnips, hay, and coal. The population in 1837 was 2816.

Before the year 1772 the parish registers are very imperfect and irregular; but since that time they have been regularly kept. The first entry is dated in the year 1739.

The Established Church has 380 Families. The Burger Meeting House has 45 Families.

source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol.5)