Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

Dunlap, Ayr, Scotland (#591

History

New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2)

Vol. # ___5__ County: ________Ayr___________ Parish: ________Dunlop________________

This account was written in

1837.

The Gaelic word dun means a fortified height,and the Gaelic word luib'' means a winding, as of a stream. It is thought that the old castle sat at the winding of the river and the parish took its name from this.

Kilmarnock,

Irvine, and Dunlop are the nearest towns.

The learned John Major while,

Professor of Theology at Glasgow, was also vicar at Dunlop.

William Mure, Esq. of Caldwell; John Dunlop, Esq. of Dunlop;

M.P., Richard Trotter, Esq. of Hapland; and Andrew Brown, Esq. of Hill are the major land owners. The land was primarily used for, horses, milk cows, cattle, sheep, potatoes, barley, bear, oats, and cheese. The population in 1791 was 779. The population in 1835 was 1157.

The register of baptisms begins in 1701, and with the exception of two or three short intervals, they have been kept with great accuracy until the present time. (1837)

212 families in the parish attend the Established Church and 7 attend dissenting churches. The total Number of Dissenters is 26