Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

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

Vol. # ___5__ County: __________Ayr_________ Parish: ________Barr______________ This account was written in 1837.

Barr was made a parish in 1653 from the more remote parts of the parishes of Girvan and Dailly.

Barr, and Girvan are the nearest towns.

It is the birth place of the

Viscount Stair.

The Marquis of Ailsa; Sir James Fergusson, and

Bart. Of Kilkerran were the major land owners. The land was primarily used for, oats, sheep, cattle grains, potatoes, and flax. The population in 1777=858. The population in 1837=941.

The parish registers are not very exact, many parents neglecting their duty to register their children. There is no register of deaths.