Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

History

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

Vol. # ___5__ County: ___________Ayr___________ Parish: ______Ballantrae__________ This account was written in 1836.

It’s name is said to be Gaelic and means the town upon

or above the shore.

Ballantrae Is the nearest town.

There are three lighthouses visible from the village, Corsewall Point, Wigtonshire, and Pladda.

The land was primarily used for,

oats, wheat, bear potatoes, turnips, beans, sheep, goats, cattle, and fish. The population in 1777=770. The population in 1831=1506.

The registers do not go back further than 1744, and are not in a good state of preservation. Lately they have been better kept.

The number of families that attend church are about 260, and there are about 30 Catholic families.