New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

New Cummonock, Ayr, Scotland (#608)

History

This account was written in

1838.

New Cumnock was separated from Cumnock i

n 1650.

Old Cumnock, and Pathhead are the nearest towns.

A

large number of small coins, enclosed in a small earthern jar, and in a state of high preservation, were dug up about eight years ago. The major land owners were: The Marquis of Bute; M. T. Carmichael, Esq. of Mains; Sir Charles Menteath of Closeburn and Mansfield; and D. S. Buchannan, Esq. of Cunninghamehead.

The land was primarily used for,

oats, barley, wheat, potatoes, turnips, hay, butter, cheese, eggs, coal, sheep, cows, and horses The population in 1790 was 1200. The population in 1831 was 2184.

The earliest entry in the parish registers is dated 1709,

but the register has not been regularly kept, till within these few years.

The religious attendance of the parishioners is

Established Church --1752 Seceders ---299 Reformed Presbyterians---117

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