Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

Galston, Ayr, Scotland (#593)

History

This history was written in

1837.

The parish of Galston is situated in the

district of Kyle

Kilmarnock and Glasgow are the nearest towns.

There are Roman

ruins thought to be a military fortress in the parishe.

The Duke of Portland, Mr. Brown is the major land owner.

The land was primarily used for, c

heese, butter, black cattle, sheep, hay, potatoes, turnips, and coal. The population in 1790 was 1577. The population in 1831 was 3655.

The parish records are imperfect and mutilated prior to 1692. The earliest record is dated

1568.

There is one dissenting chapel in the villiage of Galston.

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