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CUMNOCK
AND AUCHINLECK
Ayrshire Directory - 1837 - by Pigot & Co
Cumnock
(or Old Cumnock) is a considerable village of thoroughfare; 60 miles
sw
of Edinburgh, 16 e of
Ayr, and the like distance sse of
Kilmarnock;
situate
on a line of road between Dumfries on the south-east and
Glasgow on
the
north, 44 from the former town and 38 from the latter.
The village, which
is of an irregular triangular form, in seated in a deep sheltered hollow,
at the confluence of the Glianock and
Logan waters; it is celebrated
for
the manufacture of those beautiful wooden snuff boxes, a species of tradewhich
originated here nearly thirty years since, and, with some few exceptions,
as Lawrencekirk,
Catrine and
Mauchline, is still confined to
Cumnock.
This branch furnishes employment to a considerable number of men, women
and children, all of whom get more wages by their ingenious labour than
most other artisans; and a good deal of money is thus caused to flow
through
and enrich the town. Plane tree
is the wood used in the
manufacture,
and great inginuity is evinced in adorning the lids with devices,
which is choirs performed by boys; the very nice manner in which
boxes
are constructed is admirable and although, in this part of the
box,
many imitations have been attempted, but have failed to rival the
original manufacturer.
The
places of worship are a church of the establishment, and one of the
united seccession. To the parochial
school, which is well attended, the sum
of
£25 annually, was left by Charles Duncan, esq., late merchant of London,
and
a native of Cumnock; the Marques of Bute also allows the master a salary
for
educating twenty poor children of this parish, and pays the schoolmaster
of
New Cumnock and Ochlitree for the instruction of ten children in their
respective
parishes. The principal part of the
town occupies the site of
what
was formerly the church-yard; the present cemetary was, at one period,
the
place of execution, and contains the remains of three persons who were
shot
on the spot, in 1685, by a party of Highlanders, for their abherence to
the
covenanted work of reformation; and the corpse of Peden, a martyr of the
covenanting
body, who died in the parish of Sorn, was exhumed, by a party of
dragoons,
after being interred six weeks, and ignominiously buried at the
gallows
foot. An establishment of the
Ayrshire Banking Company , and two
saving's
banks, are in the town; the first was opened in 1831, to which
Messrs
Crawford and Nichol are the treasurers; the other in 1835, to which
M.
Campbell is treasurer. There are
also two libraries, viz. the "Cumnock
Library"
established in 1792 by shareholders, and the "Cumnock new public
library",
formed in 1832. The castle of
Terrenacen, now in ruins, is in the
neighbourhood
- it gives the title of baron to the family of Dumfries. The
market
is held on Thursday; and the fairs on the fourth Thursday after
Candleman,
on the Wednesday succeeding the last Tuesday in May, and
Wednesday
after the first Tuesday in July, and after the third Tuesday in
October,
all old style.
Auchinleck
(pronounced Affleck) signifying a field of rock, is a respectable
village
in the parish of its name, 1¼ mile from Cumnock, three from
Sorn,
and
the like distance from Catrine. Like
Cumnock, many are employed in the
manufacture
of snuff boxes, and others in weaving and sewing muslins for the
Glasgow
houses. The parish, which is 18
miles in length, by only about two
in
breadth, is watered on its northern extremity by the Ayr, and by the
Lugar
on the south. Coal and limestone
are produced here, but the soil is
for
the most part mossy and unproductive. The
places of worship are a
church
of the establishment, and one belonging to the burghers; there is
also
a parochial school. The ruins of
Auchinleck castle stand in an angle
formed
by the Dopal burn and the
Lugar; and in the neighbourhood is the
Place
of Auchinleck. a handsome mansion, erected in the last centuary by
Lord
Auchinleck, senator of the college of justice, and father of the
eminent
and amiable James
Boswell, Esq., the friend and biographer of
Johnson;
the house is still the property of the Boswell family.
A well
attended
fair, for the sale of lambs, is held annually on the last Tuesday
in
August.
Post
Office, Cumnock.
Andrew Rankin,
Post master. - Letters from Edinburgh
and
Glasgow arrive every morning at nine, and are despatched every forenoon
at
eleven - Letters from Sanquhar amd New Cumnock arrive every morning at
half
past eight, and are despatched every morning at half past nine. -
Letters
from England arrive every afternoon at five, and are despatched to
Douglas
Mill every evening at 7.
Post,
Auchinleck, Receiving house at Janet Dalrymple's
- Letters from London
arrive
every afternoon at half past four, and are despatched every evening
(to Sorn) at half past seven - Letters (excepting the London) arrive every
morning
at nine, and are despatched every afternoon at five.
NOBILITY, GENTRY &
CLERGY
Allanson,
James, Esq of Glasnock/ Bannatyne, Rev. Ninian, Manse/ Boswell,
Sir James, baronet of Auchinleck house/ Brown, Rev. Robt, Bankhead manse/
Bute,
the Most Noble the Marques of Dumfries
house/ Chrystal, Rev.
James,
Auchinleck
manse/ Cunningham, William
Allanson, Esq of Logan and Enterkine
ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS
Gilmour,
Edward, Auchilleck/
McCrae, John,
Cumnock/ McCrae, William,
Cumnock/
Parochial School, Cumnock - James
Campbell, master/ Parochial
School,
Auchinleck - William Robertson, master
AGENTS TO MANUFACTURERS
Boyd,
James, Cumnock/ Gibson,
Andrew, Auchinleck/ Millroy, John, Auchinleck/
Murdock,
James, Auchinleck/
Nicol, James,
Cumnock/ Ronald, John, Cumnock/
Torrence, John, Cumnock
AUCTIONEERS
French,
Alexander, Cumnock/
Hamilton, GeorgeCumnock/ Hamilton, Thomas,
Cumnock
BAKERS
Anderson,
Agnes, Cumnock/
Crichton, David,
(and flour and grain dealer),
Cumnock/
Templeton, John, Auchinleck
BANKERS
Ayrshire
Banking Company, Cumnock - (draw on the Royal Bank of Edinburgh and
Glasgow,
Williams, Deacon & Co., London) - James Crawford, Agent
BLACKSMITHS
Drinnan,
George, Cumnock/
McCarrick, Thomas,
Garralland/ McClellan, Alx (&
carrier)
Cumnock/ McKerrow, James, Auchinleck/
Merry, Henry, Cumnock/
Morrison, David, Cumnock/
Reagans , William, Cumnock
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS
Ferguson,
Walter, Cumnock/
Hamilton, David,
Auchinleck/ McClatchie, Hugh,
Cumnock/ McGeachin, Hugh, Cumnock/
McGeachin,
Hugh jnr, Cumnock/
McKerrall, Robert, Cumnock/
McMillan, James,
Cumnock/ Murdock, David,
Cumnock/
Robertson, William, Cumnock/
Smith, George, Cumnock/
Wilson,
John,
Auchinleck
CARPENTERS AND CARTWRIGHTS
Black,
William (and cabinet maker), Cumnock/
Bryan, William, Cumnock/
Drummond,
James, Cumnock/
Galbraith, Wm
(& cabinet maker), Cumnock/ Hodge,
Andrew,
Cumnock/ McClatchie, William, Cumnock/
Morton, William, Auchinleck/
Murdock,
Robert, Auchinleck/
Thomson, Hugh,
Cumnock
COOPERS
Gibb,
John, Cumnock/
Howat, James,
Cumnock
FACTORS
Crichton,
Adam, to the Marques of Bute, Dumfries House
Gibb, Andrew, to Sir James Boswell, bart, Auchinleck house
FIRE & LIFE OFFICES
West
of Scotland (fire) the Scottish Amicable (life) Offices, James
Cranford,
Cumnock
FLESHERS
Baird,
Thos, (& shopkeeper) Cumnock/
Clemis, Andrew, (and shopkeeper),
Cumnock/
Crawford,
James, Cumnock/ Crawford, James jnr,
Cumnock/ Purdie, James,
Cumnock/ Vallance, Robert & David, Cumnock
GROCERS
(marked thus * are spirit dealers)
(See also Wine and Spirit merchants)
Anderson,
William, Cumnock/ *
Baird, David,
Cumnock/ * Bell, Agnes, Cumnock/
*
Boyd, James (and general merchant), Cumnock/
* Crawford, Quinton, (and
general
merchant) Cumnock/ Crichton,
Adam,
Cumnock/ Dixon, Helen, Cumnock/
* Eadie,
Daniel, Auchinleck/
Hair, John, Cumnock/
Howard, William,
Cumnock/
*
Kirkland, David, Cumnock/
McCrindle, Alexander, Cumnock/
McGeachin, Hugh
jnr,
Cumnock/ * Nichol, James, Cumnock/
Richmond, Margaret, Cumnock/
Simson,
Mary Ann, Cumnock/
Sloan, Mary,
Cumnock/ * Templeton, George,
Auchinleck/
*
Weir, John, Cumnock
INN
Dumfries
Arms (commercial and posting) Jas
McKinlay, Cumnock
IRONMONGERS
Kirkland,
David, Cumnock/
Weir, John,
Cumnock
LINEN DRAPERS
Gibb,
Alexander Boswell, Cumnock/ Hair,
William, Cumnock/
McKirrow,
Andrew,
Cumnock/ McKirrow, Matthew, (and discounter),
Cumnock/ Paterson,
James,
Cumnock/ Torrance, John, Cumnock
MASONS
Morton,
Andrew, Auchinleck/
Murdock, Andrew, Cumnock/
Reid, John,
Cumnock/
Richmond, John, Cumnock/
Simson, John,
Cumnock
MESSENGERS
McCowan,
Archibald, Cumnock/
White, William,
Cumnock
MILLINERS & DRESS MAKERS
Burns,
Jane, Cumnock/
Douglas, Mary,
Cumnock/ McFarlane, Janet, Cumnock/
McGeachin, Jane, Cumnock/
Paterson, Agnes
& Jemima, Cumnock/ Sliman,
Sarah
& Agnes, Cumnock/
Williamson, Marion,
Cumnock
NAIL MAKERS
King,
John, Cumnock/
McClimont, John,
Cumnock/ Weir, John, Cumnock
SADDLERS
Black,
Peter, Cumnock/
McKinlay, James,
Cumnock
SNUFF-BOX MAKERS
Crawford,
William (and original maker), Cumnock/
Crichton, Adam, Cumnock/
Crichton,
David & Co, Cumnock/
Crichton, Peter, Cumnock/
Drummond & Co,
Cumnock/ Eadie,
Daniel, Auchinleck/
Findly, John, Auchinleck/
Gibson,
John,
Auchinleck/ Lammie,
Alexander, Cumnock/
McCallum, Peter, Cumnock/
McGregor,
James, Auchinleck/
McKie,
James,
Auchinleck/ McMillan, Thomas,
Cumnock/
Murdock, David, Auchinleck/
Samson
& Co, Cumnock
SNUFF-BOX PAINTERS
Douglas,
John, Cumnock/
Lammie, Thomas,
Cumnock/ McCallum, William, Cumnock/
McKinnon ,
John, Cumnock/
Robertson,
Andrew, Cumnock
STRAW HAT MAKERS
Lammie,
Janet, Cumnock/
Paterson, Agnes
& Jemima, Cumnock
SURGEONS
Crichton,
William, Cumnock/
Gregg, Alexander,
Auchinleck/ Wills, Douglas,
Cumnock
TAILORS
Baird,
Thomas, Cumnock/
Crawford, Hugh,
Cumnock/ Hastings, Thomas, Cumnock/
Kerr, Alexander, Cumnock/
Lammie, John,
Cumnock/ McCartney, Francis,
Cumnock/
McMorland,
Hugh, Cumnock/
McMorland, James,
Cumnock/ Wilson, Walter,
Auchinleck
VINTERS
Baird,
John (Craig Head), Cumnock/
Black,
Peter (Eagle), Cumnock/
Dalrymple,
Janet (Auchinleck Arms), Cumnock/
McKerrow, William,
Auchinleck/
Morton, Rbt, (Black Bull), Auchinleck/ Murray,
Jas, (Black
Bull),
Cumnock/ Templeton, Andrew (Wheat Sheaf), Cumnock/
Templeton,
George,
Auchinleck/ Torrance, Agnes, Cumnock
WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS
Moore,
George, Cumnock/ Silman,
Archibald,
Cumnock
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
Campbell,
Hugh, Cumnock
Crawford,
Quinton (and iron, wool, palm oil, butter & tar), Cumnock
WRIGHTS
See Carpenters and Cartwrights
WRITERS
Rose
Hamilton (and notary and procurator fiscal for the Cumnock district of
the
county), Cumnock
White,
William (and notary and justice of peace clerk), Cumnock
MISCELLANEOUS
Crawford,
Jas., sub-distributor of stamps,
Bank, Cumnock/ Douglas,
John,
portrait
painter, Cumnock/ Finlay,
Alexander, salt dealer, Cumnock/ Gibb,
Joseph,
tinsmith, Cumnock/ Hair,
Andrew, grain &c dealer,
Cumnock/ King,
Jas.,
woollen dyer & carder, Cumnock/
Logan, Janet, tea dealer,
Cumnock/
McCarthy, Geo., millwright &c, Cumnock/
McGeachin, Wm, hardware dealer,
Cumnock/ McKelvie, John, hair cutter, Cumnock/
Murdock, Robt, horse
dealer,
Auchinleck/ Nichol, Alexander, seedsman,
grain dealer and road
contractor,
Cumnock/ Taylor, Robt, earthenware
manufr., Cumnock/
Walker,
William,
coal master, Cumnock/ Wills,
Alexander,
druggist, Cumnock/
Wyllie, James, gunsmith,
Auchinleck
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Established
Church, Cumnock - Rev Ninian Bannatne
Established
Church, Auchinleck - Rev James Chrystal
Original
Seccession Chapel, Auchinleck
Seccession
Chapel, Cumnock - Rev Robert Brown.
COACHES
To
Ayr - the "Independant" (market coach) from the Dumfries Arms, every
Tuesday
and Friday morning at seven
To
Carlisle - the "Independant" (from Glasgow), calls at the Dumfries
Arms,
every
morning at eleven; goes through New Cumnock, Sanquhar, Thornhill and
Dumfries
To
Glasgow - the "Independant" (from Carlisle), calls at the Dumfries
Arms,
every
afternoon at two; goes through Mauchline and Kilmarnock.
CARRIERS
To
Ayr - Alexander Findlay and David Smith, every Tuesday and Friday: James
Findlay,
every Tues & Saturday, and Alexander Simson, every Monday and Thursday
To
Dumfries - John & William
Robb, every Tuesday and Thursday, and Thomas
Ferguson,
every Wednesday
To
Edinburgh - Robt Lath every Sat
To
Glasgow - John & William
Robb, every Monday and Thursday; Thomas
Ferguson,
every Friday; and Elizabeth Bryan and
David Weir every Monday
To
Kilmarnock - John & William
Robb, every Monday and Thursday; Thomas
Ferguson,
every Friday; John Kerr every Wednesday and Saturday; Elizabeth
Bryan
and David Weir every Monday; and
Hugh Findlay occasionally
To
Sanquhar - John & William
Robb,
every Tuesday and Thursday, and Thomas
Ferguson,
every Wednesday
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