OLD PARISH RECORDS
NEW CUMNOCK
© Robert Guthrie
OLD PARISH RECORDS
1709
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AD 1709 |
Baptism Dates |
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Date |
Child |
Parents |
Place |
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Feb |
9 |
John |
McMath |
Hugh |
McMath |
Brownstoun |
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Jean |
Ranken |
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Feb |
27 |
Robert |
McKnight |
Robert |
McKnight |
Mains |
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Euphans |
Blackwood |
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Mar |
3 |
George |
Brown |
James |
Brown |
Bank |
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Janet |
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Mar |
27 |
Mary |
Howat |
Patrick |
Howat |
Coldstream |
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Ellison |
McCron |
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Apr |
17 |
David |
Haddow |
David |
Haddow |
Lowes |
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Helen |
Tailor |
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Apr |
24 |
Hugh |
Brown |
George |
Brown |
Brownstoun |
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Jean |
McKnight |
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May |
1 |
Mary |
Barry |
William |
Barry |
Lithens |
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Janet |
Hope |
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May |
8 |
John |
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John |
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Polquhirter |
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Janet |
Hair |
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May |
26 |
Thomas |
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John |
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Whitehill |
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? |
Ranken |
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June |
12 |
Sarah |
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William |
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Mains |
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Elspeth |
Rowan |
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June |
26 |
Margaret |
Mitchell |
James |
Mitchell |
Rig |
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Sarah |
Hutchison |
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July |
3 |
Sarah |
Hutchison |
? |
? |
Hoodsknow |
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(bast.) |
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Janet |
Hutchison |
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Aug |
7 |
Agnes |
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John |
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Lowes |
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Agnes |
Gemmel |
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Aug |
19 |
Mary |
Herbert |
William |
Herbert |
Polquhirter |
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Jean |
Crichton |
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?daughter |
Hare |
James |
Hare |
Wellhill |
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Janet |
Crosbie |
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Gemmell |
William |
Gemmell |
Boig |
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Agnes |
Samson |
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Sep |
4 |
James |
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William |
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Straid |
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Helen |
Hair |
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Sep |
11 |
Jean |
Mitchell |
John |
Mitchell |
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Jean |
Bane |
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Sep |
25 |
John |
Mitchell |
Andrew |
Mitchell |
Knockburnie |
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Nichola |
Hunter |
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Sep |
25 |
Margaret |
Gilmour |
John |
Gilmour |
Meikle Mains |
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Margaret |
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Oct |
16 |
Sarah |
Weir |
John |
Weir |
Corsencon |
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Shaw |
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Oct |
23 |
David |
Hall |
James |
Hall |
Beoch |
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Joan |
Crichton |
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Nov |
6 |
Hugh |
Crawford |
Andrew |
Crawford |
Liggat |
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Jean |
Howatson |
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Dec |
17 |
Margaret |
Howat |
William |
Howat |
Garrieve |
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? |
Mitchell |
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Hair / Hare Family James
Hare in Wellhill, Janet Hair in Polquhirter
and Helen Hair in Straid may be related to the Hair
family of Glenwharry in Kirkconnel.
Their lands were forfeited following the martyrdom of John Hair at Overcairn ,
New Cumnock in 1685. Mitchell Family James
Mitchell in Rig, Andrew Mitchell in Knockburnie, ? Mitchell in Garrive and John
Mitchell may be related to Robert Mitchell of Cumnock, martyred at Ingliston near Moniave in 1685. Gemmell Family William
Gemmel in Boig and Agnes Gemmell in Lowes may be related
to George Gemmell in Maneight
and Patrick Gemmell in the Castle both of who
appeared in Charles II proclamation for apprehension in 1685. Hutchison Family Sarah
Hutchison in Rig and Janet Hutchison in Hoodsknow (Janet's illegitimate
daughter Sarah probably named after her relative in Rig) may be related to
Hugh Hutchison and Thomas Hutchison in Dalgig , both escaped capture by government troops in 1685. Crichton Family Joan
Crichton in Beoch and Jean Crichton in Polquhirter may be related to Crichton of Craigman who appreared in
Charles II proclamation for apprehension in 1685. Crawford Family Andrew
Crawford and his son Hugh in the Liggat may be
related to Hugh Crawford first minister of New Cumnock and one of Ayrshire's 'true band of
Covenanters'. Place-names Most
of the place-names are still well known in the parish with the exception
perhaps of Coldstream and Hoodsknow. |
