Carco, 65 Ayr Road

 Built by or for Provost Thomas McCaughie  between 1901 and 1905 He is living  there in 1905 but the house isn't recorded as Carco but it is next to Ingleside which is no 67 and occupied by Thomas Buck. He died there in 1907. His widow, Jessie Buck, lived there until her death in 1932. Jessie was the sister of her next door neighbour Thomas Buck.

John Donaldson the fishmonger was there by 1935 valuation roll. His address was there in 1961 when he died in Ballochmyle Hospital.  

4 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock

 4 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock

4 Barrhill Terrace is on the right of the image

According to the 1905 Valuation Roll the proprietor/occupier of 4 Barrhill Terrace was Thomas Millar, a joiner, 13 Springvale Street, Saltcoats, who also owned Nos. 5,6,7 and 8 Barrhill Terrace. 

Ardrossan & Saltcoats & West Coast Advertiser 5/4/1901

As well as being a successful joiner and a House Factor, Thomas Miller was best known as the Collector for the Saltcoats Gas Company. He had a large family of five sons and three daughters and obtained contracts in connection with new buildings such as T.G. & S.W. Railway Station at Saltcoats and several hospitals in the district. He was a Town Councillor in Saltcoats from 1892-1897. He died at 13 Springvale Street, Saltcoats in 1917 after having suffered ill health for the previous twenty years. His son Tom carried on his business. 

(Source: Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 21/9/1917)

The next occupant was John Miller. In 1901 Glasgow-born John Miller was residing at the Post Office Buildings in Cumnock. He was a master draper and was the proprietor of The Glasgow House shops in the Square and in Lugar Street. He was also a Town Councillor from 1907-1911. In 1906 he married milliner Jessie Hughan MacKie in the Bath Hotel, Glasgow and he brought his wife to Cumnock. In 1911 the family were living at 4 Barrhill Terrace. Their stay in Cumnock was short. John Miller emigrated to Canada in 1914, followed two years later by his wife Jessie and son John. John Snr. died in High River, Calgary, Alberta in 1937. 

                                                               Cumnock Chronicle 1910

1911 Census - 4 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock

John Miller draper employer born Glasgow Lanarkshire

Jessie H Miller 31  born Dumbarton

John B Miller age 3 born Cumnock

Janet R Wilson servant born Cumnock

                                                    Cumnock Chronicle - Lugar Street 1911

1921 Census - Bow River, Alberta, Canada

John Miller, salesman of dry goods, spouse Jessie Hughan Mackie Child: John Bridgeford Miller.

The Valuation Roll for 1915-1916 shows Richard Fowler, a draper had moved into 3 Barrhill Terrace. Richard's shop was in Glaisnock Street, Cumnock. He was born in Falkland, Fife and never married. He died at 4 Barrhill Terrace in 1952 and the informant on his death certificate was Charles Taylor, intimate friend, Buenavista, 104 Barrhill Road, Cumnock. His Probate, London 7 August 1952, gave Confirmation to Charles Taylor and William Pearson, a school teacher.

                                                            Cumnock Chronicle 1908

Valuation Rolls

1905 - 4 Barrhill Road - Prop/Occ: Thomas Miller, joiner, 13 Springvale St., Salcoats

1916-1916 - House Prop: Richard Fowler, draper, Glaisnock Street. Tenant/Occ: Mrs Mary Thomson

1920-1921 - House  Prop: Richard Fowler, draper Tenant/Occupier: Mrs Mary Thomson widow

1925 - House - Prop: Richard Fowler

1930 - House Prop: Richard Fowler draper Tenant/Occupier Mrs Mary Thomson widow

1940 - House Proprietor: Richard Fowler draper Tenant/Occupier: Mrs Isabella AG McIntyre widow

Clach-Ian, 3 Barrhill Terrace

 

Clach-lan (formerly Woodburn), 3 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock

Nos 3 & 4 Barrhill Terrace - No 3 is on the left of the image

The Reverend Andrew Taylor moved to 3 Barrhill Terrace from Edinburgh with his sons, Charles and Andrew, in 1901. He was 74 years old and had lost his wife three years previously. A retired minister of the Established Church he had, for many years, held the position of Lecturer to the Church of Scotland Training College, Edinburgh. The Rev. Taylor died in 1912, his residence being Woodburn, 3 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock.

His sons, Charles and Andrew, had moved to Cumnock to work with George McCartney & Co., millwrights and engineers at their Burnside Engineering Works which was situated next to Greenholm. According to the Valuation Roll for 1905 it was still owned by engineers William Cowan and Alexander Parker. By the 1915 Valuation Roll the owners were Charles and Andrew Taylor. The brothers operated their business successfully until 1933 when a trade recession forced them to close. 

Andrew remained in 3 Barrhill Terrace, now named Clach-lan and died there in 1951. Charles served a total of eighteen years on the Town Council and served as Cumnock's 15th Provost from 1922-1925. He didn't reside at 3 Barrhill Terrace when he arrived in Cumnock. He lived at Burnside House  next to his Engineering Works and died in 1963 at Buenavista, 104 Barrhill Road, Cumnock. 

Censuses

1891 - 14 Granville Terrace, Newington, Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Andrew Taylor 64 retired clergyman

Elizabeth Taylor 56 wife born Pathhead, Fife

Charles Taylor 17 son b 1874 Edinburgh publisher's apprentice

Andrew taylor 15 b 1876 Edinburgh Midlothian

1901 - 14 Granville Terrace, Newington, Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Andrew Taylor 74 Minister of Established Church

Andrew Taylor 25 son mechanical engineer

Annie J Neil 23 housekeeper

1911 - 3 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock

Andrew Taylor snr 84 widower retired minister Established Church

Annie Jane Neil 33 housekeeper born Linlithgow, Bo'ness

Jessie Milligan 15 domestic servant born Cumnock

Valuation Rolls

1905 - 3 Barrhill Road - Proprietor/Occupier: Rev Andrew Taylor retired minister

1915 - Cottage Proprietor/Occupier: Andrew Taylor, engineer

1920 - House Proprietor/Occ: Andrew Taylor engineer

1930 - Cottage & stable Proprietor/Occupier: Andrew Taylor engineer

1935 - Proprietor:  Mrs Francis C Taylor - tenant Andrew Taylor

1940 - Proprietor: Mrs Francis C Taylor  tenant/occupier: Andrew Taylor secretary

Probate: Rev Andrew Taylor - Conf. Ayr 30/7/1912

Rev Andrew Taylor, sometime lecturer Church of Scotland Training College, Castle Terrace, Edinburgh residing at 14 Granville Terrace there, afterwards at Woodburn, 3 Barrhill Terrace, Old Cumnock died 5/6/1912 at Old Cumnock testate. Conf. granted to Charles Taylor, engineer & millwright, Burnside House, Cumnock and Andrew Taylor, engineer & millwright, Cowanbank, there, his sons, executors..

Probate: Charles Taylor - Conf. London 11/12/1963

Charles Taylor of Buenavista , 104 Barrhill Road, Cumnock, died 25/10/1963. Conf. to Annie Taylor and Jessie Taylor. 

Probate: Andrew Taylor - Conf. London 29/10/1951

Andrew Taylor of Clach-lan, 3 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock died 31.7.1951. Conf. to Stanley Cameron Taylor.

Image - Cumnock Connection Tree

2 Barrhill Terrace

 

1 & 2 Barrhill Terrace - No. 2 on the right of the image 

In 1905 the cottage at 2 Barrhill Terrace (recorded as Road in 1905 Valuation Roll) was occupied by John Smith, a coal salesman. The proprietor was Mrs Martha Smith, a widow.

Census

1911 - 2 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock

Martha Smith (née Morris) 60 head born Lugar, Auchinleck

Isabella Smith 31 dtr born Lugar

Agnes Smith 29 dtr teacher in public school, born Lugar

William Smith 26 son general assistant born Lugar

Martha Smith 23 dtr typist born Lugar

Martha Gilchrist 10 grand-daughter born Lugar

The next occupants were the Bryce sisters, Agnes and Margaret. They previously lived at Greenbraehead, Cumnock with their parents William Bryce, a carting contractor and his wife Marion. Their father died in 1905 and by 1911 they had moved to 137 Glaisnock Street. When their mother died in 1915 her death was registered as 2 Barrhill Terrace. The Bryce sisters were dressmakers and opened a Dressmaker & Ladies Outfitter shop, A & M Bryce, at 8 The Square, Cumnock. They were both spinsters and were still living at 2 Barrhill Terrace in 1940. Agnes died there in March 1943 and Margaret died in Auchinleck in 1957.

Image - Cumnock Connection Tree

Censuses

1891 - Greenbraehead, Cumnock

William Bryce 60 carting contractor

Marion Bryce 57 wife

Agnes Bryce 27 dtr

Maggie Bryce 24 dtr

Mary Bryce 22 dtr

Marion Bryce 20 dtr

Minnie Bryce 17 dtr

1911 - 137 Glaisnock Street, Cumnock 

Marion Bryce 67 head private means

Agnes Bryce 37 dtr dressmaker

Margaret Bryce 35 dtr dressmaker

Wilhelmina Bryce 27 dtr music teacher

Valuation Rolls

1905 - Cottage 2 Barrhill Road Prop: Mrs Martha Smith widow Barrhill Road   Ten/Occ: John

           Smith coal salesman

1915 - Cottage Prop/Occ: Agnes & Margaret Bryce, draper 

1920 - Cottage Prop/Occ: Agnes & Margaret Bryce

1930 - Cottage & stable Prop/Occ: Agnes & Margaret Bryce drapers

1940 - house Prop/Occ: Agnes & Margaret Bryce spinsters 

Glenview, 1 Barrhill Terrace

 

1 & 2 Barrhill Terrace

Barrhill Terrace is situated at the top left-hand side of the Barrhill Road. Originally there were ten houses. The 1905 Valuation Roll records them as Barrhill Road. 

The proprietors of the cottage at 1 Barrhill Terrace  were the McCubbin family who were well-known to Cumnockians. For many years they had a grocer's shop on the corner of Glaisnock Street and Townhead Street. William McCubbin was born in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire and came to Cumnock to work with John Samson & Son, grocers.  On the 1871 census we find him lodging with Mary Johnston in Waterside Place  Her father was William McGeachin, a grocer and ironmonger, whose business was also in The Square. William McCubbin eventually took a lease of premises purchased by William McGeachin and went into business for himself. 

In 1874 William McCubbin married Catherine (Kate) McKnight Reid from the well-known family of masons in Townhead Street. Initially they lived in Rosebank Cottage, 42 Barrhill Road, before moving to Barrhill Terrace. The 1885 Valuation Roll shows William McCubbin as proprietor/tenant in Rosebank Cottage and in 1895, although Rosebank Cottage is still owned by William, it now has a tenant, James Hodge. So, they seem to have moved into Barrhill Terrace between 1885 and 1895. They named their house Glenview. After the deaths of William and Kate their family continued to live there. Their unmarried daughter Margaret died in a Glasgow Nursing Home in 1940 her usual address being Barrhill Terrace.

Probate 13/8 1918 Ayr

William McCubbin, grocer, Cumnock died 17/6/1918 at Cumnock testate. Conf. granted to Catherine McKnight Reid or McCubbin, Glenview, Barrhill Road, Cumnock, his widow executrix.

Image - Cumnock Connection Tree

Censuses

1881 - 19 Barrhill, Cumnock

William McCubbin 33 grocer's assistant

Catherine McCubbin 31 wife

John McCubbin 3 son

Susan McCubbin 1 dtr

Susan McKnight Reid 72 mother-in-law

1891 - Rosebank Cottage, [42] Barrhill Road

William McCubbin 43 grocer's assistant

Catherine McCubbin 41 wife

John McCubbin 13 son

Susan McCubbin 11 dtr

Jane McCubbin 9 dtr

Margaret McCubbin 8 dtr

1901 - Barrhill Road, Cumnock

William McCubbin 53 grocer

Catherine McCubbin 51 wife

John McCubbin 23 grocer's son

Susan McCubbin 21 dtr

Jane McCubbin 19 dtr grocer/milliner

Margaret McCubbin 18 dtr grocer/clerk in shop

1911 - 1 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock

William McCubbin 63 head, grocer born Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire

Catherine McCubbin 61 wife

Susan McCubbin 31 daughter

Margaret McCubbin 28 daughter

Valuation Rolls

1885 - Rosebank Cottage & garden, 42 Barrhill Road William McCubbin proprietor/tenant

1895 - Rosebank Cottage & garden, 42 Barrhill Road  William McCubbin proprietor

                                                                                        James Hodge tenant

1905 - 1 Barrhill Road cottage proprietor: Mrs Catherine McKnight Reid wife of William

           McCubbin grocer Barrhill Road Tenant/Occ: John McCubbin grocer

1915 - Cottage, Stable & Greenhouse Prop: Mrs Catherine McKnight Reid wife of William

            McCubbin, grocer, Barrhill Road. Occupied by self.

1920 - Cottage, stable & greenhouse Prop/occ: Susan & Margaret McCubbin spinsters 

1930 - Cottage & stable Margaret McCubbin Prop/tenant/occupier spinster

1935 - Margaret McCubbin - proprietor

1940 - Glenview House & stable Proprietor/occ: Margaret McCubbin spinster grocer 

 

Georgeville, 23 Ayr rd

The name Georgeville was first noted in 1907.

The house was built by John Ballantine as a house and photographic studio.  In 1869 he leased land at 23 Ayr Road, Cumnock from the Marquess of Bute of 1 rood 18 poles 26 yards of land, on part of which his Photographic Studio was erected. He occupied this site until his death in 1891. 

Another photographer Wilhelm Hess took over the studio when John died but he lived in Ayr. He owned a studio and garden in Ayr road in the 1895 and 1905 Valuation Rolls.

Then the Rodger family. Madge Rodger was born in January 1907 in "Georgeville". Her father James Rodger was a nurseryman.

Holmside House

Holmside is the name of a street as well as a house, so there may be some confusion.

 William Dalgliesh the first Provost of  Cumnock Burgh woollen manufacturer lived in in Holmside in 1881 aged 56 

Galbraith family 1890s

 Samuel Galbraith the grocer lived there in 1891 and 1901 censuses.

Millbank House, 14 Lugar Street

Researched by the late Bobby Grierson with additional information from KayM

Jim Barker

2024

Built about 1860 by Daniel King who lived there with his wife Isabella and 7 children, Helen, Isabella, Marion, James, William, Jane and Annie and 2 servants. He was a woollen manufacturer employing 5 men and 4 women. Daniel was one of the first commissioners of the new burgh in 1866. In 1871 he was a junior police magistrate and a woollen manufacturer employing 36 men and 12 girls. He served on the council for 9 years from 1866-1875. In 1881 he was still at this address with his family as a woollen manufacturer employing 20 men and 15 boys.

Daniel King, now a widower died in 1882 at Millbank aged 75 and in 1895 his son James was now owner occupier having succeeded on his father’s death to the Lugar Woollen Mills and Carmacoup Woollen Mills in Douglas, Lanarkshire. James died suddenly on 26 March 1888 in his early 40s, of a heart attack at St Enoch’s station in Glasgow.

Daniel King’s daughter Helen married Dr James Morrison in October 1888. At that time James Morrison was residing at Millbank House and a physician and surgeon.Helen King was residing at Beachworth Villa in Dunoon. They were married at Holmside House, Cumnock the home of Helen's sister Jane, Mrs Sam Galbraith.  Helen died in March 1893 and by 1895 James Morrison was now owner occupier. By 1901 he was retired and living at Blackbush Cottage, Doctors Road, Ochiltree and in 1905 James Morrison had leased the house to Mrs Agnes Logan, or Climie. She lived there until 1907.

By 1911 Robert Livingstone, licensed grocer was now owner occupier. And living there with his wife Agnes and 3 children, Marion, Jane and James.  1915 George Brown Connell aged 27 yrs, Trooper 1st Battalion, Ayrshire Yeomanry, was residing at Millbank, Cumnock. He wasn't a relation of the Livingstones'.  In 1918 son James Livingstone was a sergeant airman in the RAF and giving his address as Millbank. In 1920 Robert Livingstone was still owner occupier. Robert died there in September 1928.

His son James was living there on 30 Aug 1930 when his mother Agnes died. The building was purchased by the district council shortly after that in 1931 as a county registry office.

In 1937 a branch of the county library was opened in the grounds of Millbank House in a new building with child welfare clinic attached. In 1935 a scout and guide hut was also opened in the grounds at Millbank.

Millbank House operated as the Cumnock County Registration Offices for births, deaths and marriages until Rothesay House at Greenholm Road opened in 2013.

It now houses several businesses including a jewellery studio on the upper floor.

 

Broomhill

 Broomhill house in Bank Avenue was a large house of 10 rooms. It is now split.

George Torrance Samson  the third Provost of Cumnock lived there from at least 1881 until his death in 1894.

He  died unexpectedly on 23 April 1894 between 4am and 6.45am at the age of 53 caused by a fall downstairs at his home at Broomhill, Cumnock. 

Andrew Gilchrist hotel keeper lived there in the 1921 census. It had 10 rooms and five people living there including one servant

Paton family 1928-1944

Andrew Paton, butcher and JP died there in 1928.

His daughter Jeanie Paton, a school teacher, was living there in 1944 when she died in a nursing home in Glasgow.

Breezyhill, 135 Glaisnock Steet

Adam B Todd lived there from at least 1881 until his death in 1935. He had a varied career as a tilemaker, farmer. He was bankrupt in 1861 but by 1871 he was an accountant and sheriff officer and had married and acquired a stepdaughter. By the 1881 census he was living in Breezyhill and it's likely he was the first occupant. By 1891 he was a an auctioneer  journalist and sheriff officer. By 1901 he was 75 years old and a journalist.

In 1915 there was tenant John Ward, owner Euphemia Todd, Adam's step daughter.

After Adam Todd came James McGrady who had a shoe business in the Square.
Both he and his wife died in 1938 but his unmarried daughter Agnes or Nan continued to lived there until her death  in 1960.