In 1905 the proprietor of 6 Barrhill Terrace was Thomas Miller, joiner, 13 Springvale Street, Saltcoats and the house was empty. He had been advertising some of the houses on Barrhill Terrace for rent or to buy.
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| Ardrossan & Saltcoats & West Coast Advertiser 5/4/1901 |
According to his son's marriage announcement in 1910 Andrew White Hogg, a manufacturer of tweed, and his family, lived in Ravelston. The 1901 census shows that they were living in the Buck's Head Inn, Glaisnock Street, so they would have moved to 6 Barrhill Terrace between 1901 and 1910. The 1911 census tells us that the family was living there in 1911. Andrew was retired by this time and by 1916 the family had moved to Ravensdowne, Wooler, Northumberland.
1891 Census - 64 Polwarth Gardens, Edinburgh
AW Hogg 36 mercantile cashier
G. Hogg 9 born Edinburgh
FC Hogg 8 born Edinburgh
MD Hogg 4 born Edinburgh
Susan Lidgate 18
1901 Census - Bucks Head Inn, Glaisnock Street, Old Cumnock
Andrew W Hogg 46 commercial traveller linoleum
Annie A Hogg wife
Margaret D Hogg 4 dtr
Elizabeth C Hogg 7 dtr
Robert C Hogg 3 born Cumnock
1911 Census - 6 Barrhill Terrace, Cumnock
Andrew W Hogg 56 retired Manufacturer
Ann AC Hogg 55 wife married 30yrs 5 children living
Margaret D Hogg 24 daughter school teacher public school
Robert C Hogg 13 son
1916 - Ravensdowne, Wooler, Northumberland
The next occupant of 6 Barrhill Terrace was John Allan who moved to Cumnock from Renfrew in 1906. He had been appointed Inspector of the Poor, Clerk to the Council, Collector of rates, Clerk to the Cemetery Committee and, a year later, Parish registrar.
Source: The New History of Cumnock, John Strawhorn p126
He married Jessie Dunsmor, the daughter of Cumnock Pottery owner David Robert Dunsmor, in 1911 at Jessie's home, St Margaret's, 171 Glaisnock Street, Cumnock. By 1915 they were living at 6 Barrhill Terrace where they remained until at least 1930. John Allan Drive in Cumnock was named after him.
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The next occupant of Ravelston was Agnes Whillens Gillies who was born in Cavers, Roxburghshire. Agnes was a school teacher and never married. Her mother Margaret died there in 1944,and Agnes in 1952 . Her sister Mary Jane died in Ballochmyle Hospital in 1960, her usual residence being 6 Barrhill Terrace.
Valuation Rolls
1905 - 6 Barrhill Terrace - house - Proprietor: Thomas Miller, joiner 13 Springvale Street Saltcoats
House empty
1915/16 - house - Proprietor/Occ: John Allan, Inspector of Poor
1920/21 - house - Proprietor/Occ: John Allan, Inspector of Poor
1930 - house - Proprietor/Occ: John Allan
1935 - house Ravelston, 6 Barrhill Terrace - Proprietor/Occ: Agnes Whillens Gillies spinster/teacher
1940 - house - Proprietor/Occ: Agnes Whillens Gillies spinster/teacher
1944 - Death of Margaret Bell Gillies (mother) at 6 Barrhill Terrace
1952 - Death of Agnes at 6 Barrhill Terrace
1960 - Death of sister Mary Jane Gillies at Ballochmyle Hospital UR 6 Barrhill Terrace
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