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TORBOLTON, FAILFORD, STAIR, AND JOPPA
Ayrshire
Directory - 1837 - by Pigot & Co
Torbolton
or Tarbolton, is an attractive village, in the parish of its name
and
district of Kyle, 12 miles se from
Irvine, 8 s from
Kilmarnock, and 7 nne
from Ayr; situate about five miles from the shore of the
Firth of Clyde,
surrounded
by a fine country, and occupying a considerable space of ground,
which
is intersperced with some very handsome houses.
The church, rather an
elegant
structure, having a beautiful spire, surmounted by a clock with four
dials,
was completed in 1821, and cost upwards of £2500.
A neat chapel for
burghers,
a Sabbath school, and several benefit societies, are in the
village;
there is also a subscription library. The
parish is about seven
and
a half miles in length, and its average breadth about four and a half.
The
Duke of Portland, the Earl of Ellingtoun, W A Cunningham, Esq., and
Colonel
Thomas Hunter Blair, are the principal heritors.
A fair is held on
the
first Tuesday in June (old style), and on the first Wednesday in
November
(new style.
Failford
is a small village in the parish of Torbolton, three miles from
that
place. A manufactory for razor
hones and strops, of a peculiar and
excellent description,
is carried on here by the inventor, Mr
Smith; the
cases
are veneered with wood, and are finished much in the same style as the
admired
Scotch snuffboxes, forming an elegant and useful appendage to the
dressing
case.
The
parish of Stair is in the district of Kyle, lying on the south or right
bank
of the river Ayr, and extending six miles in length, by about two in
breadth;
it was first erected into an independant parish in 1653, when it
was
severed from Ochiltree for the accomodation of the noble family of
Dalrymple,
of Stair.
The village of
Stair,
which comprises but a few
dwellings
and a neat parish church, is about two miles and a half from
Torbolton;
its situation is most romantic, and many highly ornamental
mansions
add tot he beauty of the surrounding country.
The neighbourhood
abounds
with mines of coal. The earldom of
Stair is now merged in that of
Dumfries;
and the principal heritors of the land, at the present day, are
Lord
Glencoe and Sir James Boswell.
Joppa
is a village in the parish of Coylston, five miles from
Ayr.
The
church,
which was erected in 1833, is a handsome structure, and contains
sittings
for seven hundred and fifty persons. The
parish, which is adjacent
to
the west border of the district of Kyle, is about five miles in length,
by
about two in breadth.
Post
Office, Torbolton, Henry Gibson, Post master - Letters from Kilmarnock
arrive
every morning at nine, and are despatched every afternoon at three.
NOBILITY, GENTRY ANS
CLERGY
Bogle,
George, esq., Enterkine/
Brown, Mr Robert, Torbolton/
Burnett,
Joseph,
esq., of Gadgirth/ Caldwell,
James, esq., Smithfield/ Cooper, ___,
esq.,
(of Failford), Smithfield
house/ Duncan, Rev. Alex, Coylton
manse/
Glenlee,
Hon, Lord, Birskemming/ Gray, Mr
Matthew, Torbolton/ Hamilton,
John,
esq., of Sandrum/ Hay, John Stewart, esq.,
Collsfield/ Heron,
William,
esq., Stair/ Ritchie, Rev. ____ Manse, Torbolton/
Rorison, Rev.
William,
Manse, Stair/ Stewart, Miss
Grace, Afton lodge/
Stobo, Captain
John,
Torbolton
SCHOOLS - PAROCHIAL
McClement,
John, Coylton/ Muir, Andrew, Stair/
Walker, R.
Torbolton
AGENTS TO MANUFACTURERS
Clark,
Robert, Torbolton/ Curie,
David,
Torbolton/ Dunlop, Andrew,
Torbolton/
Dunlop, John, Torbolton/
Finlay, Bartholomew, Torbolton/
Strathdee,
John & Ellen, Torbolton
BAKERS
Bryan,
George, Torbolton/ Smith, Robert,
Torbolton
BLACKSMITHS
Barr,
William, Stair/ Cuthbert, James,
Joppa/ Simpson, James, Stair/
Thom,
Charles, Coylton/ Wight, Jas
(and farrier), Torbolton/ Wight,
John,
Torbolton/
Wilson, David, Torbolton
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS
Crawford,
John, Torbolton/ Drinnan,
Robert,
Torbolton/ Hunter, William,
Stair/
Lees, James, Torbolton/ Lees, John, Torbolton/
McGregor, Hugh, Torbolton/ McMaster,
John, Torbolton/
McMillan, James, Joppa/
Smith,
Thomas,
Torbolton/ Somerville, John, Joppa
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
Dickie,
Matthew, Torbolton/ McIntyre, Archibald,
Stair/ Stewart, John,
Torbolton/
Wood, William, Joppa
COOPERS
Arthur,
George, Joppa/ Wright, James,
Torbolton
FLESHERS
McClement,
George, Torbolton/ Oliver,
Hugh,
Torbolton
GROCERS
Brown,
James, (and hardwareman), Torbolton/ Gibson,
Henry,
Torbolton
HONE MANUFACTURERS
Brown,
Hugh, Milton/ Smith,
John, (&
razor strop), Failford
MILLERS
Lennox,
James, Milton/ Stone, Robert, Torbolton
SHOPKEEPERS AND DEALERS
IN SUNDRIES
Drinnan,
William, Torbolton/ Dunlop, Robert,
Milton/ Hay, Margaret,
Failford/ Highet,
John, Torbolton/
Kerr, William, Stair/
McConnell, Gilbert,
Torbolton/
Reid, Andrew, Torbolton/ Thompson, James,
Torbolton/ Weddell,
Robert,
Torbolton
STONE MASONS
Drinnan,
William, Torbolton/ Gibson, John,
Joppa/ McConnell, William,
Torbolton
SURGEONS
Gibson,
John, Torbolton/ Provan, C.
Joppa/
Robertson, Humphrey, Torbolton/
Stevenson,
James, Torbolton
TAILORS
Hood,
William, Torbolton/ McCosh, Thomas, Torbolton/ Smith,
William, Joppa
VINTERS
Arthur,
George, Joppa/ Brown, Jas, (Cross Keys),
Torbolton/ Dick, John,
Torbolton/
Donaldson, James, Failford/ Dunlop.
Jno., (Black Bull),
Torbolton/
Dunlop, Robert, Milton/ Fisher,
Andrew, Torbolton/ Fisher,
Mattw.,
(Cunningham Arms), Torbolton/ Hillhouse,
William, (Plough), Stair/
McClownan, Andrew, Joppa/
McGill, James, Coal hill, Stair/
McJennet, Jas,
(Crown), Torbolton/ Oliver, Hugh, (Thistle), Torbolton/
Oliver, William,
Torbolton/
Pearson, Hugh, Failford/
Reid, William, Joppa/ Thom,
Charles,
Coylton/
Thomson, John, Joppa
MISCELLANEOUS
Andrew,
Margaret, milliner &c, Torbolton
Boyle, Robert, brick maker, Joppa
Dawson,
David, watch & clock maker,
Torbolton
Hill,
Robert, nail maker, Torbolton
Hopkin,
James, saddler, Torbolton
McKinght, Alex, stocking manfr, Torbolton
Murdock,
James, tea dealer, Failford
CARRIERS
(from Torbolton)
To
Ayr, Andrew Fisher, John Highet and William
Dunlop, every Friday
To
Glasgow,
John Highet and William Dunlop, every Tuesday
To
Kilmarnock,
Andrew Fisher, every Wednesday
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