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MAYBOLE
AND THE VILLAGE OF CULROY
Ayrshire Directory - 1837 - by Pigot & Co
Maybole
is a small, neat, market and post tow, the capital of the parish of
its
name and the district of Carrick; 87 miles sw from
Edinburgh, 52 n from
Portpatrick,
44 ssw from Glasgow, 25 w from
Ballantrae, 22 s from Kilmarnock,
12 n by e from Girvan, and between 8 and 9 s from
Ayr; situate
in
a most delightful part of the country, on the face of a gentle enimence wit
a southerly exposure, and surrounded by lovely scenery, formed of parks,
highly
cultivated, and hill and dale, with a sea- view of the "busy Firth of
Clyde"
opening on the west. Maybole was
created a free burgh of barony 14th November,
1516, an a grant to Gilbert Earl of Cassilis, the patron, and to
the
provost and prebendaries of the colligate
church of Maybole, to which
belonged
the lands whereon the town stands. In
October, 1639, an act, ordaining
the head court of Carrick to be held at
Maybole, was passed by the
Lords
of the Articles. The streets of the
town are narrow, and contain no eminently
fine places or public buildings; but it nevertheless possesses, in a
certain degree, a character of massive magnificience seldom seen in much
larger
places; this is attributable to the circumstance of its having been, in
former times, the winter residence of many of the noble and
baronial families
of the neighbourhood, some of whose mansions yet standing,
with
their turrets, impart an air of antique dignity to the houses around; several
of the dwellings now inhabited by weavers bear a venerable aspect, and
doubtless were at a distant period the domiciles of more dignified personages.
The mansion-house or castle of the
Cassilis family is the
finest
surviving specimen of the winter seats formerly existing in Maybole; it
is a stately well built structure, situate at the east end of the town, and
is said to have been the residence of the repudiated Countess of
Cassilis.
the building now used as a town-hall belonged to the Kennedys of
Blairquhar.
The principal business carried on here is weaving for the
Glasgow
houses, in which branch there are many local agents employed, and many
families indefatigably occupied. The
colligate church has been for some
time in ruins, and the ground appropriated as a private cemetary for the
Cassilis family. A church of the
national establishment, and one of the seceders
or burghers, comprised the religious edifaces until the 28th June, 1824,
when the first stone of a methodist chapel
was laid; the church of
England
service, however, is performed in the subscription school once a month.
The parochial school dispenses instruction to about 170 boys and girls,
who are taught all the useful and some of the polite branches of literature.
Yearly and quarterly meetings of the "Carrick
farmers' Society"
are
held in the town-hall; the annual one is on the first Thursday of
August,
and the quarterly on the first
Thursday in the months of February,
May
and November; the quarterly in August merges in the yearly assemblage. A
"Knox" club was instituted in 1824, for the purpose of communicating
the serious
exertions of that extraordinary man. In
the vicinity are many interesting
objects, among which is the celebrated ruin called Crossreguel
(noticed
in the sketch of Kirkoswald);
Kilbenale castle, now in a similar
state
of dilapidation, once belonging to a branch of the Cassilis
family,
who
were for a long period hereditary bailles of Carrick; and the remains of
Greenan
castle half a mile from the town. Ancient
coins have been frequently
found, and a vast quantity was some years ago discovered, in fine preservation,
in this district. In the
neighbourhood are two remarkably
fine
springs of water, popularly named "St Cuthbert's" and
"Well-trees"; the
latter
is said to yield ten thousand imperial gallons per hour.
The market
is
held on Thursday, and there are the following annual fairs;
Candleman fair,
the second Thursday of February; Beltan
fair, the second Tuesday of May;
Lamman fair, the second Tuesday of August; and the
Hallon fair, the
second
Tuesday of November.
Culroy
is a small village in the parish of Maybole, three miles and a half
from
that town, and on the road to Ayr, from which it is five miles and a
half
distant.
Post
Office, Maybole, William Rennie, Post master - Letters from
Glasgow and England
arrive every night at ten, and are despatched every night at a
quarter
past nine - Letters from Portpatrick and Ireland arrive every night
at
a quarter past nine, and are despatched every night at ten.
GENTRY AND CLERGY
Ballentine,
James, esq of Blairston/ Bell, Capt. John,
Sunnyside/ Campbell,
Mrs
Agnes, New yards/
Crawford, William esq, of Doonside/
Ferguson, John esq,
of Monkwood/ Grey,
Rev George, Manse,
Kirkland/ Hutchinson, Mrs Mary,
New yards/
Kelso,
Mr Archibald,
Sawchrie/ Logan, Mrs
Agnes, Mayburgh cottage/
McTyer, Mrs Janet, of Red brae/
Ramsey, Mrs Helen, St
John's/ Rankine, James
esq, Broch/ Rankine,
James MD Otterdon/
Rankine, John esq, Knockdaw/
Thompson, Rev John Wilson,
Miss Margaret, Duncanland/
ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS
Gray,
Elizabeth, Duncanland/ McCaig, John,
Calrow/ McGarragh, James,
Wilson
square/ McMaster, Hugh, Burns/
McNab, Thomas, Kirkland/
Nicholson, Eliza
& Jane, Whitehall st/ Parochial School, the Green - Rev John
Inglis, master/
Subscription School, Dangerland street - Wm.
Lennox, master/ Wright,
John
AGENTS TO MANUFACTURERS
(for Glasgow Weaving)
Brown,
David, High st/ Dunlop, Robert,
High st/ Gibson, Matthew, Weaver
vennel/ Gundie,
William, High st/
McMillan, Richard, Kirkland/
Murdock, James,
High st/ Shaw, Thomas,
High
st/ White, Robert (& Paisley muslins),
New
yards/ White, Robert, Whitehall st
BAKERS
Cathcart,
Elizabeth,
High st/ Gibson, David,
High st/ Main, James,
High st/
Sinclair,
Peter, High st
BANKERS
Ayr
Bank (Branch) - (draws on Hunter & Co, Ayr, Royal Bank, Glasgow, Sir
William
Forbes & Co, Edinburgh, and Herries, Farquhar and Co, London) -
William Niven, agent
Ayrshire
Bank (Branch) - ( draws on Royal Bank, Edinburgh and Glasgow &
Williams,
Deacon & Co, London) - Wm Brown, agent
BLACKSMITHS
Black,
William, Curral glen/ Haswell, John,
New yards/ Heterick,
Alexander, Culroy/ Livingstone,
John, Well
path/ Merry, James, High st
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS
Campbell,
William, (and bookbinder), Kirk wynd/ Porteous, Mitchelson
(and
printer),
High st
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS
Baird,
Thomas, High st/ Crawford, Charles,
Weaver vennel/ Forsythe,
William,
School vennel/ Gammel, Alexander, Kirkland/
Gibson, Adam, Culroy/
Gray, Gilbert, High st/
Gray,
James, School vennel/
Kerr, Robert,
School vennel/
McCrindle
James, Green side/ McCrindle,
Robert,
High st/ McTyer, John,
High st/ Muir, James, High st/
Ross,
John,
New yards/ Wilson, David,
Culroy
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
Dick,
Quintin, Drumellon st/ Ferguson, Hugh,
High st/ Gardiner, John,
Culroy/
Goodall,
Alexander, Kirkland/ Haswell, John,
New yards/ Hunter, Allan,
Reform
place/ Jamieson,
James,
Culroy/
Kerr, James,
School vennel/ McKall, William,
Whitehall st/ McLachlan,
Campbell, Kirk
wynd/ McRonald, Thomas,
Green
side
Rennie,
Thomas Green head/ Ross,
William,
Whitehall st/ Shaw, John, Knox
st/
Stewart, William, Maybole
COOPERS
Dalziel,
William, High st/ Osborne, John,
High st
DRUGGISTS
Cook,
Alexander, High st/ Hattorn,
Fergus,
High st/ McFarlane, William,
High
st
DYERS
Begg,
John, Kirk wynd/
Stellie, John,
Reform place
FIRE & OFFICE AGENTS
Caledonian,
Wm Nevin, High st
Scottish
Amicable, Walter Andrews, New yards
Scottish
Equitable, Wm Rennie, High st
Scottish
Union, William Brown, High street
West
of Scotland, Walter Andrews, New yards
FLESHERS
Kerr,
Robert, School vennel/ McCreath,
John, Inche's
close/ Murray, Hugh,
Knox st/ Porteous, John, High st/
Sinclair, John, Market close
GROCERS & SPIRIT DEALERS
Baird,
James, High st/ Baird,
Margaret,
High st/ Brown, David, Whitehall
st/
Crawford,
James, High st/ Dunlop, Robert,
Welltrees/ Eaglesham, Robert,
High st/ Edgar, James,
Weaver vennel/
Ferguson, Hugh, High st/ Girvan,
Hugh,
Weaver vennel/ Goudie, William,
High
st/ Gray, James, High
st/ Gray, John, High st/
Hannay, John,
Kirk wynd/ Henderson,
William,
Kirkland/
McClure, Catherine, New yards/
McIlwraith, Thomas, New yards/
McMillan,
Richard, Kirkland/ McMurtrie, James,
Kirk wynd/ McTyer,
Elizabeth,
High st/ Marshall, William, Weaver
vennel/ Murdock, James,
High st/ Neilson, Edward/ Orr, Jane,
High
st/ Pollock, William, New yards/ Porteous,
John, High st/ Reid, Francis,
Whitehall/ Roy, John, Weaver
vennel/
Stewart, Jane, High st/
Thomson,
Alexander, High st/
White,
,
New yards/ White, Robert, Whitehall
st
INNS
Cassilis,
John Pollock, High st
King's
Arms (and livery stables), James Rennie, High
st
Sun,
James Brownlee, High st
IRONMONGERS
McKall,
William, High st/ Rennie,
William, (and stamp distributor),
High st
LIBRARIES
Agricultural
society's, High st, - William Brown, librarian
Porteous,
Mitchelson (circulating), High st
Subscription
Reading Room, High st, - Robt. Eaglesham, mangr
Town
Library, Mitchelson Porteous, librarian
LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPERS
Baird,
Andrew, High st/ Bryce,
William,
High st/ Dunn, James, High
st/
Dunn,
Thomas, High st/ Galloway, John,
High st/ Gibson, John May, High
st/ McCubbin, John, Kirklands/ Muir, Alexander,
High st/ Rennie, William,
High
st
MESSENGERS
Bell,
Thomas, Maybole/ Hannay,
William,
School vennel
MILLINERS AND DRESS MAKERS
Balfour,
Elizabeth, (& stay maker), Duncanland/
Brackenridge, Margaret
Jesse
(and straw hat maker)/ Crawford, Jane, High
st/ Crawford, Janet,
Maybole/
Gardner,
Margaret, Kirk wynd/
Girvan, Agnes/ Gray, Margaret, Duncanland/
McCrindle, Jane (& straw hat maker)/
McCrindle, Margt. (& straw
hat
maker)/ Murray, Anna Bella/
Patterson, Jane (milliner)/
Rennie, Janet,
Green head/ Ross, Sarah, High st/ Shaw,
Ann/ Stewart, Ellen, High
st/
White,
Mary (straw hat maker)
NAIL MAKERS
Fisher,
William, Maybole/ Livingston, John,
Well path
PAINTERS
Allen,
Maxwell (& glazier), Maybole/
Shaw, Thomas, Whitehall
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Cooke,
Alexander (surgeon), High st/
Girvan, William, MD/
Hathorn,
Fergus,
MD,
High st/ Logan, Hugh, High
st/ McFarlane, William, High
st/ McTyer, William,
MD, Red brae
SADDLERS
Cathcart,
George, High st/ Ramsey, James,
Whitehall/ Wilson, Primrose
Kennedy,
High st
SHOPKEEPERS & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES
Alexander,
Hugh, Maybole/ Bryce, Alexander,
Maybole/ Campbell, William,
Grey st/ Cook,
James,
Maybole/ Graham, John, Maybole/
Hunter, Allen,
Reform
place/ Kerr, Robert, Maybole/ Milligan,
Thomas,
Maybole/ Sym, William, Maybole/
Templeton, James, Culroy/ Wale, John, Maybole/
Wallace, John, Maybole/
Wilson,
Gilbert, Culroy
STONE MASONS
Gilmour
and Hamilton, Maybole/
McClure, James, Mason row/
Wilson, Gilbert,
Culroy
TAILORS
Aird,
James, Culroy/ Alexander, John,
High st/ Fulton, John, Maybole/
Kennedy,
David, Maybole/ McKay, Edward,
Kirk wynd/ McKay, Neil, Kirkland/
McCubbin, Andrew,
Kirkland/
McMurtrie, David (& clothier), High
st/ McQuater, Thomas,
High st/ Maxwell,
Archibald,
High st/ Stewart, Quintan,
High st/ Watson,
John (& clothier) New yards
TIN-PLATE WORKERS
Cowan,
Richard, High st/ Sim, James, Post-office
st
VINTERS
Black,
William, Maybole/ Cunningham, Wm, (Coach & Horses),
Culroy/ Edgar,
James,
Maybole/ Gibson, Ann,
School
vennel/ Girvan, Hugh, (Black Bull),
Kirkland/
Lamont, John, Culroy/
McJannet, William, Kirkland/
McKlune, James,
Maybole/ Merry, James, High
st/ Murray, Hugh, (Red Lion), Knox
st/ Purden,
Robert, Maybole/ Ramsey, John, Maybole/
Tennant, Euphemin, (Buck's Head),
Kirkland
WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS
Kennedy,
John, High st/ Kennedy, John jnr,
High st/ Logan, Thomas, High
st
WRITERS AND NOTARIES
Andrews,
Walter, New yard/ Brown,
William,
Maybole/ Hannay, William, Maybole
MISCELLANEOUS
Andrews,
Walter, district procurator fiscal, New
yard/ Bell, David, tea
dealer,
Maybole/ Bell, Thomas, auctioneer, Back
vennel/ Brownlee, James,
farrier,
High st/ Cowan, Richard, plumber, High
st/ Crawford, Hugh,
tanner,
High st/ Fulton, John, veterinary
surgeon, High st/ Gas Works, Dangerland
- Thos McMurtrie, manager/
Hannah,
Wm,
barber and cutler, Kirkland/
Johnston, John, excise gauger, Maybole/
Lamont, James, woollen
manufactr,
Culroy/ McClatchie, John, grain dealer,
New yards/ Neil, Janet,
tallow
chandler, Maybole/ Reid, James Hamilton, road surveyor,
Duncanland/ Stewart,
John, wig maker, High st
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Church
of Scotland, New yards - Rev George Gray
Church
of England Subscription School
Burghers'
Chapel, Knox street - Rev John Thomson
Methodist
Chapel, Wilson Sq
COACHES
To
Ayr, the "Robert Burns" (from Girvan) calls at the King's Arms, every
Tuesday
and Friday morning at eight; and the "Earl of Cassilis", from the
Cassilis
Inn, at half past eight the same mornings
To
Girvan, the "Robert Burns" (from Ayr) calls at the King's Arms, every
Tuesday
and Friday evening at six
To
Glasgow, the "Royal Mail" (from Portpatrick), calls at the King's Arms
every
night at nine.
To
Portpatrick, the "Royal Mail" (from Glasgow) calls at the King's Arms
Inn,
every night at half past nine and goes through Strauraer.
CARRIERS
To
Ayr, William Drynan, from the Cassilis Inn, every Tuesday, and
James
Kennedy,
from his house almost daily.
To
Girvan, William Drynan, from the Cassilis Inn, every Tuesday, and Robert
Hannah,
once a week
To
Glasgow, Robert Hannah, from the Cassilis Inn, and John Dunn, from
Greenside,
every Tuesday
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