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KIRKMICHAEL
Ayrshire Directory 1837 by
Pigot & Co.
Kirkmichael
is a village in the parish of this name and District of
Carrick,
some
76 miles from Edinburgh, 22 from
Kilmarnock, 14 from
Girvan, 10 South
of Ayr, the like distance East of
Dalmellington, 8 North by East of
Dailly,
4
from Straiton, 3½ from
Maybole. It
is pleasently situate in a valley, on the
road from Newton Stewart to
Glasgow - 36 miles from the former and 44
from
the latter. The general surface of
this parish is hilly - toward the
south
and east mountainous and rocky; but the whole is more or less
cultivated.
Its extent is nine miles in length, by four in bredth; the proprietorship
is pretty equally divided between the Marquese of Allan, Col.
Shaw
Kennedy, Sir James Ferguson, Sir David Hunter Blair and
Mr Richie.
It possesses
some good lime quarries. The Girvan
runs through it, the Doon is
its
boundary for several miles and the Dyrock water flows through the
village,
which latter derives its name from a church that formerly stood here,
dedicated to St. Michael: The
present religious structure, which is neat
and commodious, was built in 1787, on its site. In the churchyard is the
tomb of Gilbert McAddam, who was shot in 1685, by the
Laird of
Collerea and Ballochmyle, for his adherence to the covenanters. Two Sunday schools
are
in the parish; one in Kirkmichael - the other in the small village of
Cross-Hill,
about two miles hence. Fairs are
held on the third Thursday in February,
the third Thursday in April, the third Friday in August, the
second
Thursday in September and the first Thursday in November.
Post
Office Kirkmichael
James Wilson, postmaster. Letters
arrive from
Maybole
(per penny post) every morning at eight and are despatched every
afternoon
at five.
Cross Hill
Agnes Andrew, postmistress. Letters
arrive from and are
despatched
to Maybole at the same time as those from
Kirkmichael.
Gentry and Clergy
Kennedy,
Colonel James Shaw, of
Kirkmichael House
McEwen,
Rev John, Manse
Parry,
_______ Esq Cassilis House
Richie,
Henry Esq Busbie
Cloncaird Castle
Professional Persons
Blain,
John
surgeon-
Cross Hill
Main,
David
surgeon -
Kirkmichael Rogers,
John
school -
Kirkmichael
Innkeepers & Vinters
Bell,
David -
Kirkmichael Cooper,
James -
Cross Hill King, Robert - Cross Hill McCoch,
John
McCulloch,
Alexander - Cross Hill McCulloch,
Joseph - Cross Hill Stevenson,
(inn) - Kirkmichael
Wilson,
James
Shopkeepers and Traders
(the names without
addresses are in Kirkmichael)
Aird,
David
-
blacksmith
Andrews,
Agnes
- grocer Cross Hill
Arthur,
David
-
joiner & cartwright
Caldwell,
James
- cartwright
Cook,
John -
plough maker
Cook,
William
-tailor Cross Hill
Cooper,
James
- grocer Cross Hill
Craig,
John
-
shoemaker Cross
Hill
Dykes,
-
joiner & c Cross
Hill
Goudie,
John -
blacksmith Cross
Hill
Henderson,
Alexr
- teacher Cross Hill
Henry,
James
- miller
Hugh,
Henry
-
miller
Hunter,
John
- agent for Glasgow weaving
Hunter,
John
- joiner & c Cross Hill
Hunter,
Jos
- grocer
& spirit dealer
Hutchinson,
Marion
-
dress & c maker
King,
Robert
- grocer Cross
Hill
McClement
&
-
saw & c mill
McClure,
John - agent for Glasgow goods
Cross Hill
McCraith,
-
joiner & c Cross
Hill
McCrendall,
James
-
shoemaker Cross
Hill
McHutchinson,
- grocer & agent for Glasgow goods
Cross Hill
McMurtrie,
Elizabeth -
dress maker Cross
Hill
McNider,
John
- tailor Cross Hill
McNider,
Ths - shoemaker Cross
Hill
Pollock,
- shoemaker
Pollock,
John
-
shoemaker
Stevenson,
William
-grocer
Thomson,
-
tailor
Walker,
James -
blacksmith Cross Hill
Wallett,
John
-
mason
Watt,
James-
tailor Cross Hill
Wilson,
James
- grocer
Carriers
To
Ayr Jas
McCloum from Cross Hill every Tuesday and Friday
To
Glasgow & Kilmarnock
Robert Richie
from Cross Hill every Monday
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