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Ecclesiastical Sketch of Lochwinnoch Parish, An: Embracing a period of about three hundred years

Book Index
Adam, James, Barr 70, 77, 79
Aird, Robert 10, 11
Alexander, James, weaver, Johnshill, 66, 70
Alexander, John, Kirkcaldy, son of James 39, 70, 129
Alison, Alex, Glengarnock Iron Works 152
Alison, James, grandson of Robert Smith 173
Allan, Robert, grocer 71
Anderson, Rev, Relief Church Beith 85
Andrew, James, Kilbarchan 8
Angus, Henry 209
Armstrong, William, Kirkcolm 191
Arthur, Mrs 168
Arthur, Robert, JP 62
Auld Kirk 29, 31, 100, 116, 118, 125, 180, 205
Ayr 15
Ayr Advertiser 122
Baird, Rev, Paisley 109
Baldernock 15
Balmer, Robert, Berwick 209
Barbour, John, East end 106
Barbour, John, weaver 47
Barbour, Robert 96, 97
Barbour, William, son of John 47
Barbour's Hall, Mrs 96
Barclay, Hew 7
Barclay, Matthew, Old Kilpatrick 171, 172
Barclay's Inn 29
Barfod 71, 73
Barr 13, 70, 77, 78, 79
Barr, Captain William B, Lochside 92, 179
Barr, James, Dunlop 48-58
Barr, Marjorie, daughter of William, or Smith, wife of Robert 92, 179
Barr, Mrs, Lochside 112
Barr, Rev, Port Glasgow 92
Bearsheba 84
Begg, James 116
Beith 23, 50, 85, 86, 98, 185, 204
Blair, John 71
Boghead Mill 21
Boog, Robert, Paisley 60
Bowfield 73
Braehead 166, 173
Brannockshill 78
Brewster, Patrick, Paisley 131, 203
Bridge of Weir 145
Brig End 79
Brodie, Robert, cloth merchant 35
Brodie, William, Nervelstone 66, 70
Brown, Alexander, Burntshields 85
Brown, Charles J, Anderston 116
Brown, Rev, Kilmarnock 23
Brown, Robert, The Linnister 72
Bruce, Dr Alexander B, Cardross and Broughty Ferry 159
Brydsone, Thomas, Kilmacolm 123
Buchanan, John, Glenlora 114, 173
Burghers 85, 97
Burnfoot 77, 78, 79
Burns, George, Tweedsmuir 46-58
Burns, James, Brechin 46
Burns, John, Barony 17, 19, 27, 28, 31 38, 44
Burns, Matthew 63
Burns, Rev, St George's Paisley 115, 152, 157
Burns, Robert [poet] 24
Burns, Robert, Laigh Kirk Paisley 46, 59, 60, 64, 77, 179, 190
Burns, Robert, Old Mill 20
Burns, Thomas, Renfrew 20, 44
Burns, William, Dun and Kilsyth 46
Burntshields, Kilbarchan 15, 16, 21, 76, 85, 111, 144, 145, 206, 207
Calder Mills 79
Calder Street 34, 74
Calder Water 14
Calderhaugh 18, 35
Calderhaugh Cotton Works 105
Calderhaugh House 71
Calderhaugh Sabbath School 96
Calderpark 18
Caldwell, Dr 21
Caldwell, John, Lochside 32
Caldwell, R. junior 168
Caldwell, Robert, writer 71
Caldwell, William, Beltrees 71
Cameron, Robert, Kilmacolm 99
Cameron, Sgt Archibald 22
Cameronian Meeting House, Kilbirnie 111
Cameronians, see Covenanters
Campbell or Aird, Janet 11
Campbell, John, bleacher 41, 47
Campbell, John, Bowfield 168
Campbell, John, Paisley 138
Campbell, Rev, Kilwinning 117
Carsefauld 79
Castle Semple 14, 31, 43, 48, 49, 70, 94, 103, 141, 173
Castle Semple College Kirk 8
Chalmers, Dr, Tron Glasgow 77, 90, 91
Church Street 73, 134 149
City of Glasgow Bank 140
Clachan of Lochwinnoch 29
Clark, James 71
Clark, James, Burnfoot 211
Clark, James, Factory-brae 106
Clark, James, merchant 114
Clazy, George, Paisley 173, 194
Cockmylane 78, 79, 80, 84
Collins, Thomas 193
Colms Day 28
Congregationalists, 32, 34
Connel, Elizabeth, Johnshill, daughter of Mrs 63
Connel, Margaret, Johnshill, daughter of Mrs 63
Connel, Mary, Johnshill, daughter of Mrs 63
Connel, Mrs, Johnshill 63
Connel, William, Johnshill, son of Mrs 63
Connell and Aitken, joiners 124
Connell, John, elder 63, 96, 97, 113, 120, 140
Connell, John, Perceton, son of John 96, 152, 167, 172
Connell, mason, Beith 208
Convocation 125, 135
Corseford 8, 114
Cotton 18, 207
Cotton crisis 184
Couper, James, Baldernock 16
Couper, John 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 62, 100, 168, 190, 205
Couper, John, son of William 16
Couper, Sarah, daughter of John 16
Couper, William, son of James 16
Couper, William, son of John 16
Covenanters 85, 98, 143, 144
Cowie, George 32
Craigends 55
Craw Road 36
Crawford, James, Port Glasgow 23, 26-32, 37, 40, 44, 48, 49, 62, 95, 190
Crawford, John, Beith and Crichton 122
Crawford, Matthew, brother of John 41
Crawfurd, Andrew, Johnshill 47, 63, 66, 84, 96
Crawfurd, Andrew, son of Andrew 63
Crawfurd, Barbara 63
Crawfurd, Mary 63
Crawfurd, Miss, Johnshill 79
Crawfurd, Mrs 63
Crooked Holm, Kilmarnock 21
Crooks, The 118, 119
Cullen, James 124
Cullen, James, Kelty 153
Cunningham, John G 160-193
Cunningham, John, Craigends 45, 49, 179
Cunningham, Rev, Stranraer 172
Cunningham, Robert, father of John 184
Cunningham, William, Craigends 137
Cunninghame, William 11
Currie, James, Catrine 39, 40, 48
Dailly 195
Dale, David, New Lanark 18
Dan, The 84
Dennistone, John, Greenock 60
Dickie, Matthew, Dunlop 152, 157
Dickie, Rev, Kilbarchan 101
Dickson, David, Edinburgh 65, 77, 92, 95
Disruption 121, 128, 135, 147, 153, 156, 165, 177, 195, 200
Dobbie, James, Crummock, Beith 152
Donald, Robert, Tandlemuir 123
Donaldson, George, Dundee 209
Douglas, Rev, Stewarton 77
Douglas, Robert, Kilbarchan 45, 59, 60, 65, 77, 95, 146
Drummond, Rev 35, 36, 37
Dumbarton 10
Dundonald 14, 112
Dunlop, Alexander 9
Dunn, Thomas, writer 114
Dunn, William, Cardross 122
Dunsmore, Alexander, Howwood 72, 97
East end 36,74
Eastwood 9
Edge, The 60
Edinburgh 108
Elgin 210
Elliston 14
Erskine, Ann 110, 181
Erskine, Mary 110, 181
Ewing, Greville, Edinburgh 32
Ewing, Matthew 147
Ewing's Land, Main Street 67
Factory Close 21, 29, 62, 74, 84, 106, 118, 208
Falconer, James, Martyr's Paisley 126
Falconer, William P, Ladhope 123
Female Society 71
Ferguson, or Paisley, Mrs E., mother of John 13
Findlay, Alexander R, Houston 163, 166, 167, 173
Findlay, John, High Church Paisley 28, 31, 38, 44, 65, 77, 89, 95, 101
Findlay, Robert, professor of Divinity, 178
Fleming, Rev, Neilston, 50, 199
Fleming, William, Fulwood, 55
Forfar 10
Forsythe, Miss, Elgin 210
Foveran, 11
Fraser, William, Alloa 210
Fraser, William, Free Middle Paisley 164, 167
Free Kirk 134, 142, 144, 149, 150, 155, 157, 172, 176
Free Manse, Braehead 173
Free Protesting Church of Scotland 137
Fulton, Buchannan & Co 96, 104, 111, 118
Fulton, William, Beith 20
Fyfe, Miss, Gavan 71
Gardner, Alexander, publisher, Paisley 182
Gardner, Archibald, New Deer and Liverpool, son of Richard 96
Gardner, John 123
Gardner, Richard 96
Gardner, William, merchant, Glasgow 123
Garpel 73,
Garpel Quarter 78, 79
Garthland, see McDowell, William, of Castle Semple
Gavan 71
Gebbie, William, Kilbirnie 122
Geddes, John, High Church Paisley 77, 92, 95, 101
Gemmill, Francis, Overtoun 72
Gemmill, Matthew, schoolmaster, Bridge of Weir 96, 166, 167
Gibson, Robert, Brannockshill 78
Gilchrist, John, Greenock 48
Gilfillan, Robert, North Church Paisley 205
Gillespie, William 19
Gillsyard 73, 80
Glen, Andrew, son of William of Kaim 94, 112
Glen, James, Fordoun, son of William of Kaim 94
Glen, William, Annan, son of William, tailor 35
Glen, William, of Kaim 66, 70, 94
Glen, William, schoolmaster 13
Glen, William, tailor, 34, 35
Glenbervie 94, 112
Glengarnock Iron Works 152, 153
Glenhead 73, 144
Glenlora 114
Glentyan 92
Goudie, George, schoolmaster, Church Street 66
Graham, James 96
Graham, James Thomas, Govan, son of William 204
Graham, James, Fereneze 157
Graham, Matthew, Johnstone 30, 31
Graham, Rev, Kilbarchan 172
Graham, Rev, St James 128
Graham, William 190
Graham, William 202, 203
Grassmilnside, Kilmaurs 178
Guthrie, James, Irongray 11
Haining, joiner, Paisley 208
Haldane, James 32, 34
Haldane, Robert 32, 34
Halifax, Nova Scotia 209
Hall, Hector, Beith 191
Hamilton, Alexander 8, 9
Hamilton, Gavin, Kilbarchan 8
Hamilton, High Church Kilmarnock 89, 98
Hamilton, Patrick 7
Harvey Square 73, 139, 140, 142, 144, 208
Harvey, Captain, Castle Semple, brother of James O 173
Harvey, James O, Castle Semple 173, 203
Harvey, John, Castle Semple 49, 70, 94, 103, 112, 114, 208
Hay, William S, Burntshields 76
Hay, William Scott, Bridge of Weir 138
Heathfields, see Muirshields
Henderson, Peter, Paisley 138
Henderson, Thomas, Kilbarchan 143
Henderson, Thomas, Kilmacolm 21, 66
Henderson, William, schoolmaster 72
Hendrie, James 47
Hermand, Lady, sister of William McDowall of Garthland 86
Hogg, Adam 44, 45, 46, 98
Horner, Leonard, factory inspector 105
Houston 23, 49
Houston, Betty, stationer, Main Street 82
Howwood 36, 72, 96, 97, 106, 203
Hunter, Rev, West Indies 62
Hunter's Land, Mr 62
Hutcheson, William, Johnstone 40, 157
Hutton, Agnes 181
Inchinnan 9
Independents 32, 34
Inglis, David, Port Glasgow 210
Innis, William 32
Inverkip 5
Jack, John, Glengarnock Iron Works 153
Jamieson, Robert 62, 70
John J---, joiner 75
Johnshill 63
Johnston[e], William 35, 47, 66
Johnstone 207
Johnstone, Messrs, New Mill 20
Johnstone, Robert, Kilbarchan 15
Johnstone, William, Limekilns 209, 210
Kay, John 203
Kerse 14, 114
Kerse, Easter 55
Kilbarchan 6, 8, 9, 15, 21, 44, 146, 185, 206
Kilbirnie 29, 98, 111, 126, 143, 152, 185
Kildale 74
Killochries, Kilmacolm 206
Kilmacolm 5, 6, 9, 21, 23, 98, 143, 206
Kilmarnock 24, 25, 195
Kilmaurs 178
Kilwinning 145
King, Andrew, Glentyan Kilbarchan 92
King, James, Muirdykes 8
King, Rev, Montrose 43, 50
King, William, Yardfoot 112
Kirktoun of Lochwinnoch 29, 63, 100
Kirkwood, John, miller 78
Kirkwood, Robert, Holywood 67
Knox, Andrew 6
Knox, John, Ranfurlie 6
Ladyland 7
Laigh Hole 79
Laigh Kirk 97
Laird, Mr, elder, Barrhill 191
Largs 5, 29, 30
Law, Mrs, Kilbirnie 101, 102
Lees, Rev, Abbey Church Paisley 205
Leishman, Matthew, Govan 48, 93
Lindsay, John, Burntshields Kilbarchan 21, 207
Linnister, The 72
Linthills 78
Little, William, Howwood 203
Loch Ha' 14, 15
Loch-head 55
Lochside House, 137
Lochwinnoch Auxiliary Bible Society 69
Lochwinnoch Calder Mills 79
Lochwinnoch Instrumental Band 116
Lochwinnoch Young Mens Society 113
Lockhart, John, College Church Glasgow 43
Lockhart, Lawrence, Inchinnan 197, 198
Lordship Quarter 73
Love, James, Knowes 150, 166
Love, Robert, Braehead 166
Lusk, Robert, customer weaver 144
Macara, William, Strathmiglo 123
Main Street 84
Main, Thomas, Kilmarnock 156, 192, 193
Mainshill, Beith 10
Markethill 43
Marshall, James, Glasgow 99-101
Maxton, Mr, Harvey Square 141
Maxwell, Robert 6
Maxwell, Sir John, Pollok 11
Maxwells 14
McAlister, Hugh 96
McAlister, John 47
McAra, John 207
McCorkle, Robert, Free St Ninians 116
McDonald, Hugh, Edinburgh 68
McDougall, Rev, Kilmarnock and Threadneedle Paisley 109
McDowell, Colonel William, Castle Semple 15, 17, 20, 31, 37, 48, 86, 173, 206
McDowell, Graham 86
McDowell, William, Barr 112, 114
McFarlan, Duncan, Renfrew 138, 150-152, 157, 159, 180-182
McFarlan, Patrick , Greenock 59
McFarlan, Rev, Renfrew 45
McGregor, James, Free High Church Paisley 163, 166
McIntosh, Hugh, Edinburgh 68
McKinlay, James, Kilmarnock 24, 25, 26, 117
McLachlan, Ivie, Barrhead 167
McLachlan, William, Kilmacolm 136, 143
McLaren, Alexander, labourer 77
McLaren, Mary, daughter of Alexander 77
McLaren, Rev, Glasgow 28, 32
McLauchlan, Thomas, St Columba's Edinburgh 192
McLeish, Archibald 96
McLeish, John 72
McLeish, Peter, son of Archibald 96, 172
McLelan, Dinah, daughter of John 77
McLelan, John, labourer 77
McLeod, Rev, Gaelic Chapel 28
McLeod, Rev, Glasgow 44
McMillan, James, innkeeper 149
McNair, Rev, Paisley 202
McNaughtan, John, High Church Paisley and Belfast 77, 109, 110, 115, 123, 126, 138, 159 174
McPhee, A. S. 193
McRae, David, Greenock 39
McVey, Rev, Beith 23
McWhir, John, Urr 38, 39
Meikle, Matthew, shepherd, Tadmor 79, 80
Meikle, Rev, Anti-Burghers Beith 85, 167, 172
Melville, James 7
Mill House 78
Millar, Robert 8
Miller, Thomas, Howwood 203
Missioners 35
Moncreath, Rev, Abernethy 206
Moniabrock 5
Monishill, Beith 10
Monteith, James, Penicuik 157, 211
Monteith, John, Houston and Killellan 23, 28, 31, 44, 45, 50, 54, 60, 65, 77, 90, 91, 92, 95
Montgomery, John, Arbroath 129
Moorfauld House 78
Mortlach 210, 211
Mount-tap Farm 84
Muir, James, Beith 60
Muirdykes 8, 114
Muirfauld 114
Muirshields 113
Munro, James, Rutherglen 112, 114, 116, 117 126 185
Munsie, William, Glasgow 123
Muschet, Rev, Shettleston 38
Mutrie, Rev, Kilmarnock 24
Neilston 9
New Bridge 14, 15
New Church 32
New Court Hall 149
New Cross 74
New Mill 18, 41, 74, 104, 105, 208
New Town of Barr 73, 84
New Town of Beltrees 21
New Town, see Calderhaugh
New York 62
Newcastle 196
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 196, 197, 198
Newlands, Peggy, servant 78
Niven, Samuel 96
Niven, Samuel K, Bannockburn, son of Samuel 96
North Woodside, Glasgow 19
Northumberland 196
Old Bridge of Calder 78
Old Church yard 28, 32, 61, 172
Old Garpel 77, 78
Old Kirk, see Auld Kirk
Old Light Burghers 110, 124, 144
Old Mill 18, 66, 68, 69, 78, 104, 184
Old Mill Brae 63, 73
Orr, Robert 'Strands' 29, 100
Orr, Thomas, schoolmaster, at the Cross 96
Orr, William, horse dealer, Risk 71, 72
Orrian Academy 96
Orr's Hall 124, 127, 130, 131
Paisley 5, 8, 9, 13, 110, 115, 143, 158
Paisley Advertiser 116
Paisley, John 11, 12, 13, 190
Pasley, Hendrie, Muirdykes 8
Pasley, Robert, Muirdykes 8
Paterson, Andrew, writer 127, 130, 131
Paterson, James, weaver, New Town 66, 67
Paterson, Rev, Free St Andrews Glasgow 157
Patoun, Robert, Muirdykes 8
Patrick, Rev, Ochiltree 172
Peddesland, Beith 10
Peebles, Hugh or Hew, Beith 9, 168
Peel, Sir Robert 128
Pictou, Nova Scotia 209
Pinkerton, John 14, 15, 190
Pollock, Alexander, Tophouse 66, 71, 72
Pollock, Robert, Gillsyard 66, 70, 78
Pollok 11
Port Glasgow 23, 26
Purdie, John, professor of music 157
Rae, Robert N 203
Ralston, Robert, Johnshill 106
Ranfurlie 6
Rankin, Jonathan, Paisley 38, 60, 77, 89, 101
Raphoe, Ireland 7
Reid, James, Glasgow 143
Renfrew 9, 20, 44, 45, 46
Riddell, Rev 38, 39
Ritchie, Robert 211
Robertson, Andrew 63
Robertson, John 97
Robertson, Rev, Kilmaurs 109
Robson, James, Kelso 208
Robson, Rev 37
Roxburgh, John, Kilmaurs 76, 77, 98, 178, 179
Roy, John, labourer 77
Russell, John 5
Russell, John, Aberdeen 194, 195
Salmon, Alexander, Barrhead 138, 159
Schaw, William, Falkirk 208
School 13, 21, 208
Scott, John, Greenock 60, 92, 95, 166, 181, 194
Secession 206
Semple, or Sempil, 5, 6, 12, 14
Semple, Robert, Beltrees 15
Shaw, William 37
Shedden, John, senior, 35, 36
Shoolbraid, John 97, 106-108, 209, 210
Silvana 61
Simpson, Patrick, Renfrew 90
Simson, Patrick, Renfrew 11, 12
Sinclair, Sir John 20
Smith, Auld Girzie, Brig End 79
Smith, Margaret, daughter of Robert 179
Smith, Margaret, mother of Robert 178
Smith, Marjory, daughter of Robert 179
Smith, Mr, Kilmaurs, brother of Robert 173
Smith, Mrs, The Square 80
Smith, Rev, Dumbarton 126
Smith, Robert Barr, merchant, Adelaide Australia, son of Robert 179
Smith, Robert, Craigends 45-53, 58, 59, 62-199
Smith, Robert, elder of Kilmaurs, father of Robert 178
Smith, William Caldwell, son of Robert 179
Some, David, Harborough 81
South Shields 196
Spale Kirk 149 153
Spence, Samuel, Kilbirnie 153, 172, 173
Square, see Harvey's Square
St John, New Brunswick 57
Stars and Stripes 140
Statistical Account (1795) 20
Steel, Robert, Greenock 59
Steele, Alex, Dalry 152
Steven, Charles Bannatyne, Stewarton 90
Steven, James, 17, 18, 19, 23, 29, 62, 190
Steven, James, Kilwinning 90
Steven, Rev, Stewarton 110
Steven, William 21, 22
Stevenson, David, weaver, New Town 66, 96
Stevenson, James, Glenhead or Newton of Beltrees 143
Stevenson, John, carrier 149
Stevenson, John, turner 134
Stewart of Blackhall, Sir M 15
Stewart, John, farmer, Barfod 71
Stewart, John, Old Kilpatrick 167
Stewarton 109
Stories, James, carrier 134
Strand's Inn 29
Strong, David, Kilmarnock 26,195
Stuart, Moody, Edinburgh 185, 192, 193
Sutherland, Neil 68
Sym, Andrew, New Kilpatrick 16
Sym, George, son of Sarah Couper 16
Symington, Andrew, Paisley 98, 99
Tabernacle 35, 36, 37, 47, 76, 96, 111, 124
Tabernacle, Glasgow 34
Tadmor Hut, see Cockmylane
Tadmor in the Wilderness, see Cockmylane
Tannoch, John 122
Taylor, Nelly 41
Telfer, Alexander, Johnstone 38, 42, 44, 77, 92, 95, 101, 103, 181
Temperance Hotel 192
Tent, The 28, 32, 77, 88
Thomson, Duncan, labourer 77
Thomson, Free St George's Paisley, 167, 191, 192
Thomson, G., Glasgow 21
Thomson, Rev, Barrhead 210
Thomson, Rev, Dalry 47
Thomson, William, shepherd, Risk 72
Toll Bar 84
Toll House 73, 84
Tough, Thomas, Greenock 122
Townhead 73
United States of America 140
Urquhart, Rev, Kilbirnie 122
Voluntaries 114, 117
Voluntary Controversy 107, 109, 110
Volunteers 22, 25
Wallace, John 132
Wallace, Robert, weaver 35, 36, 47, 66, 67, 95, 111
Walter, High Steward 5
Watergerse, see New Town of Barr
Wateryett 132
Watt, James, Greenock 113
Waugh, Alexander 209
Wemyss, Thomas 32
Western Bank crisis 184
Whyte, Alexander, Free St George's Edinburgh 192 193
Whyte, Robert, Dykescroft Kilmarnock, 117, 118, 119, 181
Williamson, Robert, factory owner 78
Wilson, Alexander, poet and ornithologist, Paisley 22
Wilson, Andrew, Falkland 202
Wilson, Captain, Ladyland 173
Wilson, Rev, Kilmarnock 109
Wodrow, Robert 190
Wood, George, Kirkcudbright 209
Woodrow, W, Dreghorn, 117, 120, 121
Wright, James, Calderpark 114
Wright, William, Calderpark 20, 35, 47, 66, 67-70, 96, 104
Wylie, William, farmer 60, 66, 70
Wyllie, Robert 167
Yardfoot 14, 112
Young, David, Perth 209
Young, Thomas, Ardoch and Gask 40-43, 47-58, 190
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