Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1861

UNrectorg.
BALLANTRAE, &c.
^craftfre.
Melroy Rev. John, the Manse, Bal-
. lantrae
Orkney Earl — , Glenapp House
Porteous Rev. James, the Manse
Ritchie Rev. Ebenezer, Colmonell
Torrance Ilev. John, Colmonell
Wilson Mr. William (surgeon), Col-
monell
, INNKEEPERS & VINTNERS
iDrynan Thomas, Ballantrae
Ferguson Peter, Ballantrae
■ Findley William, Colmonell
JHaddow William (King's Arms),
Ballantrae
fM'Leod Janet, Ballantrae
[M'Whirter David, Ballantrae
jOwen Daniel, Ballantrae
jShaw Robert, Colmonell
fTait John, Ballantrae
SHOPKEEPERS & TRADERS.
The names without address are in
Ballantrae.
(AgnewAgnes, dress makr.Colmonell
Aitken Mary, shopkeeper
Brown Crawford, tailor
Clark David, blacksmith
dimming William, boat builder
iDrayman Grace, shopkeeper
[Egleshapi John, shoe maker
!Egleshan< William, shne maker
Finley John, blacksmith, Colmonell
^Forgie Gilbert, slmpkpr. Colmonell
iGuthrie George, shopkeeper
[Higgins Thomas, school, Glenapp
iHolinesGilbrt.blHcksmth, Colmonell
Hunter James, tailor
Jamieson John, master of parochial
school, Colmonell
Kelly John, baker
-M'Coughie Thes. mason, Colmonell
M'Couehie Wm. mason, Colmonell
M'Creadie Hugh.joiner&cartwright
M'Creath Ann, dress mkr.Colmonell
M'Ewen James, blacksmith, Leggan
holm
M'Kissock Andrew, maso^
M'Kissock Jaaies, mason
M'Kissock William, mason
M'Leod Janet, shopkeeper
M'Tyer John,shopkeeper&inspector
of poor
M'Wnirter David, shopkeeper
M'WhirterJas.cartwiight, Colmonell
M'Whirter James, tailor
M'WilliamsJohn, registrar of births,
deaths and marriages and inspec-
tor of poor, Colmonell
Millar John, jun. shoe maker
Nelson Wm. shoe maker, Colmonell
Ross John, grocer and draper
Scott James, shoe maker
Scott John, shoe maker
Scott William, mason
Shaw Robert, tailor, Colmonell
Small William, cooper
Tait John, blacksmith & shopkeeper
Temple Robert, master of parochial
school, &registrar of births.deaths
and marriages
Watt John, tailor, Colmonell
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
AND THEIR MINISTERS.
Established Churches:—
Ballantrae.. Rev. John Milroy
Colmonell.. Rev. William Dell
Glenapp.. Rev. HenryGibson
Free Church, Ballantrae.. Rev. James:
_ Po 'teous [zer Lain?1
Fre e Chorch, Colmonell . . Rev. Ebene-
Reformed PKESBYTERiAN,Colmonell.. I
Kev. John Torrance
Antiburohers Meeting House, Col-
monell.. Rev..EbenezeRRitchie
Ayjrshire Temperance Union, BaM
lantrae. . DavidiBrand, secretary
RAILWAY
The Maybole and Girvan RailwaT]
is distantfrom Ballantrae,thirteenmilesl
CARRIERS
FROM BALLANTRAM.
To GIRVAN, William Mitchell, Monday
and Friday and John Reid, Tuesday
and Friday
CONVEYANCE BY WATER
STEAM PACKETS.
To and from GLASGOW and STRAN.
RAER, the Albion, Caledonia 8f Scotia,,
with goods and passengers, three times
a week and the Ayrshire Lass, once a
a week
BA&ft
|JLS a parish, lying on the banks of the rivers Gregg
landStincbar — the villaee,a small and neat one.is 8 inies
iE. by s. from Girvan and 21 s. from Ayr. The greatest
:part' of the palish is intersected by ihe river Gregg;
land about a mile from the village are the ruins of old
Kiik Doiiiinae. Barr parish is principally sheep pas-
ture; its extent is twelve miles by nine. Tfee hiring
fair for servants, which, of late was held at^ (Kirk j
Dominae) is now held at Ban -1 ori'the*nrst<.Thursday*j
after the 26 of May. The chief landed proprietors of!
the entire distiict are the Marquess of Ailsa and Sir |
James Ferguson. The public erections;are an Estab-
lished Church, a Free Church, with a school connected 1
and a parochial one.
POST OFFICE, Jean Alexander, Post Mistress.— Letters arrive (from Girvan) at twelve noon, and
iare despatched thereto every afternoon at half-past three.
GENTSYjCLERGY & SCHOOLS
lHall James, master of the Free
Church school
M'Millan Thomas, Esq. Barrgour
iMungall Rev. William, the Manse
Walker Stephen, master of the par-
ochial school [Barr
Wallace Rev. Ebenezer Bradshaw,
SHOPKEEPERS, TRADERS &c.
Burgess William, mason
Caldwell David, grocer
iCaldwellJohn, blacksmith
Ferguson William, grocer acd spirit
dealer
Gibb Margaret, grocer
Kay. John, vintner
Kennedy James, miller, Pinclantie
Mill [cartwrights
Kennedy Peter & Thomas, joiners &
M'Cunbin George, tailor
M'Garvie John, vintner
M'Gai vie John, weaver
M'Hutchin James, tailor [bank
M'Kie David, manager of savings'
M'Kinnan John,cartwright & joiner
M'Skimming Hugh, joiner & cab-
inet maker [maker
M'Whirter Fergus, boot and shoe
Murray Andrew, boot & shoe makr
Murray William, weaver
Spier Gilbert, weaver
Wylie James, cooper
Established Church— Rev. Win*
Muneall, minister
Free Church— Rev. Ebenezer B.
Wallace, minister
Ayrshire Temperance Union—
Bryce Kerr, secretary
RAILWAY
Girvan is the nearest Railway Stat-
ion to this place, distaoec8 miles
CARRIER.
To GIRVAN, Andrew Gouily,
Thursday
BEITH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.
JlSeITH is a market and post town, in the parish of was a place of some considerable trade, it is still noted
that name, district of Cunningham ; 62 miles w. by s. ! for its manufacture of linen thread, of which a large
ot Edinburgh, \% s. w. of Glasgow, 11 s. s. w. of j quantity is made here by the Messrs. Crawford, ^both
Paisley, 5 n. by e. of Dairy, and 12 n. by e. of Saltcoats.
It is situated near the confines of Renfrewshiie, on an
eminence commanding a fine and extensive view of
the beautifully diversified country around, of which the
Loch ot Kilbiruie, at the distance of about a mile,
iforms a charming feature. The town, which contains
many excellent houses, is gas-lighted, but irregularly
built, it is of modern date, comprising at the commence-
Iment of the last century only a few humble habitations.
I its neighbourhood is now the residence of many re-
spectable families j and until within these few years
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for honie and export trade. The manufacture of silk
goods too, was formerly extensive, hut ibis has been
almost entirely superseded by that of cotton and wool-
en, in which the majority of the inhabitants are now
employed by the manufacturers of Paisley and Glasgow.
The principal branches are silk printing and dyeing, in
addition to those already mentioned ; (tor which there
is a respectable establishment at Roe Bank, the most
extensive in Scotland) lime burning, and the making
ot ropes and twine. Three banking houses are estab-
lished in the town— they are branches respectively from
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