DAILLY
1837 - AYRSHIRE DIRECTORIES by PIGOT & CO
Is a village, in the parish of its name, and District of Carrick; 93 miles s w of Edinburgh (through Maybole and Ayr) 47 s by w of Glasgow, 46 sse of
Portpatrick (by the new road, which is longer by three miles than along the coast) 37 nne of
Straurarr, 30 s by w of Kilmarnock, 19 nne of Ballantrae, 15 s by e of Ayr, 7 from Maybole and 6 from Girvan. The situation of this
village is not exceeded by any in the County for beauty; it is seated in a fine fertile valley near to the pellucill water of the Girvan, which is fed
by a number of small streams, some of them descending through deed and woody glens admired for their picturesque and romantic loveliness; while the many
elegant mansions of the affluent that are intersperced throughout the district, and the hoary ruins of two ancient castles, contribute to the
general interest of the scenery.
The extent of the parish is six miles in length by about five in breadth; the uplands are bleak and pastoral; but the more level parts are well
cultivated, enclosed and planted. Coal and limestone abound in several porions of the parish. The Duke and Duchess de
Coigney, Sir James Ferguson
and Sir Andrew Cathcart are the principal heritors
The old parish church , dedicated to St Michael, has fallen to decay; the present structure, which is neat, was erected in 1766. A parochial, and a
Sunday school, for the children of the poor, have been established in the parish, and there are two libraries supported by
subscription in the village.
Post Office Mary Blair, Post mistress Letters from Maybole arrive every morning at eight and are despatched every afternoon at three.
Nobility, Gentry and Clergy
Cathcart, Captain
Sir John Andrew of Carleton
Ferguson, Sir James bart of Killerran
Hill, Rev Alexander DD Manse
Kennedy, Thomas Francis Esq of Dalquharran
Wylie, William Anderson (factor to Sir James Ferguson. bart)
Shopkeepers and Traders
Blain, William - cooper
Blair, Mary - clothier and grocer
Currie, John - sawyer
Dick, Robert - King Arms Inn
Fulton, John - tailor
Happle, John - shoemaker
Hunter, Saml - woodforester, Woodend
Knox, William - grocer
Lauder, Alexander - blacksmith
McClelland, Hugh - miller
McConnell, James - blacksmith
McConnell, Primrose - blacksmith
McCrindle, Andrew - shopkeeper
McCrindle, Hugh - tailor
McHarrie, Hugh - shopkeeper & spirit dealer
McIlwraith, Ellen - grocer
McMurtrie, David - shopkeeper
McMurtrie, William - shopkeeper & vinter
Rencastle, Catherine - shopkeeper
Sloan, James - grocer, draper & spirit dealer
Turner, Alexander - shoemaker
Vass, Andrew - surgeon
Welsh, Robert - tailor & shopkeeper
White, Samuel - baker & vinter
Willett, Ivie - master of parochial school and librarian for subscription library
Wilson, Agnes - shopkeeper
Carriers To Ayr Matthew Robinson every Monday and William Harrison every Friday
To Glasgow & Kilmarnock Matthew Dickie every alternate Sat
This transcript was kindly provided by Keith
Muirhead from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.
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