NEWMILNS AND DARVEL
Ayrshire Directory - 1837 - by Pigot & Co
Newmilns is a neat market and manufacturing town, and burgh of barony, in the parish of Loudoun and district of Cunningham; 24 miles s of Glasgow, 18
ne of Ayr, 7 e by s of Kilmarnock, and 16 n of Cumnock; situate on the bank of the river Irvine, about two miles e from the village of Galston. It was
made a burgh of barony by King James IV, in 1490; and the charter was confirmed by Sir Matthew Campbell of Loudoun, in 1566. The bailies are
competent to hold courts, from which there is no appeal, except to the courts of session; and in other respects their jurisdiction is as ample as
that of most royal burghs. The weaving of muslins is carried on here extensively, one thousand hands being employed in this branch of
manufacture. the places of worship are an established church, and a meeting-house of the united
secession body. The parochial school, and a Sabbath evening school, are both well attended; in the latter, about three
hundred children of the working classes receive instruction. The Marquess of Hastings, having marries the heiress of Loudoun, is the superior of the
burgh; Thomas Brown Esq., of Waterhaaughs, also has considerable property, and is superior of a village adjoining, called Greenholm. The market is
well supplied with the necessary articles of consumption. There are four annual fairs, namely, the the first Thursday in February, the third
Wednesday in May, the fourth Thursday in August, and the fourth Wednesday in October.
DARVEL is a small village, in the same parish as New Milns. In this neighbourhood is Loudoun castle, the seat of the Marquess of Hastings, a
mansion of modern erection and great elegance, in the castellated style of architecture, situate amidst some fine grounds near the Irvine river; the
'woods and braes' of Loudoun furnish a theme for one of Tannahill's best songs. The Marchioness of Hastings munificently erected a school in this
village, which is still maintained by the family.
POST OFFICE, Main street, Newmilns, Nicol Brown, Post master - Letters from Kilmarnock &c arrive every morning at nine, and are despatched every
afternoon at half past three.
NOBILITY, GENTRY AND CLERGY
Brown, Thomas, esq (of Waterhaughs), Lanfine/ Bruce, Rev. John, MA, Somervalbank/ Hastings the Most Noble the Marquess of, Loudoun castle/
Lawrie, Rev. Archibald, DD., Manse/ Patrick, Capt. Jas., Loudoun cottage/ Rogerson, Rev. Archibald, Darvel/
ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS
Brown, James, Greenholm/ Haddow, Alexander, New Milns/ Marchoness of Hastings' School, Darval, - John Lyon Campbell, master/ Parochial
School, New Milns - Andrew Campbell, master
AGENTS TO MANUFACTURERS
Brown, John, Main st/ Gemmell, James, Main st/ Hood, James, Greenholm/ Mair, Archibald, Main st/ Millar, William, Main st/ Morton, James, Main st
BAKERS
Richmond, John, Main st/ Smith, Alexander, Main st/ Smith, Hugh, Main st/ Smith, Hugh, Darvel
BLACKSMITHS
Bryson, Thomas, Darvel/ Morton, Alexander, Darvel/ Neil, James, New Milns/ Nisbet, Matthew, New Milns
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS
Aird, John, Darvel/ Brown, Andrew, Main st/ Clelland, Gavin, Darvel/ Leaper, James, Darvel/ Morton, John, Darvel/ Morton, Robert, Darvel/ Richmond, Hugh,
Main st/ Richmond, James, Darvel/ Torrance, David, Main st
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
Hamilton, Thomas, Main st/ Hood, John, Main st/ Mair, John, Darvel/ Miller, Thomas, Main st/ Mitchell, Archibald, Main st/ Nisbet, Thomas, Main st/
Peden, Alexander, Greenholm/ Young, William, Darvel
CARTWRIGHTS
Bertram, John, Darvel/ Ellison, David, Greenholm/ Mair, James, New Milns
FLESHERS
Barrie, John, Main st/ Haddow, robert, Main st/ Reid, Alexander Boswell, Main st
GROCERS AND SPIRIT DEALERS
Boyd, Ann, Main st/ Brown, Nicol, Main st/ Fleming, James (& cheese dealer),
Darvel/ Fleming, Thomas (& cheese dealer), Darvel/ Gemell, James, Main st/ Gibbie, Henry, Darvel/ Haddow, george & Co, Main st/ Hamilton, Thomas, Main
st/ Hood, John, Main st/ Howie, Thomas, Darvel/ Laurie, Nicol Brown, Main st/ McPherson, James, Main st/ Morton, Alexander, Darvel/ Morton, James,
Main st/ Morton, Robert, (& auctioneer), Main st/ Nisbet, George, Main st/ Reid, Alexander Boswell, Main st/ Richmond, John, Darvel/ Smith,
George, Main st
INNKEEPERS AND VINTERS
Anderson, James, Darvel/ Gray, James, Main st/ McKenley, Samuel, Darvel/ Morton, Elizabeth, Main st/ Morton, James, Darvel/ Smith, Hugh, Main st/
Wilson, Robert, Darvel/ Wilson, William, (Black Bull Inn & posting house), Main st
LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPERS
Haddow, George, and Co, Main st/ Lawrie, Nicol Brown, Main st/ Morton, Alexander, Darvel
MILLERS
Loudoun, James, New Milns/ Mitchell, James, Darvel mill
MUSLIN MANUFACTURERS
Cameron, James, Main st/ Mackay, Archibald, Main st/ Mair, Archibald, Main st/ Morton, Adam, Main st/ Morton, John, Main st/ Parker, John jnr,
Greenholm/ Paton, Alexander, Main st/ Smith, James, Main st/ Young, William, Greenholm
STONE MASONS
Donaldson, Robert Carrick, Main st/ Moore, William, Main st/ Paterson, John, Darvel/ Richard, Joseph, Darvel/ Thom, Alexander, Darvel
TAILORS
Cameron, Nicol, Main st/ Campbell, John, Main st/ Goldie, Andrew, Darvel/ Kilpatrick, John, Main st/ Miller, John, Darvel/ Morton, Alexander, Darvel/
Waddel, William, Darvel
WRITER
Hendrie, Jno. (& town clerk), Main st
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Established Church, New Milns - Rev. Archibald Lawrie, D.D.
United Seccession, New Milns - Rev. John Bruce, A.M.
Reformed Presbytery, Darvel - Rev. Archibald Rogerson
COACHES
To Ayr, the "Marquess of Hastings" (from Edinburgh), calls at the Black Bull, New Milns, every afternoon at half past 2
To Edinburgh, the "Marquess of Hastings" (from Ayr), calls at the Black Bull, New Milns, every morning at half past ten
CARRIERS
To Glasgow, Alexander & John Mair, from New Milns, every Monday and Thursday, and Thomas Fleming, from Darvel, every Monday
To Kilmarnock, John Howie, from New Milns, every Tues and Fri, and Robert Taylor, from Darvel, every Fri
To Strathaven, Robert Taylor, from Darvel, every Thursday.
This transcript was
kindly provided by Keith Muirhead
from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.
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