-I was sent this from the Ayrshire List and thought it might be of interest to someone looking for James Sloan in circa 1837. It is of historical interest too as a clue to a bygone day. > 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 > > >==== AYRSHIRE Mailing List ==== >********************************************************************** >"Each of us is all the sums he has not counted" - Thomas Clayton Wolfe >********************************************************************** > >