Muirkirk Names aims to be a resource which will assist Genalogists and others doing Family History research, a resource will grow through time as a list of names and relationships displayed alphabetically by surname.
We will do our part in researching names and relationships but you can help. We would like information based on family names, dates of birth/marriage/death and relationships. And, of course, some people had stories which were worth telling.
So, let's see if we can create a really personal history of Muirkirk Names. If you would like information added to these pages, please
HAMILTON in the 1881 Census
Howat, Grace - married Muirkirk 1826 - emigrated to USA
HUNTER, James - born 1851 Muirkirk
(died) 1922 Boston Massachusetts USA
Information from descendents is required. James lived in Glasgow in the 1880's his wife was Margaret Anderson b' 1846 Rayne Aberdeen family were Eizabeth, Henry, Jane, Edward, James, George.
HUNTER, Edward
born in Muirkirk, Edward is recorded in the 1881 Census as being employed as a Porter at the Barony Poorhourse, Barnhill near Glasgow. At that time Edward was 33 years of age and unmarried.
IGI
Batch Numbers for Muirkirk
JOHNSTONE, William Shepherd at Netherwood
LAMBERT,
Janet, born 1834
Lapraik
John Lapraik was a poet, a contemporary and friend
of Robert Burns, lived all his life in the vicinity of Muirkirk and
is buried in the Parish Kirk graveyard.
Lochrie
McCullough,
Judith - born 1820
McKersie
PAGAN, Mary
- born 1777
PAGAN, Isobell (Tibby)
born 1741, in the Parish of New Cumnock, where she lived until 14 years of age, Tibbie died in 1821 and is buried in the old Kirkyard at Muirkirk.
Reputedly the original author or Robert Burns' "Ca' the Yowes tae the Knowes".
PALMER
- Thomas, born 1921
ROSS
- Andrew Ross, medical practicioner and botanist, born 1829
SMITH, James
Shaw
SOMLAY, Mary
born in Muirkirk, is recorded in the 1881
Census as being an inmate at the Barony Poorhourse, Barnhill near Glasgow. At that time Mary was 54 years old, unmarried
and her occupation is recorded as a Shoebinder.
SPROUL, Elizabeth
born in Muirkirk, is recorded in the 1881
Census as being an inmate at the Barony Poorhourse, Barnhill near Glasgow. At that time Elizabeth was 55 years old, unmarried
and her occupation is recorded as a Cotton Mill Worker.
TAIT
Thompson or Thomson
MARY THOMPSON or THOMSON, b. 1813, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, m. 1830 at Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland, ARCHIBALD JOHNSTON, b. 1805, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Children: JAMES, 1830; William, 1833; Margaret, 1835; Mary, 1838; ROBERT, 1840; Jean, 1842; Robert, 1844; Janet, 1846; John, 1849; Ellen, 1852; Annie, DOB not known
Enquiries
Trotter
Walls, William - married Muirkirk 1826 - emigrated to USA
WYLLIE, William
