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Mearns Text Summary

Mearns   Principal Sources   OSA Vol 17 No 21 1796   The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1845: Mearns pp 512-524, dated 1842   OPS I pp 97-98, p 508   RMS II (1362) 1477-8, (2087)

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Mearns Table

Mearns Table Because data is scarcer in Mearns than for some parishes I have arranged this table a little differently. Normally my tables follow a rough geographical order. Here they follow the known estates – e.g. £20 Fingaltoun, £20 Over

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Mearns Map

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Lochwinnoch Text Summary

Lochwinnoch   Principal Sources   OSA Vol 15 No 3 1795   The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1845: Lochwinnoch pp 74-112, dated 1836   OPS I pp 93-5, Appendix p 507   RMS II (1363) 1477-8,

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Lochwinnoch Table

Lochwinnoch Table AE = Auld (Old) Extent. The order of properties in this table generally follows that of Robertson’s Table of Property in 1818 (pp 350-355) where it is given by barony. I have included all the place-names supplied by

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Lochwinnoch Map

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Kilmacolm Text Summary

Kilmacolm   Principal Sources   OSA Vol 4 No 36 Rev Mr John Brown, plus Appendix p 579   The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1845: Kilmacolm pp 56-62, dated 1836   RMS I (867) 1392-3 RMS

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Kilmacolm Table

Kilmacolm Table In 1695 Kilmacolm lost some properties to the new parish of Port Glasgow (q.v.). The Danielston/Finlayston estate included properties in both Kilmacolm and Erskine parishes. This makes it particularly difficult to give total values by parish. It is

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Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow Map

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Kilbarchan Text Summary

Kilbarchan   Principal Sources   OSA Vol 15 No 23 1795   The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1845: Kilbarchan pp 353-382, dated 1838   OPS I pp 83-85   RMS I Appendix 2, Index A No

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