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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWNHEAD OF GREENOCK | Townhead of Greenock Townhead of Greenock Townhead of Greenock Townhead Townhead |
Mr K. Smithe Factor Mr Hugh Anderson Occupier William Brown Esq J. P [Justice of the Peace] Johnstons Co [County] Map The Craigengillan Estate Map |
030 | A farm house out offices & farm attached occupied by Mr Hugh Anderson and the property of Col. [Colonel] Mc Cathcart of Craigengillan - Mr Anderson informs me that about 150 years ago there was a considerable village between this and Town foot Cot house. If so. all vestiges of it are now completely gone - In proof of the assertion the Ironworks in the neighbourhood at & before that period stood on the opposite bank of the Water of Ayr in Auchenleck Parish - and "Greenock Town" is shown as a village in an old estate map drawn in 1771, in the possesion of William Brown Esq of Greenockmains - |
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[Page] 72County of Ayr -- Parish of Muirkirk
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