Can I just say thanks to all the people who gave me assistance in my search for Caddell Farm and Girthill Farm. I found them both and we had very interesting conversations with the current owners. Everyone was so helpful to us in our research, particularly the assistants in the research room at the ...

I am coming to the Stevenston,Ardrossan, Saltcoats area in August and hope to visit some of the places where my Ancestors lived. Two of the places were Caddell Farm and Girthill Farm. Does anyone have any information on these? I would really like to visit these farms as the McLauchlan family farmed ...

Francis Love married Margaret McLauchlan in 1856 and they emigrated to Canada and from there to New Mexico. Is anyone interested in their very interesting life?
Clockie

Sam, I don't think I saw your reply to my query which you sent in February. Sorry if you have been waiting for an answer from me. If you still have the photo's etc. I would love to see them as I am coming to Ayr in August and hope to visit places where my family came from.

Regards
Clockie

I am coming to Ayrshire in early August for one week and hope to find about some of my McLauchlan ancestors' lives etc. My 3xgreat Grandfather, John, farmed at Caddell Farm from about 1841 and his son, Robert carried on after his death. Robert married Barbara Dale Dickie of Girthill Farm in 1874 and...

John and Janet McLachlan 1822 census for Stevenston living Canal Street at same address as Robert Kelso. four children. Previous census 1819 John McLauchland (same person different spelling!) with Janet White (maiden name) and four children Charles, John, Janet and Ann. Canal Street. Son John, born ...

My ancestors came from Ayrshire. In 1794 John McLauchland married Janet White of Dreghorn in Stevenston. They had 4 children, John, Ann, Charles and Janet. John married Janet Spiers and they had 9 children of whom Robert Spiers McLauchlan married Barbara Dickie of Girthill Farm, Old Ardrossan. At th...

I must add to my post on Janet and James McInnes. The name of the family with them in 1851 was not Luck but Jack. The wife, also named Janet, was the daughter of Janet McInnes nee McLachlan. She married John Jack and they went to Australia around 1870. They lived in the same area as Janet and James ...

The 1851 census for Ardrossan Chapelwell Street (very hard to read) James McInnes head 39 Gardener born Stevenston Janet " wife 44 born " James " son 11 born Kilmarnock Agnes " dau 9 born Stevenston Mary " dau 7 " Janet Luck relation 25 Seamstress " James " 1 ...

McInnes and Luck

James and Janet McInnes emigrated to Australia on the Nugget in 1853.
They were accompanied by the Luck family who were said to be relatives. In the 1851 census they were all living in Stevenston.
Can anyone tell me who they were and how they were related.
Thanks

Hi My Great Great Grandfather, John McLauchlan farmed at Caddell Farm. His son, Robert married Barbara Dale Dickie of Girthill Farm in 1874. (Sometimes his name is spelt McLaughland). John Mclauchlan was the son of John McLaughland married Janet White of Dreghorn in 1797. Other children were Ann and...

Stevenston/W.Kilbride/Ardrossan I have connection through McLauchlan/McLaughland/McLachlan in the above towns. John McLaughland of Stevenston m.Janet White of Dreghorn 1794. Lived Stevenston. Children:John;Allan;Charles;Annie;Janet John McLauchlan m.Janet Spiers of West Kilbride 1831. Children:Rober...