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Reproduction of old documents and books are to be found below. The listings have been included in a single page, instead of spread over about five or six. General is defined as books or articles featuring more than one area. Therefore any books that seem to be missing from individual villages will be under general, eg Mills of the River Ayr takes in Muirkirk to Ayr, or Sorn Parish History by Helen Steven takes in Catrine.

Catrine - Cumnock - General - Glenbuck - Mauchline - Muirkirk - Sorn


AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION -
CATRINE

Catrine Scout Magazine, "Beau Geste" - 1936 (13,214k pdf) Supplied By Irene McKenzie
Catrine Bleachworks "Benefit Society" - rules - 1937 (4,101k pdf) Supplied By Irene McKenzie
Catrine Sports Programme - 1931 (7,682k pdf) Supplied By Irene McKenzie
Catrine Works Further Education Plan - 1947 (8,272k pdf) Supplied By Irene McKenzie
Catrine Mill Sale Leaflet (1,663k pdf) Supplied By Irene McKenzie
Catrine Bonnie Jean Benevolent Ass Constitution - 1956 (4,879k pdf) Supplied By Irene McKenzie
Catrine Church History (107k pdf ) Compiled By John McIlvean
Catrine Other Churches (55k pdf) Compiled By John McIlvean
Catrine Churches - Ministers & Office Bearers (16k pdf ) Compiled By John McIlvean

AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION - CUMNOCK

Cumnock Express Issue 01 - Dec 2nd 1934 (38,044k pdf) Supplied By Maureen Leggat

 

 

 

AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION - GENERAL, OR MORE THAN ONE AREA COVERED

Sorn Parish It's History & Associations

Helen Steven 1898

Sorn Parish It's History & Associations(All in one 135k pdf file)

Helen Steven 1898

Guide and Directory of Mauchline Catrine and Sorn - (scanned pages)

c 1903

Guide and Directory of Mauchline Catrine and Sorn - (14,794k pdf)

c 1903

Guide and Directory of Mauchline Catrine and Sorn - retyped version - (416k pdf)

c 1903

History of Ayrshire & It's Families James Paterson 1852
Muses Behind The Plough (Local poet from Sorn Brigend /Montgarswood) John S Gall c1930's
The Mills Of The River Ayr By John Hume B.Sc 1969
Land of Burns (Small photo book mainly featuring Ayr / Alloway) (5,017k pdf) Supplied by Fraser Gemmil. By GW Wilson (Date unknown)
Ayrshire Directory 1837 (Sorn, Catrine, Mauchline) (Supplied by Keith in Queensland, Australia)

Pigot & Co 1837

Ayrshire Directory 1887

Charles Lamburn

Statistical Accounts

Statistical Account of Scotland - (1)

1st Edition 1791-1799

Statistical Account of Scotland - (2)

2nd "New" Edition 1845

Statistical Account of Scotland - (3) (coming soon) J Strawhorn & W Boyd 1951
Statistical Account of Scotland - Sorn Parish only Retyped by Margaret Morton 1998



AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION
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GLENBUCK

Reprinted by Jimmy Taylor

50k txt

Reprinted by Jimmy Taylor

1195k pdf
By David P. Worthington
123k txt
By David P. Worthington
62k pdf
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
2342k pdf

 

 

AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION - MAUCHLINE

A few Mauchline articles come from the pages of the Burns Chronicle, and are reproduced though Google's fair use policy.

Mauchline At Work (DVD JULY 2009) (650 megabyte AVI file) K Baird & W Lyle
Mauchline Town & District / Land of Burns (html and jpg) J Taylor Gibb 1911
Mauchline Town & District / Land of Burns (28,576k .pdf) J Taylor Gibb 1911
An Octogenarian's Reminiscences - (51k .pdf) By W.F.Blair
Mauchline It's History & Associations - (Reset by Irene McKenzie) (91k .pdf) By Helen Steven 1897
Burns At Mossgiel - William Jolly 1881 (29,753k .pdf) Courtesy John Chalmers
National Burns Memorial (Mauchline Tower) museum exhibits 1962 (12,633k .pdf) ah.com collection
Ballochmyle Jubilee 1840 / 1990 - Dr D Rawson (9.414k .pdf)   Courtesy Andy Barnes
Ballochmyle Hospital Wartime Autograph Book - Esther McCall (3,238k .pdf)   Courtesy Eileen Quinn
MAUCHLINE & CATRINE NEWS - ISSUE 01 - 11th July 1908 (26,526k pdf) coloured version - NEW Courtesy Maureen Leggat
MAUCHLINE & CATRINE NEWS - ISSUE 01 - 11th July 1908 (22,460k pdf) black / white version - NEW Courtesy Maureen Leggat
Atlanta Burns Club April 2013 article about Burns and President Lincoln (634k pdf) - NEW Via Jimmy Davidson
   
Burns Chronicle 1892, Issue 1 - A Brief Summary of the Life of Burns (627k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Burns Chronicle 1893, Issue 2 - Mauchline Topography - Robertson (1,226k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Burns Chronicle 1896, Issue 5 - More Mauchline Topography - John Taylor Gibb (960k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Burns Chronicle 1897, Issue 6 - Laying of Foundation Stone at Mauchline Tower (1,352k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Burns Chronicle 1898, Issue 7 - Mauchline Kirkyard - John Taylor Gibb (7.953k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Burns Chronicle 1899, Issue 8 - Opening of National Burns Memorial, Mauchline (1,566k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Burns Chronicle 1912, Issue 21 - Review of Gibb's Mauchline Town & District (202k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Burns Chronicle 1919, Issue 28 - Mauchline in Burn's Time - John Taylor Gibb (543k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
   
Chronicle of Hundredth Ann of Burns - 1859 - James Ballantyne (Mauchline Chapter) (758k .pdf) NEW JULY 2010
Rambles Through the Land of Burns - 1879 - Archie Adamson (Mauchline Chapters) (1,526k .pdf) NEW AUGUST 2010
Historic Scotland's attempt at a Mauchline history book. NB Burns died in Dumfries !! (1,528k .pdf) NEW AUGUST 2010
Interview Miss Hyslop, Mauchline teacher - 1971 - Courtesy Bob Ramsey (13,697k .pdf) NEW AUGUST 2010
Speech delivered by Stroma Hamilton-Campbell in 2000 at the opening of the new Loudoun Spoot NEW AUGUST 2010
Brochure for the opening of the Loudoun Spoot, June 2000 (7,569k pdf) NEW AUGUST 2010
Mauchlineware Article from Burns Chronicle 1977 by Buist (3,249k pdf) NEW SEPTEMBER 2010
Mauchline Views - McArvail of Mauchline (4,456k pdf) Courtesy Pat Alexander NEW SEPTEMBER 2010
Unid tattered book of Mauchline View from Mary Imrie. (5,846k pdf) NEW JUNE 2011
1859 Flood at Mauchline - 20th July 1859 (courtesy Bob Ramsay) By H.S.Nisbet Printer
Barskimming Mill fire & rebuilding - (pdf - Retyped By Nancy Moffat) Ayr Advertiser 7 September 1893
Mauchline Scouts Fete booklet 1939 - (18,003k .pdf) 1939
Mauchline Scouts Fete booklet 1950 - (5,346k .pdf) 1950
Mauchline Booklet celebrating the 1953 coronation - (8,549k .pdf) Courtesy of Robert Lawrence
Mauchline Official Guide c1953 Courtesy Bob Ramsay
Mauchline Exhibition 1955 booklet - (8,868k .pdf) Courtesy Bob Ramsay
Mauchline Exhibition 1959 booklet - (20,548k .pdf) Courtesy Rab Lawrence
The Drummond Family of Bogwood

By Doug Heath

 

 

AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION - MUIRKIRK HISTORICAL

Since August 2009, James Taylor's book on Muirkirk and Glenbuck, CAIRNTABLE ECHOES, is now available in full 350 A4 pages. We had reproduced part of the book, while the printed copies were being sold. Jimmy has given permission to make the complete book public. Contact Jimmy to find out if there are any more printed versions available.

Jimmy has also reproduced some small booklets and articles, which are ready to print in book form. ie by using the back and the front of the paper. See comments at the bottom of this page.

 

The Muirkirk Advertiser
Complete issues now available as pdf
 
By Jimmy Taylor
1,015k pdf
Cairntable Recollections (New October 2011) By Jimmy Taylor HTML PAGE
Cairntable Echos (Full 354 pages since August 2009)
By Jimmy Taylor
9775k pdf
Ages Of Darkness & Blood
By James K McCartney
654k pdf
Muirkirk around 1820
Reprinted by Jimmy Taylor
12k txt
Muirkirk Directory 1837
Pigot 1837
9k txt
Muirkirk History 1927
Reprinted by Jimmy Taylor
81k txt
Muirkirk History 1927 (Book format)
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
1083k pdf
Muirkirk in Bygone Days (Book Format)
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
678k pdf
Muirkirk Reminiscences 1901
Reprinted by Jimmy Taylor
10k txt
Muirkirk Reminiscences 1901
Reprinted by Jimmy Taylor
12k pdf
Muirkirk Historical Quiz & Answers
Courtesy of Jimmy Taylor
48k pdf
Tibbie Pagan
Courtesy of Jimmy Taylor
 
Muirkirk Traders of the past
Courtesy of Jimmy Taylor
 
Poems (unfinished)
George McMurdo 1888
 
Cairntable Rhymes 1933 (Book Format)
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
242k pdf
Archaeological Muirkirk (Book format)
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
1257k pdf

AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION - MUIRKIRK INDUSTRIAL

Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
1063k pdf
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
1225k pdf
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
737k pdf
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor
539k pdf
Reproduced by Jimmy Taylor

 

Jimmy Taylor has reproduced some small booklets and articles, which are ready to print in book form. To print out any of the publications in booklet form, open the required pdf, and in the file menu, click Print. The following box, or similar of course, depending on the printer used will pop up. At the bottom left, click on the odd pages only tag.

So long as the printer is like the HP Deskjet 690 series, let all the pages come out the machine in order. Leave until all the sheets are out in the tray. Place the top sheet at the bottom, second top sheet second bottom, etc and place them back in the printer, the same way they have come out. The print side in the HP type feed tray will be facing upwards. Click on the file, print command. Click on the even pages only, as above graphic. So long as the pages don't stick together, you now have a booklet.

NB:Since that was written, that series of printers will long be relegated to the bin, but the principal is the same.

 

AYRSHIREHISTORY.COM REFERENCE SECTION - SORN

Sorn The Village On The Green

R. Macalpine Ramage1985

Sorn Parish Magazines (jpg files)

1901-1947

Sorn Old Cemetery GRAVESTONE PLAN VIEW Source unknown NEW April 2014
Principal Families In Ayrshire

George Robertson 1824

The Poetical Works Of A.B. Todd

1906

Ayrshire 1745 - 1950

James Edward Shaw 1950

History of Ayrshire & It's Families

James Paterson 1852

Sorn when I was a boy By Chris Lees
Growing up in Sorn, 1945 - 1955 By David Raeside
SORN poetry from various sources. NEW SEPTEMBER 2010 
Sorn Civil War - Tourist Board Brochure - 1986 NEW SEPTEMBER 2010 
Five pages of David Somervell's Antique sale and family history NEW SEPTEMBER 2010