Annandale Past and Present 1839-1900

Date: 1839 to 1900
Location: Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Surnames/tags: hay guthrie orr

Annandale Past and Present 1839-1900 is a book written by Hannah Longmuir (Guthrie) Hay (abt.1846-1924) and published in 1901 by Whitcome and Tombs Ltd., of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Link to full text of book in New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. The book includes a family tree at the end.

It details the history of the following interlinked Scottish families:

• Thomas Orr (1772-abt.1851) and Hannah (Longmuir) Orr (1782-1858), the author's grandparents -- who were for many decades associated with the farm Annandale at Kilmaurs, Ayrshire (just outside of Kilmarnock)
• James Hay (1770-1839) and Marion (Taylor) Hay (1770-1831), who moved to Kilmaurs.
• John Guthrie (abt.1770-1849) and Elisabeth (Stevenson) Guthrie (abt.1785-1834) of Milnathort, Kinross-shire.

Many of the descendants of these families, including the author, moved to New Zealand; particularly to the Christchurch area.

1841 census

The family appears on the farm in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. The lease was not renewed to the Orrs in 1857.

Name	Age
Thomas Orr	65
Hannah Orr	55
Mary Orr	30
William Orr	25
Ann Orr	22
Julia Orr	18
David Caldwell	36
Hannah Caldwell	3
Robert King	27
Alexander Mcgeorge	23
Robert Blaer	18

• 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census"
  Parish: Kilmaurs; ED: 5; Page: 9; Line: 390; Year: 1841
  Ancestry Record 1004 #2517459 (accessed 20 January 2022)
  Thomas Orr (65), Farmer, in Ama Andale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland.

1851 census

Name	Age
Thomas Orr	79
Hannah Orr	67
Mary Orr	45
William Orr	38
Julia Wilson	30
Thomas Wilson	2
Alexander Wilson	11 Mo
Christina McKinon	24
Elizabeth Longmuir	17
Alexander Glen	19
James Donelly	14

• 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census"
  Parish: Kilmaurs; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_134; Year: 1851
  Ancestry Record 1851Scotland #3191055 (accessed 20 January 2022)
  Thomas Orr (79), Farmer Of 210 Ac Employing 6 Labourer (portioner In Hilmann), head of household in Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire.