Township of Clyne Kirkton, Clyne

December 1849

JOHN BAILLIE – entered 30 years ago – built the houses then – the swelling house of stone and clay and thatched with straw – the byre and barn of dry stones thatched with divots – got some timber for them from the proprietor but not near what was necessary – they are all now in bad condition.

JANET MACPHERSON – succeeded this year her father KENNETH MACPHERSON and her father succeeded ANDREW SUTHERLAND about 20 years ago.  The houses were built by Andrew Sutherland about 30 years ago – the dwelling house is built of stone and clay and thatched with straw and the offices of dry stones thatched with divots – they are all now in very bad condition – she has a small lot detached from the principal lot.

WILLIAM SUTHERLAND – succeeded his father ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND – nadaorm? – last year – his father was the first tenant in the lot and built the houses about 30 years ago – the dwelling house of stone and clay and offices of dry stones – all thatched with straw and all at present in bad state of repair.

CHIRSTY FERGUSON – succeeded her husband WILLIAM SUTHERLAND 20 years ago – the houses were built by her husband 22 or 23 years ago of stone and clay – the dwelling house thatched with straw and offices with divots – does not know whether her husband got the timber for the houses from the proprietor – offices were repaired last summer – got timber for the repair but paid something for it – the houses all now in good condition.

JANET MACKAY, Gow – lately deceased – succeeded her father JOHN MACKAY 5 or 6 years ago – her father was the first tenant in the lot and built the houses about 22 years ago – dwelling house of stone and clay and thatched with straw – offices of dry stones thatched with divots and all at present in bad state of repair.

JANET SUTHERLAND – succeeded her husband ROBERT MACKAY last years – her husband was the first tenant in the lot and built the houses 22 years ago – the dwelling house of stone and clay thatched with straw and offices of dry stones thatched with divots – got timber from the proprietor for the dwelling house only – all the houses are now in a frail state.

MARION BAILLIE – succeeded her husband 4 years ago – her husband was the first tenant in the lot and built the houses about 30 years ago – the dwelling house of stone and clay and thatched with straw – the byre and barn of dry stone thatched with divots and all of them now in bad repair – does not know whether her husband got timber for them from the proprietor or not – she has a small patch or rig of land at the lower end of ROBERT MACKAY, pensioner’s lot No. 155 which lies detached from the rest of her land.  Note: this is the only entry which does not give the name of her deceased husband.

WILLIAM ROSS – entered about 26 years ago – built the houses then of stone and clay and thatched partly with straw and partly with divots – they are still in good repair – he has two lots of land.

JANE SUTHERLAND – succeeded her husband DONALD SUTHERLAND 4 years ago – her husband was the first tenant in the lot and the houses he built at his entry became frail and ruinous and are now in course of being removed and the site trenched? and added to the field – her son GEORGE SUTHERLAND, shoemaker, with whom she now lives built a dwelling house and byre and stable on the lot 9 years ago – the dwelling house and stable are built of stone and clay mixed with lime and slated – the byre of stone and clay and thatched with divots – her son built the houses entirely at his own expense – cannot tell how much they cost him – the houses are now in good condition.

ROBERT MACKAY, pensioner – entered about 22 years ago – built the houses 20 years ago of stone and clay and pointed with lime – all thatched with straw and are still in good condition.

CHIRSTY BRUCE – lately deceased – succeeded her husband ANGUS MACKAY 15 years ago – the houses were built by her husband upwards of 20 years ago – the dwelling house of stone and clay and offices of dry stones – all thatched with divots – they are now in bad repairs.

JAMES SUTHERLAND – succeeded ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND – who went to America 21 years ago – paid Alexander Sutherland £6.10 shillings for the dwelling house which was built a few years before of stone and clay and thatched with straw – it is now in bad repair – the byre and barn was built 2 years ago of stone and clay and thatched with straw and is a good house now in good order – got no timber for it from the proprietor.

JAMES GUNN – succeeded ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND,  pensioner – 19 years ago and paid £5 for the dwelling house which was built by Sutherland about 30 years ago of stone and clay and thatched with straw – it is now failing in the roof but otherwise in good repair – new byre and barn in course of erection – got no timber but what he paid for.

JAMES SUTHERLAND, mason – entered about 24 years ago and built the houses then – the dwelling house of stone and clay and thatched with straw and offices of dry stones thatched partly with straw and partly with divots – they are all at present in tolerable good repair – got no timber from the proprietor for them except 4 dozen of cabers – all the rest is spay? Timber which he purchased.

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