Genealogy Chat

Thanks for that mate.Idid google just Bowhouse farm and it came up wiyh a list of tennants that had occupied the farm or had inherited it from the 1400s.But i thought that Bowhouse farm was part of a bigger Estate and it was owned by a Lord somebody,some aristocrat bigwig.My grand mother worked on that farm as a housekeeper or maid to these people.She was only 15 16yrs old ,yr very q uite shy and the master had his way with her(as they say) and boom a baby!! i was curious as to who it might have been she would never talk about it .it was a secret a shame in those days Janice

Hi Janice - the link sometimes didn't work when I tried it. It takes you to an online book on:

History of the county of Ayr : with a genealogical account of the families of Ayrshire (1847)

Just realised the date! However, they tended to inherit large estates - unless the money was gambled away!

if you put the title into the Google search bar, you'll get it.

maggiewinchester,Thank you for your help. i tried to google the website that you gave but it did not work.Idid find Bowhouse farm.I am trying to find who was the Lord of a manor or large farm in that area in 1907-1912.Did people inherit the land or rent or buy it?It is different in Australia.Thanks again Jan.

If you google Bowhouse farm Kilmarnock - it's still there, and looks like a big farm in it's own right.
This may be useful:
http://www.archive.org/stream/historycountyay00pategoog/historycountyay00pategoog_djvu.txt

Would anybody out there have any knowlege of this subject.A section of it was called Bowhouse Farm ?Hurlbord?Iwould be most grateful for any help.thank you. Jan.