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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Kirkcudbrightshire => Topic started by: claudia99 on Tuesday 02 May 06 12:28 BST (UK)
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I have an ancestor who died at Barcaple House in 1878 who was a member of the stock exchange.
Does anyone have any history of this house or 1871 census to see who lived there as I am not sure if he was visiting or if he owned the house.
The house is now owned by a christian society.
Any info on this house or its occupants around the 1870s/1880s would be helpful.
The name I am particularly interested in is Fildes although my Fildes wife had a middle name of Gladstone...
Claudia
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Re Barcaple
Hi, I don't know if this helps.
I read the will of Walter Montgomerie Neilson a couple of days ago.
It refers to Barcaple mansion being rented to Mrs Elizabeth G Pinching for £175 from whitsunday to 8th July 1889. Regards Vikki
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Claudia, Hi!
My ancestors probably kept Barcaple House 'spic and span' and/or ploughed the fields, but that does not negate my interest 8) My David McMurray was born 1879 at High Barcaple, as was his aunt, Isabella McMurray. I would be very interested in any history that unfolds. One never knows as not all posts are public. Please let me know if you have any break throughs!
Thank you
Scatza
I have an ancestor who died at Barcaple House in 1878 who was a member of the stock exchange.
Does anyone have any history of this house or 1871 census to see who lived there as I am not sure if he was visiting or if he owned the house.
The house is now owned by a christian society.
Any info on this house or its occupants around the 1870s/1880s would be helpful.
The name I am particularly interested in is Fildes although my Fildes wife had a middle name of Gladstone...
Claudia
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I have some Maitlands in my family tree who lived at High Barcaple and thought that it was owned by them
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I have just picked up your post re Barcaple & would be interersted to know who your Maitland ancestors were, since I am descended from edward Francis Maitland who owned Barcaple until he died in 1870. The esate was sold in 1872
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Barcaple was in the maitland family until 1872. I would be happy to provide some history before this date if it of interest.
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I would be really interested to know more about the history of Barcaple House and indeed about anything and everything associated with Ringford and Tongland. Ringford hall will be celebrating it's 150th anniversary next year and the hall committee plan to hold an exhibition of local history. Can anybody help please?
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There is a section in Kirkyards.co.uk headed Tongland which has a lot about Barcaple estate up to the time of Walter Neilson. The link is: http://www.kirkyards.co.uk/tongland/lands.asp. It is currently a Christian outdoor centre - see www.abernethy.org.uk/barcaple/
I would still be interested in your Maitland connections
all best wishes
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My father was a gardener at Barcaple in the 1930's, his name was Robert Johnstone.
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With so much interest expressed in Barcaple House, I thought this advertisement which appeared in the Glasgow Herald on 11 April 1870, would be worth sharing:
KIRKOUDBRIGHTSHIRE
MANSION HOUSE AND SHOOTINGS TO BE LET
THE MANSION HOUSE OF BARCAPLE, with shootings, gardens and offices
The house is suitably furnished and has every accommodation for a family. It contains Dining Room, Drawing Room, Parlour, Nine Bed Rooms, 2 Dressing Rooms, Kitchen, Pantry, Scullery, Servants' Hall and 3 Servants' Bed Rooms. There is Cold Water throughout the house.
There are a large walled garden, well stocked with fruit and vegetables, two flower gardens, large conservatory attached to the house, Vinery, Melon House etc.
The Office Houses are ample. They include a wash house, fitted up with hot and cold water, large laundry and three servants' bedrooms.
There are 2 porters' lodges, one being occupied by the gardener and the other by the gamekeeper. There is also a cottage occupied by the shepherd. The tenant will have right to shooting over about 4000 acres, the game consisting of grouse, Blackgame, Partridges, Pheasants, Hares etc.
There are 2 small lakes on the property, on one of which there are a boat and good duck shooting. There is also good trout fishing for five miles on the River Tariff, and the River Dee is within 2 miles of the property, on which excellent salmon fishing can be had.
A park and meadow, extending together to about 21 acres, may also be let along with the Mansion House if desired. The situation of Barcaple is very beautiful and picturesque, the surrounding scenery being of a Highland character. It is within half a mile of the Gatehouse (Tarff Bridge) Stationon the Glasgow and South-Western railway, 7 hours from Liverpool and Manchester, and 11 hours from London. It is 4 miles from the County Town of Kirkcudbright. For further particulars ...etc...
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My father Robert Johnstone was a gardener at Barcaple from 1927 until 1942, at first he lived in lodgings in Ringford and when he got married in 1936 he moved into a cottage which you can see from the main road. The people in the Big House at that time were the King-Websters. As I wasn't born untill 1950, I'm afraid I can't help anymore. I don't have any photo's but I shall ask my sister as she was born at Barcaple in 1937.
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can anyone tell me if this is the same residence named Valleyfield Farm House, Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, I am chasing the Thomson family and found Robert Thomson and his family at Valley field in the 1861 Census I then found the following on the web
The first mention of Valleyfield, is dated 5th November 1604, when Robert son of Robert
Gordon of Glen, had retour of Nether Barcaple or Valleyfield, as we have found it called
VALLEYFIELD OR NETHER BARCAPLE.
This was a portion of the Barcaple estate, and retained by David Maitland, when he sold Barcaple to his younger brother, Edward Francis, a lord of Session, with the title of Lord Barcaple David Maitland of Valleyfield, died at Barcaple, on the 29th December 1872, aged 78. "We have given an account under Barcaple, and will only state here that the farms owned were Loch-hill, Valleyfield, Doams, etc., which were recently purchased by Walter Montgomerie Neilson of Queenshill
Nether Barcaple was still retained by the Reverend Alexander Maitland, minister of the parish, subsequently purchased Nether Barcaple or Valleyfield, which adjoined his own.
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Valleyfield Farm House is not on the plan I have of the Barcaple Estate dated 1867, when it was sold by David Maitland to is brother Edward Francis at that time. It is presumably part of what was called "Valleyfield or Nether Barcaple" which lies to the South of Barcaple and was retained by David Maitland