Knockwalloch

[Clingan]

Just come across this ref of Knockwalloch. Besides being a smashing name to roll off the tongue, it was also the place of birth (1772) of my 5x Gt Grandfather. Family were described as farmers/masons. Also resided at Pipercroft also as farmers/masons.
Regards
Ian Clingan

[CA_Linda]

Hi Ian,

I have noticed Clingan when searching for my Dicksons in Kirkcudbrightshire.  I see you have listed Berks County, Pennsylvania--were they Clinger, there? 

Have seen photos of the area online--so beautiful!  Would love to see photos of Knockwalloch ... I like the name, too.

Linda
Menifee, California

Just come across this ref of Knockwalloch. Besides being a smashing name to roll off the tongue, it was also the place of birth (1772) of my 5x Gt Grandfather. Family were described as farmers/masons. Also resided at Pipercroft also as farmers/masons.
Regards
Ian Clingan

[Clingan]

Hi Linda,
The Clingan's you refer to are my lot.
My Berks is the real one :-) Berkshire (Berks) England, that is.
Nice hearing from you.
Ian

[CA_Linda]

Hi Ian,

I should know better!   When I saw Reading, Berks I thought you were referrring to "our" Reading, Berks.  I have many ancestors who were there early ... early for us, that is (early 1700s).  My Reading, Berks families were German and Dutch ... late-comers no doubt with the earlier settlers probably from England. 

Linda
Menifee, California

Hi Linda,
The Clingan's you refer to are my lot.
My Berks is the real one :-) Berkshire (Berks) England, that is.
Nice hearing from you.
Ian

[MrsL]

Me again!!!

 Knockwalloch is indeed a farm on the edge of KPD. Knockwalloch means the Hill of Walloch.

Further investigation turns this up, from The Book of Kirkpatrick Durham by Stark,p118:

"Dr Lamont (Reverend in parish)....bought...Knockwalloch in his own parish.  Upon the latter he built a large house, which he named Durhamhill.  It was built around 1820".
Knockwalloch is still a farm, as is Durhamhill.

Re the Quaker connection - a very common name around Corsock was/is McQuaker- I knew quite a few of them, mainly farmers.


Hope this helps.

[MrsL]

Just come across this ref of Knockwalloch. Besides being a smashing name to roll off the tongue, it was also the place of birth (1772) of my 5x Gt Grandfather. Family were described as farmers/masons. Also resided at Pipercroft also as farmers/masons.
Regards
Ian Clingan

Is that the Pipercroft at KPD, up the track past Barmoffity? It is/was a small croft/smallholding at the top of th etrack; my music teacher lived there, a Mr Fleming, in the late 60s/70s.  It ahd no electricity and running water even at that comparatively late date. We used to walk up there for brambles and mushrooms.

[Clingan]

Hi Mrs L,
That's the one. If it was like that in the 60/70's you can imagine what it would have been like in the late 1600's. No wonder some of the family moved to the Gorbels in Glasgow :-)
Ian

[MrsL]

Interesting.  I always thought I'd like to live there, actually, and woudl jump at the chance these days too When we moved to KPD in 1968 (from London), there were still houses in the village with no telephone, plumbed in toilet, etc.
Piper's Croft is in a lovely location; happy to photograph it (with owner's permission, or from a distance ) when I get back up there if you like.

[Clingan]

Hi MrsL
Yes please re photo. Haven't been there for years.
Ian