« Reply #2 on: Thursday 19 October 17 23:34 BST (UK) »
Looks like it may be a little earlier than the 1850s. The OS Name Book for Ayrshire describes Barbieston in 1855-1857 as a farmstead with a thatched house, offices, a workshop and several cottages. Though the tax records seem to describe a farm at Barbieston in around 1797-98 and probably earlier.
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Ian
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