Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland Genealogy

This account was written in 1837.

The parish of Monkton received its name form its association with the Paisley monastery.

Monkton, Prestwick and Prestwick Toll are the nearest towns.

The Churches of Monkton and Prestwick are both very old, having been built as far back as 1440.

The major land owners were: Robert Reid, Esq. of Adamton; R.A. Oswald, Esq. of

Auchencruive; W. G. Campbell, Esq. of Fairfield; and A. Murdoch, Esq. of Whiteside.

The population in 1755 was 400. The population in 1837 was 1818.

The earliest entry in the registers is 1702, earlier volumes having been lost. They are now regularly kept.

There are about 200 Dissenters in the parish, 60 of whom are Roman Catholic.

source:New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol.5)