GREG

Born 23 Oct 1763, Riccarton Ayrs
Christened 30 Oct 1763, Riccarton

Born Jun 1765, Riccarton Ayrs Scotland
Christened 11 Jun 1765, Riccarton Ayrs Scotland IGI - C11611-2
IGI - John Gregg baptism 11 Jul 1765 , RICCARTON, AYR, SCOTLAND father's name: James Gregg mother's name: Helen Mitchel: C11611-2: Scotland-VR

Married 2 Nov 1787, Riccarton Ayrs Scotland IGI-M11611-2

George GREGG

Elizabeth HOWIE

Born 24 Sep 1769, Riccarton Ayrs
Christened 1 Oct 1769, Riccarton
William's birth year is give as 1768 and 1769 in IGI records

Born Jul 1771, Riccarton Ayrs Scotland
Christened 28 Jul 1771, Riccarton Ayrs Scotland IGI - C11611-2
IGI - Agnes Gregg baptism 28 Jul 1771 baptism, RICCARTON, AYR, SCOTLAND father's name: James Gregg mother's name: Helen Mitchel: C11611-2 : Scotland-VR
SCR FR79 - Agnes GREGG (F) C: 28 Jul 1771 Father: James GREGG Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland Mother: Helen MITCHEL

Born 3 Aug 1773, Riccarton Ayrs
Christened 8 Aug 1773, Gate Gouse Riccarton

Born 17 Jan 1776, Riccarton Ayrs Scotland IGI - C11611-2
Christened 21 Jan 1776, Gate House Riccarton AYrs Scotland IGI - C11611-2
IGI - Alexander Gregg baptism 21 Jan 1776 , RICCARTON, AYR, SCOTLAND birth date: 17 Jan 1776 father's name: James Gregg mother's name: Lilias Mitchel: C11611-2 : Scotland-VR
Also SCR FR88

Riccarton Parish Records: 1776 20th January, This day Alexander, son of James GREGG & Lilia MITCHELL, spouses at Hurlford, born 17th current, was baptized at (Gatehouse, Riccarton?).

There is a Alexander Gregg*** practicing as a Surgeon in 1837 at Auckinleck: This Alexander is the nearest in age to be this Surgeon if indeed he was a native of Ayrshire:
CUMNOCK AND AUCHINLECK
Ayrshire Directory - 1837 - by Pigot & Co

Cumnock (or Old Cumnock) is a considerable village of thoroughfare; 60 miles sw of Edinburgh, 16 e of Ayr, and the like distance sse of Kilmarnock; situate on a line of road between Dumfries on the south-east and Glasgow on the north, 44 from the former town and 38 from the latter. The village, which is of an irregular triangular form, in seated in a deep sheltered hollow, at the confluence of the Glianock and Logan waters; it is celebrated for the manufacture of those beautiful wooden snuff boxes, a species of trade which originated here nearly thirty years since, and, with some few exceptions, as Lawrencekirk, Catrine and Mauchline, is still confined to Cumnock. This branch furnishes employment to a considerable number of men, women and children, all of whom get more wages by their ingenious labour than most other artisans; and a good deal of money is thus caused to flow through and enrich the town. Plane tree is the wood used in the manufacture, and great ingenuity is evinced in adorning the lids with devices, which is choirs performed by boys; the very nice manner in which boxes are constructed is admirable and although, in this part of the box, many imitations have been attempted, but have failed to rival the original manufacturer. The places of worship are a church of the establishment, and one of the united secession. To the parochial school, which is well attended, the sum of £25 annually, was left by Charles Duncan, esq., late merchant of London, and a native of Cumnock; the Marques of Bute also allows the master a salary for educating twenty poor children of this parish, and pays the schoolmaster of New Cumnock and Ochlitree for the instruction of ten children in their respective parishes. The principal part of the town occupies the site of what was formerly the church-yard; the present cemetary was, at one period, the place of execution, and contains the remains of three persons who were shot on the spot, in 1685, by a party of Highlanders, for their adherence to the covenanted work of reformation; and the corpse of Peden, a martyr of the covenanting body, who died in the parish of Sorn, was exhumed, by a party of dragoons, after being interred six weeks, and ignominiously buried at the gallows foot. An establishment of the Ayrshire Banking Company , and two saving's banks, are in the town; the first was opened in 1831, to which Messrs Crawford and Nichol are the treasurers; the other in 1835, to which M. Campbell is treasurer. There are also two libraries, viz. the "Cumnock Library" established in 1792 by shareholders, and the "Cumnock new public library", formed in 1832. The castle of Terrenacen, now in ruins, is in the neighbourhood - it gives the title of baron to the family of Dumfries. The market is held on Thursday; and the fairs on the fourth Thursday after Candleman, on the Wednesday succeeding the last Tuesday in May, and Wednesday after the first Tuesday in July, and after the third Tuesday in October, all old style.

Auchinleck (pronounced Affleck) signifying a field of rock, is a respectable village in the parish of its name, 1¼ mile from Cumnock, three from Sorn, and the like distance from Catrine. Like Cumnock, many are employed in the manufacture of snuff boxes, and others in weaving and sewing muslins for the Glasgow houses. The parish, which is 18 miles in length, by only about two in breadth, is watered on its northern extremity by the Ayr, and by the Lugar on the south. Coal and limestone are produced here, but the soil is for the most part mossy and unproductive. The places of worship are a church of the establishment, and one belonging to the burghers; there is also a parochial school. The ruins of Auchinleck castle stand in an angle formed by the Dopal burn and the Lugar; and in the neighbourhood is the Place of Auchinleck. a handsome mansion, erected in the last centuary by Lord Auchinleck, senator of the college of justice, and father of the eminent and amiable James Boswell, Esq., the friend and biographer of Johnson; the house is still the property of the Boswell family. A well attended fair, for the sale of lambs, is held annually on the last Tuesday in August.

Post Office, Cumnock. Andrew Rankin, Post master. - Letters from Edinburgh and Glasgow arrive every morning at nine, and are despatched every forenoon at eleven - Letters from Sanquhar amd New Cumnock arrive every morning at half past eight, and are despatched every morning at half past nine. - Letters from England arrive every afternoon at five, and are despatched to Douglas Mill every evening at 7. Post, Auchinleck, Receiving house at Janet Dalrymple's - Letters from London arrive every afternoon at half past four, and are despatched every evening (to Sorn) at half past seven - Letters (excepting the London) arrive every morning at nine, and are despatched every afternoon at five.

NOBILITY, GENTRY & CLERGY
Allanson, James, Esq of Glasnock/ Bannatyne, Rev. Ninian, Manse/ Boswell, Sir James, baronet of Auchinleck house/ Brown, Rev. Robt, Bankhead manse/ Bute, the Most Noble the Marques of Dumfries house/ Chrystal, Rev. James, Auchinleck manse/ Cunningham, William Allanson, Esq of Logan and Enterkine

ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS
Gilmour, Edward, Auchilleck/ McCrae, John, Cumnock/ McCrae, William, Cumnock/ Parochial School, Cumnock - James Campbell, master/ Parochial School, Auchinleck - William Robertson, master

AGENTS TO MANUFACTURERS
Boyd, James, Cumnock/ Gibson, Andrew, Auchinleck/ Millroy, John, Auchinleck/ Murdock, James, Auchinleck/ Nicol, James, Cumnock/ Ronald, John, Cumnock/ Torrence, John, Cumnock

AUCTIONEERS
French, Alexander, Cumnock/ Hamilton, George, Cumnock/ Hamilton, Thomas, Cumnock

BAKERS
Anderson, Agnes, Cumnock/ Crichton, David, (and flour and grain dealer), Cumnock/ Templeton, John, Auchinleck

BANKERS
Ayrshire Banking Company, Cumnock - (draw on the Royal Bank of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Williams, Deacon & Co., London) - James Crawford, Agent

BLACKSMITHS
Drinnan, George, Cumnock/ McCarrick, Thomas, Garralland/ McClellan, Alx (& carrier) Cumnock/ McKerrow, James, Auchinleck/ Merry, Henry, Cumnock/ Morrison, David, Cumnock/ Reagans , William, Cumnock

BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS
Ferguson, Walter, Cumnock/ Hamilton, David, Auchinleck/ McClatchie, Hugh, Cumnock/ McGeachin, Hugh, Cumnock/ McGeachin, Hugh jnr, Cumnock/ McKerrall, Robert, Cumnock/ McMillan, James, Cumnock/ Murdock, David, Cumnock/ Robertson, William, Cumnock/ Smith, George, Cumnock/ Wilson, John, Auchinleck

CARPENTERS AND CARTWRIGHTS
Black, William (and cabinet maker), Cumnock/ Bryan, William, Cumnock/ Drummond, James, Cumnock/ Galbraith, Wm (& cabinet maker), Cumnock/ Hodge, Andrew, Cumnock/ McClatchie, William, Cumnock/ Morton, William, Auchinleck/ Murdock, Robert, Auchinleck/ Thomson, Hugh, Cumnock

COOPERS
Gibb, John, Cumnock/ Howat, James, Cumnock

FACTORS
Crichton, Adam, to the Marques of Bute, Dumfries House Gibb, Andrew, to Sir James Boswell, bart, Auchinleck house

FIRE & LIFE OFFICES
West of Scotland (fire) the Scottish Amicable (life) Offices, James Cranford, Cumnock

FLESHERS
Baird, Thos, (& shopkeeper) Cumnock/ Clemis, Andrew, (and shopkeeper), Cumnock/ Crawford, James, Cumnock/ Crawford, James jnr, Cumnock/ Purdie, James, Cumnock/ Vallance, Robert & David, Cumnock

GROCERS
(marked thus * are spirit dealers) (See also Wine and Spirit merchants)
Anderon, William, Cumnock/ * Baird, David, Cumnock/ * Bell, Agnes, Cumnock/ * Boyd, James (and general merchant), Cumnock/ * Crawfrd, Quinton, (and general merchant) Cumnock/ Crichton, Adam, Cumnock/ Dixon, Helen, Cumnock/ * Eadie, Daniel, Auchinleck/ Hair, John, Cumnock/ Howard, William, Cumnock/ * Kirkland, David, Cumnock/ McCrindle, Alexander, Cumnock/ McGeachin, Hugh jnr, Cumnock/ * Nichol, James, Cumnock/ Richmond, Margaret, Cumnock/ Simson, Mary Ann, Cumnock/ Sloan, Mary, Cumnock/ * Templeton, George, Auchinleck/ * Weir, John, Cumnock

INN
Dumfries Arms (commercial and posting) Jas McKinlay, Cumnock

IRONMONGERS
Kirkland, David, Cumnock/ Weir, John, Cumnock

LINEN DRAPERS
Gibb, Alexander Boswell, Cumnock/ Hair, William, Cumnock/ McKirrow, Andrew, Cumnock/ McKirrow, Matthew, (and discounter), Cumnock/ Paterson, James, Cumnock/ Torrance, John, Cumnock

MASONS
Morton, Andrew, Auchinleck/ Murdock, Andrew, Cumnock/ Reid, John, Cumnock/ Richmond, John, Cumnock/ Simson, John, Cumnock

MESSENGERS
McCowan, Archibald, Cumnock/ White, William, Cumnock

MILLINERS & DRESS MAKERS
Burns, Jane, Cumnock/ Douglas, Mary, Cumnock/ McFarlane, Janet, Cumnock/ McGeachin, Jane, Cumnock/ Paterson, Agnes & Jemima, Cumnock/ Sliman, Sarah & Agnes, Cumnock/ Williamson, Marion, Cumnock

NAIL MAKERS
King, John, Cumnock/ McClimont, John, Cumnock/ Weir, John, Cumnock

SADDLERS
Black, Peter, Cumnock/ McKinlay, James, Cumnock

SNUFF-BOX MAKERS
Crawford, William (and original maker), Cumnock/ Crichton, Adam, Cumnock/ Crichton, David & Co, Cumnock/ Crichton, Peter, Cumnock/ Drummond & Co, Cumnock/ Eadie, Daniel, Auchinleck/ Findly, John, Auchinleck/ Gibson, John, Auchinleck/ Lammie, Alexander, Cumnock/ McCallum, Peter, Cumnock/ McGregor, James, Auchinleck/ McKie, James, Auchinleck/ McMillan, Thomas, Cumnock/ Murdock, David, Auchinleck/ Samson & Co, Cumnock

SNUFF-BOX PAINTERS
Douglas, John, Cumnock/ Lammie, Thomas, Cumnock/ McCallum, William, Cumnock/ McKinnon , John, Cumnock/ Robertson, Andrew, Cumnock

STRAW HAT MAKERS
Lammie, Janet, Cumnock/ Paterson, Agnes & Jemima, Cumnock

SURGEONS
Crichton, William, Cumnock
GREGG, ALEXANDER*** Auchinleck
Wills, Douglas, Cumnock

TAILORS
Baird, Thomas, Cumnock/ Crawford, Hugh, Cumnock/ Hastings, Thomas, Cumnock/ Kerr, Alexander, Cumnock/ Lammie, John, Cumnock/ McCartney, Francis, Cumnock/ McMorland, Hugh, Cumnock/ McMorland, James, Cumnock/ Wilson, Walter, Auchinleck

VINTERS
Baird, John (Craig Head), Cumnock/ Black, Peter (Eagle), Cumnock/ Dalrymple, Janet (Auchinleck Arms), Cumnock/ McKerrow, William, Auchinleck/ Morton, Rbt, (Black Bull), Auchinleck/ Murray, Jas, (Black Bull), Cumnock/ Templeton, Andrew (Wheat Sheaf), Cumnock/ Templeton, George, Auchinleck/ Torrance, Agnes, Cumnock

WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS
Moore, George, Cumnock/ Silman, Archibald, Cumnock

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
Campbell, Hugh, Cumnock Crawford, Quinton (and iron, wool, palm oil, butter & tar), Cumnock

WRIGHTS
See Carpenters and Cartwrights

WRITERS
Rose Hamilton (and notary and procurator fiscal for the Cumnock district of the county), Cumnock White, William (and notary and justice of peace clerk), Cumnock

MISCELLANEOUS
Crawford, Jas., sub-distributor of stamps, Bank, Cumnock/ Douglas, John, portrait painter, Cumnock/ Finlay, Alexander, salt dealer, Cumnock/ Gibb, Joseph, tinsmith, Cumnock/ Hair, Andrew, grain &c dealer, Cumnock/ King, Jas., woollen dyer & carder, Cumnock/ Logan, Janet, tea dealer, Cumnock/ McCarthy, Geo., millwright &c, Cumnock/ McGeachin, Wm, hardware dealer, Cumnock/ McKelvie, John, hair cutter, Cumnock/ Murdock, Robt, horse dealer, Auchinleck/ Nichol, Alexander, seedsman, grain dealer and road contractor, Cumnock/ Taylor, Robt, earthenware manufr., Cumnock/ Walker, William, coal master, Cumnock/ Wills, Alexander, druggist, Cumnock/ Wyllie, James, gunsmith, Auchinleck

PLACES OF WORSHIP
Established Church, Cumnock - Rev Ninian Bannatne
Established Church, Auchinleck - Rev James Chrystal
Original Seccession Chapel, Auchinleck
Seccession Chapel, Cumnock - Rev Robert Brown.

COACHES
To Ayr - the "Independant" (market coach) from the Dumfries Arms, every Tuesday and Friday morning at seven

Born 1 Mar 1779, Riccarton Ayrs
Christened 5 Mar 1779, Riccarton

Born 23 Apr 1785, Riccarton Ayrs
Christened 24 Jun 1785, Hurlford Riccarton Ayrs Scotland IGI - C11611-2
Died BEF 1795, Another sister was born Sep 1795
IGI - Helen Greggbaptism 24 Jun 1785, RICCARTON, AYR, SCOTLAND birth date: 23 Jun 1785 father's name: James Gregg mother's name: Helen Mitchel: C11611-2 : Scotland-VR
This child must have died before 1795 when a second Helen was born.

Married 14 Jul 1826, Kilmarnock Ayrs Scotland IGI Ref.

Ebenezer GREGG

Mary DUNLOP

Born 1795, Riccarton AyrsS cotland IGI ref.
Christened 23 Sep 1795, Riccarton Ayrs Scotland IGI ref.
This was the second child to be named Helen.