Blair Drummond Moss Census 1814

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Source Information. 1

Copyright Disclaimer and Appropriate Use Statement 1

Historical Background and Maps. 2

Census by Moss. 2

Drip Moss. 2

Summers Lane. 21

Kirk Lane. 35

Nailor’s Lane. 66

Robertson’s Lane. 74

Wood Lane. 83

Westwood Lane. 96

Rossburn Lane. 103

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Source Information

National Archives of Scotland, GD1/321/1 Census of the Inhabitants of Blair Drummond Moss.
Compiled by Mr. James Wingate.

Transcribed by Anne Danielson, May 2007, on behalf of the Stewarts of Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland Research Forum.

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Historical Background and Maps

In 1766, Henry Home, Lord Kames, laird of the Blair Drummond estate undertook a massive agricultural reclamation project on the swamp lands on his estate known as the Drummond Moss. He began to drain the Moss and prepare it for agricultural cultivation and human settlement. In 1768 he began to settle families on the Moss.

After Henry’s death, his son, George Home-Drummond continued the project eventually cultivating all 1500 acres of the Moss. By 1814, the population of the Moss was 764 and included a school.

The Moss was divided into eight distinct settlements, listed in the Table of Contents above. To view maps of these settlements, please click on the links below.

Map 1 & 2

For a description of living conditions on the Moss, please refer to our article, "The Moss Lairds" by Archie MacKerracher.

Census by Moss

Drip Moss

Drip Moss No1
Former Possessor	Donald Ferguson
Present Possessor	Duncan McLaren	65 yrs
	Christian Wright	67 "
Children	Jannet	24 yrs
Persons deceased	Robert McLaren 36 yrs 1812 Consumption
	John 1 " 1784 Smallpox
	Daniel 15 " 1797 Croup
	Jannet 1 " 1784 Chincough
	Margaret 11/2 " 1773 Croup
	Christian 1/4 " 1784 Sickness
Years Settled on the Moss	21 years
Where they came from	Callander
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	3
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No2(a)
Former Possessor	Peter Ferguson
Present Possessor	James Whitehead	67 yrs
	Lillias Drummond	65 "
Children	Jess (female)	16 yrs
	John	14 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	14 years
Where they came from	Lecropt
Cats	2
Dogs	-
Poultry	6
Swine	1
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No2(b)
Former Possessor	John Napier
Present Possessor	John Napier of No3	56 yrs
	Margaret McLaren	58 "
Children	Jannet	34 yrs
	John	30 "
	Walter	28 "
	Alexander	24 "
	Margaret	20 "
	James	illegible
Persons deceased	Jean Napier 12 yrs 1796 Fever
Years Settled on the Moss	36 years
Where they came from	Bannockburn
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No3
Former Possessor	James McLuckie
Present Possessor	John Napier of No2(b)
Drip Moss No4
Former Possessor	Robert Cameron
Present Possessor	Robert Cameron	50 yrs
	Jannet Ferguson	50 "
Children	Christian	27 yrs
	Jannet	25 "
	Robert	22 "
	Mary	15 "
Persons deceased	Peter Cameron 3 3/4 yrs 1798 Croup
	Daniel 15 " 1810 Fever
Years Settled on the Moss	34 years
Where they came from	Parish of Kincardine
Cats	2
Dogs	-
Poultry	4
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	4
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No5
Former Possessor	James Wilson
Present Possessor	James Wilson	63 yrs
	Mary Clark	36 "
Children	None
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	34 years
Where they came from	Parish of Kincardine
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	8
Swine	4
Sheep	-
Cows	3
Horses	2
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No6
Former Possessor	John Dochart
Present Possessor	Duncan McNaughton	62 yrs
	Margaret Stewart	52 "
Children	Alexander	24 yrs
	Mary	22 "
	Jean	20 "
	Catherine	18 "
	Margaret	16 "
	Elizabeth	13 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	13 years
Where they came from	Glen Lyon
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	6
Swine	1
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	-
Harrows	-
Plough	-
Carts	-
Drip Moss No7(a)
Former Possessor	John Napier
Present Possessor	Thomas McFarlane	27 yrs
	Margaret Stewart	26 "
Children	Mary	2 yrs
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	26 years
Where they came from	Kincardine Parish
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No7(b)
Former Possessor	John Napier
Present Possessor	Alexander Ferguson	48 yrs
	Hellen Giles? hard to read		47 yrs
Children	Jannet	24 yrs
	Margaret	22 "
	Robert	20 "
	David	17 "
	Mary	15 "
	Isobel	13 "
	Hellen	11 "
	Elizabeth	8 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	8 years
Where they came from	Kilmadock
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	-
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No8
Former Possessor	Thomas McFarlane
Present Possessor	William McFarlane	52 yrs
	Margaret Dawson	52 "
Children	Thomas	27 yrs
	Jannet	19 "
	Robert	16 "
	May	14 "
	Mary	9 "
Persons deceased	Margaret McFarlane 20 yrs 1810 Consumption
	William 10 " 1811 Consumption
	Robert 7 " 1794 Sickness
Years Settled on the Moss	40 years
Where they came from	Lochearnhead
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	7
Swine	1
Sheep	-
Cows	3
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No9
Former Possessor	Thomas McFarlane
Present Possessor	William McFarlane of No 8
Drip Moss No10
Former Possessor	Alexander Bowie
Present Possessor	John Stewart	74 yrs
	Jean Stewart	62 "
Children	Margaret	38 yrs
	Duncan	36 "
	Jean	32 "
	Jannet	30 "
	Elizabeth	27 "
Persons deceased	Alexander Stewart 11/2 yrs 1786 Hives
	James 12 " 1801 Nervous Fever
	Mary 3/4 " 1792 Hives
	Catherine 19 " 1798 Nervous Fever
Years Settled on the Moss	27 years
Where they came from	Balquhidder
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No11
Former Possessor	Henry Asdone
Present Possessor	Henry Asdone	59 yrs
	Jannet McFarlane	57 "
Children	Margaret	34 yrs
	Robert	32 "
	Christian	30 "
	Mary	26 "
	George	24 "
	Jannet	24 "
	Randolph	22 "
	Henry	20 "
	Agnes	18 "
	Isabel	15 "
Persons deceased	Henry Asdone 2 yrs 1779 Smallpox
	Elizabeth 1/4 1786 Rickets
Years Settled on the Moss	24 years
Where they came from	Kincardine Parish
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No12
Former Possessor	John Cullens
Present Possessor	Robert Cullens	63 yrs
	Margaret Gillespie	63 "
Children	William	36 yrs
	Robert	34 "
	Jannet	33 "
	Margaret	25 "
Persons deceased	Margaret Gillespie 67 yrs 1813 Consumption
	Alexander 1 " 1778 Hives
	Catherine 22 " 1812 Consumption
Years Settled on the Moss	40 years
Where they came from	St Ninnians
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	1
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	3
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No13
Former Possessor	John King
Present Possessor	John King	50 yrs
	Jannet McLaren	50 "
Children	Christian	22 yrs
	Catherine	21 "
	Duncan	16 "
	John	14 "
	Robert	12 "
	Margaret	8 "
	Jannet	6 "
Persons deceased	Peter King 11/2 yrs 1799 Smallpox
	Jannet 7 " 1799 Smallpox
Years Settled on the Moss	25 years
Where they came from	Balquhidder
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No14
Former Possessor	Alexander McGregor
Present Possessor	Abraham Fulford	56 yrs
	Elizabeth Strang	46 "
Children	Peter	24 yrs
	William	22 "
	John	20 "
	Jean	16 "
	Jannet	11 "
	James	7 "
	Mary	2 "
Persons deceased	John Fulford 11/2 yrs 1788 Killed by a Cart
	Andrew 11/2 " 1806 Croup
	Andrew 1 " 1810 Hives
	Elizabeth 16 " 1811 Fever
	Ann 13 " 1812 Fever
Years Settled on the Moss	17 years
Where they came from	Stirling
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No15
Former Possessor	Archibald Bryce
Present Possessor	Robert Bauchop	40 yrs
Children	Jannet	20 yrs
	William	18 "
	John	16 "
Persons deceased	Jannet Ried 81 yrs 1813 Old Age
	Jean Robertson 50 " 1812 Fever
Years Settled on the Moss	26 years
Where they came from	Stirling
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No16
Former Possessor	William McEwen
Present Possessor	Donald Ferguson	46 yrs
	Catherine Ferguson	38 "
Children	Robert	19 yrs
	Mary	17 "
	Peter	14 "
	Donald	11 "
	Alexander	9 "
	John	7 "
	Elizabeth	5 "
	Catherine	1 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	18 years
Where they came from	Balquhidder
Cats	2
Dogs	-
Poultry	3
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No17
Former Possessor	Duncan Ferguson
Present Possessor	Duncan Ferguson	60 yrs
	Joan McLaren	60 "
Children	John	35 yrs
	Christian	30 "
	Katherine	22 "
	Elizabeth	20 "
	Isabel	17 "
Persons deceased	Jannet Ferguson 1 yr 1780 Chincough
	Archibald 11/2 " 1786 Croup
	Peter 22 yrs 1806 Consumption
Years Settled on the Moss	36 years
Where they came from	Balquhidder
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	4
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No18
Former Possessor	John Glen
Present Possessor	Patrick Taylor	29 yrs
	Christian Lang	28 "
Children	Daniel	4 yrs
	Marrion	1 "
Persons deceased	Margaret Taylor 2 yrs 1812 Croup
Years Settled on the Moss	26 years
Where they came from	Crief
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No19
Former Possessor	James McEwen
Present Possessor	William McEwen	37 yrs
	Hellen Whitehead	~~
Children	Jannet	9 yrs
	Mary	8 "
	James	7 "
	William	5 "
	Agnes	2 "
Persons deceased	Helen 1yr (no entry for year) Mortification
Years Settled on the Moss	40 years
Where they came from	Carron
Cats	2
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No20
Former Possessor	William McEwen
Present Possessor	James McEwen	27 yrs
	Mary McLaren	25 "
Children	Margaret	5 yrs
	Mary	3 "
	Helen	2 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	7 years
Where they came from	Logie
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	2
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No21
Former Possessor	William Hallom
Present Possessor	John Hallom	47 yrs
	Ann Forrester	40 "
Children	William	14 yrs
	Ann	12 "
	Margaret	11 "
	John	9 "
	Jean	6 "
	James	4 "
	Jannet	2 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	25 years
Where they came from	Kincardine Parish
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	3
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No22
Former Possessor	Lewis Carville
Present Possessor	Lewis Carville	40 yrs
	Mary Paton	29 "
Children	Margaret	5 yrs
	May	3 "
	James	1 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	36 years
Where they came from	Kincardine Parish
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	3
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No23
Former Possessor	Andrew Stewart
Present Possessor	John Stewart	40 yrs
Children	None
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	24 years
Where they came from	Stirling
Cats	No entries
Dogs
Poultry
Swine
Sheep
Cows
Horses
Harrows
Plough
Carts
Drip Moss No24
Former Possessor	Widow McNiel
Present Possessor	Thomas Drummond	66 yrs
	Jennet Drummond	71 "
Children	None
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	11 years
Where they came from	Kincardine Parish
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	2
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	1
Harrows	1
Plough	1
Carts	1
Drip Moss No25
Former Possessor	Widow Dougal
Present Possessor	David Drummond	42 yrs
	Christian Blair	42 "
Children	Isabel	16 yrs
	May	12 "
	Elizabeth	9 "
	Andrew	7 "
	William	6 "
	Thomas	4 "
	James	2 "
Persons deceased	None
Years Settled on the Moss	17 years
Where they came from	Logie
Cats	1
Dogs	-
Poultry	4
Swine	-
Sheep	-
Cows	1
Horses	1