IRVINE ACADEMIES

Irvine Academy

Hebrew, Latin, Greek, French, Geography and Mathematics  -  Rev David Stewart rector English, Reading, Grammer and Comprehension  -  Rev Geo Carson  Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Navigation and Drawing  -  Jno White Cameron, Rev Francis

 High St Fullarton Boys School  -  Fullarton St  -  Ebenezer Clark  master

Irvine Free School  -  Kirkgate  - John Ingleton  master

Osborne, Hugh  (Commercial)  Eglintoun St Paton, William  High St Skelton,  Mrs  (Ladies Boarding)  High St Smith, Rev Robert  Burns St Smith, Robert  Halfway St Wilson, John  Kirkgate

      AGENTS TO MANUFACTURERS

Blair, Robert  Glasgow vennel/  Blackenridge, James  Hill St/ Harvie, James Fullarton St/ Harvie, Robert  Fullarton St/ Logan, Gilbert  Fullarton St/ Montgomerie, Daniel  Glasgow vennel/ Orr, John  Halfway St/ Orr, William Friars croft/ Smith, John  High St/ Stevenson, William  High St/ Turner, John  Townhead Watt, Alexander  Townhead

      ANCHOR & CHAIN CABLE MANUFACTURERS

McDougall, Duncan & Son  (& Iron Founders)  Halfway St

      BAKERS

Craig, James  High St/ Dean, James  High St/ Gillies, David  High St/ Harvie, Walter  High St/ Jeffrey, Joseph  Halfway St/ Lang, Henry  High St/ McDonald, Daniel  High St/ Smith, John  Burns St/ Spiers, David  Fullarton place/ Spiers, George  High St/ Templeton, John  High St/ Thomson, Hugh Bridge gate

      BANKERS

Ayrshire Banking Co (Branch of)  High St  (Draw on the Royal Bank, Edinburgh & Glasgow, & Williams Deacon and Co, London)  William Gillies, Agent Hunters & Co Bank St  (Draw on Sir William Forbes & Co, Edinburgh & Herries Farquhar & Co, London)  Alex Paterson, Agent Paisley Banking Co High St  (Draw on the Royal Bank Edinburgh & Smith, Payne & Smiths, London)  Robt Montgomerie, Agent Savings Bank Bank St  (open every Monday)  Dav Gray, Manager

      BLACKSMITHS

Dickie, George  Quarry Lane/ Fletcher, James  Backway/ Fraser, Charles  High St/ McDougall, Duncan & Son  Halfway St/ Stevenson, Alexander  Seggin Bank

      BOOKSELLERS, BINDERS & STATIONERS

Dick, Maxwell (and circulating library)  High St/ Fullarton, Robert  High St/ Templeton, Helen  High St

      BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS

Adamson, John  Bridge gate/ Ballantine, Quintine  High St/ Ballantine, Robert  Bridge gate/ Borland, Hugh  Glasgow vennel/ Calderwood, Andrew  High St/ Downs, William  High St/ Ferguson, William (and leather dealer)  Bridge gate/ Gray, George  High St/ Hay, William  Fullarton St/ Lang, James Kirkgate/ Mitchell, William  High St/ Muir, Robert  Hill St/ Ross, Andrew Halfway St/ Russell, Alexander  Halfway St/ Shields, John  Bridge gate/ Shields, William jnr  Bridge gate/ Wyllie, John  Bridge gate/ Wyllie, John jnr  Hill St/ Wyllie, William jnr  Bridge gate

      BRAZIERS & TINMEN

Hall, William  Fullerton place/ Longwell, John  Bridge gate/ Robertson, John (and copper-smith)   Bridge gate

      CABINET MAKERS & JOINERS

Balslities, James  High St/ Garven, Thomas   Bridge gate/ Garven, Thomas jnr High St/ Gemmel, John Bridge gate/ Harvie, James  Friars croft/ McCallister, William  Sea gate/ McCallum, John  Backway/ Orr, James  High St/ Paul, Robert  Bridge gate/ Smith, William  Halfway St/ Wright, John & Son  High St/ Wright, Matthew  High St

      COAL MERCHANTS

Auld, Edward  Marion lodge/ Malcolm, John  Sea gate/ Shewalton Colliery Co -  Shewalton, John Morton, Manager

      COOPERS

Hamilton, William  High St/ Wilson, John  High St

      CORN MERCHANTS

Gray, William  High St/ Kirkwood, Andrew  Quay/ Longmuir, John  Bank St/ Mather, Alexander  Quay/ Smith, James  Quay

      DYERS

Bell, John  Bridge gate/ Spence, Robert  High St

      EARTHENWARE DEALERS

Brodie, James  High St/ Chalmers, Robert  Bridge gate/ Hart, Neill  High St/ Neilson, John  Halfway St

      FIRE & OFFICE AGENTS

Caledonian   Robert Montgomerie  High St,   Globe  John Millar High St, Hercules Patrick Blair  High St, North British Alexander Robertson  High St, Norwich Union  James Anderson  High St, Scottish Amicable Assurance Society (Life) and West of Scotland (Fire) Wm McJannet  High St

      FLESHERS

Anderson, Thomas  High St/ Anderson, William  High St/ Bruce, John  High St/ Gilmour, Alexander & Son  High St/ Guthrie, Robert  Bridge gate/ Hobart, Minehart  High St/ Murdoch, James  Fullarton place

      GROCERS &c

Allan, James  High St/ Boyd, William  Fullarton St/ Crindle, Margaret Bridge gate/ Dean, Mary  High St/ Harvie, Walter  High St/ Lusk, Janet Bridge gate/ McGavin, Robert  High St/ Mather, Robert  Eglingtoun St/ Orr, John  Halfway St/ Pettigrew, James  High St/ Reid, Alexander  Lowden St/ Salmon, Mary  High St/ Shirra, John  High St/ Templeton, John  High St/ Urquhart, Andrew  High St/ Walker, John  Quay/ Wallace, Wm (& Salt dealer) High St

      HAIR DRESSERS

Chalmers, Richard  Bridge gate/ Glasgow, David  Halfway St/ Hamill, Anthony Eglintoun St/ Irvine, John  High St/ McClintock, John  High St/ McTaggart, Daniel  Bridge gate/ Plenderleith, William  Bridge gate

      INNS

Commercial  John Wyllie High St, Eglingtoun Arms  Jn Murray High St, Kings Arms  Saml Dunlop  High St,  Wheat Sheaf John Holmes High St

      IRONMONGERS

Davidson, John  High St/ McClintock, John  High St/ Thomson, William  High St

      LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPERS

Andrew, Janet  High St/ Hunter, William  High St/ Innes, George  Fullarton place/ Orr, John  Halfway St/ Paterson, John  High St/ Spiers, John  High St/ Thomson, William  High St/ Watt, Hugh  High St/ Wilkie, William  High St/ Wright, Thomas  Bridge gate

      MILLINERS AND DRESS MAKERS

Campbell, Agnes  Kirkgate/ Cochran, Jean  High St/ Downers, Jean  Sea gate/ Garvan, Janet  High St/ Graham, Janet  Halfway St/ Hunter, mary  Hill St/ Kelso, Janet/ McCormack, Jean  Bridge gate/ McIlvane, Jean  High St/ Marshall, Janet  High St/ Montgomerie, Jean  High St/ Nisbet, Mary  High St/ Orr, Agnes  Halfway St/ Reid, Jean  High St/ Stewart, Jean  High St/ Wyllie, Marion  Bridge gate

      NAIL MAKERS

Duff, William  Glasgow vennel/ Thomson, William  High St

      PAINTERS

Gilfillan, John  High St/ Watson, William  Kirkgate head

      PRINTER - LETTER PRESS

Dick, Maxwell  (and Lithographer)  High St

      ROPE & TWINE MAKERS

Currie, Andrew (and sail maker)  Fullarton St/ Hall, William  Backway

      SADDLERS

Allan, John  High St/ Salmon, William Blair  High St

      SHIP BUILDER

Sampson, Charles  Irvine Quay

      SLATE MERCHANTS

Brown, John  Fullarton place/ Garvan, Thomas  Bridge gate/ Wright, John & Son  Bridge gate

      SLATERS

Brown, John  Fullarton place/ Keirs, John  High St

      STOCKING MAKERS

Aitken, Andrew  High St/ Anderson, James  Fullarton place/ Brown, William Bridge gate

      STONE MASONS

Anderson, Robert  Sea gate/ Brackenridge, William  Friars croft/ Campbell, Thomas  Seggin bank/ Fotheringham, Richard  Backway/ McLachlan, James  Town head/ McLachlan, Walter  Town head

      STRAW HAT MAKERS

Beckett, Magdaline  Bank St/ Hare, Jean  Halfway St/ / McCormack, Jean Bridge gate/ Shaw, Margaret  Bridge gate

      SURGEONS

Baird, John  High St/ Grant, James Alexander  High St/ Gray, Wm Willie (& druggist) High St/ Johnston, Peter  MD Hill St/ King, John  (& druggist) Bridge gate/ McDermont, John  MD  High St/ Montgomerie, James  High St/ Young, Ebenezor (& druggist)  High St

      TAILORS

Aitken, James  High St/ Barr, John  Bridge gate/ Boyd, James  Bridge gate/ Campbell, Hamilton & Son  High St/ Campbell, John  High St/ Campbell, William  High St/ Crawford, John  Halfway St/ Frew, Robert  High St/ Logan, William  Bridge gate/ McBride, David  Fullarton St/ McCubbin, William  High St/ Mack, David  High St/ Oliver, John  Fullarton St/ Robertson, William High St/ Stewart, William  Bridge gate/ Thomson, John  Fullarton place

      TIMBER MERCHANTS

Garvan, Thomas  Bridge gate/ Wright, John & Son  High St

      UMBRELLA MAKERS

Forrest, David  Bridge gate/ Plenderleith, William  Bridge gate

      VINTERS

      (marked thus * are also grocers)

Adams, John  High St/ * Anderson, Elizabeth  Halfway St/ * Anderson, Jean High St/ Anderson, Thomas  (Ram)  High St/ Boyd, Janet  (Ship)  Quay/ * Calderwood, Andrew  High St/ * Calderwood, Margaret  Fullarton St/ Caldwell, John  High St/ Campbell, Jean  (Cross Keys)  High St/ Campbell, John  (Campbells Arms) Crichton, Hugh  Bank St/ Dean, Helen  Halfway St/ Dick, John  High St/ Dickie, Geo  (Turf Inn)  Eglingtoun St/ Dickie, William  Fullarton St/ Dunlop, David  Backway/ * Dunlop, Hugh  Bridge gate/ * Dunlop, Thomas  High St/ Gardiner, Robert  Bridge gate/ Gardiner, Robert  High St/ Gomley, John Halfway St/ Gray, George  High St/ Grieve, John  Friars croft/ Hamilton, John  High St/ Hamilton, William  (Ship)  Quay/ Harra, James  High St/ * Henderson, Robert  Halfway St/ Hobart, Minchart  High St/ * Jeffrey, Robert High St/ * Kennedy, Mary  (Horse and Cart)  Fullarton St/ Love, John  Burns St/ Lyle, William  Halfway St/ McBride, John  Kirkgate/ McCallum, John Quay/ McCormack, F.....   Quay/ McCreadie, Johnston  High St/ McMurtrie, Matthew  High St/ McNeill, James  Bridge gate/ Means, Mary  Halfway St/ * Muir, David  Fullarton place/ Neill, John  (Black Bull)  Fullarton place/ * Orr, John  High St/ * Orr, Robert  (Masons' Arms)  Quay/ Orr, William (Eagle Inn)  High St/ Parker, James  High St/ Parker, Marion  High St/ Smith, James  (Star Inn)  High St/ Smith, Robert  Halfway St/ Spiers, David Fullarton place/ Stevenson, David  (Bay of Chaleur)  Quay/ Stewart, Janet High St/ Stewart, Jean  High St/ Tait, David  High St/ Templeton, Robert High St/ * Turner, William  Eglingtoun St/ Walker, William  Fullarton place/ Wallace, Andrew  High St/ Wallace, John  High St/ Wilkie, Mary  (Ship) Quay/ Wilson, James  (Cross Keys) Quay

      WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS

Smith, James  Bridge gate/ Smith, William  Bridge gate/ Watt, John  High St

      WHEELWRIGHTS

Black, Robert  Quarry Lane/ Crawford, Alexander  Backway/ Thomson, John High St/ Wilson, John  Kirkgate

      WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

Robertson, James  Bank St/ Urquhart, Andrew  High St

      WRIGHTS

      (see cabinet makers & joiners)

      WRITERS & NOTARIES

Blair, Patrick  (& clerk of the peace and procurator)  High St/ Campbell, David  (pror. fiscal)  High St/ Dunlop, John  Kirkgate/ Ferguson, James  Elm bank/ Johnston, James (&town clerk & procurator)  High St/ Rankin, Robert jnr  Bank St/ Rankin, Smith, and Rankin  (and procurators)  Kirkgate/Robertson, Alexander  High St

      MISCELLANEOUS

Aitken, James  - gardiner - Kirkgate/ Anderson, James - whiskey agent - High

St/

Balmillie, William - stone merchant - Burns St/ Calderwood, Andrew - goaler - High St/ Campbell, John - ship agent - High St/ Cowan, James - tallow chandler - High St/ Dunbar, Robert - gardener - High St/ Dunlop, Robert - salt dealer - Bridge gate/ Ellis, David - broker & rag dealer - High St/ tobacconist - High St/ McCririck, Wm - gun maker - Bridge gate/ McKinley, Thos - Block maker - Halfway St/ McMullen, Hugh - uphohsterer - Bridge gate/ Miller, George - excise officer - Eglingtoun St/ Murray, John - auctioneer - High St/ Oliphant, Jean - stay maker - Fullarton St/ Thomson, John - wood turner - High St/ Thomson, John & William - hat manufacturers - High St

      PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OFFICES, &c

Places of Worship

Established Church,           Rev John Wilson  MA

Relief Church                  Rev Archibald McLaren

The Holy Catholic Apostolic Church      Rev A Cassels Howden

United Gospel Church      Rev Robert Smith

United Secession Church      Rev Alexander Campbell, minister

Baptist Chapel            Rev Geo Barclay

Custom House

      Collector         Colonel S.M. Fullarton

      Collector's Clerk      John Miller

      Comtroller & Surveyor      Rt Montgomerie

      Tide waiters,          Wm McCredie, Robt Reid, Thomas Erskine, and Archibald McNeill

Coffee House            Robert Montgomerie, treasurer and secretary

Gas Works, Bank St           John Gunion, manager

Harbour Office            Robert Wyllie, harbour master;       Jas Johnston, treasurer

Stamp Office, High St    Helen Templeton, distributor

Subscription Library           Robert Blair, librarian

Tax Office              John Dean, collector

Weights & Measures Office, High St      Maxwell Dick - inspector for the burgh of

Irvine and District of Cunningham.

      COACHES

To Ardrossan the "Ayrshire Lass" (from Kilmarnock), calls at the King's Arms every morning (Sun ex) at nine

To Ayr  a Car, from the Bull's Head every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornin at half past eight

To Glasgow  the "Union" from the King's Arms every morning (Sunday excepted) at seven; foes through Stewarton and Dunlop

To Kilmarnock  the "Time Keeper" (from Saltcoats) calls at the King's Arms, and an omnibus calls at the Wheat Sheaf, both every morning (Sunday excepted) at nine and the "Ayrshire Lass" (from Ardrossan) calls at the King's Arms every evening (Sunday excepted) at seven

To Saltcoats the "Time Keeper' (from Kilmarnock) calls at the King's Arms and an omnibus calls at the Wheat Shef, both every afternoon (Sunday excepted) at five

      CARRIERS

To Ayr   William Arthur, from Fullarton St every Tuesday and Friday

To Glasgow   Robert Templeton and Hugh Dunlop from High Street every Monday and Thursday

To Greenock       Jos, from High Street every Monday

To Kilmarnock      George Wollock from High street daily

To Paisley        Hugh Dunlop, from High Street every Monday and Thursday

To Saltcoats and Ardrossan      James Harra and John McBride from High Street daily.

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