1851 Extracts from the Census Returns for Stair Barbeth Farm (42 acres)
John Knox age 28 farmer born Ayr
Margaret Knox age 30 his wife born Stair
John Knox age 8 son born Stair
James Knox age 7 son born Stair
Sarah Knox age 2months daughter born StairCatherine Knox (daughter) married Thomas Kirk of Ochiltree on 21st March 1851.
Mary Knox (daughter) married William Murdoch of Ochiltree on 30th May 1851.
She is recorded as living in Ochiltree on the date of the 1851 census.
Their daughter Jacabina Murdoch was born in Ochiltree on 30th September 1851.
William Knox had moved to live with his big sister, her husband and their family in Ochiltree.
98 Main Street, Ochiltree
James Marr age 34 mason's labourer
Agnes Marr age 29 his wife
William Knox age 13 his brother in law
John Marr age 5 son
Agnes Marr age 3 daughter
Margaret Marr age 18months daughter