Rent Receipts for the Croft at Kilmory McNeil
(location shown above)
Ray Taylor, while serving in England in the RCAF during WWII took a trip to Bute and Ayrshire during his leave. He found some family members in the area and two elderly sisters had a Taylor Family Bible as well as Rent Receipts that had belonged to John McIntaylor / Taylor some to Mountstuart for the Croft at Kilmory McNeil (copied from originals by Ray Taylor and written on notebook paper and photocopied) Below is transcribed form his notes.
The Canadian Taylors Forefathers
19th May 1779
Received six shillings for penny half penny of
vicearage rents paid to the Minister of Rothesay
for the forsaid crops.
DetMay
22nd June 1779 – John Taylor has delivered to
Mr. Macniel late of Kilimorie Two
Bolls meal which shall be allowed
inpart of his usual far[]s crop one
thousand seven hundred and seventy
eight.
Alex May for the Factor
Mountstuart – 18 November 1779 – Received
from John Taylor in Kilmory MacNeil
three pound seven shillings and ten
pence sterl ___________with the
contents of the four preceeding receipts
is in full of his rent crops one
thousand seven hundred and seventy
eight where of he is discharged by
DetMay
Mountstuart 23rd Febry 1780
Received from John Taylor
in Kilmory McNeil M Campbell spring field
receipt for two Bolls and three firlots of
Meal to be allowed him inpart of his
Rent Crop ……. and seventy nine.
DetMay
Mountstuart 27th March 1780
Received from John Taylor in Kilmory
Macneil one pound nine shillings
and one pence for land and six shillings
and a penny half penny for vicarage
tiends he has also delivered Donald
McKinlays rec’d for Eleven bolls
[bear] and John McKirdies rec’d for three
firlots hear stipends pay’d to the “Min”
of Rothesay all for crops one thousand
seven hundred and seventy-nine.
Alex May for the Factor
£1-9-1 Cip
6 ½ viscays [?]
1 15 2 1/2
19th June 1781 – Received from
John Taylor in Kilmory Macneil
two pounds and two shillings sterling
to account of his rent crops one thousand,
seven hundred eighty he has also
produced to me John MacKinlay receipt
for Fourteen Bolls and a furlot of meal
to be allowed on account of said crops.
DetMay
John Taylor has delivered 3 furlots hear
to John Mackirdee for the “Min” of Rothesay
for the above crop.
Alex May
20th June 1781 – Received from John Taylor
in Kilmory Mcneil one shilling and two
pence half penny in cash and allowed
him one pound sixteen shillings for a
yule cow bought by me of this date in
all one pound sixteen shillings and
two pence half penny this to account
of his rent crop, one thousand
seven hundred and eighty.
Alex May for the Factor.
Mountstuart 31st October 1781 John Taylor
in Kilmory Macneil has paid the
balance of his rent for crop
one thousand, seven hundred
and eighty years
where of he is discharged by
DetMay
Mountstuart 8th June 1782 – Received from
John Taylor in Kilmory MacNeil
four pounds one shilling and
eight pence half penny sterling
in cash and he formerly
delivered thirteen bolls and one
firlot meal into the granary an he
has produced to me Daniel MacKerdays
rec. for twelve Bolls hear
he has also paid three firlots _____hear
to the Minister of Rothesay all to
account of Crops one thousand
Seven hundred and eighty one.
DetMay
19th November 1782 – John Taylor in
Kilmory Macneil has paid the balance of
his rent crops one thousand seven hundred
and eight one years whereof he is discharged by
DetMay.
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