by Roberta McGee
This is a list of Irish miners who came to Old Cumnock to look for work in the 1800s. The link will take you to their family history on the Cumnock Connections page. Please add any you might find.
Armstrong, William, coalminer born 1806 Ireland d 1882 Cumnock In Scotland (Portpatrick) by 1827
Bradford, George, iron miner then coalminer born 1830 Co. Down died 1887 Cumnock. In Cumnock by 1849
Burns, Owen, coalminer born 1834 Cavan, Ireland died 1905 Cumnock. In Ayrshire (Ayr) by Nov 1838
Docherty, Patrick, irons miner then coalminer born 1843 Derry, Ireland died 1914 Old Cumnock
Donaldson, James, iron miner then coalminer born 1822 Co. Down, Ireland d 1885 Cumnock. In Lugar by 1850 though seem to have gone back and forth to Ireland
Dunlop, Samuel, coalminer born 1848 Ireland
Ferguson, James, coalminer born 1845 Belfast died 1896 Cumnock
Finn, Thaddeus , ironstone miner born 1845 Co Sligo, Ireland died 1916 Cumnock. In Cumnock by 1868
Gaffney, Dominic, ironstone miner b 1837 Ireland died 1884 Auchinleck. In Ayrshire by 1851 census
Gilchrist, James, coal miner then iron miner born 1842 Ireland died 1892 Cumnock
Green, Patrick, iron miner, born 1834 Co. Tyrone, Ireland
Hill, Samuel, iron miner then coal miner, b 1832 Ireland died 1914 Muirkirk
Hogg, William, iron miner then coalminer b 1842 Ireland died 1904 Cumnock
Hughes, John, iron miner, born 1834 Ireland died 1881 Old Cumnock.
Jackson, David, coalminer born 1835 Co Down, Ireland died 1909 Cumnock
Jolly, Joseph, iron then coalminer born 1845 Aghaderg, Co. Down died 1903 Cumnock
Judge, Thomas, iron miner then coalminer, born 1832 Ireland died 1911 Muirkirk
Kelly, John, coalminer born 1836 Ireland died 1917 Cumnock
Lang, Andrew, iron miner then coalminer, born 1838 Ireland died 1901 Old Cumnock.
Lang, William , iron miner then coalminer, born 1832 Ireland died 1911 Muirkirk.
Lorimer, Henry, coalminer born 1839 Co. Derry, Ireland died 1910 Lugar, Cumnock
Lorimer, Hugh, iron miner born 1835 Co. Antrim, Ireland
Lorimer, John, coal miner born 1841 Co. Derry, Ireland
Lucas, Martin, iron miner born 1829 Ireland died 1910 Ayr
Marrs, Robert, iron miner born 1849 Castle Dawson, Londonderry, Ireland
Marrs, Samuel, iron miner born 1851 Castle Dawson, Londonderry, Ireland died 1924 Ayr
Marrs, Thomas, iron miner then coalminer born 1855 Castle Dawson d 1889 Fife
McCallum, Hugh, coal miner born 1837 Co. Tyrone, Ireland died 1911 Bannockburn Stirling
McCormick, Michael, iron miner born 1846 Ireland
McDowall, William , iron miner then coalminer born 1853 Ireland
McGuire, Michael, pit sinker born 1851 Ireland died 1888 Old Cumnock
McKendrick, David, iron miner then coal miner born 1840 Ireland
McLurg, Thomas, coalminer born 1847 Ireland died 1885 Dalziel, Motherwell
Plunkett, David, iron miner born 1843 Ireland
Potter, Samuel, coalminer b 1859 Ireland died 1928 Cowdenbeath
Quinn, John, coalminer/mine cutter born 1851 Creggan Lower, Armagh d 1928 Auchinleck
Ward, Clelland, iron miner then coalminer born 1855 Ireland died 1918 Auchinleck
Wightman, James, iron miner then coalminer born 1849 Co, Down, Ireland d 1936 Cumnock