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[Helencbradshaw, 26/01/2008] This website provides a brief insight into the village of Dalry in Ayrshire over the past 400 years, including its industrial growth and decline.
Over 400 years ago, this village of 100 people was deemed too small to even be included on a map of Cunninghame, but its population grew over the years due to industries such as coal mining, cotton and weaving and the brickworks. The artical describes how the population peaked in the mid nineteenth century but fell awa [more] [Helencbradshaw, 26/01/2008] This website provides a brief insight into the village of Dalry in Ayrshire over the past 400 years, including its industrial growth and decline.
Over 400 years ago, this village of 100 people was deemed too small to even be included on a map of Cunninghame, but its population grew over the years due to industries such as coal mining, cotton and weaving and the brickworks. The artical describes how the population peaked in the mid nineteenth century but fell away again as these industries declined. Those who could not get work in the brick yards could find work at Nobel's dynamite plant in nearby Ardeer.
There are a few links on the left hand side, and a 1837 summary of the Dalry village, providing information about the public houses, the weekly transportation schedule and the surrounding environment.
For those researching family, there is a list of residents from the 1837 summary as well as a link to the WW1 honour roll.
There is a one page link to an article about the Children's Poet, Walter Wingate who was born in Dalry his family being related to Robbie Burns by marriage.
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