Ayr: St Quivox Parish Church
  • HOME
  • THOUGHTS AND HELP
    • FIND US HERE
    • NEWS FROM ST QUIVOX
    • HELP FROM THE BIBLE
    • A YEAR OF READINGS AND THOUGHTS
    • BIBLE STUDY
    • THE APOSTLES' CREED
  • NEWS & ALL INFO
    • WHAT'S ON AT ST Q
    • ST Q MAGAZINES >
      • ST Q MAGAZINE
    • CHURCH OF SCOTLAND NEWS
    • INFORMATON >
      • GET IN TOUCH
      • FIND US HERE
      • SPECIAL SERVICES >
        • WEDDINGS
      • HALL LETS
  • KIRK SESSION
    • WHAT IS A KIRK SESSION?
    • KIRK SESSION MINUTES
    • ACCOUNTS
    • CHURCH COMMITTEES >
      • CHURCH ROLES
      • CHURCH COMMITTEES
      • COMMITTEE MINUTES
  • NORTH AYR THEGITHER
    • GUIDANCE
    • LATEST NEWS!
    • FAITH, FOOD,FUN
    • MEN'S MINISTRY
    • SCHOOLS
    • WILD RHYTHM !!!
    • 127 CLUB
    • PAST NAT EVENTS
  • HISTORY
    • DOORS OPEN DAY VIDEO TOUR
    • ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
    • ST QUIVOX
    • BURIAL YARD >
      • HISTORY
    • MINISTERS
    • THE FIRST RESTORATION
    • CATHCART FAMILY
    • THE SECOND RESTORATION
    • OSWALD FAMILY
    • GRAFFITI
    • MODERN RESTORATION WORK
  • ST Q'S PHOTO ALBUM
    • AUCHINCRUIVE CHURCH
    • DALMILLING CHURCH
    • BOWLING CLUB
    • WALKING GROUP
    • TRIPS
    • SPECIAL OCCASIONS
    • SEASONS
  • CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
  • SOCIAL
  • PREP PAGE
  • ARCHIVE
    • MINISTER'S WELCOME MESSAGE
    • MINISTER'S SPRING MESSAGE
    • MINISTER'S NEW YEAR 2021 MESSAGE
    • Gallery
    • Parish Profile
    • Parish Profile P.D.F.s
    • QuivBlog
  • PRESBYTERY LETTERS
  • Ayr Presbytery Mission Plan v1.1
  • Ayr Presbytery Mission Plan v 1.2(1)
  • CROSSREACH DAILY PRAYER DIARY
  • MINISTER'S LETTER CHRISTMAS 2021
  • PRAYER PAGE JANUARY
  • PRAYER PAGE FEBRUARY
In 1759, Auchincruive Estate was bought by Richard Oswald, a London merchant, and son of the parish minister at Dunnet, in Caithness and the Patronage of the church went with the sale. In 1765 he presented to the church beautiful silver Communion-ware, still in use today.  (Not stored in the church.)

Richard Oswald in 1767 oversaw the second restoration. He had built the Auchincruive Gallery and the underlying burial vault. The church was ​"repaired, uniformly seated, and plastered by the heritors; and a new aile built by the Patron"

​

(I am indebted to the Rev Gerald Jones for the following information on the Oswalds of Auchicruive and their links with the Kennedys of Culzean. Ed)

Richard Alexander Oswald (1771-1841)

Richard Alexander Oswald, son of the above, was born in1771. He was married twice: firstly to Louisa Johnson, and secondly to Lady Lilias Montgomerie, daughter of the Earl of Eglinton. He had a son, Richard Oswald, younger of Auchincruive (1797-1834) by his first wife.

Richard Oswald, younger of Auchincruive (1797-1834)

This Richard married Lady Mary Kennedy (1799-1866) at Culzean Castle on 10th December 1833. She was a daughter of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and 17th Earl of Cassilis. Her cousin, John Kennedy, who died in 1845, was the great-grandfather of Sir Ludovic Kennedy (1919-2009) the well-known author and broadcaster The present Marquess Lord David Kennedy is an Elder and Treasurer at Kirkmichael Church. 

Margaret Dundas Oswald 

Margaret Dundas Oswald (1818 - 1891) 

Margaret Dundas Oswald was Richard, younger of Auchincruive's sister. She was the grad-daughter of either George Oswald of Scotstoun, Glasgow or ​Alexander Oswald, MP, Shieldhall, Glasgow and his wife Margaret Dundas.  ​(more research needed! Ed)

​Margaret Dundas was the daughter of John Dundas and Agnes Haldane and her brother was Alexander Haldane Oswald, MP, of Auchincruive.
St Quivox Parish Church: Ayr (Church of Scotland) (known as Ayr:St Quivox Parish Church) is a Scottish Charity, SC004906, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
Copyright 2014, Ayr St.Quivox Parish Church, All rights reserved