Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 
Contact. The Committee.
Contact:
AANHS President: president@aanhs.org
AANHS Secretary: info@aanhs.org
AANHS Treasurer: treasurer@aanhs.org
AANHS Membership is currently being dealt with by the Treasurer
AANHS Publications Convenor: publications@aanhs.org
Present Officers of the Society, & the Committee.
Appointed by Committee
President: Rob Close
Vice-President: Denis Rattenbury
Secretary: Rob Close
Treasurer: Ian Holland
Membership Secretary: Merry Graham
Meetings Organiser: Billy Young
Minute Secretary: Katherine Scott
Publications: Dane Love & Alastair Weir
Website manager: Gordon Higgs
Committee: Alan McFarlane, Chris Hawksworth, Nora Solesbury, Robert Beaton, Sandra Carolan, and those mentioned above.
LIST OF OFFICERS
(to c 2020)
AYRSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
HON. PRESIDENT
Dwight D. EISENHOWER 1948 – 1969
None 1969
Sir James FERGUSSON 1970 – 1974
None 1974 – 84
Bryce M. KNOX 1984 – 1996
None 1996
HON VICE-PRESIDENTS
Dr Annie I. DUNLOP 1972 – 1973
Sir James FERGUSSON 1956 – 1970
Geoffrey HUGHES-ONSLOW
1952 – 1956; 1970 – 1972
Lord ROWALLAN 1952 – 1959; 1970 – 1974
James E. SHAW 1952 – 1955
PRESIDENT
Marquis of BUTE 1947 – 1956
Commander (Sir) Geoffrey H. HUGHES-ONSLOW
1956 – 1970
David WATSON, obe 1970 – 1973
John STRAWHORN 1973 – 1976
S.M. MacKECHNIE 1976 – 1979
W.S. LANHAM 1979 – 1980
T.A. HENDRY 1980 – 1983
Ronald W. BRASH 1983 – 1986
Sheena M. ANDREW 1986 – 1989
Roland D. GOLIGHTLY 1989 – 1992
Sally (Sarah M.) DICKIE 1992 – 1995
T. Eric MILLER 1995 – 1998
David REID 1998 – 2000
William LAYHE 2000 – 2003
Stanley SARSFIELD 2003 – 2006
Kenneth MONTGOMERIE 2006 – 2009
Ian HOLLAND 2009 – 2012
Ian GARDINER 2012 – 2017
Rob CLOSE 2017 – 2023
James BROWN 2024-
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Sheena M. ANDREW 1982 – 1986
Ronald W. BRASH 1976 – 1983
Sarah M. (Sally) DICKIE 1986 – 1992
Annie I. DUNLOP 1947 – 1972
James W. FORSYTH 1966 – 1973
Ian GARDINER 2009 – 2012
Roland D. GOLIGHTLY 1983 – 1989
Merry GRAHAM 1990 – 1998
T.A. HENDRY 1976 – 1980
Ian W. HOLLAND 2006 – 2009
Lt-Col H.A. HOLME 1954 – 1963
S. Leslie HUNTER 1988 – 1990
A. KENNEDY 1972 – 1976
William D. KERR 1947 – 1950
William S. LANHAM 1973 – 1979
William LAYHE 1995 – 2000
John H.B. LOCHHEAD 1952 – 1954
S.M. MacKECHNIE 1973 – 1976
Rev Archibald MACKENZIE 1952 – 1970
Susan MARTIN 1998 – 2001
T. Eric MILLER 1989 – 1995
Kenneth MONTGOMERIE 2003 – 2006
David REID 1992 – 1998
Angus RODGER 2012 – 2020*
Lord ROWALLAN 1948 – 1950
Stanley SARSFIELD 1998 – 2003
C. SHORE 1947 – 1948
John STRAWHORN 1971 – 1973
W.O.G. TAYLOR 1983 – 1988
R. WAITE 1979 – 1982
A. WILSON 1980 – 1982
SECRETARY
John H.B. LOCHHEAD 1947 – 1952
James W. FORSYTH 1952 (acting), 1953 – 1955
Angus F. SUTHERLAND 1956 – 1965
Robert Y. CORBETT 1965 – 1966
Thomas A. HENDRY 1966 – 1970
Ronald W. BRASH 1970 – 1974
R. WAITE 1974 – 1979
W.O.G. TAYLOR 1979 – 1980
R. WAITE 1980 – 1981
George E. SLEIGHT 1981 – 1988
Trevor MATHEWS 1988 – 2002
Sheena ANDREW 2002 – 2018
Denis RATTENBURY 2018 – 2023
Rob CLOSE 2024 –
TREASURER
A. KENNEDY 1947 – 1972
Ian L. HERD 1972 – 1989
Mrs Anne JOHNSTONE 1989 – 1999
Mair TILEY 1999 – 2012
Ian HOLLAND 2012 – 2024*
EDITOR
Thornton L. TAYLOR 1947 – 1949
Annie I. DUNLOP 1952 – 1957
Annie I. DUNLOP and John STRAWHORN
1958 -1972
John STRAWHORN and Allan LEACH
1972 – 1982
John STRAWHORN 1982 – 1985
John STRAWHORN and Trevor MATHEWS
1985 – 1991
John STRAWHORN, Trevor MATHEWS and David REID
1991 – 1997
Trevor MATHEWS and David REID
1997 – 1998
Editorial Committee after 1998; Publications Committee from 2001*
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Allan WILSON 1972 – 1982
Mary I.O. FROUD (1983, SLEIGHT)
1982 – 1988
Sheena M. STRUTHERS 1988 – 1998
Morag BRASH 1998 – 2008
Merry GRAHAM 2008 – 2020*
COMMITTEE
Kenneth M. ANDREW, Prestwick 1973 – 1981
Mrs Sheena M. ANDREW, Prestwick (Miss S.M. HALLEY until 1973)
1971 – 1982; 1989 – 2002; 2018-2020*
Mrs Wendy AXFORD, Minishant 1973 – 1980
James BAIN, Kilmarnock 1947 – 1948
David BAIRD, Irvine 1947 – 1948
Thomas BARCLAY, Stewarton 1976 – 1980
George H. BEER (Dalmellington &DCA) 1974 – 1977
John BEGGS, Ardrossan 1947 – 1950
W. BOTTOMLEY, Troon 1980 – 1987
Ronald W. BRASH, Ayr 1967 – 1970; 1974- 1976; 1986 – 1987
James BREEN, Kilmarnock 1948 – 1953
John E. BUCHAN, Ayr 1967 – 1980
Marion BUCHANAN, Irvine 2014 – 2018
John A. BUYERS, Poundland 1947 – 1948
John S. CALDER, Ayr 1954 – 1961
Sandra CAROLAN, Irvine (10, Troon; 14, Irvine)
2006 – 2020*
G. CLARK (Dalmaolkeran H&CS) 1977 – 1982
Rob CLOSE, Drongan 2000 – 2006
J. Murray COOK, Maybole 1983 – 2002
Guy S. COPELAND, Ayr 1973 – 1975
Robert Y. CORBETT, Ayr 1961 – 1965
Isobel CRAWFORD, Cumnock 1987 – 1993
David DEANS, Kilmarnock 1947 – 1953
Sarah M. DICKIE, Ayr 1976 – 1986; 1995 – 2014
Neil DICKSON, Troon 2012 – 2014
William J. DILLON, Troon (54/55, Ayr, 56/57, Kilbirnie)
1949 – 1973
Jean M. DIXON, Ayr 1952 – 1966
Sadie EASTON, (KDHG) 1980 – 1981
Ruth FLEMING, Prestwick 1980 – 1983
Mrs W. FORRESTER, Fenwick 1954 – 1960
Miss Margaret FOULDS, Prestwick 1967 – 1971; 1979 – 1988
James W. FORSYTH, Ayr 1947 – 1949; 1957 – 66
Miss P. FRIEL, Glasgow 1994 – 1998
Mary I.O. FROUD See Mary SLEIGHT
Ian GARDINER, Dunure 2006 – 2008
A.B. GAVIN (DDCA) 1977 – 1986
Maurice GIBBS, Dundonald 1985 – 1991
Marion Y. GIBSON, Kilmarnock 1953 – 1974
D. Graham GIRDWOOD, Ayr 1981 – 2007
Roland D. GOLIGHTLY, Prestwick (78/79, Kilmarnock; 92, Symington))
1973 – 1983; 1992 – 1994
Barbara GRAHAM, Kilmarnock 1979 – 1987
Merry GRAHAM, Ayr 2008 – 2020*
Dr E.G. HAGGERTY, Maybole 1992 – 2000
Miss Mary B.. HALL, Fairlie (1971, Largs & District HS)
1969; 1971 – 1983
R. HALL, Ayr 1983 – 1984
Marion HAMILTON, Ayr 1978 – 1980
Thomas HAMILTON, Fairlie 1953 – 1969
Josephine HAPPELL, Troon 1976 – 1978
John C. HART, Troon 1997 – 2004, 2005-2006
Edward HENDERSON, Cumnock 1953 – 1970
Thomas Alastair HENDRY, Darvel (63, Ayr)
1961 – 1965; 1970 – 1975; 1983 – 1992
Ian L. HERD, Ayr 1971 – 1972
I.L. HOLLAND, Ayr (74, Prestwick; 81, Ayr, 82, Prestwick)
1973 – 1975; 1976 – 1991
Ian W. HOLLAND, Ayr (04, Mossblown) 2003 – 2006
Lt-Col H.A. HOLME, Greenan 1947 – 1954
Mrs Catherine HUGHES, Abbey Society of Kilwinning
1971 – 1976
Commr G.H. HUGHES-ONSLOW, Barr 1948 – 1950
S. Leslie HUNTER, Ayr 1982 – 1988
W.B. IRVING, Dalmellington (1971, Ayr) 1955 – 1975; 1976 – 1983
Jane JAMIESON, Ayr (82, Glasgow; 98, Ayr; 00, Musselburgh; 01, Edinburgh)
1981 – 1984; 1998 – 2003
Mrs J.A.C. JAY (Abbey Society) 1984 – 1985
Mrs Anne JOHNSTONE, Kilmarnock 1988 – 1989; 1999 – 2000
Rev W. Gerald JONES, Kirkmichael 1987 – 2000
Owen KELLY, Saltcoats 1961 – 1973
James KENNEDY, Kilwinning 1969 – 1970; (Abbey Soc:) 1976 – 1983
Mrs Jean KENNEDY, Ayr 1988 – 1991
Bailie William S. LANHAM, Ayr 1947 – 1948; 1971 – 1973
William LAYHE, Ayr 1990 – 1995; 2003 – 2013
J.P. LIVINGSTONE, Ayr 1971 – 1975
Hugh LORIMER, Cumnock 1947 – 1954
Dane LOVE, Auchinleck 1999 – 2000, 2005 – 2008, 2012 – 2024*
A. McALLISTER, Ayr 1975 – 1983
David C. McCLURE, Ayr 1995 – 1999
Mrs V. Gabrielle McCRACKEN (KDHG) 1977 – 1980
John McCRINDLE, Dunure 1947 – 1949
S.M. MacKECHNIE, Ayr 1966 – 1982
Rev. Archibald MacKENZIE, Ayr 1947 – 1950
P.S. MACKIE, Prestwick 1954 – 1969
Jane MACLEAN, Glasgow 1984 – 1987
Alexander G. McLEOD, Darvel 1948 – 1954
Mrs L. McNAIR (DDCA) 1986 – 1989
Miss M. MACWILLIAM, Ayr 1966 – 1969
John W. MAINDS, Kilmarnock 1947 – 1974
Mrs Jennifer MARSHALL, Irvine 1991 – 1996
Susan A. MARTIN, Maybole 1994 – 1998; 2001 – 2009
Trevor MATHEWS, Ayr 1983 – 1985; 1987 – 1988; 2002 – 2011
T. Eric MILLER, Ayr 1987 – 1989; 1998 -1999
Anne MILLIGAN, Ayr 2018 – 2024*
Mrs B. MONTGOMERIE (KDHG) 1985 – 1986
Kenneth MONTGOMERIE, Coylton 1998 – 2014
Bruce MORGAN, Darvel 2000 – 2002
A. MORRIS, Ayr 1975 – 1976
I.C. MORRISON, I.C., Kilmarnock 1974 – 1976
Sarah O’DONOGHUE, Ayr 2003 – 2006
R.M. RAMAGE, Prestwick 1988 – 1989
Marion H. RAMSAY, Loans 1949 – 1950
William RAMSAY, Ardrossan 1952 – 1971
Denis RATTENBURY, Ayr 2013 – 2018
David REID, Ayr 1990 – 1992; 2000 – 2003
Elizabeth RENNIE, Ayr 1983 – 1988
Marion H. (or B.?) RICHMOND, Troon 1952 – 1975
Ian RIGGANS, Ayr 2015 – 2019
William ROACH, Ayr 1990 – 1993; 2003 – 2004
Margaret M. ROBERTSON, Prestwick 1948 – 1949
Angus W. RODGER, Fenwick (KDHG to 88/89)
1981 – 1984; 1987 – 2002; 2008 – 2011
Stanley SARSFIELD, Ayr 1993 – 1998; 2006 – 2016
Katherine SCOTT, Ardrossan 2016 – 2024*
John M. SHORT, Ayr 1952 – 1961
George E. SLEIGHT, Ayr 1980 – 1981; 1988 – 1989
Mary I.O. FROUD, Ayr, later SLEIGHT 1981 – 1982; 1988 – 1989
A. STANSFIELD (Abbey Soc) 1983 – 1984
James STEVENSON, Symington 1948 – 1955
John STRAWHORN, Newmilns (1964, Mauchline)
1947 – 1971; 1989 – 1995
Sheena STRUTHERS, Ayr 1980 – 1988; 1998 – 1999
William TANNOCK, Kilwinning 1971 – 1972
Thornton L. TAYLOR, Prestwick 1947 – 1948
W.O.G. TAYLOR, Ayr 1976 – 1979
A.S. TEMPLETON, Muirkirk 1948 – 1949
Mair TILEY, Ayr 1998 – 1999
Mrs M. TORRANCE (Abbey Society) 1985 – 1989
Robert URQUHART, Glasgow 1987 – 1998
David WATSON, Ayr 1956 – 1970; 1973 – 1976
A.M. WEIR, Irvine 1976 – 1980
Alastair WEIR, Kilwinning (15, Irvine) 2014 – 2020*
Christopher A. WHATLEY, Kilwinning 1975 – 1980
James S.C. WHYTE, Prestwick 1992 – 1998; 2000 – 2014
Allan WILSON, Ayr 1971 – 1978
A. WILSON, junior (KDHG) 1974 – 1976
Andrew WILSON, Ayr 1999 – 2010
James P. WILSON, Annbank 1947 – 1948
Miss Isa WRIGHT, Ayr 1969 – 1971
Billy YOUNG, Prestwick 2010 – 2024*
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