Film 2186043 parts 1-2 are not applications but Poor Assessment Rolls. These were the people who paid into the Irvine Parish Poor Relief Fund. As well as noted figures like the Earl of Eglinton, it also includes Accountants, Bankers, Blacksmiths, Booksellers, Captains, Clerks, Coalmasters, Colonels, Doctors, Drapers, Fleshers,Gardeners, Grocers, Hosiers, Hostelers, Innkeepers, Labourers, Lawyers, Mason, Milliners, Ministers, Nailers, Musicians, Painters, Provosts, Quarry Masters, Sailors, Sheriffs, Shoemakers, Shipowners, Tailors, Teachers, Weavers, Writers, Victuallers etc.

Basically anyone who paid into the parish poor relief fund was recorded. Payment was assessed on the property they owned or rented. You do not get as much information as in an application but you still get a lot of information including, name, occupation, address, rateable value etc of property etc. If you have ancestors in Irvine this is a must to search.   

2186043 parts 1 and 2 cover;

2186043-1 Irvine Poor Assessment Roll 1850
2186043-2 Irvine Poor Assessment Roll 1851-2

The Reference # given is the Page Number. The Rolls are also listed alphabetically.