I wonder if anyone can help me find the location of a place called Unthank in the Parish of Kilbirnie?  It looks like Unthank on the birth registration of my Isabella McLELLAN in 1857. I am also searching for Braehead in Beith nearby in Renfrew. I think it is a street but cannot find it on a map.  It was given as the birthplace of the above Isabella's brother John in 1854. Thank you for any help that I can get. Anne Maye

Hello Anne, There is a ebook that gives some explanation of the name that you might want to read through. "Ayrshire and Galloway Archaeological Association - History - 1880 I.— NOTICE OF A CRANNOG IN THE LOCH OF KILBIRNIE.1 THIS loch of Kilbirnie is ... and a small farm at its north-west corner is called the " Unthank," http://books.google.ca/books?id=MSgLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=unthank+kil birnie+farm&source=bl&ots=zXrhkUeeyJ&sig=ipjVpOnQhdYfMOr-iOS28tmbJ7o&hl=en&e i=jCzXS-7OCI3ssgP5qZXEAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBQQ6AE wBA#v=onepage&q=unthank%20kilbirnie%20farm&f=false Regards Linda Nordby ___________________________________________ I wonder if anyone can help me find the location of a place called Unthank in the Parish of Kilbirnie?  It looks like Unthank on the birth registration of my Isabella McLELLAN in 1857. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message