Thank you very much for solving this puzzle for me. The family I am looking into was from Helensburg and in my research I had come across Milligs as a place of birth, marriage or residence. One person happened to be a miller. When I read your reply, it just made a lot of things fit into place as far as the family I am researching and where they came from. Thanks very much! T. > Hello T > Milligs was the name of a portion of land within the Parish of Row > (later Rhu) on which there were farms and mill located more or less > in the geographical centre of what is now the town of Helensburgh. > Seemingly, in its very early days, near the end of the 18th century, the > new town which was being laid out there, feued out from about 1776) by Sir > James Colquhoun of Luss (the ground superior), was referred to as Milligs, > but was very soon given a name honouring Lady Helen Colquhoun (nee > Sutherland, 1717-1791), his wife. > The early feuing was, I believe, concentrated near the River Clyde and > the main highway (such as it was in those days) east to Dumbarton and > Glasgow beyond, so that the farm of Milligs did not immediately disappear. > Milligs Street in Helensburgh is, however, I think, the only reminder > today. Best wishes Arthur > > Arthur F. Jones > afjones@mailhost.sol.co.uk Looking for information on: O.C.H.I.L.T.R.E.E, M.c.C.r.i.g.h.t, G.r.e.g.o.r.y, B.i.s.h.o.p, M.c.I.n.t.y.r.e, L.e.n.n.o.x, G.o.r.d.o.n, T.u.r.n.e.r and L.e.i.t.h.