I think it is Ravensworth (or Kirkby Ravensworth in full?) where my family (Coates and Fenwick etc.) come from.  It is near Richmond. Robin McConnell --- On Sun, 11/10/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [YORKSHIRE] Sounds like Ravenswood, in Yorkshire? To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 11 October, 2009, 9:40 PM This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: krchoy Surnames: Roberts Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.yks.general/15394/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have two Queensland Source documents with place of birth for William Roberts. The earlier entry states "Ravenswood, Yorkshire, England" while the second states "Richmond, Yorkshire, England". I've tried squinting hard and I still can't make the first Yorkshire look like Berkshire. So, is there somewhere near Richmond that might sound like Ravenswood. Do the folks from there have a strong accent perhaps? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message