I, too, would like to know more on this subject. My ancestor, James Patrick, was listed as a forester at Johnstone Castle, so I am curious about it all. Visited it in 1998, and it (the castle) has only a few walls standing, and if I remember correctly was surrounded by housing. Sandra. -----Original Message----- From: sct-renfrew-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-renfrew-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Perkes Sent: Saturday, 3 April 2010 8:11 AM To: SCT-RENFREW@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] HOUSTON Greetings, This is my first post to the Renfrew list. I too am interested in the Houston family who lived in Johnstone Castle because I have an ancestor, Jessie Polson whose marriage record of 1873 in Glasgow states she was working as a domestic at Johnstone Castle. After reading a little about the Houstons and Johnstone castle on a few sites, including the one below, I see that my ancestor must have been working for the last laird, George Ludovic Houston, and his family. I'd very much like to learn more about the Houstons, their involvement in the cotton industry and coal mining, the castle itself, the working conditions of their servants, etc. http://www.johnstonecastle.org/documents/Johnstone%20Castle%20Brochure.p df Regards, Carolyn (Montreal Quebec) *************************************************************** http://wikimapia.org/2030685/LocheedTower There were probably several with this name Cheers!!! Don Muirhead Port Dover, ON CA -----Original Message----- From: sct-renfrew-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-renfrew-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brian Keanie Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:18 PM To: sct-renfrew@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-RENFREW] HOUSTON The 1891 census shows George Ludovic Houston as being 44 years of age living in Johnstone Castle making him born about 1847. Wilkipedia meantime states that George Ludovic Houston as the Laird of Johnstone donated land for the two squares in 1782 which suggest that there were two George Ludovic Houstons. Could someone please shed whatever light might be available on this/ these gents. Thanks ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-RENFREW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Sandra, This is fascinating. I will write to the Johnstone Learning Centre. Perhaps someone there can give us some clues. It seems a few people in the community have written some accounts. Johnstone Castle Learning Centre, Pine Crescent, Johnstone, PA5 0BX http://www.johnstonecastle.org/documents/Johnstone%20Castle%20Brochure.pdf Carolyn On 2-Apr-10, at 6:16 PM, Sandra Beckett wrote: > I, too, would like to know more on this subject. My ancestor, James > Patrick, was listed as a forester at Johnstone Castle, so I am curious > about it all. Visited it in 1998, and it (the castle) has only a few > walls standing, and if I remember correctly was surrounded by housing. > > Sandra. > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-renfrew-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-renfrew-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Perkes > Sent: Saturday, 3 April 2010 8:11 AM > To: SCT-RENFREW@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] HOUSTON > > Greetings, > > This is my first post to the Renfrew list. > > I too am interested in the Houston family who lived in Johnstone > Castle because I have an ancestor, Jessie Polson whose marriage record > of 1873 in Glasgow states she was working as a domestic at Johnstone > Castle. After reading a little about the Houstons and Johnstone castle > on a few sites, including the one below, I see that my ancestor must > have been working for the last laird, George Ludovic Houston, and his > family. > > I'd very much like to learn more about the Houstons, their involvement > in the cotton industry and coal mining, the castle itself, the working > conditions of their servants, etc. > > http://www.johnstonecastle.org/documents/Johnstone%20Castle%20Brochure.p > df > > Regards, > > Carolyn (Montreal Quebec) > > ***************************************************************