I've been researching the lady above and have hit a dead end.  Am wondering if any of you have suggestions for where to look next. Jean Johnston, wife of John Foster. Jean born Paisley Burgh/Low Paisley, I THINK either 1760 or 1764.  I have two Jean Johnstons who could be "my" Jean Johnston.  Appears she was born on /lived at a farm named Barhead/Barrhead.   Husband John Foster born ~1764. It appears John Foster died somewhere between 1784-1788, and then Jean re-married William Foster sometime around 1787-1788. . . . unless there really are two Jean Johnstons living in the same area at about the same time, which wouldn't be unheard of. At this point Scotland's People and the OPRs have no more information to give me.  I'm wondering if anyone knows of a record of monumental in scriptions for the Paisley/Renfrew area.  Of course, I have no idea of where they were buried, but if a record exists, I could comb that for a potential lead.  My mother and I will be in the area in early October and can look in person at that time, but at this point I don't even know if any record of gravestone inscriptions exists. If it does, perhaps we can get a copy through the LDS church over here (western USA) and look before we go.  Otherwise, we can check when we get to Scotland. Any help much appreciated. Carol Dunford "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -- James D. Nicoll "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -- James D. Nicoll

Hi Barrhead is a village ...a town now .... south west of glasgow. There are MIs for Renfrewshire published in 2 volumes. There is also a list of burials for some parishes ...that's available on CD ...both available from the Renfrewshire family history society. You should also be able to use them at the Museum in Paisley when you're over. Irene On 1 August 2010 21:15, Carol Dunford <CSDunford@comcast.net> wrote: > > > I've been researching the lady above and have hit a dead end. Am wondering > if any of you have suggestions for where to look next. > > > > Jean Johnston, wife of John Foster. > Jean born Paisley Burgh/Low Paisley, I THINK either 1760 or 1764. I have > two Jean Johnstons who could be "my" Jean Johnston. Appears she was born on > /lived at a farm named Barhead/Barrhead. > > Husband John Foster born ~1764. > > It appears John Foster died somewhere between 1784-1788, and then Jean > re-married William Foster sometime around 1787-1788. . . . unless there > really are two Jean Johnstons living in the same area at about the same > time, which wouldn't be unheard of. > > > > At this point Scotland's People and the OPRs have no more information to > give me. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a record of monumental in > scriptions for the Paisley/Renfrew area. Of course, I have no idea of where > they were buried, but if a record exists, I could comb that for a potential > lead. My mother and I will be in the area in early October and can look in > person at that time, but at this point I don't even know if any record of > gravestone inscriptions exists. > > > > If it does, perhaps we can get a copy through the LDS church over here > (western USA) and look before we go. Otherwise, we can check when we get to > Scotland. > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > Carol Dunford > > > > "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that > English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; > on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them > unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -- James D. Nicoll > > > > > "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that > English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; > on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them > unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -- James D. Nicoll > > ------------------------------- > 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