Thankyou for looking all that up. YEs these are my ancestors. I have long wondered about Thomas' birth date - there is only one that is near it in Yorkshire and that is in Selby in 1786. He died at the age of 59 in 1845 which would place him in that year.... do you think that would be more accurate than the 1841 census which rounded up its dates? Kind regards, Katherine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Muirhead" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] "Ravenshall" > Katherine, > > Ravenshall is a frequently used place name, I've run across it several > times on > both John Ainslie's and John Thomson's pre 1898 Ordnance maps in many > parishes. > Not as common as Crosshill, Crosshall or Crosshouse, but still common > enough. > > A quick peek at the 1841 census shows the family living at 90 West Street > in > Gorbals. > > Piece: SCT1841/644 Place: Gorbals -Lanarkshire Enumeration District: 99 > Civil Parish: Gorbals Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Gorbals > Folio: 98 Page: 1 > Address: 90 West Street > > Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks > NEWTON Thos M 52 Iron Moulder England > NEWTON Helen F 42 Lanarkshire > NEWTON Mary F 18 Lanarkshire > NEWTON Ann F 16 Lanarkshire Page: 98/2 > NEWTON Sarah F 14 Outside Census County (1841) > NEWTON Thos M 12 Outside Census County (1841) > NEWTON Helen F 8 Lanarkshire > NEWTON Hanah F 5 Lanarkshire > NEWTON John M 3 Lanarkshire > BROWN Elizabeth F 18 Female Servant Outside Census County (1841) > > There also happens to be a Thomas Newton who married Helen McLoun > 01-JUL-1822 > in Glasgow. The only Thomas Newton and a "Helen" tying the knot so to > speak, > within the time span of Mary's birth. Scot's People should be able to > verify > and clear this up. You might also wish to check the 1851 and 1861 census > as > well. > > The IGI also shows a couple of Thomas Newton's being born in Yorkshire, > one in > 1791 the other 1785. If the enumerator of the 1841 census got it right > then > the 1791 would make sense providing of course all the births of a Thomas > Newton > in Yorkshire during this period were captured and transcribed. > > Cheers!!! > > Don Muirhead > Port Dover, ON CA > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >