Hello Katherine, The only Ravenshall I can find in the 1881 Lowland Census is in Kirkudbright. Please see below . Regards, John Carswell. Interests Carswell ,Howie,Stevenson, Gemmell, McKay, farmers ,Neilston Parish.Also McLuckie. Dwelling: Ravenshall Bar Census Place: Kirkmabreck, Kircudbright, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224057 GRO Ref Volume 873 EnumDist 4 Page 12 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Elizabeth KELVIE OR FISHER W 96 F Anwoth, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Retired Soldiers Widow Dwelling: Ravenshall Bar Census Place: Kirkmabreck, Kircudbright, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224057 GRO Ref Volume 873 EnumDist 4 Page 12 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Mary MC CULLOCH W 67 F Balmaghie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Grocer Robert MC CULLOCH U 32 M Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Rel: Son Handicap: Imbecile Occ: Gardener (Unemployed) Dwelling: Ravenshall Inn Census Place: Kirkmabreck, Kircudbright, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224057 GRO Ref Volume 873 EnumDist 4 Page 12 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Jane (Miss) MC DONALD U 47 F Glen Urquhart, Inverness, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Innkeeper Maggie LINDSAY U 23 F Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Rel: Niece Occ: Joint Innkeeper John AIRLEY M 65 M Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: Ag Lab Dwelling: 17 Clifford St Census Place: Govan, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203685 GRO Ref Volume 646-1 EnumDist 13 Page 18 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John NEWTON M 44 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Soapmaker Master Emp 9 Men Jemima NEWTON M 44 F Laurieston, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Wife Thomas NEWTON U 20 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Accountant Jean R. NEWTON U 18 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Helen NEWTON 16 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Alexander W. NEWTON 13 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Jemima M. NEWTON 10 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Jessie NEWTON 7 F Broomhouse, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar John NEWTON 3 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Son Mary MC LERMAN U 22 F Islay Rel: Servant Occ: Cook ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine O'Regan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 8:15 AM Subject: [SCT-RENFREW] "Ravenshall" > Hello; I am a newby to the list and researching the name NEWTON. My gt > grandfather John Hall Newton came to NZ from Glasgow in 1884 and named > his > home, that of a former premier of NZ, in Wellington "Ravenshall" after a > house "south of Glasgow". I wonder if any of the listers can recall a > house > of that name. > > Originally we believed that the name was from a family home in Yorkshire > from whence John Halls father, Thomas Newton came, but on reading my > mothers > diaries recently she revealed that the name came from a house "south of > Glasgow." The Newtons lived in and around the Gorbals in the mid to late > 1800's. Thomas Newton had been an Ironfounder/moulder and John Hall Newton > became a soap manufacturer both in Glasgow and in Scotland. JHN's brother > in > law Alexander WHITELAW was also a soap manufacturer and his older brother > Thomas jnr was a brass founder near Gourock. > I am trying to find this house! > Many thanks, > Katherine O'Regan nee Newton > New Zealand. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Dear John, Many thanks for replying to my query - the entries uyou sent me tie in with some information I already have but thank you for your effort. And yes the John Hall 1881 census is my ancestor:-) I believe there may be a Ravenshall near Eaglesham..........? Katherine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Carswell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] "Ravenshall" > Hello Katherine, > > The only Ravenshall I can find in the 1881 Lowland > Census is in Kirkudbright. Please see below . > > Regards, > > John Carswell. Interests Carswell > ,Howie,Stevenson, Gemmell, McKay, farmers ,Neilston Parish.Also McLuckie. > > Dwelling: Ravenshall Bar > Census Place: Kirkmabreck, Kircudbright, Scotland > Source: FHL Film 0224057 GRO Ref Volume 873 EnumDist 4 Page > 12 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Elizabeth KELVIE OR FISHER W 96 F Anwoth, Kirkcudbright, Scotland > Rel: Head > Occ: Retired Soldiers Widow > > Dwelling: Ravenshall Bar > Census Place: Kirkmabreck, Kircudbright, Scotland > Source: FHL Film 0224057 GRO Ref Volume 873 EnumDist 4 Page > 12 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Mary MC CULLOCH W 67 F Balmaghie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland > Rel: Head > Occ: Grocer > Robert MC CULLOCH U 32 M Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbright, Scotland > Rel: Son Handicap: Imbecile > Occ: Gardener (Unemployed) > > Dwelling: Ravenshall Inn > Census Place: Kirkmabreck, Kircudbright, Scotland > Source: FHL Film 0224057 GRO Ref Volume 873 EnumDist 4 Page > 12 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Jane (Miss) MC DONALD U 47 F Glen Urquhart, Inverness, Scotland > Rel: Head > Occ: Innkeeper > Maggie LINDSAY U 23 F Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbright, Scotland > Rel: Niece > Occ: Joint Innkeeper > John AIRLEY M 65 M Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Scotland > Rel: Serv > Occ: Ag Lab > > Dwelling: 17 Clifford St > Census Place: Govan, Lanark, Scotland > Source: FHL Film 0203685 GRO Ref Volume 646-1 EnumDist 13 > Page > 18 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > John NEWTON M 44 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Head > Occ: Soapmaker Master Emp 9 Men > Jemima NEWTON M 44 F Laurieston, Stirling, Scotland > Rel: Wife > Thomas NEWTON U 20 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Son > Occ: Accountant > Jean R. NEWTON U 18 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Occ: Scholar > Helen NEWTON 16 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Occ: Scholar > Alexander W. NEWTON 13 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Son > Occ: Scholar > Jemima M. NEWTON 10 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Occ: Scholar > Jessie NEWTON 7 F Broomhouse, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Occ: Scholar > John NEWTON 3 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland > Rel: Son > Mary MC LERMAN U 22 F Islay > Rel: Servant > Occ: Cook > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Katherine O'Regan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 8:15 AM > Subject: [SCT-RENFREW] "Ravenshall" > > >> Hello; I am a newby to the list and researching the name NEWTON. My gt >> grandfather John Hall Newton came to NZ from Glasgow in 1884 and named >> his >> home, that of a former premier of NZ, in Wellington "Ravenshall" after a >> house "south of Glasgow". I wonder if any of the listers can recall a >> house >> of that name. >> >> Originally we believed that the name was from a family home in Yorkshire >> from whence John Halls father, Thomas Newton came, but on reading my >> mothers >> diaries recently she revealed that the name came from a house "south of >> Glasgow." The Newtons lived in and around the Gorbals in the mid to late >> 1800's. Thomas Newton had been an Ironfounder/moulder and John Hall >> Newton >> became a soap manufacturer both in Glasgow and in Scotland. JHN's brother >> in >> law Alexander WHITELAW was also a soap manufacturer and his older brother >> Thomas jnr was a brass founder near Gourock. >> I am trying to find this house! >> Many thanks, >> Katherine O'Regan nee Newton >> New Zealand. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >