Hi ! WELL, my LINDSAY ancestors lived and owned "Ravenshall" for at least three generations of Lindsays. My Grandmother was married there and her Father was the owner. In those times, I believe it was an INN I have a book called Exploring Scotland;s heritage, in which it states that it was thought to originally be the gatekeepers house for the KIRKDALE HOUSE. In modern times I think it was turned into a bed and breakfast. It should be easy to find in any touristy brochure, It is south of Glasgow. I believe it was approximately 1 mile north up the coast from Gatehouse of Fleet,KKD, and believed to be where the smugglers caves were. I have a bit of literature on it, but I have a vision problem, I can see ,but it is difficult to type long passages. Ask at Dumfries and Galloway Genealogy Society, I am sure they know all about it. Feel free to write again. Barbara (Harper) Logan. [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine O'Regan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 1:15 PM 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