Pardon me for butting in, but my 3rd Great Grandfather was stated as from Hawkhead Mills. He was a weaver./ Later a lady wrote to tell me that it was land once owned by the Earl of Ross, I believe. She said she grew up in that region. And there is only the remnants of the mill still there, but may be a Hawkhead Road. Sorry, I don't have the ladies address off hand. Maybe this will help. It is near Paisley and Glasgow, and I have seen it on some maps Barbara in BC [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.M.de Montalk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [Renfrew] places > Dear Bill, > > What did you want to know about them? I can tell you that Hawkwead should > probably be Hawkhead, and a lot of land around Barrhead was originally owned > by Lord Ross of Hawkhead, including the mill which my Dunlop ancestors > worked. Later through marriage it passed into the ownership of the Earls of > Glasgow. > > Have you tried a Google search? There's quite a lot of information. > > Regards, > Jeanette. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "william baxter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 4:21 AM > Subject: [Renfrew] places > > > > Hi > > Can anyone help me with these places taken from 1830"s Directories of > > Paisley and surrounding area"s. > > 1) Barrhead Seminary,Barrhead. > > 2) Hawkwead, Houstoun. > > 3) Hardgate, Houstoun. > > cheers > > Bill. > > > > >