Thanks Barbara I know that Hawkhead there is the cemetary there i used to work in Paisley.I found Hawkhead,Houstoun but can"t find the other two queries. Bill ======================================== Message Received: Jul 19 2006, 11:05 PM From: "barb" To: [email protected] Cc: Subject: Re: [Renfrew] placesHAWKHEAD 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" To: 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" > To: > 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. > > > > >