Hi Jean... Thanks for the information. It is known that "JR's" (who was born in Indiana, btw) father was born in Paisley, Scotland and his mother was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Richard and Annabelle (the parents) met while attending Glasgow University as students. Several years after their marriage the came to America, landing in Philadelphia. Eventually they ended up in Seymour, IN after brief stops in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville and Jeffersonville. Dave.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Brocklebank" <jeanbean@baymoon.com> To: <SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: July 17, 2003 11:27 Subject: Re: [Renfrew] Montgomery/ Paisley > > > From: "Dave Eaton" <deeaton@starpower.net> > > > My wife's GGGGF was James Renwick Montgomery. His father was from > > Paisley. A group of us where wondering where the name "Renwick" came > > from (he had named his first born Ewing Renwick) as we have not been > > able, to date, to find a link to a family Renwick. Would anyone on The > > List know if there is a place in Scotland by the name of 'Renwick'? > ________________ > > Hi Dave ~ > > For many years I was so delighted to know that my great grandfather, James > BROCKLEBANK, was born in Scotland (Johnstone, Paisley) and married a > Scottish lass, Barbara MCCGOWAN, whose mother was Barbara MCAULAY. Great > grandfather so loved Scotland (and had the accent to go with his love) that > after the Brocklebank and McGowan families emigrated to North Grafton, > Massachusetts to run a linen thread business there, he returned many times > to visit his beloved Scotland. > > I always thought my great grandfather was Scottish through and through. > Then, through genealogy I learned that the BROCKLEBANKS were from England! > At least as far back as I am now: gggg grandfather John Brocklebank from > Hawshead in the Lake District. At first I was terribly disappointed. > England? Enemy of Scotland? Horrors! Then I read the history of the Lake > District (it is north west England, as close to the Scottish border as one > can get!) and learned that its original people came from the Norse through > Ireland. I am learning more each day and am now quite proud and happy of > both the knowledge of my unScottish-sounding Brocklebank. Besides, I still > have all that McGowan, McAulay and McLachlan blood in me veins! > > My point? I think you might do some checking in England for your wife's > James Renwick Montgomery, old chap!!! > > All the best, > Jean Brocklebank > > > ==== SCT-RENFREW Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************************** > To search the archived lists, including this list go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/search.html >