Bill Kelly wrote: <snip> I checked the census return and found that Bernard Herbert and his family lived at Newmill Cottage. Does anyone know where that is? I imagine somewhere near the town of Wigtown. <Snip> Hi Bill, Newmills, or Newmilns, lies between the north side of the Bladnoch river and the B733 from Wigtown to Kirkcowan. It is in the parish of Wigtown and just 2 miles west of the town of Wigtown. It is currently a small farm only, but once had a "Farina Mill". That implies that it ground grain or legumes. Other list members may be able to elaborate. One of my father's cousins farmed there for a short period around WW2. Newmill Cottage may be the farmhouse, or an additional house on or close to the farm. Again, other listers may be able to advise on that. Half a mile upstream, (west), was the Torhouse Mill, which was a corn (grain) mill. My g'grandfather's brother was the miller there during the 1860s, 70s and 80s. There is now a trout farm immediately downstream of the old Torhouse Mill site. The chap who developed the trout farm lives in what used to be the miller's residence. When I visited there in 2004, he directed me to the ruins of the mill, and explained how he redirected the old lade, which brought water to the wheel of the mill, to provide water for the trout farm. This water comes from a small burn, rather than the Bladnoch river. Between Torhouse Mill and Newmilns, there was a Waulkmill, or flax mill. Regards, Bruce