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From: "David Meldrum" <>
Subject: Re: NEWAL(L) in Dumfries - 1580-1680
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 20:45:14 +0100


Ed,

I have an interest in NEWALLs in Dumfries, but so far have only managed to
trace back, and then with some uncertainty, to William NEWALL who married
Issobell MAXWELL in May 1641.

I would be most interested to see if we have any common ground.

Regards,

David Meldrum.


-----Original Message-----
From: Edward H.Thompson <>
To: <>
Date: 03 May 2001 12:52
Subject: NEWAL(L) in Dumfries - 1580-1680


>I have been collecting notes on the Newal(l) families in Dumfries
>(and nearby) from the Privy Council Register, roughly between 1580
>and 1680. There are also some passing references in them to other
>families such as Corsan, Young and McBrair, so I thought they
>might be of reasonably general interest to the list. They give at
>least some impression of the independence of the people and the
>burgh at that time, and can be found at:
>
>http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~ehthomps/fhs.html
>
>This is also bait, as I am hoping to get some help from the list with
>John Newal, a notary, born about 1592. Anyone know where, or of
>whom?
>
>Ed Thompson
>
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