I have the following from OPR. Does anyone have any connection? Bill Caddell Note: date = YYYYMMDD, otherwise approximate. - -------------------------------------------- Alexander Cadell :b. 1715, SCT m. 17410209, Walls & Flotia, Orkney, SCT Catharine Millar :b. 1720, SCT - -------------------------------------------- Edward Caddel :b. 1750, SCT m. 1773, SCT Anne Hourston :b. 1755, SCT Children: 1. Edward :c. 17750109, Stromness, Orkney, SCT - ------------------------------------------- Isobell Caddell :b. 1645, SCT m. 16650416, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, SCT Jon Hottite :b. 1640, SCT - ------------------------------------------- James Caddel :b. 1745, SCT m. 17581215, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, SCT Barbara Kinnaird :b. 1750, SCT - --------------------------------------------

Could someone please point me in the correct direction to find information about British Army presence in India circa 1877. Thanks. Bruce papabruce@home.com

My surname is Worke. My grandfather , Henry Lesslie Gladstone Worke was born in India circa 1877 where his father was a British officer. Henrys' family came from the Orkney Islands. He was educated in Victoria College in the Island of Jersy. He had a brother named Frank but no other known siblings. Henry emigrated to Canada about 1908 with his wife Margaret Lindsay Worke nee Turnbull. He died in Alberta, Canada, May 6th, 1939 at age 62. Henrys' grandmother was a first cousin to William Ewart Gladstone, a noted British Prime Minister. Any help with a connection ? Thanks. Bruce Worke papabruce@home.com

Hi All, Looking for any info on : ROBERT SPENCE and WILLIAMINA SINCLAIR mar. OCT 23rd 1832 in EDAY and PHARAY and OCT 24rth in KIRKWALL and ST. OLA I am presumming that these two marriages are one and the same. Perhaps they had marriage ceremonies in two places (?) Any further info. would be greatly appreciated. TIA Catherine in wet and cold Alabama

This set of 2 is the LAST posting of these census sheets. Orphir and Kirkwall are listed here. There were only extra sheets for Stromness, Orphir and Kirkwall. - all 28 sheets are posted now. Access them via the threaded archive for Rootsweb. Ask any questions you may, I'll give you my best shot ! Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma Orphir : Daisy Cottage - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows William HALCRO - head - mar - 49 yrs - House Carpenter - bn Orphir Maggie HALCRO - wife - mar - 54 yrs - Carpenter's wife - bn Stromness William HALCRO - son - unm - 16 yrs - Farm Labourer - bn Orphir Edith F HALCRO - dau - 11 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir Maggie HALCRO - dau - 8 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir (partially blind) Lerquay - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Margaret LENNIE - head - widow - 57 yrs - Farmer's widow - bn Orphir Magnus LENNIE- son - unm - 15 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir Margaret LENNIE - dau - unm - 27 yrs - Working at Home - bn Orphir Cottage - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Mary HALCRO - head - unm - 60 yrs - Hireling - bn Orphir William SMITH - (blank for relationship)- unm - 14 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir Lerquay - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Jane FLETT - head - unm - 46 yrs - Hireling - bn Orphir Chinegar - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Barbara HARVEY - head - widow - 75 yrs - Farmer's widow - bn Orphir Thomas LENNIE - son-in-law - mar - 40 yrs - Mason - bn Orphir Maria LENNIE - dau - mar - 32 yrs - Mason's wife - bn Orphir Robert WATSON - Grand-son - unm - 15 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Orphir Maggie LENNIE - grand-dau - 11 mo bn Orphir Burnside - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Alexander BALLANTYNE - head - mar - 42 yrs - Farmer - bn Orphir Jane BALLANTYNE - wife - mar - 44 yrs - Farmer's wife - bn Shapinshay Mary Ann BALLANTYNE - dau - 14 yrs - at Home - bn Kirkwall Alexander BALLANTYNE - son - 12 yrs - at Home - bn Kirkwall Jessei Agnus BALLANTYNE - dau - 10 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall John BALLANTYNE - son - 8 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Margaret BALLANTYNE - dau - 6 yrs - bn Kirkwall William BALLANTYNE - son - 2 yrs - bn Kirkwall Kirkwall : 10 Wellington Street - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows James ANGUS - head - mar - 54 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Sanday Jane ANGUS - wife - mar - 50 yrs - bn Stronsay James ANGUS - son - unm - 19 yrs - Blacksmith's apprentice - bn Kirkwall Georgina ANGUS - dau - 14 yrs - Domestic Servant - bn Kirkwall Annie ANGUS - dau - 12 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Margaret ANGUS - dau - 9 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall 10 Wellington Street - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Margaret WILSON - head - widow - 70 yrs - bn Stennes 12 Wellington Street - had 6 rooms with 1 or more windows Robert REID - head - mar - 58 yrs - Leather Merchant & Boot & Shoemaker - bn Kirkwall Jane REID - wife - mar - 52 yrs - bn Kirkwall 14 & 16 Wellington Street - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows John TAIT - head - mar - 53 yrs - Grocer - bn Sanday Mary TAIT - wife - mar - 52 yrs - bn Eday Maggie SWANNIE - sister-in-law - unm - 35 yrs - Formerly Domestic Servant - bn Eday 18 Wellington Street - George FLETT - head - mar - 69 yrs - Grocer - bn Birsay Jane FLETT - wife - mar - 58 yrs - bn Walls William FLETT - son - unm - 30 yrs - Tailor - bn Kirkwall Jane Ann FLETT - dau - unm - 27 yrs - Millener - bn Kirkwall George FLETT - son - unm - 21 yrs - Tailor bn Kirkwall Ellen FLETT - dau - unm - 19 yrs - bn Kirkwall Isabella M LITTLE - Grand-dau - 4 yrs - bn England, Surrey 18 Wellington Street - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Donald WORK - head - mar - 31 yrs - Joiner - bn Sanday Mary Ann WORK - wife - mar - 24 yrs - bn Kirkwall John WORK - son - 4 yrs - bn Kirkwall William J WORK - son - 3 yrs - bn Kirkwall Marion WORK -dau - 1 yr - bn Kirkwall

Here is the 'Next to the Last' posting with sheets of the Census extras I copied at the Kirkwall Library. These 2 are for Orphir Parish, I was searching for HALCRO, WILSON, or GROUNDWATER. - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma Orphir : Orakirk - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows David PIERIE(could be PIRIE, the center E has a line through it, but it could be unintentional) - head - mar - 41 yrs - Farmer - bn Aberdeenshire An PIERIE - wife - mar - 35 yrs - bn Aberdeenshire Mary M PIERIE - dau - 5 yrs - bn Orphir An L PIERIE - dau - 3 yrs - bn Orphir Gavin JOHNSTON - servant - unm - 19 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Stennes Alex CRAGIE - servant - 14 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Stennes Mary BALLANTYNE - visitor - mar - 40yrs - Farmer's wife - bn Aberdeenshire Mary J BALLANTYNE - daur - 4 yrs - bn Evie Halcro's Cottage - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Benjamin HALCRO - head - widr - 93 yrs - Retired Farmer - bn Orphir Ann HALCRO - dau -unm - 51 yrs - Housekeeper - bn Orphir Sinclair's Cottage - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows James SINCLAIR - head - mar - 63 yrs - Mason - bn Stromness Margaret SINCLAIR - wife - mar - 58 yrs - Mason's wife - bn Orphir John CHEYNE - grandson - 2 yrs - bn Edinburgh Dalry(?) Break - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Jean ROBERTSON - head - unm - 51 yrs - Farmer - bn Orphir Ellen ROBERTSON - sister - unm - 62 yrs - At Home - bn Orphir Isebella ROBERTSON - sister - unm - 53 yrs - Pauper-Deaf and Blind - bn Orphir MidQuoy - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows James FLETT - head - mar - 41 yrs - Farmer - bn Orphir JeanFLETT - wife - mar - 50 yrs - Farmer's wife - bn Orphir James FLETT - son - 15 yrs - Farmar's Son - bn Stromness Williamina FLETT- dau - 12 yrs - Scholar - bn Stromness John R FLETT - son - 9 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir William FLETT - son - 6 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir Free Manse - had 9 rooms with 1 or more windows David GILLIES - head - mar - 42 yrs - Minister of Orphir F. C. - bn Stirlingshire, St. Ninians Janet GILLIES - wife - mar - 46 yrs - Minister's wife - bn Lanarkshire, Lesmahagow Jessie STEELE - dau - 10 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir Mary McLARSEN(LOREN?) - dau - 7 yrs - Scholar - bn Orphir Margaret McLARSEN(LOREN) - dau - 5 yrs - bn Orphir Ann TULLOCK - Servant - unm - 16 yrs - General Servant - bn Firth Toyness - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows James THOMISON - head - mar - 62 yrs - Farmer - bn Flotta Margaret THOMISON - wife - mar - 60 yrs - Farmer's wife - bn Orphir John THOMISON -son - unm - 24 yrs - Mason -bn Orphir Swanbister House - had 22 rooms with 1 or more windows (no misprint - 22 !) Thomas MAXWELL - head - mar - 51 yrs - Farmer - bn Stronsay Barbara MAXWELL - wife - mar - 59 yrs - Farmer's wife - bn Stronsay Peter MAXWELL - son - unm - 20 yrs - Farmer's son - bn Stronsay Ellen FOTHERINGHAM - stepdau - unm - 31 yrs - Working At Home - bn Stronsay Margaret MOODY - Servant - unm - 30 yrs - General Servant (Domestic) - bn Sanday Annie GOAR - Servant - unm - 19 yrs - General Servant (Domestic) - bn Sanday Bothy(?) Swanbister - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Thomas MARWICK - head - unm - 34 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Orphir John CHALMERS - servant - unm - 22 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Aberdeen, Skine(?) George CAMPBELL - Servant - unm - 20 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Thurso Gerrysquare Langbanks - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows James HALCRO - head - mar - 70 yrs - Farmer - bn Orphir Jane HALCRO - wife - mar - 60 yrs - Farmer's wife - bn Orphir William HALCRO - son - unm - 23 yrs - Farm Servant - bn Orphir Jane HALCRO - dau - unm - 21 yrs - Farmer's dau - bn Orphir

In the Major Battles of Scotland @ http://www.highlanderweb.co.uk/battles.htm is listed: 1745 Prestonpans - Prince Charles (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and his army of 2,400 defeat Cope and his army of 3,000. 1746 Falkirk - Jacobites defeat the English governments troops. 1746 Culloden - The Jacobites with 4,900 men are massacred by Cumberland with 10,000 men. Since my ancestor (gggg grandfather) Andrew CADDELL departed Scotland in abt 1746 coming to America, I can't help but wonder if the military/government climate was what prompted him to leave. According to family tradition, he stowed away on a ship at the age of 14 after having an argument with his father when he exclaimed that he would go to America where there is freedom. I know nothing about his life or whereabouts of his family in Scotland, except it is thought that he lived in the vicinity of Edinburgh at the time. Once he arrived in America, after serving endentured service for his passage, I have been able to generally following his migration through the Carolinas to Alabama where he died. Trying to find any trace of him or his family has been an impossible task for the past 15 years. However, in doing so, I have learned much about Scottish history and its people during the early years in Scotland. Most contacts I've made have usually said they have never heard of the name, but were in the 1500s - 1700s throughout Caithness, Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Banffshire, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Lanarkshire, the Lothians and even Orkney and Shetland where the name was frequently found in early records. But were in the Nairn-Banff-shires as early as the 1050s. By the end of the Clearances most were gone from Scotland...to England, Ireland, Canada, Australia and America. I feel at a loss in not being able to check a census or other official record to find family, since mostly all I've been able to find is through the OPR, which todate has been inadequate. What other records exist that would be of benefit to me in my quest? My ponderings, Bill Caddell

The previous letter from Meg Greenwood to Mike Clouston was not meant for the list yet, it was generated in hitting Reply - I apologize !!! Nothing earth shaking included, but references to a living person in Orkney were not meant for public viewing - luckily I don't think she will ever know - Meg

Mike - THANKS - I really strained the grey matter over that one ! You might enjoy my first translation - Lamy Shak ! That enumerator used one of those ' t 's with no cross, just a kind of belated swoop up from the lower end of the t-stroke. And they used a ' k ' that was just like the t, but with a bit of a dash where the leg of the k should be. The 'ee ' was so near to an ' a ' that was almost closed at the top, I never considered ' e 's ! Suddenly, it just appeared as STREET ! The translation of ' Laing ' was not going to happen - NO DOT for the ' i ', and the ' m ' was perfect - I mean a really PERFECT ' m ' just like printed here. I appreciate your help on this one ! I will copy/paste and make corrections to a new posting for the Archives. - Meg Greenwood PS - I am still searching HALCRO / HALCROWs. There is one family member who has not shown up in America or Canada. A Margaret HALCROW is lost. How do locals respond to general mailings ? Is this a possibility for an acceptable method ? I have addresses for half a dozen HALCRO/Ws on the Mainland. If I keep it short, and to the point, would a 'Please help me find my Halcros" type letter be accepted by most, without insult ? Also - I have been very concerned about how to contact Mary GUNN. I think of her quite frequently, but have absolutely no idea of how to ask her to tell me (again) who she is related to. My Mother and I now think a phone call would be better than a letter, as we now find many of our elderly relatives do not write much, their hands are a bit shaky, and they are not confident to write. But the LOVE phone calls - I would like your opinion - she will not last forever, and I would like to know how she fits with our HALCROWs without invading her privacy.

Your guess of Long Street is not quite correct! It should be Laing (LAING) Street Kind regards Mike Clouston > -----Original Message----- > From: Gil Greenwood [mailto:finn@ionet.net] > Sent: 19 January 2000 07:28 > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ORKNEY] 1891 Census extras > > > More Kirkwall census listings. 2 sheets per posting, 6 > sheets left to > go. - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma (researching HALCROW, > WILSON, JOHNSTON, > GROUNDWATER, SHEARER, GUNN) > > Kirkwall: > > Junction Road - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > John BROWN - head - mar - 23 yrs - Saddler - bn St. Ola > Mary BROWN - wife - mar - 24 yrs - bn Eday > Mary L BROWN - dau - 1 yr - bn Kirkwall > > Junction Rd - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows > James REID - head - mar - 48 yrs - Carter - bn Stronsay > Elizabeth REID - wife - mar - 50 yrs - bn Burray > Robert REID - son - unm - 20 yrs - Stone Cutter - bn St Ola > William REID - son - unm - 17 yrs - Tailor - bn Shapinsay > Elizabth REID - dau - unm - 15 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > Peter REID - son - 11 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > > Junction Rd - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows > Elizabeth HUTCHISON- head - mar - 55 yrs - Wife of Seaman - > bn Kirkwall > Isabella HUTCHISON - dau - unm - 24 yrs - Dressmaker - bn Kirkwall > Eliza Jane HUTCHISON - dau - unm - 15 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > > Junction Rd - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows > James PEACE - head - unm - 53 yrs - Tailor - bn Sanday > Jessie PEACE - sister -unm - 40 yrs - Dressmaker - bn Sanday > > Junction Rd - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows > Thomas GIBSON - head - mar - 49yrs - Printer Pressman - bn Kirkwall > Isabella GIBSON - wife - mar - 43 yrs - bn Sanday > Thomas John GIBSON - son - unm - 17 yrs - Stationer's Assistant - bn > Kirkwall > James GIBSON - son - unm - 15 yrs - Apprentice's Clerk - bn Kirkwall > David R GIBSON - son - 12 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > Jessie GIBSON - dau - 8 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > Isabella GIBSON - dau - 6 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > > Junction Rd - had 1 room with 1or more windows > Laurina WILSON - head - wid - 34 yrs(?) - Knitter - bn > Shetland, Fair > Isle > Joann WILSON - dau - 9 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > Robina WILSON - dau - 7 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > Hannah WILSON - mother-in-law - wid - 65 yrs - bn Shetland, > Fair Isle > > Lamg Street (Sorry, but this is what it says, a local will have to > figure it out - it is in Enumeration dist 4, Kirkwall - if > anyone has > access to these originals, it is on sheet # 18) If I was > guessing, I > would guess Long Street. This enumerator wrote in the most > miniscule > chicken scratchings imaginable. All the streets on this sheet are > numbers on Long Street (or whatever it is) > > 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Long Street - uninhabited > > 6 Long Street - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows > John CROMARTY - head - unm - 34 yrs - Mason - bn Deerness > Margaret CROMARTY - sister - unm - 41 yrs - at home - bn Deerness > Jessie J CROMARTY - niece - 11 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall > > 6 Long Street - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > James CROMARTY - Lodger - unm - 23 yrs - Joiner & Cabinetmaker - bn > Deerness > Edwin(or Edison) A RITCH - Lodger - unm - 15 yrs - Grocer's > Apprentice - > bn Deerness > > 6 Long Street - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > William FOUBISHER - Lodger - unm - 19 - Cabinetmaker - bn Deerness > Robert FOUBISHER - Lodger - unm - 15 yrs - Grocer's Apprentice - bn > Deerness > > 6 Long Street - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows > James WILSON - head - widr - 68 yrs - Joiner and Undertaker - bn > Stromness > Helen Wilson - dau - unm - 34 yrs - at home - bn Kirkwall > > 6 Long Street - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > John WILSON - Lodger - unm - 17 yrs - Draper's Apprentice - Bn Firth > James RITCH - Lodger - unm - 19 yrs - Draper's Apprentice - > bn Deerness > > 8 Long Street - had 4 rooms with 1 or more windows > James M CROY - head - mar - 33 yrs - Draper - bn Sanday > Eliza S CROY - wife - mar - 34 (?) yrs - bn Kirkwall > Eliza CROY - dau - 6 yrs - bn Kirkwall > James M CROY - son - 4 yrs - bn Kirkwall > Jessie A CROY - dau - 2 yrs - bn Kirkwall > John R CROY - son - 1 mo - bn Kirkwall > > 10 Long Street - had 6 rooms with 1 or more windows > Jane S BRUCE - head - unm - 52 yrs - Teacher of Music - bn Kirkwall > Jessie A BRUCE - sister - unm - 42(49?) yrs - Teacher of Music - bn > Kirkwall > Eliza SPENCE(total guess - could be SHEARER) - servant - > unm - 44 yrs - > General Domestic Servant - bn Stromness > > > > > >

More Kirkwall census listings. 2 sheets per posting, 6 sheets left to go. - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma (researching HALCROW, WILSON, JOHNSTON, GROUNDWATER, SHEARER, GUNN) Kirkwall: Junction Road - had 1 room with 1 or more windows John BROWN - head - mar - 23 yrs - Saddler - bn St. Ola Mary BROWN - wife - mar - 24 yrs - bn Eday Mary L BROWN - dau - 1 yr - bn Kirkwall Junction Rd - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows James REID - head - mar - 48 yrs - Carter - bn Stronsay Elizabeth REID - wife - mar - 50 yrs - bn Burray Robert REID - son - unm - 20 yrs - Stone Cutter - bn St Ola William REID - son - unm - 17 yrs - Tailor - bn Shapinsay Elizabth REID - dau - unm - 15 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Peter REID - son - 11 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Junction Rd - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Elizabeth HUTCHISON- head - mar - 55 yrs - Wife of Seaman - bn Kirkwall Isabella HUTCHISON - dau - unm - 24 yrs - Dressmaker - bn Kirkwall Eliza Jane HUTCHISON - dau - unm - 15 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Junction Rd - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows James PEACE - head - unm - 53 yrs - Tailor - bn Sanday Jessie PEACE - sister -unm - 40 yrs - Dressmaker - bn Sanday Junction Rd - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows Thomas GIBSON - head - mar - 49yrs - Printer Pressman - bn Kirkwall Isabella GIBSON - wife - mar - 43 yrs - bn Sanday Thomas John GIBSON - son - unm - 17 yrs - Stationer's Assistant - bn Kirkwall James GIBSON - son - unm - 15 yrs - Apprentice's Clerk - bn Kirkwall David R GIBSON - son - 12 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Jessie GIBSON - dau - 8 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Isabella GIBSON - dau - 6 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Junction Rd - had 1 room with 1or more windows Laurina WILSON - head - wid - 34 yrs(?) - Knitter - bn Shetland, Fair Isle Joann WILSON - dau - 9 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Robina WILSON - dau - 7 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Hannah WILSON - mother-in-law - wid - 65 yrs - bn Shetland, Fair Isle Lamg Street (Sorry, but this is what it says, a local will have to figure it out - it is in Enumeration dist 4, Kirkwall - if anyone has access to these originals, it is on sheet # 18) If I was guessing, I would guess Long Street. This enumerator wrote in the most miniscule chicken scratchings imaginable. All the streets on this sheet are numbers on Long Street (or whatever it is) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Long Street - uninhabited 6 Long Street - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows John CROMARTY - head - unm - 34 yrs - Mason - bn Deerness Margaret CROMARTY - sister - unm - 41 yrs - at home - bn Deerness Jessie J CROMARTY - niece - 11 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall 6 Long Street - had 1 room with 1 or more windows James CROMARTY - Lodger - unm - 23 yrs - Joiner & Cabinetmaker - bn Deerness Edwin(or Edison) A RITCH - Lodger - unm - 15 yrs - Grocer's Apprentice - bn Deerness 6 Long Street - had 1 room with 1 or more windows William FOUBISHER - Lodger - unm - 19 - Cabinetmaker - bn Deerness Robert FOUBISHER - Lodger - unm - 15 yrs - Grocer's Apprentice - bn Deerness 6 Long Street - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows James WILSON - head - widr - 68 yrs - Joiner and Undertaker - bn Stromness Helen Wilson - dau - unm - 34 yrs - at home - bn Kirkwall 6 Long Street - had 1 room with 1 or more windows John WILSON - Lodger - unm - 17 yrs - Draper's Apprentice - Bn Firth James RITCH - Lodger - unm - 19 yrs - Draper's Apprentice - bn Deerness 8 Long Street - had 4 rooms with 1 or more windows James M CROY - head - mar - 33 yrs - Draper - bn Sanday Eliza S CROY - wife - mar - 34 (?) yrs - bn Kirkwall Eliza CROY - dau - 6 yrs - bn Kirkwall James M CROY - son - 4 yrs - bn Kirkwall Jessie A CROY - dau - 2 yrs - bn Kirkwall John R CROY - son - 1 mo - bn Kirkwall 10 Long Street - had 6 rooms with 1 or more windows Jane S BRUCE - head - unm - 52 yrs - Teacher of Music - bn Kirkwall Jessie A BRUCE - sister - unm - 42(49?) yrs - Teacher of Music - bn Kirkwall Eliza SPENCE(total guess - could be SHEARER) - servant - unm - 44 yrs - General Domestic Servant - bn Stromness

More of my 1891 census sheets. Copied sheets from Kirkwall, Stromness and Orphir parishes searching mainly for HALCROW, WILSON, - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma Kirkwall : 47 Victoria St - had 6 rooms with 1 or more windows James LEITH - head - mar - 52 yrs - Flesher bn So. Ronaldshay Mary LEITH - wife - mar - 53 yrs - bn Holm James LEITH - son - unm - 21 yrs - Flesher's Assistant - bn Kirkwall Rose A LEITH - dau - unm - 18 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Maggie A LEITH - dau - unm - 15 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Ann CROMARTY - visitor - 53 yrs - Farm Servant (unemployed)-bn So.Ronaldshay 47 Victoria St - had 7 rooms with 1 or more window William HOURSTON - head - widr - 71 yrs - Watchmaker - bn Kirkwall Jane HOURSTON - dau - unm - 40 yrs - bn Kirkwall Mary HOURSON - dau - unm - 36 yrs - bn Kirkwall Annie G HOURSTON - dau - unm - 29 yrs - bn Kirkwall Ann GARRIOCH - sister-in-law - unm - 60 yrs - bn Kirkwall 47 Victoria St - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Thomas MUIR - head - mar - 76 yrs - Farmer(unemployed) - bn Sanday Janet MUIR - wife - mar - 73 yrs - bn Sanday 47 Victoria St - had 2 rooms with 1 or more3 windows Janet BORWICK - head - unm - 61 yrs - Lodging Mistress - bn St. Ola 47 Victoria St - had 1 room with 1 or more windows John VOY - Lodger - unm - 19 yrs - Saddler's Apprentice - bn Sanday(St Ola?) James VOY - Lodger - unm - 15 yrs - Printer's Apprentice - bn St Andrews William SMITH - Lodger - unm - 16 yrs - Cartwright's Apprentice - bn St Andrews 47 Victoria St - had 1 room with 1 or more window Beekeeper temporarily absent - this line should have been blank, but enumerator wrote this note with no name 49 Victoria St - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Ann WALLACE - head - unm - 70 yrs - Millener(unemployed) - bn Kirkwall Mary A GARRIOCK - servant - unm - 33 yrs - Domestic Servant - bn Kirkwall 51 Victoria St - had 4 rooms with 1 or more window Robert CUMMINS - head - widr - 60 yrs - Mason - bn Kirkwall Barbara CUMMINS - dau - wid - 27 yrs - Housekeeper - bn Kirkwall Maggie H WILSON - Grand dau - 3 yrs - born Kirkwall 51 Victoria St - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows Jane HOURSTON - head - unm - 72 yrs - Seamstress(unemployed) - bn Kirkwall 53 Victoria St - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows William HOURSTON - head - mar - 54 yrs - Baker - bn Kirkwall Isabella HOURSTON - wife - mar - 40 yrs - born Firth Lizzie HOURSTON - dau - unm - 16 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall 53 Victoria St - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows Robert HALCROW - head - mar - 38 yrs - Draper - bn Kirkwall Elizabeth HALCROW - wife - mar - 34 yrs - bn Perthshire, Scone Annie D HALCROW - dau - 10 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Herbert P HALCROW - son - 5 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall John R HALCROW - son - 2 yrs - bn Kirkwall Isabella I HALCROW - dau - 1 yr - bn Kirkwall 53 Victoria St - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows Jane SUTHERLAND - wife - mar - 41 yrs - Sailor's wife - bn Firth Janet SUTHERLAND - dau - 13 yrs - Scholar - bn Firth William SUTHERLAND - son - 9 yrs - Scholar - bn Firth James SUTHERLAND - son - 6 yrs - Scholar - bn Firth Lilas SUTHERLAND - dau - 2 yrs - bn Firth 53 Victoria St - had 4 rooms with 1 or more windows William SWANNEY - head - mar - 49 yrs - Grocer - bn Eday Jane SWANNEY - wife - mar - 50 yrs - bn Kirkwall Robert SWANNEY - son - 12 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Charles E SWANNEY - son - 9 yrs - Scholar - bn Kirkwall Jane Ann WILSON - dau - unm - 27 yrs - Grocer's Assistant - bn Kirkwall 55 Victoria St - uninhabited 57 Victoria St - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Janet CRAIGIE - head - unm - 50 yrs - Grocer - bn Egilshay

> Thank you for all your work - I have not been following this too long and > therefore, I wondered if you had done any of the Islands, such as Sanday, > Eday or Rousay. The entire 1891 census of Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre is accessible from here: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/OKI/rousay/index.htm#Census and includes supplementary notations from the book "Rousay Roots" Bill Teschek teschek@alumni.unh.edu

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------BBD24FE5D27706ADB4F0B0C2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you for all your work - I have not been following this too long and therefore, I wondered if you had done any of the Islands, such as Sanday, Eday or Rousay. Thanks again. Joyce Meg Greenwood wrote: > Listers - some of you may remember when I started to post these extra > sheets of the 1891 census for some parishes in Orkney. Well, I will get > these these all listed today. These will arrive in a few separate > posts, so they will not be too long. These sheets are all from Kirkwall > and Orphir parishes. - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma > > Kirkwall St Ola > > This first entry was continued from the previous page. I don't have the > page. Will assume the address was as follows: > 2 Walls Close > Barbara WILSON - dau - 3 yrs born Kirkwall > Andrew WILSON - son - scholar - 13 years > > 3 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > James HARWICK - head - marr - 23 yrs old, Gen Labourer - born Egilshay > Isabella HARWICK - wife - 20 yrs - born Westray > James HARWICK - son - 8 months old born Westray > > 4 Walls Close - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows > William GRAY - head - mar - 48 yrs - Carter - born Rendall > Mary GRAY - wife - mar - 53 yrs - born St. Ola > > 5 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > Jane TULLOCK - head - unmar - 46 yrs - tailoress - born Westray > Mary TULLOCK - dau - 11 yrs - Scholar - born Westray > James WILSON - son - 6 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > Tomima WILSON - dau - 4 yrs - born Kirkwall > > 5 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > Anne DRIVER - head - unmar - 25 yrs - Living on Private means - born > Pharay > Peter SHEARER - son - 8 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > > 5 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > Margaret HALCROW - head - widow - age 80(or 90) - Knitter - born > Shetland Lerwick > > 7 Walls Close - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows > Thomas AITKEN - head - mar - 57 yrs - Baker - born Bicklow > Elizabeth AITKEN - wife - mar - 48 yrs - born Kirkwall > Thomas AITKEN - son - unm - 16 yrs - Printer's Apprentice - born > Kirkwall > Jessie AITKEN - dau - unm - 13 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > William AITKEN - son - 11 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > Esther AITKEN - dau - 8 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > Andrew AITKEN - son - 7 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > Alexina AITKEN - dau - 3 yrs - born Kirkwall > > 5 Fraser Close - ahad 1 room with 1 or more windows > John Barry THOMSON - head - mar - 52 yrs - General Labourer - bn So > Ronaldshay > Jean N THOMSON - wife - mar - 53 yrs - born So Ronaldshay > Peter GROAT - grandson - 4 yrs - born So. Ronaldshay > > 5 Fraser Close - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows > Hugh HUGGINS - head - mar - 34 yrs - Stone cutter and Builder - born > Rousay > Harriet G HUGGINS - wife - mar - 37 yrs - born Rousay > Hugh I HUGGINS - son - 12 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > James HUGGINS - son - 9 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > > 5 Fraser Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > Alexander MACKENZIE - head - mar - 57 yrs - Shepherd (retired) born > Sutherlandshire, Asynt(?) spoke Gaelic and Eng > Hellen MACKENZIE - wife - mar - 64 yrs - born Inverness - spoke Gaelic > and Eng. > > 5 Fraser Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > Margaret MILLER - head - widow - 66 yrs - knitter - born Shapinsay > > 8 Fraser Close - William GREIG - head - mar - 37 yrs - Baker - born St. > Ola > Jessie GREIG - wife - mar - 28 yrs - vorn St. Ola > William GRIEG - son - 4 yrs - born Kirkwall > John GRIEG - son - 2 yrs - born Kirkwall > Margaret GRIEG - dau - 1 yr - born Kirkwall > Herbert GRIEG - son - 1 month - born Kirkwall > > 8 Fraser Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows > John BORWICK - head - mar - 57 yrs - Rope Maker - born Kirkwall > Margaret BORWICK - wife - 63 yrs - born St. Ola > Thomas BORWICK - son - unm - 23 yrs - Rope Maker - born Kirkwall > Agnes HEADLE - Sister-in-law - widow - 57 yrs - Sicknurse (unemployed)- > born Shapinsay > > 8 Fraser Close - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows > Isabella WILSON - head - mar - 42 yrs - Sailor's Wife - born Kirkwall > Isabella WILSON - dau - unm - 18 yrs - Domestic Servant - born Kirkwall > James WILSON - son - 11 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > Robert WILSON - son - 6 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall > Agness WILSON - dau - 4 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall --------------BBD24FE5D27706ADB4F0B0C2 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="elphinsj.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for elphinsj Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="elphinsj.vcf" begin:vcard n:Elphinstone;Joyce x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:elphinsj@cadvision fn:Joyce Elphinstone end:vcard --------------BBD24FE5D27706ADB4F0B0C2--

Listers - some of you may remember when I started to post these extra sheets of the 1891 census for some parishes in Orkney. Well, I will get these these all listed today. These will arrive in a few separate posts, so they will not be too long. These sheets are all from Kirkwall and Orphir parishes. - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma Kirkwall St Ola This first entry was continued from the previous page. I don't have the page. Will assume the address was as follows: 2 Walls Close Barbara WILSON - dau - 3 yrs born Kirkwall Andrew WILSON - son - scholar - 13 years 3 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows James HARWICK - head - marr - 23 yrs old, Gen Labourer - born Egilshay Isabella HARWICK - wife - 20 yrs - born Westray James HARWICK - son - 8 months old born Westray 4 Walls Close - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows William GRAY - head - mar - 48 yrs - Carter - born Rendall Mary GRAY - wife - mar - 53 yrs - born St. Ola 5 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Jane TULLOCK - head - unmar - 46 yrs - tailoress - born Westray Mary TULLOCK - dau - 11 yrs - Scholar - born Westray James WILSON - son - 6 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall Tomima WILSON - dau - 4 yrs - born Kirkwall 5 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Anne DRIVER - head - unmar - 25 yrs - Living on Private means - born Pharay Peter SHEARER - son - 8 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall 5 Walls Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Margaret HALCROW - head - widow - age 80(or 90) - Knitter - born Shetland Lerwick 7 Walls Close - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows Thomas AITKEN - head - mar - 57 yrs - Baker - born Bicklow Elizabeth AITKEN - wife - mar - 48 yrs - born Kirkwall Thomas AITKEN - son - unm - 16 yrs - Printer's Apprentice - born Kirkwall Jessie AITKEN - dau - unm - 13 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall William AITKEN - son - 11 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall Esther AITKEN - dau - 8 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall Andrew AITKEN - son - 7 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall Alexina AITKEN - dau - 3 yrs - born Kirkwall 5 Fraser Close - ahad 1 room with 1 or more windows John Barry THOMSON - head - mar - 52 yrs - General Labourer - bn So Ronaldshay Jean N THOMSON - wife - mar - 53 yrs - born So Ronaldshay Peter GROAT - grandson - 4 yrs - born So. Ronaldshay 5 Fraser Close - had 2 rooms with 1 or more windows Hugh HUGGINS - head - mar - 34 yrs - Stone cutter and Builder - born Rousay Harriet G HUGGINS - wife - mar - 37 yrs - born Rousay Hugh I HUGGINS - son - 12 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall James HUGGINS - son - 9 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall 5 Fraser Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Alexander MACKENZIE - head - mar - 57 yrs - Shepherd (retired) born Sutherlandshire, Asynt(?) spoke Gaelic and Eng Hellen MACKENZIE - wife - mar - 64 yrs - born Inverness - spoke Gaelic and Eng. 5 Fraser Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows Margaret MILLER - head - widow - 66 yrs - knitter - born Shapinsay 8 Fraser Close - William GREIG - head - mar - 37 yrs - Baker - born St. Ola Jessie GREIG - wife - mar - 28 yrs - vorn St. Ola William GRIEG - son - 4 yrs - born Kirkwall John GRIEG - son - 2 yrs - born Kirkwall Margaret GRIEG - dau - 1 yr - born Kirkwall Herbert GRIEG - son - 1 month - born Kirkwall 8 Fraser Close - had 1 room with 1 or more windows John BORWICK - head - mar - 57 yrs - Rope Maker - born Kirkwall Margaret BORWICK - wife - 63 yrs - born St. Ola Thomas BORWICK - son - unm - 23 yrs - Rope Maker - born Kirkwall Agnes HEADLE - Sister-in-law - widow - 57 yrs - Sicknurse (unemployed)- born Shapinsay 8 Fraser Close - had 3 rooms with 1 or more windows Isabella WILSON - head - mar - 42 yrs - Sailor's Wife - born Kirkwall Isabella WILSON - dau - unm - 18 yrs - Domestic Servant - born Kirkwall James WILSON - son - 11 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall Robert WILSON - son - 6 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall Agness WILSON - dau - 4 yrs - Scholar - born Kirkwall

Hi all, Can someone please tell me where "Hall" is. It is listed as a residence in the 1881 census as being in Orkney. Neighbours were Independence Manse and Whitehouse Breck. There seems to have been two large families listed individually as living at Hall. My ancestor was a farmer of 60 acres living at Hall(?) TIA Catherine

The Orkney genealogy pages for the GENUKI project have just moved to: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/OKI I'd appreciate it if those of you who have links on your own web pages would adjust them accordingly, not to mention personal bookmarks. Also, if anyone on this list is interested in taking over the maintenance of these pages, please let me know. I don't have the time to do a proper job of it. Bill Teschek teschek@alumni.unh.edu

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------E248035CB06739CA8542845B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've been printing some of the letters off over time and I figured that it was time I made some replies whether or not they are helpful. I have the following information. William Muir born on Sanday, June 18, 1843 married Jane Elphinstone Mary Peace, born about 1831 on Eday, married William Wallace in Orkney Jean Peace born 1800 married John Elphinstone in Stronsay, Orkney Mary Harcus born 1862, married Marcus Elphinstone on Eday, Orkney When my husband and I were in Orkney in 1990, he went lobster fishing with an Edwin Groat, a lobster fisherman who was born and raised on the Island and died there a couple of year ago. A man named Tulloch (his first name escapes me) lived and died in Wadena, Saskatchewan. He was from Orkney and was a sort of cousin of my husband's father. I hope this is helpful to someone. I am still trying to find connections to the Elphinstones on the Islands (not Kirkwall). Also the Swanneys from Sanday. Joyce Elphinstone elphinsj@cadvision.com --------------E248035CB06739CA8542845B Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="elphinsj.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for elphinsj Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="elphinsj.vcf" begin:vcard n:Elphinstone;Joyce x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:elphinsj@cadvision fn:Joyce Elphinstone end:vcard --------------E248035CB06739CA8542845B--

Hi Joyce, I have a WILLIAM PEACE married ANN MOAR SPENCE in 1860. I looked up the IGI and found your MARY PEACE. It Looks like her birth date was 27 Nov 1830. I should have the name of William's parents soon but it looks to me like they could be brother and sister. There were seven in the family: JOHN b. 19 Jan 1823 MARGARET b. 8 Jan 1826 WILLIAM b. 11 Aug 1829 MARY b. 27 Nov 1830 JANE b. 10 Jul 1832 PETER b. 24 Mar 1837 ISABELLA b. 21 May 1839 My WILLIAM has a daughter named MARY PEACE. File this one away because I may be getting back to you. Catherine

Hi, Kate, It's Rena Leith again. During the holidays, which I spent at Leith Hall (Victorian B&B) in Cape May, NJ, my sister showed me a book called The Leiths of Harthill. I haven't finished it yet, but the author lives in Delaware and says he has lots of Leith genealogies that people sent to him after he published the book. Unfortunately, there was no contact info for him in the book, and I don't have it in front of me to tell you the author. It looks self-published. Does anyone on the list know about this book? Rena > > Can anyone tell me what the relationship is between the LEITH name in Orkney and Leith, Scotland, near Edinbrugh. What about Leith Hall? Is that family any relation to the Leiths who ended up in Orkney? My branch of the family traces back to Strommness, but I haven't gone back past the 1800s in my research. > Kate > yarbro@wctc.net >