> Does anyone know if Millfield House, in Deerness Orkney is still > a farm or is it abandaned? > Just wondering, because my father was born there. > Heather It's probably still standing but derelict. It doesn't show in the electoral roll which would indicate there's no residents. Could be wrong though. -- Sigurd Towrie - Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney E-Mail: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Orkneyjar - The Heritage of Orkney: http://www.orkneyjar.com

Hi, I ran across a birth certificate today which sounds like an Orkney name to me ( Oh, by the way, I see there is an Orkney Springs in Virginia, USA). This baby was born on 14 June 1895 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Her name is Inga Thomson, parents James Thomson & Helen Flett. James was a manager for the Hudson's Bay Co.. If this is your Thomson branch, I'll send you the certificate. Pam -- Pam Thomson of BC, Canada New email address: as of August pamthom@intergate.bc.ca

Hello Tracey, This is in response to your interest in >MORWICK/MARWICK- Rousay My ggggrandfather was Hugh Craigie of Rousay, b. ca 1776, died 3 July/1861, parish of Rousay and Egilsay he was the son of Hugh Craigie, Farmer and Janet Marwick, of Rousay. (Aren't death certificates wonderful) (Hugh the son married Margaret Murray 8 Nov 1799 and his daughter Margaret Craigie was my gggrandmother). Same Marwicks, maybe? Their descendants, like those of so many Orcadians, are spread from Australia to south Africa. Sue Hamilton, Maryland, USA _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Switched to a new computer, have been awhile learning its particulars. Sorry for the delay in posting these census sheets, I hope they will be helpful to someone. Please ask questions if needed, these are about half done now. Parish of STROMNESS: streets are listed with no house numbers Alfred St - had 6 rooms with more than 1 window George HALCRO (bn Stromness) - head - mar - 76 yrs - Retired draper Janet HALCRO (bn Stromness) - wife - mar - 64 yrs Alfred St - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window Ann M BORWICK (bn Firth) - head - widow - 55 yrs Alfred St - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window James FLETT (bn Birsay) - head - mar - 43 yrs - Ship Carpenter Jane FLETT (bn Stromness) - wife - mar - 38 yrs Jamles FLETT (bn Stromness) - son - 5 yrs David FLETT (bn Liverpool, Lancashire) - son - 3 yrs Alfred St - had 1 room with more than 1 window Matilda R SHURRIE (bn Evie) - lodger - unmar - 27 yrs - School Teacher Alfred St - had 5 rooms with more than 1 window May THOMSON (bn Stromness) - head - widow - 54 yrs - Lodging House Keeper Isabella THOMSON (bn London, England) - dau - unm - 19 yrs Alfred St - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window F L DUNCAN (bn Glasgow) - lodger - unmar - 36 yrs - Physician and Surgeon Alfred St - had 8 rooms with more than 1 window Elizabeth ROSS (bn Stromness) - head - widow - 46 yrs - Postmistress Catherine COMLOQUOY (bn Birsay) - servant - unmar - 20 yrs - Domestic Servant Dundas (Dandas?) St - had 11 rooms with more than 1 window John C BROWN (bn Stromness) - head - umnar - 56 yrs - Draper Samuel BROWN (bn Stromness) - bro - umnar - 50 yrs - Customs P C Officer Cecilia BROWN (bn Stromness) - sis - unmar - 47 yrs - Living on Private Means Jane CROMARTY (bn S Ronaldshay) - unmar - servant - 23 yrs - Domestic Servant Alfred St - had 6 rooms with more than 1 window James STEWART (bn Enzie(?), Banffshire) - Head - unmar - 37 yrs - Episcopal Clergyman Alfred St - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window Margaret EDDY (bn Stromness) - head - widow - 64 yrs Alfred St - had 1 room with more than 1 window Elizabeth GEDDES (bn Fordyce, Banff) - lodger - unmar - 31 yrs - School Teacher Alfred St - had 2 rooms with more than 1 window David M BRASS (bn Sandwick) - head - widower - 67 yrs - Retired School Master Thomima W BRASS (bn Harray) - dau - unmar - 32 yrs - Housekeeper Alfred St - had 1 room with more than 1 window Jane ISBISTER (bn Harray) - head - unmar - 64 yrs - Knitter Alfred St - had 1 room with more than 1 window Janet LOUTTIT (bn Kirkwall) - head - widow - 76 yrs - Knitter Alfred St - had 1 room with more than 1 window Elen (as written) SABISTON (bn Stromness) - head - unmar - 50(56?) yrs - Knitter Parish of ORPHIR: 'E C Manse' (Episcopal Church) - had 19 rooms with more than 1 window William CASKEY (bn Orphir) - head - mar - 40 yrs - Minister of Orphir Parish Margaret CASKEY (bn Edinburgh) - wife - mar - 31 yrs Isobel S S CASKEY (all children bn Orphir) - dau - 8 yrs - Scholar Josephine M CASKEY - dau - 7 yrs - Scholar Grace T Stewart CASKEY - dau - 6 yrs - Scholar Adelaide Maud Margaret CASKEY - dau - 4 yrs William Victor CASKEY - son - 3 yrs Eleanor Balfour CASKEY - dau - 2 yrs Isabella GUNN (bn Stromness) servant - unmar - Domestic 'Glebe Cottage' - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window Robert HAY (bn Orphir) - head - mar - 43 yrs - Farmer Isabella HAY (bn Firth) - wife - mar - 43 yrs Robert FLETT (bn Firth) - stepson - unmar - 15 yrs - Farm Servant John HAY (bn Rendal) - son - 10 yrs - Scholar William HAY (bn Orphir) - son - 8 yrs - Scholar Isabella HAY (bn Orphir) - dau - 6 yrs - Scholar James HAY (bn Orphir) - son - 3 yrs Barbra McIVER (?) (bn Strath..dale, Caithnessshire) - servant - 21 yrs - Domestic - spoke Gaelic and English 'Old School House' - had 2 rooms with more than 1 window Margaret GORSTON (bn S Ronaldshay) - head - widow - 46 yrs - Merchant 'Belleieu' - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window Robert FLETT (bn Firth) - head - mar - 46 yrs - Grocer Isabella FLETT (bn Orphir) - head - mar - 48 yrs James Buie(?) Logan (bn Glasgow) - Boarder - unmar - 39 yrs - Teacher 'Linnetdale' - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window Jane WILSON (bn Orphir) - head - widow - 69 yrs - Farmer Margaret WILSON (bn Orphir) - dau in law - Widow - 39 yrs - Farm Servant 'Teachers House' - uninhabited

Dear David, Let me be among those to congratulate and encourage you in the great work you are doing with the 1851 Census indexing for Orkney. As my great-grandmother was born on Sanday and her family is ennumerated in the 1851 census, I'll be most interested in seeing the index for that island. Thank you for your invaluable contribution to Orkney family history. All best wishes, Doug Nicol, Santa Rosa CA

G'day Caroline, I've checked my indexes to the 1851 Census of Orkney for all parishes except Shapinshay, Stronsay and Westray which I've yet to index. I didn't find any Andrew Tait aged 4, the nearest being a 13 year old in South Ronaldshay. Incidentally my index to Sanday should be going for microfiching this week, and so available for distribution in a week or so. (Hermes Precisa have sometimes done the microfiching in as little as 48 hours of my walking in off the street with my file !! Excellent service by a large national company to a small customer). Cheers from Perth, David "Could anyone please help me link the Surnames "Tait" and "Smellie". My GGGrandfather's name is Andrew Smellie Tait and I know that he was named after someone..... but I'm not sure who. Ackwarding to the 1881 census his mother was Margaret Wick. The Andrew in question was born on the 14.Jan.1847 and died 1911."

Does anyone know if Millfield House, in Deerness Orkney is still a farm or is it abandaned? Just wondering, because my father was born there. Heather

About scanning the 1654 map To make it legible on the net - the problem is no matter how high you scan it a monitor will only display at about 75 dpi. Instead of scanning the entire map do it in small portions(like each island). When scanning, set your out put at 200% - 300% - or as high as you can. To keep size down, scan at greyscale rather than colour. But it may still be illegible. The real solution (though you can't view on the internet) is to scan - again in small bits, at 200+% and greyscale at min. 300 dpi -- and save as a tif. Put in a link to the bits on your website and viewers can download them to their computers and print out hopefully a legible copy for themselves. You may want to try this first to see if my % and dpi suggestions are high enough.... mjc

At 03:53 PM 8/14/99 -0700, you wrote: > > > >>From: "Anne M. Rendall" <anne@rendall.net> >>Reply-To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com >>To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [ORKNEY] Re: (was Re: [ORKNEY-L] Tait/Smellie) >>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:42:37 -0400 >> >>At 08:10 PM 8/9/99 -0700, you wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >Dear Listers >> > >> >Could anyone please help me link the Surnames "Tait" and "Smellie". My >> >GGGrandfather's name is Andrew Smellie Tait and I know that he was named >> >after someone..... but I'm not sure who. Ackwarding to the 1881 census >>his >> >mother was Margaret Wick. The Andrew in question was born on the >>14.Jan.1847 >> >and died 1911. >> > >> >Does anyone have a copy of the 1851 Census? >> >>For which parish? >> >>I've noticed that middle names that are surnames are usually either 1) the >>mother's maiden name 2) the surname of the local minister 3) the surname of >>family friends >> >>Anne Rendall >> > >Thanks Anne for your response. I have been told that Andrew Smellie Tait was >named after the local minister. The Parish of Deerness, can you help in any >way regarding this line? > >Caroline Caroline, Sorry I can't help you with Deerness, all of our family came from Westray - though some of them briefly lived in Rendall parish and Firth. I really don't know much about the other parts of Orkney, I'm sure you'll be able to find someone who can help you. Anne

Aye aye folks A quick message to say that I am working at scanning in the old map today and trying to work out some way of displaying it (legibly) online. A version is online now at http://www.orkneyjar.com/orcades I've also learned that this version is actually an earlier copy of the map up for auction at E-Bay. -- Sigurd Towrie - Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney E-Mail: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Orkneyjar - The Heritage of Orkney: http://www.orkneyjar.com

Hi Mike I checked my records. No none of these names are in the files. Sorry. Heather -----Original Message----- From: Mike Bostwick <mikeb@lynxhub.lz.att.com> To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 7:36 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] KIRKNESS-Deerness >Do you have a Margaret KIRKNESS born 2 Feb 1800 died 7 Jun 1869? Parents were Hugh KIRKNESS and Jane DICK. She married William HEWISON 4 Jan 1822. I don't have a place of birth but then again I haven't really checked either. > >Mike Bostwick >mjbostwick@worldnet.att.net > >I > >Heather wrote: > >> I've been watching this list for some time. I never see any Kirkness's. My family was all Thomas, Williams or Johns for hundreds of years in Deerness. Is anyone else researching Kirkness from Deerness? My line finally came to Southern Manitoba, Canada in 1912. There is no mailing list for that surname that I know of. >> Heather Dechka > >

Hello everyone, I am new to this list. My name is Kaye Soulsby and I live in Melbourne Australia. I and am bedridden with a long illness and found I finally have the time to follow up a long held interest in genealogy. I am primarily interested in the Peace but also links with Mathieson and Ferguson family of Orkney (especially Greenock and Kirkfell areas). My ggg g/father James Peace occ.Shipwright b.1786 d.12/11/1864. He married Margaret Mathieson but I have no further information of her. I suspect that their son Robert Peace had siblings, but have no details other than apparently one sister became a doctor. My gg g/father was Robert Peace b.8/1/1822 West Parish of Greenock, d. 19/07/1908 Auckland New Zealand. He married Margaret Sharp Ferguson (poet and music teacher) on 12/11/1845, b. unknown d. 12/4/1897 Auckland New Zealand. Margaret Sharp Ferguson was daughter of John Ferguson (Shipbuilder) and Margaret Sharp -- no further details. Daughter Margaret was disinherited when she married Robert Peace as he was considered beneath her in status. They had a son Andrew Peace b.12/12/1846 Greenock then left Greenock in 1847 and sailed to St John's, Newfoundland. The following surviving children were born in Newfoundland: James, Robert, John, Alexander, Margaret, Sarah, and Colin. They lived for a time in the Governor's cottage. Along with a few other families they chartered the vessel "Clara" and sailed to New Zealand in 1861 they had 1 more child Neale in Auckland NZ. I have a copy of the journal made whilst on board. I am interested in any details of the abovementioned. So far I have checked the Scottish BDM on-line which gave marriage details of Robert and Margaret S. Ferguson -- but was unable to find any further details. I would be very grateful for any assistance or suggested strategies (although my illness limits me to on-line resources only). Thanking you in anticipation Kaye Soulsby email: soulsby@ozemail.com.au Searching SOULSBY Gateshead UK, PEACE Greenock Orkney SCT, O'DONAHOO/DONAHOO India, Ireland

>From: "Anne M. Rendall" <anne@rendall.net> >Reply-To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com >To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ORKNEY] Re: (was Re: [ORKNEY-L] Tait/Smellie) >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:42:37 -0400 > >At 08:10 PM 8/9/99 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > > > >Dear Listers > > > >Could anyone please help me link the Surnames "Tait" and "Smellie". My > >GGGrandfather's name is Andrew Smellie Tait and I know that he was named > >after someone..... but I'm not sure who. Ackwarding to the 1881 census >his > >mother was Margaret Wick. The Andrew in question was born on the >14.Jan.1847 > >and died 1911. > > > >Does anyone have a copy of the 1851 Census? > >For which parish? > >I've noticed that middle names that are surnames are usually either 1) the >mother's maiden name 2) the surname of the local minister 3) the surname of >family friends > >Anne Rendall > Thanks Anne for your response. I have been told that Andrew Smellie Tait was named after the local minister. The Parish of Deerness, can you help in any way regarding this line? Caroline ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

>Hi, > >I am looking for any information on the family of James POTTINGER and Mary >DREVER. I think their son William may be my great-great grandfather. > >James POTTINGER >c. 27 Sep 1825 Westray, Orkney >d. ? >Son of James and Isabella Cormick Pottinger James Pottinger and Isabella Cormack were my ggg grandparents. They had three sons: William, George and James. William went to Canada with the HBC about 1836 and George followed him, with his family, about 1864. My information about James who stayed behind is somewhat limited (and I'm on holiday and don't have the info at my fingertips) but I do believe that James Pottinger, brother of George and William stayed in Westray his remaining days. Around the turn of the century, there was communication between my g grandfather James Pottinger and his cousins James, Isabella (aka Tomima I believe) and also Mary Drever. James, Isabella and Mary were siblings all of whom received a small portion of an inheritance. There was no mention of the others. I will check things out more closely when I get back from holidays and forward any additional info to you, if you think it helpful. If you think there is a connection, I would be interested in your line of the Pottingers. Your name seems familiar. Perhaps we have discussed the Pottingers before?

Do you have a Margaret KIRKNESS born 2 Feb 1800 died 7 Jun 1869? Parents were Hugh KIRKNESS and Jane DICK. She married William HEWISON 4 Jan 1822. I don't have a place of birth but then again I haven't really checked either. Mike Bostwick mjbostwick@worldnet.att.net I Heather wrote: > I've been watching this list for some time. I never see any Kirkness's. My family was all Thomas, Williams or Johns for hundreds of years in Deerness. Is anyone else researching Kirkness from Deerness? My line finally came to Southern Manitoba, Canada in 1912. There is no mailing list for that surname that I know of. > Heather Dechka

Dear Ed, Although my Budge ancestors came from the Orkneys, I believe I read something somewhere that stated that the earliest reference to a Budge in Scotland was a Magnus Budge who had some position (magistrate?) in Caithness in the 1400s. Sorry I can't be more specific. The book I read it in contained Scottish surnames and their earliest occurrences, and the person who owned the book had a booth at a mall. He was there for a short time only. His business involved printing out family coat-of-arms, crests, etc. I saw him at the same spot earlier this year, so I assume that I might be able to get a name and the next time he's slated to return from the mall management. Hope this helps, Lori ---------- > From: Ed Brumby <EdBrumby@71stfraserregt.freeserve.co.uk> > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ORKNEY] Budge > Date: Thursday, August 10, 2000 11:47 AM > > Does the name Budge originate in the Orkneys? > I am interested in Robert and Alexander Budge, born around 1750, and > enlisted in the 71st Fraser Regiment > Ed in Elgin > > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > >>>>TIP: When replying to a message, please change the subject line of the message if you've changed the subject - this will improve our list archive and assist future researchers.<<<<

Ken, Here is the information on Andrew Smellie Tait posted around 2 August. Cheers, Jan, Canberra Your Andrew Smellie Tait was almost certainly named after the brother of my gggfather. Andrew Smellie (the son of Rev. James Smellie of St. Andrews parish, Orkney) was born at St. Andrews in 1820. He was ordained as the first Free Church minister of Deerness Parish in 1847, and died there in 1851. There is a large memorial to him in the Skaill church burial yard in Deerness. I can provide more details, if you are interested. I also know that there are Taits still very active in the church in Deerness. Ken Harrison Vancouver, Canada mcharrison@compuserve.com Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 13:40:53 PDT From: "Caroline Tait" <charliegh@hotmail.com> To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ORKNEY-L] Tait Family Robert Tait (born about 1810)wed Margaret Wick (they lived in "Deerness" in the Orkney Islands). They had 7 kids that I know of: William Tait (born 5 May 1833) Jane Tait (born 1836) Robert Tait (born 21 Jan 1838) James Tait (born 6 Dec 1841) John Hamilton Tait (born 29 Jan 1843) David Tait (born 1845) Andrew Smellie Tait (14 Jan or Feb 1847) - MY Great Great Grandfather Married Kate Ellis 24 Jan 1883 I would appreciate any further details on this family, in particular Robert Tait snr and Andrew Smellie Tait. thanks again Caroline Tait -----Original Message----- From: Ken Harrison <mcharrison@compuserve.com> To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, 12 August 1999 10:48 AM Subject: [ORKNEY] Andrew Smith Smellie >Caroline > >I answered this question a couple of weeks ago, on this list, but I didn't >save it and don't have the time to re-compose it right now. I gave all the >details of the person after whom Andrew Smellie Tait was named. > >Please check back issues (or maybe someone who keeps a file will re-post it >for me?). > >If all else fails, please contact me off-list and I will send the >information to you. > >Ken Harrison >mcharrison@compuserve.com >Vancouver, Canada > >Message text written by INTERNET:ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com >>X-Message: #2 >Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 20:10:15 PDT >From: "Caroline Tait" <charliegh@hotmail.com> >Dear Listers > >Could anyone please help me link the Surnames "Tait" and "Smellie". My >GGGrandfather's name is Andrew Smellie Tait and I know that he was named >after someone..... but I'm not sure who. > >Caroline >< > >

I've been watching this list for some time. I never see any Kirkness's. My family was all Thomas, Williams or Johns for hundreds of years in Deerness. Is anyone else researching Kirkness from Deerness? My line finally came to Southern Manitoba, Canada in 1912. There is no mailing list for that surname that I know of. Heather Dechka

I am new to the Orkney list. And have some FEA lines in my rersearch: David Millar FEA b. 1856 Orkney; Father John H FEA Fisherman; Mother Eliza LOUGH David married Jane Clark 1 Oct 1880 in New Zealand. The Clark family also emigrated from St Andrews Parish Orkneys to New Zealand in 1873. Gerry Doyle Ken Harrison wrote: > > Lori > > I am connected to both the Feas and Traills, but can not find any of the > persons you list in my own database, nor do I know of any branch which went > to the US. > > Please explain more about the note "(raised by Traills of Orkney)". Which > Traills, etc? > > Can you give any earlier data on the Fea line? > > Ken Harrison > Vancouver, Canada > > Message text written by INTERNET:ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Message: #3 > Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 15:35:35 -0700 > From: "Lori Gilmore" <GLION@prodigy.net> > Subject: [ORKNEY-L] Orkney-Fea-Brown-Traill > > I'm a new subscriber. Researching the FEA and associated families of > Orkney. My branch then were found in Stirlingshire SCT and immigrated to > the U.S. in 1853. Have information on U.S. branch but am hoping to further > our Orkney/SCT connections. Here is my branch as we know it. > > John Fea b. 1767(raised by Traill's of Orkney) d. 12 Jan 1862 Falkirk, > Stirling > m Elizabeth Brown? > Alexander Fea > dau Fea > Simon Fea? > James Trail Fea b.9 Nov 1808 Falkirk, Stirling > John Charles Timman? Fea > Thomas Brown Fea b.18 June 1815 Stirlingshire SCT d. 24 Nov. 1870 > Potosi, MO, USA ----> This is the line I have further information > on > > Hope to travel to Orkney within the year and do research there. Appreciate > email correspondence with anyone from Orkney or who has traveled there to > do research. <

At 08:45 PM 8/11/99 -0400, you wrote: >Caroline > >I answered this question a couple of weeks ago, on this list, but I didn't >save it and don't have the time to re-compose it right now. I gave all the >details of the person after whom Andrew Smellie Tait was named. > >Please check back issues (or maybe someone who keeps a file will re-post it >for me?). > Instructions on how to search the archives: go here: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl enter Orkney-L hit the submit key, when you get to the next screen enter your query. Anne