I am sure some one will recognise something here. Margaret Brown was born in 1885 at Fort Simpson, N.W.T. She was the eldest daughter of Magnus Cromarty Brown and his wife, Ann Norn, who moved to Athabasca in 1893. Her father was a Hudson's Bay Co. boat builder who had come to Canada from the Orkney Islands in [1862]. In 1917, on the death of her sister Mary Wright, Margaret became the guardian of Mary's children: Anne and George. She lived in Athabasca from 1893 until her death in 1956. She was a member of All Saints Anglican Church. ============================================================================ James Anderson of Stenness, Orkney, who was baptised in 1775, served with the Hudson's Bay Co. at Brandon House. He married a Salteaux woman, Mary (Maria), and they had 14 children. James Anderson and his family later settled on land along the Red River. James was buried in Portage LaPrairie in 1856; his wife Mary, in 1854. John, the eldest son of James and Mary Anderson, was born September 4, 1804. He also worked for the Hudson's Bay Co. John married Mary Desmarais and the couple had 13 children, two of whom died in infancy. John settled close to his parents on the Red River. He died in 1883 and his wife, in 1884. Charles Thomas, the 9th child of John and Mary Anderson, was baptised in 1840. In 1853, he and his entire family moved to Portage LaPrairie where he met and later married Maria Cook in 1859. One of their 13 children, James, settled in Medicine Hat. Charles passed away in 1909. James Thomas Anderson, the 9th child of Charles and Maria was born in Manitoba on March 13, 1874. James and his brother Cohn both suffered from tuberculosis and were advised to move to a drier climate, so both joined the Dominion of Canada Surveying Crew and travelled extensively in Western Canada. James later settled in Medicine Hat. He was involved in the cattle drive at the site which later became known as Drowning Ford, where numerous cattle were lost, and later was employed with one of Medicine Hat's earliest residents, James Sanderson. James Francis Sanderson (1848-1902), who was born in Eastern Canada, accompanied his family on buffalo hunting expeditions to Western Canada. He participated in the opposition to the Riel Rebellion and was taken prisoner by Riel's men. In 1872, he married Maria McKay, the daughter of Edward McKay, a leading Indian trader, who had settled in the Cypress Hills but continued to travel the western prairies and hunt buffalo. They had 4 children, Caroline, Owen, Duncan and Mary. In 1882, the Sandersons' and McKays' moved to Medicine Hat. Here James Francis worked on construction of the CPR, ran a bull herd and collected buffalo bones to be sent east to be made into fertilizer. He also was agent for the coal mine in 1899, held the ice contract for the CPR and was wolf inspector for the district. In addition, he also ran a profitable livery stable. He was considered an expert on Indian culture and wrote a series of articles in 1894, entitled "Indian Tales of the Canadian Prairies". He was among one of the most highly regarded and influential pioneers of the area. As part of his duties while working for James Sanderson, James Anderson was to protect and escort Mary Sanderson, their well-educated daughter. James and Mary married in St. Barnabas church in 1900, and homesteaded in the Golden Valley Farm area and at Finn's Lake. Their 7 children, Charles, Isabelle, Mary, Bertha, Howard, Owen and Dora, were all raised in that area. Both James and Mary were musical and music was very important to their family. They were one of the few families to own a piano, and their love of music was passed to their descendants. Mary passed away in 1952 and James, in 1961. Bertha Laura Sanderson, born October 8, 1907, married Daniel Harry Hogg (born 1903) in June, 1937. Their son, Nelson (April 1, 1939), compiled information about the family and donated it to the archives. ================================================================================================================ Clara Linklater Tizya was born July 15, 1913 at Rampart House, Yukon to Archie Linklater and Katherine Netro. Her father was of Scottish descent from the Orkney Islands, and her mother was Ninsyag and Vuntut Gwitchin. She grew up nomadically between Rampart House, Dawson City and Old Crow in the Yukon, and Fort Yukon in Alaska - wherever life's demands took her family. Clara married Peter Tizya, son of John Tizya and Sarah Moses, in 1930 at St. Luke's Church in Old Crow. Together they lived a traditional lifestyle and raised, over a span of 40 years, 13 children: Katherine, Lena, Helen, Mildred, Archie, Ethel, Trudy, Douglas, Lula-Belle, Rosalee, Charles, Stewart and Lulu Belle. The Tizyas left Old Crow in 1946 to accommodate their children's education and made their home between Carcross and Whitehorse. Clara left the Yukon in 1966 to begin a new life in Vancouver, B.C. After 30 years of city life she returned and bought herself a little corner of the Yukon in Tagish and began commuting between her families in the Yukon and Vancouver. Clara had a passion for reading, writing and travelling and she had a devotion to the church. She was also a proud grandmother to 29 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Clara Tizya died in Whitehorse August 16, 1998. ================================================================= John Farley was born in 1837 in what was then London Township (subsequently Nissouri Township, County of Middlesex). His parents, Turner and Georgina (Phillip) Farley were born, respectively, in Ireland and Quebec. In his youth, Farley moved to St. Thomas to live with his uncle James Farley, Clerk of the Peace for the County of Elgin. From 1860 to 1865 John Farley studied law with Edward Horton. He was called to the bar in 1866 and established a law practice in St. Thomas.By 1879, Farley had entered into partnership with William Burton Doherty and George W. Bain under the name Farley, Doherty & Bain. By 1881, Bain had left the firm, which was now known as Farley & Doherty. By 1890, Farley had taken a new partner, Norman McDonald. The firm Farley & McDonald had dissolved by 1891, and Farley continued in sole practice until 1895 when he entered a partnership with H.B. Travers under the name Farley & Travers.By 1901 the Farley & Travers partnership had dissolved and Farley was engaged in business with William McLaws, under the name Farley & McLaws. This partnership, too, was short-lived, and from ca 1904 to 1912, Farley operated a sole practice. In June 1912 he formed a partnership with John D. Shaw, a lawyer with an established practice in Rodney, Ontario. Farley & Shaw operated offices in St. Thomas and Rodney.Following Farley's death in 1920, Shaw continued in sole practice until 1929, when he engaged as partner his nephew D.M. Shaw. Shaw & Shaw maintained three offices, in St. Thomas, Rodney and Ridgetown. John D. Shaw retired in 1931, and D.M. Shaw removed the practice to Ridgetown.John Farley was appointed Queen's Council in 1885. He served on St. Thomas City Council 1874-1875 and 1884-1886. In 1890 Farley was appointed chairman of the committee responsible for building the City's first waterworks, and served on the Water Commission from 1891 to 1900. He served for three years on the St. Thomas Board of Education and was for several years an examiner of teachers in the City. He was President of the Reform Association of both East and West Elgin and was a member of the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club and the St. Thomas Granite Curling Club. With his wife Fannie A. (Berry) Farley (died 1914) he had a son and four daughters. Farley died on July 10, 1920. Farley's great grandson is the prominent Canadian author Farley Mowat.John D. Shaw was born in 1866 in Aldborough Township near Rodney. His parents Dougald and Christina Shaw emmigrated to Canada from the Orkney Islands. Shaw attended primary school at Rodney and high school at St. Thomas Model School. He qualified as a teacher and taught at various rural schools in the vicinity of Rodney and Muirkirk. In the 1890s Shaw attended the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the bar in 1896 and established a practice in Rodney, where he also served as Village Clerk. In June 1912 he formed a partnership with John Farley, and operated the Farley & Shaw office in Rodney. In 1914 he moved to St. Thomas, where he lived and practiced law until retiring in 1931. Shaw served as an elder at Knox Presbyterian Church in St. Thomas and was a member of the St. Thomas I.O.O.F. Lodge, the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club, the St. Thomas Granite Curling Club and the St. Thomas Bowling Club. With his wife Mabel (McCorkell) Shaw (died 1922) he had two sons and three daughters. Shaw died suddenly in London, Ontario on March 31, 1940.Business arrangments appear to have been quite informal, existing in the absence of formal partnership agreements. ============================================================ David Geddes, ca. 1970, of Hildenborough, Kent, England wrote a biography of his ancestor, David Geddes (1751-1811). The elder David Geddes immigrated to Quebec City from the Orkneys in 1768. In Quebec, he worked for his uncle James Johnston of the prominent merchant firm of Johnston and Purss from 1768 to 1777. In 1777, he was appointed paymaster to the army of General Burgoyne. When this army surrendered to the Americans, he accompanied them into captivity. David Geddes then became responsible for arranging for the large sums of money needed to maintain this army and was allowed to cross British and American lines to obtain money from British authorities. In 1781, he returned to the Orkneys where he became a ship owner. In 1791, he was appointed Agent for the Hudson's Bay Company in which capacity he contracted hundreds of Orkney men for the Company's service. ========================== John Walter came to Edmonton from the Orkney Islands in 1870 as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1875 he started his own business and over the years he was involved in building boats, ferries, and carriages. He also operated two lumber mills and a coal mine. He served on the first council of the Town of Strathcona and was a member of the Public School Board. The area where he lived and worked, Walterdale, is named for him. ================================ Mangus Moar (1802-1878) and his wife Jane Spence (18-?) immigrated from Brisay, the Orkney Islands, Scotland to New Perth, Prince Edward Island in 1839. They had six children: William, John, Mary, James, George, and Micipsa. The Moar family lived on the Baldwin's Road near New Perth. George Moar did not marry and was a teacher from 1873 to 1874 at the New Perth School. John Moar married Eliza Higgins and they did not have any children. John was the owner of one share in the New Perth Dairying Company in 1898. Ernest Moar (1882 - 1959), son of Micipsa, married Catherine MacFadyen (1891-1933). Ernest belonged to the Order of Odd Fellows in 1913 in Montague. ========================================================= Donald George Sutherland was born 12 April 1839 in Toronto, Ontario to Captain James Sutherland of Hoy, Orkney Island, and Margaret Robinson Sutherland of Lincolnshire, England. Sutherland received his early educational training at the Hamilton Public and Grammar schools. Thereafter, he entered Victoria College, graduating in 1859. Following the completion of his courses he began the study of law, passing as a solicitor in 1862. After practising for approximately one year, he felt himself drawn strongly toward the ministerial calling. He entered the Wesleyan Methodist church as probationer, and received his ordination in 1868. He was stationed at Milton, Oakville, Dundas, Brampton, Kingston, Gananoque, Galt, Simcoe, Clinton, St. Thomas, and London. In 1867 he received his MA, and in 1873 his LL.B. from the University of Toronto. He received his B.D. from Victoria University in 1878. In 1862 Mr. Sutherland was appointed ensign in the 8th battalion, Wentworth. With respect to offices held by him, it may be said that he was financial secretary of districts in 1874-1875, 1881-1882; secretary of the London Conference in 1883-1884; chairman of the St. Thomas district in 1883; and a member of the general conferences in 1878-1883. In 1872 Reverend Sutherland married Helena Aikins, eldest daughter of the Honourable J.C. Aikins. Together they had four children. Sutherland died in 1895. A Cyclopaedia of Canadian biography: being chiefly men of the time : a collection of persons distinguished in professional and political life : leaders in the commerce and industry of Canada, and successful pioneers. Toronto: Rose Publishing Co., 1886. ================================== James Garson Bews, 1871-1936, was born in Orkney, Scotland, and came to Canada in 1889. He worked near Edmonton, Alberta, then for the Lineham Lumber Company at Okotoks and the Quorn Ranch. In 1899 he married Bella Cameron, ?-1901. In 1904 he married Agnes Bridget Clancy O'Donoghue, 1865-1941, a widow from Kansas. They first lived on her homestead southwest of High River, just east of Longview, then purchased the Sullivan (Y Cross) Ranch up the Highwood River. The Bews had three children, Marguerite (Derrick), James Joseph, ?-1982, and John. In 1937 Joe Bews married Josephine Rimmer, 1916-2008, and they had five children, William J., Lenore J. (McLean), 1939- , Tom J., Joseph M., and Celia Mary (Allpress). I will send other posts to reduce the size. Willie Sinclair