Possibly you are looking for Brough farm on Westray. According to my uncle it was one of the largest working farms in Scotland at one time. My grandfather's sister Mary Hepburn Hewison married John Drever who ran the farm but that would probably have taken place between 1910-1920. Sorry to say that I don't have much information on John Drever but his father's name was also John and his mother was Margaret. In the 1901 census the only child listed was John who was 6 years old at the time. Hope this helps. Mike Bostwick > > I'm wondering if anyone can help me with this question - > > When my mother's grandparents died, she was sent to live with some "distant" > relatives named Drever. As I recall, they had a farm on Westray. > > My mother's name was Marjory Eliza Henderson and she lived with the Drever > family from about 1906 to 1915. Since I didn't pay close attention to her > stories when she was around, I can't remember the name of the mother and father, > but they had a son about my mother's age called Sandy (he would have been born > around 1900). > > Does anyone on the list descend from this Sandy Drever and can they shed any > light on the names of his parents? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance, > Bob Burns > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > This is not a commercial or "FWD the latest political or humour" list, anyone considering posting any item that might > be construed as being commercial/political otherwise known as being "OFF TOPIC" can and will be advised once - IF > there is a second post of the same nature the subscriber will be unsubscribed IMMEDIATELY. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

At 08:33 PM 12/10/2005, [email protected] wrote: >Possibly you are looking for Brough farm on Westray. According to my uncle >it was one of the largest working farms in >Scotland at one time. My grandfather's sister Mary Hepburn Hewison married >John Drever who ran the farm but that would >probably have taken place between 1910-1920. Sorry to say that I don't >have much information on John Drever but his >father's name was also John and his mother was Margaret. In the 1901 >census the only child listed was John who was 6 >years old at the time. Hi Mike, your mention of a Mary Hepburn Hewison above piqued my interest - would you happen to know if she is in any way connected to the HEPBURN family that lived at Liviness on Shapinsay until 1906? Thanks for your time... Alan Hepburn - [email protected] Get your personalized email at: http://www.netidentity.com/5YZ4QR6R