Hard to say if they are related. She is descended from Mary Flett Hepburn born abt 1829 in Kirkwall parish. She married James Smith Hewison 14 Jul 1851 in Shapinsay. James Smith Hewison was postmaster for Kirkwall for sometime. James' daughter Elizabeth Walls Hewison married Timothy Hewison (first cousin). Thomas Hepburn Hewison was Elizabeth's brother. Mike Bostwick > > 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 > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > SPAM - best advice.. DELETE it. > > ============================== > 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 >