Deb - the LAUGHTONS do not match at all. The SWANNEY might be related if this William and your Thomas were brothers : William SWANNEY (born Eday) - at 53 Victoria Street in Kirkwall - head - marr - 49 yrs - Grocer (the employer). House had 4 rooms with at least 1 window. Jane SWANNEY (born Kirkwall) - wife - marr - 50 yrs Robert SWANNEY (born Kirkwall) - son - 12 yrs - scholar Charles E SWANNEY (born Kirkwall) - son - 9 yrs Jane Ann WILSON (born Kirkwall) - dau - unmar - 27 yrs Employed as Grocer's Assistant There is also a SWANNIE in Kirkwall living with the John TAIT family: Maggie SWANNIE (born Eday) - sister-in-law - unmar - 30 yrs - Formerly Domestic Servant John TAIT (born Sanday) - head - marr - 53 yrs - Grocer Mary TAIT (born Eday) - wife - marr - 52 yrs - [ Maggie and Mary were SWANNIE sisters] There is a possible IRVINE listing but the copy is dark here - in Kirkwall at 78 Close Victoria St: Janet IRVINE (born Eday) - head - unmar - 78 yrs (could be 18). Self-employed as Stocking Knitter. Another IRVINE could be also in Kirkwall at 34 Close Victoria Street : William IRVINE (born Eday) - head - marr - 28 yrs - Canman (the C is a guess, the rest is clear) Margaret IRVINE (born Sanday) - wife - marr - 27 yrs Margaret A (guessing at 'A')(born Kirkwall) - dau - 2 months There is a BEWS from Shapinshay,, but Christina (born 1838) married William BEWS (born Stenness - 1842) and became a BEWS. Her maiden surname was unknown. All my BEWSes were born Orphir, Shapinshay should have traditionally been the Bride's Parish - so we can guess they are not closely related. - Meg Greenwood Your information: Thomas Laughton married Catherine Bews 29 March 1830, Shapinsay, Orkney ---daughter Margaret Laughton 22 March 1840 Thomas Swanney married Jane Irvine 7 Jan 1836, Eday & Pharay, Orkney ---son John Swanney 20 February 1841 Margaret Laughton m. John Swanney 2 May 1867 Shapinsay, Orkney ---daughter Catherine Margaret Swanney 11 June 1871 (My g-grandmother) these are the basics. Don't know if your Margaret Bews is related, must be somehow. Thanks for the help, Deb McPherson