Dear Listers I am new to this list. I am researching four families in the Orkneys. So as not to make this message too large I will post my interests separately. The following are my Irvine interests. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards Andrew Graham (Sydney, Australia) Researching Begg, Flett, Irvine & Fotheringham in the Orkneys. Descendants of David FLETT 1 DAVID FLETT b: Abt. 1739 d: ? +Ann IRVINE b: Abt. 1743 in Stromness m: 14 February, 1764 in Stromness d: ? 2 William FLETT b: Abt. 1765 in Outertown, Stromness d: Bef. 1775 2 James FLETT b: 19 November, 1767 in Consgar Farm, Stromness d: ? +Janet IRVINE b: Abt. 1766 in Stromness m: 1 June, 1797 in Stromness d: ? 3 Ann FLETT b: 26 August, 1797 in Stromness d: ? 3 John FLETT b: 24 September, 1805 in Stromness d: ? 2 Anna FLETT b: 19 November, 1767 in Consgar Farm, Stromness d: ? +James IRVINE b: Abt. 1767 in Stromness m: 13 November, 1798 in Stromness d: ? 3 3 Children 2 David FLETT b: 26 January, 1770 in Consgar Farm, Stromness d: Bef. 1786 2 William FLETT b: 5 January, 1775 in Stromness d: ? +Margaret McCLOUD b: Abt. 1775 m: 14 February, 1799 in Stromness d: ? 2 Janet FLETT b: Abt. 1777 in 'Dykeside', Outertown, Stromness d: 22 January, 1858 in Stromness +George IRVINE b: 4 July, 1780 in Outertown, Stromness m: 10 March, 1803 in Stromness d: ? 3 Jean IRVINE b: 12 September, 1803 in 'Fletts', Stromness d: 9 Dec, 1883 in Oakleigh, Victoria +John BEGG b: Abt. 1799 in Eday m: 15 February, 1827 in Presbyterian Church, Stromness d: 20 November, 1872 in Mulgrave, Victoria 2 Peter FLETT b: 12 March, 1779 in Outertown, Stromness d: 30 April, 1857 in 'Fletts', Stromness +Nellie SUTHERLAND b: Abt. 1787 in Stromness m: 1 December, 1808 in Stromness d: ? 3 Catherine FLETT b: 8 November, 1813 in Stromness d: ? 3 Margaret Graham Watt FLETT b: 27 February, 1816 in Stromness d: ? 3 John FLETT b: 22 August, 1818 in Stromness d: ? 3 Janet FLETT b: 1 January, 1821 in Stromness d: ? 3 Wiiliam Watt Graeme FLETT b: 21 April, 1823 in Stromness d: ? 2 John FLETT b: 31 March, 1782 in Stromness d: 19 March, 1866 in Stromness +Elizabeth SUTHERLAND b: Abt. 1782 in Stromness m: 2 January, 1806 in Stromness d: 10 October, 1866 in Stromness 3 John FLETT b: Abt. 1806 in Stromness d: 25 July, 1876 in Victoria +Mary Ann IRVINE b: Abt. 1805 in Stromness m: 16 December, 1830 in Stromness d: 27 March, 1855 in Collingwood, Victoria 3 James FLETT b: Abt. 1808 in Stromness 3 David FLETT b: Abt. 1811 in Stromness 3 Peter FLETT b: Abt. 1813 in Stromness 3 Eliza FLETT b: 6 December, 1815 in Stromness 3 May FLETT b: Abt. 1818 in Stromness 3 William FLETT b: Abt. 1820 in Stromness 3 Charles Clouston FLETT b: Abt. 1823 in Stromness 3 Samuel FLETT b: Abt. 1828 in Stromness 2 David FLETT b: 24 September, 1786 in Stromness d: 27 August, 1858 in Outertown, Stromness +Isabella SINCLAIR b: Abt. 1786 in Outertown, Stromness m: 13 December, 1816 in Stromness Descendants of Jean FLETT 1 Jean FLETT b: Abt. 1752 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland d: ? . +George IRVINE b: Abt. 1748 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland m: Abt. 1773 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland d: ?