> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 21:30:27 -0700 > From: "Robert Blake Allan" <rballan@home.com> > Subject: Re: [ORKNEY-L] Bews > > I Have the following in my family: > Charles W. Bews married 18 Dec 1819 at Kirkwall & St Ola to > Isabella C. Wards. They had children: > Harriet Traill Bews b. 1821 > Isabella Bews b. 17 Dec 1825 d 12 Apr 1904 > married Archibald Allan 29 Jan 1857 at Glasgow > Isabella died 12 Apr 1904 at Pollokshields > James Bews b abt1825 > Charles Bews b abt 1828 > John Bews b abt 1831 > William Bews b abt 1834 > Would like to have any infm about any of these people. > Blake Allan I have just started looking at my family history, but my g-g-grandfather came from Kirkwall. Earliest I have got was his marriage in 1851 from OPR 21/7: Bews & Irvine: John Bews & Eliza Irvine both of the Parish of Kirkwall were matrimonially contracted 12th September and after proclamation in the Church were married 9th October 1851 by the Revd. William Logie. Witnesses George Morrison & William Bews. Jim Bews _________________________________________________________________ Jim Bews, Computing Officer, School of Chemistry, Purdie Building, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST. Scotland Tel: 01334-463830 Email: J.R.Bews@st-and.ac.uk Fax: 01334-463808 WWW: http://ch-www.st-and.ac.uk/staff/jrb/