ISBISTER and OMAND connections in Firth & Stenness, Orkney ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dazyy5@aol.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 1:42 AM Subject: [ORKNEY-L] OMAN - ISBISTER > Does anyone know of an Oman/Isbister connection c. 1750's? I am searching > for my 4xgreat-grandfather, Hugh Isbister born 1755 - Orkney (probably > Firth). He came to America c. 1755 on a ship called the Marlborough - > landing in Savannah, Georgia. > Any help greatly appreciated. > Frances Ivester Simonian - --------------------------------------------------- Frances; Here are some Hugh ISBISTER birth & christenings: Hugh ISBISTER (M), Chr: 15 Jul 1735 Firth & Stenness, Father: Henery ISBISTER Mother: Margaret ROBERTSON Hugh ISBISTER (M), Chr: 28 Feb 1748 Firth & Stenness, Father: Thomas ISBISTER Mother: Margaret CLOUSTON Hugh ISBISTER (M), Chr: Feb 1757 Firth & Stenness, Father: David ISBISTER Mother: Janet OMAND Hugh ISBISTER (M), B: Abt 1763 Spouse: Marjory SLATER Dregs, Kirkwall Hugh ISBISTER (M), B: Abt 1770 Spouse: Marjory CLOUSTON of Stromness Hugh ISBISTER (M) Chr: 24 Jul 1772 Stromness, Father: Henry ISBISTER Mother: Katharine BAIKIE Hew ISBESTER (M) Chr: 1 Jun 1777 Northmaven, Shetland, Father: James ISBESTER Mother: Eliz. LAURENCEDAUR. Hugh ISBESTER (M) B: 2 May 1795 Harray, Orkney, Father: William ISBESTER Mother: Jean SINCR. And here are some ISBISTER (M) and OMAND (F) partnerships and their children: Father: David ISBISTER, Mother: Janet, Jannet or Jennet OMAND, Children: Christian ISBISTER (F) Chr: 2 Feb 1755, Hugh ISBISTER (M) Chr: Feb 1757, Robert ISBISTER (M) Chr: 7 Mar 1759, William ISBISTER (M) Chr: 9 Jun 1769, Margaret ISBISTER (F) Chr: 16 Apr 1772, all Firth & Stenness, Father: Thomas ISBESTER, Mother: Helen OMAND, Children: Thomas ISBISTER (M) Chr: 1768, William ISBISTER (M) Chr: 4 Dec 1770, Margaret ISBISTER (F) Chr: 26 Mar 1772, Joseph ISBISTER (M) Chr: 1 Jun 1775, Christian ISBISTER (F) Chr: 12 Jun 1777, David ISBISTER (M) Chr: 25 Dec 1779, John ISBISTER (M) Chr: 5 May 1782, Betty ISBISTER (F) Chr: 29 Aug 1784, Helen ISBISTER (F) Chr: 2 Jan 1787, May ISBISTER (F) Chr: Apr 1789, Benjman ISBESTER (M) Chr: 12 Jul 1794, all Firth & Stenness Father: Hugh ISBISTER, Mother: Christian OMAND, Children: Joseph ISBISTER (M) Chr: 2 Jan 1755, Elisabeth ISBISTER (F) Chr: 13 Jan 1760, Jacoba ISBISTER (F) Chr: 8 Oct 1769, all Firth & Stenness Father: William ISBISTER, Mother: Catherine or Katharine OMAND, Children: Grisel ISBISTER (F) Chr: 31 May 1772, May ISBISTER (F) Chr: 31 May 1772, Margaret ISBISTER (F) Chr: 1779, John ISBISTER (M) Chr: 1788, all Firth & Stenness And some related messages: ----- Message ----- From: Roger Kelly <roger.kelly1@virgin.net> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 1:34 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY-L] Isbester or Isbister Orkney > -----Original Message----- > From: Les Kennedy <lkennedy@powerup.com.au> > > > >My GGGrandfather David Isbister was baptised at Harray in August 1792. His > >Father was William Isbester and Mother Jean Sinclair. David married Piggy. > >(Yes her birth was recorded as Piggy) Isbister on 28 July 1822 in Firth and > >Stenness. Her Father was David Isbester and Mother Christain Allan. Piggy > >was born on 20 November 1798 in Firth and Stenness.Their nine children were > >also born there. > >I hope someone else is tracing the same family. > >Les Kennedy lkennedy@powerup.com.au > > Les: > Your Isbisters and mine are pretty close I think. I am trying to find out > more about the lives, ancestors and descendants of my ggggrandparents George > CUSITER (1793-1872) and Jane or Jean ISBISTER (c1795-1857) of Nether > Hobbiston, Stennes, Firth. Both are buried in Finston Old Churchyard. Is > Jane a sister of David or Piggy or of another local or not so local Isbister > family? > Maybe there are clues in the names of the couple's children who appear to > be: > Jane CURSETER (b 1819, m James FIRTH) > Margaret CURSITER (b 1820, m John LEASK) > Anne CURSITER (b 1824) > John CURSITER (b 1826) > George Firth CUSITER (1830-1874, m Mary YOUNG Dalkeith -my ancestors) > James Isbister CURSITER (b 1832, m Margaret LEASK) > Peter Loutit CURSITER (b 1837) > Catharine CURSITER (b 1839, m Adam FLETT) > John Firth CUSITER (1842-1866) > > Roger Kelly -Midlothian, Scotland > ----- Message ----- From: Roger Kelly <roger.kelly1@virgin.net> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY-L] EUMAN OR OMAN > Shyama > Just some oddments which don't alas answer your questions about OMAN to > EUMAN changes or their documented migrations to Midlothian and the Borders. > > Here's an Oman in Edinburgh, Midlothian in 1825 from Scottish Sasines > (property) Records > +++++++++ > Charles OMAN, Hotel keeper, seised May 27 1825 in centre house on north side > of Charlotte Square on disp. by Henry RITCHIE of Busbie May 18 1825 > Hugh MACPHERSON, Tacksman of Drummuie, Sutherland, seised May 27 1825 in > above on security of £1,000 on bond by OMAN. > Isabella CATHCART resident in Princes Street seised May 27 1825 in centre > house as above in security of £2,000 on bond by OMAN. > +++++++ > Quite a few families must have come from Orkney to Midlothian in the last > century. Certainly my own CUSITER family did, and ISBISTERs also appear > in 19th certury Edinburgh directories. I also find OMAN(D) mothers in some > of my own Orkney family names: eg OMAN & CURSATER (St Andrews,1700s), OMAND > & FIRTH (Stromness, 1830s), OMAND & FIRTH (Deerness, 1840s), OMAND & > ISBESTER (Firth 1770s), OMAND & ISBISTER (Firth 1750s) YEOMAN & ISBESTER > (1820s), OMAND & SPENCE (Stromness) > > Coming closer to today, a 1961 Edinburgh directory has 2 OMAN, 1 OMAND and 2 > OMOND in the city, no EUMAN though plenty of YEAMAN and YEOMAN. Are HUMAN > and HOMAN not also variants of this name? > > Sorry not to have come across anything more solid. > Best Wishes > Roger Kelly > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shyama Peebles <shyama@gold.net.au> > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 02 February 1999 12:04 > Subject: [ORKNEY-L] EUMAN OR OMAN > > >...EUMAN is a variant of OMAN and > >originated in the Orkneys. > >Does anyone know of OMAN's who turned > >into EUMAN's ? and does anyone have any > >OMAN/EUMAN family lines that migrated > >south to Midlothian & the Borders > >Best Wishes>Shyama Peebles, Coolgardie, Western Australia > > ----- Message ----- From: Roger Kelly <roger.kelly1@virgin.net> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 12:27 AM Subject: CUSITER & ISBISTER > I am trying to find out more about the lives, ancestors and descendants of > my ggggrandparents George CUSITER (1793-1872) and Jane ISBISTER (c1795-1857) > of Nether Hobbiston, Stennes, Firth. Both are buried in Finston Old > Churchyard. Quite close by is the grave of the Firth schoolteacher (was the > name SPENCE?) who I believe encouraged my gggrandfather George Firth CUSITER > (1830-1874) to leave Orkney to become a teacher and inventor. > > Any help appreciated, Roger Kelly > (PS: I've since found the teacher's name was Michael SPENCE, he was married to GFC's father's sister.) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frances: I hope some of this helps. Roger Kelly in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland