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David Miller (c.1795 - 1878)

DAVID MILLER Cooper and Brewer or Master in Stromness Evidence from the Census Returns 1 6 June 1841: Main Street in Stromness: (1) David Miller, (M), 40, Cooper. Orkney (2) Janet Miller, (F), 30, Or...

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David Miller (c.1795 - 1878)

DAVID MILLER Cooper and Brewer or Master in Stromness Evidence from the Census Returns 1 6 June 1841: Main Street in Stromness: (1) David Miller, (M), 40, Cooper. Orkney (2) Janet Miller, (F), 30, Or...

5/24/2024

Robert Watt (1831 - 1909)

ROBERT WATT======Monumental Inscriptions===In loving memory of ROBERT WATT d. 19 May 1909 aged 78. His wife ISABELLA MACGREGOR d. 6 Jul 1908 aged 75. Their son ROBERT d. 18 Jun 1879 aged 14 [Orkney Fam...

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Robert Watt (1831 - 1909)

ROBERT WATT======Monumental Inscriptions===In loving memory of ROBERT WATT d. 19 May 1909 aged 78. His wife ISABELLA MACGREGOR d. 6 Jul 1908 aged 75. Their son ROBERT d. 18 Jun 1879 aged 14 [Orkney Fam...

5/19/2024

REVEREND GAVIN HAMILTON Minister of the Gospel at Hpy and Graemsay in Orkney The Reverend Gavin Hamilton, here treated, is the son of William Hamilton of Auldtoun and his wife Margaret MacGhie He was b...

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REVEREND GAVIN HAMILTON Minister of the Gospel at Hpy and Graemsay in Orkney The Reverend Gavin Hamilton, here treated, is the son of William Hamilton of Auldtoun and his wife Margaret MacGhie He was b...

7/26/2023

Janet Chalmers MP (aft.1785 - bef.1841)

JANET CHALMERS The ancestry of Jean Chalmers, here treated, has not been satisfactorily identified. The age she gave up for the census returns of 1821 and 1841 suggests that she may have been born in 1...

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Janet Chalmers MP (aft.1785 - bef.1841)

JANET CHALMERS The ancestry of Jean Chalmers, here treated, has not been satisfactorily identified. The age she gave up for the census returns of 1821 and 1841 suggests that she may have been born in 1...

4/4/2023

Thomas M. F. Kent (deceased)

THOMAS M. F. KENT Monumental Inscription In loving memory of JOANNA L IRVINE, wife of GEORGE KENT, who died 7th Oct 1916 aged 61 years. Also their son THOMAS M F KENT who died 14th Aug 1901 aged 18 yea...

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Thomas M. F. Kent (deceased)

THOMAS M. F. KENT Monumental Inscription In loving memory of JOANNA L IRVINE, wife of GEORGE KENT, who died 7th Oct 1916 aged 61 years. Also their son THOMAS M F KENT who died 14th Aug 1901 aged 18 yea...

2/20/2023

George Kent (bef.1839 - 1925)

GEORGE KENT Farmer KENT GEORGE THOMAS KENT/JEAN LOUTITT M 31/01/1839 033 20 / 59 WESTRAY AND PAPA WESTRAY Death George Kent, here treated, died on 22nd June 1925. His age was given up as aged 87. He ...

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George Kent (bef.1839 - 1925)

GEORGE KENT Farmer KENT GEORGE THOMAS KENT/JEAN LOUTITT M 31/01/1839 033 20 / 59 WESTRAY AND PAPA WESTRAY Death George Kent, here treated, died on 22nd June 1925. His age was given up as aged 87. He ...

2/20/2023

JOHN SCOTT Merchant in Kirkwall Monumental Inscription In memory of JOHN SCOTT, Merchant, Kirkwall, who died 5th August 1850 aged 62 years, his wife ANN GARRIOCH who died 16th March 1870 aged 79 years....

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JOHN SCOTT Merchant in Kirkwall Monumental Inscription In memory of JOHN SCOTT, Merchant, Kirkwall, who died 5th August 1850 aged 62 years, his wife ANN GARRIOCH who died 16th March 1870 aged 79 years....

10/5/2022

PVT William Crookshank (1784 - 1860)

Orcadian soldier in the War of 1812, fought at the Battle of Niagra. Family fled from Aberdeenshire to Hoy, Orkney after the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 and then to America. Killed by train in 1862.

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PVT William Crookshank (1784 - 1860)

Orcadian soldier in the War of 1812, fought at the Battle of Niagra. Family fled from Aberdeenshire to Hoy, Orkney after the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 and then to America. Killed by train in 1862.

9/28/2022

Nathaniel Crookshank (1756 - 1840)

GEDCOM Source ===@R-995023632@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. === GEDCOM Source ===Ancestry Fam...

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Nathaniel Crookshank (1756 - 1840)

GEDCOM Source ===@R-995023632@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. === GEDCOM Source ===Ancestry Fam...

9/28/2022

REVEREND ALEXANDER CALLENDER MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL at South Ronaldsay in Orkney Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; the Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, vii, pp. 229-30

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REVEREND ALEXANDER CALLENDER MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL at South Ronaldsay in Orkney Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; the Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, vii, pp. 229-30

8/9/2022

REVEREND MR. DANIEL CALLENDAR Minister of the Gospel and South Ronaldsay and Burray. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; the Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, vii, p. 230 ...

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REVEREND MR. DANIEL CALLENDAR Minister of the Gospel and South Ronaldsay and Burray. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; the Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, vii, p. 230 ...

8/9/2022

RIGHT REVEREND MR. ANDREW HONYMAN Bishop of Orkney; formerly Archdeacon of St. Andrews; Assistant Minister of the Gospel at Ferry-Port-on-Craig; Minister of the Gospel at St. Andrews in Fife Marriage H...

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RIGHT REVEREND MR. ANDREW HONYMAN Bishop of Orkney; formerly Archdeacon of St. Andrews; Assistant Minister of the Gospel at Ferry-Port-on-Craig; Minister of the Gospel at St. Andrews in Fife Marriage H...

7/28/2022

Harry Sinclair (aft.1782 - d.)

HARRY SINCLAIR (aka HENRY SINCLAIR or HARY SINCLAIR) Hudson's Bay Company Servant: probably the man of the same name who served as a clerk at Rupert's House, 1820-22; Shipping Agent in Stromness on 2...

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Harry Sinclair (aft.1782 - d.)

HARRY SINCLAIR (aka HENRY SINCLAIR or HARY SINCLAIR) Hudson's Bay Company Servant: probably the man of the same name who served as a clerk at Rupert's House, 1820-22; Shipping Agent in Stromness on 2...

1/13/2022

Alfred Gibson (1876 - 1916)

S/12881 Lance Corporal Alfred Gibson7th Seaforths, killed in action at the Butte de Warlencourt on 12th October 1916, aged 40.Buried in Grave V.E.5, Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France....

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Alfred Gibson (1876 - 1916)

S/12881 Lance Corporal Alfred Gibson7th Seaforths, killed in action at the Butte de Warlencourt on 12th October 1916, aged 40.Buried in Grave V.E.5, Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France....

10/24/2021

Reverend George Low (bef.1747 - 1795)

REVEREND GEORGE LOW======Minister of the Gospel at Birsay and Harray=== Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume VII, p. 241 ===Genealogy===# Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume VII, p. 241 # Fasti ...

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Reverend George Low (bef.1747 - 1795)

REVEREND GEORGE LOW======Minister of the Gospel at Birsay and Harray=== Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume VII, p. 241 ===Genealogy===# Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume VII, p. 241 # Fasti ...

9/21/2021

REVEREND JAMES TYRIE======Minister of the Gospel at Stromness; formerly Minister of the Gospel at Sandwick=== Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume VII, p. 259 Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume...

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REVEREND JAMES TYRIE======Minister of the Gospel at Stromness; formerly Minister of the Gospel at Sandwick=== Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume VII, p. 259 Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Volume...

9/21/2021

WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN=== Writer to the Signet (1835); Advocate in Edinburgh (1840); Professor of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres in the University of Edinburgh (1845); Sheriff of Orkney (1852) ...

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WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN=== Writer to the Signet (1835); Advocate in Edinburgh (1840); Professor of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres in the University of Edinburgh (1845); Sheriff of Orkney (1852) ...

6/29/2021

JOHN GIBSON WATT======Surgeon in London; Founder of Watt's Hospital in London===WATTJOHNWILLIAM WATT/KATHARINE GIBSON M27/08/1735 021/ 20 40 Kirkwall===Genealogy=== Fasti of the Church of Scotland VII:...

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JOHN GIBSON WATT======Surgeon in London; Founder of Watt's Hospital in London===WATTJOHNWILLIAM WATT/KATHARINE GIBSON M27/08/1735 021/ 20 40 Kirkwall===Genealogy=== Fasti of the Church of Scotland VII:...

6/9/2021

REVEREND JOHN GIBSON======Minister of the Gospel at Evie in Orkney======Biographical Summary=== The Reverend John Gibson is the son of Alexander Gibson, Minister of Bower, and Archdeacon of Caithness. ...

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REVEREND JOHN GIBSON======Minister of the Gospel at Evie in Orkney======Biographical Summary=== The Reverend John Gibson is the son of Alexander Gibson, Minister of Bower, and Archdeacon of Caithness. ...

6/8/2021

REVEREND MR. JOHN GIBSON====== Minister of the Gospel at Holm === The Question of Paternity: Conflicting Claims According to the Fasti of the Church of Scotland, the Reverend Mr. John Gibson, ...

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REVEREND MR. JOHN GIBSON====== Minister of the Gospel at Holm === The Question of Paternity: Conflicting Claims According to the Fasti of the Church of Scotland, the Reverend Mr. John Gibson, ...

6/8/2021