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Robert Irvine Gibson            Langskaill                          

F.  Robert Gibson

b. 34.12.1860 in Rousay

M. Isabella Craigie

d. 1946 (age 85) in Evie

m. 1)   Lydia Craigie of Turbitail in 1881 in Rousay

 

Issue

See entry for Lydia Craigie

 

m. 2)   Mary Ann Gibson of Curquoy in 1897 in Kirkwall. 

 

Issue James William Gibson b. 1898 Rousay      Went to Australia
John Arnott Gibson b. 1901 Stenness

 

Irvine Craig Gibson

b. 1906

Holm          Went to South Africa
Louise Smith Gibson b. 1906 Holm
d. 1991 (age 84) Aberdeen

m. Samuel Isbister Mainland in 1945 in Evie

 

m. 3)   Mary Gibson Marwick of Quoys, Evie in 1924 in Dalkeith                     No issue

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Hugh Gibson (Dr)       Langskaill

F.  Robert Gibson

b. 15.3.1875 in Rousay

M. Isabella Craigie

d. 1934 (age 59) in Edinburgh

 

m.   Louise Catherine Smith on 4.12.1905 in Kirkwall

 

Issue

John Gibson

b. 10.4.1907  (twin)

Hoy,  Orkney

 

Hugh Gibson

b. 10.4.1907  (twin)

Hoy, Orkney.

 

Isabella Gibson

b. 1910

 

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Alexander Grieve            Howe, Egilsay

F.  James Grieve

b. 1859 in Egilsay

M. Margaret Gibson

d. NZ
 

m.   Margaret Stevenson of Kirbist in 1884 in Rousay      See  

 

Went to NZ

       

Issue

Alexander Grieve

 

 

 

Margaret Grieve

 

 

 

James Grieve

 

 

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Isabella Gibson Grieve          Howe, Egilsay

F.  James Grieve

b. 21.12.1867 in Egilsay

M. Margaret Gibson

 

m. John Hourie in 1887 in Rousay

 

Issue

Helen Hourie

 

 

 

Isabella Hourie

 

 

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Robert Irvine Grieve             Whitlett, Egilsay

F.  James Grieve

b.  22.2.1862 in Egilsay 

M. Margaret Gibson

d. 25.4.1939 (age 77) in Rousay

m.   Mary Williamina Seatter in 1899 in Rousay

 

Issue James Grieve b. 1899 Rousay         Went to NZ

Margaret Helen Grieve

b. 1901

Rousay
d. 1995 (age 94) Kirkwall
m. Alexander Dunnett in 1932 in Kirkwall

 

Lillian Grieve

b. 1903

Rousay          Went to NZ

Robert Grieve b. 1905 Rousay
d. 1988 (age 83) Kirkwall

 

Williamina (Mima) Grieve

b. 1907

Rousay           Went to NZ

 

Ruby Lydia (Robina) Grieve

b. 1909

Rousay

d. 1997 (age 87) Kirkwall
m. Benjamin Stewart Collie in 1933 in Kirkwall

 

George Grieve

b. 1913

Rousay

d. 1997 (age 84) Thurso, Caithness

 

William Alexander Grieve

b. 1915

Rousay

 

Marian Grieve

b. 1918

Egilsay

d. 2010 (age 92) Kirkwall
m. John William Russell on 28.11.1938 in Kirkwall
Thomas Harcus Grieve b. 1918 Rousay

 

d. 2000 (age 82)

Kirkwall

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Robina Lydia Gibson Grieve        Howe, Egilsay

F.  James Grieve

b. 5.4.1864 in Egilsay

M. Margaret Gibson

d. 13.11.1951 (age 87) in Stromness

 

m.   James Bews of Meaness, Egilsay in 1894 in Rousay

 

Issue

James Bews

b. 28.5.1896

Egilsay

    d. 6.5.1917 (age 20) Killed in WW1
       
  Hugh Bews b. 1898 Egilsay
    d. 22.5.1941 (age 43) Rousay            Unmarried
       

 

Margaret Jessie Bews

b. 1900

Egilsay

       

 

Mary Helen Bews

b. 1901

Egilsay

    d. 9.3.1945 (age 43) Stromness
       
 

Isabella Bews

b. 1903

Egilsay

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Mary Jane Grieve         Howe, Egilsay

F.  James Grieve

b. 16.5.1874 in Egilsay

M. Margaret Gibson

d. 1947 (age 72) in Glasgow
 

m. William Harcus in 1898 in Rousay

 

Issue William Harcus b.1898 Rousay

 

Henry Harcus

b. 1900

Glasgow

 

Ella Harcus

b. 1902

Glasgow

       

 

Robert James Harcus

b. 1907

Glasgow

    d. 1928 (age 21) Glasgow
       

 

Marian Harcus

b. 1910

Glasgow

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Catherine (Kitty) Grieve         Howe, Egilsay

F.  James Grieve

b. 4.12.1876 in Egilsay

M. Margaret Gibson

d. 29.4.1936 (age 59) in Kirkwall
 

m.   John Linklater on 12.4.1901 in Rousay

 

Issue

John Linklater

b. 1901

Kirkwall

 

James Linklater

b. 1903

Kirkwall

       

 

Archibald William Linklater

b. 1906

Kirkwall

    d. 7.12.1980 (age 74) Kirkwall
       

 

Margaret Linklater

b. 1908

Kirkwall

       

 

Thomas Linklater

b. 12.2.1914

Kirkwall

    d. 29.5.1973 (age 59) Kirkwall
       

 

Kathleen Jemima Linklater

b. 1915

Kirkwall

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Elizabeth (Lily) Grieve         Howe, Egilsay

F.  James Grieve

b. 14.8.1884 in Egilsay

M. Margaret Gibson

d. 1962 (age 77) in Westray
 

m.   James Seatter of Howe in 1910 in Rousay

 

Issue

James Seatter

b. 1911

Rousay

     
  Violet Isabella Seatter b. 1913 Rousay
    d.2006 (age 93) Stromness

 

 

m. Robert Craigie of Vaddy on 13.2.1905 in Rousay

       

 

William Seatter

b. 1915

Rousay

       

 

George Robert Seatter

b. 1917

Rousay

    d. 1984 (age 67) Kirkwall
       

 

Lydia Kathleen Seatter

b. 1919

Rousay

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Margaret Sinclair (Maggie) Gibson          Sunnyside

F.  David Gibson

b. 14.8.1869 in Sandwick 

M. Ann Mainland

d. 1936 (age 65) in Kirkwall
 

m.  John Richan Logie in 1894 in Kirkwall

 

Issue

Helen Richan Logie

b. 1896

St Ola, Kirkwall

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Mary Gibson            Sunnyside

F.  David Gibson

b. 17.6.1876 in Eday 

M. Ann Mainland

d. 1960 (age 83) in Kirkwall
 

m.   David Harcus on 28.4.1914 in Kirkwall

       b. 10.4.1872 in Eday
       d. 1953 (age 80) in Kirkwall

 

Issue David Gibson Harcus b. 6.7.1915 Kirkwall

 

 

d. 15.10.2014 (age 99)

Perth

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Jane (Jeannie) Gibson           Sunnyside

F. David Gibson

b. 1878 in Eday

M. Ann Mainland

d. 1921 (age 42) in Aberdeen
 

m.   Alexander Leask in 1917 in Kirkwall         

       Rector of Kirkwall Grammar School

       

Issue

Son Leask

 

Died in infancy

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Tomima (Ida) Gibson                 Sunnyside        

F.  David Gibson

b. 1888 in Eday

M. Ann Mainland

d. 14.3.1967 (age 78) in Kirkwall

m. James Benston of Eday in 1914 in Kirkwall

     b. 1886 in Eday

     d. 13.9.1964 (age 78) in Kirkwall

Issue

Hamish Benston

b. 16.11.1914

Eday

d. 1.9.1981 (age 66) Eday

 

Anne Benston

b. 1916

Eday

 

Rosalie Gibson Benston

b. 5.3.1919

Eday

d. 15.1.1985 (age 65) Eday
m. John George Byers in 1940 in Eday

 

David Fraser Benston

b. 1921

Eday

d. 1972 (age 51) Birsay
m. Margaret Helen Sinclair in 1947 in Evie
Ida Jane (Jean) Benston b. 1927 Eday
d. 2018 (age 90) Inverurie
m. Thomas Sandison Tulloch in 1947 in Eday

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David Marwick         Kirkwall

F.  David Marwick

b. 8.2.1871 in Rousay 

M. Mary Mainland

d. 24.1.1903 (age 31) in Edinburgh
 

m.  Isabella Wilson in 1898 in Kirkwall

 

Issue Isabella Jane Marwick b. 25.9.1899 Kirkwall
    d. 5.4.1958 (1ge 58) Kirkwall
    m. George Swanson of Thurso on 5.11.1930 in Kirkwall

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Mary Jean Marwick           Kirkwall

F.  David Marwick

b. 21.1.1866 in Rousay

M. Mary Mainland

 

m. George Shearer in 1893 in Kirkwall

 

Issue

David Shearer

 

 

 

William Shearer

 

 

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Jane Swan (Jeannie) Gibson

F.  George Gibson

b. 26.1.1885 in Kirkwall

M. Rebecca Pottinger

d. 1979 in South Africa
 

m.   Gavin Mowat on 31.3.1909 in Buffalo, NY, USA.   Jane lived in Buffalo 1907 - 1910

       b. 1881 in Leith, Edinburgh       
       d. 1950 in Zambia

      Clerk then missionary

Issue

Rebecca Gibson (Ruby) Mowat

b. 24.8.1910

49 Iona Street, Leith, Edinburgh

 

Henry Gavin Mowat

b. 1912

Portuguese West Africa (Angola)

 

George Gibson Gray Mowat

b. 1914

Portuguese West Africa (Angola)

 

James Mowat

b. 10.11.1915

Portuguese West Africa (Angola)

 

Anna Mowat

b. 10.11.1915

Portuguese West Africa (Angola)

 

Arnott Pottinger Mowat

b. 1917

Portuguese West Africa (Angola)

Daisy Roberta Mowat b. 1919 Portuguese West Africa (Angola)
Gavin Mowat was a clerk when daughter Rebecca Mowat was born in 1910.  He was later described as a missionary in the 1911 census for Edinburgh.
This family travelled from Southampton to Ellis Island, NY on the ship Olympic, arriving 11.10.1921.  Their previous residence was Lusaka, N Rhodesia.
They travelled from Montreal, Quebec to Liverpool on the ship Tyrrhenia, arriving 8.7.1922.  Their onward address was 49 Iona Street, Edinburgh. 

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Barbara Gibson          Vacquoy

F.  Alexander Gibson

b. 5.8.1864 in Rousay

M. Margaret Learmonth

d. 1912 (age 47) in Rousay

 

m. John Sinclai,of Stenisgorn in 1883 in Rousay

     Joiner 

 
Issue             See entry for John Sinclair

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Margaret (Maggie) Gibson          Vacquoy

F.  Alexander Gibson

b. 9.10.1865 in Rousay

M. Margaret Learmonth

d. 1939 (age 73) in Kirkwall

m.    James Kirkness Inkster of Woo in 1902 in Stromness      See.            No issue

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John Gibson                   Vacquoy

F.  Alexander Gibson

b. 19.8.1867 in Rousay

M. Margaret Learmonth

d. 2.3.1938 (age 70) in Stromness

 

m.  Helen Robina Miller in 1905 in Stromness

 

Issue

John Stanley Gibson

b. 1905

Stromness

    d. 1988 (age 82) Kirkwall
    m. Alice Craigie in 1932 in Rousay
     

 

Alfred Gibson

b. 1908

Stromness
d. 1983 (age 75) Firth
m. Thora Kirkness in 1941 in Rousay
James Gibson b. 6.11.1911 Stromness
d. 17.3.1992 (age 80) Kirkwall
m. Alice Chalmers on 2.1.1942 in Kirkwall

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Elsie Clara Gibson            Vacquoy

F.  Alexander Gibson

b. 5.10.1869 in Rousay

M. Margaret Learmonth

d. 1944 (age 74) in Kirkwall

 

m. Alexander Learmonth of Quoydandy, St. Ola in 1900 in Stromness

 

Issue

Jeannie Inkster Learmonth

b. 1902

Rousay

    d. 1971 (age 69) Kirkwall
    m. William Heddle Cooper in 1926 in Kirkwall
       
  William Alexander Learmonth b. 31.8.1903 Rousay

 

 

d. 20.12.1934 (age 31)

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Alice Gibson              Vacquoy

F.  Alexander Gibson

b. 1.7.1873 in Rousay

M. Margaret Learmonth

d. Canada?

 

m.  Robert Learmonth in 1901 in Stromness

 

Issue

Robert Learmonth

b. 16.11.1903

 

    d. 4.1.1944 (age 40) Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

Margaret Learmonth

 

 

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Mary Gibson Logie                  Quoygrinnie

F.  John Logie

b. 2.2.1873 in Rousay 

M. Mary Gibson

d. 7.12.1948 (age 75) in Rose Cottage, Rousay                Unmarried
Nurse

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Hugh Craigie   

F.  Hugh Craigie

b. 1886 in Rousay

M. Mary Mainland

d. 1942 (age 55) in Kirkwall

 

m.   Margaret Marwick of Scockness in 1915 in Rousay

 

Issue           See entry for Margaret Marwick

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Margaret Jane (Maggie) Craigie  

F.  Hugh Craigie

b. 1.11.1893 in Rousay

M. Mary Mainland

d. 1935 (age 41) in Kirkwall

 

m.   James Lyon of Ervadale in 1916 in Rousay.    

 

Issue

Margaret Mary Lyon

b. 1916

Rousay

 

Catherine Isabella Lyon

b. 1919

Rousay

 

James Lyon

b. 1920

Rousay

 

Ann Lyon

b. 1923

Rousay

 

Hugh Lyon

b. 1925

Rousay

 

Robert Watson Lyon

b. 1929

Rousay

 

Elizabeth Craigie (Elsie) Lyon 

b. 1932

Rousay

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Lydia Sinclair               Onzibist, Wyre

F.  David Sinclair

b. 1880 in Rousay

M. Lydia Mainland

d. 14.3.1936 (age 55) in Evie

m  William Sinclair of Aviedale, Rendall in 1908 in Stromness

 

Issue William Sinclair b. 1901 Orphir

Robert Sinclair

b. 1905

Evie

 

Mary Lily Sinclair

b. 1913

Stromness

Frederick Hugh Sinclair b. 1917 Evie

 

d. 2006 (age 88)

Kirkwall

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Jemima (Mymie) Sinclair                Onzibist, Wyre

F.  David Sinclair

b. 18.3.1890 in Rousay

M. Jemima Craigie

d. 22.2.1960 (age 69) in Rousay

 

m. John Petrie of Midhouse, Burray in 1907 in Rousay

       b. 1885 in Rousay
       d. 1916 (age 31) in Rousay

 

Issue John Forrest Petrie b. 1907 Rousay

 

George William Petrie

b. 1909

Rousay

 

Mary Ann Petrie

b. 1913

Rousay

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Isabella Craigie             Post Office, Hullion

F.  John Craigie

b. 8.4.1880 in Rousay

M. Mary Sinclair

d. 1937 (age 57) in Rousay

 

m.   James Yorston on 29.12.1914 in Rousay

 

Issue

Mary Craigie Yorston

b. 9.2.1916

Rousay

 

James Kirkness Yorston

b. 2.2.1917

Rousay

 

Lilla Sinclair Yorston

b. 29.10.1918

Rousay

 

John Craigie Yorston

b. 1920

Rousay

       

 

Hugh Sinclair Yorston

b. 5.7.1922  (twin)

Rousay                        

    d. 25.7.2001 (age 79) Stromness
       

 

Anna Logie Yorston

b. 5.7.1922  (twin)

Rousay                        

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Anna Logie Craigie            Post Office, Hullion

F.  John Craigie

b. 2.3.1883 in Rousay

M. Mary Sinclair

d. 1949 (age 65) in Rousay

 

m.   John Gibson Marwick of Knarston in 1910 in Rousay

 

Issue           See entry for John Gibson Marwick

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John Sinclair Craigie            Post Office, Hullion     

F.  John Inkster Craigie

b. 14.6.1884 in Rousay

M. Mary Sinclair

d. 1975 (age 90) in Stromness
 

m.   Agnes Pirie Corsie of Knarston on 13.2.1911 in Rousay

 

Issue

Margaret Mary Craigie

b. 1912

Rousay

 

Anna Evelyn Craigie

b. 9.2.1916 

Kirkwall

 

John Corsie Craigie

b. 1920

Orphir

 

Sinclair Sketha Craigie

b. 1928

Orphir

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Mary Sinclair Alexander

James Alexander

b. 15.12.1871 in Rousay 

M. Ann Sinclair

d. 1952 (age 81) in Shapinsay
Had a daughter, Mary Ann Craigie, b. 18.5.1886 whose father was John Marwick Craigie.   Mary Ann Craigie married Sam Walls on 28.11.1907 in Sanday, and their son, Hugh, married Sarah Ann Mainland.  See

m.  John Learmonth of Quoys, Wasbister on 9.11.1894 in Sanday

 

Issue James Alexander Learmonth b. 1896 Sanday
d. 11.10.1916 (age 20) Somme, France (WW1)
John Robert Learmonth b. 3.11.1898 Sanday
d. 21.5.1951 (age 52) Sydney, NSW, Australia
m. Grace Turfus Shearer on 17.4.1924 in Kirkwall
Thomas Learmonth b. 1899 Sanday
d. 1981 (age 82)
Alice Learmonth b. 1904 Rousay
d. 1994 (age 90) Canada
Alfred Alexander Learmonth b. 1907 Sanday
d. 1972 (age 65) Shapinsay
m. Helen Groat in 1934 in Shapinsay
William Learmonth b. 1909 Kirkwall

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Lydia Alexander

F.  James Alexander

b. 1886 in Rousay

M. Ann Sinclair

d. 5.12.1966 (age 80) in Sanday
 

m.  William Harcus in 1916 in Sanday

      b. 1893 in Westray

      d. 3.6.1977 (age 84) in Sanday 
       

Issue

Ann Harcus

b. 1914

Sanday

 

Jemima Rendall (Mima) Harcus

b. 1916

Sanday

 

Isabella Louttit Harcus

b. 13.6.1918

Sanday

 

Catherine Jane (Jean) Harcus

b. 1924

Sanday

 

Edith Mary Harcus

b.31.8.1932

Sanday

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Isabella Sinclair             Greenock

F.  Hugh Sinclair

b. 8.8.1883 in Rousay

M. Sarah Craigie

d. 1915 (age 31) in Greenock
 
m.   Sydney Chapman in 1910 in Greenock
       
Issue Sydney George Sinclair Chapman b. 1912 Greenock

Eric Primrose Chapman   b. 1914 Greenock
       

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