A587

Hugh Stevenson Linkshouse, Stronsay			F.Robert Stevenson
			M. Ruby Chalmers
m. Rhoda Mainland, Nears, Rousay. The district nurse in Stronsay.

Issue	John Chalmers	b. 02.09.1965
	Leona Roberts	b. 29.03.1975

John Mainland Nears b.1930			F. Robert Mainland
			M. Lydia M. Mainland
m. Irene Watson, Carnoustie in 1964. She was district nurse in Rousay

Issue	Ingrid	b. 1966
	Robert	b. 1969

Dr. Ingrid Mainland is an archaeologist.

Maisie Mainland Westness b. 1920			F. NK
			M. Mary Mainland
m. Frederick Kirkness, Quoyostray in 1946

Issue	Colin	b. 04.05.1949	Eye surgeon

Fred lost his life in the Fraserburgh lifeboat tragedy. He was the boat�s engineer. Colin is Professor of Ophthamology at the University of Glasgow, 1996.

John Gibson Broland, later Knarston						F. John Gibson
						M. Giles (Julia) Grieve
m. 1) Isabel Craigie, Knarston on 09.02.1830

Issue		Sicilia	b. 28.01.1832
		John	b. 28.03.1833

m. 2) Janet Craigie at Knarston on 20.03.1835

Issue	James			b. 29.05.1836
	George Ritchie			b. 07.04.1839
	William			b. 20.05.1841
	Robert			b. 23.10.1842
	Janet			b. 13.11.1844	Went to NZ c 1861.
	Thomas			b. 15.04.1847
	David			b. 28.10.1849
	Jean			b. 02.07.1853

m. 3) Mary Mainland, aged 43, of Testaquoy, Wyre on 20.04.1855. John died the following year, aged 54. Mary returned to Testaquoy, where she died in 1889. See

It is thought that one or more of the sons of the second marriage emigrated to Australia or New Zealand. Janet b. 1844 emigrated to New Zealand c1861.

John Gibson Knarston 1833 -1924			F. John Gibson
			M. Isabel Craigie
m. Jane Mainland, Banks, Sourin, in 1859. Jane lived from 1837-1922

Issue	Betsy	b. 30.09.1860
	Ann	b. 22.10.1861
	Betsy	b. 06.08.1863	Died 1885
	Isabella	b. 08.08.1865	Died aged 1.
	Isabella	b. 15.07.1867	Died 1932. Unmarried
	Mary Jane	b. 17.04.1869	Died 1925. Unmarried
	Janet (Jessie)	b. 28.06.1872	Died 1964. Unmarried

The parents, and the three youngest daughters, stayed at Swartifield latterly.

Thomas Sinclair b.c.1680		F. NK
		M. NK
m.

Issue	Peter

Thomas Sinclair is the earliest traceable ancestor of many Rousay people.

George Sinclair Brendale, later Faraclett			F. Peter Sinclair
George was in Faraclett in 1771 and 1788			M. Marion Murray

m. -------- --------

Issue	Archibald	b. 01.05.1752
	Betsy
	Christian
	James

Archibald Sinclair Swandale			F. George Sinclair
Born 1752. Died at Lower Breck.			M. NK

m. 1) Bell Louttit from Mouncy, Quandal

Issue	James	b. 1783 at Pow
	John	b. 1785 at Pow
	Robert	b. c.1795

m. 2) Jenny Mainland on 06.12.1822

James Sinclair Newhouse 1783-1825			F. Archibald Sinclair
			M. Bell Louttit
m. Maidie Hourston. Sound, Egilsay in 1808

Issue	Mary	b. 17.07.1809	at Bergodale (Guidal)
	Margaret	b. 09.04.1813	at Brendale
	Janet	b. 24.12.1815	At Newhouse. Unmarried
	James	b. 21.08.1818
	Hugh	b. 01.03.1821
	John	b. 20.03.1824	Died 1897. Unmarried

James b. 1783 was drowned when his boat sank off Scabra Head. His son, James, also lost his life at sea when the Rousay post-boat was lost in 1893. (See). Maidie was born in 1780 and died in 1863. Her parents were James Hourston and Marian Craigie. Maidie�s sister, Marian, married George Marwick.

In his book, �Around the Orkney Peat Fires�, W.R. Mackintosh relates the story of Hugh Hourston of Sound in Egilsay who was captured by the Press Gang and put aboard a man o�war. A few days later, he was instrumental in saving the ship from danger, and as a reward, was given his freedom by a grateful captain. Robert W. Marwick thought that he was a descendant of Hugh Hourston. He claimed that Hugh was a brother of Maidie and Marian above.

John Sinclair Tratland 1785 -1845			F. Archibald Sinclair
			M. Bell Louttit
m. Magdalene Craigie, Hullion in 1816. Magdalene lived from 1791 to 1858.


Issue	Ann	b. 20.02.1817
	Mary	b. 22.05.1819
	Margaret	b. 02.08.1821
	Janet	b. 12.10.1823
	Sarah	b. 31.05.1826
	John	b. 19.10.1828	Went to USA
	Isabel	b. 19.10.1828	Twin of John
	James	b. 10.11.1831

John b. 1785 was at Hudson Bay from 1806 till 1813. He was at Breck for one year before going to Tratland. It is worthy of note that Newhouse has remained in the hands of the Sinclair family from about 1815 until the present time (1994), an occupancy covering five generations that began with James. In Tratland, John Sinclair and his descendants remained in occupation for six generations. Ownership passed out of the family in 1993.

Robert Sinclair Swandale			F. Archibald Sinclair
Died 1884 aged 89			M. Bell Louttit

m. 1) Betty Mowat of Scowan on 01.11.1819

Issue	Margaret	b. 17.08.1820
	Robert	b. 16.05.1822
	Barbara	b. 09.02.1824

m. 2) Christian Inkster of Swartifield b.1805 d. 1887

Issue	Isabel	b. 08.06.1827
	Robert	b. 22.01.1829
	Betty	b. 19.02.1831
	James	b. 08.10.1833
	William	b. 02.09.1835
	Robert Inkster	b. 04.05.1838
	Thomas	b. 10.04.1841
	John	b. 12.01.1844	Died aged 14
	Samuel	b. 01.06.1846
	Hugh	b. 02.02.1849	Farmer

The Sinclairs of Swandale had the reputation of being very careful with money, even to the point of being thought tight-fisted. At the time of his death, in 1884, Robert Sinclair had savings amounting to 900 pounds, an amazing achievement considering that Swandale was not a good farm and that Robert had raised a large family on it.

Christian Sinclair Faraclett			F. George Sinclair
			M. NK
m. Hugh Corsie

Issue	Malcolm	b. 17.11.1798
	John	b. 21.11.1800	At Scockness

James Sinclair Newhouse 1818 -1893			F. James Sinclair
			M. Maidie Hourston
m. Mary I. Craigie of Hullion

Issue	Anne Craigie	b. 24.06.1848
	James Hugh C.	b. 25.06.1854

James A611 was drowned when the post boat was lost in a storm. See

Hugh Sinclair Stenisgorn		F. James Sinclair
1821 -1909		M. Maidie Hourston

m. Isabella Gibson of Langskaill in 1844/5

Issue	See entry for Isabella Gibson

Hugh was brought up by his aunt, Marian Hourston, who was married to George Marwick. The Marwicks were in Cogar at that time but later moved to Falquoy.

Ann Sinclair Tratland 1817 -1911			F. John Sinclair
			M. Magdalene Craigie
m. Alexr. Corsie of Cruseday. Carpenter. Alex lived from 1819 -1898

Issue	Isabel (Bell)	b.1850
	John	b.1847
	William

William m.Margaret Low, Irso. 1857-1899. See. No issue

Mary Sinclair 1819 -1882 Died at Onzibist			F. John Sinclair
			M. Magdalene Craigie
m. John Mainland, Bu, Wyre. John died in 1892 aged 76.

Issue	Mary	b. 16.11.1847
	Lydia	b. 23.11.1850
	Janet	b. 04.08.1852
	Anne	b. 12.11.1854
	John	b. 03.05.1857	Later at Westness
	Margaret	b. 11.09.1859

Rhoda Mainland Nears.		F. Robert Mainland
District nurse in Stronsay		M. Lydia M. Mainland

m. Hugh Stevenson, Linkshouse, Stronsay in 1961

Issue	See entry for Hugh Stevenson

Mary Mainland Westness 1902-1978	F. John Mainland
	M. Isabel Stevenson
had a daughter Maisie Mainland b. 1920

Sheila Mainland Nears		F. Robert Mainland
		M. Lydia M. Mainland
m. Hugh Lyon, Ervadale, later Hestwall, Sandwick in 1956.

Issue	See entry for Hugh Lyon