Charles Craigie  Rusness, Wyre

F.   William Craigie

1909 - 1991

M.   Isabella Scott Flaws

m.   Mary Ann Petrie, Onzibist, Wyre in 1938.

Issue

Sylvia

 m. William Delday.

Isabel

Evelyn

 m. Edward Smith, Shetland.

Isabel m. James Marwick.  His first marriage.

Hugh Craigie    Lerkquoy, Wasbister

F.   NK

M.  NK

 m.   Sicilia Gibson, Langskaill in 1808

Issue

Mary

b. 6.1.1810

William

b. 27.4.1811     

At Grithin

Barbara

b. 27.4.1811     

Twin of William

Hugh

b. 1.5.1813       

At Grithin

Isabel

b. 20.4.1815 at Hillhouse, above Claybank.

Mary Mainland    Vaddy, Egilsay.

F.   Robt. Mainland  See

Died 1922 aged 69.

M.   Janet Sinclair

m.   James Donaldson, North Tafts, Egilsay

Issue

James

b. 1886  m. Marion Seator (Stronsay)

Jessie              

b. 1883

Mary Isabella

1876-1909  Unmarried

Ann (?)

   m. David Chalmers, Stronsay

Robina

b. 1881

Nellie A.

1890-1894 

Robina m. James Seatter, Howe. His second marriage.

Alexander Gibson  Stenisgorn.

F.   James Gibson

1789 - 1873

M.   Katherine Inkster

m.   Janet Carmichael Marwick, Furse in 1822.

Issue

Betty

b. 13.6.1823     

At Stenisgorn.

John Inkster      

b. 18.3.1825     

At Stenisgorn.

Janet               

b. 21.6.1827 at Bucket, Wasbister.

Mary Sarle         

b. 12.5.1830 at Bucket, Wasbister.

David               

b. 15.10.1832 at Hulterburn (Kirkgate).

James  

b. 25.8.1838  at Pow, Westside.

Later, this family lived at Geo, Westness and latterly the parents lived at Skaill.. Janet died at Elseness, Sanday in 1878 aged 81.

Betty Gibson  Geo, Westness

F.   Alexander Gibson

1823 - 1900

M.  Janet C  Marwick

m. James Logie.  James died 1911 aged 80.  See 

Janet Gibson    Geo, Westness

F.   Alexander Gibson

1827 – 1889

M.   Janet C  Marwick

m. 1)  David Inkster  in 1857.        See

m. 2)   John Sclater, Flesher and grocer,  Kirkwall in 1865

Issue

James

b. 1867

Jessie              

b. 1868

Margaret Jane

b. 1871

Mary S. Gibson   Geo, Westness

F.   Alexander Gibson

b. 1830

M.   Janet C  Marwick

m. William Learmonth of Westness Farm in 1857

These are Bertie Learmonth's grandparents. Bertie married Violet Inkster.  George Learmonth of Westness, who hailed from East Lothian, took a lease of the farm of Elseness in Sanday and put his son William in it.

James Gibson  Geo, Westness

F.   Alexander Gibson

b. 1838

M.   Janet C  Marwick

m.   Margaret Dickson,   Nurse

Issue

Margaret          

b. 1860

Mary              

 m. -------- Drever

Jessie

James  

James Jr. was Edgar Gibson's grandfather.   See.  James, the father,  was a ploughman at Westness in 1861.

David Mainland          Tratland

F.   NK

Died 1855 aged 86.

M.  NK

m. 1)   Margaret Sinclair

Issue

William            

b. 25.1.1795

Robert

b. 19.5.1798

Barbara            

b. 27.12.1799

James  

b. 1.6.1802

Ann                 

b. 26.11.1804

Jean                

b. 29.10.1806

David               

b. 19.5.1808

Mary                

b. 8.6.1796

m. 2)  Marion Mainland of Cotafea in 1811

Issue

Alexander         

b. 6.9.1812

John                

b. 1.3.1819

Betty               

b. 8.4.1821

Hugh

b. 18.1.1814

Alexander, with either James or Robert, were drowned off Scabra Head, Rousay with James Sinclair.

William A. Mainland               

F.   NK

M.  NK

 Brother of David Mainland and of Alexander Mainland.

William fought at the Battle of Trafalgar and was awarded the Navy Medal with Trafalgar bar in 1848. Lived latterly in North or South Shields. For many years, William's medal was in New Zealand where presumably it was taken by one of the children of William's nephew, John . In recent times it was returned to George Mainland  who had the tattered ribbon replaced. It is now in the possession of John Mainland , the great, great grand-nephew of the man to whom it was awarded.

Alexander Mainland   Cruseday, Frotoft

F.   NK

M.  NK

m. Janet Kirkness, who died 1882 aged 84.  Daughter of Jas. Kirkness and Ann Harrold.

Issue

Janet

b. 13.10.1835

John                

b. 23.2.1839

Triplet

James 

b. 23.2.1839

Triplet

Margaret          

b. 23.2.1839

Triplet

William

b. 30.7.1841     

 This is the only case of triplets I have found in the Rousay records.  (R.C.M.)   Margaret married James Harrold  and lived in Mid Cruseday. She died in 1923 and he in 1909                             

John Mainland   Cruseday

F.  David Mainland

1819 – 1907. Boat builder.

M.  Marion Mainland

m.   Lydia Mowat from Scowan in 1852. Lydia lived from 1829 till 1903.

Issue

Hugh L.

b. 20.2.1854  Died Dunedin 1947. Unm.

John M.            

b. 10.9.1855   Killed on railway in NZ.

Mary                

b. 14.10.1857

Jane Hughina

b. 28.3.1860     

Went to N.Z.

Janet               

b. 13.10.1862

Duncan

b. 31.5.1865     

Died in infancy.

Betsy Craigie

b. 16.2.1867

Isabella            

b. 25.8.1869   Died at Longstane 1959.

Lydia Ann         

b. 18.6.1873   Died at Longstane 1955.

Mary married George Robertson and Janet married ____ Traill. Both families lived at Grand Haven, Michigan, U.S.A.

John Mainland     Mid Cruseday. 

F.   Alexander Mainland

1839-1896

M.   Janet Kirkness

m. 1)   Margaret Craigie, Frotoft in 1865

Issue

Mary                

b. 8.6.1866

John Corsie      

b. 28.7.1869

m. 2)     Mary Gibson, Langskaill.            No issue

This family living at Ervadale in 1891.

Jane Hughna Mainland     Rousay

F.   John Mainland

b. 1860

M.   Lydia Mowat

m. Richard Craigie in New Zealand in 1891

Issue

Mary L. E. I.     

b. 25.9.1893

Victor

Roa

Pearl

Jane went to New Zealand to act as housekeeper to her two elder brothers who had emigrated some years earlier. She had a letter of introduction to the Craigies  who also hailed from Rousay. Richard was born in NZ but both his parents were born in Rousay.

Betsy C. Mainland                               

F.   John Mainland

1867 - 1963

M.   Lydia Mowat

m.   John Mainland, Cott in 1896.

Issue

George William

b. 29.9.1897

John

b. 19.9.1899

Lydia Mary (Edda)

b. 6.8.1902

Mary Mainland    Ervadale

F.   John Mainland

1866 - 1896      

M.   Lydia Mowat

m.   Hugh Craigie, Ha'breck, Wyre, later Swandale in 1886.           His 1st marriage.

 Issue

 See entry for  Hugh Craigie

Richard Craigie    New Zealand

F.   Richard Craigie

1861 – 1940

M.   Mary Marwick

m.   Jane Mainland

Mary L. E. Craigie     New Zealand

F.   Richard Craigie

b. 1893

M.   Jane Mainland

m. Robert Stuart in N.Z.

Issue

Ena

Winnifred

Ronald

Sadie

Robert

Russell

George W. Mainland    Cott

F.   John Mainland

b. 1897

M.   Betsy C. Mainland

m. Georgina Wylie, Windbrake, Burray.   No issue

John Mainland     Cott

F.   John Mainland

1899 - 1984

M.   Betsy C. Mainland

m.   Margaret Reid, Gourock in 1968.      No issue

Edda Mainland     Cott

F.   John Mainland

1902 – 1992

M.   Betsy C. Mainland

m.   Robert Mainland, Westness, later Nears.

Ronald Stuart    Dunedin, NZ

F.   Robert Stuart

d. 1989

M.   Mary L.E.I. Craigie

m. Joyce Jensen

Issue

Marion 

b. 1951  m. Neil Campbell. 4 children.

Brian                

 Living at Palmerston North.

Graham

 m. Nicola Leus. One son.

Ron Stuart served with the New Zealand Forces in Italy during WW2. At the end of hostilities in 1945 he visited Rousay to meet his Mainland relatives. He made a return visit in 1984.

Nicol Mainland     Bu, Wyre

F.   NK

Died in 1847 aged 74.

M.  NK

m.   Ann Craigie Mainland in 1798 daur of Alexander Mainland and Isabella Marwick. Died in 1866.

Issue

David               

b. 8.9.1799       

Died in infancy

Ann                 

b. 3.2.1803

Mary    

1805 -1880

m. Magnus Craigie

Sicilia              

b. 23.5.1807

David               

b. 26.5.1809

Jean                

b. 10.5.1810

William

b. 24.6.1813

Isabel               

b. 24.6.1813     

Twin of William

John                

b. 10.9.1815

Janet               

b. 25.2.1818

James  

b. 18.3.1820

Margaret          

b. 20.5.1823

m. Hugh Harrold

Lydia               

b. 23.9.1825

John Mainland Bu, Wyre, later Onzibist, Wyre

F.   Nicol Mainland

1815 – 1892

M. Ann C  Mainland

m.   Mary Sinclair of Tratland.

James Mainland  Bu, Wyre, later Tratland. 

F.   Nicol Mainland

b. 1820

M. Ann C  Mainland

m.   Margaret Sinclair of Tratland.

James Mainland                      Cruseday

F.   Alexander Mainland

b. 1839  Triplet.

M.   Janet Kirkness

m.   Margaret Mainland, Banks, Frotoft in 1858.    Moved to Edinburgh 1895/6.

Issue

William

b. 6.4.1858

Lydia               

b. 17.1.1860

William

b. 13.3.1863 Married. No issue.

John                

b. 13.8.1865 Born at Cott

Nicol                

b. 13.1.1869 Died as a young man.

Harriet  

b. 1.12.1870

Margaret

b. 4.5.1875 m. All issue died young

Harriet Mainland                     

F.   James Mainland

b. 1870     

M.   Margaret Mainland

          had a son William.    b. 18.2.1894

m. James Cleat

Issue

Maggie

Nicol

Lydia

Helen

Thomas

Peter

Lydia's daughter is Mrs. Hilda Winton, who lives in Edinburgh.

William Mainland    Banks, Sowrine.

F.  James Mainland

Later Cotafea.   1788 – 1857

M. Mary Banks

m. 1)    Sicilia Mainland in 1813

Issue

Marjory

b. 5.10.1814

Ann                 

b. 25.10.1815

William

b. 21.6.1817

James  

b. 18.4.1819

Christopher       

b. 15.4.1820

Hugh                

b. 15.4.1822

m. 2)   Barbara Reid, Pow, Westside in 1824.      Barbara died 1863 aged 61.

Issue

George

b. 26.2.1826

Mary B. B.       

b. 29.3.1827

Jean                

b. 9.1.1830       

At Cotafea.

Peter               

b. 29.1.1832     

At Cotafea.

John                

b. 28.3.1835     

At Cotafea.

Harriet  

b. 1.6.1839 at Cotafea. m.  _____  Swinton

Ritchie

b. 22.8.1843

At Cotafea.

 William,  the father of this family,  had a brother, James, who died in 1861 aged 81.

John Mainland    Cotafea

F.   William Mainland

1835 – 1911

M.   Barbara Reid

m.   Mary Reid, Wasdale in 1863.           Mary died in 1890 aged 56.

Issue

John                

b. 5.3.1864

George William

b. 8.2.1867

Mary Reid        

b. 29.7.1872

John Mainland   Cotafea, later Cott.

F.   John Mainland

1864 – 1954

M.    Mary Reid

m.   Betsy Craigie Mainland in 1896. John was captain of the 'Fawn' for a time.

George W. Mainland   Cotafea, later Rysa

F.   John Mainland

b. 1867

M.    Mary Reid

m.   Margaret Gibson, Curquoy

Issue

George

Mary                

 Died young

James

 Died young

George was headmaster at Kinglassie, Fife.

Mary R. Mainland     Cotafea

F.   John Mainland

1872 - 1941

M.    Mary Reid

m. Donald Mackay, Postman.  See.   Donald died 1943 aged 82.   No issue.

Margaret Gibson   Curquoy

F.   James Gibson

b. 1867

M.   Mary Gibson

m.   George W. Mainland, Rysa.

George Reid   Pow, Westside

F.   NK

Born 1755 and died in 1859 aged 104..

M.   NK

m. Barbara Logie, daughter  of Gilbert Logie and Helen Scott in Westray.

Issue

Barbara            

b. 1801

George

b. 1807

Peter               

b. 1810

m. Mary Louttit

Jean                

b. 1813

m. John Harcus

Elizabeth          

b. 1815

Mary                

b. 1819

Died young

George Reid, the father of this family, was born in Westray and came to Rousay as a servant at Westness. Recently a great grandson of his daughter Elizabeth  showed me a photo of George taken by someone 'from the Sooth' who came to Rousay to interview him when he reached his 100th. birthday. At the same time, some doggerel verses were written about him, presumably by the same person. (R.C.M.)

Barbara Reid   Wasdale

F.   George Reid

1807 - 1900

M.   Barbara Logie

m.   William Mainland, Cotafea.   His second marriage.

George Reid    Wasdale

F.   George Reid

1807 – 1900

M.. Barbara Logie

m. Janet Harcus.     See

Issue

William

b. 10.4.1832

Died aged 10.

Mary                

b. 28.3.1835

John                

b. 6.11.1837

Peter               

b. 19.11.1838

William            

b. 21.12.1842

Lydia

b. 11.10.1844

Died 1913. Unmarried.

George 

b. 1.1.1834

Hannah

b. 2.12.1840     

At Pow, Westside.

In his younger days, George, the father, was on one or two trips to the whale fishing in the Davis Straits at Greenland. He built Wasdale after he was evicted from the Westside.