Mary Reid     Wasdale

F. George Reid

1835-1890

M. Janet Harcus

m. John Mainland,    Cotafea

Issue

See entry for John Mainland

William Mainland     Clook, Frotoft

F. David Mainland

1795-1870

M. Margaret Sinclair

m. 1) Jean Sinclair in 1822

Issue

Jean

b. 27.7.1823

John

b. 19.6.1825

David

b. 21.5.1827

Mary Ann

b. 25.7.1832

Anne

b. 21.3.1838

Janet

b. 1835

William

m. 2) Christian Flaws

This family lived on Eynhallow for a time. A stone in the Westside kirkyard bears this inscription:- “To Eynhallow folk Janet Mainland died 1851 aged 16, William Mainland died 1831(?) aged 21, Jane Sinclair, the mother of above died 1852 aged 55, and William Mainland her husband died 1870 aged 75.”

David Mainland     London, Frotoft

F. David Mainland

b. 1808

M. Margaret Sinclair

m. Ann Wood     Ann was born 1815

Issue

Robert

b. 3.12.1838

Hugh

b. 20.6.1841

Lydia

b. 10.9.1844

John

b. 7.9.1846

Mary

b. 19.8.1848

Hugh Mainland     Tratland

F. David Mainland

b. 1814

M. Marion Mainland

m. Mary Laing     Settled in Shields

Issue

Girl who died young

Janet Mainland     Cruseday

F. Alexander Mainland

1835-1867

M. Janet Kirkness

m. William Low of Irso, later in Castlehill, Frotoft

Issue

Jessie

Died young

Margaret

William

David Mainland     Born on Eynhallow

F. William Mainland

b. 1827

M. Janet Mainland

m.

Issue

Eliza

m. William Chrystal

David Chrystal, a son of William and Eliza, living in Kirkwall in 1969

Margaret Low     Castlehill, Frotoft

F. William Low

M. Janet Mainland

m.1) William Corsie of Lower Cruseday. He died 1899 aged 42

m.2) Alexander Mainland of Cott, Egilsay. Went to New Zealand.

 Alexander previously married to a McKinlay from Sound, Egilsay.

Willliam Reid     Wasdale

F. George Reid

1842-1915     Joiner

M. Janet Harcus

m. Catherine Baikie, Stromness,   She died in 1929 aged 90

Issue

Peter

b. 3.9.1869

George

b. 20.11.1864

James

b. 24.2.1875

Mary

b. 16.7.1866

Jessie

b. 10.4.1871

William

b. 17.1.1873

Died of typhoid in 1897

Lydia

b. 25.2.1868

Died in infancy

John Reid     Wasdale, later Tratland.

F. George Reid

1837-1893

M. Janet Harcus

m. Sarah Mainland of Tratland

Issue

See entry for Sarah Mainland

As  a young man, John went to New Zealand where he worked as a gold miner for 15 years. When he returned to Rousay he married Sarah and settled at Tratland. He and James Sinclair  ran the post boat between Rousay and Evie and both were drowned when the boat was lost in October, 1893. A mother and three children, who were passengers, were also drowned.      See

Peter Reid     Wasdale, Went to New Zealand

F. George Reid

b. 1838

M. Janet Harcus

m. Charlotte Stewart in New Zealand.    No Issue

Peter served an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker in Kirkwall before going to New Zealand with his brothers, John and George. He worked at the gold diggings there. Unlike his brothers, he decided to settle in N.Z. for good.

Hannah Reid     Wasdale

F. George Reid

b. 1840

M. Janet Harcus

m. James Leonard, stonemason, Digro.    Later at Oban

Issue

George

1860-1879

John

1862-1906

m. Issue

Hannah

1864-1936

Unmarried

James

b. 1866

m. in Canada. Issue

Frederick

b. 1869

Unmarried

Isabella

1871-1940

m. Pearson. Issue

Annie

1875-1956

m. David Sinclair, Sanday

Arthur

William

1877-1879

Alfred

1879-1933

Unmarried Oban

George

b. 1881

m. and had issue.

Edith

m. Ogg.

Arch. McCallum

1886-1972

m. Glasgow

Lydia

b. 1887

m. Oban

Emma

b. 1889

Arthur, William, and the first George died at Digro during a diphtheria epidemic in 1879. Laterly, Frederick was bosun on the N.L.S. Hesperus operating out of Oban. George was a coal merchant in Oban. See.

Hugh Mainland     Cotafea, later Weyland.

F. William Mainland

1822-1891

M. Sicilia Mainland

m. Margaret Craigie, Watten, Egilsay. Margaret died in 1883 aged 64.     See

Issue

John

b. 1851

Later at Weyland, Egilsay

Mary

m. Tom Garson, Grougar

Eliza Craigie

b. 19.5.1855

Died 1861

Mary Garson died in 1919 aged 72.

Peter Reid     Wasdale, later Gourock

F. William Reid

b.1869

M. Catherine Baikie

m.1) Mary Arthur, Coatbridge

Issue

Margaret

William

James

m. 2) Margaret Reid of Tratland. No issue

Peter was one of several Rousay men who obtained work in the Post Office under the patronage of John Louttit. He ended his career as postmaster at Gourock.

James M. Reid     Wasdale.  Joiner in Glasgow.

F. William Reid

b. 1875

M. Catherine Baikie

m. Kate Muir

Issue

Betty

Thelma

George

George W. Reid     Wasdale, later Kirkwall

F. William Reid

b. 1864

M. Catherine Baikie

m. Margaret Yorston in 1905.   Margaret died in 1930.   No issue

George was a teacher in Kirkwall but had to resign because of increasing deafness. Margaret’s parents were Capt. James Yorston and Margaret Inkster.

Margaret Reid     Tratland

F. John Reid

b. 1878

M. Sarah S Mainland

m. Peter Reid, Gourock.   His second marriage.     No issue

Margaret Reid     Gourock

F. Peter Reid,

Died 1978

M. Mary Arthur

m. John Mainland, Cott.       No issue

John Reid     Tratland

F. John Reid

b. 1876

M.Sarah S Mainland

m. Joanne Mackenzie, Stornoway.  Lived in Glasgow.

Issue

Ian

Annie

John Corsie     Breek

F. Alexander Corsie

b. c. 1847

M. Ann Sinclair

m. Margaret Craigie, of Mount Pleasant.

Issue

John

Corsie’s boarding house

William

James

Hugh

Unmarried

Isabella

m. Shearer

Mary Ann

m. Thomas King, Sanday

Jessie

Unmarried

Jane Mainland     Banks

F. William Mainland

1837-1922

M. Betsy Reid

m. John Gibson, Knarston

Issue

See entry for John Gibson

Anne Mainland     Banks, Sourin

F.  William Mainland

1839-1913

M. Betsy Reid

m. William Craigie, Cruar in 1870

Issue

See entry for William Craigie

Peter Mainland     Cotafea, later at Georth, Evie

F. William Mainland

b. 1832

M. Barbara Reid

m. Mary Gibson, Woo in 1860

Issue

Samuel

b. 1868

David

b. 1871

Peter

b. 1864

Robert

b. 11.6.1865

New Zealand (?)

Annie

b. 10.1.1878

Mary C. G

b. 16.5.1873

This family was at Woo in 1881. Samuel, son of Samuel above, married Louise Gibson  of Quoys, Evie.

William Mainland    1811-1892

F. Leslie Mainland

 Avalsay, la