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, later Banks, Sourin

M. Jean Mainland

m. Betsy Reid of Cruar in 1835

Issue

William

b. 1.11.1835

Died 1883

Betsy

b. 1.11.1835

Twin of William

Jane

b. 5.7.1837

Anne

b. 12.4.1839

John

b. 12.4.1841

James

b. 10.6.1845

Peter

b. 22.12.1847

David

b. 27.4.1850

Died 1894

Betsy Reid was born in Stronsay c.1810/11, and died in 1897. Her parents were Peter Reid and Betsy Marwick. Peter married Elizabeth Mainland a daughter of Robert Mainland and Giles Mainland.

John Mowat     Scowan

F. Thomas Mowat

Died 1869 aged 76

M. Helen Peace

m. Isabel Yorston of Trumland in 1824.  Isabel died in 1885 aged 95.

Issue

Margaret

b. 25.2.1825

Betty

b. 17.4.1827

Lydia

b. 30.3.1829

Jean

b. 23.7.1831

John

b. 7.10.1835

Went to America(?)

Scowan was a small croft below Midgar, and is now part of Knarston.  Betty m. James Craigie. See

Lydia Mowat     Scowan

F. John Mowat

b.1829

M. Isabel Yorston

m. John Mainland, Upper Cruseday, later Longstane.

Issue

See entry for John Mainland,

Thomas Mowat     Milnhouse, Sourin.

F. NK

 Later at Scowan.

M. NK

Issue

Betty

b. 9.7.1798

James

b. 13.7.1801

Margaret

b. 14.7.1806

Margaret

b. 2.5.1809

John

b. c. 1794

The old, and common, pronunciation of the name was Mode, and the spelling often accorded with this. It was gradually superseded by the Mowat spelling.  Milnhouse was situated about half way between the Sourin School and Woo. The last occupants were the Yorston family.

Betty Mowat     Scowan

F. Thomas Mowat

b. 1798

M. Helen Peace

m. Robert Sinclair, Swandale in 1819.   His first marriage.

Issue

See entry for Robert Sinclair

Ann Mainland     Bu, Wyre

F. Nicol Mainland

1803-1868

M. Ann C Mainland

m. George Gibson, Langskaill

Issue

See entry for George Gibson

Lydia Mainland     Bu, Wyre

F. Nicol Mainland

b.1825

M. Ann C Mainland

m. Alexander Gibson, Langskaill, later Kirkwall

Issue

See entry for Alexander Gibson

Mary Ann Gibson     Curquoy

F. James Gibson

b.1863

M. Mary Gibson

m. Robert Gibson, Langskaill, later Stenness and Holm. His 2^nd marriage.

Issue

See entry for  Robert Gibson

William Marwick     Heatherhall, Wasbyster

F. NK

M. NK

m. Elizabeth Marwick. 

Issue

Christian C.

b. 4.7.1799

Alexander

b. 11.7.1801

At Negar, Wasbister

William

b. 17.5.1803

At Negar, Wasbister

James

b. 7.9.1807

At Negar, Wasbister

Rebekah

b. 1797

Died 1876

Negar was a house on Falquoy.

Alexander Marwick     Negar, later Corse.

F. William Marwick

1801-1889

M. Elizabeth Marwick

m. Isabella Gibson, Langskaill in 1827.

Issue

See entry for Isabella Gibson

William Mainland     Tailor, Banks, Frotoft.

F. Nicol Mainland

b. 1833

M. Margaret Louttit

m. Hannah Marwick at Corse in 1866.

Issue

John

b. 26.11.1866

Died 1869

Hannah Marwick     Corse

F. Alexander Marwick

M. Isabella Gibson,

m. William Mainland, Banks, Frotoft in 1866

Issue

See entry for William Mainland

Magnus Marwick     Scockness

F. NK

M. NK

m.

Issue

Hugh

b. 1766

Died 1820

Magnus was born and married during the period when there was a gap in the Rousay records. In a Court case in 1817 over grazing rights on the Head of Faraclett, Hugh Marwick (above) stated that at one time he had been joint tenant of Scockness with his father, Magnus. It is claimed by some that he was related to the Marwicks who were in Langskaill and Saviskaill in the 1700s. There are no records to back up such a claim.

Mary Yorston     Oldman

F. Peter Yorston

b. 1816

M. Rebecca Craigie

m. Robert Mowat, Grindlesbreck

Thomas Mowat     Scowan

F. NK

M. NK

m. Margaret Marwick in 1819

Issue

William

b. 19.10.1820

Robert

b. 25.4.1822

Peter

b. 9.8.1825

At Grindlesbreck

Betty

b. 21.10.1828

At Grindlesbreck

Were Thomas Mowat  and John Mowat brothers?

Robert Mowat     Scowan, later Grindlesbreck.

F. Thomas Mowat

1822-1893

M. Margaret Marwick

m. Mary Yorston, Oldman

Annabina Craigie    Rusness, Wyre

F. William Craigie

M. Isabella Scott Flaws

m. David Hourston, Grougar, Evie

Issue

Mabel

William

Maureen

Samuel Craigie     Rusness, later Weyland.

F. William Craigie

d. 1986

M. Isabella Scott Flaws

m. Alice Mainland, Weyland   See

Issue

George

Frederick

James

Emslie Craigie     Rusness, later Dounby

F. William Craigie

M. Isabella Scott Flaws

m. Clara Donaldson, Vacquoy in 1938.   See

Issue

Margaret

Isabel

William

Denis Grieve     Cruannie, later Dounby.

F. Robert Grieve

b. 1941

M. Catherine Lyon

m. Mattie Craigie   See

Issue

David

Craig

Mary Ann Petrie     Onzibist, Wyre

F. John Petrie

M. Mymie Sinclair

m. Charles Craigie, Rusness, Wyre in 1938

Issue

See entry for Charles Craigie

William Craigie     Nears

F. NK

M. NK

m. Isabel Marwick in 1809

Issue

Ann

b. 9.1.1811

Mary

b. 8.2.1812

Rebekka

b. 17.4.1814

Margaret

b. 28.9.1816

Janet

b. 2.3.1819

d. 1864 at Laro. Unmarried

William

b. 17.1.1821

James

b. 2.2.1823

Barbara

b. 14.7.1825

William Craigie     Shoemaker, Laro

F. William Craigie

1821-1915

M.Isabel Marwick

m. Martha Mainland, Avalsay in 1853. Martha died in 1866 aged 35.

Issue

William

b. 13.11.1855

Died aged 19

Anne

b. 15.1.1857

Mary

b. 3.12.1859

Mary

b. 5.8.1862

m. John Cutt.

John

b. 2.2.1865

John Cutt, a gardener at Trumland, died in 1937. His wife, Mary, died in 1949.

John Craigie     Laro, later Westray

F. William Craigie

b. 1865

M. Martha Mainland,

m. Elizabeth Reid of Grain in 1887. Elizabeth was born in 1868. See.

Issue

Lizzie Reid

b. 10.4.1888

Died aged 14

Martha J. M. K.

b. 30.5.1890

John Wm. Cutt

b. 30.6.1892

Died 1981

Ann Gibson

b. 13.11.1894

David Jas. Gibson

b. 23.7.1899

Died 1927

John b. 1865 was Capt. John Craigie of the “Orcadia” which served the North Isles of Orkney for many years. His daughter Ann married Capt. John Bremner of s.s.Earl Sigurd, and later of the s.s. Hoy Head. Elizabeth Reid’s mother was Janet Kirkness. See. Her father was Peter Reid of Brough, Westside. See

Martha Craigie     Westray

F. John Craigie

1890-1932

M. See above

m. George Sandison, Westray.  His first marriage. See

Issue

Lilla

m. David Craigie

William

John