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David Marwick    Shoemaker, Tou.    

F.William Marwick

 1830 – 1908

M. Ann Craigie

 

m. Betsy Clouston, Tou

 

Issue

James

b. 17.10.1856

 

 

Ann

 

 

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James Marwick    Milnhouse, Sourin   

F. James Marwick

 Died 1875 age 81

M  Ann Mainland

 

m. Christian Groundwater in 1824

 

Issue

James

b.13.12.1824

 

 

John

b. 21.02.1827

 

 

Mary Wood

b.04.05.1831

 

 

James Marwick  b. 1794  in Westray was a brother of William Marwick  who died in 1868, aged 87. Christian was born in Eynhallow in 1791 and died in 1873. Her parents were John Groundwater and Ann Harrold.

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James Marwick   Midgar  b. 1824

F. James Marwick

 

M. Christian Groundwater

m. Elizabeth Allan, Greentoft, Eday in 1854

 

Issue

James Groundwater

b. 16.07.1856

 

 

Mary Mainland

b. 06.05.1858

 

 

Jemima Elizabeth

b. 02.12.1861

 

 

John Craigie

b. 08.06.1864

 

 

Charles

b. 10.08.1866

 

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John Marwick   Midgarth   b.1827

F. James Marwick

 

M. Christian Groundwater

m. May Yorston, Oldman in 1872

 

Issue

Mary Mowat

b. 27.04.1873

 

 

Ann Robina Y

b. 27.07.1874

m. William Costie

 

May Jamima

b. 28.11.1875

 

 

Alexander Allardice

b. 13.04.1878

“The Duke”

 

Alexander A. Marwick, who left Rousay as a young man, was a shadowy sort of figure. He spent most of his life in Glasgow. The house at Midgar, which was a small, thatched cottage, came into his hands after his sister May died. In 1921, “The Duke”, as he was nicknamed because of the airs and graces he adopted, had the old house demolished, and a large, two-storey one erected in its place. He ran out of funds before all his plans were completed and the house was never occupied except for short holiday periods. No one in Rousay seems to have known the source of Alexander’s apparent wealth, nor how he lost it. At one time, he owned several farms in Sourin including Gorehouse, Banks, Hurtiso, and Scockness. A subsequent owner removed the roof of Midgar to be used elsewhere and the walls were demolished at about the same time.

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Mary Wood Marwick    Midgar     b. 1831

F. James Marwick

 

M. Christian Groundwater

m. John Craigie, Grips 

 

Issue See entry for John Craigie  

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James Craigie  Turbitail   A soldier    

F. NK

b. c1791

M. NK

 

m. Margaret Shearer     b.c1791

 

Issue

Gilbert

b. 1821

 

 

Barbara

b. 1827

 

 

Margaret

b. 1828

 

 

Isabella

b. 1830

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

Jeannie

 

 

 

Hugh

b. 04.05.1834

 

 

Margaret b. 1828 m. James Bain from Gorn in Westray and they had a daughter, Mary who married John Rendall of Tirlot, Westray. The Rendalls had a daughter Jessie who married Andrew Wishart in Manitoba, Canada. Their son, Malcolm Wishart, born in 1928, contacted me in Robert C Marwick about obtaining a copy of his book, Rousay Roots.

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Gilbert Craigie    Turbitail    

F. James Craigie

1821 – 1882

M. Margaret Shearer

 

m. Jean Gibson, Burness     Her second marriage

 

Issue See entry for Jean Gibson  

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William Louttit     Faraclett, later Digro

F. William Louttit

 

M. Christina Cormack

m. Helen Leonard, Digro

 

Issue

Peter

 

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

Helen

 

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

William

Went to Coatbridge

 

Matilda

 

 

 

Peter died of diphtheria in 1867 aged 8 years, and the first Maggie, aged 4, also died of it six days later.

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John Louttit     Faraclett     b.1843

F.  William Louttit

 

M. Christina Cormack

 

John was postmaster at Coatbridge and later at Edinburgh. He was instrumental in obtaining Post Office positions for several of his relatives and friends from Rousay. Among them were: Samuel Sinclair  who was married to John’s sister Mary, Robert Marwick who was married to John’s niece Matilda, William Louttit who was John’s nephew, and Peter Reid of Wasdale. 

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Mary Louttit    Faraclett    

F.  William Louttit

b. c1846

M. Christina Cormack

 

m. Samuel Sinclair, Swandale in 1869

 

Issue

William Louttit

b. 15.07.1869

 

 

Mary

b. 15.09.1872

 

 

(Daughter)

b. 1880/1

 

 

(Son)

b. 1883/4

 

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Harriet G. Louttit     Faraclett    

F.  William Louttit

b. c1854

M. Christina Cormack

 

m. Thomas Gibson, Broland in 1873

 

Issue

Thomas

b. 17.02.1874

 

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Mary Louttit     Digro     Died in 1939

F.  William Louttit

 

M. Helen Leonard

m. James Mainland, Gorehouse     No issue

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Helen Louttit     Digro    

F.  William Louttit

Died in 1963 aged 93

M.  Helen Leonard

 

m.1. James Craigie, Cruar in 1892

 

Issue

See entry for James Craigie

 

m.2. John Craigie, Breck

 

Issue See entry for John Craigie  

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Matilda Louttit     Digro

F.  William Louttit

 

M.  Helen Leonard

m. Robert Marwick, Quoys, Evie later Coatbridge. (see B009)

 

Issue See entry for Robert Marwick  

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Thomas Gibson     Broland     b. 1845

F. Thomas Gibson

 

M. Jane Grieve

m. Harriet Louttit of Faraclett.

 

Issue See entry for  Harriet Louttit  

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Margaret Louttit     Digro

F.  William Louttit

 

M.  Helen Leonard

m. William Learmonth, son of Mary S Gibson.

 

Issue

William

 

 

 

George

 

 

 

Cissie

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

Leonard

 

 

 

Robert

 

 

 

Before her marriage, Margaret and Hugh Craigie  had a son, Robert Wm. Reid Craigie b.08.02.1886 

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Robert Learmonth    Cavit

F. William Learmonth

 

M. Margaret Louttit

m. Violet Inkster, Cavit. Violet died in 1951 aged 50.  

 

Issue See entry for Violet Inkster  

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Ann Craigie   Laro  1857-1906 F. William Craigie
  M. Martha Mainland
m. Samuel Craigie, Hammer, Breckan, later Bu, Wyre in 1876
       
Issue See entry for Samuel Craigie
       
Samuel died in 1939 aged 88.

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Magnus Clouston     Tou

F. NK

 

M. NK