William Craigie   Cruar

F. William Craigie

Died 1865 aged 83

M. Cecilia Harrold

m. Betty Leonard in 1804

Issue

Betty

b. 17.6.1805

Died in 1882

William

b. 14.11.1807

1805 Betty married James Cooper of Pretty. They had a son James  b. 4.3.1835.

Hugh Craigie   Skaill, Westside

F. NK

M. NK

m. Janet Craigie. born c.1770 -  died 1856.

Issue

Jean

b. 14.1.1789

Mary

b. 28.7.1794

At Lerkquoy

Janet

b. 1.5.1797

At Saviskaill

Janet Craigie   Saviskaill

F. Hugh Craigie

b. 1797

M. Janet Craigie

m. Hugh Gibson, Sketquoy in 1825

John Gibson   Sourin

F. NK

M. NK

m. Christy Mainland

Issue

John

b. c. 1771

James

b. c. 1781

At Bigland.

James Gibson   Brendale

F. John Gibson

c.1781-1866

M. Christy Mainland

m. Christian Harcus in 1807. Died 1864 aged 78

Issue

John

b. 12.12.1808

At Breck.

William

b. 25.4.1811

At Trumland

Jean

b. 30.5.1813

At Trumland

Ann

b. 29.10.1815

At Brendale

Margaret

b. 2.4.1818

At Brendale

Christian

b. 14.6.1820

At Brendale

Isabel

b. 21.6.1822

At Brendale.  Died 1856

James

b. 9.5.1825

At Brendale

James

b. 6.3.1828

At Brendale

James

b. 21.7.1829

At Brendale

Christian b. 1820 married David Gibson, Bigland in 1845.

Mary Craigie   Saviskaill

F. Hugh Craigie

b. 1794   Mary died at Blackhammer in 1873.

M. Janet Craigie

m. Henry Craigie Quoygray in 1815

Henry Craigie   Greystane

F. Hugh Craigie

1811-1878

M. Isabel Craigie

m. Jane Craigie at Innister in 1842   

Issue

Jane

b. 4.4.1843

Died 1866. Unmarried.

James

b. 20.10.1844

Janet

b. 13.12.1847

Mary

b. 16.1.1850

At Greystane

Samuel Seatter

b. 20.5.1852

At Greystane

David

b. 12.11.1854

At Greystane

Margaret Inkster

b. 24.8.1857

At Greystane

Peter

b. 21.9.1859

At Greystane

Neil Patrick Rose

b. 23.11.1862

At Greystane

The three eldest children were born at Mid Quandale.

William Mainland   Cott, Egilsay.

F. William Mainland

Died 1858 aged 76

M. Marjory Rendall

m. Elspeth Grieve in 1808.  William  was a brother of James.

Issue

William

b. 4.5.1809

Janet

b. 10.10.1810

 d. 1863

James

b. 30.7.1812

Hugh

b. 14.3.1816

Robert

b. 23.3.1821

d.1894

Hugh

 m. Janet Grieve.

Robert married Janet Sinclair .  Hugh and Janet had 5 children, William,Mary, Janet, Hugh, and Margaret.

David Craigie   Hammer, now part of Innister

F. William Craigie

Died in 1863 aged 87.

M. NK

m. Mary Ann Craigie in 1801.

Issue

Janet

b. 4.2.1802

m. Hugh Inkster.

Betty

b. 8.10.1804

m. James Craigie 1829.

James

b. 1.3.1807

Mary

b. 3.4.1809

David

b. 24.2.1812

Isabel

b. 12.2.1815

m. Wm. Louttit 1837.

William

b. 20.8.1817

Hugh

b. 7.7.1819

James m. Margaret  Alexander in 1838.      See

James Mainland   Cott, Egilsay.

F. William Mainland

1812-1878

M. Elspeth Grieve

m. Betsy Grieve. Betsy died in 1882 aged 69.

Issue

James

b.21.8.1841

Died 1867. Unmarried.

Janet

b. 31.2.1843(?)

William

b. 25.2.1845

m. Helen Costie

Elizabeth

b. 15.2.1847

m. Hugh Costie

Mary

b. 18.5.1849

Alexander

b. 13.2.1852

m. Margaret Low

Catherine

b. 27.1.1856

Alexander went to new Zealand in 1876.     Betsy’s parents were Alexander Grieve and Katherine Craigie.

James Mainland   Cotafea

F. NK

M. NK

m. Christian Louttit in 1799.

Issue

Nicol

b. 9.6.1800

Alexander

b. 14.3.1802

James

b. 28.3.1804

Betsy

b.25.6.1806

Isabel

b. 24.6.1811

John Craigie   Philiehall, Egilsay

F. NK

M. NK

m. Katherine Work

Issue

William Baikie

b. 27.9.1798

John

b. c. 1797

John Craigie   Upper Cornquoy, Egilsay.

F. John Craigie

1797-1883

M. Katherine Work.

m. Barbara Barnet. Barbara died in 1887 aged 85.

Issue

John

b. 22.10.1821

William

b. 26.2.1827

At South Tofts.

Isabel

b. 21.2.1824

Grace

b. 12.12.1829

At South Tofts

Ann

b.  25.4.1832

At South Tofts

Ann

b. 29.4.1835

At South Tofts

Mary

b. 13.8.1838

At Tellyhall (Philiehall)

Alexander

b. 1.6.1841

At Tellyhall (Philiehall)

Robert

b. 25.6.1844

At Tellyhall (Philiehall)

Alexander b. 1841 married Betsy Craigie. Barbara’s parents were Alexander Barnet and Isabella Banks.

James Gibson   Stenisgorn, Wabister

F. NK

b. c. 1760 at Scockness.

M. NK

m.Katherine Inkster

Issue

Alexander

b. 1789

Isabel

b. 29.3.1803

Giving evidence in a court case in 1817 James stated that his father, grandfather, and great grandfather had been tenants in Scockness. This was before the Marwicks went there in 1783. Dr. Hugh Marwick held that these were the same Gibsons that were later in Langskaill.

Isabel Gibson    b.. 1803

F. James Gibson

Stenisgorn,now part of Sketquoy.

M. Katherine Inkster

m. James Flaws of Hammerfield. James was born c. 1800.

Issue

John

b. 26.2.1829

James

b. 27.2.1828

Died 1904

David

b. 1841

Magnus

b. 1843

Margaret

b. 1847

Died 1928

William

b. 1839

James’s father had also been a tenant in Hammerfield.

Leslie Mainland   Avalsay

F. Thomas Mainland

M. Margaret Chalmers

m. Jean Mainland at Avalsay in 1809. Jean died in 1873 aged 83.

Issue

William

b. 9.3.1811

Betty

b. 8.4.1813

Chalmers

b. 3.4.1815

James

b.. 1.4.1820

Leslie

b. 10.11.1823

John

b. 2.3.1828

Martha

b. 1831

Jean’s parents were William Mainland and Isabel Baikie.

James Flaws   Hammerfield

F. NK

b. 1800

M. NK

m. Isabel Gibson at Stenisgorn.

David Flaws   Hammerfield

F. James Flaws

b. 1841

M.Isabel Gibson

m.1) Margaret Louttit, Lower Blackhammer in 1861.

Issue

Williamina

b. 1863

David

b. 1865

James

b. 1868

Margaret

b. 1872

m.2) Ellen Mainland (m.s.Costie) in 1896.

David drowned in Egilsay Sound in 1904.

Magnus Flaws   Hammerfield, later Wyre.

F. James Flaws

1843-1916

M.Isabel Gibson

m. Anne Scott. Ann died in 1910.

Issue

Annabina

b. 1870

d. 1942

Isabel

b. 1874

d. 1973 aged 76

James

Magnus

Annabina had a daughter who died.

James Flaws   Hammerfield

F. David Flaws

1868-1935. Stonemason

M. Margaret Louttit,

m. Mary Marwick, Furse

Margaret Flaws   Hammerfield

F.David Flaws

1872-1954

M. Margaret Louttit,

m. Robert Sinclair, Sketquoy

Isabel S. Flaws

F. Magnus Flaws

b. 1874  d. 1967

M. Anne Scott

m. William Craigie, Rusness in 1902. Her second marriage.

James Flaws   Hawn

F. Magnus Flaws

Died 1948 aged 65.

M. Anne Scott

m. Mary Ann Muir.  Died in 1941 aged 56.

Issue

Mary

Annabella

Margaret

Died young.

Ellen  m. James William Firth.

Minnie  m. Hugh Russell   See

Magnus

Annabina  m. Archer Clouston    See

Hugh and Minnie had 5 chldren.   Archer and Annabina had 3 children.

Magnus Flaws   Wyre

F. Magnus Flaws

M. Anne Scott

m.1)   Williamina McKenzie. She died in 1916 aged 33.

Issue

Robina

m. Henry Allen

No issue.

Williamina   m. Robert Inkster

Magnus

Neil    m. Alice Haslam

Issue – 2 children.

m.2) Sarah Muir. No issue.

Neil’s first wife was Sarah Smith, Frotoft. She died in 1942 aged 26.

Magnus Flaws   Ferryman for many years.

F.Magnus Flaws

M. Williamina McKenzie

m. Mary Flaws

Issue

James Edwin

m. Itha Shearer

3 children.

Ian

m. Margt. Arthur

3 children.

Marion

Dorothy

Alison

m. A. Spence

2 children.

Dorothy  married Lawrence Morrison. 3 children.

Mary Flaws  

F. James Flaws

M. Mary Ann Muir

m. Magnus Flaws

Annabella Flaws   Wyre

F. James Flaws

M. Mary Ann Muir

m. Thomas Sinclair, Banks, Frotoft

Magnus Flaws

F. James Flaws

M. Mary Ann Muir

m. Marie Shearer

Issue

Raymond

Maureen

m. Norman Drever.

John Kirkness   Pliverha’, later Quoyostray

F. John Kirkness

M.Christy Inkster

m. Barbara Craigie. Died 1859.

Issue

John

b. 26.4.1817

Isabel

b. 12.2.1819

James

b.  9.10.1820

Janet

b. 16.1.1823

Mary

b.  9.11.1824

All except Mary were born before the move to Quoyostray. Barbara’s parents were George Craigie and Janet Brand. They also had a daughter Helen who died in 1861 aged 84.  Mary b.1824 married William Craigie, West Crey. She died in 1887.

John Kirkness   Quoyostray

F. John Kirkness

1817-1885

M. Barbara Craigie

m. Mary Alexander of Breckan. Died in 1862 aged 47.

Issue

Magnus

b. 1840

Frederick

b. 1854

Isabella

b. 1839

Eliza Robson

b. 1850

Mary

b. 1849

James

b. 1856

John

b. 1844

Margaret

b. 1848

Jemima

b. 1859

Died aged 3 weeks.

Magnus Kirkness   Blacksmith at Quoyostray.

F. John Kirkness

1840-1905

M. Mary Alexander

m. Isabella Gibson, Vacquoy in 1869.

Frederick Kirkness   Quoyostray

F. John Kirkness

1853-1896

M. Mary Alexander

m. Betsy McKay. Died in 1935 aged 82.

Issue

Frederick

b. 1878

Died 1898

Mark

b. 1879

James

b. 1880

No issue

Mary

b. 1876

Died 1894

John

b. 1887

No issue

Earlier Betsy, was housekeeper to her brother William, the schoolmaster at Wasbister.

Isabella Kirkness   Quoyostray

F. James Kirkness

1846-1915

M. Grace Craigie

m. James Craigie, Claybank, later Corse in 1868.

Eliza R. Kirkness   Quoyostray

F. John Kirkness

1850-1927

M. Mary Alexander

m. Hugh Inkster in 1878.

Issue

David James

b. 1879

Died. 1944   Unmarried.

Hugh was drowned at sea in 1879.

William Mainland   Cavit, Wyre.

F. Magnus Mainland

M. Janet Mainland

m. Jane Gibson, Knarston in 1878.

Issue

Mary Ann

b. 9.3.1879

William

b. 3.11.1888

John

b. 3.5.1893

William Mainland (Senior) later moved to Farewell, S. Ronaldsay.   Jane Gibson’s descendants still in Farewell in 1985.  Marilyn Siperek of New York, a grand-daughter of Mary Ann, e-mailed me about this family in 1998. (R.C.M.)

Mary Kirkness   Quoyostray

F. John Kirkness

1849-1925

M. Mary Alexander

m. Peter Yorston, Oldman, Sourin

Issue

Jemima

Died aged 5.

James

b. 1880

Lilla     m. Robert Knight, Stromness. No issue.

Peter

Died aged 8.

John

Mark Kirkness   Quoyostray

F. Frederick Kirkness

b. 1879

M. Betsy McKay

m. Mattie Wards Longhope in 1913.

Issue

Frederick

Thora

Mattie Wards came to Rousay as a teacher. She died in 1962.

Mary Inkster   Westness

F. Hugh Inkster

1880 -1966

M. Isabella Kirkness

m. Thomas Sinclair, Banks, Frotoft. Died in 1967 aged 91.

James Yorston  

F. Peter Yorston

1885 - 1956

M. Mary Kirkness

m. Isabella Craigie, Post Office, Frotoft in 1914.

John Yorston

F. Peter Yorston

M. Mary Kirkness

Issue

Jemima

m. James Linklater

Lillian

m. John R. Sinclair

John

m. Isobel Logie

Frederick Kirkness   Quoyostray,

F. Mark Kirkness

 later Fraserburgh

M. Mattie Wards

m. Maisie Mainland, Westness in 1946.

Issue

See entry for Maisie Mainland

Fred, who was an engineer on the Fraserburgh lifeboat, was drowned when the lifeboat was lost at sea.

Thora Kirkness   Quoyostray

F. Mark Kirkness

M. Mattie Wards

m. Alfred Gibson, Dounby in 1941.     See

Issue

Hilary

Helen

Alfred had a draper’s business in Dounby.

Peter Yorston   Oldman, Sourin

F. NK

M. NK

m. Rebecca Craigie, Hullion in 1813

Issue

See entry for Rebecca Craigie

Peter was a brother of Magnus below.

Magnus Yorston   Oldman.

F. NK

M. NK

m. Janet Marwick, Corse in 1805.

Issue

Alexander

b. 17.3.1806

James

b. 16.3.1809

Betty

b. 19.2.1812

Hugh

b. 1816

Magnus was a brother of Peter above.

Peter Yorston   Oldman

F. Peter Yorston

b. 1814

M. Rebecca Craigie,

m. Lydia Turnbull, Evie

Issue

May

Harriet

Peter

Robert

Isabella

James

Went to new Zealand. c1870

John

Went to new Zealand

It is thought that a daughter of Peter Yorston and Lydia Turnbull married William Costie.