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John Logie Sinclair               

F.  Hugh Sinclair

b. 21.10.1886 in Rousay

M. Sarah Craigie

d. 1970 (age 83) in Greenock
 

m. Isabella Wilson in 1913 in Greenock

 

Issue

Jenny Sinclair

 

 

Hugh Sinclair

 

 

 

Walter Sinclair

 

 

 

Margaret Sinclair

 

 

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Annabella Craigie             Falquoy 

F.  James Craigie

b. 7.6.1872 in Rousay

M. Janet Sinclair

d. 1963 (age 90) in Rousay

 

m.  James Clouston of Tou in 1892 in Rousay

 

Issue

Clara Craigie Clouston

b. 1892

Rousay

 

James Clouston

b. 1896

Rousay

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John Craigie             Furse

F.  James Craigie

b. 1875 in Rousay

M. Janet Sinclair

d. 1948 (age 72) in Rousay

 

m.  Ann Russell of Brendale in 1902 in Rousay      See

 

Issue

John Russell Craigie

b. 1902

Rousay
    d. 1925 (age 23) Rousay
       

 

Jessie Alexina Craigie (Cissie)

 b. 1903

Rousay

 

Annie Alice Craigie

 b. 1904

Rousay

 

Sarah (Sally) Craigie

 b. 1906

Rousay

 

Clara Craigie

 b. 1913

Rousay

       

 

James Craigie

b. 1909

Rousay

    d. 1910 (age 1) Rousay
       

 

James WilliamCraigie

b. 1915

Rousay

       
  Cathleen Craigie b. 1918 Rousay

 

 

d, 2015 (age 96)

Rousay             Unmarried

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Jessie Alexina Craigie           Falquoy

F.  James Craigie

b. 25.4.1879 in Rousay

M. Janet Sinclair

d. 1981 (age 101) in Rousay

 

m.  John Craigie of Cruar in 1916 in Rousay            No issue

 

Alexina's sisters, Annabella, Sarah, and Alice all survived well into their 90s.

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Clara Craigie           Falquoy

F.  James Craigie

b. 1881 in Rousay

M. Janet Sinclair

 

m.  Hugh Pearson of Kirkgate in 1913 in Rousay  

 
Went to Canada
       

Issue

No details

 

 

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James Alexander Craigie                   Falquoy

F.  James Craigie

b. 1884 in Rousay

M. Janet Sinclair

d. 1962 (age 78) in Daviot, Aberdeenshire
 

m.  Maggie Ann Lyon of Ervadale in 1907 in Rousay

 

Issue

James Craigie

b. 1907

Rousay

 

George Craigie

b. 1910 

Rousay

       

 

Henry Sinclair Craigie

b. 1917

Rousay
    d. 1954 (age 37) Inverurie                  Unmarried

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Sarah Sinclair Craigie                    Falquoy

F.  James Craigie

b. 1886 in Rousay

M. Janet Sinclair

d. 1980 (age 94) in Stromness

 

m.  William Costie, Postman in Kirkwall, in 1914 in Rousay                No issue

 

This couple ran the tennis courts and billiards rooms in Main Street, Kirkwall for many years.

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Alice Gibson Craigie               Falquoy

F.  James Craigie

b. 1891 in Rousay

M. Janet Sinclair

d. 1991 (age 99) in Rousay

 

m.   Hugh Mainland of Weyland and Gairsay in 1912 in Rousay

 

Issue

Janet Sinclair Mainland

b. 1912

Rousay

       

 

Alice Craigie Mainland

b. 1914

Evie

    d. 1939 (age 24) Evie
       

 

Margaret (Molly) Mainland

b. 1915

Evie

 

Hugh Mainland

b. 1920

Evie

 

William Mainland

b. 1922

Evie

 

Dorothy Mainland

b. 1925

Evie

       
  Clara Cathleen Craigie b. 1928 Rousay       

 

 

d. 1928 (age 0)

Rousay

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Hugh Alexander Sinclair        Vacquoy            

F.  John Sinclair

b. 23.3.1901 in Rousay

M. Barbara Gibson

d. 1994 (age 93) in SK, Canada

Joiner

m. Annie Linklater of Curquoy in 1920 in Rousay

    b. 12.9.1899 in Rousay

 

Issue

Hugh Paterson Sinclair

b. 7.9.1920

Rousay

 

This family went to SK, Canada in the early 1930s.

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Violet Sinclair     

F.  James Sinclair

 b. 1882 in Edinburgh                   

M. Margaret Alexander

 d. 16.6.1940 (age 58) in Egilsay

 

m. George Mainland of Weyland, Egilsay in 1908 in Kirkwall

 

Issue

Sarah Ann Mainland

b. 23.9.1908

Eglsay

    d. 1941 (age 32) Kirkwall
    m. Hugh Walls in 1933 in Sanday         See
       
  Alice Sinclair Mainland b. 1911 Egilsay
    d. 28.6.1944 (age 83) Kirkwall
    m. Sam Craigie in 1937 in Kirkwall
       
  James Sinclair Mainland b. 1918 Egilsay

 

 

d. 27.3.1943 (age 24)

WW2
     

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Robert Craigie Sinclair              Sketquoy

F.  Robert  Sinclair

b. 24.1.1891 in Rousay  

M. Margaret Flaws

d. 1973 (age 82) in Birsay

 

m.  Annie Leonard of Cruannie in 1913 in Kirkwall

 

 

Issue

Charles Armit Sinclair

b. 1914

Rousay

 

Margaret Annette (Netta) Sinclair

b. 2.8.1917

Rousay

     

 

James Robert Sinclair

b. 1922 

Rousay
    d. 1939 (age 16) Rousay
       

 

George Sinclair

 

 

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George Sinclair             Sketquoy

F.  Robert  Sinclair

b. 1893 in Rousay

M. Margaret Flaws

d. 1948 (age 54) in Rousay

 

m. Mary Lillian (Lilla) Inkster                                   No issue

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Annabella Sinclair              Sketquoy 

F.  Robert  Sinclair

b. 13.8.1903 in Rousay  

M. Margaret Flaws

d. 2000 (age 96) in Rousay

 

m.  James Clouston of Tou in 1925 in Rousay

 

Issue

Evelyn Clouston

b. 1926

Rousay

 

Edna Clouston

b. 1934

Rousay

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William Inkster                  Furse

F.  David Inkster

b. 1889 in Rousay

M. Isabella Sinclair

d. 1955 (age 66) in Canada

 

m. 1)  Ann Inkster of Westness in 1910 in Kirkwall        

 
Went to Manitoba, Canada in 1911

 

Issue

Annabelle Inkster

b. 1911

Canada

 

Mary Inkster

b. 1912

Canada 

 

Florence Inkster

b. 1914

Canada

 

Sinclair Inkster

b. 1916

Canada

 

David Inkster

b. 1919

Canada

 

Margare Inkstert

b. 1921

Canada

 

Ida Inkster

b. 1924

Canada

 

m. 2)  Beatrice Dexter (ms Craigie) of Everybist             Her second marriage.                    No issue.

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Lydia Inkster          Cavit

F.  David Inkster

b. 5.3.1890 in Rousay

M. Isabella Sinclair

d. 11.4.1891 (age 91) in Victoria, BC, Canada

m. Alexander Logie on 4.5 1920 in Rousay.  

Went to Canada

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Violet Inkster            Cavit

F.  David Inkster

b. 1.1.1901 in Rousay

M. Isabella Sinclair

d. 1951 (age 50) in Kirkwall

had a son 
John Inkster b. 1922 Rousay
d. 1977 (age 55) Rousay
m. Dorothy Mainland in 1948 in Rousay

m.  Robert Alexander (Bertie) Learmonth in 1925 in Kirkwall

 

Issue Anna Inkster Learmonth b. 1925 Rousay

m. Roy Sinclair Russell in 1947 in Rousay            See  

     Postman
Robert Learmonth b. 1927 Rousay
d. 2006 (age 78) Longforgan, Perth

 

m. Margaret Isobel Shearer in 1949 in Holm

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Lilla Inkster              Cavit

F.  David Inkster

b. 1906 in Rousay

M. Isabella Sinclair

d. 8.4.1971 (age 65) in Rousay

 

m.   John Johnston of Testaquoy, Wyre in 1931 in Rousay

 

Issue

Isabel Mackenzie Johnston

b. 1933

Rousay

 

James Robert Johnston

b. 1936

Rousay

 

John William Johnston

b. 1942

Rousay

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Robert Alexander Inkster            Tankerness

F.  David Inkster

b. 1902 in Wyre 

M. Isabella Sinclair

d. 1965 (age 63) in Wyre
 

m. Williamina Mackenzie Flaws on 21.11. 1935 in Rousay      See

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Williamina (Minnie) Inkster           Cavit

F.  David Inkster

b. 1908 in Rousay

M. Isabella Sinclair

d.1962 (age 53) in Rousay

 

m.  Alexander Craigie of Bu, Wyre in 1929 in Rousay

 

Issue

David Craigie

 

Rousay
  Margaret Craigie   Rousay

 

Frederick John  Craigie

b. 1935

Rousay            Went to Australia

 

Annabella Craigie

b. 1938

Rousay

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John Craigie

F.  NK

b. Rousay

M. NK

 

m.  Christian Marwick in 1793 in Rousay

       
Issue William Craigie b. 1.10.1794 Rousay
    d. 16.6.1851 age 56 Fetlar, Shetland
    m. Margaret Hoseason Irvine on 9.1.1843 in Fetlar, Shetland
       

 

Jean Craigie

b. 1795

Rousay

    d. 1866 (age 73) Rousay            Unmarried
       

 

Barbara Craigie

b. 15.12.1797

Rousay

    d. 1875 (age 78) Rousay            
       
  John Craigie b. c1799 Rousay
  Catherine Craigie b. 21.9.1802 Rousay
       

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Maggie Jessie Craigie              Deithe

F.  Hugh Craigie

b. 5.2.1889 in Rousay

M. Margaret Inkster

d. 22.1.1979 (age 89) in Rousay

 

m.  Hugh Inkster of Westness in 1910 in Kirkwall

 

Issue

See entry for Hugh Inkster

 

 

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Mary Jane Craigie                 Deithe

F.  Hugh Craigie

b. 11.11.1890 in Rousay

M. Margaret Inkster

d. 1989 (age 98) in Rousay

 

m. John Sutherland of Stromness in 1916 in Kirkwall

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James Campbell Craigie              Deithe          

F.  Hugh Craigie

b. 2.10.1895 in Rousay

M. Margaret Inkster

d. 1977 (age 81) in Stromness

Postman in Rousay then Sandwick   

m.   Maggie Jessie Flaws of Hammerfield in 1930 in Kirkwall

 

Issue

Neil Patrick Craigie

b. 1931

Rousay

 

Francis David Craigie

b. 1931

Rousay

 

Thomas Mainland Craigie

b. 1938

Rousay

                   Adopted by his aunt Barbara and her husband Thomas Mainland.

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John Arnot Gibson             Nairn

F.  Robert Gibson

b. 1901 in Stenness

M. Mary Ann Gibson

d. 1979 (age 77) in Forres
 

m. 1)  Violet Winifred Scarth in 1928 in Evie

          b. 1904 in Evie
          d. 1940 (age 35) in Evie

 

Issue

Robert Scarth Gibson

b. 1931

Evie

 

Rhona Marwick Gibson

b. 1934

Evie            Went to Canada

 

m. 2)   Ivy Evelyn Scarth in 1942 in Evie.       Sister of first wife       See

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Barbara Gibson Craigie           Deithe

F.  Hugh Craigie

b. 22.3.1893 in Rousay  

M. Margaret Inkster

d. 1988 (age 95) in Sandwick

 

m.  Thomas Mainland, policeman, in 1919 in Rousay  .

 

No issue 

 

They adopted Thomas, son of Barbara's brother, James Craigie

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David Gibson              Brough           

F.  John Gibson

b. 1907 in Rousay

M. Maggie Craigie

d.1976 (age 69) in Rousay

Fisherman
 

m.  Mary Jane Donaldson of Vacquoy in 1941       See

 

Issue

Mary Jane Gibson

b. 1942

Rousay

  Margaret Gibson b. 1946 Rousay

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Mary Cooper

F.  William Cooper

b. 1880 in Rousay

M. Mary Jane Gibson

d. 1932 (age 52) in Rousay

 

m. James Sinclair Gibson of Hullion in 1898 in Rousay

 

Issue

See entry for James Sinclair Gibson

 

 

Mary's father, William Cooper, was the schoolmaster at Wasbister for most of the 1870s and 1880s. Although he was regarded as a good teacher, he was dismissed when he fell out of favour, at a personal level, with members of the School Board of that time.

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John Gibson            Avalsay

F.  George Gibson

b. 1887 in Rousay M. Annabella Logie

d. 1967 (age 80) in Rousay

 

m.  Catherine Agnes (Cissie) Harrold of Springfield in 1916 in Rousay          See

 

Issue

Alfred John Gibson

b. 1917

Rousay

d. 1992 (age 75) Kirkwall

 

Kathleen Sinclair Gibson

b. 1919

Rousay

 

Edith Harrold Gibson

b. 1924

Rousay

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Minna Mary Jane Gibson              Avalsay

F.  George Gibson

b. 1889 in Rousay

M. Annabella Logie

d. 1968 (age 78) in Rousay

 

m.   George Reid of Tratland in 1911 in Rousay

 

Issue Minna Mary (Minnie) Reid b. 1911 Rousay

 

Annie Reid

b. 1913

Rousay

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Edith Cecilia Gibson           Avalsay

F.  George Gibson

b. 1902 in Rousay

M. Annabella Logie

d. 1982 (age 80) in Stromness  

 
m. James Thomas Marwick of Midgar in 1941 in Rousay                           No issue
     b. 31.12.1888 in Rousay

     d. 1965 (age 76) in Kirkwall           See                  

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George William Marwick

F. William Marwick

b. 1.12.1896 in Rousay

M. Annie Taylor

d. 1968 (age 71) in Kirkwall

Had a shop at Rousay pier.  He went round the island once a week with a horse-drawn van
 

m. Maggie Simpson (Peggy) Sutherland in 1922 in Rousay         See                    No issue

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Edith Annie Marwick

F.  William Marwick

b. 1900 in Walls

M. Annie Taylor

d. 1980 (age 79) in Hoy
 

m. Hugh Seatter of Melsetter in 1928 in Hoy

 

Issue

Hugh Marwick

b. 1930

Walls

 

Maureen Marwick

b. 1932

Walls

 

Olive Marwick

b. 1933

Walls

  

Elsie Marwick

b. 1935

Walls

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William Hugh (Hughie) Johnston           Marston, Kirkwall

F.  Hugh Johnston

b.11.12.1909 in Kirkwall.            

M. Hannah Marwick

d. 1996 in Chelmsford, Essex 
Had a son  Hugh Craigie Johnston with Anna Evelyn Craigie of Myre, Orphir
m. 1) Bjorg Mathieson Henriquez (Norwegian)         Div 19.8.1952                     No issue
m. 2) Ivy Perkins, a widow    d. 20.4.1972
Issue          Jane Elizabeth Marwick Johnston             b. 29.9.1963                  Little Aden, Saudi Arabia
m. 3) Helen Mary Metcalf on 17.7.1976     d. 27.8.1995                       No issue

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Hannah Marwick Johnston            Marston, Kirkwall

F.  Hugh Johnston

b. 9.5.1914 in Kirkwall     

M. Hannah Marwick

d. 19.5.2006 ( age 92) in Kirkwall

m. Alexander Sclater (Sandy) Rendall on 5.12.1941 in Kirkwall                

     b. 1914 in Kirkwall
     d. 2007 (age 93) in Kirkwall
     Farmer

 

Issue

James Marwick Rendall 

b. 15.5.1946 

Kirkwall

 

David Johnston Rendall

b. 3.9.1949

Kirkwall

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Hugh Johnston                   Marston, Kirkwall

F.  John Johnston

b. 19.3.1863 in Wyre        

M. Ann Sabiston

d. 26.3.1938 (age 75) in Marston, Kirkwall
 

m.  Hannah Marwick of Corse on 18.3.1898 in Rousay

 

Issue

See entry for Hannah Marwick

 

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Ruby Inkster

F.  William Inkster

b. 1880 in Rousay

M. Jean Learmonth

d. 1972 (age 92) in Rousay
 

m. Isaac Marwick of Guidal.                   His second marriage.

 

Issue

Rhona Gibson Marwick

b. 1930

Rousay

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James Gibson           Flintersquoy

F.  Alexander Gibson

b. 24.3.1798 in Rousay

M. Margaret Craigie

d. 7.1.1875 (age 76) in Rousay

 

m. Mary Marwick on 12.12.1826 in Rousay      

     b. 24.6.1794 in Rousay
     d. 23.8.1872 (age 78) in Rousay
     P: George Marwick & Barbara Marwick.

 

Issue Mary Gibson b. 15.10.1830 Rousay
  Margaret (Maggie) Gibson b. 22.10.1832 Rousay
       

 

Ann Jemima Marwick Gibson

b. 24.11.1835

Rousay

 

 

d. 11.8.1851 (age 15)

Rousay

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Charles Logie                Rose Cottage

F.  Charles Logie

b. 1902 in Rousay

M. Alice Gibson

d. 1965 (age 62) in Aberdeen

Joiner
 
m. Alice Stout in 1937 in Kirkwall                No issue
     b. 1902 in Kirkwall
     d. 1990 (age 88) in Kirkwall

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