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towerhill
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Old And New Photographs Wanted
« on: Thursday 09 February 06 16:01 UTC (UK) »
Does anybody have photographs of people and places on the Island of Sanday.
Especially of the Wilsons; Moodies; Corses; Scotts; Dearnesses; Skeas; Peaces;
Drevers and Wallaces.
Also the Groundwaters of Orphir and Kirkwall.
The Friskens of Shapinsay and Orphir.
The Fletts of Kirkwall and Orphir.

In fact any photographs newspaper cuttings stories etc. gratefuly recieved.
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starlet
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Re: Old And New Photographs Wanted
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 16 February 06 15:36 UTC (UK) »
i found this on another site and wondered if it was any use to you


I am a descendant of George Frisken 1770, and have been informed that Frisken's still Live on the family Farm near Kirkwell and or that there are other Descendant's still Living on the Orkney's.I wood very much like to hear from you.As I have got 1100 plus descendants in my family tree but dont no of eny living in the orkney's please contact me eny time thank you .
Bevan A Bennett

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Melbourne, vict Australia -

the web site is  http://www.cursiter.com/pages/archives/guestbook1998.htm

i live on Shapinsay and if you need any help then let me know
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Re: Old And New Photographs Wanted
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 16 February 06 16:00 UTC (UK) »
i have since posting my last message found a few pics of some people as the file is large perhaps you would like to contact me so i could send them to you
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Christopher
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Re: Old And New Photographs Wanted
« Reply #3 on: Friday 24 February 06 13:01 UTC (UK) »
The link below shows a photograph of pupils and members of staff at South School, Eday in the 1930s. If anyone recognises either their self or a relative please post a message about life at Eday in the Thirties http://www.eday.orkney.sch.uk/photoalbum/midsized/class30s.htm
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prophetess
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Re: Old And New Photographs Wanted
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 24 February 08 02:50 UTC (UK) »
Hi towerhill,
I am a my grt grandfather my Flett line goes back to 1769 my grt grandfather born in Kirkwall
Sybil
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ORKNEY
FLETT, CLOUSTON,  WHISHART, SCOTT, BRUCE,
ABERDEEN AREA:THOMSON, ROSIE, CHAFFEY, ALLAN,               
GLASGOW;STEWART,  SPENCE,  DOUGLAS, BLACK , KEAYS(KEYS), MITCHELL,    JOHNSTON,  FLETT,  ALLAN, CALLAGHAN, JENKS,FINLAY,SMELLIE,TYSON

MORAYSHIRE: ALLAN, INNES, MCPHAIL, MATHEWS, STEWART, MCKENZIE, MCLEAN, PLOWMAN, MASSON, 
IRELAND:DOUGLAS,BLACK,McAULAY,KEAYS,TWEED,MITCHELL,
ENGLAND: JENKS, WALKER,BALDWIN, HURST,PHILLIPS, CHAFFEY, ROBERTSON, ALLAN;JOHNSON, AMEY,Corston,Race
akc
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Re: Old And New Photographs Wanted
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 07 December 08 09:49 UTC (UK) »
Hi there, you probably know about the cursiter website, there are some old photos on it.

AKC
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Dumfriesshire: Bell, Kerr, Dickson, Hetherington
Orkney: Cursiter, Peace, Drever, Cooper, Paterson
Cumberland: Charlton, Young
akc
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gggranny & grandad cursiter
Re: Old And New Photographs Wanted
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 07 December 08 09:54 UTC (UK) »
Hi again, I just remembered another site where you can find photos: just type in scran and you can find photos of just about everywhere including Sanday

AKC
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Dumfriesshire: Bell, Kerr, Dickson, Hetherington
Orkney: Cursiter, Peace, Drever, Cooper, Paterson
Cumberland: Charlton, Young
Christopher
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Re: Old And New Photographs Wanted
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 07 May 09 05:11 UTC (UK) »
It looks as though towerhill has forgotten about this post.

There are photos of John and Margaret Dearness on this link www.geocities.com/dearness_townsville/john/d1.htm
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