Sabiston's Of Orkney Islands

[Spanish_Eyes]

Hi Airdlass
Yes I have this site and I checked through it again but have gone as far as I can with it for this family anyway.
Thanks for the reply anyway.

Spanish Eyes

[runningbear]

wonder if this could be of help

1851 census: pumpwell, road, stromess

john...head...age 40...joiner
margaret...wife...age 36
helen...dau...age 11
william...son...age 9
john...son...age 7
henry...son...age 5
margaret anne...dau...age 2

all born stromness

1861 census: garrioch's close, stromness

john...head...age 49...mason's labourer
margaret...wife...age 45

Joe

[Spanish_Eyes]

Hi Joebhoy
I have these people and I think they just might be our John Sabiston's parents and siblings.
I have checked everwhere I can and I cannot find any more John Sabistons around that time in Stromness.
I often wondered whether we had the Creelman family in our back ground.
I will have to find out who this John Sabiston and Margaret Creelmans parents and siblings are now and how far back the Sabiston side goes before I hit a brick wall.

Cheers, Spanish Eyes

[Spanish_Eyes]

I noticed I have John born August 13, 1814 and Margaret Creelman born Bef. October 24, 1813 in Stromness which I found on an Orkney site.
I often wonder how close these census people actually get the information correctly.

Spanish Eyes

[runningbear]

okay my friend, spend a bit of time on this, i reckon, only reckon that this could be your creelman family from stromness.

1841 census; stromness

harry...age 65...army pensioner
margaret...no age
william...age 20...shoemaker
henry...age 15
janet...age 15...straw plaiter
byron...age 12

all born stromness

1851 census; the plesance, stromness

margaret...head...age 57...pauper...born kirkwall, orkney
elizabeth...dau...age 30
henry...son...age 25...shoemaker(foreman)

all born stromness

i think you will have to look at this family as a possible connection, there is 3 children in this household whose relationship given to the head of household is son-in law(?)

william gray...age 12
valentine gray...age 5
robert gray...age 5

sorry there is no more that i can do for you

happy hunting

Joe

[Spanish_Eyes]

Hi Joe
I am just assuming that the Creelman family is related as I can't find any more John Sabiston's born at that time frame 1843 to 1844 in Stromness.
I do apprecuiate the help though and would like to confirm John Sabiston and Margaret Creelmans birth dates and possabley when and where they died as well as their children.

Spanish Eyes

[airdlass]

Hi Spanish Eyes
Don't know if this helps you any but there is a family of Sabeston's, father John,age 32 /Occupation -Sailor Straits,wife Martha Johnston, age 26,daughter Martha age 8, sons John age 6,Peter age 5 and daughter Eliz age 1 residing in Stromness in census of 1821. Living next door are the following family:
Henry Creelman age 46 ,Occupation Pensioner, his wife Margaret Heddle age 28, Children - Mary age 9,Margaret age 7,Ann age 6,Eliz age 4 and William age 1.

[airdlass]

Hello again!
Margaret Sabiston widow of John Sabiston,seaman died 13 Feb 1891 age 76 in Stromness. Parents were Henry Creelman,soldier,deceased and Margaret Creelman ms Heddle deceased. Informant was Helen Sabiston daughter.

[Spanish_Eyes]

Seasons Greetings & thanks
It is interesting that for the children of John and Martha I have no Martha but I do have:
John b Aug 13, 1814
Peter b June 9, 1816
Betsy b Nov 21, 1819
Joseph b Aug 20, 1821
William b Aug 25, 1826
Sarah b Sept 1, 1829
Helen b Aug 18, 1832

I am sure this is the same family as the parents and some children match. I wonder if Martha died young and was not mentioned in the list I have?
Or maybe Martha is Betsey?
Gets confusing doesn't it......

Thanks for the death date for Margaret I wonder if John's death date is around?

Any idea where I send for marriage certificates for Orkney?

Spanish Eyes