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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Orkney => Topic started by: Hilty on Tuesday 13 June 06 00:08 BST (UK)
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Is anyone doing research on Tullochs from Sanday? I believe I may have found my ggg grandparents and wonder where to go now as there are no records of birth on either John Tulloch or Janet Tulloch. I do have a son mentioned from records.....Thomas Tulloch born in Sanday, Cross & Burns Feb 1792. There are many children listed with parents of the same name. Can anyone shed light as to where I could check to verify these are indeed my ancestors. Any help much appreciated!
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Hi Hilty,
Thomas' birth is listed on this site www.cursiter.com. The Orkney Family history society have produced census booklets for Sanday which might be of help, particularly the 1841 census ~ www.orkneyfhs.co.uk. One of their members might well be researching the Tulloch's and be able to help you.
Laurina
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Thank you much Lorina, I will go there and check out the websites.
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Good Luck ;D
Laurina
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Hi Hilty,
I have recently learnt that amongst my ancestors on Orkney I also have a Jannet TULLOCH who I hope to learn more about. Possibly a connection somewhere along the way.
My Jannet TULLOCH married a William CRAIGIE and they had a daughter Barbara Bapt 15 March 1752 on Sanday.
Interested to hear if you have found more on your Janet TULLOCH.
regards,
Tiffaney
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Hi folks, you might be interested to know that there is a booklet available called Sanday Kirkyards recorded by T Garrioch which has all the cemetery inscriptions for the 3 cemeteries in Sanday. ( Cross Kirkyard, Burness Kirkyard and Lady Kirkyard)I believe it is printed on the island but they might be available from OIFHS. It,ll save you a trip out there, which is what I did in September ( got wet feet and didnt see what i was looking for)
AKC
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Hi again, I should have mentioned if you have some placenames for your Tullochs or Craigie,s I will be happy to look them up in my book.
AKC
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Hi akc,
Thank you for your kind offer but unfortunately only know my Jannet Tulloch & William Craigie came from Sanday at this stage. Hope to be back on Orkney in 18mths so will pay Sanday a visit.
Same thing happened with my friend & myself in Perth, (wet feet) when exploring Cargill Cemetery & then there was no sign of my Milne family plus ended up scrambling through bushes & broken branches amongst which were more MI's. Fun isn't it!!!
regards,
Tiffaney
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Hi, there are 3 cemeteries on Sanday as I mentioned above. It,s a beautiful island, the beaches are great and the seals are huge at the north end near the Burness cemetery.
akc
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Hi akc,
Noticed after I'd posted mine you had said which cemeteries there are on the Island. Must have been modifying my post when you posted your last one.
Sanday sounds wonderful...love beaches, sea, seals etc.
Noticed you also have DREAVER & PEACE amongst your family interests. Mine lived on Stronsay..
.regards,
Tiff
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Hi again, my Drever,s and Peace,s are from Sanday and Westray. I found a lot of info on the Cursiter website, but we also have Tulloch,s living in our houses at some time on the censuses, so I will go back over my previous searches to see if any of them ring a bell!. There are a lot of Tullochs in all 3 cemeteries, but you need to know where they lived.
akc
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Hi Hilty, found your John and Janet on Scotlands People and cursiter.com. It appears they had 9 children: Elizabeth 1790, Janet 1781, John 1798, Mary 1789, Sibilla 1799, Thomas 1784, Thomas 1792, William 1796 and William 1801. There are 2 Thomas,s and 2 William,s but sometimes if a child died they would give a new baby the same name! do you know any place names? cant find a marriage for John and Janet but did find a John Tulloch married to a Janet Turfus 1780-1800( no precise date)
akc
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Thanks akc for your useful info. Wrote to a man researching his TULLOCH family, yesterday, unfortunately there was no connection with ours.
I won't run away so take as long as you like. Have most of my info. on GR or my forum at Ancestral Search. Will get back to you also if I find more which may narrow them down.
Tiffaney
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Thank you Laurina, Tiffaney and AKC for all your help. I have been searching everywhere trying to tie in John and Janet Tulloch as the parents of my ancestor, Thomas Tulloch and cannot find the connection anywhere.
The parents of Thomas Tulloch born abt 1793 in Forres, Morayshire are John Tulloch/Margaret Hutcheson. This I know to be fact as they are listed on Thomas' death certificate.
I had a lead that Johns' parents might be John and Janet Tulloch....however, after hours of searching thru Cursitor.com (great website Laurina..thanks) and other websites, I found many many John Tullochs married to Margaret Tulloch....several Margaret Hutcheson's but no way to tie any of them to my Thomas Tulloch.
John was a farm labourer. as was Thomas who settled in the Bonor Sutherland
area. The search goes on......
Hilty
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Hi,
I think we're related. My great grandfather, Murdoch, was your grandfather's younger brother. I'm afraid that I'm stuck at the same place as you - can't find anything for John Tulloch beyond what's on Thomas's death cert.
Would be good if you would get in touch and we could share some info. I have some that has come through my side, although generally the family has been poor at passing information down.
Ross
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Hi Ross
I have just discovered that I am related to Hilty - and now to you!
My great grandfather was Hugh Tulloch, brother of your gg grandfather John Tulloch from Creich.
Not sure whether you are still active on RootsChat - but if you are please get in touch because I have a lot of Tulloch info.
Best wishes
Hugh
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Hi Hugh,
Haven't really been active but did get an email notifying me of your response.
Would love any info you have, and will happily share what I have.
What's the best way of getting in touch?
Ross
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Great to hear from you Ross.
I'm new to RootsChat, but will try to private message you now with my email address..
best wishes
Hugh
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Are you aware that North Ronaldsay people are also included in the older parish records for Sanday?
This is what I have written about my own TULLOCH search:
That possible 1781 baptismal record for Christiana TULLOCH, in North Ronaldsay, despite naming her parents as Thomas and Christiana TULLOCH, does not, unfortunately, mention the house in North Ronaldsay where they lived. TULLOCH was possibly the most common surname on North Ronaldsay then (and still now), and the range of given names in use was limited too.
Interestingly, in the year of her birth there was a major shipwreck, that of the East India trader, “Grevinde Schlemningen” on 20th December 1781 on North Ronaldsay . Of the total North Ronaldsay population of somewhere around 400 people, at least eight different men called Thomas TULLOCH were among the local residents who rallied and helped to salvage and guard the cargo in the ensuing months. They were from the houses of Westness, Longar, Midhouse (2 x Thomas) and Sennes at the north end of North Ronaldsay; and from Gerback (now Gerbo) and Gravity on the east coast. Additionally, about the middle of 1782, mention is made of an eighth Thomas TULLOCH, this one living at Dishar, who helped with his boat and 5 men from Dishar. With such a profusion of possible fathers for Christiana the search becomes an impossible maze!
Alex and I visited North Ronaldsay in 2018. One of the smaller islands of Orkney, and the most northern of those inhabited, it is only 690 hectares in size . It is a low, wind and wave-swept isle, surrounded by strong tides and rocky reefs. The population at its height in 1881 was 547; but has now dwindled to a mere 50 to 60 people that call North Ronaldsay home in 2018. Alex and I visited most of the houses listed above as we explored the island end to end – the current condition of the buildings varied widely, from a mound of rock in the corner of a field to well-maintained dwellings still in use today.