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NEWSLETTER of the ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Issue No 57 March 2011 NEWSLETTER OFSIB THE ORKNEY FAMILY FOLK HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSISSUE No 57 MARCH 2011 graphics John Sinclair 2 NEWSLETTER OF THE ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Issue No 57 March 2011 ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLETTER Issue No 57 March 2011 CONTENTS FRONT COVER Spring From has Sprung the chair PAGE 2 From the Chair As the economic recession starts to impact on people’s lives, PAGE 3 there are likely to be many changes over this next year. In Tumbledown Orkney, the Council has been consulting with the Orkney 'UPPERTOWN' community under the banner of “Tough Times – Tough Choices”. When researching one’s family history you do not PAGES 4,5 & 6 have to go back that many years when the same could have Capt. John Robert Arthurson equally described the lives of our forbearers. In reality their predicament was probably 20 times worse than what we have to face. Our committee is now back to full strength and we welcome Morag Sinclair on to our PAGE 7 Orkney Picnic. committee. Membership continues to grow with the Society now with over 2,500 members Tumbledown since its inception. Correction The 2011 programme began in February with a talk by David Eaton on “Momento Mori” – (How we commemorate the Dead). His slide show highlighted various styles of gravestones and tombs; their inscriptions, symbolism and other aspects of how past PAGE 8 The 1911 Census generations have commemorated their ancestor’s lives and deaths. Our March programme again explores the web with an emphasis of “Emigration Records” PAGE 9 and other new sites. There continues to be expansion in the range of Website resources 'Life un the targeted at the family history market. Orkneys' and its Highlighting our programme in April, we will break from our normal programme cycle, responses when we head west to Dounby to host a “Family History Roadshow” concentrating on the neighbouring West Mainland parishes. This afternoon event will enable the public to PAGES 10 & 11 access and benefit from the growing resources held by the Society. One extra resource In search of Leoch will be the 1911 census, which will be launched in Scotland on 5th April 2011. This will where my be available from Scotlandspeople website immediately and later, will be available from Granny wed the Society once transcription of the data is complete. PAGES 12, 13 & May is our month for the AGM and the speaker after the AGM will be Steven Heddle 14 from the “Orkney Communities” website. For overseas members this site is well worth My Pioneer a look as it features many old Orkney photographs. Visitors to the site can contribute Mother names and comments about the people and/or events, well worthwhile for that added bit PAGE 15 of history. Old school photos are always popular. Mystery In June, our summer excursion, the “Annual Outing”, will be to the Island of Rousay. photographs Members are asked to sign-up by telephoning the OFHS Office. Details of all our programmed events can be found on our website and will be advertised in the local press PAGES 16 & 17 The wreck of the nearer the event date. Marion bound for Whilst members have previously responded to our SFN editor’s request for new articles South Australia you are reminded that this is an on-going process – a half-page article is all that is PAGE 18 needed. Other members can be enthused by reading about your family stories. If you are Emails & still looking for ancestors why not address your queries through the newsletter. Diary Dates I hope that 2011 will be a good year for your research. PAGE 19 Stromness Alan Clouston Place Names PAGE 20 & 21 Chairman Life on an Orkney Island PAGES 22 & 23 P.S. Our editor has asked me to mention that contributions for our Crossing the June newsletter are required by the end of April— earlier would be even Pentland better. You can email them to him at:- [email protected] and you'll PAGE 24 make him a very happy man. Membership Issue No. 57 March 2011 NEWSLETTER OF THE ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY 3 This Tumbledown features the families occupying - UPPERTOWN, a small croft, which, along with over twenty small crofts, formed part of the Hobbister estate and lies in the eastern section of Orphir parish. It has not been occupied since the mid-20th century. RESIDENTSThe OF final PARKHOUSE ‘Tumbledown’ / PARK tale COTTAGEfrom our Chairman, Alan Clouston, member 339 Residents of ‘Uppertown’ 1821 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 Name age age age age age age age age Robert Wilson (Head) farmer (b. Orphir) 40 65 75 - - - - - 16 Blk Cattle 3 sheep 20 Geese 2 Swine 1 Plough (wid) - - - - - Jane (wife) (nee Robertson) 40 60 - - - - Andrew (son) (b. Orphir) 15 - - - - - - - Jane (dau.) (b Orphir) 10 - - - - - - - Isabella (dau.) (b. Orphir) 19 - - - - - - Catherine (dau.) (b. Orphir) 5 25 - - - - - - Helen (dau.) um. (b. Orphir) 5 25 35 - - - - Robert (son) (b. Orphir) 5 20 - - - - - - Robert Flett - 8 - - - - - - David Flett - 4 - - - - - - James (son) um. (born Orphir) - - 30 - - - - - Mary Mowat (House Servant) (b. Orphir) - - 15 - - - - - William Grant (Head) Crofter (B. Banffshire, - - - 40 - - - - Glass) (Uppertown is shown in Overtown census) Janet (Wife) (b. Aberdeenshire, Huntly) - - - 42 - - - - Janet (dau.) b. Aberdeenshire), (Aberdeen) - - - 15 - - - - Barbara (dau.) (b. Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen) - - - 13 - - - - Mary (dau.) (b. Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen) - - - 11 - - - - Jean (dau.) (b. Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen) - - - 7 - - - - William (son) ( b. Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen) - - - 4 - - - - Margaret Ann (dau.) (b. Orphir) - - - 1 - - - - George Smith (Head) Farmer (b. Aberdeenshire, Meldrum) - - - - 57 70 81 - Margaret (Wife) (b. Aberdeenshire, Peterculter) - - - - 51 62 72 - Margaret (dau.) Formerly labourer (Aberdeenshire, Meldrum) - - - - 19 - - - William (son) Scholar (Aberdeenshire, Belhelvie) - - - - 12 - - - Agnes S (dau.) um. serv (Aberdeenshire, Foveran) - - - - - 26 36 - Margaret S Chrystal (Adopted dau. b. Orphir) - - - - - 4 14 - George I (grandson) (b. Orphir) - - - - - - 5 - Samuel Ross (Head) Shepherd (Walls, Orkney) - - - - - - - 38 Isabella (Wife) (b. Hoy, Orkney) - - - - - - - 36 Hugh (son) Scholar (walls Orkney) - - - - - - - 11 Andrew (son) Scholar (Walls, Orkney) - - - - - - - 10 Catherine Ann (dau.) Scholar (Walls, Orkney) - - - - - - - 9 Christina M (dau.) (Orphir, Ortkney) - - - - - - - 3 Many of the tenants appear to have come into the parish most likely to work at the main farm of Hobbister, traditionally being a sheep farm with a mix of reclaimed grassland and hill land. I started the Tumbledown series in the west and have finished it in the east featuring a range of properties in the parish. As this is my last Tumbledown, I hope you have enjoyed them and maybe you have discovered Orphir ancestors. I hope that in the not too distant future other members will continue with another Orkney parish. 4 NEWSLETTER OF THE ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Issue No.57 March 2011 By Elizabeth Murray (nee Davidson) Member No 1395 If points for air or sea miles had been available during ing to London. his lifetime, then Captain John (Jock) Robert Arthurson John decided he needed further qualifications so en- would have accumulated enough points during his sea- tered Marine School at South Shields and passed as faring days to circumnavigate the globe many times over! Second Mate (Foreign Going) in January 1939; he joined His logbook recording his voyages would have included the Antigone (Langdon Rees) as 3rd Mate the following several ports in many countries, taking in all four corners month. The Antigone first went across the Atlantic to of the globe. Baltimore for scrap iron destined for Japan; from there John Rob- it went to and from Ocean Island for phosphate for both ert ARTHUR- New Zealand and Australia. After 15 months away from SON was born home, John was able to pop home to see his parents for a 20 September flying visit at the end of August 1939 before WWII broke 1918 in Sydney, out and he was off to sea once more. Australia. He 1939 – 45. Service during WWII - 2nd Mate to Master was the son of John was just 21 years-old when war broke out. An- Robert Magnus chored off Freemantle, the crew were cleaning the holds ARTHURSON before taking on board a wheat cargo for Karachi when b 1876 in Shet- sadly, the 2nd Mate fell down a hatch and was killed; land and his John was moved up to that position in October 1939. Af- wife Jean DAV- ter discharge at Karachi, a cargo of cereal was loaded for IDSON b abt Liverpool; the ship called at Port Said, Malta and then 1885 on Papa Gibraltar where they joined their first convoy departing Westray. Jean’s on 24th December. But the Antigone was unable to keep parents were up to speed at just 8 knots so they were left to make their John James own way to Liverpool arriving on 2 January 1940. Fur- DAVIDSON b ther Atlantic convoy trips were made until John was paid Vestness, Pa- off in Tilbury at the end of February 1941. pay in 1847 and After a further spell at Marine School where John ob- Janet Stevenson tained his First Mate Certificate, it was back to sea on SPENCE b 1844 the SNA10, an ex-French collier, for a short time before John Arthurson’s parents in Holm. joining another company ship, the Antar, on 9 August John’s father, Robert Magnus ARTHURSON, was in 1941. The next 18 months must have been terrifying for the Merchant Navy. Shortly after he married Jean DAV- the crew plying back and forth across the Atlantic at the IDSON the family emigrated to Australia, settling first in height of convoy attacks from enemy U-boats. In Haifa, South Australia and then in Sydney. John went to school John writes that two tankers were blown up and it was there and passed his Qualifying Certificate Examination quite frightening.
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