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Jackie Brown SIB FOLK NEWS NEWSLETTER OF THE ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Issue No 78 June 2016 There's always something interesting in Sib Folk News I’M ON PAGE 3 If you Sheryl’s would like JACKIESee 10 & 11 BROWN flying to to know remembers why the ORKNEY some of the Archbishop of for the first time Canterbury from Australia well-kent turned up in June and she’s Stromness on Betty’s pretty excited ! computer worthies you can find out on page 7 Information wanted WANTED on William Iverach Fea. ANY INFORMATION I’ve been on the case on JOHN HUNTER now for 27 years CUMMING SWAN Read my latest case notes on pages 4, 5 & 6 Contact details on Page 15 GRegor LAMB WONDERS SEE PAGES IF STYMILDERS COULD BE 20 & 21 HAUNTED WILL THIS HELP Pages 8 & 9 GET ROBERt’s name on an orkney Battle of Jutland LEARN war memorial and the loss of THE OWLD June’s HMS Hampshire SANDAY Page 16 Grandad remembered L!NGO would Your first lesson is on page 19 have Orphir man At last the truth been so about the loss of Page 18 proud makes£sd Robert Flett Yule SEE John Muir reminisces, PAGES at HBC on page 22, about his 12,13 & 14 about £500,000 Page 17 at today’s values good friend Alfie Flett Graphics John Sinclair 2 NEWSLETTER OF THE ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Issue No 78 June 2016 ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLETTER No 78 JUNE 2016 COVER SIB HIGHLIGHTS PAGE 2 From the Chair PAGE 3, Sheryl is coming to Orkney Pages 4, 5 & 6 My search for William Iverach Fea From Page 7 Bishops, Boats and the Chair Crows in Betty's Computer Welcome to our June edition of the Sib Folk News, we hope you PAGES 8 & 9 enjoy the articles and are inspired to send on one of your own. Stymilders. Is it in Orkney is already a hive of activity with WW1 commemorations the Firth or Stenness? first of which being the Battle of Jutland on the 31st May and then the PAGES, 10 & 11 sinking of the HMS Hampshire on the 5th June. We are also delighted Jackie Brown and his to be the first town in Scotland to host the PoppiesWeeping Window time in the Union Bank installation on the St Magnus Cathedral the poppies cascade down Stromness from a window on the west side of the door and on to the steps. PAGES 12, 13 & 14 We held an open night in March where members of the public could James Tait and the come and have a taster session on what facilities and information Hudson's Bay Company they could access being a member of the Society, then in April PAGE 15 Spencer Rosie gave us a very interesting talk on the research he Does Hunter Cumming has done on the memorials within the Cathedral, and you can find Swan mean anything information in his book to you? that was published at the PAGE 16 end of 2015 called ‘Saints Battle of Jutland and Sinners’ and HMS Hampshire The committee decided to Commemorative Events present a full set of back copies of the Sib Folk PAGE 17 News to the Stromness The loss of the Library which now can SS Warren Grove be seen in the George PAGE 18 Mackay Brown room, if Grandfather's Australian find an issue in there that Dynasty you would like a copy of PAGE 19 they are for sale in our office for £1 each. Learn the old Sanday lingo PAGES 20 & 21 Pilot Sergeant Mainland PAGES 22 & 23 Anne Rendall Remembering Alfie Flett PAGE 24 Membership Detail etc Issue No 78 June 2016 NEWSLETTER OF THE ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY 3 By Sheryl Drew, nee Spence, Member No 2378 I will be in Orkney from the 1st to the 12th June and then sad! I could continue but I’ll leave it at that for the mo- for a few days in Scotand, returning to Australia on the ment. What I would love to know:- 18th of the month. I am wondering if there are relatives 1. What became of Thomas Franck Spence my grandfa- out there who may be interested ther‚‘s twin brother? The last in making contact with me. Here official record I have of him is is a brief overview of some of my I’ve waited a lifetime to be able to 1891 Scotland Census where family connections with the Ork- say that; to think that I will be able to he was residing in Leith, ney Islands:- My grandfather was walk the same streets and see many of county Midlothian with sib- Joseph Franck Spence b1864 the sights that were familiar to my for- lings James and Fanny. I have in Kirkwall. He was a twin, his bears—the whole idea gives me goose- a copy of a letter written in brother being Thomas Franck bumps. 1925 saying he went abroad Spence. Their parents were You can read here what I know about and was last heard of in New James Scarth Spence b1819 my kin and if anyone in Orkney can add Zealand but that none of his Kirkwall (banker) and Frances anything to it that would be, as they say, relatives had heard from him Pugh Franck. I have included a the icing on the cake. in 30 years! photo of the family probably taken There might even be the chance of meet- 2. Joseph Franck Spence, my around 1871 after James Scarth ing a cousin and I don’t care how many grandfather, was recorded on Spence had died in 1869 and the times removed! his marriage certificate from twins are seen seated at the front. Now I am getting carried away .....but NSW, Australia to my grand- Your guess would be as good as you never know. Our editor tells me that mother as being a widower, mine as to which one is my grand- stranger things have happened. this took place in Sydney Aus- father. They were obviously told You can be sure that I will be checking tralia in 1898. I have not had not to smile! There were 12 chil- my email every day I am in Orkney. I any success in tracking down dren from this marriage: James will be at [email protected] his first wife. b1847 Caroline Ann b1849 Rob- Just a couple more points ert Franck b1850 Alexander of interest: James Spence Logie b1851 Fanny b1853 William Logie b1855. b1786, father of James Scarth Spence wrote a journal in Above children were born in Madras India and then the 1803 of which I have a copy. I will be bringing it with me family returned to Kirkwall and hoping it will be of inter- where the following children est. James Spence was Prov- were born:- Charles Franck ost of Kirkwall 1850-1862. b1857 Margaret Elizabeth In 1826 The Commercial b1858 Agnes b1862 Henry Mc- Bank came to Kirkwall and Cabe b1863 Joseph Franck the bank appointed James b1864 twin Thomas Franck Spence as their agent. As b1864 twin. Their mother the plans for our trip were Frances Pugh Spence died very spontaneous unfortu- giving birth to the twins and nately this article will not in 1866 James Scarth Spence be published until the June married for a second time to edition but if by any chance Alexina Isabella Logie in you are to read this and it Daisybank, Kirkwall. There is of any interest to you and were 3 children from this mar- we are still there please con- riage, Helen Elizabeth b.1866 tact me asap or we can still Alexina Isabella b.1868 Har- communicate when we have riet Spence b.1869, d.1869, at returned home. Email me at: one day James Scarth Spence [email protected] I will died also in 1869 just a month I cannot believe they were as glum as this. They were probably toid by the have access to my emails before Harriet was born, very photograher to stand very still and not smile. while away. L 4 NEWSLETTER OF THE ORKNEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Issue No.78 June 2016 By Thomas W. Fea. Member No 1757 Dear Members and Friends at the June 23, 1868, the schooner Au Revoir arrives Sydney, New South Wales with crewmember William Fea of Orkney Family History Society. Kirkwall: Cook and Steward.5 When my sister (Lori Fea Gilmore) and I started in- Then, on or before June 22, 1869, the barque Francis A. vestigating our Genealogy in 1989, one of our early finds Palmer came to moor in San Francisco, California with was a William J. Fea in the California U.S. censuses for crewmember William Fea. The Daily Evening Bulletin the years 1880 – 1920, residing in state hospitals. Even of that date notes that it had travelled from Hong Kong though I live in California I didn’t rush to investigate and was waiting to discharge cargo. However, the article him since our family given names were John, James, also stated that the crew threatened to unload the cargo Joseph, Thomas, Alexander, David and Simon, over and onto the dock if those who had ordered it did not come over again. William didn’t immediately ring a bell. forth to claim it. A few years later, when we did try to locate records, It was the last voyage of the Francis Palmer under I found that the medical bureaucracy of our State hos- that management. William Fea and other crewmembers pitals, one of them being where he died, would not tell had to sue the owners for wages6 and while awaiting the us anything.
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