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William Muir

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Last Edited

9 Dec 2023

Birth*	William Muir was born circa 1801.1
Marriage*	He married Isabel Bain, daughter of William Bain and Marion Harcus, on 8 February 1824 in Westray And Papa Westray, Orkney, ScotlandG.2
Death*	William died after 6 May 1865.
	He was a farmer and the family lived at Housey in Cross Parish in 1841.

Children of William Muir and Isabel Bain

Peter Muir b. c 1826 Mary Muir b. c 1826 William Muir b. c 1828 Elisabeth Muir b. 27 Jun 1841

Peter Muir

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Father	William Muir b. c 1801, d. a 6 May 1865
Mother	Isabel Bain b. 30 Jul 1800, d. 6 May 1865

Last Edited

24 Jul 2022

Birth*	Peter Muir was born circa 1826.1
	According to his mother's death certificate, on which he was the informant, he was a farmer in Orphir in 1865.

Margaret Petrie

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Last Edited

22 Sep 1995

Birth*	Margaret Petrie was born.
Marriage*	She married second William Bain, son of William Bain and Marion Harcus, between May 1863 and January 1870. His first wife died in May 1863, and he was remarried by the time of his own death in January 1870.

Lynn Phillip

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Last Edited

9 Jan 2000

Michael Jay Merritt

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Mother

Kathleen Anderson

Last Edited

27 Dec 2008

Sheila Marie McGowan

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Father	Vic McGowan
Mother	Mary Sheila Burchell

Last Edited

27 Apr 2019

George Trabalka

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Last Edited

2 Dec 1995

Child of George Trabalka and Wanda ??

Shirley Ann Trabalka+

Wanda ??

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Last Edited

14 Nov 1999

Child of Wanda ?? and George Trabalka

Shirley Ann Trabalka+

Rena Mary Defosses

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Father	Leon Defosses
Mother	Desnaige Dion

Last Edited

14 Nov 1999

Birth*	Rena Mary Defosses was born on 16 March 1923.
Death*	Rena died on 31 March 1978 in Laconia, Belknap County, New HampshireG.

Desnaige Dion

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Last Edited

23 Dec 1995

Birth*	Desnaige Dion was born.
Marriage*	She married Leon Defosses.

Child of Desnaige Dion and Leon Defosses

Rena Mary Defosses b. 16 Mar 1923, d. 31 Mar 1978

Leon Defosses

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Last Edited

23 Dec 1995

Marriage*	He married Desnaige Dion.
Birth*	Leon Defosses was born.

Child of Leon Defosses and Desnaige Dion

Rena Mary Defosses b. 16 Mar 1923, d. 31 Mar 1978

Angelo Luiso

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Last Edited

26 Jan 2007

Marriage*

Angelo Luiso married Angelina Cecere.

Child of Angelo Luiso and Angelina Cecere

Flora Luiso+ b. 3 May 1923, d. 16 Oct 2016

Magnus Craigie

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Father

Unknown Craigie

Last Edited

1 Mar 1998

Death*	Magnus died.
Marriage*	He married Elizabeth Paplay.
Birth*	Magnus Craigie was born.
	Magnus was a merchant from Kirkwall in Orkney, who had a lucrative business, and having made money, knew how to use it. In 1616 he was wealthy enough to lend £1400 to Captain Thomas Knightson, a Fife pirate who first came to Orkney in the service of Earl Robert Stewart. Another source states that Magnus was "of Papdale" despite the fact that his son apparently purchased it in 1622. On 16 November 1613 Magnus and his wife had conveyed to them from John Grot the lands of Tresness and Elsness in Sanday. He had an entry in the Town Council Records of Kirkwall on 23 March 1622.

Children of Magnus Craigie and Elizabeth Paplay

William Craigie+ d. b 1652 John Craigie+ Isobel Craigie+ Marion Craigie+ Janet Craigie

Elizabeth Paplay

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Last Edited

7 Feb 1997

Marriage*	She married Magnus Craigie, son of Unknown Craigie.
Birth*	Elizabeth Paplay was born.

Children of Elizabeth Paplay and Magnus Craigie

William Craigie+ d. b 1652 John Craigie+ Isobel Craigie+ Marion Craigie+ Janet Craigie

William Craigie

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Father	Magnus Craigie
Mother	Elizabeth Paplay

Last Edited

1 Mar 1998

Birth*	William Craigie was born.
Marriage*	He married Janet Moncreiff, daughter of David Moncreiff.1
Marriage*	He married second Margaret Halcro, daughter of Hugh Halcro, circa 1624. They signed their marriage contract on 7 August 1624.2
Death*	William died, before 1652.
	William followed in his father's footsteps, increasing the family fortunes by further money-lending. In 1622 he bought Papdale, an estate in Kirkwall, which was the eastern boundary of what is now Albert Street. Two years after buying Papdale he brought home his wife Margaret, daughter of "Hew Halcro of that ilk", which brought him a dowry of 2000 marks. Among the witnesses of the marriage contact was Thomas Traill, "son lawful to George Traill of Wasnes." In 1640 he purchased the island of Gairsay, where, as a successor to the long-ago Viking chieftain Svein Asleifarson he reconstructed Svein's Langskaill as an elegant mansion house with a sunken garden. It was located on the south shore of the island, and the loop-holes in the building show that they were in a psition to defend themselves from intruders. Just outside the mansion there was an old chapel. He was deceased before 1652, when his son Hugh, then of Gairsay, became a member of Parliament.

Children of William Craigie and Margaret Halcro

Hugh Craigie+ d. 15 Apr 1663 David Craigie+ Jean Craigie d. 28 Dec 1691 Annas Craigie d. Jan 1672

Margaret Halcro

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Father

Hugh Halcro

Last Edited

10 Feb 2005

Death*	Margaret died.
Birth*	She was born.
Marriage*	She married second William Craigie, son of Magnus Craigie and Elizabeth Paplay, circa 1624. They signed their marriage contract on 7 August 1624.1

Children of Margaret Halcro and William Craigie

Hugh Craigie+ d. 15 Apr 1663 David Craigie+ Jean Craigie d. 28 Dec 1691 Annas Craigie d. Jan 1672

Hugh Halcro

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Last Edited

10 Feb 2005

Birth*

Hugh Halcro was born.

Child of Hugh Halcro

Margaret Halcro+

Hugh Craigie

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Father	William Craigie d. b 1652
Mother	Margaret Halcro

Last Edited

13 Jan 2013

Marriage*	He married Margaret Crichton, daughter of Major George Crichton and Jean Stewart. Their marriage contract was on 15 March 1653.
Birth*	Hugh Craigie was born.
Death*	He died on 15 April 1663.1
	In 1652 Hugh, who lived on Gairsay, along with Arthur Buchanan of Sound in Shetland, became a Scottish member of Cromwell's Parliament. Craigie and Buchanan were detained by bad weather, and were unable to hear the debate on the Union question. They only reached Edinburgh the day after the vote had been taken, but their names were added to the list of those who held that the Scottish and English Parliaments should be united. "The which Union was subscribed by the Deputies of Orkney and Zetland, who, by storm at sea, came not to Edinburgh till a day after the election." (Scottish Acts, vol. vi., part 2, p.794). Having represented Kirkwall under the Commonwealth, Hugh was returned Commissioner to Charles the Second's first Scottish Parliament, 3rd December 1660. He served in that capacity until his death in 1663. In 1659 Hugh bought the island of Wyre from David M'Lellan of Woodwick.

Children of Hugh Craigie and Margaret Crichton

Sir William Craigie+ d. 9 Apr 1712 Hugh Craigie b. 28 Feb 1659 Margaret Craigie

Sir William Craigie

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Father	Hugh Craigie d. 15 Apr 1663
Mother	Margaret Crichton

Last Edited

13 Nov 2011

Birth*	Sir William Craigie was born.
Marriage*	He married first Margaret Honeyman, daughter of Bishop Andrew Honeyman, on 27 November 1673, possibly in the parish of Kirkwall-St.Ola. There are two IGI records for this event, one saying the parish was Kirkwall & St. Ola and the other saying Gairsay. Since Gairsay was where he lived we'll assume he was married in Kirkwall and the IGI record stating Gairsay refers to his residence. There evidently was a chapel outside his home in Gairsay, however, so it could have taken place there and been registered in Kirkwall, or something of the like.1
Marriage*	He married second Anna Graham, daughter of John Graham, on 1 February 1690 in the parish of St. Andrews, Orkney, ScotlandG. "William Craigie of Gairsay was married to Anna Grahame, relict of John Buchanan of Sandysyde, at the kirk of St. Andrews, and the brydal holden at the said house, and in respect that it is observed bi traditions, no persones that is married in the kirk of Deerness hath any good success or thriving, and therefore they went and was married in the sd. kirk of St. Andrews by Mr. John Shilpes, minister at the said united kirks." The tradition was that couples married in the Deerness church were never able to have children, but the probable reason that Anna Graham chose to be married in St. Andrews was that only three months had passed since she had buried her late husband under the floor of the Deerness church. Another source (Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, p.444) states that the date was 5 Feb. 1690, and it also states Anna's father was John Graham "of Drechness".2
Marriage*	He married third Anne Hamilton, daughter of Sir Robert Hamilton and Anne Hamilton, by 8 September 1692.3,2
Death*	William died, on 9 April 1712, in Edinburgh, ScotlandG.3
	William, who succeeded his father in his title, maintained his father's dignity and followed up his usefulness, both in the municipal and in the national councils. He was twice returned to Parliament, 1681 and 1689. He farmed the bishopric rents. In 1690 he was knighted. On the 18 March 1689, as a preparation for going south, he made a settlement of his affairs. His eldest son, William inherits the estate. David gets 3000 marks, Andrew 2000, Hugh 1500, Henry 1500, Margaret 4000, Eupham 2000, which is, in all, 14,000 marks. The interest in the meantime was to be paid to his wife Margaret Honeyman, for their education and upbringing. Margaret's own dowry was 7000 marks. She died three months later, and he remarried twice.      He was caught in the disastrous slump in trade which resulted from the poor harvests at the close of the century, becoming one of the casualties of "Brand's Years". In January 1703 he found himself in prison on letters of caption procured against him before the Lords of Council and Session by Sir Archibald Stewart of Burray. The amount of his obligation was "nine hundred eightie-one pounds threttein shills. elleven penneyes Scotts money." Stewart had him arrested in Kirkwall, then complained that, though he had "delyvered him as prisoner to William Fea, ane of the pnts. Baillies of this Burgh, Nevertheless, by Collusion betwixt the sd. Gairsey and William Fea, the sd. William Fea let the sd. Gairsey slip away and goe home to his owen house." William was sometimes referred to by his title as "Gairsay". Whatever caused this trouble, it did not affect his character, for he was appointed to go with Mr. Baikie, minister, to the General Assembly in March 1704--the first elder of Assembly sent from Kirkwall.      He "was under age in 1668; registered Arms in the Lyon Office about 1673; was M.P. [Member of Parliament] for Orkney, etc., 1681-82, 1689 and 1689-1702; was tacksman of the Customs, etc., at Orkney, 1686, but was superseded at the Revolution, 1689, obtaining, however, damages of £25,000 Scots, in 1701, from the Exchequer; was fined for not having signed the assurance in 1693, between which date and 1696 he was Knighted, and is said to have been cr. a Baronet, as above, in 1707."

Children of Sir William Craigie and Margaret Honeyman

William Craigie b. c 1674 David Craigie b. c 1676, d. by 1760 Andrew Craigie b. c 1678 Hugh Craigie b. c 1680 Henry Craigie b. c 1682 Margaret Craigie b. c 1684 Eupham Craigie b. c 1686, d. b 4 Sep 1712

Angelina Cecere

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Last Edited

26 Jan 2007

Marriage*

Angelina Cecere married Angelo Luiso.

Child of Angelina Cecere and Angelo Luiso

Flora Luiso+ b. 3 May 1923, d. 16 Oct 2016

Guimar D. Feijao

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Last Edited

14 Nov 1999

Birth*	Guimar D. Feijao was born.
Marriage*	She married Theodore Teixeira, son of Manuel Teixeira and Amelia Guelho, in 1913.

Margaret Honeyman

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Father

Bishop Andrew Honeyman

Last Edited

13 Nov 2011

Birth*	Margaret Honeyman was born (baptized) 21 February 1656.
Marriage*	She married first Sir William Craigie, son of Hugh Craigie and Margaret Crichton, on 27 November 1673, possibly in the parish ofKirkwall-St.Ola, Orkney, ScotlandG. There are two IGI records for this event, one saying the parish was Kirkwall & St. Ola and the other saying Gairsay. Since Gairsay was where he lived we'll assume he was married in Kirkwall and the IGI record stating Gairsay refers to his residence. There evidently was a chapel outside his home in Gairsay, however, so it could have taken place there and been registered in Kirkwall, or something of the like.1
Death*	Margaret died on 3 May 1689.

Children of Margaret Honeyman and Sir William Craigie

William Craigie b. c 1674 David Craigie b. c 1676, d. by 1760 Andrew Craigie b. c 1678 Hugh Craigie b. c 1680 Henry Craigie b. c 1682 Margaret Craigie b. c 1684 Eupham Craigie b. c 1686, d. b 4 Sep 1712

David Craigie

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Father	Sir William Craigie d. 9 Apr 1712
Mother	Margaret Honeyman b. (baptized) 21 February 1656, d. 3 May 1689

Last Edited

14 Feb 1998

Birth*	David Craigie was born circa 1676.
Marriage*	He married Marjorie Douglas, daughter of Sir Alexander Douglas.1
Death*	David died by 1760. His estate was settled in 1760.1
	David "was served heir to his father (as also to his grandfather and great grandfather), 1712, 1718 and 1736, but in none of these documents is he styled "Sir," nor is there any mention of any Baronetcy, as would almost certainly have been the case, if it had had any existence....In 1760 the estate of Gairsay was, presumably on the failure of his male issue, in the possession of William Honyman, s. of James, s. of William Honyman, of Gairsay, and the name of Craigie was assumed by that family." Another source has these two Honyman brothers as being the sons of David Craigie and calls them William Honyman Craigie and James Honyman Craigie. We will assume that to be in error. Of David it goes on to say that on 7 January 1719 he and his wife Marjorie executed a nuptial contract. On 1 December 1704 he was appointed Keeper of the Registry of Sasines. In 1722 he let the farm of Gairsay to David Traill, M.K., "and in 1733 set in tack an allotment in Kirkwall ; on 3 February 1736 is retoured to his grandfather, Hugh, in Gairsay". [What does "retoured" mean?]

Andrew Craigie

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Father	Sir William Craigie d. 9 Apr 1712
Mother	Margaret Honeyman b. (baptized) 21 February 1656, d. 3 May 1689

Last Edited

22 Jan 2006

Death*	Andrew died.
Birth*	He was born circa 1678.

Hugh Craigie

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Father	Sir William Craigie d. 9 Apr 1712
Mother	Margaret Honeyman b. (baptized) 21 February 1656, d. 3 May 1689

Last Edited

7 Feb 1997

Death*	Hugh died.
Birth*	He was born circa 1680.

Henry Craigie

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Father	Sir William Craigie d. 9 Apr 1712
Mother	Margaret Honeyman b. (baptized) 21 February 1656, d. 3 May 1689

Last Edited

7 Feb 1997

Death*	Henry died.
Birth*	He was born circa 1682.

Margaret Craigie

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Father	Sir William Craigie d. 9 Apr 1712
Mother	Margaret Honeyman b. (baptized) 21 February 1656, d. 3 May 1689

Last Edited

11 Jan 1998

Death*	Margaret died.
Birth*	She was born circa 1684.

Eupham Craigie

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Father	Sir William Craigie d. 9 Apr 1712
Mother	Margaret Honeyman b. (baptized) 21 February 1656, d. 3 May 1689

Last Edited

12 Jan 1998

Birth*	Eupham Craigie was born circa 1686.
Death*	Eupham died before 4 September 1712. She evidently was not mentioned in the settlement of her father's estate so is presumed to be deceased at the time.

Anna Graham

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Father

John Graham

Last Edited

13 Nov 2011

Birth*	Anna Graham was born.
Marriage*	She married second Sir William Craigie, son of Hugh Craigie and Margaret Crichton, on 1 February 1690 in the parish of St. Andrews, Orkney, ScotlandG. "William Craigie of Gairsay was married to Anna Grahame, relict of John Buchanan of Sandysyde, at the kirk of St. Andrews, and the brydal holden at the said house, and in respect that it is observed bi traditions, no persones that is married in the kirk of Deerness hath any good success or thriving, and therefore they went and was married in the sd. kirk of St. Andrews by Mr. John Shilpes, minister at the said united kirks." The tradition was that couples married in the Deerness church were never able to have children, but the probable reason that Anna Graham chose to be married in St. Andrews was that only three months had passed since she had buried her late husband under the floor of the Deerness church. Another source (Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, p.444) states that the date was 5 Feb. 1690, and it also states Anna's father was John Graham "of Drechness".1
Death*	Anna died on 21 April 1692. She was buried on the 26th of April at St. Magnus church cemetery in Kirkwall.2,1

Anne Hamilton

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Father	Sir Robert Hamilton
Mother	Anne Hamilton

Last Edited

20 Mar 1997

Death*	Anne died.
Birth*	She was born.
Marriage*	She married third Sir William Craigie, son of Hugh Craigie and Margaret Crichton, by 8 September 1692.1,2