Barbara Seatter Norquay 1863 - 1943 last updated 26/11/2003

Born: 06/11/1863, S Ronaldsay [SI-(B) 1863/29//65]
Died: 19/11/1943, S Ronaldsay [Gravestone, St Peters]

Father: Alexander NORQUAY
Mother: Maria M BUDGE

Married:
William Dearness NORQUAY 01/01/1884, S Ronaldsay

Children:

  1. Elizabeth NORQUAY (b. 01/01/1886, S Ronaldsay)
  2. William Dearness NORQUAY (b. 01/01/1887, S Ronaldsay)
  3. Eric NORQUAY (b. 01/01/1889, S Ronaldsay)
  4. Maria B NORQUAY (b. 01/01/1893, S Ronaldsay)
  5. Henry Alexander NORQUAY (b. 01/01/1893, S Ronaldsay)
  6. James NORQUAY (b. 10/11/1897, Braehead, East Side, S Ronaldsay)

Notes:

Events:

06/11/1863 Birth [SI-(B) 1863/29//65]
Birth Barbara Seatter Norquay (F) 6-11-1863, St Margarets Hope, S Ronaldsay. Father: Alexander Norquay, Shoemaker. Mother: Maria Norquay m/s Budge. Married: 7-6-1853, Burray. Informant: Alexander Norquay, Father, Present. Registered: 23-11-1863, S Ronaldsay. James Forbes, Registrar.

01/04/1871 Resident at (Midhouse), ED (11), Burray [Census: 1871 - 29/11/22]
1. Alexander Norquay, 43, Head, M, Shoemaker, Orphir
2. Maria Norquay, 45, Wife, M, , S Ronaldsay
3. Jane Norquay, 15, Daughter, um, , S Ronaldsay
4. Margaret Norquay, 13, Daughter, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
5. Mary Norquay, 12, Daughter, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
6. Eliza Norquay, 10, Daughter, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
7. Barbra Norquay, 7, Daughter, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
8. Elizabeth Norquay, 4, Daughter, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay

01/04/1881 Resident at Stanley Road Summer Lew, North Leith, Edinburgh [Census: 1881 - 93/36/236]
7. Barbara Norquay, 17, Serv, um, Genl Serv ( to Emily Patterson ), Orkney, Scotland

01/01/1884 Marriage [about, SI 1884/29//2]


01/04/1891 Resident at Braehead, ED (4), S Ronaldsay [Census: 1891 - 29/4/23]
1. William Norquay, 36, Head, M, Crofter, S Ronaldsay
2. Barbara Norquay, 27, Wife, M, , S Ronaldsay
3. Elizabeth Norquay, 5, Daughter, , , S Ronaldsay
4. William Norquay, 3, Son, , , S Ronaldsay
5. Eric Norquay, 1, Son, , , S Ronaldsay
6. Ann A C Kirkness, 18, Servant, um, Domestic Servant, S Ronaldsay

01/04/1901 Resident at Braehead, East Side, St Marys, S Ronaldsay [Census: 1901 - 29/5/20]
1. William Norquay, 46, Head, M, Crofter, S Ronaldsay
2. Barbara Norquay, 36, Wife, M, , S Ronaldsay
3. Lizzie Norquay, 15, Daughter, S, Scholar, S Ronaldsay
4. William Norquay, 13, Son, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
5. Eric Norquay, 11, Son, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
6. Henry A Norquay, 7, Son, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
7. Maria B Norquay, 7, Daughter, , Scholar, S Ronaldsay
8. James Norquay, 3, Son, , , S Ronaldsay

Gravestone [St Peters, S Ronaldsay]

Erected by their family in loving memory of WILLIAM DEARNESS NORQUAY, beloved husband of BARBARA NORQUAY, who died at Braehead 17th January 1918 aged 64 years. Waiting for Jesus. Also the above BARBARA NORQUAY who died at Braehead 19th Nov 1943 aged 79 years also their family WILLIAM D NORQUAY died 30th Oct 1920 aged 33 years, MARIA B NORQUAY, wife of JOHN ANNAL, died 11th Dec 1926 aged 33 years.

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