Janealogy Scottish Fam Hist · @Janealogy
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Jean Sabeston may have married James Whelan 12 Sept 1868 in Greenock. Born 8 May 1835 to James Sabeston and his wife Jean Wilson, North Walls, , (living in Mill Bay area 1861 Census). Marriage record has her mother as Wason rather than Wilson, age 30 rather than 33, but husband younger. Dead before 1871 Census. Is it her?

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Up Brinkies Brae

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The European Network · @TheEuropeanNetwork
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The Orkney islands are to test two electric ferries for commuting between its outlying islands as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions from shipping.

The battery-powered hydrofoil ferries, whose hulls are raised above the water, are part of a three-year, £15.5m demonstration project funded by the UK government, due to start in March 2024.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s

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Bob Jamieson · @bobjmsn
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Orkney islands to trial electric ferries to cut carbon emissions

Battery-powered hydrofoils to start in March 2024, aimed at replacing ageing and highly polluting inter-island ferries
The Orkney islands are to test two electric ferries for commuting between its outlying islands as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions from shipping.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s

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SubtleBlade ⚔️ · @SubtleBlade
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JuneSim63 · @junesim63
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The Orkney islands are to test two battery-powered electric hydrofoil ferries for commuting between its outlying islands as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions from shipping.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s

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Janealogy Scottish Fam Hist · @Janealogy
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Cathrine Wilson was baptised 11 Sept 1854 in Walls , daughter of Robert Wilson and Jean McIntyre, Crockness. Born 24 March. Her father Robert was "drowned by the upsetting of a boat with peats betwixt Graemsay & Stromness" on 18 April 1854.

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Interesting. Looking forward to seeing how these perform.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-nor

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Royal Mail Post Boxes, 11 

Celebrating our rural Post Boxes

theorkneynews.scot/2023/09/11/

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Eclectic Human · @EclecticHuman
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Janealogy Scottish Fam Hist · @Janealogy
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There were 66 straw plaiters in Orphir in the . In contrast, I found none at all in my , North Walls and Brims, , but plenty of stocking knitters; none in the rest of the parish either. A difference between mainland and insular Orkney maybe? @fionaorkneynews @geneadons @orkney

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Janealogy Scottish Fam Hist · @Janealogy
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A grand little video about the industry in from @fionaorkneynews My x3 great grandmother and her two daughters, one my x2 great grandmother then aged 13, were all straw plaiters in the in Orphir, Orkney. @geneadons @orkney theorkneynews.scot/2023/09/09/

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Judi · @judi0trixie
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New Tuxedo Adventure Cat post: sized room with a view instagr.am/p/Cw5uR-bNiLA/

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Judi · @judi0trixie
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Royal Mail Post Boxes, 9 

Celebrating our rural Post Boxes

theorkneynews.scot/2023/09/07/

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Royal Mail Post Boxes 8 

Celebrating our rural Post Boxes

theorkneynews.scot/2023/09/05/

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Doors Open this Weekend

he Orkney News has two online free events which you can visit wherever you live and both commence at 3pm.

theorkneynews.scot/2023/09/05/

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Undiscovered Scotland · @UndisScot
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The attractive village of Longhope. Normally thought of as the largest settlement on the island of Hoy in Orkney, it is actually on the tidal island of South Walls, which since 1912 has been connected to Hoy by a short causeway. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/hoy

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@withaveeay happens every day on the Brodgar Road . Stopping to take photos when they could go to the car park ,walk a few metres and get any number of photos without hindering traffic flow

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Essential Maintenance Work on Ancient Sites in 

“Orkney is home to some of Scotland’s most significant and diverse heritage sites, spanning 5,000 years of history, and these inspections will allow us to assess and mitigate the impact that climate change and other factors has had on them.  " Craig Mearns, Director of Operations at HES

theorkneynews.scot/2023/08/31/

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